§ 31b-1. — Former Speakers of House of Representatives; retention of office, furniture, etc., in Congressional district following expiration of term as Representative; exceptions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC31b-1]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 31b-1. Former Speakers of House of Representatives;
retention of office, furniture, etc., in Congressional district
following expiration of term as Representative; exceptions
(a) Each former Speaker of the House of Representatives (hereafter
referred to in sections 31b-1 to 31b-7 of this title as the ``Speaker'')
is entitled to retain, for as long as he determines there is need
therefor, commencing at the expiration of his term of office as a
Representative in Congress the complete and exclusive use of one office
selected by him in order to facilitate the administration, settlement,
and conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency
in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of
Representatives. Such office shall be located in the United States and
shall be furnished and maintained by the Government in a condition
appropriate for his use.
(b) Sections 31b-1 to 31b-7 of this title shall not apply with
respect to any former Speaker of the House of Representatives for any
period during which such former Speaker holds an appointive or elective
office or position in or under the Federal Government or the government
of the District of Columbia to which is attached a rate of pay other
than a nominal rate or to any former Speaker separated from the service
by reason of expulsion from the House.
(Pub. L. 91-665, ch. VIII, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1989; Pub. L. 93-532,
Sec. 1, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1723; Pub. L. 99-225, Dec. 28, 1985, 99
Stat. 1743.)
Codification
Subsection (a) of this section is based on section 1 of House
Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, Dec. 23, 1970, which was
enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665.
Subsection (b) of this section is based on section 1(b) of Pub. L.
93-532.
As originally enacted into permanent law, section applied to Speaker
of House of Representatives in 91st Congress and has been extended to
apply to each former Speaker of House of Representatives. See section
1(a) of Pub. L. 93-532, set out as a note under this section.
Amendments
1985--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-225 substituted ``one office selected
by him in order to facilitate the administration, settlement, and
conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in
office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of
Representatives. Such office shall be located in the United States and
shall be furnished and maintained by the Government in a condition
appropriate for his use'' for ``the Federal office space which is
currently made available for his use in the congressional district
represented by him and which shall be maintained by the Government in a
condition appropriate for his use as he may request, together with all
furniture, equipment, and furnishings currently made available by the
Government for his use in connection with such office space, including
any necessary replacements of such office furniture, equipment, and
furnishings, in order to facilitate the administration, settlement, and
conclusion of matters pertaining to or arising out of his incumbency in
office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker of the House of
Representatives''.
Effective Date
Section 7 of House Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, Dec.
23, 1970, as enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 91-665, provided
that: ``The foregoing provisions of this resolution [enacting sections
31b-1 to 31b-6 of this title] shall become effective on the date of the
enactment of this resolution as permanent law [Jan. 8, 1971].''
Extension of House Resolution No. 1238, 91st Congress, to Former
Speakers of House of Representatives
Section 1(a) of Pub. L. 93-532 provided that: ``The provisions of H.
Res. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, as enacted into permanent law by the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 (84 Stat. 1989) [enacting sections
31b-1 to 31b-6 of this title and provision set out as a note under this
section], are hereby extended to, and made applicable with respect to,
each former Speaker of the House of Representatives, as long as he
determines there is need therefor, commencing at the expiration of his
term of office as Representative in Congress.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 31b-7 of this title.
