§ 46a-1. — Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC46a-1]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 46a-1. Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances;
availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals
There is established within the Contingent Fund of the Senate a
revolving fund which shall consist of (1) the unexpended balance of the
appropriation ``Contingent Expenses, Senate, Stationery, fiscal year
1957'', (2) any amounts hereafter appropriated for stationery allowances
of the President of the Senate, and for stationery for use of officers
of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of
the Minority of the Senate, and (3) any undeposited amounts heretofore
received, and any amounts hereafter received as proceeds of sales by the
stationery room of the Senate. Any moneys in the fund shall be available
until expended for use in the same manner and for the same purposes as
funds heretofore appropriated to the Contingent Fund of the Senate for
stationery, except that (1) the balance of any amount appropriated for
stationery for use of committees and officers of the Senate which
remains unexpended at the end of any fiscal year and (2) allowances
which are not available for obligation due to vacancies or waiver of
entitlement thereto, shall be withdrawn from the revolving fund.
Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the
Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.
(Pub. L. 85-58, ch. XI, June 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 188; Pub. L. 92-607, ch.
V, Sec. 506(l), formerly Sec. 506(i), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1508,
renumbered Sec. 506(j), Pub. L. 95-391, title I, Sec. 108(a), Sept. 30,
1978, 92 Stat. 773, renumbered Sec. 506(k) and amended Pub. L. 96-304,
title I, Secs. 101, 112(b)(3), July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, 892,
renumbered Sec. 506(l), Pub. L. 97-276, Sec. 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96
Stat. 1189; Pub. L. 105-55, title I, Sec. 7, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat.
1181.)
Amendments
1997--Pub. L. 105-55, which directed the amendment of section 1101
of Pub. L. 85-58 by inserting at end ``Disbursements from the fund shall
be made upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his
designee.'', was executed by making the insertion at the end of this
section which is second par. under heading ``contingent expenses of the
senate'' to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1980--Pub. L. 96-304, Sec. 112(b)(3), substituted in cl. (2),
``officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and the
Conference of the Minority of the Senate'' for ``committees and officers
of the Senate''.
1972--Pub. L. 92-607 struck out ``and of Senators'' after ``the
President of the Senate''.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Section 112(b) of Pub. L. 96-304 provided that the amendment made by
section 112(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96-304 is effective as of the close of Feb.
28, 1981.
Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
Section 506(l), formerly Sec. 506(i), of Pub. L. 92-607, renumbered
Sec. 506(j) by Pub. L. 95-391, title I, Sec. 108(a), Sept. 30, 1978, 92
Stat. 773, renumbered Sec. 506(k) by Pub. L. 96-304, title I, Sec. 101,
July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, and renumbered Sec. 506(l) by Pub. L. 97-
276, Sec. 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189, provided that the
amendment made by that section is effective Jan. 1, 1973.
Transfer of Moneys to Fund by Secretary of the Senate
Pub. L. 101-163, title I, Sec. 6, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1045,
provided that: ``On and after the date this Act becomes law [Nov. 21,
1989], the Secretary of the Senate, subject to the approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, is authorized to provide up
to $1,000,000 for capitalization purposes to the revolving fund
established by the last paragraph under the heading `Contingent Expenses
of the Senate' appearing under the heading `SENATE' in chapter XI of the
Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 46a-1), by
transferring to such revolving fund any funds available from any Senate
appropriation account, with respect to which he has disbursement
authority, for the fiscal year in which the transfer is made (or for any
preceding fiscal year) or which have been made available until expended;
and any moneys so transferred shall be available for use in like manner
and to the same extent as the moneys in such revolving fund which were
not transferred thereto pursuant to this section.''
