§ 59d. — Transportation of official records and papers to House Members' district.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC59d]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 59d. Transportation of official records and papers to House
Member's district
(a) Payment of reasonable expenses from applicable accounts of House;
rules and regulations
Effective August 16, 1978, notwithstanding any provision of law and
until otherwise provided by law, the applicable accounts of the House
shall be available to pay the reasonable expenses of sending or
transporting the official records and papers of any Member of the House
of Representatives from the District of Columbia to any location
designated by such Member in the district represented by the Member.
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is
authorized and directed to provide for the most economical means of
sending or transporting such documents to insure the orderly and timely
delivery to the specified location. The Committee on House Oversight
shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations to carry out the
provisions of this section.
(b) ``Member of the House of Representatives'' and ``official records
and papers'' defined
As used in this section--
(1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress; and
(2) the term ``official records and papers'' means books,
records, papers, and official files which could be sent as franked
mail.
(Pub. L. 98-51, title I, Sec. 111(1), July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 269; Pub.
L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 203(21), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1728.)
Codification
In subsec. (a), ``August 16, 1978'' substituted for ``upon the date
of adoption of this resolution'' meaning the date of adoption of House
Resolution No. 1297, which was agreed to Aug. 16, 1978.
Section is based on House Resolution No. 1297, Ninety-fifth
Congress, Aug. 16, 1978, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L.
98-51.
Sections 1 and 2 of House Resolution No. 1297 were redesignated
subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section, respectively, for purposes of
codification.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 203(21)(A)-(C), substituted
``applicable accounts'' for ``contingent fund'' in first par. and
``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives'' for
``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and ``House Oversight'' for
``House Administration'' in second par.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 203(21)(D), amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``the term
`Member' means a Representative, a Resident Commissioner in the House,
and a Delegate to the House; and''.
Change of Name
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to
Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
