§ 59f. — Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of summary tabulations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC59f]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 59f. Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements;
publication of summary tabulations
Two weeks after the close of each calendar quarter, or as soon as
practicable thereafter, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate shall send to each Senate office a statement of the cost of
postage and paper and of the other operating expenses incurred as a
result of mass mailings processed for such Senate office during such
quarter. The statement shall separately identify the cost of postage and
paper and other costs, and shall distinguish the costs attributable to
newsletters and all other mass mailings. The statement shall also
include the total cost per capita in the State. A compilation of all
such statements shall be sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration. A summary tabulation of such information shall be
published quarterly in the Congressional Record and included in the
semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate. Such summary
tabulation shall set forth for each Senate office the following
information: the Senate office's name, the total number of pieces of
mass mail mailed during the quarter, the total cost of such mail, and,
in the case of Senators, the cost of such mail divided by the total
population of the State from which the Senator was elected, and the
total number of pieces of mass mail divided by the total population of
the State from which the Senator was elected, and in the case of each
Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the appropriation for
official mail expenses.
(Pub. L. 101-520, title III, Sec. 318, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2283;
Pub. L. 103-283, title I, Sec. 3(b), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1427.)
Codification
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-283 inserted before period at end ``, and in the
case of each Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the
appropriation for official mail expenses''.
Effective Date of 1994 Amendment
Section 3(c) of Pub. L. 103-283 provided that: ``The amendments made
by this section [amending this section and section 104a of this title]
shall be effective with respect to--
``(1) reports and statements covering periods beginning on and
after October 1, 1994; and
``(2) appropriations made and obligations incurred on and after
such date.''
