§ 60-1. — Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC60-1]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 60-1. Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional
employees
(a) Qualifications determinations; removal and discipline
Each officer of the Congress having responsibility for the
supervision of employees, including employees appointed upon
recommendation of Members of Congress, shall have authority--
(1) to determine, before the appointment of any individual as an
employee under the supervision of that officer of the Congress,
whether that individual possesses the qualifications necessary for
the satisfactory performance of the duties and responsibilities to
be assigned to him; and
(2) to remove or otherwise discipline any employee under his
supervision.
(b) ``Officer of the Congress'' defined
As used in this section, the term ``officer of the Congress''
means--
(1) an elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives
who is not a Member of the Senate or House; and
(2) The Architect of the Capitol.
(Pub. L. 91-510, title IV, Sec. 431, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1190.)
Effective Date
Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see
section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91-510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970
Amendment note under section 72a of this title.
Reduction in Number of Employee Positions; Reports
Pub. L. 103-69, title III, Sec. 307, Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 710,
as amended by Pub. L. 103-283, title III, Sec. 305, July 22, 1994, 108
Stat. 1441; Pub. L. 104-316, title I, Sec. 102(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3827, provided for reduction in number of employee positions on
full-time equivalent basis, other than those supported by gift and trust
funds, for each entity of legislative branch with more than 100 employee
positions, on full-time equivalent basis, as of Sept. 30, 1992, by at
least 4 percent from level as of such date, provided that such reduction
was to be completed not later than Sept. 30, 1995, with at least 62.5
percent of reduction for each entity to be achieved by Sept. 30, 1994,
and defined ``entity of legislative branch''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1966 of this title.
