§ 60e-1c. — Withholding of charitable contributions by Chief Administrative Officer of House.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC60e-1c]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 60e-1c. Withholding of charitable contributions by Chief
Administrative Officer of House
(a) Authority
Until otherwise provided by law and except as provided in subsection
(c) of this section, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives shall--
(1) notify employees of the opportunity to have amounts withheld
from their compensation for contribution to charitable
organizations; and
(2) if an employee files with such officer a voluntary request
specifying the amount to be withheld and one Combined Federal
Campaign Center in the Washington metropolitan area to receive such
amount--
(A) withhold such amount from the compensation of such
employee, and
(B) transmit (not less than once each calendar quarter) the
amount so withheld to the Combined Federal Campaign Center as
specified in such request.
(b) Time of fundraising activities
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
shall, to the extent practicable, carry out subsection (a) of this
section at or about the time of the Combined Federal Campaign and other
fundraising in the executive branch of the Federal Government conducted
pursuant to Executive Order 10927, dated March 18, 1961, and at such
other times as such officer deems appropriate.
(c) Minimum amounts withheld
(1) No amount shall be withheld under subsection (a) of this section
from the compensation of any employee for any pay period if the amount
of such compensation for such period is less than the sum of--
(A) the amount specified to be withheld from such compensation
under subsection (a) of this section for such period, plus
(B) the amount of all other withholdings from such compensation
for such period.
(2) No amount may be specified by an employee to be withheld for any
pay period under subsection (a) of this section which is less than--
(A) 50 cents, if the pay period of such individual is biweekly
or semimonthly; or
(B) $1, if the pay period of such individual is monthly.
(d) Duty, burden, or requirement not imposed
This section imposes no duty, burden, or requirement upon the United
States, the House of Representatives, or any officer or employee of the
United States, except as specifically provided in this section. Nothing
in this section shall be deemed to consent to the application of any
provision of law which has the effect of subjecting the United States,
the House of Representatives, or any officer or employee of the United
States to any penalty or liability by reason of the provisions of this
section. Any paper, form, document, or any other item filed with, or
submitted to, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives under this section is considered to be a paper of the
House of Representatives within the provisions of the Rules of the House
of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 95-391, title I, Sec. 111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777; Pub.
L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 204(5)(A), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1730.)
References in Text
Executive Order 10927, dated March 18, 1961, referred to in subsec.
(b), was revoked, and is covered, by Ex. Ord. No. 12353, Mar. 23, 1982,
47 F.R. 12785.
Codification
Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 12, Ninety-
fifth Congress, August 5, 1977, which was enacted into permanent law by
Pub. L. 95-391.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(5)(A)(i), substituted
``Chief Administrative Officer'' for ``Clerk'' in introductory
provisions.
Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 104-186, Sec. 204(5)(A)(ii), substituted
``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives'' for
``Clerk''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 60e-1d of this title.
