§ 64a. — Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Senate; Financial Clerk deemed successor as disbursing officer.
[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 2USC64a]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 64a. Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary and
Assistant Secretary of Senate; Financial Clerk deemed successor
as disbursing officer
For any period during which both the Secretary and the Assistant
Secretary of the Senate are unable (because of death, resignation, or
disability) to discharge such Secretary's duties as disbursing officer
of the Senate, the Financial Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed to be
the successor of such Secretary as disbursing officer.
(Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 44, Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 162; Pub. L. 91-105, Sec. 2,
Oct. 31, 1969, 83 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 91-382, Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat.
810; Pub. L. 92-310, title II, Sec. 220(g), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 204;
Pub. L. 98-367, title I, Sec. 2(a), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 474.)
Amendments
1984--Pub. L. 98-367 substituted ``For any period during which both
the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of the Senate are unable
(because of death, resignation, or disability) to discharge such
Secretary's duties as disbursing officer of the Senate, the Financial
Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed to be the successor of such
Secretary as disbursing officer'' for ``In the event of the death,
resignation, or disability of the Secretary of the Senate, the Financial
Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed his successor as a disbursing
officer and he shall serve as such disbursing officer until the end of
the quarterly period during which a new Secretary shall have been
elected and qualified, or such disability shall have been ended''.
1972--Pub. L. 92-310 struck out provisions which related to the bond
of the Financial Clerk.
1970--Pub. L. 91-382 substituted ``Financial Clerk'' for
``Comptroller''.
1969--Pub. L. 91-105 substituted the Comptroller of the Senate for
the Financial Clerk of the Senate as the successor of the Secretary of
the Senate in the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the
Secretary.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Pub. L. 91-382 provided that the amendment made by Pub. L. 91-382 is
effective Aug. 1, 1970.
Certification of Disability
Secretary of the Senate to be considered as disabled for purposes of
this section only during such period of time as the Majority and
Minority Leaders and the President pro tempore of the Senate certify
jointly to the Senate that he is unable to perform his duties, see
section 64b of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 64b of this title.
