§ 89a. — Certification of indebtedness of employees of House; withholding of amount.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC89a]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 89a. Certification of indebtedness of employees of House;
withholding of amount
Whenever an employee of the House of Representatives becomes
indebted to the House of Representatives and fails to pay the
indebtedness, the chairman of the committee or the elected officer of
the House of Representatives that has jurisdiction over the activity
under which the indebtedness arises may certify to the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives the amount of the
indebtedness. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives is authorized to withhold the amount so certified from
any amount which is disbursed by him and which is due to, or on behalf
of, such employee. Whenever an amount is withheld under this section,
the appropriate account shall be credited in an amount equal to the
amount so withheld. As used in this section, the term ``employee of the
House of Representatives'' means any person in the legislative branch of
the Government whose salary, wages, or other compensation is disbursed
by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
(Pub. L. 85-492, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 293; Pub. L. 104-186, title II,
Sec. 204(42), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``and fails to pay the
indebtedness, the chairman of the committee or the elected officer of
the House of Representatives that has jurisdiction over the activity
under which the indebtedness arises may certify to the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives the amount of the
indebtedness'' for ``, or to the trust fund account in the office of the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and such employee
fails to pay such indebtedness, the chairman of the committee, or the
elected officer, of the House of Representatives having jurisdiction of
the activity under which such indebtedness arose, is authorized to
certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives the amount of such
indebtedness'' in first sentence and ``Chief Administrative Officer''
for ``Clerk'' in second and last sentences.
