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2 U.S.C. § 190d — Legislative review by standing committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives
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**(a) Scope of assistance** In order to assist the Congress in—
(1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the application, administration, and execution of the laws enacted by the Congress, and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such additional legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate,
each standing committee of the Senate 11 See Partial Repeal note below. and the House of Representatives shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration, and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of that committee. Such committees may carry out the required analysis, appraisal, and evaluation themselves, or by contract, or may require a Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the Congress. Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis of costs in comparison with benefits, or provision for evaluation after a defined period of time.
**(b) Reports to the Senate and the House of Representatives** In each odd-numbered year beginning on or after January 1, 1973, each standing committee of the Senate shall submit, not later than March 31, to the Senate,1 and each standing committee of the House shall submit, not later than January 2, to the House, a report on the activities of that committee under this section during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
**(c) Exceptions** The preceding provisions of this section do not apply to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the Senate 1 and the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, House Oversight, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct of the House.
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**(a) Scope of assistance** In order to assist the Congress in—
(1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the application, administration, and execution of the laws enacted by the Congress, and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such additional legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate,
each standing committee of the Senate 11 See Partial Repeal note below. and the House of Representatives shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the application, administration, and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of that committee. Such committees may carry out the required analysis, appraisal, and evaluation themselves, or by contract, or may require a Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the Congress. Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis of costs in comparison with benefits, or provision for evaluation after a defined period of time.
**(b) Reports to the Senate and the House of Representatives** In each odd-numbered year beginning on or after January 1, 1973, each standing committee of the Senate shall submit, not later than March 31, to the Senate,1 and each standing committee of the House shall submit, not later than January 2, to the House, a report on the activities of that committee under this section during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
**(c) Exceptions** The preceding provisions of this section do not apply to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the Senate 1 and the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, House Oversight, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct of the House.
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**(a) Appointment of professional members; number; qualifications; termination of employment** Each standing committee of the Senate (other than the Committee on Appropriations) is authorized to appoint, by majority vote of the committee, not more than six professional staff members in addition to the clerical staffs. Such professional staff members shall be assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority member of such committee as the committee may deem advisable, except that whenever a majority of the minority members of such committee so request, two of such professional staff members may be selected for appointment by majority vote of the minority members and the committee shall appoint any staff members so selected. A staff member or members appointed pursuant to a request by the minority members of the committee shall be assigned to such committee business as such minority members deem advisable. Services of professional staff members appointed by majority vote of the committee may be terminated by a majority vote of the committee and services of professional staff members appointed pursuant to a request by the minority members of the committee shall be terminated by the committee when a majority of such minority members so request. Professional staff members authorized by this subsection shall be appointed on a permanent basis, without regard to political affiliation, and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of their respective positions. Such professional staff members shall not engage in any work other than committee business and no other duties may be assigned to them.
**(b) Professional members for Committee on Appropriations; examinations of executive agencies’ operation** Subject to appropriations which it shall be in order to include in
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 190d
1 See Partial Repeal note below.
Sec.
194b.
Omitted.
195.
Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia.
195a.
Restriction on payment of witness fees or
travel and subsistence expenses to persons
subpenaed by Congressional committees.
195b.
Fees for witnesses requested to appear before
Majority Policy Committee or Minority
Policy Committee.
196.
Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of
cost.
197.
Compensation of employees.
198.
Adjournment.
199.
Member of commission, board, etc., appointed
by President pro tempore of Senate; rec-
ommendation process; applicability.
§ 190. Repealed. S. Res. 4, § 301(b), Feb. 4, 1977
Section, act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 137, 60 Stat.
832, directed that controversies arising as to the juris-
diction of any standing committee of the Senate with
respect to any proposed legislation be decided by the
presiding officer of the Senate in favor of the com-
mittee having jurisdiction over the subject matter
which predominated in the proposed legislation.
§§ 190a to 190a–2. Repealed. S. Res. 274, § 2(a),
Nov. 14, 1979
Section 190a, acts Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 133, 60
Stat. 381; Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, §§ 102(a),
103(a), 104(a), 105(a), 106(a), 107(a), 108(a), 110(a), 84 Stat.
1143–1149; Dec. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–552, § 1(2), 84 Stat.
1440; Oct. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92–136, § 3(a), (b), 85 Stat. 377;
S. Res. 9, § 2, Nov. 5, 1975, related to meetings of the
standing committees of the Senate. See the Standing
Rules of the Senate.
Section 190a–1, act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 133A,
as added Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, §§ 111(a)(1),
112(a), 113(a), 114(a), 115(a), 116(a), 84 Stat. 1151–1153; S.
Res. 9, § 2, Nov. 5, 1975,
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