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2 U.S.C. § 5508 — Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund

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2 U.S.C. § 5508 — Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund

**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established an account in the House of Representatives for purposes of making payments of the House of Representatives to the Employees’ Compensation Fund under [section 8147 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8147&num=0&edition=prelim), and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House. **(b) Payments made from account** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments may be made from the account established under subsection (a) at any time after October 7, 1997, without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is incurred. **(c) Category of allowances and expenses** The account established under subsection (a) shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of [section 5507(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5507/a&num=0&edition=prelim).

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5 U.S.C. § 8147 — Employees’ Compensation Fund

**(a)** There is in the Treasury of the United States the Employees’ Compensation Fund which consists of sums that Congress, from time to time, may appropriate for or transfer to it, and amounts that otherwise accrue to it under this subchapter or other statute. The Fund is available without time limit for the payment of compensation and other benefits and expenses, except administrative expenses, authorized by this subchapter or any extension or application thereof, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter or other statute. The Secretary of Labor shall submit annually to the Office of Management and Budget estimates of appropriations necessary for the maintenance of the Fund. For the purpose of this subsection, “administrative expenses” does not include expenses for legal services performed by or for the Secretary under sections 8131 and 8132 of this title. **(b)** Before August 15 of each year, the Secretary shall furnish to each agency and instrumentality of the United States having an employee who is or may be entitled to compensation benefits under this subchapter or any extension or application thereof a statement showing the total cost of benefits and other payments made from the Employees’ Compensation Fund during the preceding July 1 through June 30 expense period on account of the injury or death of employees or individuals under the jurisdiction of the agency or instrumentality. Each agency and instrumentality shall include in its annual budget estimates for the fiscal year beginning in the next calendar year a request for an appropriation in an amount equal to the costs. Sums appropriated pursuant to the request shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund within 30 days after they are available. An agency or instrumentality not depen

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2 U.S.C. § 95d — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 95d was editorially reclassified as [section 5508 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5508&num=0&edition=prelim).

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2 U.S.C. § 5512 — Use of available balances of expired appropriations

**(a)** Subject to [section 5511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5511&num=0&edition=prelim), available balances of expired appropriations for the House of Representatives shall be available to the House of Representatives— (1) for the payment of a death gratuity which is specifically appropriated by law and which is made in connection with the death of an employee of the House of Representatives, without regard to the fiscal year in which the payment is made; and (2) for deposit into the account established under [section 5508 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section5508&num=0&edition=prelim) for making payments of the House of Representatives to the Employees’ Compensation Fund under [section 8147 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8147&num=0&edition=prelim) and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House. **(b)** This section shall apply with respect to funds appropriated or otherwise made available in fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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2 U.S.C. § 5508 — Account in House of Representatives for

Page 609 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 5509 2009—Subsecs. (a), (b), (c)(1). Pub. L. 111–8, § 105(a), substituted ‘‘transferred among and merged with’’ for ‘‘transferred among’’. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–8, § 105(b), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ‘‘The headings referred to in paragraph (1) are ‘HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES’, ‘MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE’, ‘COM- MITTEE EMPLOYEES’, ‘STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT’, ‘HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS’, ‘ALLOW- ANCES AND EXPENSES’, ‘OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS’, and ‘SALA- RIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’.’’ Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–68, § 104(a), substituted ‘‘and merged with and made available’’ for ‘‘and made avail- able’’. Pub. L. 111–8, § 103(a), added subsec. (d). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–68, § 1304(d), added subsec. (e). 2003—Subsecs. (a), (b), (c)(1). Pub. L. 108–7 substituted ‘‘effective upon the expiration of the 21-day period (or such alternative period that may be imposed by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives) which begins on the date such Committee has been notified of the transfer’’ for ‘‘upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep- resentatives’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 applicable with re- spect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year, see section 5513(e) of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2019 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 112(b) of Pub. L. 116–94 effec- tive as if included in the enactment of section 5322a of this title, see section 112(c) of Pub. L. 116–94, set out as a note under section 5322a of this title. Amendment by section 113(e) of Pub. L. 116–94 appli- cable with respect to fiscal year 2020 and each suc- ceeding f

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