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2 U.S.C. § 6315 — Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund
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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall furnish each Senator local and long-distance telecommunications services in Washington, District of Columbia, and in such Senator’s State in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and the costs of such service shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate from moneys made available to him for that purpose.
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The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall furnish each Senator local and long-distance telecommunications services in Washington, District of Columbia, and in such Senator’s State in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and the costs of such service shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate from moneys made available to him for that purpose.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 58a was editorially reclassified as [section 6315 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section6315&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 58a, Pub. L. 95–94, title I, § 112(g), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 665, directed Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate to furnish not more than two WATS lines to any Senator requesting them, with the cost of such service to be paid out of contingent fund of Senate, prior to repeal by section 1205(b) of Pub. L. 98–181, effective first day of first calendar month which begins more than thirty days after Nov. 30, 1983.
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**(a) Authorization for payment from Senate contingent fund** The contingent fund of the Senate is made available for payment (including reimbursement) to or on behalf of each Senator, upon certification of the Senator, for the following expenses incurred by the Senator and his staff:
(1) telecommunications equipment and services subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;
(2)
(A) stationery and other office supplies procured for use for official business, and
(B) metered charges for use of copying equipment provided by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate;
(3) [(A) Repealed. Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 11, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2260] (B) postage on, and fees and charges in connection with official mail matter sent through the mail other than the franking privilege upon certification by the Senate Sergeant at Arms and subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration, and (C) costs incurred in the preparation of required official reports, and the acquisition of mailing lists to be used for official purposes, and in the mailing, delivery, or transmitting of matters relating to official business;
(4) official office expenses incurred (other than for equipment and furniture and expenses described in paragraphs (1) through (3)) for an office in his home State;
(5) expenses incurred for publications printed or recorded in any way for auditory and visual use (including subscriptions to books, newspapers, magazines, clipping, and other information services);
(6) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by the Senator and employees in his office;
(7) expenses incurred for addition
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 6315
the aggregate of each of the sums determined under
clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 506(b)(3)(A) of the Sup-
plemental
Appropriations
Act,
1973
(2
U.S.C.
58(b)(3)(A)(iii) and (iv)) [now 2 U.S.C. 6314(b)(3)(A)(iii)
and (iv)], shall be deemed decreased by 2.5 percent.’’
PAYMENT TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR
POSTAGE, FEES, AND CHARGES
Pub. L. 101–163, title I, § 5(b), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat.
1045, provided that: ‘‘Receipts paid to the Sergeant at
Arms from sales of postage on, and fees and charges in
connection with mail matter sent through the mail by
Senators, Senate committees, or other Senate offices
(including joint committees and commissions funded
from the contingent fund of the Senate), other than
under the franking privilege, as cash or check pay-
ments directly from such Senators, committees, or of-
fices, or as reimbursement from the Financial Clerk of
the Senate pursuant to certification by the Sergeant at
Arms of charges to be made to such funds available to
such Senators, committees, or offices for such postage,
fees and charges shall be used by the Sergeant at Arms
for payment to the United States Postal Service for
such postage, fees, and charges.’’
§ 6315. Telecommunications services for Sen-
ators; payment of costs out of contingent
fund
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate shall furnish each Senator local and
long-distance telecommunications services in
Washington, District of Columbia, and in such
Senator’s State in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Senate Committee on Rules
and Administration; and the costs of such serv-
ice shall be paid out of the contingent fund of
the Senate from moneys made available to him
for that purpose.
(Pub. L. 98–181, tit
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