2 U.S.C. § 4108 — Semiannual statements of expenditures

Page 501 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4108 1 See Inapplicability of Section to House of Representatives note below. 2 See References in Text note below. § 4106. Stationery rooms of House and Senate; specification of classes of articles purchas- able The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, respec- tively, shall make and issue regulations speci- fying the classes of articles which may be pur- chased by or through the stationery rooms of the House and Senate. (May 13, 1926, ch. 294, § 2, 44 Stat. 552; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, 60 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(65), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1739.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 119 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Committee on House Oversight’’ for ‘‘Committee on Accounts’’. 1946—Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted ‘‘Committee on Rules and Administration’’ for ‘‘Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on House Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on House Adminis- tration of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. Stationery room of House of Representatives redesig- nated Office Supply Service. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1946 AMENDMENT Act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 142, 60 Stat. 834, pro- vided that the amendment made by that act is effective Jan. 2, 1947. § 4107. Withdrawal of unexpended balances of ap- propriations Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal year 1955 and succeeding fiscal years which are subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Adminis- trative Officer of the House of Representatives shall be withdrawn as of June 30 of the second fiscal year following the year for which pro- vided, except that the unexpended balances of such appropriations for the period commencing on July 1, 1976, and ending on September 30, 1976, and for each fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1976, shall be withdrawn as of Sep- tember 30 of the second fiscal year following the period or year for which provided. Unpaid obli- gations chargeable to any of the balances so withdrawn or appropriations for prior years shall be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general purpose, which, at the time of payment, are available for disbursement. (Pub. L. 85–58, ch. XI, June 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 190; Pub. L. 94–303, title I, § 118(a), June 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 615; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(53), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 102a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Chief Administra- tive Officer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’. 1976—Pub. L. 94–303 provided that unexpended bal- ances for period commencing July 1, 1976, and ending Sept. 30, 1976, and for each fiscal year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1976, be withdrawn as of Sept. 30 of second fiscal year following period or year for which provided. § 4108. Semiannual statements of expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administra- tive Officer of House (1) Commencing with the semiannual period beginning on July 1, 1964, and ending on Decem- ber 31, 1964, and for each semiannual period thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 1 shall compile, and, not later than sixty days following the close of the semi- annual period, submit to the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and make available to the public, in lieu of the reports and information required by sections 102, 103, and 104 2 of this title, and S. Res. 139, Eighty-sixth Congress, a report containing a detailed state- ment, by items, of the manner in which appro- priations and other funds available for disburse- ment by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, have been expended during the semiannual period covered by the report, including (1) the name of every person to whom any part of such appropriation has been paid, (2) if for anything furnished, the quantity and price thereof, (3) if for services ren- dered, the nature of the services, the time em- ployed, and the name, title, and specific amount paid to each person, and (4) a complete state- ment of all amounts appropriated, received, or expended, and any unexpended balances. Such reports shall include the information contained in statements of accountability and supporting vouchers submitted to the Government Ac- countability Office pursuant to the provisions of section 3523(a) of title 31. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, in any case in which the voucher or vouchers covering pay- ment to any person for attendance as a witness before any committee of the Senate or House of Representatives, or any subcommittee thereof, during any semiannual period, indicate that all appearances of such person covered by such voucher or vouchers were as a witness in execu- tive session of the committee or subcommittee, information regarding such payment, except for date of payment, voucher number, and amount paid, shall not be included in the report com- piled pursuant to this section for such semi- annual period. Any information excluded from a report for any semiannual period by reason of the foregoing sentence shall be included in the Page 502 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4108 report compiled pursuant to this section for the succeeding semiannual period. Reports required to be submitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives 1 under this section may be printed as Senate and House documents, respec- tively. (2) The report by the Secretary of the Senate under paragraph (1) for the semiannual period beginning on January 1, 1976, shall include the period beginning on July 1, 1976, and ending on September 30, 1976, and such semiannual period shall be treated as closing on September 30, 1976. Thereafter, the report by the Secretary of the Senate under paragraph (1) shall be for the semi- annual periods beginning on October 1 and end- ing on March 31 and beginning on April 1 and ending on September 30 of each year. (3) The report requirement relating to quan- tity, as contained in subparagraph (2) of para- graph (1), does not apply with respect to the Senate. (4) Each report by the Secretary of the Senate required by paragraph (1) shall contain a sepa- rate summary of Senate accounts statement for each office of the Senate authorized to obligate appropriated funds, including each Senator’s of- fice, each officer of the Senate, and each com- mittee of the Senate. The summary of Senate accounts statement shall include— (A) the total amount of appropriations made available or allocated to the office; (B) any supplemental appropriation, transfer of funds, or rescission and the effect of such action on the appropriation or allocation to the office; (C) total expenses incurred for salary and of- fice expenses; and (D) the unexpended balance. (5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) relating to the level of detail of statement and itemization, each report by the Secretary of the Senate required under such paragraph shall be compiled at a summary level for each office of the Senate authorized to obli- gate appropriated funds. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the re- porting of expenditures relating to personnel compensation, travel and transportation of per- sons, other contractual services, and acquisition of assets. (C) In carrying out this paragraph the Sec- retary of the Senate shall apply the Standard Federal Object Classification of Expenses as the Secretary determines appropriate. (6) Beginning with the report covering the first full semiannual period of the 112th Con- gress, the Secretary of the Senate— (1) shall publicly post on-line on the website of the Senate each report in a searchable, itemized format as required under this sec- tion; (2) shall issue each report required under this section in electronic form; and (3) may issue each report required under this section in other forms at the discretion of the Secretary of the Senate. (Pub. L. 88–454, § 105(a), Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550; Pub. L. 88–656, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1088; Pub. L. 94–303, title I, § 118(b)(1), June 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 615; Pub. L. 102–392, title I, § 6, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1707; Pub. L. 103–283, title I, § 3(a), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(54), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1738; Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 1(a)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–95; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 2, Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2026.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 102 of this title, referred to in par. (1), was re- pealed by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(52), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737. Sections 103 and 104 of this title, referred to in par. (1), were omitted from the Code. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 104a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. In par. (1), ‘‘section 3523(a) of title 31’’ substituted for ‘‘section 117(a) of the Budget and Accounting Proce- dures Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 67(a))’’ on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first sec- tion of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. Section is based on the first paragraph of section 105(a) of Pub. L. 88–454. Remainder of section 105(a) was classified to section 67 of former Title 31, which was re- pealed by Pub. L. 97–258, § 5(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1068, and reenacted as section 3523 of Title 31, Money and Finance. AMENDMENTS 2009—Par. (1). Pub. L. 111–68, § 2(1), substituted ‘‘may’’ for ‘‘shall’’ in last sentence. Par. (6). Pub. L. 111–68, § 2(2), added par. (6). 2004—Par. (1). Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Govern- ment Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’. 2000—Par. (5). Pub. L. 106–554 added par. (5). 1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Chief Ad- ministrative Officer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’ in two places. 1994—Par. (4). Pub. L. 103–283 added par. (4). 1992—Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–392 added par. (3). 1976—Pub. L. 94–303 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). 1964—Pub. L. 88–656 provided that information regard- ing persons paid by voucher for appearances as a wit- ness before any committee of Congress in executive ses- sion shall not be included in semiannual report except for date of payment, voucher number, and amount paid, however, any information so excluded shall be included in next succeeding semiannual period. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title I, § 1(b)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–96, provided that: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by this section [amending this sec- tion] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 21, 2000]. ‘‘(2) FIRST REPORT AFTER ENACTMENT.—The Secretary of the Senate may elect to compile and submit the re- port for the semiannual period during which the date of enactment of this section occurs, as if the amendment made by this section had not been enacted.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–283 effective with respect to reports and statements covering periods beginning on and after Oct. 1, 1994, and appropriations made and obligations incurred on and after such date, see section 3(c) of Pub. L. 103–283, set out as a note under section 504 of this title. Page 503 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4110 TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the report required by this section is listed on page 1), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Provisions of this section requiring submission and printing of statements and reports not applicable to the House of Representatives, see section 5535(e) of this title. § 4109. Detailed reports of receipts and expendi- tures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Ad- ministrative Officer of House The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Ad- ministrative Officer of the House of Representa- tives, respectively, shall report to Congress on the first day of each regular session, and at the expiration of their terms of service, a full and complete statement of all their receipts and ex- penditures as such officers, showing in detail the items of expense, classifying them under the proper appropriations, and also showing the ag- gregate thereof, and exhibiting in a clear and concise manner the exact condition of all public moneys by them received, paid out, and remain- ing in their possession as such officers. (R.S. § 70; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(60), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1738.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 113 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. R.S. § 70 derived from act July 15, 1870, ch. 302, § 1, 16 Stat. 365. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Chief Administra- tive Officer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’. § 4110. Monuments to deceased Senators or House Members Whenever any deceased Senator or Member of the House of Representatives shall be actually interred in the Congressional Cemetery, so- called, it shall be the duty of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, in the case of a Senator, and of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, in the case of a Member of the House, to have a monument erected, of granite, with suitable inscriptions, and the cost of the same shall be a charge upon and paid out either from the contingent funds of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, to whichever the deceased may have belonged, and any existing omissions of monuments or inscriptions, as aforesaid, are directed and authorized to be sup- plied in like manner. (May 23, 1876, ch. 103, 19 Stat. 54.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 51 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries NATIONAL TRUST ENDOWMENT FOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY Pub. L. 105–275, title II, § 209, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2448, provided that: ‘‘(a) GRANT FOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF CONGRES- SIONAL CEMETERY.—In order to assist in the perpetual care and maintenance of the historic Congressional Cemetery, the Architect of the Capitol shall make a grant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘National Trust’) in accordance with an agreement entered into by the Architect of the Capitol with the National Trust and the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (hereafter in this section re- ferred to as the ‘Association’) which contains the terms and conditions described in subsection (b) and such other provisions as the Architect may deem necessary or desirable for the implementation of this section or for the protection of the interests of the Federal Gov- ernment. ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT.—The terms and conditions described in this subsection are as follows: ‘‘(1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the grant made under subsection (a), the National Trust shall deposit the amounts in a permanently re- stricted account in its endowment and shall admin- ister, invest, and manage such grant funds in the same manner as other National Trust endowment funds. ‘‘(2) The National Trust shall make distributions to the Association from the amounts deposited in the endowment pursuant to paragraph (1), in accordance with its regularly established spending rate, for the care and maintenance of the Cemetery (other than the cost of personnel), except that the National Trust may only make such distributions incrementally and proportionately upon receipt by the National Trust of contributions from the Association which incremen- tally match the amounts provided under the grant made under subsection (a) and which are to be added to the permanently restricted account described in paragraph (1). ‘‘(3) The Association shall use such distributions from the endowment and the match for the care and maintenance of Congressional Cemetery, except that the Association may not use such distributions for nonroutine restoration or capital projects. ‘‘(4) The Association, or any successor thereto, shall maintain adequate records and accounts of all financial transactions and operations carried out with such distributions, and such records shall be available at all times for audit and investigation by the Architect of the Capitol and the Comptroller Gen- eral. ‘‘(c) NO TITLE IN UNITED STATES.—Nothing in this sec- tion shall be construed to vest title to the Congres- sional Cemetery in the United States.’’ CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY; RESTORATION AND PRESER- VATION; GRANTS TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRES- ERVATION OF HISTORIC CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY Pub. L. 97–245, Aug. 26, 1982, 96 Stat. 313, provided: ‘‘That the Congress finds and declares that— ‘‘(1) sections of the Congressional Cemetery in the District of Columbia are of national historic signifi- cance, including those areas in which John Philip Sousa, Matthew Brady, J. Edgar Hoover, several former Members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, and many other persons of historical importance and interest are buried; and ‘‘(2) the physical condition of these areas and re- lated portions of the cemetery has deteriorated to the extent that restoration is necessary to protect and preserve the historical values of these areas. ‘‘SEC. 2. In order to assist in the restoration and pres- ervation of the historic values of the Congressional