2 U.S.C. § 4101 — Authority of officers of Congress over

Page 499 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4102 volving Fund under this section shall be avail- able as provided under section 2233(b) of this title. (Pub. L. 110–437, title V, § 504, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4998; Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 131, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 516.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–103 inserted ‘‘, and maintaining fountains under the jurisdiction of the Ar- chitect of the Capitol’’ before period at end of first sen- tence. SUBCHAPTER VI—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS § 2281. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this chapter. (Pub. L. 110–437, title VI, § 601, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4999.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 110–437, Oct. 20, 2008, 122 Stat. 4983, known as the Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2201 of this title and Tables. CHAPTER 41—CONGRESSIONAL OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL Sec. 4101. Authority of officers of Congress over Con- gressional employees. 4102. Purchase of supplies for Senate and House. 4103. Contracts to furnish property, supplies, or services to Congress; terms varying from those offered other entities of Federal Gov- ernment. 4104. American goods to be preferred in purchases for Senate and House. 4105. Purchase of paper, envelopes, etc., for sta- tionery rooms of Senate and House. 4106. Stationery rooms of House and Senate; speci- fication of classes of articles purchasable. 4107. Withdrawal of unexpended balances of appro- priations. 4108. Semiannual statements of expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Administra- tive Officer of House. 4109. Detailed reports of receipts and expenditures by Secretary of Senate and Chief Adminis- trative Officer of House. 4110. Monuments to deceased Senators or House Members. 4111. Annual report by Comptroller General of the United States on cybersecurity and surveil- lance threats to Congress. 4112. Requirement for information sharing agree- ments. SUBCHAPTER II—ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 4121. Monies received by Attending Physician from sale of prescription drugs or other sources; deposit of receipts. 4122. Deposit of fees for services by Office of At- tending Physician; availability of amounts deposited. Sec. 4123. Authority of Attending Physician in response to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol. SUBCHAPTER III—RECORDING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS 4131. House Recording Studio; Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio. 4132. Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photo- graphic Studio as successors to Senate Re- cording and Photographic Studios; rules, regulations, and fees for photographs and photographic services. SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL § 4101. Authority of officers of Congress over Congressional employees (a) Qualifications determinations; removal and discipline Each officer of the Congress having responsi- bility for the supervision of employees, includ- ing employees appointed upon recommendation of Members of Congress, shall have authority— (1) to determine, before the appointment of any individual as an employee under the su- pervision of that officer of the Congress, whether that individual possesses the quali- fications necessary for the satisfactory per- formance of the duties and responsibilities to be assigned to him; and (2) to remove or otherwise discipline any em- ployee under his supervision. (b) ‘‘Officer of the Congress’’ defined As used in this section, the term ‘‘officer of the Congress’’ means— (1) an elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives who is not a Member of the Senate or House; and (2) The Architect of the Capitol. (Pub. L. 91–510, title IV, § 431, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1190.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 60–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title. § 4102. Purchase of supplies for Senate and House Supplies for use of the Senate and the House of Representatives may be purchased in accord- ance with the schedule of contract articles and prices of the Administrator of General Services. (June 5, 1920, ch. 253, § 1, 41 Stat. 1036; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, June 10, 1933, § 1; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 102, 63 Stat. 380.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 111 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.