2 U.S.C. § 506 — Mass mailing sent by House Members

Page 164 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 506 by the Secretary, a description of the group or groups of persons to whom the mass mailing was mailed and the number of pieces mailed. (Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 320, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2285.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 59g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 1991. § 506. Mass mailing sent by House Members (a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense (1) Each mass mailing sent by a Member of the House of Representatives shall bear in a promi- nent place on its face, or on the envelope or out- side cover or wrapper in which the mail matter is sent, one of the notices described in paragraph (2) or a notice to the same effect in words which may be prescribed under subsection (c). The no- tice shall be printed in a type size not smaller than 7-point. (2) The notices described in this paragraph are as follows: (A) ‘‘Paid for with official funds from the of- fice of lllll.’’, with the blank filled in with the name of the Member sending the mailing. (B) ‘‘Paid for by the funds authorized by the House of Representatives for District ll of lllll.’’, with the first blank filled in with the name of the congressional district number, and the second blank filled in with the name of the State, of the Member sending the mail- ing. (C) ‘‘Paid for by official funds authorized by the House of Representatives.’’ (b) Publication of each Member’s total expense and amount (1) There shall be published in the itemized re- port of disbursements of the House of Represent- atives as required by law, a summary tabulation setting forth, for the office of each Member of the House of Representatives, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during the period involved and the total cost of those mass mail- ings. (2) Each such tabulation shall also include— (A) the total cost (as referred to in para- graph (1)) divided by the number (as deter- mined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible delivery stops) in the Congressional district from which the Member was elected (as such addresses are de- scribed in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39); and (B) the total number of pieces of mass mail (as referred to in paragraph (1)) divided by the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business pos- sible delivery stops) in the Congressional dis- trict from which the Member was elected (as such addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39). (c) Regulations The Committee on House Oversight shall pre- scribe such rules and regulations and shall take such other action as the Committee considers necessary and proper for Members to conform to the provisions of this subsection and applicable rules and regulations. (d) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep- resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and (2) the term ‘‘mass mailing’’ has the mean- ing given such term by section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39. (e) Applicability This section shall apply with respect to ses- sions of Congress beginning after September 16, 1996. (Pub. L. 104–197, title III, § 311, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2414; Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 116(d), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1640.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 59h of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 1997. AMENDMENTS 2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260 designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted ‘‘one of the notices described in paragraph (2) or a notice’’ for ‘‘the fol- lowing notice: ‘‘THIS MAILING WAS PREPARED, PUBLISHED, AND MAILED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE.’’, or a notice’’, and added par. (2). 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. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 applicable with re- spect to communications disseminated on or after Dec. 27, 2020, see section 116(f) of div. I of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 501 of this title. CHAPTER 17—CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Sec. 601. Establishment. 602. Duties and functions. 603. Public access to budget data. 604. Omitted. 605. Sale or lease of property, supplies, or serv- ices. 605a. Contracting parity. 606. Disposition of surplus or obsolete property. 607. Lump-sum payments for annual leave to sep- arated employees. 608. Lump-sum payments to enhance staff recruit- ment and to reward exceptional perform- ance. 609. Employee training. 610. Repayment of student loan on behalf of em- ployee. 611. Employee development program. 612. Executive exchange program. 613. Establishment of senior level positions.