2 U.S.C. § 5513 — House of Representatives Modernization

Page 611 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 5514 title I of div. I of Pub. L. 115–31, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 576, which is not classified to the Code. § 5511. Transfer of funds (a) Transfer of unexpended appropriations for salaries and expenses Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon completion of the second fiscal year which begins after the end of the period during which amounts appropriated under any of the items under the heading ‘‘House of Representatives, Salaries and Expenses’’ are available for obliga- tion or expenditure, any such amounts which re- main unobligated and unexpended shall be transferred to the heading ‘‘House of Represent- atives, Salaries and Expenses, Allowances and Expenses’’ and shall be available until expended for purposes of House of Representatives Busi- ness Continuity and Disaster Recovery. (b) Exception for Members’ Representational Al- lowances Subsection (a) does not apply to amounts ap- propriated under the heading ‘‘House of Rep- resentatives, Salaries and Expenses, Members’ Representational Allowances’’. (c) Notification The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa- tives prior to the obligation or expenditure of any amounts transferred under subsection (a). (d) Applicability This section shall apply with respect to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018 or any succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 119, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 777.) § 5512. Use of available balances of expired ap- propriations (a) Subject to section 5511 of this title, avail- able 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 for making pay- ments of the House of Representatives to the Employees’ Compensation Fund under section 8147 of title 5 and for reimbursing the Sec- retary of Labor for any amounts paid with re- spect to unemployment compensation pay- ments 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. (Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title I, § 116, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2760.) § 5513. House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account (a) Establishment There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States an account for the House of Representatives to be known as the ‘‘House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Ac- count’’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Account’’). (b) Use of funds Funds in the Account shall be used by the House of Representatives to carry out initia- tives to modernize the operations of the House, including initiatives to promote administrative efficiencies and expand the use of innovative technologies in offices of the House. (c) Continuing availability of funds Funds in the Account are available without fiscal year limitation. (d) Omitted (e) Effective date This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year. (Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 115, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1637.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 115 of div. I of Pub. L. 116–260. Subsec. (d) of section 115 amended section 5507 of this title. § 5514. Green and Gold Congressional Aide Pro- gram (a) Establishment There is established in the House of Rep- resentatives the Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) for veterans and Gold Star Families, under the direction of the Chief Ad- ministrative Officer of the House of Representa- tives, under which an eligible individual may serve a 2-year fellowship in the office of a Mem- ber of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Con- gress) or House Officer. (b) Placement An individual may serve a fellowship under the Program at the Member’s office in the Dis- trict of Columbia or the Member’s office in the congressional district the Member represents. Fellows assigned to House Officers may serve where assigned. (c) Exclusion of appointees for purposes of limit on number of employees in Member offices Any individual serving a fellowship under the Program in the office of a Member shall not be included in the determination of the number of employees employed by the Member under sec- tion 5321(a) of this title. (d) Regulations The Program shall be carried out in accord- ance with regulations promulgated by the Com- mittee on House Administration.