2 U.S.C. § 4592 — Payment of sums due deceased Senators

Page 573 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4593 1See References in Text note below. 96 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 60c–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1986—Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codification was translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text. 1982—Pub. L. 97–257 inserted reference to the Vice President. 1981—Pub. L. 97–51 substituted ‘‘Senators and officers and employees’’ for ‘‘officers (other than Senators) and employees’’, struck out cl. (1) which provided that all compensation for the month of December be payable on the twentieth of December, inserted ‘‘purposes of title 26 and for’’ after ‘‘For’’ in second sentence, and struck out provisions that, in cases in which officers or em- ployees of the Senate died during the month of Decem- ber and the full compensation of that officer or em- ployee for that month had been disbursed by the Sec- retary of the Senate before the Secretary received no- tice of the death, no recovery could be made of any por- tion of the compensation so disbursed. 1979—Pub. L. 96–38 provided that, in cases in which of- ficers or employees of the Senate die during the month of December and the full compensation of that officer or employee for that month has been disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate before the Secretary receives notice of the death, no recovery shall be made of any portion of the compensation so disbursed. 1971—Cl. (2). Pub. L. 92–136 inserted ‘‘(including any holiday on which the banks of the District of Columbia are closed pursuant to law)’’ after ‘‘holiday’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1982 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 97–257, title I, § 105(c), Sept. 10, 1982, 96 Stat. 849, provided that: ‘‘Amendments and repeals made by the preceding provisions of this section [amending this section and section 104 of Title 3, The President] shall be effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 97–51, § 111(b), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 962, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1982.’’ Amendment by section 112(a) of Pub. L. 97–51 effec- tive in the case of compensation payable for months after December 1981, see section 112(e) of Pub. L. 97–51, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1979 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 96–38, title I, § 108(b), July 25, 1979, 93 Stat. 113, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on October 1, 1978.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 92–136, § 9(b), Oct. 11, 1971, 85 Stat. 378, pro- vided that: ‘‘Sections 4 and 6 of this Act [enacting former section 60c–2 of this title and amending this sec- tion] shall become effective as of July 1, 1971.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 86–426, § 3, Apr. 20, 1960, 74 Stat. 54, provided that: ‘‘This joint resolution [enacting this section and amending former sections 60d, 60e, and 60e–1 of this title] shall be effective with respect to compensation accruing on or after the first day of the month fol- lowing the month in which it is enacted [Apr. 1, 1960].’’ § 4592. Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Senate, a person serving as a Senator or officer or employee whose compensation is dis- bursed by the Secretary of the Senate may des- ignate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to be paid any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at the time of his death. When any person dies while so serving, any such unpaid balance shall be paid by the disbursing officer of the Senate to the designated beneficiary or beneficiaries. If no designation has been made, such unpaid balance shall be paid to the widow or widower of that person, or if there is no widow or widower, to the next of kin or heirs at law of that person. Section 50 of the Revised Statutes 1 shall not be effective as to persons included within the foregoing. (Jan. 6, 1951, ch. 1213, Ch. I, § 1, 64 Stat. 1224; Pub. L. 92–607, ch. V, § 503, Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1505.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 50 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was classified to section 38 of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(4), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1725. See section 5305 of this title. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 36a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–607 inserted provisions for designa- tion of a beneficiary by Senators and officers and em- ployees whose compensation is disbursed by Secretary of Senate to whom shall be paid any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at time of death. § 4593. Waiver by Secretary of Senate of claims of United States arising out of erroneous pay- ments to Vice President, Senator, or Senate employee paid by Secretary of Senate (a) Waiver of claim for erroneous payment of pay or allowances A claim of the United States against a person arising out of an erroneous payment of any pay or allowances, other than travel and transpor- tation expenses and allowances, on or after July 25, 1974, to the Vice President, a Senator, or to an officer or employee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, the collection of which would be against equity and good con- science and not in the best interests of the United States, may be waived in whole or in part by the Secretary of the Senate. An applica- tion for waiver shall be investigated by the Fi- nancial Clerk of the Senate who shall submit a written report of his investigation to the Sec- retary of the Senate. An application for waiver