2 U.S.C. § 2049 — Loans for Senate Restaurants

Page 458 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 2045 prove. Any such payment shall be deposited by the Architect in full under such special deposit account. (Pub. L. 87–82, § 4, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 199; Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 129; Pub. L. 92–342, § 101, July 10, 1972, 86 Stat. 435.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–4 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. AMENDMENTS 1972—Pub. L. 92–342 substituted provision that amounts appropriated for 1973 and thereafter which shall be part of ‘‘Contingent Expenses of the Senate’’ be paid to the Architect of the Capitol, for provision that amounts appropriated for 1972 and thereafter specifi- cally for Senate Restaurants as ‘‘Contingent Expenses of the Senate’’ be paid to Architect of the Capitol. 1971—Pub. L. 92–51 substituted ‘‘amounts appro- priated for fiscal year 1972 and thereafter’’ for Senate Restaurants for ‘‘amounts hereafter appropriated’’ for such Restaurants, provision that amounts appropriated specifically for such Restaurants as a Contingent Ex- pense of the Senate item for fiscal year involved shall be paid to Architect of the Capitol, for prior provision declaring amounts appropriated for such Restaurants shall be a part of such Restaurants as a Contingent Ex- pense of Senate for fiscal year involved and for pay- ment of such part to Architect of the Capitol, and pro- vision for approval of payments by Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, including times for pay- ments, for prior provision for payments as appropria- tions shall specify. § 2045. Deposits and disbursements under special deposit account Deposits and disbursements under such special deposit account (1) shall be made by the Archi- tect, or, when directed by him, by such employ- ees of the Architect as he may designate, and (2) shall be subject to audit by the Government Ac- countability Office at such times and in such manner as the Comptroller General may direct: Provided, That payments made by or under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol from such special deposit account shall be conclusive upon all officers of the Government. (Pub. L. 87–82, § 5, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–5 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. AMENDMENTS 2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Government Ac- countability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’. § 2046. Bond of Architect, Assistant Architect, and other employees The Architect, Assistant Architect, and any employees of the Architect designated by the Architect under section 2045 of this title shall each give bond in the sum of $5,000 with such surety as the Secretary of the Treasury may ap- prove for the handling of the financial trans- actions under such special deposit account. (Pub. L. 87–82, § 6, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–6 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. § 2047. Supersedure of prior provisions for main- tenance and operation of Senate Restaurants Sections 2042 to 2047 of this title shall super- sede any other Acts or resolutions heretofore ap- proved for the maintenance and operation of the Senate Restaurants: Provided, however, That any Acts or resolutions now in effect shall again be- come effective, should the restaurants at any fu- ture time revert to the jurisdiction of the Sen- ate Committee on Rules and Administration. (Pub. L. 87–82, § 7, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 200.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–7 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. § 2048. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–279, § 1(c)(4)(C), July 17, 2008, 122 Stat. 2606 Section, Pub. L. 92–51, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 138; Pub. L. 94–59, title V, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 289; Pub. L. 101–509, title V, § 529 [title I, § 101(b)(5)], Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1427, 1440, related to appropriations for certain miscellaneous restaurant expenses, appropriations for employment of management personnel of Senate res- taurant facilities, and compensation and annual and sick leave of such personnel. Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–8 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective July 17, 2008, and applicable to re- mainder of fiscal year in which enacted and each fiscal year thereafter, see section 2051(i) of this title. § 2049. Loans for Senate Restaurants (a) Borrowing authority Subject to the approval of the Senate Com- mittee on Rules and Administration, the Archi- tect of the Capitol shall have authority to bor- row (and be accountable for), from time to time, from the appropriation account, within the con- tingent fund of the Senate, for ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, such amount as he may determine nec- essary to carry out the provisions of the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution transfer- ring the management of the Senate Restaurants Page 459 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 2051 1 See References in Text note below. 1 See References in Text note below. to the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes’’, approved July 6, 1961, as amended (40 U.S.C. 174j–1 through 174j–8) [2 U.S.C. 2042 et seq.],1 and resolutions of the Senate amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. (b) Amount and period of loan; voucher Any such loan authorized pursuant to sub- section (a) of this section shall be for such amount and for such period as the Senate Com- mittee on Rules and Administration shall pre- scribe, and shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate to the Architect of the Capitol upon a voucher approved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. (c) Deposit, credit, and future availability of pro- ceeds from repayment All proceeds from the repayment of any such loan shall be deposited in the appropriation ac- count, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, shall be credited to the fiscal year during which such loan was made, and shall thereafter be available for the same purposes for which the amount loaned was initially appropriated. (Pub. L. 98–396, title I, Aug. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 1395.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution transferring the management of the Senate Res- taurants to the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes’’, approved July 6, 1961, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 87–82, July 6, 1961, 75 Stat. 199, which en- acted sections 174j–1 to 174j–7 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works. Sections 174j–1 and 174j–3 to 174j–7 of former Title 40 were transferred to sections 2042 and 2043 to 2047 of this title, respectively. Section 174j–2 of former Title 40 was repealed by Pub. L. 107–217, § 6(b), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1304. Section 174j–8 of former Title 40, which was not enacted by Pub. L. 87–82, was transferred to section 2048 of this title and subsequently repealed. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–9 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. § 2050. Transfer of appropriations for manage- ment personnel and miscellaneous res- taurant expenses to special deposit account Appropriations under this heading for manage- ment personnel and miscellaneous restaurant expenses on and after October 7, 1997, shall be transferred at the beginning of each fiscal year to the special deposit account in the United States Treasury established under section 2044 of this title, and effective October 1, 1997, all management personnel of the Senate Res- taurant facilities shall be paid from the special deposit account. Management personnel trans- ferred hereunder shall be paid at the same rates of pay applicable immediately prior to the date of transfer, and annual and sick leave balances shall be credited to leave accounts of such per- sonnel in the Senate Restaurants. (Pub. L. 105–55, title I, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1189.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Appropriations under this heading, referred to in text, probably means appropriations under the head- ings ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’, ‘‘CAPITAL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’’, and ‘‘SENATE OFFICE BUILD- INGS’’ in the annual Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. CODIFICATION Section was classified to section 174j–10 of former Title 40, prior to the enactment of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, by Pub. L. 107–217, § 1, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1062. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998. § 2051. Continued benefits for certain Senate Restaurants employees (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Contractor The term ‘‘contractor’’ means the private business concern that enters into a food serv- ices contract with the Architect of the Cap- itol. (2) Covered individual The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means any individual who— (A) is a Senate Restaurants employee who is an employee of the Architect of the Cap- itol on July 17, 2008, including— (i) a permanent, full-time or part-time employee; (ii) a temporary, full-time or part-time employee; and (iii) an employee in a position described under section 2048 1 of this title; (B) becomes an employee of the contractor under a food services contract on the trans- fer date; and (C) with respect to benefits under sub- section (c)(2) or (3), files an election before the transfer date with the Office of Human Resources of the Architect of the Capitol to have 1 or more benefits continued in accord- ance with this section. (3) Food services contract The term ‘‘food services contract’’ means a contract under which food services operations of the Senate Restaurants are transferred to, and performed by, a private business concern. (4) Transfer date The term ‘‘transfer date’’ means the date on which a contractor begins the performance of food services operations under a food services contract. (b) Election of coverage (1) In general (A) Retirement coverage Not later than the day before the transfer date, an individual described under sub-