2 U.S.C. § 4509 — Longevity compensation not applicable to

Page 529 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4509 1 See Inapplicability of Section 4507 to Certain Employees note below. [amending this section, section 4575, and former section 60j–3 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1980.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENTS Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 110(b), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 775, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the first month which begins after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 30, 1978]. The gross compensation of employees entitled to longevity compensation on such first day under section 106 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 [this sec- tion], shall be adjusted in accordance with the provi- sions of such section as amended by subsection (a). No increase in compensation by reason of such amendment shall take effect for any pay period beginning before such first day, and no monetary benefit by reason of such amendment shall accrue for any period before such first day.’’ Pub. L. 95–240, title II, § 205, Mar. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 117, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective Oct. 1, 1977. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1967 AMENDMENTS Amendment by Pub. L. 90–206 effective at beginning of first pay period which begins on or after Dec. 16, 1967, see section 220(a)(3) of Pub. L. 90–206, set out as a note under section 603 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Amendment by Pub. L. 90–57 effective Aug. 1, 1967, see section 105(k) of Pub. L. 90–57, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4575 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 88–454 effective Sept. 1, 1964, see section 104(d) of Pub. L. 88–454, set out as a note under section 1927 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 87–730, § 106(e), Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 695, pro- vided that: ‘‘This section [enacting this section and amending former section 60i of this title] shall become effective on September 1, 1962.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authorities, personnel, assets, and li- abilities of the Capitol Guide Service to the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center and the Office of Congres- sional Accessibility Services, see sections 2241 and 2252 of this title. Certain functions of Clerk of House of Representa- tives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Fi- nancial Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second Congress, Apr. 9, 1992. Direc- tor of Non-legislative and Financial Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of Representa- tives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES This section not to apply, on or after Oct. 1, 1983, to any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate except for individuals entitled to lon- gevity compensation prior to Oct. 1, 1983, on the basis of service performed prior to such date, see section 4509 of this title. § 4508. Longevity compensation for telephone op- erators on United States telephone exchange and members of Capitol Police paid by Chief Administrative Officer of House The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 4507 1 of this title (as amended by section 110 of Pub. L. 95–391), shall apply to telephone operators (including the chief operator and as- sistant chief operators) on the United States Capitol telephone exchange and members of the Capitol Police whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions apply to in- dividuals whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. For purposes of so applying such subsections, creditable service shall include service performed as an employee of the United States Capitol telephone exchange or a member of the Capitol Police whether com- pensation therefor is disbursed by the Chief Ad- ministrative Officer of the House of Representa- tives or the Secretary of the Senate. (Pub. L. 95–391, title III, § 310, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 790; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(8), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1731.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 60j–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 struck out ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The provisions’’ and substituted ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi- cer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’ in two places. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Statutory functions, duties, or authority of Chief Ad- ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate as disbursing officers for the Capitol Police transferred to Chief of the Capitol Police, and references in any law or resolution before Feb. 20, 2003, to funds paid or disbursed by Chief Admin- istrative Officer of the House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate relating to pay and allowances of Capitol Police employees deemed to refer to Chief of the Capitol Police. See section 1907(a) of this title. INAPPLICABILITY OF SECTION 4507 TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES Section 4507 of this title, referred to in text, not to apply, on or after Oct. 1, 1983, to any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate except for individuals entitled to longevity compensation prior to Oct. 1, 1983, on the basis of service performed prior to such date, see section 4509 of this title. § 4509. Longevity compensation not applicable to individuals paid by Secretary of Senate; sav- ings provision Section 4507 of this title on or after October 1, 1983 shall not apply to any individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate; ex- cept that, any individual who prior to such date was entitled to longevity compensation under such section on the basis of service performed prior to such date shall continue to be entitled to such compensation, but no individual shall accrue any longevity compensation on the basis of service performed on or after such date. (Pub. L. 98–51, title I, § 107, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 267.) Page 530 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4521 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 60j–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priation Act, 1984, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1984. PART B—ADMINISTRATION § 4521. Mode of payment The compensation of Members and Delegates shall be passed as public accounts, and paid out of the public Treasury. (R.S. § 46.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 47 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. R.S. § 46 derived from acts Jan. 22, 1818, ch. 5, § 3, 3 Stat. 404, and Feb. 10, 1854, ch. 11, § 1, 10 Stat. 267. § 4522. Deductions for withdrawal When any Member or Delegate withdraws from his seat and does not return before the adjourn- ment of Congress, he shall, in addition to the sum deducted for each day, forfeit a sum equal to the amount which would have been allowed by law for his mileage in returning home; and such sum shall be deducted from his compensa- tion, unless the withdrawal is with the leave of the Senate or House of Representatives respec- tively. (R.S. § 41.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 40 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. R.S. § 41 derived from Res. July 17, 1862, No. 68, § 2, 12 Stat. 628. § 4523. Deductions for delinquent indebtedness Whenever a Representative, Delegate, Resi- dent Commissioner, or a United States Senator, shall fail to pay any sum or sums due from such person to the House of Representatives or Sen- ate, respectively, the appropriate committee or officer of the House of Representatives or Sen- ate, as the case may be, having jurisdiction of the activity under which such debt arose, shall certify such delinquent sum or sums to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- resentatives in the case of an indebtedness to the House of Representatives and to the Sec- retary of the Senate in the case of an indebted- ness to the Senate, and such latter officials are authorized and directed, respectively, to deduct from any salary, mileage, or expense money due to any such delinquent such certified amounts or so much thereof as the balance or balances due such delinquent may cover. Sums so de- ducted by the Secretary of the Senate shall be disposed of by him in accordance with existing law, and sums so deducted by the Chief Adminis- trative Officer of the House of Representatives shall be disposed of by him in accordance with existing law. (June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1024; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 203(8), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1726.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 40a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Chief Administra- tive Officer of the House of Representatives in’’ for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms of the House in’’ and ‘‘Chief Admin- istrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall be’’ for ‘‘Sergeant at Arms of the House shall be paid to the Clerk of the House and’’. § 4524. Withholding of charitable contributions from salaries paid by Secretary of Senate and from employees of Architect of Capitol (a) Definitions For purposes of this section, the term— (1) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Senate; and (2) ‘‘Architect’’ means the Architect of the Capitol. (b) Notice; deduction and transmission (1) The Secretary and the Architect shall no- tify individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary or who are employees of the Archi- tect, including employees of the Botanic Garden or the Senate Restaurants of the opportunity to have amounts withheld from their pay pursuant to this section for contribution to national vol- untary health and welfare agencies designated by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man- agement pursuant to Executive Order 10927, dated March 18, 1961. (2) Upon request by such an individual speci- fying the amount to be withheld and one Com- bined Federal Campaign Center in the Wash- ington metropolitan area to receive such amount, the Secretary, the Architect, or any other officer who disburses the pay of such indi- vidual, as the case may be, shall— (A) withhold such amount from the pay of such individual; and (B) transmit (not less than once each cal- endar quarter) the amount so withheld to the Combined Federal Campaign Center as speci- fied in such request. (c) Time of withholding and transmission The Secretary and the Architect shall, to the extent practicable, carry out subsection (b) at or about the time of the Combined Federal Cam- paign and other fundraising in the executive branch of the Federal Government conducted pursuant to Executive Order 10927, dated March 18, 1961, and at such other times as each such of- ficer deems appropriate. (d) Amount (1) No amount shall be withheld under sub- section (b) from the pay of any individual for