2 U.S.C. § 285b — Functions

Page 120 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 282c ‘‘(2) the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019].’’ INCREASES IN COMPENSATION Increases in compensation for House officers and em- ployees under authority of Federal Salary Act of 1967 (Pub. L. 90–206), Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–656), and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (Pub. L. 100–202), see sections 4531 and 4532 of this title, and Salary Directives of Speaker of the House, set out as notes under those sections. § 282c. Expenditures In accordance with policies and procedures ap- proved by the Speaker, the Legislative Counsel may make such expenditures as may be nec- essary or appropriate for the functioning of the Office. (Pub. L. 91–510, title V, § 524, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1203.) § 282d. Official mail matter The Legislative Counsel may send the official mail matter of the Office as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39. (Pub. L. 91–510, title V, § 525, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1203; Pub. L. 92–51, § 101, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 132.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1971—Pub. L. 92–51 substituted provision for Legisla- tive Counsel to send official mail matter of the Office as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39, for former provision granting the Office the same privilege of free transmission of official mail matter as other offices of the United States Government. § 282e. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be nec- essary to carry out this subchapter and to in- crease the efficiency of the Office and the qual- ity of the services which it provides. (Pub. L. 91–510, title V, § 526, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1203.) CHAPTER 9A—OFFICE OF LAW REVISION COUNSEL Sec. 285. Establishment. 285a. Purpose and policy. 285b. Functions. 285c. Law Revision Counsel. 285d. Staff; Deputy Law Revision Counsel; delega- tion of functions. 285e. Compensation. 285f. Expenditures. 285g. Availability of applicable accounts of House. § 285. Establishment There is established in the House of Rep- resentatives an office to be known as the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, referred to herein- after in this chapter as the ‘‘Office’’. (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on section 205(a) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777, provided that the enactment of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, into perma- nent law is effective on Jan. 2, 1975. This chapter is de- rived from enactment into permanent law of section 205 of House Resolution No. 988. § 285a. Purpose and policy The principal purpose of the Office shall be to develop and keep current an official and positive codification of the laws of the United States. The Office shall maintain impartiality as to issues of legislative policy to be determined by the House. (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on section 205(b) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554. § 285b. Functions The functions of the Office shall be as follows: (1) To prepare, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary one title at a time, a com- plete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States which conforms to the under- stood policy, intent, and purpose of the Con- gress in the original enactments, with such amendments and corrections as will remove ambiguities, contradictions, and other imper- fections both of substance and of form, sepa- rately stated, with a view to the enactment of each title as positive law. (2) To examine periodically all of the public laws enacted by the Congress and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary recommenda- tions for the repeal of obsolete, superfluous, and superseded provisions contained therein. (3) To prepare and publish periodically a new edition of the United States Code (including those titles which are not yet enacted into positive law as well as those titles which have been so enacted), with annual cumulative sup- plements reflecting newly enacted laws. (4) To classify newly enacted provisions of law to their proper positions in the Code where the titles involved have not yet been enacted into positive law. (5) To prepare and submit periodically such revisions in the titles of the Code which have been enacted into positive law as may be nec- essary to keep such titles current. (6) To prepare and publish periodically new editions of the District of Columbia Code, with annual cumulative supplements reflecting newly enacted laws, through publication of Page 121 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 285e the fifth annual cumulative supplement to the 1973 edition of such Code. (7) To provide the Committee on the Judici- ary with such advice and assistance as the committee may request in carrying out its functions with respect to the revision and codification of the Federal statutes. (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 94–386, § 1, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1170.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on section 205(c) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554. AMENDMENTS 1976—Par. (6). Pub. L. 94–386 substituted ‘‘through publication of the fifth annual cumulative supplement to the 1973 edition of such Code’’ for ‘‘until such time as the District of Columbia Self–Government and Gov- ernmental Reorganization Act becomes effective’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION OF DISTRICT OF COLUM- BIA CODE UNDER DIRECTION OF COUNCIL OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA Pub. L. 94–386, § 2, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1170, provided that: ‘‘(a) After publication by the Law Revision Counsel of the fifth annual cumulative supplement to the 1973 edi- tion of the District of Columbia Code, new editions of the District of Columbia Code (and annual cumulative supplements thereto) shall be prepared and published under the direction of the Council of the District of Co- lumbia and shall set forth the general and permanent laws relating to or in force in the District of Columbia, whether enacted by the Congress or by the Council of the District of Columbia, except such laws as are of ap- plication in the District of Columbia by reason of being laws of the United States general and permanent in na- ture. ‘‘(b) After completion of the printing of the fifth an- nual cumulative supplement to the 1973 edition of the District of Columbia Code, the Public Printer [now Di- rector of the Government Publishing Office] shall, as the Council of the District of Columbia may request, either— ‘‘(1) furnish to the Council of the District of Colum- bia, on such terms as the Public Printer [now Direc- tor of the Government Publishing Office] (in con- sultation with the Joint Committee on Printing) deems appropriate, the type used in preparing the 1973 edition of the District of Columbia Code and the fifth annual cumulative supplement to such edition; or ‘‘(2) make such arrangements with the Council of the District of Columbia as the Public Printer [now Director of the Government Publishing Office] (in consultation with the Joint Committee on Printing) deems appropriate for the printing by the Govern- ment Printing Office [now Government Publishing Office] of future editions of the District of Columbia Code, and annual cumulative supplements thereto, prepared under the direction of the Council of the District of Columbia.’’ § 285c. Law Revision Counsel The management, supervision, and adminis- tration of the Office are vested in the Law Revi- sion Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Speaker without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. Any person so appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker. (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on section 205(d) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554. § 285d. Staff; Deputy Law Revision Counsel; dele- gation of functions (1) With the approval of the Speaker, or in ac- cordance with policies and procedures approved by the Speaker, the Law Revision Counsel shall appoint such employees as may be necessary for the prompt and efficient performance of the functions of the Office. Any such appointment shall be made without regard to political affili- ation and solely on the basis of fitness to per- form the duties of the position. Any person so appointed may be removed by the Law Revision Counsel with the approval of the Speaker, or in accordance with policies and procedures ap- proved by the Speaker. (2)(A) One of the employees appointed under paragraph (1) shall be designated by the Law Re- vision Counsel as Deputy Law Revision Counsel. During the absence or disability of the Law Re- vision Counsel, or when the office is vacant, the Deputy Law Revision Counsel shall perform the functions of the Law Revision Counsel. (B) The Law Revision Counsel may delegate to the Deputy Law Revision Counsel and to other employees appointed under paragraph (1) such of his or her functions as he or she considers nec- essary or appropriate. (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section is based on section 205(e) of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554. § 285e. Compensation The Law Revision Counsel shall be paid at a per annum gross rate determined by the Speaker not to exceed the greater of $173,900 or the rate of pay in effect for such position under an order issued by the Speaker pursuant to the authority of section 4532 of this title; and members of the staff of the Office other than the Law Revision Counsel shall be paid at per annum gross rates fixed by the Law Revision Counsel with the ap- proval of the Speaker or in accordance with policies approved by the Speaker, but not in ex- cess of the applicable rate of pay in effect under an order issued by the Speaker pursuant to the authority of such section. (Pub. L. 93–554, title I, ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777; Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(b)(3)(B), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2777.)