2 U.S.C. § 6542 — Employees of Senate Disbursing Office;

Page 663 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 6562 Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 61b–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REIMBURSEMENT OF ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES FOR EXPENDITURES FOR PROJECT TO PROVIDE FOR PRESERVATION OF RECORDS OF CONTINUING VALUE OF SENATE; PAYMENT, ETC., OF AMOUNTS Pub. L. 97–257, title I, § 107, Sept. 10, 1982, 96 Stat. 850, provided that for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1982, and for each of the next three succeeding fiscal years, the Secretary of the Senate was authorized to pay to the General Services Administration such amounts, not to exceed $300,000, needed to reimburse the Archivist of the United States for certain expenditures made to con- duct a project to provide for the proper preservation of the Senate’s records of continuing value. § 6542. Employees of Senate Disbursing Office; designation by Secretary of Senate to admin- ister oaths and affirmations The Secretary of the Senate is on and after November 1, 1973, authorized to designate, in writing, employees of the Disbursing Office of the Senate to administer oaths and affirma- tions, with respect to matters relating to that Office, authorized or required by law or rules or orders of the Senate (including the oath of office required by section 3331 of title 5). During any period in which he is so designated, any such employee may administer such oaths and affir- mations. (Pub. L. 93–145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 532.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 64–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 6543. Designation of reporters The reporters of debates in the office of the Secretary of the Senate are hereby designated the official reporters of debates of the Senate. (Pub. L. 89–545, Aug. 27, 1966, 80 Stat. 354.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 126–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. § 6544. Substitute reporters of debates and expert transcribers; temporary reporters of debates and expert transcribers; payments from Sen- ate contingent fund The Secretary of the Senate is on and after June 5, 1981, authorized to employ, by contract or otherwise, substitute reporters of debates and expert transcribers at daily rates of compensa- tion, or temporary reporters of debates and ex- pert transcribers at annual rates of compensa- tion; no temporary reporters of debates or ex- pert transcribers may be employed under au- thority of this provision for more than ninety days in any fiscal year; and payments made under authority of this section shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Sen- ate. (Pub. L. 89–90, July 27, 1965, 79 Stat. 266; Pub. L. 97–12, title I, § 105, June 5, 1981, 95 Stat. 61.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 126b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. ‘‘On and after June 5, 1981’’ substituted in text for ‘‘hereafter’’, which probably meant after the date of en- actment of Pub. L. 97–12 rather than the date of enact- ment of Pub. L. 89–90. AMENDMENTS 1981—Pub. L. 97–12 amended section generally, sub- stituting ‘‘authorized to employ, by contract or other- wise, substitute reporters of debates and expert tran- scribers at daily rates of compensation, or temporary reporters of debates and expert transcribers at annual rates of compensation; no temporary reporters of de- bates or expert transcribers may be employed under au- thority of this provision for more than ninety days in any fiscal year; and payments made under authority of this section shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate’’ for ‘‘authorized to obtain by contract or otherwise, emergency reporters and transcribers as may be necessary, payments therefor to be made form the contingent fund of the Senate’’. PART B—GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES § 6561. Advance payments by Secretary of Senate (a) Authorization For fiscal year 1998, and each fiscal year there- after, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make advance payments under a contract or other agreement to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31. (b) Regulations An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the Committee on Rules and Adminis- tration of the Senate. (c) Effective date The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not take effect until regulations are issued pur- suant to subsection (b). (Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 1, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1179.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 68e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priations Act, 1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998. § 6562. Transfers of funds by Secretary of Senate; approval of Committee on Appropriations During any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1982) the Sec-