2 U.S.C. § 504 — Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly

Page 163 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 505 par. (B), substituted a period for ‘‘; and’’ at end of sub- par. (C), and struck out subpar. (D) which read as fol- lows: ‘‘shall not be available for payment of any non- postage fee or charge, including any fee or charge for express mail, express mail drop shipment, certified mail, registered mail, return receipt, address correc- tion, or postal insurance.’’ Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 105–275, § 104(b), struck out par. (4) which read as follows: ‘‘The Members’ Representa- tional Allowance shall be available to a Member of the House of Representatives for the payment of nonpost- age fees and charges referred to in paragraph (2)(D) and for postage for mail for official business sent outside the United States.’’ 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(B)(i), sub- stituted ‘‘House Oversight’’ for ‘‘House Administra- tion’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(A), (B)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives’’ for ‘‘Clerk of the House of Represent- atives’’ and ‘‘House Oversight’’ for ‘‘House Administra- tion’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(B)(iii), sub- stituted ‘‘House Oversight’’ for ‘‘House Administra- tion’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(B)(iv), sub- stituted ‘‘House Oversight’’ for ‘‘House Administra- tion’’. Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(B)(v), struck out ‘‘only’’ after ‘‘available’’. Subsec. (e)(3)(A). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(B)(vi), sub- stituted ‘‘Members’ Representational Allowance’’ for ‘‘Official Expenses Allowance and the Clerk Hire Allow- ance’’. Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 104–186, § 203(22)(B)(vii), sub- stituted ‘‘Members’ Representational Allowance’’ for ‘‘Official Expenses Allowance’’. 1991—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–229 substituted ‘‘begin- ning on May 1, 1992,’’ for ‘‘with respect to sessions of Congress beginning with the second session of the One Hundred Second Congress,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Committee on House Oversight of House of Rep- resentatives changed to Committee on House Adminis- tration of House of Representatives by House Resolu- tion No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2020 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 116–260 applicable with re- spect to communications disseminated on or after Dec. 27, 2020, see section 116(f) of div. I of Pub. L. 116–260, set out as a note under section 501 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 105(b), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1018, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENTS Amendment by section 103(a)(1)–(3), (4)(B) of Pub. L. 106–57 applicable with respect to the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding ses- sion of Congress, see section 103(c) of Pub. L. 106–57, set out as a note under section 4313 of this title. Pub. L. 106–19, § 1(b), Apr. 8, 1999, 113 Stat. 29, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [amend- ing this section] shall apply with respect to January 1999 and each succeeding month.’’ § 504. Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of summary tabula- tions Two weeks after the close of each calendar quarter, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall send to each Senate office a statement of the cost of postage and paper and of the other operating expenses incurred as a result of mass mailings processed for such Senate office during such quarter. The statement shall separately identify the cost of postage and paper and other costs, and shall distinguish the costs attrib- utable to newsletters and all other mass mail- ings. The statement shall also include the total cost per capita in the State. A compilation of all such statements shall be sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. A summary tabulation of such information shall be published quarterly in the Congressional Record and included in the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate. Such summary tab- ulation shall set forth for each Senate office the following information: the Senate office’s name, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during the quarter, the total cost of such mail, and, in the case of Senators, the cost of such mail divided by the total population of the State from which the Senator was elected, and the total number of pieces of mass mail divided by the total population of the State from which the Senator was elected, and in the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the appropriation for official mail ex- penses. (Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 318, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2283; Pub. L. 103–283, title I, § 3(b), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1427.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 59f of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria- tions Act, 1991. AMENDMENTS 1994—Pub. L. 103–283 inserted before period at end ‘‘, and in the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the appropriation for official mail expenses’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 103–283, title I, § 3(c), July 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 1427, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 4108 of this title] shall be effective with respect to— ‘‘(1) reports and statements covering periods begin- ning on and after October 1, 1994; and ‘‘(2) appropriations made and obligations incurred on and after such date.’’ § 505. Mass mailing of information by Senators under frank; quarterly registration with Sec- retary of Senate In fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, when a Sen- ator disseminates information under the frank by a mass mailing (as defined in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39), the Senator shall reg- ister quarterly with the Secretary of the Senate such mass mailings. Such registration shall be made by filing with the Secretary a copy of the matter mailed and providing, on a form supplied