2 U.S.C. § 190d — Legislative review by standing commit-

Page 107 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 190d 1 See Partial Repeal note below. Sec. 194b. Omitted. 195. Fees of witnesses in District of Columbia. 195a. Restriction on payment of witness fees or travel and subsistence expenses to persons subpenaed by Congressional committees. 195b. Fees for witnesses requested to appear before Majority Policy Committee or Minority Policy Committee. 196. Senate resolutions for investigations; limit of cost. 197. Compensation of employees. 198. Adjournment. 199. Member of commission, board, etc., appointed by President pro tempore of Senate; rec- ommendation process; applicability. § 190. Repealed. S. Res. 4, § 301(b), Feb. 4, 1977 Section, act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 137, 60 Stat. 832, directed that controversies arising as to the juris- diction of any standing committee of the Senate with respect to any proposed legislation be decided by the presiding officer of the Senate in favor of the com- mittee having jurisdiction over the subject matter which predominated in the proposed legislation. §§ 190a to 190a–2. Repealed. S. Res. 274, § 2(a), Nov. 14, 1979 Section 190a, acts Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 133, 60 Stat. 381; Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, §§ 102(a), 103(a), 104(a), 105(a), 106(a), 107(a), 108(a), 110(a), 84 Stat. 1143–1149; Dec. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–552, § 1(2), 84 Stat. 1440; Oct. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 92–136, § 3(a), (b), 85 Stat. 377; S. Res. 9, § 2, Nov. 5, 1975, related to meetings of the standing committees of the Senate. See the Standing Rules of the Senate. Section 190a–1, act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 133A, as added Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, §§ 111(a)(1), 112(a), 113(a), 114(a), 115(a), 116(a), 84 Stat. 1151–1153; S. Res. 9, § 2, Nov. 5, 1975, related to Senate committee hearing procedures. See Standing Rules of the Senate. Section 190a–2, act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 133B, as added Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, § 130(a), 84 Stat. 1163, related to Senate committee rules. See Standing Rules of the Senate. § 190a–3. Repealed. S. Res. 9, § 2, Nov. 5, 1975 Section, Pub. L. 93–344, title I, § 102(d), July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 301, provided that meetings of Senate Com- mittee on the Budget or any subcommittee thereof be open to public except in certain specified instances. §§ 190b, 190c. Repealed. S. Res. 274, § 2(a), Nov. 14, 1979 Section 190b, acts Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 134(a), (c), 60 Stat. 831, 832; Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, § 117(a), 84 Stat. 1155; Dec. 16, 1970, Pub. L. 91–552, § 1(6), 84 Stat. 1440; July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93–344, title IX, § 903(a), 88 Stat. 331; S. Res. 4, § 402(c), Feb. 4, 1977, re- lated to authority of Senate standing committees and subcommittees. See Standing Rules of the Senate. Section 190c, acts Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 135, 60 Stat. 832; Oct. 26, 1970, Pub. L. 91–510, title I, § 125(a)(2), 84 Stat. 1159, related to Senate conference reports. See Standing Rules of the Senate. § 190d. Legislative review by standing commit- tees of the Senate and the House of Rep- resentatives (a) Scope of assistance In order to assist the Congress in— (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the application, administration, and execution of the laws enacted by the Congress, and (2) its formulation, consideration, and enact- ment of such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such additional legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate, each standing committee of the Senate 1 and the House of Representatives shall review and study, on a continuing basis, the application, adminis- tration, and execution of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is within the jurisdiction of that committee. Such commit- tees may carry out the required analysis, ap- praisal, and evaluation themselves, or by con- tract, or may require a Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the Con- gress. Such committees may rely on such tech- niques as pilot testing, analysis of costs in com- parison with benefits, or provision for evalua- tion after a defined period of time. (b) Reports to the Senate and the House of Rep- resentatives In each odd-numbered year beginning on or after January 1, 1973, each standing committee of the Senate shall submit, not later than March 31, to the Senate,1 and each standing committee of the House shall submit, not later than Janu- ary 2, to the House, a report on the activities of that committee under this section during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year. (c) Exceptions The preceding provisions of this section do not apply to the Committees on Appropriations and the Budget of the Senate 1 and the Committees on Appropriations, the Budget, House Oversight, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct of the House. (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 136, 60 Stat. 832; Pub. L. 91–510, title I, § 118(a)(1), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1156; Pub. L. 92–136, § 1, Oct. 11, 1971, 85 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 93–344, title VII, § 701, title IX, § 903(b), July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 325, 331; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 206(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1742.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘House Oversight’’ for ‘‘House Administration’’. 1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–344, § 701, authorized the committees to carry out the required analysis, ap- praisal, and evaluation themselves, or by contract, or to require a Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the Congress, and authorized the committees to rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis of costs in comparison with benefits, or provi- sion for evaluation after a defined period of time. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–344, § 903(b), substituted ‘‘Com- mittees on Appropriations and the Budget of the Sen- ate and the Committees on Appropriations, the Budg- et,’’ for ‘‘Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations,’’. 1971—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–136 substituted ‘‘Con- gress’’ for ‘‘Senate’’ in provisions preceding cl. (1) and inserted reference to the House of Representatives in provisions following cl. (2). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 92–136 substituted ‘‘In each odd- numbered year beginning on or after January 1, 1973, each’’ for ‘‘Each’’ and ‘‘March 31, to the Senate, and each standing committee of the House shall submit, not later than January 2, to the House,’’ for ‘‘March 31 Page 108 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 190e 1 See Partial Repeal note below. of each odd-numbered year beginning on and after Jan- uary 1, 1973, to the Senate’’. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 92–136 inserted reference to Com- mittees on Appropriations, House Administration, Rules, and Standards of Official Conduct of the House. 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–510 incorporated existing subject matter in provisions designated as subsec. (a), restricted the text to standing committees of Senate, revised phraseology to require standing committees to review and study, on a continuing basis, application, administration, and execution of laws and parts of laws for prior provision for exercise of continuous watchful- ness of execution of laws by administrative agencies concerned, and in providing for assistance to the Sen- ate, rather than the Congress, included analysis and evaluation of laws enacted by Congress and substituted provision for formulation, consideration, and enact- ment of modifications or changes in the laws and of ad- ditional legislation as necessary or appropriate for prior provisions for assistance in developing amend- ments or related legislation as may be necessary. Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 91–510 added subsecs. (b) and (c). 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. Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Ethics of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1971 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 92–136, § 9(a), Oct. 11, 1971, 85 Stat. 378, pro- vided that: ‘‘The amendments made by the first section [amending this section] section 2, and section 5 of this Act [amending section 4301 of this title] shall become effective as of noon on January 3, 1971.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91–510 effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 2, 1947, see section 142 of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, 60 Stat. 834. PARTIAL REPEAL Section 2(a), S. Res. 274, Ninety-sixth Congress, Nov. 14, 1979, provided in part that this section, insofar as it relates to the Senate, is repealed. See Standing Rules of the Senate. § 190e. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–510, title II, § 242(b)(1), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1172 Section, act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 138, 60 Stat. 832, related to report of legislative budget by Com- mittee on Ways and Means and Committee on Appro- priations of House and Committee on Finance and Com- mittee on Appropriations of Senate, its contents, and concurrent resolution adopting the budget. See Rules of the House of Representatives and Standing Rules of the Senate. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as an Effective Date of 1970 Amendment note under section 4301 of this title. § 190f. General appropriation bills (a) Repealed. Pub. L. 91–510, title I, § 108(d), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1149 (b) Standard appropriation classification sched- ule The Committees on Appropriations of the two Houses 1 are authorized and directed, acting jointly, to develop a standard appropriation classification schedule which will clearly define in concise and uniform accounts the subtotals of appropriations asked for by agencies in the exec- utive branch of the Government. That part of the printed hearings containing each such agen- cy’s request for appropriations shall be preceded by such a schedule. (c) Nonconsideration if a provision reappro- priates unexpended balances No general appropriation bill or amendment thereto shall be received or considered in either House 1 if it contains a provision reappropriating unexpended balances of appropriations; except that this provision shall not apply to appropria- tions in continuation of appropriations for pub- lic works on which work has commenced. (Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 139(a), (b), (c), 60 Stat. 833; Pub. L. 91–510, title I, § 108(d), Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1149.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section constitutes subsections (a) to (c) of section 139 of act Aug. 2, 1946. Subsection (d) of section 139, which required the two Houses of Congress to make a study of existing permanent appropriations with a view to limiting the number thereof and to recommending what permanent appropriations should be discontinued, and of the disposition of funds resulting from the sale of Government property or services by all departments and agencies in the executive branch of the Govern- ment with a view to recommending a uniform system of control with respect to those funds, was omitted from the Code as being of a temporary character. AMENDMENTS 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–510 repealed prohibition against consideration of any general appropriation bill in either House unless prior to such consideration printed committee hearings and reports on the bill have been available for at least three calendar days for the Members of the House considering the bill, which was incorporated in section 190a(f) of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 91–510 effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91–510, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Jan. 2, 1947, see section 142 of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, 60 Stat. 834. PARTIAL REPEAL Section 2(a), S. Res. 274, Ninety-sixth Congress, Nov. 14, 1979, provided in part that this section, insofar as it relates to the Senate, is repealed. See Standing Rules of the Senate.