2 U.S.C. § 4131 — House Recording Studio; Senate Record-

Page 506 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4121 tending Physician at the United States Capitol shall be continued on active duty until six years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 2023].’’ § 4121. Monies received by Attending Physician from sale of prescription drugs or other sources; deposit of receipts On November 21, 1989, the Office of the Attend- ing Physician Revolving Fund established by the first undesignated paragraph under the cen- ter heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSI- CIAN REVOLVING FUND’’ in title III of the Legisla- tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1976 (89 Stat. 283) is abolished and all monies in the Fund on such date or subsequently received by the Attending Physician from the sale of prescription drugs or from any other source shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (Pub. L. 101–163, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1051.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The first undesignated paragraph under the center heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN REVOLV- ING FUND’’ in title III of the Legislative Branch Appro- priation Act, 1976 [Pub. L. 94–59], referred to in text, is not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 117g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priations Act, 1990, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990. § 4122. Deposit of fees for services by Office of At- tending Physician; availability of amounts deposited (a) There is established a subaccount in the appropriation account for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives for the deposit of fees received from Members and officers of the House of Representatives for services pro- vided to such Members and officers by the Office of the Attending Physician. The amounts so de- posited shall be available, subject to appropria- tion, for the operations of the Office of the At- tending Physician. (b) This section shall take effect at the begin- ning of the first month after October 1992. (Pub. L. 102–392, title I, § 104, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1710.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 117h of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appro- priations Act, 1993, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993. § 4123. Authority of Attending Physician in re- sponse to medical contingencies or public health emergencies at Capitol (a) In general The Attending Physician to Congress shall have the authority and responsibility for over- seeing and coordinating the use of medical as- sets in response to a bioterrorism event and other medical contingencies or public health emergencies occurring within the Capitol Build- ings or the United States Capitol Grounds. This shall include the authority to enact quarantine and to declare death. These actions will be car- ried out in close cooperation and communica- tion with the Commissioner of Public Health, Chief Medical Examiner, and other Public Health Officials of the District of Columbia gov- ernment. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term ‘‘Capitol Buildings’’ has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40; and (2) the term ‘‘United States Capitol Grounds’’ has the meaning given such term in section 5102(a) of title 40. (c) Effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect on January 23, 2004, and shall apply during any fiscal year oc- curring on or after January 23, 2004. (Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, § 151, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 448.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 121g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. SUBCHAPTER III—RECORDING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS § 4131. House Recording Studio; Senate Record- ing Studio and Senate Photographic Studio (a) Establishment There is established the House Recording Stu- dio, the Senate Recording Studio, and the Sen- ate Photographic Studio. (b) Assistance in making disk, film, and tape re- cordings; exclusiveness of use The House Recording Studio shall assist Mem- bers of the House of Representatives in making disk, film, and tape recordings, and in per- forming such other functions and duties in con- nection with the making of such recordings as may be necessary. The Senate Recording Studio and the Senate Photographic Studio shall assist Members of the Senate and committees of the Senate in making disk, film, and tape record- ings, and in performing such other functions and duties in connection with the making of such re- cordings as may be necessary. The House Re- cording Studio shall be for the exclusive use of Members of the House of Representatives (in- cluding the Delegates and the Resident Commis- sioner from Puerto Rico); the Senate Recording Studio and the Senate Photographic Studio shall be for the exclusive use of Members of the Senate, the Vice President, committees of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. (c) Operation of studios The House Recording Studio shall be operated by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House Page 507 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4131 of Representatives under the direction and con- trol of a committee which is created (herein- after referred to as the committee) composed of three Members of the House. Two members of the committee shall be from the majority party and one member shall be from the minority party, to be appointed by the Speaker. The com- mittee is authorized to issue such rules and reg- ulations relating to operation of the House Re- cording Studio as it may deem necessary. The Senate Recording Studio and the Senate Photographic Studio shall be operated by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate under the direc- tion and control of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to issue such rules and regulations relating to op- eration of the Senate Recording Studio and the Senate Photographic Studio as it may deem nec- essary. (d) Prices of disk, film, and tape recordings; col- lection of moneys The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall, subject to the approval of the committee, set the price of making disk, film, and tape recordings, and collect all moneys owed the House Recording Studio. The Com- mittee on Rules and Administration of the Sen- ate shall set the price of making disk, film, and tape recordings and all moneys owed the Senate Recording Studio and the Senate Photographic Studio shall be collected by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. (e) Restrictions on expenditures No moneys shall be expended or obligated for the House Recording Studio except as shall be pursuant to such regulations as the committee may approve. No moneys shall be expended or obligated by the Director of the Senate Record- ing Studio or the Director of the Senate Photo- graphic Studio until approval therefor has been obtained from the Sergeant at Arms of the Sen- ate. (f) Appointment of Director and other employees of House Recording Studio The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized, subject to the approval of the committee, to appoint a Direc- tor of the House Recording Studio and such other employees as are deemed necessary to the operation of the House Recording Studio. (g) Revolving funds There is established in the Treasury of the United States, a revolving fund for the House Recording Studio for the purposes of admin- istering the duties of that studio. There is also established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, which shall be known as the ‘‘Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund’’, for the purpose of administering the duties of the Sen- ate Photographic Studio; and there is estab- lished in the Treasury of the United States, a re- volving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, which shall be known as the ‘‘Senate Recording Studio Revolving Fund’’, for the pur- pose of administering the duties of the Senate Recording Studio. (h) Deposits in funds; availability of funds All moneys received by the House Recording Studio from Members of the House of Represent- atives for disk, film, or tape recordings, or from any other source, shall be deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- resentatives in the revolving fund established for the House Recording Studio by the preceding paragraph; moneys in such fund shall be avail- able for disbursement therefrom by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep- resentatives for the care, maintenance, oper- ation, and other expenses of the studio upon vouchers signed and approved in such manner as the committee shall prescribe. All moneys re- ceived by the Senate Recording Studio shall be deposited in the Senate Recording Studio Re- volving Fund established by subsection (g) and all funds received by the Senate Photographic Studio shall be deposited in the Senate Photo- graphic Studio Revolving Fund established by such subsection; moneys in the Senate Record- ing Studio Revolving Fund shall be available for disbursement therefrom upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for the care, maintenance, operation, and other expenses of the Senate Recording Stu- dio, and moneys in the Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund shall be available for dis- bursement therefrom upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for the care, maintenance, operation, and other expenses of the Senate Photographic Studio. (i) Distribution of equity of Joint Senate and House Recording Facility Revolving Fund; assignment of existing studio facilities, equipment, materials and supplies; transfer of accounts; reserve fund; distribution of bal- ance (1) As soon as practicable after June 27, 1956, but no later than September 30, 1956, the equity of the Joint Senate and House Recording Facil- ity Revolving Fund shall be distributed equally to the Senate and House of Representatives on the basis of an audit to be made by the General Accounting Office. (2) The Sergeant at Arms of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall, subject to the approval of the committees men- tioned in subsection (c) hereof, determine the assignment of existing studio facilities to the Senate and the House of Representatives, and also the existing equipment, materials and sup- plies to be transferred to the respective studios. The evaluation of equipment, materials and sup- plies transferred to each studio shall be on the basis of market value. Any other equipment, materials and supplies determined to be obsolete or not needed for the operation of the respective studio shall be disposed of to the best interest of the Government and the proceeds thereof depos- ited in the Joint Senate and House Recording Facility Revolving Fund. (3) Accounts receivable, which on the effective date of liquidation, are due from Members and committees of the Senate shall be transferred to the Senate Studio, and those due from Members and committees of the House of Representatives shall be transferred to the House Studio. Page 508 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4131 (4) A sufficient reserve shall be set aside from the Joint Senate and House Recording Facility Revolving Fund to liquidate any outstanding ac- counts payable. (5) After appropriate adjustments for the value of assets assigned or transferred to the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, the balance in the Joint Senate and House Record- ing Facility Revolving Fund shall be distributed equally to the Senate and House of Representa- tives for deposit to the respective revolving funds authorized by this section. (j) Availability of existing services and facilities Pending acquisition of the stock, supplies, ma- terials, and equipment necessary to properly equip both studios, the present services and fa- cilities shall be made available to both studios in order that each studio may carry out its duty. (k) Restrictions on employment No person shall be an officer or employee of the House Recording Studio, Senate Recording Studio, or Senate Photographic Studio while he is engaged in any other business, profession, oc- cupation, or employment which involves the performance of duties which are similar to those which would be performed by him as such an of- ficer or employee of such studio unless approved in writing by the committee in the case of the House Recording Studio and the Senate Com- mittee on Rules and Administration in the case of the Senate Recording Studio and the Senate Photographic Studio. (l) Abolition of Joint Recording Facility posi- tions and salaries The Joint Recording Facility positions and salaries established pursuant to the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1948, and all subse- quent Acts are abolished. (m) Repeals Effective with the completion of the transfer provided for by subsection (i) hereof the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution estab- lishing in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the House of Representatives’’, approved August 7, 1953, is repealed. (n) Repealed. Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(j), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205 (o) Authorization of appropriations Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section are authorized to be appropriated. (June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 105, 70 Stat. 370; Pub. L. 88–652, § 16(a), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1084; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 220(j), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 205; Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 108(a), July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 97–257, title I, § 102, Sept. 10, 1982, 96 Stat. 849; Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(a), (c), (d), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2258, 2259; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(68), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1740.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 123b of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsecs. (c), (d), (f). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(68)(A), substituted ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’. Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(68)(B), struck out ‘‘within the contingent fund of the House of Represent- atives’’ before ‘‘for the House Recording Studio’’. Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104–186, § 204(68)(A), substituted ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’ in two places. 1990—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–520, § 7(a), amended sec- ond sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: ‘‘There is also established in the Treasury of the United States, a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate for the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios for the purposes of administering the duties of that studio.’’ Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 101–520, § 7(c), amended second sentence generally. Prior to amendment, second sen- tence read as follows: ‘‘All moneys received by the Sen- ate Recording and Photographic Studios for disk, film, or tape recordings or from any other source, shall be deposited in the revolving fund established for the Sen- ate Recording and Photographic Studios by subsection (g) of this section; moneys in such fund shall be avail- able for disbursement therefrom upon vouchers signed and approved by the Sergeant at Arms for the care, maintenance, operation, and other expenses of the Sen- ate Recording and Photographic Studios.’’ 1982—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–257 inserted reference to Secretary of Senate and Sergeant at Arms of Senate. 1972—Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 92–310 repealed subsec. (n) which required Directors of House and Senate Record- ing Studios to give bonds in sum of $20,000 each. 1964—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 88–652 struck out ‘‘and fix the compensation of’’ after ‘‘to appoint’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME General Accounting Office redesignated Government Accountability Office by section 8 of Pub. L. 108–271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2259, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on April 1, 1991, and, of the monies in the revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate for the Re- cording and Photographic Studios, as such fund was in existence immediately prior to the amendment made by subsection (a), $100,000 shall be deposited in the Sen- ate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund (as estab- lished by the amendment made by subsection (a)) and the remainder shall be deposited into the Senate Re- cording Studio Revolving Fund (as so established).’’ Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2259, provided that the amendment made by that sec- tion is effective Apr. 1, 1991. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 88–652 effective Jan. 1, 1965, see section 17 of Pub. L. 88–652, set out as an Effective Date note under section 291 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS References to Senate Recording Studio and Senate Photographic Studio substituted for ‘‘Senate Recording and Photographic Studios’’ wherever appearing in text pursuant to section 108(a) of Pub. L. 96–304, as amended by section 7(d) of Pub. L. 101–520, which is classified to section 4132(a) of this title, and which abolished entity known as Senate Recording and Photographic Studios, established instead Senate Recording Studio and Sen- ate Photographic Studio, and made corresponding transfer of functions. Previously, ‘‘Senate Recording and Photographic Studios’’ had been substituted in Page 509 TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS § 4132 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘are’’. text for ‘‘Senate Recording Studio’’ pursuant to section 108(a) of Pub. L. 96–304. APPROPRIATIONS ACTS AS DETERMINING EXTENT OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS Pub. L. 104–53, title I, § 107, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 522, provided that: ‘‘(a) Each fund and account specified in subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent provided in appro- priations Acts. ‘‘(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection (a) are— ‘‘(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber Shops, established by the paragraph under the heading ‘HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’ in the matter relating to the House of Representatives in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat. 1776); ‘‘(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty Shop, established by the matter under the heading ‘HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP’ in the matter relating to administra- tive provisions for the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (Pub- lic Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347); ‘‘(3) the special deposit account established for the House of Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropria- tion Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note) [former 40 U.S.C. 174k]; and ‘‘(4) the revolving fund established for the House Recording Studio by section 105(g) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b(g)) [now 2 U.S.C. 4131(g)]. ‘‘(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.’’ § 4132. Senate Recording Studio and Senate Pho- tographic Studio as successors to Senate Re- cording and Photographic Studios; rules, regulations, and fees for photographs and photographic services (a) The entity, in the Senate, known (prior to April 1, 1991) as the ‘‘Senate Recording and Pho- tographic Studios’’ is abolished, and there is 1 established in its stead the following two enti- ties: the ‘‘Senate Recording Studio’’, and the ‘‘Senate Photographic Studio’’; and there are transferred, from the entity known (prior to April 1, 1991) as the ‘‘Senate Recording and Pho- tographic Studios’’ to the Senate Recording Studio all personnel, equipment, supplies, and funds which are available for, relate to, or are utilized in connection with, recording, and to the Senate Photographic Studio all personnel, equipment, supplies, and funds which are avail- able for, relate to, or are utilized in connection with, photography. (b)(1) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall, subject to the approval of the majority and minority leaders, promulgate rules and regulations, and establish fees, for the pro- vision of photographs and photographic services to be furnished by the Photographic Studio. (2) Omitted. (Pub. L. 96–304, title I, § 108, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 890; Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(d), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2259.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 123b–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renum- bering as this section. Words ‘‘prior to April 1, 1991’’, referred to in subsec. (a), were in the original ‘‘prior to this amendment’’ which was translated as meaning prior to the effective date of section 7(d) of Pub. L. 101–520, which amended subsec. (a) generally, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subsec. (b)(2), which authorized the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than 15 employees to carry out the functions of the Photographic Studio and pro- vided that the Secretary of the Senate make payments of compensation, etc., of such personnel from certain funds appropriated for the Senate, was omitted in view of section 6597 of this title which abolished all statu- tory positions in the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, with specified excep- tions, effective Oct. 1, 1981, and authorized the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as appropriate. AMENDMENTS 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–520 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘The Senate Recording Studio hereafter shall be known as the Senate Recording and Photographic Stu- dios. Subject to subsection (b) of this section, all ref- erences to the Senate Recording Studio (including the revolving fund) in any law, resolution, or regulation shall be considered as referring to the Senate Record- ing and Photographic Studios, and any provision of any law, resolution, or regulation which is applicable to the Senate Recording Studio shall be deemed to apply to the Senate Recording and Photographic Studios.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101–520, title I, § 7(d), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2259, provided that the amendment made by that sec- tion is effective Apr. 1, 1991. CHAPTER 43—CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL Sec. 4301. Committee staffs. 4302. Maximum annual rate of compensation of Chief of Staff of Joint Committee on Tax- ation. 4303. Preparation and contents of statement of ap- propriations. SUBCHAPTER II—HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 4311. Approval of employment and compensation of committee employees by House standing committees. 4312. Regulations governing availability of appro- priations for House committee employees. 4313. Adjustment of House of Representatives al- lowances by Committee on House Over- sight. 4314. Limitation on allowance authority of Com- mittee on House Oversight. 4315. Overtime pay for FBI employees detailed to House Committee on Appropriations. 4316. Allowances for compensation of interns in House committee offices. SUBCHAPTER III—SENATE 4331. Computation of compensation for steno- graphic assistance of committees payable from Senate contingent fund.