CHAPTER 65 — Senate Officers and Administration
88 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL 19 sections
- § 6501. — Appointment of consultants by Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Secretary of Senate, and Legislative Counsel of Senate; compensation
- § 6502. — Procurement of temporary help
- § 6503. — Payments from Senate contingent fund
- § 6504. — Committee on Rules and Administration; designation of employees to approve vouchers for payments from Senate contingent fund
- § 6505. — Appropriations for contingent expenses of Senate; restrictions
- § 6506. — Separate accounts for “Secretary of the Senate” and for “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”; establishment within Senate contingent fund; inclusion of funds in existing accounts
- § 6507. — Insurance of office funds of Secretary of Senate and Sergeant at Arms; payment of premiums
- § 6508. — Transfers from appropriations account for expenses of Office of Secretary of Senate and Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- § 6509. — Vouchering Senate office charges
- § 6510. — Materials, supplies, and fuel payments from Senate contingent fund
- § 6511. — Liquidation from appropriations of any unpaid obligations chargeable to rescinded unexpended balances of funds
- § 6512. — Expense allowance for Secretary of Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, and Secretaries for Senate Majority and Minority
- § 6513. — Per diem and subsistence expenses from Senate contingent fund
- § 6514. — Orientation seminars, etc., for new Senators, Senate officials, or members of staffs of Senators or Senate officials; payment of expenses
- § 6515. — Payment of fees for services of Attending Physician and for use of Senate health and fitness facilities
- § 6516. — Sale of waste paper and condemned furniture
- § 6517. — Receipts from sale of used or surplus furniture and furnishings of Senate
- § 6518. — Workers compensation payments
- § 6519. — McCain-Mansfield and SFC Sean Cooley and SPC Christopher Horton Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowships Programs
SUBCHAPTER II — SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 30 sections
Part A — Organization and Personnel 14 sections
- § 6531. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(H), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2776
- § 6532. — Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Senate; Financial Clerk deemed successor as disbursing officer
- § 6533. — Death, resignation, or disability of Secretary of Senate; Assistant Secretary of Senate to act as Secretary; written designation of absent status
- § 6534. — Compensation of Assistant Secretary of Senate
- § 6535. — Compensation of Parliamentarian of Senate
- § 6536. — Compensation of Financial Clerk of Senate
- § 6537. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(A), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2775
- § 6538. — Employment of additional administrative assistants
- § 6539. — Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Secretary of Senate; Secretary’s authority to establish and fix compensation for positions
- § 6540. — Adjustment of rate of compensation by Secretary of Senate
- § 6541. — Professional archivist; Secretary’s authority to obtain services from General Services Administration
- § 6542. — Employees of Senate Disbursing Office; designation by Secretary of Senate to administer oaths and affirmations
- § 6543. — Designation of reporters
- § 6544. — Substitute reporters of debates and expert transcribers; temporary reporters of debates and expert transcribers; payments from Senate contingent fund
Part B — General Powers and Duties 16 sections
- § 6561. — Advance payments by Secretary of Senate
- § 6562. — Transfers of funds by Secretary of Senate; approval of Committee on Appropriations
- § 6563. — Payment of certain expenses
- § 6564. — Travel expenses of Secretary of Senate; advancement of travel funds to designated employees
- § 6565. — Advancement by Secretary of Senate of travel funds to employees under his jurisdiction for Federal Election Campaign Act travel expenses
- § 6566. — Authority to procure technical support and other services and incur travel expenses; payment of such expenses
- § 6567. — Funds for Secretary of Senate to assist in proper discharge within United States of responsibilities to foreign parliamentary groups or other foreign officials
- § 6568. — Banking and financial transactions of Secretary of Senate
- §§ 6569 to 6571. — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1(a), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2525
- § 6572. — Purchases of stationery and materials for folding
- § 6573. — Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals
- § 6574. — Senate Office of Public Records Revolving Fund
- § 6575. — Fees for copies from Senate journals
- § 6576. — Senate Gift Shop
- § 6577. — Senate legislative information system
- § 6578. — Senate Leader’s Lecture Series
SUBCHAPTER III — SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF SENATE 35 sections
Part A — Organization and Personnel 9 sections
- § 6591. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(H), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2776
- § 6592. — Limitation on compensation of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- § 6593. — Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper to act on death, resignation, disability, or absence of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- § 6594. — Compensation of Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- § 6595. — Compensation of Administrative Assistant to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- § 6596. — Employment of personnel by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate at daily rates of compensation; authorization; limitation on amount of compensation
- § 6597. — Abolition of statutory positions in Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; authority to establish and fix compensation for positions
- § 6598. — Designation by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of persons to approve vouchers for payment of moneys
- § 6599. — Use by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of individual consultants or organizations, and department and agency personnel
Part B — General Powers and Duties 26 sections
- § 6611. — Transfer authority and Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund
- § 6612. — Travel expenses of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
- § 6613. — Advances to Sergeant at Arms of Senate for extraordinary expenses
- § 6614. — Funds advanced by Secretary of Senate to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate to defray office expenses; accountability; maximum amount; vouchers
- § 6615. — Deposit of moneys for credit to account within Senate contingent fund for “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”
- § 6616. — Support services for Senate during emergency; memorandum of understanding with an executive agency
- § 6617. — Law enforcement authority of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
- § 6618. — Data processing equipment, software, and services
- § 6619. — Advance payments for computer programing services
- § 6620. — Provision of services and equipment on a reimbursable basis
- § 6621. — Payment for telecommunications equipment and services; definitions
- § 6622. — Certification of telecommunications equipment and services as official
- § 6623. — Report on telecommunications to Committee on Rules and Administration
- § 6624. — Metered charges on copiers; “Sergeant at Arms” and “user” defined; certification of services and equipment as official; deposit of payments; availability for expenditure
- § 6625. — Receipts from sales of items by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate, to Senators, etc., to be credited to appropriation from which purchased
- § 6626. — Reimbursements to Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate for equipment provided to Senators, etc., which has been lost, stolen, damaged, or otherwise unaccounted for; deposit of receipts
- § 6627. — Compensation for lost or damaged property
- § 6628. — Treatment of electronic services provided by Sergeant at Arms
- § 6629. — Purchase, lease, exchange, maintenance, and operation of vehicles out of account for Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate within Senate contingent fund; authorization of appropriations
- § 6630. — Disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; procedure; deposit of receipts
- § 6631. — Transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to public schools
- § 6632. — Disposal of used or surplus automobiles and trucks by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate; procedure; deposit of receipts
- § 6633. — Media support services
- § 6634. — Senate Hair Care Services
- § 6635. — Office of Senate Health Promotion
- § 6636. — Senate Computer Center
SUBCHAPTER IV — CHAPLAIN 4 sections
- § 6651. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title II, § 212(a)(3)(G), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2776
- § 6652. — Compensation of employees of Chaplain of Senate
- § 6653. — Postage allowance for Chaplain of Senate
- § 6654. — Payment of expenses of the Chaplain of the Senate from the contingent fund of the Senate