and for such nonperformance of services shall be stated. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 830, § 1, 31 Stat. 968.) § 89a. Certification of indebtedness of employees of House of Representatives; withholding of amount. Whenever an employee of the House of Representatives becomes indebted to the House of Representatives, or to the trust fund account in the office of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and such employee fails to pay such indebtedness, the chairman of the committee, or the elected officer, of the House of Representatives having jurisdiction of the activity under which such indebtedness arose, is authorized to certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives the amount of such indebtedness. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized to withhold the amount so certified from any amount which is disbursed by him and which is due to, or on behalf of, such employee. Whenever an amount is withheld under this section, the appropriate account shall be credited in an amount equal to the amount so withheld. As used in this section, the term "employee of the House of Representatives" means any person in the legislative branch of the Government whose salary, wages, or other compensation is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 85-492, July 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 293.) § 90. Removal from office of employees of House of Representatives. The violation of any of the provisions of sections 85-88 and 89 of this title shall, upon ascertainment thereof, be deemed to be cause for removal from office. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 830, § 1, 31 Stat. 968.) § 91. Inquiry by Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives. It shall be the duty of the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives from time to time to inquire into the enforcement or violation of any of the provisions of sections 85-88, 89, and 90 of this title; and for this purpose they are authorized to send for persons and papers, and to administer oaths; and they shall report to the House at least once every session their compliance with the duty herein imposed. (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 830, § 1, 31 Stat. 968; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 121, 60 Stat. 822.) AMENDMENTS 1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, amended section, substituting "Committee on House Administration" for "Committee on Accounts". § 92. Payment of appropriations for clerk hire for Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners. Appropriations made by Congress for clerk hire for Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners shall be paid by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to those persons, not to exceed eight in number, to be designated by each Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner or, in the case of each Member, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner the population of whose constituency is five hundred thousand or more, as currently estimated by the Bureau of the Census, not to exceed the foregoing number increased by one, to be designated by each such Member, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner, as the case may be, the names of such persons to be placed upon the roll of employees of the House of Representatives, together with the amount to be paid each; and Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners elect to Congress shall likewise be entitled to make such designations: Provided, That such persons shall be subject to removal at any time by such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner with or without cause. (Jan. 25, 1923, ch. 43, 42 Stat. 1217; July 25, 1939, ch. 352, § 1, 53 Stat. 1080; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 11 (b), 69 Stat. 509; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 938, § 1 (b), 70 Stat. 990.) AMENDMENTS 1956-Act Aug. 3, 1956, amended section by inserting provision that where constituency is five hundred thousand or more, the number of clerks permitted may be increased by one. 1955-Act Aug. 5, 1955, amended section, substituting "to those persons, not to exceed eight in number" for "to one, two, or three persons". 1939-Act July 25, 1939, amended section, substituting "to one, two, or three persons" for "to one or two persons", and became effective Jan. 1, 1940 by the provisions of section 4 of act July 25, 1939. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1955 AMENDMENT Amendment of this section by act Aug. 5, 1955, as effective Aug. 1, 1955, see note under section 60g-1 of this title. APPROPRIATIONS Applicable appropriations to be available for purposes of amendments made by act Aug. 3, 1956, see note set out under section 60g-1 of this title. CROSS REFERENCES Clerk hire for Members, Delegates, and Resident Commissioners to be at rate of $12,500 per annum, but no clerk to receive in excess of $5,000 per annum, see section 60g of this title. Committee staffs, appointment, number and compensation, see section 72a of this title. § 92a. Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death of Senator or Representative. When a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives or Delegate or Resident Commissioner dies during his term of office the clerical assistants appointed by him, and then borne upon the pay rolls of the Senate or House of Representatives, shall be continued on such pay rolls in their respective positions and be paid for a period not longer than one month: Provided, That this shall not apply to clerical assistants of standing committees of the Senate or House of Representatives, when their service otherwise would continue beyond such period. (Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 168, § 1, 44 Stat. 1148.) CROSS REFERENCES Clerical assistants of deceased Senator carried on pay roll for sixty days, see section 92e of this title. Pay of clerical assistants to be continued until successor of deceased or resigned Member of House is elected, see section 92b of this title. § 92b. Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death or resignation of Member of House. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 92a of this title, in case of the death or resignation of a Member of the House during his term of office, the clerical assistants designated by him and borne upon the clerk hire pay rolls of the House of Representatives on the date of such death or resignation shall be continued upon such pay rolls at their respective salaries until the successor to such Member of the House is elected to fill the vacancy. For the purposes of retirement benefits the period, not exceeding one hundred and ninety days, between the termination of service upon the death or resignation of a Member which occurred after December 4, 1927, and prior to April 24, 1950, and the election of a successor to fill the vacancy, shall be considered as continuous service. (Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 600, § 1, 49 Stat. 679; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 96, 64 Stat. 82; July 15, 1952, ch. 759, § 1, 66 Stat. 662.) AMENDMENTS 1952-Joint Res. July 15, 1952, amended section to provide retirement credit to employees for the time they were separated from employment following the death or resignation of a Member and before the election of his successor. 1950 Joint Res. Apr. 24, 1950, amended section by omitting second sentence which limited the continuance of clerical assistants of deceased or resigned House Members on the pay roll to six months. EFFECTIVE DATE Section 4 of act Aug. 21, 1935, provided that sections 92b-92d of this title should be effective as of January 3, 1935. CROSS REFERENCES Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death of Senator or Representative, see section 92a of this title. § 92c. Same; performance of duties. Any clerical assistants who continue on the House pay rolls under the provisions of section 92b of this title shall, while so continued, perform their duties under the direction of the Clerk of the House, and he is authorized and directed to remove from such pay rolls any such clerks who are not attending to the duties for which their services are continued. 21, 1935, ch. 600, § 2, 49 Stat. 680., EFFECTIVE DATE (Aug. Section as effective January 3, 1935, see note under section 92b of this title. § 92d. Same; definition of "Member of House." As used in section 92b of this title the phrase "Member of the House" shall mean a Representative, Representative-elect, Delegate, Delegate-elect, Resident Commissioner, or Resident Commissioner-elect. (Aug. 21, 1935, ch. 600, § 3, 49 Stat. 680.) EFFECTIVE DATE Section as effective January 3, 1935, see note under section 92b of this title. § 92e. Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death of Senator. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 92a of this title, in the case of the death of a Senator during his term of office, his clerical assistants on the pay roll of the Senate on the date of such death shall be continued on such pay roll at their respective salaries for a period of not to exceed sixty days: Provided, That any such clerical assistants continued on the pay roll shall, while so continued, perform their duties under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, and he is authorized and directed to remove from such pay roll any such clerks who are not attending to the duties for which their services are continued: Provided further, That this shall not apply to clerical assistants of standing committees of the Senate when their service otherwise would continue beyond such period. (June 28, 1943, ch. 173, title I, § 101, 57 Stat. 223; June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 337; June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 241; July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 390.) CROSS REFERENCES Pay of clerical assistants as affected by death of Senator or Representative, see section 92a of this title. S$ 93, 94. Omitted. CODIFICATION Section 93, act June 28, 1886, No. 15, 24 Stat. 342, which related to time of beginning of compensation of committee clerks, was omitted as obsolete and is now covered by section 72a of this title. Section 94, acts Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 1, 43 Stat. 1291; May 13, 1926, ch. 294, § 1, 44 Stat. 542; Feb. 23, 1927, ch 168, § 1, 44 Stat. 1152; May 14, 1928, ch. 551, § 1, 45 Stat 522; Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, § 1, 45 Stat. 1392; June 6, 1930, ch. 407, § 1, 46 Stat. 509; Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 234, § 1, 46 Stat. 1180; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, § 1, 47 Stat. 388; Feb. 28, 1933, ch. 134, § 1, 47 Stat. 1356, related to appointment and removal of janitors, and was limited to the appropriation acts of which it was a part. It was omitted from appropriation acts subsequent to 1933. § 95. Payments from contingent fund of House of Representatives. No payment shall be made from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives unless sanctioned by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. Payments from the contingent fund made upon vouchers approved by said committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government. No payment shall be made from said contingent fund as additional salary or compensation to any officer or employee of the House of Representatives. (Oct. 2, 1888, ch. 1069, 25 Stat. 546; Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 240, 36 Stat. 1318; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 121, 60 Stat. 822.) AMENDMENTS 1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, amended section, substituting "Committee on House Administration" for "Committee on Accounts". § 96. Payment from moneys of House of Representatives of certain bills. It shall be unlawful for the Clerk of the House to pay out of any moneys of the House of Representatives any bills for laundry, supplies, or utensils, except necessary furniture, used in the barber shops of the House Office Building or the House side of the Capitol. (July 16, 1914, ch. 141, § 1, 38 Stat. 462; Mar. 3, 1926, ch. 44, § 1, 44 Stat. 163.) § 97. Temporary committee on accounts of House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives of each Congress shall, before the termination of the last session of each Congress, appoint, from the Representatives-elect, a temporary committee on accounts, of three members, which said committee on accounts shall have the same powers and perform the same duties in reference to payments made from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives of the next Congress as are authorized by law and the rules of the preceding House of Representatives. Said temporary committee on accounts shall begin to exercise its powers immediately upon the termination of the previous Congress, and shall continue to exercise and discharge said duties until after the meeting and organization of the House of Representatives of the succeeding Congress, and until the appointment of the regular committee on accounts. All payments made out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers approved by said temporary committee on accounts shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and auditing officers of the Government. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 768.) REFERENCES IN TEXT Words in this section, "regular committee on accounts", refer to the Committee on Accounts, which was merged into the Committee on House Administration, of the House of Representatives, by act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 121, 60 Stat. 822, effective Jan. 2, 1947. S$ 98, 99. Omitted. CODIFICATION Section 98, act Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 360, 23 Stat. 512, which related to contracts for horses for service of House of Representatives, is omitted as obsolete. Section 99, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 541, § 1, 26 Stat. 914, which related to contracts for horses and mail wagons for House of Representatives, is omitted as obsolete. § 100. Contracts for packing boxes for House of Representatives. Packing boxes for the use of the House of Representatives shall be procured after advertisement for proposals therefor, under specifications to be prepared by the Clerk of the House, and from the lowest and best bidder to furnish the same. (Mar. 3, 1901. ch. 830, § 1, 31 Stat. 967.) § 101. Subletting duties of employees of Senate or House of Representatives. No employee of Congress, either in the Senate or House, shall sublet to, or hire, another to do or perform any part of the duties or work attached to the position to which he was appointed. (Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 771.) CROSS REFERENCES Requiring or permitting employees of House of Representatives to sublet duties, see section 87 of this title. § 102. Statements of Secretary of Senate and Clerk of House of Representatives. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall prepare and submit to the two Houses, respectively, at the commencement of each session of Congress, the following statements in writing: First. A statement showing the names of all the clerks and other persons who have been, during the preceding year or any part thereof, employed in their respective offices, and those of the messengers of the respective Houses; together with the time that each clerk or other person and each messenger was actually employed, and the sums paid to each. This statement must also show whether such clerks or other persons, or such messengers, have been usefully employed; whether the services of any of them can be dispensed with without detriment to the public service, and whether the removal of any particular persons, and the appointment of others in their stead, is required for the better dispatch of business. Second. A detailed statement, by items, of the manner in which the contingent fund for each House has been expended during the preceding year. This statement must give the names of every person to whom any portion of the fund has been paid; and if for anything furnished, the quantity and price; and if for any services rendered, the nature of such service, and the time employed, and the particular occasion or cause, in brief, that rendered such service necessary, and the amount of all former appropriations in each case on hand, either in the Treasury or in the hands of any disbursing officer or agent. Such statements shall exhibit, also, the several sums drawn by the Secretary and Clerk, respectively, from the Treasury, and the balances, if any, remaining in their hands. (R. S. §§ 60, 61.) DERIVATION R. S. § 60 from act Aug. 26, 1842, ch. 202, §§ 11, 20, 5 Stat. 525, 527. R. S. § 61 from Res. Mar. 1, 1823, No. 1, 3 Stat. 789. CODIFICATION Section, except last paragraph, was from R. S. § 60; last paragraph was from R. S. § 61. § 102a. Withdrawal of unexpended balances of appropriations. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal year 1955 and succeeding fiscal years which are subject to disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall be withdrawn as of June 30 of the second fiscal year following the year for which provided. Unpaid obligations chargeable to any of the balances so withdrawn or appropriations for prior years shall be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general purpose, which, at the time of payment, are available for disbursement. (Pub. L. 85-58, ch. XI, § 1101, June 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 190.) § 103. Reports of subordinate disbursing officers of Senate and House of Representatives. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall each require of the disbursing officers acting under their direction or authority, the return of precise and analytical statements and receipts for all the moneys which may have been from time to time, during the next preceding year, expended by them; and the results of such returns and the sums total shall be communicated annually to Congress, by the Secretary and Clerk, respectively. (R. S. § 62.) DERIVATION Act Aug. 26, 1842. ch. 202, § 20, 5 Stat. 527. § 104. Reports of all expenditures of Senate and House of Representatives. All expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives shall be made up to the end of each fiscal year, and shall be reported to Congress at the commencement of each regular session. (R. S. § 63.) DERIVATION Acts May 8, 1872, ch. 140. § 1, 17 Stat. 64 and Aug. 15. 1876, ch. 287, 19 Stat. 156. § 105. Preparation and contents of statement of appropriations. The statement of all appropriations made during each session of Congress shall be prepared under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, and said statement shall contain a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills passed during the session for which it is prepared. The statement shall indicate the amount of contracts authorized by appropriation Acts in addition to appropriations made therein, and shall also contain specific reference to all indefinite appropriations made each session and shall contain such additional information concerning estimates and appropriations as the committees may deem necessary. (Oct. 19, 1888, ch. 1210, § 1, 25 Stat. 587; July 19, 1897, ch. 9, § 1, 30 Stat. 136; June 7, 1924, ch. 303, § 1, 43 Stat. 586.) § 106. Stationery for Senate and House of Representatives; advertisements for. The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives shall annually advertise, once a week for at least four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers published in the District of Columbia, for sealed proposals for supplying the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, during the next session of Congress with the necessary stationery. The advertisement must describe the kind of stationery required, and must require the proposals to be accompanied with sufficient security for their performance. (R. S. §§ 65, 66; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80. § 1, 18 Stat. 318.) DERIVATION Res. Mar. 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249. CODIFICATION First sentence was from R. S. § 65; second sentence from R. S. § 66. CROSS REFERENCES Stationery allowances for Senators, Representatives, etc., see sections 46a and 46b of this title. Stationery for Senate and House may be purchased from Public Printer at cost, see section 110 of this title. Stationery required for official use of Senate and House to be furnished by Public Printer upon requisition, see section 146 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. Supplies for Senate and House may be purchased in accordance with schedule of contract articles and price of Administrator of General Services, see section 111 of this title. § 107. Same; opening bids; awarding contracts. All such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day specified in such advertisement for opening the same, when the same shall be opened in the presence of at least two persons, and the contract shall be given to the lowest bidder, provided he shall give satisfactory security to perform the same, under a forfeiture not exceeding double the contract price in case of failure; and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and give such security, within a time to be fixed in such advertisement, then the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract, and give such security. And in case of failure by the person entering into such contract to perform the same, he and his sureties shall be liable for the forfeiture specified in such contract, as liquidated damages, to be sued for in the name of the United States. (R. S. § 67; Feb. 18, 1875, ch. 80, § 1, 18 Stat. 316.) DERIVATION Res. Mar. 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249. § 108. Same; contracts for separate parts of stationery. Sections 106 and 107 of this title shall not prevent either the Secretary or the Clerk from contracting for separate parts of the supplies of stationery required to be furnished. (R. S. § 68.) DERIVATION Res. Mar. 3, 1815, No. 11, 3 Stat. 249. Stationery required for official use of Senate and House to be furnished by Public Printer upon requisition, see section 146 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents. Stationery for Senate and House may be purchased from Public Printer at cost, see section 110 of this title. Supplies for Senate and House may be purchased in accordance with schedule of contract articles and price of Administrator of General Services, see section 111 of this title. § 109. American goods to be preferred in purchases for Senate and House of Representatives. The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall, in disbursing the public moneys for the use of the two Houses, respectively, purchase only articles the growth and manufacture of the United States, provided the articles required can be procured of such growth and manufacture upon as good terms as to quality and price as are demanded for like articles of foreign growth and manufacture. (R. S. § 69.) DERIVATION Act June 17, 1844, ch. 105, § 1, 5 Stat. 681. CROSS REFERENCES American materials required for public use, see section 10a of Title 41, Public Contracts. § 110. Purchase of paper, envelopes, etc., for stationery rooms of Senate and House of Representatives. Paper, envelopes, and blank books required by the stationery rooms of the Senate and House of Representatives for sale to Senators and Members for official use may be purchased from the Public Printer at actual cost thereof and payment therefor shall be made before delivery. (June 5, 1920, ch. 253, § 1, 41 Stat. 1036.) § 111. Purchase of supplies for Senate and House of Representatives. Supplies for use of the Senate and the House of Representatives may be purchased in accordance with the schedule of contract articles and prices of the Administrator of General Services. (June 5, 1920, ch. 253, § 1, 41 Stat. 1036; June 10, 1933, Ex. Ord. No. 6166, § 1; June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title I, § 102, 63 Stat. 380.) AMENDMENTS 1949-Act June 30, 1949, abolished the Bureau of Federal Supply and transferred its functions and duties to the Administrator of General Services. CHANGE OF NAME Effective Jan. 1, 1947, the name of the Procurement Division of the Treasury Department was changed to the Bureau of Federal Supply by regulation § 5.7 of subpart A of Part 5 of Title 41, Public Contracts, 11 F. R. 13638, issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under the authority of section 22 of Title 5, Executive Departments and Government Officers and Employees. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Ex. Ord. No. 6166, abolished the General Supply Committee of the Treasury Department and vested it in the Procurement Division. The Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division was in turn changed to Public Buildings Administration to be within Federal Works Agency by 1940 Reorg. Plan No. I, §§ 301, 303, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F. R. 2729, 53 Stat. 1426, 1427. § 112. Purchases of stationery and materials for folding. Purchases of stationery and materials for folding shall be made in accordance with sections 106-109 of this title. All contracts and bonds for purchases made under the authority of this section shall be filed with the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives respectively. (Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 392, § 1, 24 Stat. 596; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, §§ 102, 121, 60 Stat. 814, 822.) AMENDMENTS 1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, amended section, substituting "Committee on Rules and Administration" of the Senate and the "Committee on House Administration" of the House of Representatives for the "Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses" and the "Committee on Accounts", respectively. § 112a. Electrical or mechanical equipment for House Members, officers, and committees. (a) Upon the request of any Member, officer, or committee of the House of Representatives and with the approval of the Committee on House Administration, but subject to the limitations hereinafter prescribed, the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to furnish electrical or mechanical office equipment for use in the office of such Member, officer, or committee. (b) The value of equipment furnished under this section, together with the value of any equipment purchased under House Resolution 318, Eightysecond Congress, which may be in use in the office of a Member at any one time shall not exceed $2,500. For the purposes of this subsection the value of any article of equipment shall be deemed to be the cost thereof less depreciation, determined in accordance with rules or regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration. (c) The electrical or mechanical office equipment which may be furnished under this section for use in the office of a Member shall be limited to the following general types of equipment: (1) addressing machinees; (2) automatic typewriters; (3) electric typewriters; (4) recording machines for dictating and transcribing; and (5) duplicating machines. (d) Except in case of electric typewriters, not more than two of each of the general types of equipment described in subsection (c) of this section may be furnished under this section for use in the office of a Member. (Mar. 25, 1953, ch. 10, § 1, 67 Stat. 7; Mar. 25, 1955, ch. 15, §§ 1, 2, 69 Stat. 13; Feb. 25, 1956, ch. 72, § 1, 70 Stat. 30.) REFERENCES IN TEXT House Resolution 318, Eighty-second Congress, referred to in the text, provided for the furnishing of up to $1,500 worth of electric or mechanical equipment to Members, officers, or committees of the House, to be paid for from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. Additional equipment to the extent of $1,000 could be procured by a Member, but the cost of such additional equipment had to be deducted from the gross funds allocated to the Member for clerk hire. House Resolution 318 ceased to be effective upon the approval of this section and sections 112a-1 to 112d of this title [Mar. 25, 1953]. See "Repeals" note under this section. AMENDMENTS 1956 Subsec. (a) amended by Joint Res. Feb. 25, 1956, § 1 (a), which deleted last sentence thereof, providing that "The cost of such equipment shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives." Subsec. (b) amended by Joint Res. Feb. 25, 1956, § 1 (b), which removed committees and officers from provisions limiting expenditures, substituted "value" for "original cost" in two instances in the existing provisions, and added second sentence prescribing method for determining value of equipment. Subsec. (c) amended by Joint Res. Feb. 25, 1956, § 1 (c), which eliminated officers and committees from provisions limiting the types of office equipment which may be furnished. Subsec. (d) amended by Joint Res. Feb. 25, 1956, § 1 (d), which eliminated officers and committees from provisions limiting the amount of office equipment which may be furnished. 1955-Subsec. (c) amended by act Mar. 25, 1955, § 1, which struck out the words "not more than two of each of" following the words "shall be limited to". Subsec. (d) added by act Mar. 25, 1955, § 2. REPEALS Section 3 of Joint Res. Mar. 25, 1953, renumbered section 2 by Joint Res. Feb. 25, 1956, repealed the last paragraph under the heading "Contingent expenses of the House" in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1953, act July 9, 1952, ch. 518, § 101, 66 Stat. 470, and provided that "the provisions of H. Res. 318, Eightysecond Congress, shall not hereafter be in effect." § 112a-1. Same; additional typewriters. In addition to the electric typewriters which may be furnished under section 112a of this title, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, upon request of any Member, shall furnish for use in the office of such Member not to exceed two electric typewriters. (Mar. 25, 1953, ch. 10, § 2, as added Feb. 25, 1956, ch. 72, § 2, 70 Stat. 31.) § 112a-2. Same; payment. The cost of electrical or mechanical office equipment furnished under sections 112a-112d of this title shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. (Mar. 25, 1953, ch. 10, § 3, as added Feb. 25, 1956, ch. 72, § 2, 70 Stat. 31.) § 112b. Same; registration and ownership. Electrical or mechanical office equipment furnished under section 112a of this title shall be registered in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and shall remain the property of the House of Representatives. (Mar. 25, 1953, ch. 10, §4, formerly §2, 67 Stat. 8, renumbered Feb. 25, 1956, ch. 72, § 2, 70 Stat. 31.) AMENDMENTS 1956 Joint Res. Feb. 25, 1956, amended credit to section by changing section number "2" to "4" of Joint Res. Mar. 25, 1953. § 112c. Same; definition of "Member". For the purposes of section 112a of this title the term "Member" means a Representative in Congress, a Delegate from a Territory, or the Resident |