- § 5501. Temporary appointments in case of vacancies or incapacity of House officers; compensation
- § 5502. House emergency operations positions
- § 5503. Actions against officers for official acts
- § 5504. Officers of Senate
- § 5505. Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives
- § 5506. Appropriations for expenses of House; restrictions
- § 5507. Transfers of amounts appropriated for House
- § 5508. Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund
- § 5509. Incidental use of equipment and supplies
- § 5510. Providing assistance to House of Representatives in response to cybersecurity events
- § 5511. Transfer of funds
- § 5512. Use of available balances of expired appropriations
- § 5513. House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account
- § 5514. Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program
§ 5501. Temporary appointments in case of vacancies or incapacity of House officers; compensation
(a) Temporary appointments in case of vacancy or incapacity in office of Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, or Chaplain of House
(b) Duties of temporary appointees
(c) Compensation of temporary appointee
(Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 208, as added Aug. 5, 1953, ch. 330, 67 Stat. 387; amended Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(20), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1733; Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20702(b), as added Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 38.)
§ 5502. House emergency operations positions
(a) Establishment in certain offices
Effective with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year, there are hereby established 2 additional positions in each of the following offices of the House of Representatives:
(1) The Office of the Clerk.
(2) The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(3) The Office of the Sergeant at Arms.
(b) Duties
(c) Rate of pay
(d) Appointment authority
(Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 118, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 573.)
§ 5503. Actions against officers for official acts
In any action brought against any person for or on account of anything done by him while an officer of either House of Congress in the discharge of his official duty, in executing any order of such House, the United States attorney for the district within which the action is brought, on being thereto requested by the officer sued, shall enter an appearance in behalf of such officer; and all provisions of the eighth section of the Act of July 28, 1866, entitled “An Act to protect the revenue, and for other purposes”, and also all provisions of the sections of former Acts therein referred to, so far as the same relate to the removal of suits, the withholding of executions, and the paying of judgments against revenue or other officers of the United States, shall become applicable to such action and to all proceedings and matters whatsoever connected therewith, and the defense of such action shall thenceforth be conducted under the supervision and direction of the Attorney General.
(Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, § 8, 18 Stat. 401; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)
§ 5504. Officers of Senate
Section 5503 of this title shall not apply to officers of the Senate.
(Pub. L. 95–521, title VII, § 714(d), Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1884.)
§ 5505. Payments from applicable accounts of House of Representatives
(a) In general
(b) Definitions
As used in this section—
(1) the term “applicable accounts of the House of Representatives” means accounts for salaries and expenses of committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), the computer support organization of the House of Representatives, and allowances and expenses of Members of the House of Representatives, officers of the House of Representatives, and administrative and support offices of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the term “Member of the House of Representatives” means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(Pub. L. 104–186, title I, § 105, Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1721.)
§ 5506. Appropriations for expenses of House; restrictions
Appropriations made for expenses of the House of Representatives shall not be used for the payment of personal services except upon the express and specific authorization of the House in whose behalf such services are rendered. Nor shall such appropriations be used for any expenses not intimately and directly connected with the routine legislative business of the House of Representatives, and the Government Accountability Office shall apply the provisions of this section in the settlement of the accounts of expenditures from said appropriations incurred for services or materials.
(Feb. 14, 1902, ch. 17, § 1, 32 Stat. 26; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(45), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1737; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.)
§ 5507. Transfers of amounts appropriated for House
(a) Transfers among categories of allowances and expenses
(b) Transfers among offices and activities
(c) Transfers among various appropriations headings
(1) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House of Representatives under the headings specified in paragraph (2) may be transferred among and merged with such headings, effective upon the expiration of the 21-day period (or such alternative period that may be imposed by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives) which begins on the date such Committee has been notified of the transfer.
(2) The headings referred to in paragraph (1) are “House Leadership Offices”, “Members’ Representational Allowances”, “Committee Employees”, “Salaries, Officers and Employees”, “Allowances and Expenses”, the span for any joint committee under the span “Joint Items” (to the extent that amounts appropriated for the joint committee are disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives), “Office of the Attending Physician”, “Allowance for Compensation of Interns in Member Offices” 1
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
“Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Appropriations Committee Offices”, “Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Standing, Special and Select Committee Offices”, “Allowance for Compensation of Interns in House Leadership Offices”, and “House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account”.(d) Transfers to Architect of the Capitol
(e) Transfers to House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund
(f) Transfers among House Leadership Offices
(Pub. L. 102–392, title I, § 101, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1709; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 109(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 355; Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, §§ 103(a), 105(a), (b), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 817, 818; Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, §§ 104(a), 1304(d), Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2029, 2035;
§ 5508. Account in House of Representatives for Employees’ Compensation Fund
(a) Establishment
(b) Payments made from account
(c) Category of allowances and expenses
(Pub. L. 105–55, title I, § 109, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1184; Pub. L. 113–76, div. I, title I, § 102(a), Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat. 422.)
§ 5509. Incidental use of equipment and supplies
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of Representatives.
(b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 106, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2439.)
§ 5510. Providing assistance to House of Representatives in response to cybersecurity events
(a) Provision of assistance
If the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or the Speaker’s designee), with the concurrence of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives (or the Minority Leader’s designee), determines that a cybersecurity event has occurred and that containing, mitigating, or resolving the event exceeds the resources of the House of Representatives, then notwithstanding any other provision of law or any rule, regulation, or executive order—
(1) the Speaker may request assistance in responding to the event from the head of any Executive department, military department, or independent establishment;
(2) not later than 24 hours after receiving the request, the head of the department or establishment shall begin to provide appropriate assistance in response to the incident, including (if necessary) restoring the information systems of the House to an operational state which allows for the continuation of the legislative process and for Members, officers, and employees of the House to continue to meet their official and representational duties; and
(3) such assistance shall be provided without reimbursement by the House of Representatives.
(b) Scope of assistance
(1) In general
(2) Connections between department or establishment and House information systems
In providing assistance under this section—
(A) personnel of a department or establishment may not log onto the information systems of the House without the authorization of the Speaker (or the Speaker’s designee); and
(B) personnel of a department or establishment may provide the House with access to technological support services of the department or establishment, including by authorizing personnel or systems of the House to connect with and operate services or programs of the department or establishment with guidance from subject matter experts of the department or establishment.
(c) Termination of assistance
(1) Termination upon notice from Speaker
(2) Removal of technological support services
(d) Compliance with existing standards
(e) No effect on other authority to provide support
(f) Definitions
(Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1090, Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1606.)
§ 5511. Transfer of funds
(a) Transfer of unexpended appropriations for salaries and expenses
(b) Exception for Members’ Representational Allowances
(c) Notification
(d) Applicability
(Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 119, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 777.)
§ 5512. Use of available balances of expired appropriations
(a) Subject to section 5511 of this title, available balances of expired appropriations for the House of Representatives shall be available to the House of Representatives—
(1) for the payment of a death gratuity which is specifically appropriated by law and which is made in connection with the death of an employee of the House of Representatives, without regard to the fiscal year in which the payment is made; and
(2) for deposit into the account established under section 5508 of this title for making payments of the House of Representatives to the Employees’ Compensation Fund under section 8147 of title 5 and for reimbursing the Secretary of Labor for any amounts paid with respect to unemployment compensation payments for former employees of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to funds appropriated or otherwise made available in fiscal year 2020 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 116–94, div. E, title I, § 116, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 2760.)
§ 5513. House of Representatives Modernization Initiatives Account
(a) Establishment
(b) Use of funds
(c) Continuing availability of funds
(d) Omitted
(e) Effective date
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. I, title I, § 115, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 1637.)
§ 5514. Green and Gold Congressional Aide Program
(a) Establishment
(b) Placement
(c) Exclusion of appointees for purposes of limit on number of employees in Member offices
(d) Regulations
(e) Authorization of appropriations
(f) Effective date
(Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 114, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 511.)