§1207a . Settlements and Awards Reserve appropriation account

(a) Establishment

There is established in the contingent fund of the Senate the "Settlements and Awards Reserve" appropriation account-

(1) into which shall be deposited appropriated funds and amounts transferred by the Secretary of the Senate from funds available to the Secretary for disbursement by the Secretary and amounts transferred by the Architect of the Capitol from funds appropriated to the Architect; and

(2) that shall be available as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Payments from account

The appropriation account established by subsection (a) of this section shall be available for the payment of awards under section 1207 of this title, payments pursuant to agreements under section 1210 of this title, and payments pursuant to Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 4, 1993.

(c) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for the purposes of subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Transfer of funds to account

In case of an award under section 1207 of this title, a payment pursuant to an agreement under section 1210 of this title, or a payment pursuant to Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 4, 1993, to an employee described in section 1201(c)(1)(B) of this title, to an applicant for a position described in section 1201(c)(1)(C) of this title that is to be occupied by such an employee, or to an individual described in section 1201(c)(1)(D) of this title who was formerly such an employee, the Architect of the Capitol, at the direction of the Secretary of the Senate, shall transfer to the account established by subsection (a) of this section, from funds that are appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol under the heading "Capitol Buildings and Grounds" under the subheading "senate office buildings" and that are otherwise available for obligation at the time the award is ordered or the agreement is entered into, an amount sufficient to pay such award or make such payment.

( Pub. L. 103–50, ch. XII, §1205, July 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 269 ; Pub. L. 103–211, title II, §2001(a)–(c), Feb. 12, 1994, 108 Stat. 22 .)

References in Text

Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (d), which established procedures for payments from the Senate Settlements and Awards Reserve appropriation account, is not classified to the Code.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1993, and not as part of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991 which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–211, §2001(a), inserted before semicolon "and amounts transferred by the Architect of the Capitol from funds appropriated to the Architect".

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–211, §2001(b), substituted ", payments" for "and payments" and inserted before period at end ", and payments pursuant to Senate Resolution 139, 103d Congress, agreed to August 4, 1993".

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–211, §2001(c), added subsec. (d).

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

Section 2001(d) of Pub. L. 103–211 provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall be effective on and after October 1, 1992."