§42c. Airmail and special delivery stamps for House Members and standing committees

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to procure and furnish-

(1) to each Representative and Delegate and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, upon request by such person, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $700, for the second session of the Ninetieth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his official business; and

(2) to each standing committee of the House of Representatives, upon request of the chairman thereof, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $420, for the second session of the Ninetieth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for official business of each such committee.

( Pub. L. 85–778, §1, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934 ; Pub. L. 88–454, §103, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550 ; Pub. L. 90–392, title I, July 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 318 .)

Prior Provisions

Prior provisions relating to airmail and special-delivery postage allowances for House standing committees were contained in section 42b of this title, and for House Members were contained in the following acts formerly classified to section 42a of this title:

July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, 68 Stat. 402 .

June 13, 1945, ch. 189, 59 Stat. 249 .

June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, 58 Stat. 344 .

June 8, 1942, ch. 396, 56 Stat. 339 .

July 1, 1941, ch. 268, 55 Stat. 455 .

Amendments

1968-Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in an amount not exceeding $200 for each Representative and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and in an amount not exceeding $120 for each standing committee, was authorized by House Resolution No. 1003, Dec. 14, 1967, effective Jan. 3, 1968, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 90–392.

1964-Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in an amount not exceeding $100 for each Representative and Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and in an amount not exceeding $60 for each standing committee, was authorized by House Resolution No. 532, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88–454.

Transfer of Functions

Certain functions of Clerk of House of Representatives transferred to Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services by section 7 of House Resolution No. 423, One Hundred Second Congress, Apr. 9, 1992. Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services replaced by Chief Administrative Officer of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

Existing Entitlements

Sections 3 and 4 of Pub. L. 85–778 provided:

"Sec. 3. In addition to amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by this Act for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, each person and committee referred to in this Act shall be entitled to receive, until June 30, 1959, the amount of such stamps to which he would have been entitled but for the enactment of this Act.

"Sec. 4. Except as provided in section 3, amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by the first section and section 2 of this Act [enacting this section and section 42d of this title] shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any amounts of such stamps made available under any other provisions of law to persons and committees referred to in such sections."

Cross References

Adjustment of allowances by Committee on House Administration, see section 57 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 25b of this title.