§46g–1 . Telephone allowances for House Members for strictly official telephone service

(a) Effective as of April 1, 1971, until otherwise provided by law, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall reimburse, from the contingent fund of the House-

(1) each Member of the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico in an amount not more than $450 quarterly for charges for strictly official telephone service incurred outside the District of Columbia; and

(2) the Delegate from the District of Columbia in an amount not more than $450 quarterly for charges for strictly official telephone service incurred within the District of Columbia.

(b) Any unused portion of each quarterly allowance provided by this section shall lapse. The Committee on House Administration shall make such rules and regulations as the committee considers necessary to carry out this section. The amounts provided by this section shall be in addition to any other amounts provided by law which may be available for payment of charges described in subsection (a) of this section.

( Pub. L. 92–184, ch. IV, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 636 .)

Codification

Section is based on section 1 of House Resolution No. 418, Ninety-second Congress, May 18, 1971, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 92–184.

Prior Provisions

A prior section, based on House Resolution No. 161, Ninetieth Congress, May 11, 1967, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 90–392, title I, July 9, 1968, 82 Stat. 318 , was repealed by section 3 of House Resolution No. 418. The repeal was effective on Dec. 15, 1971, the date of enactment of the provisions of House Resolution No. 418 as permanent law.

Change of Name

Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995.

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.

Cross References

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