§57a . Limitation on authority of Committee on House Administration to fix and adjust allowances

(a) Until otherwise provided by law, any allowance specified in subsection (a)(1) of the first section of H. Res. 457, Ninety-second Congress, relating to expenditures of funds from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives for certain allowances to Members, officers, and standing committees of the House (2 U.S.C. 57), adopted July 21, 1971, and enacted as permanent law by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (Public Law 92–184; 85 Stat. 627), hereinafter in this section referred to as "H. Res. 457, Ninety-second Congress", may be fixed or adjusted only through the adoption of a resolution by the House of Representatives, except that the Committee on House Administration may fix or adjust such allowance in any case in which such action by such committee is made necessary by-

(1) any change in the price of materials, services, or office space;

(2) any technological change or other improvement in electrical or mechanical equipment;  or

(3) any increase in the cost of living which results in action under the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1971.

(b) Upon the date of the adoption of this section, the authority of the Committee on House Administration under H. Res. 457, Ninety-second Congress, shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

( Pub. L. 94–440, title II, §101, Oct. 1, 1976, 90 Stat. 1448 .)

References in Text

Subsection (a)(1) of the first section of H. Res. 457, Ninety-second Congress, referred to in subsec. (a), is classified to section 57(a)(1) of this title.

The Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1971, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), probably means the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91–656, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1946 . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and Tables.

Codification

Section is based on House Resolution No. 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, July 1, 1976, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 94–440.

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.