§59d. Transportation of official records and papers to House Member's district

(a) Payment of reasonable expenses from contingent fund of House; rules and regulations

Effective August 16, 1978, notwithstanding any provision of law and until otherwise provided by law, the contingent fund of the House shall be available to pay the reasonable expenses of sending or transporting the official records and papers of any Member of the House of Representatives from the District of Columbia to any location designated by such Member in the district represented by the Member.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to provide for the most economical means of sending or transporting such documents to insure the orderly and timely delivery to the specified location. The Committee on House Administration shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(b) "Member" and "official records and papers" defined

As used in this section-

(1) the term "Member" means a Representative, a Resident Commissioner in the House, and a Delegate to the House; and

(2) the term "official records and papers" means books, records, papers, and official files which could be sent as franked mail.

( Pub. L. 98–51, title I, §111(1), July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 269 .)

Codification

In subsec. (a), "August 16, 1978" substituted for "upon the date of adoption of this resolution" meaning the date of adoption of House Resolution No. 1297, which was agreed to Aug. 16, 1978.

Section is based on House Resolution No. 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, Aug. 16, 1978, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–51.

Sections 1 and 2 of House Resolution No. 1297 were redesignated subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section, respectively, for purposes of codification.

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.