§4727 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

By January 1, 2008, the Secretary of the Senate must create a free public website that shows Senate travel that must be reported for trips on or after January 1, 2008. The site must have a search tool, use the same categories (by Senator, travel dates, and other common travel details), and post the travel forms filed with the Senate for official travel. The site’s records may be kept online for no more than 4 years after they are received. If the Secretary cannot meet the deadline, the Senate’s Committee on Rules and Administration can give more time. Money may be provided as needed to run the site.

Title 2, §4727

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(a)Not later than January 1, 2008, the Secretary of the Senate shall establish a publicly available website without fee or without access charge, that contains information on travel that is subject to disclosure under paragraph 2 of rule XXXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, that includes, with respect to travel occurring on or after January 1, 2008—

(1)a search engine;

(2)uniform categorization by Member, dates of travel, and any other common categories associated with congressional travel; and

(3)forms filed in the Senate relating to officially related travel.

(b)The Secretary of the Senate shall maintain the information posted on the public Internet site of the Office of the Secretary under this section for a period not longer than 4 years after receiving the information.

(c)If the Secretary of the Senate is unable to meet the deadline established under subsection (a), the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may grant an extension of the Secretary of the Senate.

(e)There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 104g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§4727 Senate privately paid travel public website

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Title 2, §4727

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