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§5545 House Services Revolving Fund
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Summary
Creates a House Services Revolving Fund in the U.S. Treasury to hold money the Chief Administrative Officer deposits from certain House-run services. It covers nine kinds of activity: the House Barber Shop, Beauty Shop, the House Restaurant System (including vending), mail services to non-House entities, fees for the exercise facility in section 103(a), credit-card rebates and incentives, vendor fees for breaking House security rules under the Master Web Services Agreement or Technology Services Contract, Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service, and other similar House services approved by the House Appropriations Committee. The Chief Administrative Officer may use the fund for any purpose they choose, including energy, water, and environmental work on buildings and grounds they manage, but they must notify the House Appropriations Committee. The fund is treated as a category of allowances and expenses under section 5507(a). The prior separate accounts for the Barber Shop, Beauty Shop, and House Restaurant (created by Public Laws 93–554 (88 Stat. 1776), 91–145 (83 Stat. 347), and section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941) are ended and their balances moved into the new fund. The fund takes effect October 1, 2004, and applies to fiscal year 2005 and later.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §5545
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(a)There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives to be known as the “House Services Revolving Fund” (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Revolving Fund”), consisting of funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives from all amounts received by the House of Representatives with respect to the following activities:
(1)The operation of the House Barber Shop.
(2)The operation of the House Beauty Shop.
(3)The operation of the House Restaurant System (including vending operations).
(4)The provision of mail services to entities which are not part of the House of Representatives.
(5)The payment of fees for the use of the exercise facility described in section 103(a).11 See References in Text note below.
(6)The collection of promotional rebates and incentives on credit card purchases, balances, and payments.
(7)The collection of a service fee from vendors of the Master Web Services Agreement or the Technology Services Contract for failure to abide by and maintain House of Representatives security policies.
(8)The operation of the House Dry Cleaning and Laundry Service.
(9)Other activities related to the operation of services offered by the House of Representatives, as approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(b)Amounts in the Revolving Funds 22 So in original. Probably should be “Fund”. shall be used for any purpose designated by the Chief Administrative Officer, including purposes relating to energy and water conservation and environmental activities carried out in buildings, facilities, and grounds under the Chief Administrative Officer’s jurisdiction, upon notification provided by the Chief Administrative Officer to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(c)The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 5507(a) of this title.
(d)(1)Each fund and account specified in paragraph (2) is hereby terminated, and the balance of each such fund and account is hereby transferred to the Revolving Fund.
(2)The funds and accounts referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A)The revolving fund for the House Barber Shop, established by the paragraph under the heading “HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND” in the matter relating to the House of Representatives in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat. 1776).
(B)The revolving funds for the House Beauty Shop, established by the matter under the heading “house beauty shop” in the matter relating to administrative provisions for the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347).
(C)The special deposit account established for the House of Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941, or any successor fund or account established for the receipt of revenues of the House Restaurant System.
(e)This section shall take effect October 1, 2004, and shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
section 103(a), referred to in subsec. (a)(5), means section 103(a) of Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3174, which is not classified to the Code. section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941, referred to in subsec. (d)(2)(C), means section 208 of act Oct. 9, 1940, ch. 780, title II, 54 Stat. 1056, which was classified to section 174k of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 221(3)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1748. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 117m of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (a)(8), (9). Pub. L. 117–328, § 115(a), added pars. (8) and (9). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–328, § 115(b), substituted “upon notification provided by the Chief Administrative Officer to” for “which is approved by”. 2018—Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 115–141 added par. (7). 2009—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 111–8 added par. (6). 2007—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “the Chief Administrative Officer, including purposes relating to energy and water conservation and environmental activities carried out in buildings, facilities, and grounds under the Chief Administrative Officer’s jurisdiction,” for “the Chief Administrative Officer”. 2005—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 109–13 added par. (5).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2022 Amendment Pub. L. 117–328, div. I, title I, § 115(c), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4923, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
Effective Date
of 2018 Amendment Pub. L. 115–141, div. I, title I, § 118(b), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 777, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 23, 2018].”
Effective Date
of 2009 Amendment Pub. L. 111–8, div. G, title I, § 102(c), Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 817, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
Effective Date
of 2007 Amendment Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 104(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2225, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
Effective Date
of 2005 Amendment Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title III, § 3401(c), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 272, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 [Pub. L. 108–447, div. G].” Membership in House of Representatives Exercise Facility for Active Duty Armed Forces Members Assigned to Congressional Liaison Office Pub. L. 111–248, § 1, Sept. 30, 2010, 124 Stat. 2625, provided that: “Any active duty member of the Armed Forces who is assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces at the House of Representatives may obtain membership in the exercise facility established for employees of the House of Representatives (as described in section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 [118 Stat. 3174]) in the same manner as an employee of the House of Representatives, in accordance with such
Regulations
as the Committee on House Administration may promulgate.”
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2 U.S.C. § 5545
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