Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§6502 Procurement of temporary help
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 65— - SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL › § 6502
Summary
Under rules set by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms may hire temporary help from private companies. Each hire may last no more than 30 days, and while working, those people are not employees of the United States and are not treated as such for any purpose. The rule took effect on October 1, 2001, and applies in fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year after.
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Title 2, §6502
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(a)(1)Subject to regulations that the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may prescribe, the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may procure temporary help services from a private sector source that offers such services. Each procurement of services under this subsection shall be for no longer than 30 days.
(2)A person performing services procured under paragraph (1) shall not, during the period of the performance of the services, be an employee of the United States or be considered to be an employee of the United States for any purpose.
(b)This section shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply in fiscal year 2002 and successive fiscal years.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 61f–10 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2002, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
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2 U.S.C. § 6502
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73