§5537 — Title 2 The Congress | U.S. Code

Summary

A revolving fund in the U.S. Treasury is set up for the House of Representatives called the Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund. The Chief Administrative Officer deposits money into it from House offices and from Members (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners) to pay for office equipment and furniture for Members’ district offices. Money in the fund may be used without fiscal year limits to buy, lease, or maintain that equipment and furniture. The fund is treated as a category of allowances and expenses under section 5507(a). It applies from fiscal year 2003 onward, though deposits from fiscal year 2002 or later may be made. It does not cover telecommunications equipment under section 5538.

Title 2, §5537

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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 Net Expenses of Equipment 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 amounts provided by offices of the House of Representatives to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain the equipment located in such offices, and amounts provided by Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress) to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain furniture for their district offices.

(b)Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by the Chief Administrative Officer without fiscal year limitation to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain equipment for offices of the House of Representatives and furniture for the district offices of Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress).

(c)The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 5507(a) of this title.

(d)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year, except that for purposes of making deposits into the Revolving Fund under subsection (a), the Chief Administrative Officer may deposit amounts provided by offices of the House of Representatives during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year.

(e)This section shall not apply with respect to any telecommunications equipment which is subject to coverage under section 5538 11 See References in Text note below. of this title (relating to the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 5538 of this title, referred to in subsec. (e), was in the original “section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005” and was translated as reading “section 102” of that Act, meaning section 102 of div. G of Pub. L. 108–447, to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because section 103 of div. G of Pub. L. 108–447 does not relate to the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 112g of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003, which is div. H of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003.

Amendments

2004—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–447 added subsec. (e).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2004 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 108–447 applicable with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year, see section 5538(f) of this title.

§5537 Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund