Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110

§5538 Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund

Title 2 › CHAPTER 55 — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER III — CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER › § 5538

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a revolving fund in the U.S. Treasury called the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House must put money from legislative branch offices into the fund to buy, lease, obtain, and maintain data and voice telecommunications services and equipment. The money can be used without a yearly time limit. The fund counts as a category of allowances and expenses under section 5507(a). The rule applies for fiscal year 2005 and each year after, and for deposits the Chief Administrative Officer may use amounts provided during fiscal year 2004 or any later fiscal year.

Full Legal Text

Title 2, §5538

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(a)Establishment
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 Telecommunications 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 legislative branch offices to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain the data and voice telecommunications services and equipment located in such offices.
(b)Use of amounts in Fund
Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by the Chief Administrative Officer without fiscal year limitation to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain the data and voice telecommunications services and equipment of legislative branch offices.
(c)Transfer authority (d) , (e) Omitted
The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 5507(a) of this title.
(f)Applicability
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 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 legislative branch offices during fiscal year 2004 or any succeeding fiscal year.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 112h of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is comprised of section 102 of div. G of Pub. L. 108–447. Subsecs. (d) and (e) of section 102 of div. G of Pub. L. 108–447 amended section 5539 and 5537 of this title, respectively. Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005, which is div. G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 5538

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110