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§6618 Data Processing Equipment, Software, and Services
Title 2 › Chapter 65— SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter III— SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF SENATE › Part B— General Powers and Duties › § 6618
Summary
The Sergeant at Arms may sign multi-year contracts for data processing equipment, software, and services if the Committee on Rules and Administration approves, even if other laws say otherwise.
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Title 2, §6618
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, is hereafter authorized to enter into multi-year contracts for data processing equipment, software, and services.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 123c of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975.
Amendments
1977—Pub. L. 95–26 substituted “multi-year contracts for data processing equipment, software, and services” for “multi-year leases for automatic data processing equipment”.
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2 U.S.C. § 6618
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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