2 U.S.C. § 6636: Senate Computer Center

Summary

Creates a special Senate Computer Center Revolving Fund in the U.S. Treasury. The fund can only pay salaries for extra staff hired to run contracts, the government share of their benefits, and refunds owed under those contracts. The Secretary of the Senate must pull out any money above $100,000 within 90 days after the fiscal year ends and put the excess into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The Senate’s Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper may make contracts with other parts of the legislative branch for use of computer time, but each contract must be approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration and cannot go past the end of that fiscal year. Contracts must be paid in full up front and must promise a prorated refund if time is unused. Agencies are allowed to pay in advance. If needed to meet contracts, extra staff can be hired and paid from the fund and used for regular work when not needed for contracts. Payments from the fund need vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, except for salaries paid at an annual rate.

Title 2, §6636

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(a)Senate Computer Center Revolving Fund

(1)There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate to be known as the Senate Computer Center Revolving Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the “revolving fund”).

(2)The revolving fund shall be available only for paying the salaries of personnel employed under subsection (c), and agency contributions attributable thereto, and for paying refunds under contracts entered into under subsection (b).

(3)Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw all amounts in the revolving fund in excess of $100,000, other than amounts required to make refunds under subsection (b)(2)(B), and shall deposit the amounts withdrawn in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.

(b)Contracts for use of Senate computer; approval; terms

(1)Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to enter into contracts with any agency or instrumentality of the legislative branch for the use of any available time on the Senate computer.

(2)No contract may be entered into under paragraph (1) unless it has been approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and no such contract may extend beyond the end of the fiscal year in which it is entered into. Each contract entered into under paragraph (1) shall contain—

(A)a provision requiring full advance payment for the amount of time contracted for, and

(B)a provision requiring refund of a proportionate amount of such advance payment if the total amount of time contracted for is not used.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency or instrumentality of the legislative branch is authorized to make advance payments under a contract entered into under paragraph (1).

(c)Additional personnel

To the extent that the personnel of the Senate Computer Center are unable to carry out the contracts entered into under subsection (b) according to their terms and conditions, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to employ such additional personnel for the Senate Computer Center as may be necessary to carry out such contracts, and to pay the salaries of such additional personnel, and agency contributions attributable thereto, from the revolving fund. Such additional personnel may temporarily be assigned to perform the regular functions of the Senate Computer Center when their services are not needed to carry out such contracts.

(d)Disbursements

Disbursements from the revolving fund under subsections (b) and (c) shall be made upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, except that vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate.

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 123d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

§6636 Senate Computer Center

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Title 2, §6636

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