of Representatives or of the Senate shall be held to have been a gift. (June 5, 1952, ch. 369, ch. I, § 101,

66 Stat. 101.)

CODIFICATION Provisions are also set out as section 125a of this title.

§ 39. Deductions for absence.

The Secretary of the Senate and Sergeant at Arms of the House, respectively, shall deduct from the monthly payments of each Member the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the Senate or House, respectively, unless such Member assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family. (R. S. § 40.)

DERIVATION

Act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, § 6, 11 Stat. 49.

CODIFICATION

Provisions which related to deductions from monthly payments to Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

§ 40. Deductions for withdrawal.

When any Member withdraws from his seat and does not return before the adjournment of Congress, he shall, in addition to the sum deducted for each day, forfeit a sum equal to the amount which would have been allowed by law for his mileage in returning home; and such sum shall be deducted from his compensation, unless the withdrawal is with the leave of the Senate or House of Representatives respectively. (R. S. § 41.)

DERIVATION

Res. July 17, 1862, No. 68, § 2, 12 Stat. 628.

CODIFICATION

Provisions which related to deductions from Delegates who withdraw are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

§ 40a. Deductions for delinquent indebtedness.

Whenever a Representative, Resident Commissioner, or a United States Senator, shall fail to pay any sum or sums due from such person to the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, the appropriate committee or officer of the House of Representatives or Senate, as the case may be, having jurisdiction of the activity under which such debt arose, shall certify such delinquent sum or sums to the Sergeant at Arms of the House in the case of an indebtedness to the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of the Senate in the case of an indebtedness to the Senate, and such latter officials are authorized and directed, respectively, to deduct from any salary, mileage, or expense money due to any such delinquent such certified amounts or so much thereof as the balance or balances due such delinquent may cover. Sums so deducted by the Secretary of the Senate shall be disposed of by him in accordance with existing law, and sums so deducted by the Sergeant at Arms of the House shall be paid to the Clerk of the House and disposed of by him in accordance with existing law. (June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1024.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which related to the delinquent indebtedness of Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

§ 41. Newspapers.

No Member is entitled to any allowance for newspapers. (R. S. § 43.)

DERIVATION

Act. Feb. 12, 1868, ch. 8, § 1, 15 Stat. 35.

CODIFICATION

Provisions which related to Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to other admission as States in 1959.

§ 42. Postage.

CODIFICATION

Section, R. S. § 44, omitted as obsolete in view of sections 42a, 46a, and 46b of this title.

§ 42a. Airmail and special-delivery postage allow

ances.

The Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to procure and furnish each fiscal year to each Senator and the President of the Senate, upon request by such person, United States air mail and special-delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $610 for the fiscal year 1964 and thereafter for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his or her official business, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to procure and furnish and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, upon request by such person, United States air mail and special-delivery postage stamps, in an amount not exceeding $200 for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his or her official business. (July 1, 1941, ch. 268, § 1, 55 Stat. 450; June 8, 1942, ch. 396, § 1, 56 Stat. 339; June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 339; June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 243; Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 391; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 503; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 359; July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570, § 101, 72 Stat. 442; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86628, § 101, 74 Stat. 449; Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88-248, § 101, 77 Stat. 805.)

AMENDMENTS

1963-Pub. L. 88-248 increased the maximum allowance from $550 to $610 for the fiscal year 1964 and thereafter.

1960-Pub. L. 86-628 increased the maximum allowance from $450 to $550 for the fiscal year 1961 and thereafter. 1958-Pub. L. 85-570 increased the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $400 to $450.

1956 Act June 27, 1956, increased the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $300 to $400.

1955-Act Aug. 5, 1955, increased the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $200 to $300.

1954 Act July 2, 1954, increased the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $132.07 to $200, for each fiscal year, and the allowance for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $125 to $200, for each fiscal year.

1951-Act Oct. 11, 1951, increased the allowance for each Senator and the President of the Senate from $105.66 to $132.07.

1945-Act June 13, 1945, increased amount of postage for each Senator and the President of the Senate from $96.66 to $105.66, and for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $65 to $90 per year.

1944 Act June 26, 1944, increased amount of air mail and special-delivery postage stamps for each Senator and the President of the Senate from $50 to $96.66 per year, and for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $50 to $65 per year.

1942-Act June 8, 1942, provided that special-delivery stamps in addition to air mail stamps be furnished upon request to each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT

Section 101 of act July 2, 1954, provided in part that part of such amendment increasing the air mail and special-delivery postage allowance of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner from $125 to $200, shall be effective after June 30, 1954.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1944 AMENDMENT

Amendment of section by act June 26, 1944, increasing postage stamps allowance of Senators and President of the Senate was made effective July 1, 1944, by title I thereof.

§§ 42a-1, 42b. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 42a-1, act July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402, prescribed airmail and special-delivery postage allowances for the Speaker and the House majority and minority leaders and whips, and is omitted as superseded by section 42d of this title.

Section 42b, acts June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 101, 63 Stat. 222; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402, prescribed airmail and special-delivery postage allowances for each House standing committee, and is omitted as superseded by section 42c of this title.

§ 42c. Airmail and special-delivery stamps for House members and standing committees.

The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to procure and furnish

(1) to each Representative and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, upon request by such person, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $500, for the first session of the Eighty-Sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his official business; and

(2) to each standing committee of the House of Representatives, upon request of the chairman thereof, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $300, for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for official business of each such committee. (Pub. L. 85-778, § 1, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934; Pub. L. 88-454, § 103, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which authorized stamps for Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

AMENDMENTS

1964 Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in an amount not exceeding $100 for each Representative and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and in an amount not exceeding $60 for each standing committee, was authorized by House Resolution No. 532, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88-454.

EXISTING ENTITLEMENTS

Sections 3 and 4 of Pub. L. 85-778, provided: "SEC. 3. In addition to amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by this Act for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, each person and committee referred to in this Act shall be entitled to receive, until June 30, 1959, the amount of such stamps to which he would have been entitled but for the enactment of this Act.

"SEC. 4. Except as provided in section 3, amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by the first section and section 2 of this Act [this section and section 42d of this title] shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any amounts of such stamps made available under any other provisions of law to persons and committees referred to in such sections." § 42d. Airmail and special-delivery stamps for House Speaker, leaders, whips, and officers.

(1) The Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, and the majority and minority whips of the House of Representatives shall each be allowed, for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $450.

(2) For the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, the following officers of the House of Representatives shall each be allowed United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in the amounts herein specified as follows: The Clerk of the House, $800; the Sergeant at Arms, $600, the Doorkeeper, $500, and the Postmaster, $400. (Pub. L. 85-778, § 2, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934; Pub. L. 88-454, § 103, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550.)

AMENDMENTS

1964 Subd. (1). Additional airmail and special delivery stamps in an amount not exceeding $90 were authorized by House Resolution No. 532, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88-454.

Subd. (2). Airmail and special delivery allowances were increased in the amount of $160 for the Clerk, $120 for the Sergeant at Arms, $100 for the Doorkeeper, and $80 for the Postmaster by House Resolution No. 532, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88-454.

§ 43. Mileage of Senators and Representatives.

Each Senator and Representative shall receive mileage at the rate of 20 cents per mile, to be estimated by the nearest route usually traveled in going to and returning from each regular session. (July 28, 1866, ch. 296, § 17, 14 Stat. 323.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which authorized payment of mileage to Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

REPEALS

Act Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4. repealed so much of act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, 17 Stat. 486, as provided for increase in compensation of Members of Congress and Delegates and that their compensation and allowances should be fixed by laws in force at time of passage of said act Mar. 3, 1873.

CROSS REFERENCES

Additional transportation expenses, reimbursement of Senators and Members of House of Representatives, see section 43b of this title.

§ 43a. Mileage of President of Senate.

On and after July 8, 1935, the President of the Senate shall be paid mileage at the same rate and in the same manner as now allowed by law to Senators and Members of the House of Representatives. (July 8, 1935, ch. 374, § 1, 49 Stat. 459.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which related to Delegates in Congress are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

§43b. Reimbursement of Senators and Members of House of Representatives for additional transportation expenses.

The Contingent Fund of the Senate is hereafter made available for reimbursement of transportation expenses incurred by Senators in traveling, on official business, by the nearest usual route, between Washington, District of Columbia, and any point in their home States, for not to exceed two round trips in each fiscal year, and the contingent fund of the House of Representatives is hereafter made available for reimbursement of transportation expenses incurred by Members (including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico) in traveling, on official business, by the nearest usual route, between Washington, District of Columbia, and any point in the district which he represents, for not to exceed two round trips in each year. (Pub. L. 85-570, § 101, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 443; Pub. L. 86-176, § 101, Aug. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 401; Pub. L. 88-70, July 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 82.)

AMENDMENTS

1963-Pub. L. 88-70 authorized reimbursement of Members of House of Representatives for transportation expenses.

1959-Pub. L. 86-176 substituted "between Washington, District of Columbia, and any point in their home States, for not to exceed two round trips" for "from Washington, District of Columbia, to their resident cities in their home States, and return, for not to exceed two such round trips."

§ 43c. Restriction on payment of travel or subsistence expenses to Senators and Representatives.

No funds made available in any Act shall be used to pay the expenses of travel or subsistence for any trip made by any Senator or Representative between the District of Columbia and his home State in the case of a Senator, or his district in the case of a Representative, other than (1) trips which are specifically authorized by law for mileage or transportation expense of Senators and Representatives, (2) official participation in the funeral services of deceased Senators or Representatives, or (3) official trips originating in the Senator's State or Representative's district during periods when Congress is not in session. (Pub. L. 86-628, § 105(c), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 461.) S$ 44, 45. Omitted.

CODIFICATION

Section 44, act May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, § 1, 34 Stat. 170, authorized a mileage allowance to the Delegate from Alaska, and is omitted as obsolete since Alaska was admitted into the Union with membership of one Representative in Congress on Jan. 3, 1959 upon issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1, 7 and 8 of Pub. L. 85-508, July

7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Section 45, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, § 8, 32 Stat. 694; Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, § 20, 39 Stat. 552, which authorized a mileage allowance to Resident Commissioners from the Philippine Islands, and was formerly covered by section 1237 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, is no longer in force in view of the independence of the Philippine Islands effected by section 1394 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and proclaimed by the President of the United States in Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F.R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352, set out as note under section 1394 of Title 22.

§ 46. Mileage allowance to Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

The Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be allowed the sum of $500 as mileage for each session of the House of Representatives. (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 36, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

CROSS REFERENCES Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, see sections 891-894 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 46a. Stationery allowance for Senators.

Commencing with the fiscal year 1964 and thereafter the allowance for stationery for each Senator and for the President of the Senate shall be at the rate of $2,400 per annum. (Jan. 6, 1964, Pub. L. 88258, title IV, § 401, 77 Stat. 864.)

CODIFICATION

Section is from Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1964, Pub. L. 88-258.

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

Similar provisions were contained in the following prior

acts:

1955-Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 504.

1953-Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 320.

1951-Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 391.

1948-June 14, 1948, ch. 467, title I, § 101, 62 Stat. 425. 1945-June 13 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 244. 1941-July 1, 1941, ch. 268, § 1, 55 Stat. 450.

ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES

The following acts authorized additional stationery allowances for each Senator and the President of the Senate:

1952-July 15, 1952, ch. 758, ch. II, § 201, 66 Stat. 639. 1950-Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1052, ch. II, § 101, 64 Stat. 1047. 1949-Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 662, title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 738. 1948-May 10, 1948, ch. 270, § 101, 62 Stat. 213. 1947-May 1, 1947, ch. 49, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 58. 1946-July 23, 1946, ch. 491, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 602. 1945-Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 589, title I, § 101, 59 Stat. 633.

§ 46a-1. Senate revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals.

There is established within the Contingent Fund of the Senate a revolving fund which shall consist of (1) the unexpended balance of the appropriation "Contingent Expenses, Senate, Stationery, fiscal year 1957", (2) any amounts hereafter appropriated for stationery allowances of the President of the Senate and of Senators, and for stationery for use of committees and officers of the Senate, and (3) any undeposited amounts heretofore received, and any amounts hereafter received as proceeds of sales by the stationery room of the Senate. Any moneys in the fund shall be available until expended for use in the same manner and for the same purposes as funds heretofore appropriated to the Contingent

Fund of the Senate for stationery, except that (1) the balance of any amount appropriated for stationery for use of committees and officers of the Senate which remains unexpended at the end of any fiscal year and (2) allowances which are not available for obligation due to vacancies or waiver of entitlement thereto, shall be withdrawn from the revolving fund. (Pub. L. 85-58, ch. XI, § 1101, June 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 188.)

§ 46b. Stationery allowance for Representatives and Resident Commissioner.

On and after July 2, 1954, the allowance for stationery for each Member of the House of Representatives and Resident Commissioner shall be $2,400 per regular session. (July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86-628, § 101, 74 Stat. 452; Aug. 20, 1964, Pub. L. 88-454 § 103, 78 Stat. 550.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which authorized a stationery allowance for Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

AMENDMENTS

1964-An additional allowance of $600 for stationery was authorized by House Resolution No. 533, Oct. 2, 1963, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88-454. 1960-Pub. L. 86-628 increased the stationery allowance from $1,200 to $1,800.

§ 46b-1. House revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances. There is established a revolving fund for the purpose of administering the funds appropriated for stationery allowances to each Representative, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and stationery for use of the committees, departments, and officers of the House. All moneys hereafter received by the stationery room of the House of Representatives from the sale of stationery supplies and other equipment shall be deposited in the revolving fund and shall be available for disbursement from the fund in the same manner as other sums that may be appropriated by the Congress for this purpose. The unexpended balance of all moneys heretofore received by the stationery room of the House of Representatives from the sale of stationery supplies and equipment shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the fund: Provided, That the unexpended balances in the appropriations "Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1945-1946"; "Contingent expenses,

House of Representatives, stationery, 1946"; "Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1947-48", as of June 30, 1947, shall be transferred to and made available for expenditure out of the fund, together with appropriations herein or hereafter made therefor, to remain available until expended. (July 17, 1947, ch. 262, § 101, 61 Stat. 366.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which related to funds appropriated for stationery allowances to Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

§ 46b-2. Prorated stationery allowance for Representatives and Resident Commissioner.

In the case of any Member of the House of Representatives or Resident Commissioner who is elected for a portion of a term, the amount of stationery allowance which such Member or Resident Commissioner shall be paid shall be an amount, with respect to the year in which he commences his service, which is the same percentage of the total stationery allowance payable for service for all of such year as the number of months of his service in such year (counting the month in which he is elected as one month) is of the total number of months in such year. Such prorated stationery allowance shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House into the revolving fund for stationery allowances established in section 46b-1 of this title. (Feb. 27, 1956, ch. 73, 70 Stat. 31.)

CODIFICATION

Provisions which authorized prorated stationery allowances for Delegates are omitted since there are no Delegates. The last Delegates to the Congress were from the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii prior to their admission as States in 1959.

§ 46c. Long-distance telephone calls for Senators: made to and from Washington, D. C.

There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, toll charges on not to exceed one hundred and sixty strictly official long-distance telephone calls, aggregating per month for each Senator not more than eight hundred minutes, to and from Washington, District of Columbia. (June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 244; July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 392; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, 60 Stat. 814; Nov. 1, 1951, ch. 665, ch. I, § 101, 65 Stat. 760; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 321; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 360; Jan. 6, 1964, Pub. L. 88-258, title IV, § 401, 77 Stat. 863.)

AMENDMENTS

1964-Pub. L. 88-258 substituted "one hundred and sixty" calls for "one hundred and twenty" calls and "eight hundred" minutes for "six hundred" minutes.

1956 Act June 27, 1956, substituted "one hundred and twenty" calls for "ninety" calls, and "six hundred" minutes for "four hundred and fifty" minutes.

1953-Act Aug. 1, 1953, substituted "ninety" calls for "sixty" calls, and "four hundred and fifty" minutes for "three hundred" minutes.

1951-Act Nov. 1, 1951, substituted "sixty" calls for "fifty" calls, and "three hundred" minutes for "two hundred and fifty" minutes.

1946-Act Aug. 2. 1946, substituted the "Committee on Rules and Administration" for "Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses".

Act July 1, 1946, increased the number of phone calls from twenty-six to fifty and the number of minutes from one hundred and thirty to two hundred and fifty per month.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1964 AMENDMENT Section 401 of Pub. L. 88-258 provided in part that the amendments made by Pub. L. 88-258 to this section shall be effective Jan. 1, 1964.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT

Section 101 of act June 27, 1956, provided in part that the amendments to this section shall be effective as of July 1, 1953.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1953 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act Aug. 1, 1953, provided in part that the amendments to this section shall be effective as of July 1, 1953.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENT

Section 101 of act Nov. 1, 1951, provided in part that the amendments to this section shall be effective as of January 1, 1952.

SIMILAR PROVISIONS

The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1945, act June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, 58 Stat. 339, carried a somewhat similar provision providing for the payment of the toll on the first three minutes on ten official calls per month.

ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR CALLS TO OR FROM WASHINGTON Additional payments of toll charges on calls to or from Washington, see section 46d of this title.

§ 46d. Same; originating and terminating outside Washington, D. C.; additional payments for calls to or from Washington, D. C.

There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (1) the toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls originating and terminating outside of Washington, District of Columbia, and (2) the toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls to or from Washington, District of Columbia, in excess of those authorized to be paid under section 46c of this title, not to exceed $1,800 per year, for each Senator. (June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 244; July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 392; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, 60 Stat. 814; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 321; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 400; July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570, § 101, 72 Stat. 442.)

AMENDMENTS

1958-Pub. L. 85-570 increased the maximum annual payments for each Senator from $1,200 to $1,800.

1954 Act July 2, 1954, inserted the provisions relating to toll charges on calls to or from Washington, and increased the maximum annual payments for each Senator from $650 to $1,200.

1953-Act Aug. 1, 1953, substituted "$650" per annum for "$450" per annum.

1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted the "Committee on Rules and Administration" for "Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses."

Act July 1, 1946, increased the toll charge payments from $300 per year to $450 and provided that they be paid semiannually.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT Section 101 of Pub. L. 85-570, provided in part that the amendment of this section by Pub. L. 85-570 shall be effective July 1, 1958.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act July 2, 1954, provided in part that the amendment of this section shall be effective July 1, 1954.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1953 AMENDMENT

Section 101 of act Aug. 1, 1953, provided in part that the amendment of this section shall be effective July 1, 1953.

§ 46d-1. Long-distance telephone calls for Vice President.

Commencing January 20, 1949, the provisions of existing law relating to long-distance telephone calls for Senators shall be equally applicable to the Vice President of the United States. (May 24, 1949, ch. 138, title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 77.)

CROSS REFERENCES

Existing law relating to long-distance telephone calls for Senators, see sections 46c and 46d of this title. § 46e. Telegram allowance.

There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate charges on official Government business paid and collect telegrams when so designated in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. (July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 392; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, title I, § 102, 60 Stat. 814.) AMENDMENTS

1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, substituted the "Committee on Rules and Administration" for "Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses."

§ 46f. Telephone, telegraph, and radiotelegraph allowances for Representatives and Resident Commissioner.

In the case of each Member of the House of Representatives, there shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration and subject to the limitations provided in section 46g of this title, the following charges:

(1) toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of the Member within the United States, its Territories and possessions and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and

(2) charges on strictly official telegrams, cablegrams and radiograms sent by or on behalf of the Member.

(June 23, 1949, ch. 238, § 1, 63 Stat. 264; May 29, 1951, ch. 117, § 1, 65 Stat. 47; Mar. 10, 1953, ch. 6, § 1, 67 Stat. 5; Feb. 27, 1956, ch. 74, § 1, 70 Stat. 31; Sept. 21, 1959, Pub. L. 86-340, § 1, 73 Stat 605.)

AMENDMENTS

1959-Pub. L. 86-340 included the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in clause (1).

1956-Act Feb. 27, 1956, authorized payment of charges on official cablegrams and radiograms.

1953-Act Mar. 10, 1953, removed reference to fiscal years and substituted "Member" for "Members." 1951-Act May 29, 1951, amended section generally to establish a new method of regulating payment of telephone calls and telegrams.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1959 AMENDMENT

Section 3 of Pub. L. 86-340 provided that: "The amendments made by the first two sections of this Act [amending this section and section 46g of this title] shall take effect as of noon, January 3, 1959."

EFFECTIVE Date of 1956 AMENDMENT Section 3 of act Feb. 27, 1956, provided that the amendments to this section and section 46g of this title and the repeal of section 46f-1 of this title shall take effect as of noon on January 3, 1956.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1953 AMENDMENT Section 2 of act Mar. 10, 1953, provided that the amendment of this section and section 46g of this title shall be effective as of Jan. 3, 1953.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENT Section 4 of act May 29, 1951, provided that the amendments of this section and sections 46g and 461 of this title and the repeal of section 46h of this title shall take effect as of July 1, 1951.