2 U.S.C. § 4524 — Withholding of charitable contributions from salaries paid by Secretary of Senate and from employees of Architect of Capitol

(a) Definitions. (1) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Senate. (2) “Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol. (b) Notice and withholding. (1) The Secretary and Architect must tell people whose pay the Secretary disburses and people employed by the Architect, including Botanic Garden and Senate Restaurant employees, that they may have pay withheld for contributions to national voluntary health and welfare agencies designated by the Office of Personnel Management Director under Executive Order 10927 of March 18, 1961. (2) When a person requests withholding, states the amount, and names one Washington-area Combined Federal Campaign Center, the Secretary, Architect, or other pay-disbursing officer must (A) withhold that amount and (B) send it to that Center at least once each calendar quarter. (c) Timing. As far as practicable, the Secretary and Architect must do this around the executive-branch Combined Federal Campaign and related fundraising under that order, and at other times they consider appropriate. (d) Amounts. (1) Nothing may be withheld for a pay period if the pay is less than the requested amount plus all other withholdings. (2) A requested amount may not be less than 50 cents for biweekly or semimonthly pay, or $1 for monthly pay. (e) Limits on effect. This section imposes no duty, burden, or requirement on the United States, Senate, or their officers or employees except those specifically stated here. It does not consent to any law that would impose a penalty or liability on them because of this section. A paper or other item filed with the Secretary under this section is a Senate paper under rule XXX of the Standing Rules of the Senate. (f) Rules. The Secretary and Architect may issue appropriate rules and regulations.