2 U.S.C. § 6319 — Transportation of official records and papers to a Senator’s State
submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-447 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 185 words · no verdicts yet
At a Senator’s request, Senate funds may pay reasonable costs of transporting the Senator’s official records and papers from the District of Columbia to a chosen place in the represented State. The Sergeant at Arms must use an economical, timely method, and the section defines the records covered and applies from fiscal year 2005 onward.
(a) The Senate “Miscellaneous Items” account may pay reasonable costs, requested by a Senator, to send or transport the Senator’s official records and papers from the District of Columbia to a Senator-designated place in the represented State. (b) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper must use the most economical method while ensuring orderly, timely delivery. (c) The Committee on Rules and Administration may issue implementing rules. (d) “Official records and papers” means books, records, papers, and official files that could be sent as franked mail; this section does not define “franked mail.” (e) This applies to fiscal year 2005 and each later fiscal year.
Upon request of a Senator, amounts in the appropriation account “Miscellaneous Items” within the contingent fund of the Senate shall be available to pay the reasonable expenses of sending or transporting the official records and papers of the Senator from the District of Columbia to any location designated by such Senator in the State represented by the Senator.
The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall provide for the most economical means of sending or transporting the official records and papers under this section while ensuring the orderly and timely delivery of the records and papers to the location specified by the Senator.
The Committee on Rules and Administration shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
In this section, the term “official records and papers” means books, records, papers, and official files which could be sent as franked mail.
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, § 7, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3170.)
- 2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-447 · 118 Stat. 3170
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-447 on 2004-12-08.
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