US Code / 2018 US Code / Title 2. The Congress / Chapter 55. House of Representatives Officers and Administration / Subchapter iii. Chief Administrative Officer / 2 U.S. Code §5536. Office equipment for House Members, officers, and committees
Subchapter iii. Chief Administrative Officer
2 U.S. Code §5531. Program to increase employment opportunities in House of Representatives for individuals with disabilities
2 U.S. Code §5532. Advance payments
2 U.S. Code §5533. House of Representatives Revolving Fund
2 U.S. Code §5534. House revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances
2 U.S. Code §5535. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives
2 U.S. Code §5536. Office equipment for House Members, officers, and committees
2 U.S. Code §5537. Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund
2 U.S. Code §5538. Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund
2 U.S. Code §5539. Commissions and charges for public telephone or telecommunications services; deposit of receipts
2 U.S. Code §5540. Disposal of used or surplus furniture and equipment by Chief Administrative Officer of House; procedure; deposit of receipts
2 U.S. Code §5541. Fees for internal delivery in House of Representatives of nonpostage mail from outside sources
2 U.S. Code §5542. Regulations for safe handling of mail matter
2 U.S. Code §5543. Rebates under Government Travel Charge Card Program
2 U.S. Code §5544. Deposit of House Information Resources reimbursements for services
2 U.S. Code §5545. House Services Revolving Fund
2 U.S. Code §5546. Support services for House during emergency; memorandum of understanding with an executive agency
2 U.S. Code §5547. Emergency expenditures for meals, refreshments, and other support and maintenance
(a) Authority of Chief Administrative Officer
At the request of any Member, officer, or committee of the House of Representatives, or the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and with the approval of the Committee on House Oversight, but subject to the limitations prescribed by this Act, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall furnish office equipment for use in the office of that Member, Resident Commissioner, officer, or committee. Office equipment so furnished is limited to equipment of those types and categories which the Committee on House Oversight shall prescribe.
(b) Registration and ownership
Office equipment furnished under this section shall be registered in the office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and shall remain the property of the House of Representatives.
(c) Payment
The cost of office equipment furnished under this section shall be paid from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives.
(d) Rules and regulations
The Committee on House Oversight shall prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 91–139, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 291. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 112e of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.AMENDMENTS 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–186, §204(59)(A)(i), (B)(i), substituted "House Oversight" for "House Administration" in two places and "Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall furnish" for "Clerk of the House shall furnish electrical and mechanical". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–186, §204(59)(A)(ii), substituted "Chief Administrative Officer" for "Clerk". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–186, §204(59)(B)(ii), substituted "applicable accounts" for "contingent fund". Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–186, §204(59)(B)(i), (iii), substituted "House Oversight" for "House Administration" and struck out at end "The regulations shall limit, on such basis as the committee considers appropriate, the total value of office equipment, with allowance for equipment depreciation, which may be in use at any one time in the office of a Member or the Resident Commissioner."CHANGE OF NAME Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 91–139, §3, Dec. 5, 1969, 83 Stat. 292, provided that: "This Act [enacting this section and provisions set out as a note under former sections 112a to 112d of this title, and repealing sections 112a to 112d of this title] shall become effective at the beginning of the first calendar month which commences on or after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1969]."