shall be legibly stamped on the front cover "Property of the United States Government." Each such set, upon delivery, shall become and remain the property of the United States, and may not be removed from the building in which is located the designated library or office, as the case may be.

Pub. L. 94-551, § 3, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2538.

§ 28e. Distribution of Precedents by Joint Committee on Printing of surplus sets; additional printing, etc., of sets under authority of Joint Committee

(a) Any set of the Precedents printed and bound pursuant to subsection (a) of section 28b of this title, not needed to carry out the distributions required by sections 28b to 28e of this title, shall be distributed under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.

(b) The Joint Committee on Printing may from time to time authorize and direct that additional sets of the Precedents, be printed, bound, and distributed in such manner as the Joint Committee determines will best carry out the purposes of sections 28b to 28e of this title.

Pub. L. 94-551, § 4, Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2538.

§ 29. Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress, Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and others; appointment and compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal agencies

The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall prepare, compile, and maintain on a current basis and in cumulative form, for each Congress commencing with the Ninety-third Congress a condensed and, insofar as practicable, up-to-date version of all of the parliamentary precedents of the House of Representatives which have current use and application in the House, together with informative text prepared by the Parliamentarian and other useful related material in summary form. The Parliamentarian shall have such matter printed for each Congress on pages of such size and in such type and format as he considers advisable to promote the usefulness of such matter to the Members of the House and shall provide a printed copy thereof to each Member in each Congress, including the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and may make such other distribution of such printed copies as he considers advisable. In carrying out this section, the Parliamentarian may appoint and fix the pay of personnel and utilize the services of personnel of the Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office.

Pub. L. 91-510, Title III, § 332, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1186.

Effective Date. Section effective immediately prior to noon on Jan. 3, 1971, see section 601 (1) of Pub. L. 91-510, set out as a note under section 72a of this title.

Legislative History. For legislative history and purpose of Pub. L. 91-510, see 1970 U.S.Code Cong. and Adm.News, p. 4417.

§ 29a. Early organization of House of Representatives-Caucus or conference for incumbent Members reelected to and Members-elect of ensuing Congress; time and procedure for calling

(a) (1) The majority leader or minority leader of the House of Representatives after consultation with the Speaker may at any time during any even-numbered year call a caucus or conference, to begin on or after the first day of December and conclude on or before the twentieth day of December in such year and to be attended by all incumbent Members of his or her political party who have been reelected to the ensuing Congress and all other Members-elect of such party, for the purpose of taking all steps necessary to achieve the prompt organization of the Members and Members-elect of such party for the ensuing Congress.

(2) If the majority leader or minority leader calls an organizational caucus or conference under paragraph (1), he or she shall file with the Clerk of the House a written notice designating the date upon which the caucus or conference is to convene. As soon as possible after the election of Members to the ensuing Congress, the Clerk shall furnish each Member-elect of the party involved with appropriate written notification of the caucus or conference.

(3) If a vacancy occurs in the office of majority leader or minority leader during any even-numbered year (and has not been filled), the chairman of the caucus or conference of the party involved for the current Congress may call an organizational caucus or conference under paragraph (1) by filing written notice thereof as provided by paragraph (2).

Payment and reimbursement for travel and per diem expenses for Members attending caucus or conference; exceptions; regulations governing payments and reimbursements; reimbursement vouchers

(b)(1)(A) Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called under subsection (a) of this section, and each incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress who attends any such caucus or conference convening after the adjournment sine die of the Congress in the year involved, shall be paid for one round trip between his or her place of residence in the district which he or she represents and Washington, District of Columbia, for the purpose of attending such caucus or conference. Payment shall be made through the issuance of a transportation request form to each such Member-elect or incumbent Member by the Finance Office of the House before such caucus or conference.

(B) Each Member-elect (other than an incumbent Member reelected to the ensuing Congress) who attends a caucus or conference called under subsection (a) of this section shall in addition be reimbursed on a per diem or other basis for expenses incurred in connection with his or her attendance at such caucus or conference for a period not to exceed the shorter of the following

(i) the period beginning with the day before the designated date upon which such caucus or conference is to convene and ending with the day after the date of the final adjournment of such caucus or conference; or

(ii) fourteen days.

(2) Payments and reimbursements to Members-elect under paragraph (1) shall be made as provided (with respect to Members) in the regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration with respect to travel and other expenses of committees and Members. Reimbursements shall be paid on special voucher forms prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.

Availability of contingent fund of House

(c) The contingent fund of the House is made available to carry out the purposes of this section.

Pub. L. 93-554, Title I, Ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.

Codification. Section is based on section 202 of House Resolution No. 988, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93-554.

Effective Date. Section 101 of Pub. L. 93-554 provided in part that the enact

§ 29b.

ment of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, into permanent law is effective on Jan. 2, 1975. This section is derived from enactment into permanent law of section 202 of House Res. No. 988.

Commission on Information and Facilities in House of Representatives-Establishment; composition

(a) There shall be in the House of Representatives a Commission on Information and Facilities (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Commission"), which shall be composed of nine Members of the House appointed by the Speaker, including the House Members of the

Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, no more than five being members of the same political party.

Advisory Council; establishment; composition, compensation

(b) To assist the Commission in carrying out its functions, the Speaker shall establish an Advisory Council composed of six members as follows:

(1) Two members who are representatives of public affairs institutions or groups,

(2) Two members who have demonstrated ability in space utilization, and

(3) Two members of the general public.

The members of such Advisory Council shall receive compensation at the daily rate provided by law for persons in grade GS-18, for each day actually engaged in the performance of the Commission's functions; and shall be entitled to receive actual and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence.

Study of informational problems, facilities and space, and House

legislative counsel requirements

(c) It shall be the function of the Commission to conduct a thorough and complete study of

(1) the information problems of the House of Representatives against the background of the existing institutions and services available to the House, and to make such recommendations with respect thereto as may be appropriate, and

(2) with respect to the facilities and space requirements of the Members and committees of the House, including space utilization, parking, and the organization, responsibility, and supervision to provide adequate, efficient, and economical space utilization, and

(3) the staff required to provide the House legislative counsel with the capability to fully meet the needs of the Members of the House.

Scope of study of informational problems

(d) The study conducted by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c) (1) of this section shall include (but need not be limited to)—

(1) House resources for information, including the Congressional Research Service, the General Accounting Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment, and the organizational framework that makes them effective or ineffective;

(2) information management, collection, and dissemination for the House;

(3) resources outside the Congress for information and their utilization;

(4) methods for setting up and organizing the flow of information from and to the Executive;

(5) experimental or pilot approaches to information problems, such as the creation of mechanisms for outside groups, or for pooling of resources; and

(6) the creation of a congressional staff journal or other process for communication.

Annual progress reports to Speaker; contents; submission date of
final report; completion date of study of House
legislative counsel requirements

(e) The Commission shall make an annual progress report to the Speaker, and shall make such additional reports as may appear appropriate or as may be directed by the Speaker, incorporating interim and final recommendations and drafts of legislation to carry out such recommendations. The final report of the Commission shall be submitted no later than January 2, 1977. The study conducted pursuant to sub

section (c)(3) of this section shall be completed no later than January 1, 1976.

Meetings; quorum

(f) In carrying out its functions, the Commission may meet at such times and places as it deems necessary. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Travel expenses and per diem for members and staff

(g) Members and staff of the Commission shall be entitled to receive actual and necessary travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence.

Utilization of staff of Joint Committee on Congressional Operations;
appointment and compensation of other necessary staff

(h) The Commission shall utilize the staff of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations to the maximum extent possible and shall appoint and provide for the compensation of such other staff as may be necessary for the performance of its functions.

Availability of contingent fund of House

(i) The contingent fund of the House is made available to carry out the purposes of this section.

Pub. L. 93-554, Title I, Ch. III, § 101, Dec. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777.

Codification. Section is based on section 204 of House Resolution No. 988, Oct. 8, 1974, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 93–554.

Subsecs. (c) to (i), and all references thereto, were, in the original, (b) to (h) and all references thereto, and have been editorially redesignated in order to conform to the probable intent of Congress.

Effective Date. Section 101 of Pub. L. 93-554 provided in part that the enactment of House Resolution No. 988, Ninety-third Congress, into permanent law is effective on Jan. 2, 1975. This section is derived from enactment into permanent law of section 204 of House Res. No. 988.

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