2 USC § 4558 - Withholding of charitable contributions; definitions

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title: "2 USC § 4558 - Withholding of charitable contributions; definitions"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "4558"
section_name: "Withholding of charitable contributions; definitions"
chapter_number: 45
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL PAY AND BENEFITS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"
part_number: "B"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(5)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1730.)"
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# § 4558. Withholding of charitable contributions; definitions

For purposes of section 4557 of this title—

**(1)** the term “charitable organizations” means national voluntary health and welfare agencies designated by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Executive Order 10927, dated March 19, 1961; and

**(2)** the term “employee” means any employee of the House of Representatives whose compensation is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–391, title I, § 111, Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 777; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(5)(B), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1730.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Executive Order 10927, dated , referred to in par. (1), was revoked, and is covered, by Ex. Ord. No. 12353, , 47 F.R. 12785.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is based on section 2 of House Resolution No. 12, Ninety-fifth Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

### Amendments

1996—Par. (1). , inserted “and” at end.

Par. (2). , (iv), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “the term ‘Clerk’ means the Clerk of the House of Representatives;”.

Par. (3). , (iv), substituted “Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives” for “Clerk” and redesignated par. (3) as (2).

## Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Chairman of the Civil Service Commission” in par. (1) pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, , set out under , Government Organization and Employees, which transferred functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission and Chairman thereof to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective , as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, , 44 F.R. 1055, set out under .