2 USC § 4916 - Definitions

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title: "2 USC § 4916 - Definitions"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "4916"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 49
chapter_name: "CONGRESSIONAL PAGES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(F), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)"
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# § 4916. Definitions

As used in sections 4914 to 4916 of this title, the term—

**(1)** “academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters;

**(2)** “page” means a page of the House of Representatives, but such term does not include a full time, permanent employee of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility for pages; and

**(3)** “congressional page” means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(F), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, , which was enacted into permanent law by .

### Amendments

1996—Par. (1).  substituted “semesters” for “terms”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see note set out under .