2 USC § 6315 - Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund

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title: "2 USC § 6315 - Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "6315"
section_name: "Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund"
chapter_number: 63
chapter_name: "SENATE MEMBERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "EMPLOYEES, EXPENSES, AND ALLOWANCES"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1205(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 99–65, § 1(b), July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 163; Pub. L. 99–439, Oct. 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 1085.)"
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# § 6315. Telecommunications services for Senators; payment of costs out of contingent fund

The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall furnish each Senator local and long-distance telecommunications services in Washington, District of Columbia, and in such Senator’s State in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and the costs of such service shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate from moneys made available to him for that purpose.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 98–181, title I, § 1205(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 99–65, § 1(b), July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 163; Pub. L. 99–439, Oct. 2, 1986, 100 Stat. 1085.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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

Section is from the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984.

### Amendments

1986— struck out “(except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)” after “Senator’s State”.

1985— inserted “and in such Senator’s State (except services for which the charge is based on the amount of time the service is used)”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on first day of first calendar month beginning more than 60 days after , see , set out as a note under .

### Payment for Telecommunications Service

> **“(a)** Any payment for local and long distance telecommunications service provided to any user shall cover the total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying base service period covered by the invoice begins.
> 
> **“(b)** As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means a Senator, an Officer of the Senate, and any office, committee, or other entity the funds of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.”

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