§ 60c-3. — Withholding and remittance of State income tax by Secretary of Senate.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC60c-3]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 60c-3. Withholding and remittance of State income tax by
Secretary of Senate
(a) Agreement by Secretary with appropriate State official; covered
individuals
Whenever--
(1) the law of any State provides for the collection of an
income tax by imposing upon employers generally the duty of
withholding sums from the compensation of employees and remitting
such sums to the authorities of such State; and
(2) such duty to withhold is imposed generally with respect to
the compensation of employees who are residents of such State;
then the Secretary of the Senate is authorized, in accordance with the
provisions of this section to enter into an agreement with the
appropriate official of that State to provide for the withholding and
remittance of sums for individuals--
(A) whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary; and
(B) who request the Secretary to make such withholdings for
remittance to that State.
(b) Number of remittances authorized
Any agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section
shall not require the Secretary to remit such sums more often than once
each calendar quarter.
(c) Requests by individuals of Secretary for withholding and remittance;
amount of withholding; number and effective date of requests;
change of designated State; revocation of request; rules and
regulations
(1) An individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary may
request the Secretary to withhold sums from his pay for remittance to
the appropriate authorities of the State that he designates. Amounts of
withholdings shall be made in accordance with those provisions of the
law of that State which apply generally to withholding by employers.
(2) An individual may have in effect at any time only one request
for withholdings, and he may not have more than two such requests in
effect with respect to different States during any one calendar year.
The request for withholdings is effective on the first day of the first
month commencing after the day on which the request is received in the
Disbursing Office of the Senate, except that--
(A) when the Secretary first enters into an agreement with a
State, a request for withholdings shall be effective on such date as
the Secretary may determine; and
(B) when an individual first receives an appointment, the
request shall be effective on the day of appointment, if the
individual makes the request at the time of appointment.
(3) An individual may change the State designated by him for the
purposes of having withholdings made and request that the withholdings
be remitted in accordance with such change, and he may also revoke his
request for withholdings. Any change in the State designated or
revocation is effective on the first day of the first month commencing
after the day on which the request for change or the revocation is
received in the Disbursing Office.
(4) The Secretary is authorized to issue rules and regulations he
considers appropriate in carrying out this subsection.
(d) Time or times of agreements by Secretary
The Secretary may enter into agreements under subsection (a) of this
section at such time or times as he considers appropriate.
(e) Provisions as not imposing duty, burden, requirement or penalty on
United States, Senate, or any officer or employee of United
States; effect of filing paper, form, or document with Secretary
This section imposes no duty, burden, or requirement upon the United
States, the Senate, or any officer or employee of the United States,
except as specifically provided in this section. Nothing in this section
shall be deemed to consent to the application of any provision of law
which has the effect of subjecting the United States, the Senate, or any
officer or employee of the United States to any penalty or liability by
reason of the provisions of this section. Any paper, form, or document
filed with the Secretary under this section is a paper of the Senate
within the provisions of rule XXX of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
(f) ``State'' defined
For the purposes of this section, ``State'' means any of the States
of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(Pub. L. 93-371, Sec. 2, Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 427.)
References in Text
The Standing Rules of the Senate, referred to in subsec. (e), were
revised generally in 1979. Provisions relating to withdrawal of papers
from the files of the Senate which were formerly contained in Rule XXX
of the Standing Rules of the Senate are contained in Rule XI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate.
