§ 74a-7. — Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC74a-7]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Sec. 74a-7. Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities
There is established in the House of Representatives an office to be
known as the Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The
Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay for employees of
the Office. The Office shall have the responsibility of assisting the
Speaker in the management of legislative floor activity.
(Pub. L. 104-53, title I, Sec. 103, Nov. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 520.)
Codification
Section is based on section 223(b) of House Resolution No. 6, One
Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995, which was enacted into permanent
law by Pub. L. 104-53.
Transfer of Majority and Minority Positions
Pub. L. 107-68, title I, Sec. 113, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 572,
provided that:
``(a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four majority
positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the Speaker:
``(1) The position of chief of floor service.
``(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
``(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
``(b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority
positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader:
``(1) The position of chief of floor service.
``(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
``(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an
individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under
subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time of the transfer, the total
number of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick
leave which were provided by the Clerk to the individual and which
remain unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for
the individual to use after the transfer.''
