                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
Sec. 95c. Advance payments


(a) Authorization

    For fiscal year 1998 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized to 
make advance payments under a contract or other agreement to provide a 
service or deliver an article for the United States Government without 
regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31.

(b) Regulations

    An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) of this section 
shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the Committee on 
House Oversight of the House of Representatives.

(c) Effective date

    The authority granted by subsection (a) of this section shall not 
take effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b) of 
this section.

(Pub. L. 105-55, title I, Sec. 108, Oct. 7, 1997, 111 Stat. 1184.)

                          Codification

    Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 
1998, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1998.

                         Change of Name

    Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to 
Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House 
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
