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[CITE: 40USC166b-4]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
 
Sec. 166b-4. Gratuities for survivors of deceased employees 
        under jurisdiction of Architect of Capitol
        
    Until otherwise provided by law, there is authorized to be paid out 
of the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives, on vouchers 
signed by the chairman of the Committee on House Oversight, a gratuity 
to the widow, widower, or heirs-at-law, of each deceased employee under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol who was assigned to 
duty in the House of Representatives at the time of his death. The 
payment of each such gratuity shall be in accordance with uniform rules 
and regulations adopted by the Committee on House Oversight except that 
no such gratuity shall be in excess of that payable to the widow, 
widower, or heirs-at-law of any deceased employee under the jurisdiction 
of the Architect of the Capitol having a comparable length of service, 
who was assigned to similar duties in the Senate at the time of his 
death.

(Pub. L. 88-454, Sec. 103, Aug. 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 550; Pub. L. 104-186, 
title II, Sec. 221(1), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1748.)

                          Codification

    Section is based on House Resolution No. 291, June 18, 1963, which 
was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 88-454.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``applicable accounts'' for 
``contingent fund'' and substituted ``House Oversight'' for ``House 
Administration'' in two places.

                         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.
