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[CITE: 5USC2107]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
                         CHAPTER 21--DEFINITIONS
 
Sec. 2107. Congressional employee

    For the purpose of this title, ``Congressional employee'' means--
        (1) an employee of either House of Congress, of a committee of 
    either House, or of a joint committee of the two Houses;
        (2) an elected officer of either House who is not a Member of 
    Congress;
        (3) the Legislative Counsel of either House and an employee of 
    his office;
        (4) a member of the Capitol Police;
        (5) an employee of a Member of Congress if the pay of the 
    employee is paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief 
    Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives;
        [(6) Repealed. Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 1(5)(A), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 
    Stat. 196.]
        (7) the Architect of the Capitol and an employee of the 
    Architect of the Capitol;
        (8) an employee of the Botanic Garden; and
        (9) an employee of the Capitol Guide Service.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 409; Pub. L. 90-83, Sec. 1(5), 
Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 91-510, title IV, Sec. 442(a), 
Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1191; Pub. L. 104-186, title II, Sec. 215(1), 
Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1745.)


                      Historical and Revision Notes

                            1966 Act

    The section is supplied to avoid the necessity of defining 
``Congressional employee'' each time the term is used in this title.

                                1967 Act
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                                                    Source (Statutes at
 Section of title 5       Source (U.S. Code)               Large)
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2107(6)............  2:126-1.                      July 27, 1965, Pub.
                                                    L. 89-90, Sec.  101
                                                    (proviso on p. 265),
                                                    79 Stat. 265.
2107(8)............  5 App.: 2251(c).              Sept. 26, 1966, Pub.
                                                    L. 89-604, Sec.
                                                    1(a), 80 Stat. 846.
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    Paragraph (6), relating to Official Reporters of Debates of the 
Senate and their employees, is eliminated as unnecessary on authority of 
the act of July 27, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 126-1). Pursuant to that act, the 
Official Reporters and their employees became employees of the Senate; 
accordingly, they are now included within the definition of 
``Congressional employee'' under paragraph (1).
    In paragraph (8), based on the act of September 26, 1966 (5 App. 
U.S.C. 2251(c)), the word ``officers'' is omitted as included in 
``employees,'' and the words ``United States'' preceding the words 
``Botanic Garden'' are omitted as unnecessary.


                               Amendments

    1996--Par. (5). Pub. L. 104-186 substituted ``Chief Administrative 
Officer'' for ``Clerk''.
    1970--Par. (9). Pub. L. 91--510 added par. (9).


                    Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 91-510 effective immediately prior to noon on 
June. 3, 1971, see section 601(1) of Pub. L. 91-510, set out as a note 
under section 72a of Title 2, The Congress.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5531, 8331, 8401, 8701, 8901 
of this title; title 2 section 31b-5; title 22 section 3008; title 26 
section 7448; title 31 section 774; title 38 section 7297.
