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To reduce the period of the availability of allowances for former Speakers of the House of Representatives to one year, beginning on the date of the expiration of an individual’s service as Speaker.

H.R. 3904 · 113th Congress · Jan 16, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Timing of availability of allowances for former Speakers

(a)
1-Year Period of Availability; Period To Begin Upon Expiration of Service as Speaker— Section 8(2) of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b–7(2)) is amended by striking “for 5 years, commencing at the expiration of the term of office of the individual as a Representative in Congress” and inserting the following: “for 1 year, commencing at the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker”.
(b)
Conforming Amendments—
(1)
Use of office— The first section of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b–1(a)), is amended—
(A)
by striking “the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress” and inserting “the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of Representatives”; and
(B)
by striking “his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker” and inserting “the individual’s incumbency in office as Speaker”.
(2)
Availability of allowance— Section 2 of such House Resolution (2 U.S.C. 31b–2) is amended—
(A)
by striking “the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress” and inserting “the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of Representatives”; and
(B)
by striking “his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker” and inserting “the individual’s incumbency in office as Speaker”.
(3)
Franked mail— Section 4 of such House Resolution (2 U.S.C. 31b–4) is amended by striking “the expiration of his term of office as a Representative in Congress” and inserting “the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker of the House of Representatives”.
(4)
Additional staff— Section 5 of such House Resolution (2 U.S.C. 31b–5) is amended—
(A)
by striking “his incumbency in office as a Representative in Congress and as Speaker” and inserting “the individual’s incumbency in office as Speaker”; and
(B)
by striking “the expiration of the term of office of the Speaker as a Representative in Congress” and inserting “the expiration of the individual’s service as Speaker”.

Sec. 2 Effective date

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any individual who is a former Speaker of the House of Representatives at any time before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.