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citation: "2 U.S.C. §§ 4914–4916"
title: "2"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/4914..4916"
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# §4914. Academic year and summer term for page program


The [page](/usc/2/4916.md?p=2) program shall consist of the two semesters of the [academic year](/usc/2/4916.md?p=1), plus a non-academic summer term.


# §4915. Service of page during academic year and summer term; filling of vacancies; eligibility

- (a)
  - (1) Except as provided in [subsection (b)](#b), a [page](/usc/2/4916.md?p=2) serving during an [academic year](/usc/2/4916.md?p=1)—
    - (A) shall be in the eleventh grade; and
    - (B) shall serve for one full semester or two full semesters.
  - (2) Except as provided in [subsection (b)](#b), a [page](/usc/2/4916.md?p=2) serving during the summer term—
    - (A) shall have completed the tenth grade; and
    - (B) shall not have begun the twelfth grade.
- (b)
  - (1) An unforeseen vacancy occurring in a [page](/usc/2/4916.md?p=2) position during an [academic year](/usc/2/4916.md?p=1) may be filled, except that no appointment may be made under this paragraph for service to begin on or after October 1 with respect to the first semester or on or after March 1 with respect to the second semester.
  - (2) An individual who has served as a [congressional page](/usc/2/4916.md?p=3) at any time during each of any three semesters or terms, as the case may be, shall not be eligible to serve as a [page](/usc/2/4916.md?p=2).

# §4916. Definitions


As used in [sections 4914 to 4916](/usc/2/4914..4916.md) of this title, the term—

- (1) “academic year” means a regular school year, consisting of two semesters;
- (2) “page” means a page of the House of Representatives, but such term does not include a full time, permanent [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility for pages; and
- (3) “congressional page” means a [page](#2) of the House of Representatives or the Senate.