---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 6542"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "6542"
heading: "Employees of Senate Disbursing Office; designation by Secretary of Senate to administer oaths and affirmations"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/6542"
units:
  - "Chapter 65 — Senate Officers and Administration"
  - "Subchapter II — Secretary of the Senate"
  - "Part A — Organization and Personnel"
---

# §6542. Employees of Senate Disbursing Office; designation by Secretary of Senate to administer oaths and affirmations


The Secretary of the Senate is on and after November 1, 1973, authorized to designate, in writing, [employees](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) of the Disbursing Office of the Senate to administer oaths and affirmations, with respect to matters relating to that Office, authorized or required by law or rules or orders of the Senate (including the oath of office required by [section 3331 of title 5](/usc/5/3331.md)). During any period in which he is so designated, any such [employee](/usc/2/4558.md?p=2) may administer such oaths and affirmations.


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 93–145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 532.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 64–1 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.