Us Code § 4916 - Definitions
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§ 4916. Definitions
As used in sections 4914 to 4916 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 of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility for pages; and
(3) "congressional page" means a page of the House of Representatives or the Senate.
(Pub. L. 98–367, title I, §103, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 479; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, §204(40)(F), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1736.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 88c–4 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, June 29, 1983, which was enacted into permanent law by Pub. L. 98–367.
Amendments
1996—Par. (1). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted "semesters" for "terms".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective June 29, 1983, see note set out under section 4914 of this title.
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