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 PUBLIC LAW 107-117-^AN. 10, 2002 115 STAT. 2319 Effective date. Applicability. Anthrax. Mail. Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. The Clerk shall be th« Chairman of the Board. (d) Until otherwise provided by law, funds shall be available for the Office from amounts appropriated for the operations of the House of Representatives. (e) This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 2002. SEC. 906. (a) As determined by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, any anthrax-contaminated mail delivered by the United States Postal Service to the House of Representatives shall be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. (b) No action taken under this section may serve as a basis for civil or criminal liability of any individual or entity. (c) As used in this section, the term "anthrax-contaminated mail" means any mail matter that, as determined by the Sergeant at Arms, by reason of the events of October 2001— (1) is contaminated by anthrax or any other substance the mailing of which is prohibited by section 1716 of title 18, United States Code, or any other law of the United States; or (2) may be so contaminated, but the ascertainment of which is not technically feasible or is otherwise impracticable. (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 Applicability. and each succeeding fiscal year. OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC. 907. (a) Section 1(c) of Public Law 96-152 (40 U.S.C. 206-1) is amended by striking "but not to exceed" and all that follows and inserting the following: "but not to exceed $2,500 less than the lesser of the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives or the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.". (b) The Assistant Chief of the Capitol Police shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the Capitol Police Board, but not to exceed $1,000 less than the annual salary for the chief of the United States Capitol Police. (c) This section and the amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 908. (a) The Capitol Police Board may, in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel, establish and maintain a program under which the Capitol Police may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf of a civilian employee or member of the Capitol Police) all or a portion of any student loan previously taken out by such employee or member. (b) The Capitol Police Board may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, as the Board determines necessary to provide for such program. (c) The regulations shall provide that the amount paid by the Capitol Police may not exceed— (1) $6,000 for any civilian employee or member of the Capitol Police in any calendar year; or 40 USC 206 note. Applicability. 40 USC 206-1 note. 40 USC 207b-l.

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