Section is based on section 4 of House Resolution No. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, Dec. 23, 1970, which was enacted into permanent law by
Pub. L. 91–665.
As originally enacted into permanent law, section applied to Speaker of House of Representatives in 91st Congress and has been extended to apply to each former Speaker of House of Representatives. See section 1(a) of
Pub. L. 93–532, set out as a note under section
31b–1 of this title.
References to sections of Title 39, Postal Service, have been substituted for references to obsolete sections of Title 39, The Postal Service, in view of revision and reenactment of such Title by the Postal Reorganization Act,
Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970,
84 Stat. 719.
Section effective Jan. 8, 1971, see Effective Date note set out under section
31b–1 of this title.