2 U.S.C. § 4538. Reimbursement of residential telecommunications expenses for House Members, officers, and employees

1. (a)
   (a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, official resources may be used during a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1999), in accordance with regulations of the Committee on House Oversight, to reimburse a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives for the ordinary and necessary expenses related to the official use of telecommunications lines in the residence of the Member, officer, or employee.
2. (b)
   (b)The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.