2 U.S.C. § 4915

Service of page during academic year and summer term; filling of vacancies; eligibility

(a)

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (b), a page serving during an academic year—

(A)

shall be in the eleventh grade; and

(B)

shall serve for one full semester or two full semesters.

(2)

Except as provided in subsection (b), a page serving during the summer term—

(A)

shall have completed the tenth grade; and

(B)

shall not have begun the twelfth grade.

(b)

(1)

An unforeseen vacancy occurring in a page position during an academic year may be filled, except that no appointment may be made under this paragraph for service to begin on or after October 1 with respect to the first semester or on or after March 1 with respect to the second semester.

(2)

An individual who has served as a congressional page at any time during each of any three semesters or terms, as the case may be, shall not be eligible to serve as a page.

( Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 103 , July 17, 1984 , 98 Stat. 479 ; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 204(40)(C) –(E), Aug. 20, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1736 .)