Sec. 3. Period of contempt of Congress described
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For purposes of this Act, a period of contempt of Congress is, with respect to an officer or employee of the Federal Government, any of the following: The period which begins on the date on which a resolution holding the officer or employee in contempt is adopted by the House of Representatives or Senate and ends on the date on which a resolution revoking such contempt is adopted by the House or Senate (as the case may be). The period which begins on the date on which a statement of contempt described in subsection
(b)is filed in the House of Representatives or Senate with respect to the officer or employee and which ends on the date on which a statement withdrawing such statement of contempt is filed with the House or Senate (as the case may be). In this Act, a statement of contempt is, with respect to an individual, a statement of fact which has been filed with the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives under section 104 of the Revised Statutes ( 2 U.S.C. 194 ) that the individual has failed to appear, testify, produce information, or answer pertinent questions when summoned by Congress or a committee of Congress.
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