SENATE

SENATE Salaries, Officers and Employees office of the secretary For an additional amount for “Office of the Secretary”, $75,525: Provided, That effective October 1, 1974, the Secretary may appoint and fix the compensation of a technical advisor at not to exceed $28,690 per annum; a chief elections investigator at not to exceed $28,690 per annum, and the Secretary may fix the per annum compensation of the enrolling clerk at not to exceed $26,878 per annum in lieu of $20,235 per annum: Provided further, That effective October 1, 1974, the allowance for clerical assistance and readjustment of salaries in the Disbursing Office is increased by $41,040. committee employees For an additional amount for “Committee Employees”, $349,980. Contingent Expenses of the Senate inquiries and investigations For an additional amount for “Inquiries and Investigations”, $5,000. For an additional amount for “Inquiries and Investigations”, fiscal year 1974, $250,000. miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous Items”, fiscal year 1974, $1,050,000. 88 Stat. 1776 stationery (revolving fund) For an additional amount for “Stationery (Revolving Fund)”, $300. administrative provision Effective January 1, 1975— (1) that portion of the paragraph relating to contingent funds under the heading “UNDER LEGISLATIVE” in the Act of October 2, 1888 (25 Stat. 546; 2 U.S.C. 68, 95), beginning with “And hereafter” and ending with “Government”, is amended to read as follows: “Payments made upon vouchers approved by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and payments made upon vouchers or abstracts of disbursements of salaries approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the Government”; (2) section 204 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2254) is amended by inserting immediately after “upon vouchers approved by the Chairman”, a comma and the following: “except that vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate”; and (3) section 5 (e) of the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1024(e)) is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof a comma and the following: “except that vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual rate”.