SENATE

SENATE Salaries, Officers and Employees Committee Employees For an additional amount for “Committee Employees”, $75,050. administrative and clerical assistants to senators For an additional amount for “Administrative and Clerical Assistants to Senators”, $26,274: Provided, That effective January 1, 1975, the clerk hire allowance of each Senator from the State of Texas shall he increased to that allowed Senators from States having a population of more than twelve million, the population of said State having exceeded twelve million inhabitants. Contingent Expenses of the Senate miscellaneous items For an additional amount for “Miscellaneous Items”, $165,000: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sergeant at Arms, subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration, is hereafter authorized to enter into multi-year leases for automatic data processing equipment. stationery (revolving fund) For an additional amount for “Stationery (Revolving Fund)”, $225: Provided, That effective April 1, 1975, and each fiscal year thereafter, the annual allowance for stationery for the President of the Senate shall be $4,500. Administrative Provisions 1. The unexpended balances of any of the appropriations granted under the heading “Salaries, Officers and Employees” for the current fiscal year shall be available to the Secretary of the Senate to pay the increases in the compensation of officers and employees notwithstanding the limitations contained therein. 2. Subject to the provisions of section 201(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during such period that the expenses of the Congressional Budget Office are paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, the provisions of the paragraph relating to advances for expenses of Senate committees under the heading “SENATE” in the Act of March 3, 1879 (2 U.S.C. 69), shall apply to the Congressional Budget Office in the same manner as it applies to committees of the Senate, and for such purpose the Director of such Office shall be treated as the chairman of a committee of the Senate. 3. Subject to the provisions of section 7 of the resolution entitled a “Joint Resolution to provide for the establishment of the American Indian Policy Review Commission”, approved January 2, 1975 (88 Stat. 1910), during such period as the expenses of the American Indian89 STAT. 183 Policy Review Commission are paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, the provisions of the paragraph relating to advances for expenses of Senate corm nit tees under the heading “SENATE” in the Act of March 3, 1879 (2 U.S.C. 69), shall apply to the American Indian Policy Review Commission in the same manner as it applies to committees of the Senate, and for such purpose the Chairman of such Commission shall be treated as the chairman of a committee of the Senate. 4. Section 3 under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–371), is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: “(f) (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (a), a Senator may lease one mobile office for use only in the State he represents and shall be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the Senate for the rental payments made under such lease together with the actual nonpersonnel cost of operating such mobile office. The term of any such lease shall not exceed one year, A copy of each such lease shall be furnished to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. “(2) The maximum aggregate annual rental payments and operating costs (except furniture, equipment, and furnishings) that may be reimbursed to a Senator under paragraph (1) shall not at any time exceed an amount determined by multiplying (A) the highest applicable rate per square foot charged Federal agencies by the Administrator of General Services in the State which that Senator represents, based upon a 100 percent building quality rating, by (B) the maximum aggregate square feet of office space to which that Senator is entitled under subsection (b) reduced by the number of square feet contained hi offices secured for that Senator under subsection (a) and used by that Senator and his employees to perform their duties. “(3) No reimbursement shall be made under paragraph (1) for rental payments and operating costs of a mobile office of a Senator unless the following provisions are included ill its lease: “(A) Liability insurance in the amount of $1.(100.000 shall be provided with respect to the operation and use of such mobile office. “(B) The following inscription shall he clearly visible on three sides of such mobile office in left era not less than four inches high: “ ‘Mobile Office, of Senator (name of Senator) “ ‘FOR OFFICIAL OFFICE USE ONLY’. “(4) No reimbursement shall be made under paragraph (1) for rental payments and operating costs of a mobile office of a Senator which are attributable to or incurred during the fill-day period ending with the date of any primary or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which that Senator is a candidate for public office, unless his candidacy in such election is uncontested. “(5) Reimbursement under paragraph (1) shall be made on a quarterly basis and shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate.” 5. Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. 1968, as amended, two employees of the Senate. Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities may be paid at the highest gross rate provided in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, and eleven employees of such committee may be paid at the next highest gross rate provided in such subparagraph.