Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators and Expense Allowances of the Vice President, the Leaders, and Whips of the Senate

Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators and Expense Allowances of the Vice President, the Leaders, and Whips of the Senate compensation and mileage of the vice president and senators For an additional amount for “Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators”, $2,900: Provided, That, effective January 5, 1977, the compensation of a Deputy President pro tempore of the Senate shall be at a rate equal to the rate of annual compensation of the President pro tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate. expense allowances of the vice president, majority and minority leaders and majority and minority whips For an additional amount for “Expense Allowances of the Vice President, Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips”, $6,500: Provided, That, effective with fiscal year 1977 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each Leader: Provided further, That, effective April 1, 1977, there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate which shall not exceed $2,500 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That, during the period beginning on January 3, 1977, and ending September 30, 1977, and during each fiscal year thereafter, the Vice President, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the Minority Whip may receive the expense allowance (a) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the Vice President, the respective Leader or the respective Whip, or (b) in equal monthly payments.