HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Compensation and Mileage for the Members compensation of members For compensation of Members, as authorized by law (wherever used herein the term “Member” shall include Members of the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegate from the District of Columbia, the Delegate from Guam, and the Delegate from the Virgin Islands), $27,699,300. 92 STAT. 776 mileage of members For mileage of Members, as authorized by law, $210,000. House Leadership Offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $2,147,100, including: Office of the Speaker, $545,300, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $384,100, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $479,100, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, $416,800, including not to exceed $100,655 for the Chief Deputy Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, $321,800, including not to exceed $53,155 for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $26,407,700, including: Office of the Clerk, $7,541,600; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including overtime, as authorized by law, $10,889,900; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, as authorized by law, $4,343,000; Office of the Postmaster, $1,177,100, including $20,954 for employment of substitute messengers and extra services of regular employees when required at the salary rate of not to exceed $11,266 per annum each; Office of the Chaplain, $23,700; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of the Rules, $250,000; for compiling the precedents of the House of Representatives, $295,000; a technical assistant in the Office of the Attending Physician, to be appointed by the Attending Physician subject to the approval of the Speaker, $30,700; the House Democratic Steering Committee, $308,900; the House Democratic Caucus, $83,600; the House Republican Conference, $542,500; six minority employees, $272,500; and L.B.J. Interns and Former Speakers’ staff, $649,200. Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of salaries of officers and employees under this head may be transferred between the various offices and activities within this appropriation, “Salaries, officers and employees”, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Committee Employees For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget, $24,705,000. Committee on Appropriations (Studies and Investigations) For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $2,895,000. 92 STAT. 777 Committee on the Budget (Studies) For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to be expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e), of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $261,000. Office of the Law Revision Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $435,000. Office of the Legislative Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $1,879,000. Members’ Clerk Hire For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of his official and representative duties, $112,648,300. Contingent Expenses of the House allowances and expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $59,967,000, including: Official Expenses of Members, $38,367,989; supplies, materials and administrative costs, $2,578,511; furniture and furnishings, $1,085,000; reporting hearings for stenographic reports of hearings of committees, including special and select committees, $1,501,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursement, $2,099,700; Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement fund, and health benefits fund, $14,000,000; and miscellaneous items including, but not limited to, purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, and not to exceed $56,000 for the purposes authorized by section 1 of House Resolution 348, approved June 29, 1961, as amended by House Resolutions 434 and 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, $334,800. Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of allowances and expenses under this head may be transferred between the various categories within this appropriation, “Allowances and expenses”, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. special and select committees For salaries and expenses of special and select committees authorized by the House, $46,762,000. administrative provisions Sec. 111. The provisions of House Resolution 12, approved August 5, 1977, relating to employees contributions to certain charitable organizations; the first section and section 4 of House Resolution 315, approved November 1, 1977, relating to House Beauty Shop employees compensation classification system; House Resolution 661, approved July 29, 1977, providing two additional positions for the92 STAT. 778Capitol Police Force and section 3 relating to the compensation of the Chaplain of the House of Eepresentatives; House Resolution 687, approved September 20, 1977, relating to district office space for Members; and House Resolution 1047, approved April 4, 1978, which increases available funds for interparliamentary receptions, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. Sec. 112. None of the funds appropriated on pages 2 through 6 of the House passed version of this Act shall be made available for obligation unless such funds are subject to audit by the Comptroller General of the United States in accordance with the provisions of title 31, section 67 of the U.S.C.A.