SENATE

SENATE expense allowances For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000. representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $74,615,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows: office of the vice president For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000. office of the president pro tempore For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000. offices of the majority and minority leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000. 110 STAT. 2395 offices of the majority and minority whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,156,000. conference committees For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $996,000 for each such committee; in all, $1,992,000. offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $384,000. policy committees For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such committee, in all, $1,930,000. office of the chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $234,000. office of the secretary For Office of the Secretary, $12,714,000. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $34,037,000. offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,135,000. agency contributions and related expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $17,000,000. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $3,447,000. Office of Senate Legal Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $936,000. 110 STAT. 2396 Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000. Contingent Expenses of the Senate inquiries and investigations For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $69,561,000. expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $305,000. secretary of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $1,511,000. sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $65,931,000. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, $6,791,000. senators’ official personnel and office expense account For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $208,000,000. stationery (revolving fund) For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000. official mail costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998. administrative provisions. Section 1. Section 195(a) of chapter DC of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 99–88; 2 U.S.C. 61g–7(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 110 STAT. 2397“or with respect to the administration of the affairs of the committee.”. Sec. 2. Section 105(d)(1) of chapter VI of title I of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–355; 2 U.S.C. 43d(d)(l)) is amended by striking “and telephone services” and inserting “, telephone services, and stationery”. Sec. 3. Section 3(f)(1) under the heading “administrative provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by striking “one year” and inserting “3 years”. Sec. 4. (a) Section 5 under the heading “administrative provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate”; and (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: “(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means a Senator, an Officer of the Senate, and any office, committee, or other entity the funds of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.”. (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1996, and shall apply to all payments made on or after such date for local and long distance telecommunications service. Sec. 5. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may directly, or through the General Services Administration, transfer title to excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to a public school. Any such transfer shall be completed at the lowest possible cost to the public school and the Senate. (b) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. (c) Receipts from reimbursements for the costs of transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment under this section, shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the account for the “Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate” within the contingent fund of the Senate. (d) For the purposes of this section: (1) The term “public school” means a public elementary or secondary school as such terms are defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (2) The term “educationally useful equipment” means computers and related peripheral tools, including printers, modems, routers, servers, computer keyboards, scanners, and other telecommunications and research equipment, that are appropriate for use in public school education. (e) This section shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 1997 and shall be effective each fiscal year thereafter. Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Senate may reimburse any individual employed by the Senate day care center for the cost of training classes and conferences in connection with the provision of child care services and for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses incurred in connection with the training classes and conferences. (b) The Senate day care center shall certify and provide appropriate documentation to the Secretary of the Senate with respect 110 STAT. 2398to any reimbursement under this section. Reimbursements under this section shall be made from the appropriations account “MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS” within the contingent fund of the Senate on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate. (c) Reimbursements under this section shall be subject to the regulations and limitations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate for travel and related expenses for which payment is authorized to be made from the contingent fund of the Senate. (d) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1996. Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds received during fiscal year 1996 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in settlement of a contract claim or dispute, but not to exceed $1,450,000, shall be deposited into the appropriation account for fiscal year 1997 for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate within the contingent fund of the Senate and shall be available in a like manner and for the same purposes as are the other funds in that account. Sec. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Senate, with the oversight and approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive Senate legislative information system. (b) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Senate shall consult and work with officers and employees of the House of Representatives. Legislative branch agencies and departments and agencies of the executive branch shall provide cooperation, consultation, and assistance as requested by the Secretary of the Senate to carry out this section. (c) Any funds that were appropriated under the heading “Secretary of the Senate” for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995, to remain available until September 30, 1998, and that the Secretary determines are not needed for development of a financial management system for the Senate may, with the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, be used to carry out the provisions of this section, and such funds shall be available through September 30, 2000. (d) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. (e) This section shall be effective for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1996. Sec. 9. Payment for Unaccrued Leave.— (a) In General.— The Financial Clerk of the Senate is authorized to accept from an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of Senate a payment representing pay for any period of unaccrued annual leave used by that individual, as certified by the head of the employing office of the individual making the payment. (b) Withholding.— The Financial Clerk of the Senate is authorized to withhold the amount referred to in subsection (a) from any amount which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and which is due to or on behalf of the individual described in subsection (a). 110 STAT. 2399 (c) Deposit.— Any payment accepted under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (d) Definition.— As used in this section, the term “head of the employing office” means any person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges of the employment of an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. (e) Applicability.— This section shall apply to fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter.