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, $69,727,000, 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. 109 STAT. 515 offices of the majority and minority whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000. 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, $360,000. 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, $192,000. office of the secretary For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $31,889,000. offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,047,000. agency contributions and related expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $15,500,000. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000. Office of Senate Legal Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $936,000. 109 STAT. 516 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, $66,395,000. 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, $1,266,000. sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $61,347,000. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000. senators’ official personnel and office expense account For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $204,029,000. Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, $778,000. Settlements and Awards Reserve For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. 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. 109 STAT. 517 official mail costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $11,000,000. rescission Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading “SENATE”, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded. administrative provisions Section 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Senator shall receive mileage under section 17 of the Act of July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43). (b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of the Senate shall not receive mileage under the first section of the Act of July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a). Sec. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving fund, to be known as the “Office of the Chaplain Expense Revolving Fund” (hereafter referred to as the “fund”). The fund shall consist of all moneys collected or received with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate. (b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for the payment of official expenses incurred by the Chaplain of the Senate. In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to purchase food or food related items. The fund shall not be available for the payment of salaries. (c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or collected with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for purposes of this section. (d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on vouchers approved by the Chaplain of the Senate. Sec. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, “Settlements and Awards Reserve” in Public Law 103–283 shall remain available until expended. Sec. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “The amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 88b–7).”. Sec. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance telecommunications service provided to any user by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying base service period covered by the invoice ends. (b) As used in subsection (a), the term “user” means any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided telephone equipment and services by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 109 STAT. 518 Sec. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is amended by inserting before “collected” the following: “(including donated moneys)”. Sec. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101–520 (2 U.S.C. 61g–6a) is amended to read as follows: “Section 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such committees. “(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable for such committees. “(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such committees. “(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable for such committees. “(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall be— “(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such committee from the account to which the funds were transferred; and “(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office. “(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of the transfer.”. (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.