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, $77,254,000, 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, $1,612,000. office of the president pro tempore For the Office of the President pro tempore, $371,000. offices of the majority and minority leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,388,000.111 STAT. 1178 offices of the majority and minority whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,221,000. 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, $1,061,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,122,000. 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, $409,000. policy committees For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,077,500 for each such committee; in all, $2,155,000. office of the chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $260,000. office of the secretary For Office of the Secretary, $13,306,000. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $33,037,000. offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,165,000. agency contributions and related expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $19,208,000. office of the legislative counsel of the senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $3,605,000. office of senate legal counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $966,000.111 STAT. 1179 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, $75,600,000. expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $370,000. 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, $64,833,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1999. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, $7,905,000. senators’ official personnel and office expense account For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $228,600,000. 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, $300,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999. administrative provisions Section 1. (a) For fiscal year 1998, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make advance 111 STAT. 1180payments under a contract or other agreement to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code. (b) An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. (c) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not take effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b). Sec. 2. (a) Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated under the headings “Salaries, Officers and Employees” and “offices of the majority and minority whips”, such amount as either whip shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, “miscellaneous items”. (b) The Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such whip shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) by such whip and upon vouchers approved by such whip. (c) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b). Sec. 3. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1997, clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows: “(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama, $182,567, Alaska, $251,901, Arizona, $197,079, Arkansas, $168,282, California, $468,724, Colorado, $186,350, Connecticut, $160,903, Delaware, $127,198, Florida, $299,746, Georgia, $210,214, Hawaii, $279,512, Idaho, $163,335, Illinois, $266,248, Indiana, $194,770, Iowa, $170,565, Kansas, $168,177, Kentucky, $177,338, Louisiana, $185,647, Maine, $147,746, Maryland, $173,020, Massachusetts, $195,799, Michigan, $236,459, Minnesota, $187,702, Mississippi, $168,103, Missouri, $197,941, Montana, $161,725, Nebraska, $160,361, Nevada, $171,096, New Hampshire, $142,394, New Jersey, $206,260, New Mexico, $166,140, New York, $327,955, North Carolina, $210,946, North Dakota, $149,824, Ohio, $259,452, Oklahoma, $181,761, Oregon, $189,345, Pennsylvania, $266,148, Rhode Island, $138,582, South Carolina, $170,451, South Dakota, $151,450, Tennessee, $191,954, Texas, $348,681, Utah, $168,632, Vermont, $135,925, Virginia, $193,467, Washington, $214,694, West Virginia, $147,772, Wisconsin, $191,569, Wyoming, $152,438, plus”. (b) Subsection (a) of the first section of Public Law 100–137 (2 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(6) Effective on and after October 1, 1997, the Senators’ Account shall be available for the payment of franked mail expenses of Senators.”. (c)(1) Section 12 of Public Law 101–520 is repealed. (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective on and after October 1, 1997. (d) Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to prescribe 111 STAT. 1181regulations relating to the frank by Senators and officers of the Senate. Sec. 4. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased— (1) by $401,635 for the period March 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998, and (2) by $994,150 for the period March 1, 1998, through February 28, 1999. (b) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997. Sec. 5. Effective on and after October 1, 1997, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1) of 2 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 611) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table on December 31, 1995, increased by 2 percent on January 1, 1996, and by 2.3 percent on January 1, 1997. Sec. 6. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased— (1) by $125,000 for the period March 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998; and (2) by $175,000 for the period March 1, 1998, through February 28, 1999. (b) Funds in the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, available for the expenses of inquiries and investigations shall be available for franked mail expenses incurred by committees of the Senate the other expenses of which are paid from that account. (c) This section is effective for fiscal years beginning on and after October 1, 1997. Sec. 7. Section 1101 of Public Law 85–58 (2 U.S.C. 46a–1) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.”.