Contingent Expenses of the Senate

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, $71,604,000. 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, $66,261,000. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000. senators’ official personnel and office expense account For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $245,703,000. official mail costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. administrative provisions Section 1. Effective in the case of any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999, 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)— “(I) in case the Senator represents Alabama, $116,300, Alaska, $221,600, Arizona, $128,975, Arkansas, $118,250, California, $168,950, Colorado, $124,100, Connecticut, 113 STAT. 411$105,575, Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200, Georgia, $116,300, Hawaii, $245,000, Idaho, $128,000, Illinois, $138,725, Indiana, $116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas, $119,225, Kentucky, $115,325, Louisiana, $120,200, Maine, $110,450, Maryland, $100,700, Massachusetts, $114,350, Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota, $120,200, Mississippi, $118,250, Missouri, $121,175, Montana, $128,000, Nebraska, $120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New Hampshire, $106,550, New Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico, $125,075, New York, $145,550, North Carolina, $112,400, North Dakota, $119,225, Ohio, $129,950, Oklahoma, $123,125, Oregon, $132,875, Pennsylvania, $128,975, Rhode Island, $104,600, South Carolina, $110,450, South Dakota, $120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas, $149,450, Utah, $128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia, $106,550, Washington, $135,800, West Virginia, $105,575, Wisconsin, $119,225, Wyoming, $123,125, plus “(II) the amount that is equal to the Senator’s share for the fiscal year, as determined in accordance with regulations of the Committee on Rules and Administration, of the amount made available within the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account in the contingent fund of the Senate for official mail expenses of Senators, plus”. (b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is amended— (1) by striking “that part of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for official mail expenses” and inserting “the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)”; and (2) by striking “the part of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail expenses” and inserting “the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)”. (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999. Sec. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1999, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as increased by section 8 of Public Law 105–275, increased by an additional $50,000 each. Sec. 3. Senate Office Space Allocations. Section 3 under the heading “Administrative Provisions” in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following: “(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the State of the Senator is less than 3,000,000;”; (B) by striking “8,000” in paragraph (13) and inserting “8,200”; and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) as paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking “$30,000” and inserting “$40,000”;113 STAT. 412 (B) by striking “4,800” and inserting “5,000”; (C) by striking “$734” and inserting “$1,000”; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such deflator for the calendar year 1998.”. Sec. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 2 U.S.C. 121b-1(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out pursuant to this section, subject to approval of such activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.”. Sec. 5. The first section of Public Law 87–82 (40 U.S.C. 174j–1) is amended by adding at the end the following: “The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out pursuant to this section, subject to the approval of such activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.”. Sec. 6. The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, designate one of the Senior Counsels appointed under section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 274 note; Public Law 95–391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy Legislative Counsel. The Deputy Legislative Counsel shall perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the absence or disability of the Legislative Counsel, or when the office is vacant. Sec. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended by striking “September 30, 1999” and inserting “September 30, 2002”.