SENATE

SENATE Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress For a payment to Paul David Wellstone, Jr., son of Paul David Wellstone, late a Senator from Minnesota, $50,000; Mark D. Wellstone, son of Paul David Wellstone, late a Senator from Minnesota, $50,000; and Michael Kerner, Guardian of the Estate of Joshua Kerner, for Joshua Kerner, minor, son of Marcia Wellstone Markuson, deceased, daughter of Paul David Wellstone, late a Senator from Minnesota, $50,000. Expense Allowances For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $127,500. 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, $117,041,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations: office of the vice president For the Office of the Vice President, $1,949,000. office of the president pro tempore For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $518,000. office of the president pro tempore emeritus For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $150,000. offices of the majority and minority leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $3,094,000. offices of the majority and minority whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,042,000.117 STAT. 347 committee on appropriations For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $11,266,000. 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, $1,305,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,610,000. 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, $648,000. policy committees For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,362,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,724,000. office of the chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $315,000. office of the secretary For Office of the Secretary, $17,079,000. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $43,161,000. offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,410,000. agency contributions and related expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $30,075,000. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $4,581,000. Office of Senate Legal Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,176,000. 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 117 STAT. 348 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 under section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress section 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $109,450,000. expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $520,000. secretary of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,077,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007. sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $114,423,000, of which $9,570,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2005, and of which $13,574,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007. miscellaneous items For miscellaneous items, $18,355,500, of which up to $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) with a population of less than 250,000 and at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator: Provided further, That not later than October 31, 2003, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall submit a report to the Committee on Rules and Administration and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on the results of the program. senators’ official personnel and office expense account For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $294,545,000. official mail costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.