Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the Senate.

Sec. 7. Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the Senate. (a) Establishment.—There is established the Office of the President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate.(b) Designation.—Any Member of the Senate who—(1) is designated by the Senate as the President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate; and(2) is serving as a Member of the Senate,shall be the President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate. (c) Appointment and Compensation of Employees.—The President pro tempore emeritus is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as the President pro tempore emeritus determines appropriate. (d) Expense Allowance.—There is authorized an expense allowance for the President pro tempore emeritus which shall not exceed $7,500 each fiscal year. The President pro tempore emeritus may receive the expense allowance: (1) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the President pro tempore emeritus; or (2) in equal monthly payments. Such amounts paid to the President pro tempore 117 STAT. 351 emeritus as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation under this subsection, shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.(e) Effective Date.—This section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply only with respect to the 108th Congress.