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(2) there are sufficient funds to cover the lump
sum payment.
(b)(1) A lump sum payment under this section shall
not exceed the lesser of—
(A) twice the monthly rate of pay of the em-
ployee; or
(B) the product of the daily rate of pay of the
employee and the number of days of accrued annual
leave of the employee.
(2) The Secretary of the Senate shall determine the
rates of pay of an employee under paragraph (1) (A) and
(B) on the basis of the annual rate of pay of the employee
in effect on the date of termination of employment.
(c) Any payment under this section shall be paid from
the appropriation account or fund used to pay the em-
ployee.
(d) If an individual who received a lump sum pay-
ment under this section is reemployed as an employee of
the Senate before the end of the period covered by the lump
sum payment, the individual shall refund an amount equal
to the applicable pay covering the period between the date
of reemployment and the expiration of the lump sum pe-
riod. Such amount shall be deposited to the appropriation
account or fund used to pay the lump sum payment.
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(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate may prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(f) In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘employee of the Senate’’ means any em-
ployee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate, except that the term does not include a mem-
ber of the Capitol Police or a civilian employee of the
Capitol Police; and
(2) ‘‘head of the employing office’’ means any
person with the final authority to appoint, hire, dis-
charge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges of
the employment of an individual whose pay is dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
SEC. 7. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose
salaries are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from
the appropriations account ‘‘JOINT
ECONOMIC
COM-
MITTEE’’ under the heading ‘‘JOINT ITEMS’’ shall be paid
from the Senate appropriations account for ‘‘SALARIES,
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning
on or after October 1, 2000.
SEC. 8. Section 316(b) of Public Law 101–302 (40
U.S.C. 188b–6(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may’’.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $769,551,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$14,378,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,759,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,726,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,096,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,466,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,096,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $410,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$765,000; Republican Conference, $1,225,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,352,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $668,000; nine minority employees,
$1,229,000; training and program development—majority
$278,000; and training and program development—mi-
nority, $278,000.
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MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail,
$410,182,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$92,196,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain
available for such salaries and expenses until December
31, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $20,628,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2002.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $90,403,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not more than $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is
for the Family Room, for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $14,590,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $750 for official representation and reception ex-
penses, $3,692,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, $58,550,000, of which
$1,054,000 shall remain available until expended, includ-
ing $26,605,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary per-
sonal services of House Information Resources, of which
$26,020,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the
amount provided for House Information Resources,
$6,497,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommuni-
cations: Provided further, That House Information Re-
sources is authorized to receive reimbursement from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other govern-
mental entities for services provided and such reimburse-
ment shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this
account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
spector General, $3,249,000; for salaries and expenses of