In the Senate of the United States, 
July 6, 2009. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2918) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2010, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2010, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority
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Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
ity Whip of the Senate, $10,000; 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, 
$180,000. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority 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, 
$178,982,000, 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, $2,517,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $752,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
$5,212,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 
$3,288,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$15,844,000. 
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, $1,726,000 for each such 
committee; in all, $3,452,000. 
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, $850,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $1,763,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $3,526,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $415,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $25,790,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$70,000,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
Secretary for the Minority, $1,836,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $45,500,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $7,154,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
Counsel, $1,544,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, 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, 
$7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
$7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; 
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, 
$30,000.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 
by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 
XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of 
the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 
(Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th 
Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $145,500,000. 
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 Sen-
ate, $2,000,000. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000, of which up to 
$500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for 
mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the pur-
pose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator 
in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at
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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. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 
Account, $425,000,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
Senate, $300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SENATORS 
SECTION 1. Effective on and after October 1, 2009, 
each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under sec-
tion 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 adjusted by law and 
in effect on September 30, 2009, increased by an additional 
$50,000 each. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 2. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act 1965 (Public Law 88–454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) 
is amended—
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(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Beginning with the report covering the first full 
semiannual period of the 112th Congress, the Secretary of 
the Senate— 
‘‘(1) shall publicly post on-line on the website of 
the Senate each report in a searchable, itemized for-
mat as required under this section; 
‘‘(2) shall issue each report required under this 
section in electronic form; and 
‘‘(3) may issue each report required under this 
section in other forms at the discretion of the Sec-
retary of the Senate.’’. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representa-
tives, $1,375,200,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$25,881,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, 
including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office 
of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,530,000, including $10,000 
for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the 
Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000, including $10,000 for
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official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Major-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$2,194,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Ma-
jority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,690,000, including $5,000 
for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office 
for Legislative Floor Activities, $517,000; Republican Steer-
ing 
Committee, 
$981,000; 
Republican 
Conference, 
$1,748,000; Republican Policy Committee, $362,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,366,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $1,725,000; nine minority employees, 
$1,552,000; training and program development—majority, 
$290,000; training and program development—minority, 
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $497,000; and 
Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $497,000. 
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, 
$660,000,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, spe-
cial 
and 
select, 
authorized 
by 
House 
resolutions,
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$139,878,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
2010, except that $1,000,000 of such amount shall remain 
available until expended for committee room upgrading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appro-
priations, $31,300,000, including studies and examinations 
of executive agencies and temporary personal services 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 avail-
able for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employ-
ees, as authorized by law, $200,301,000, including: for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not 
more than $23,000, of which not more than $20,000 is for 
the Family Room, for official representation and reception 
expenses, $32,089,000 of which $4,600,000 shall remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of 
Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than 
$3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, 
$9,509,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the