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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES 
OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2008, 
each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under 
section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions 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, 2008, increased by an ad-
ditional $50,000 each. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) The first sentence of section 101(a) of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 
61h–6(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘eight individual 
consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘nine individual consult-
ants’’. 
(2) The second sentence of section 101(a) of 
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 
U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘two indi-
vidual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘three individual 
consultants’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,301,267,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$25,113,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$4,879,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,436,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,390,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $2,115,000, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,630,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $501,000; Republican Steering Committee, 
$950,000; Republican Conference, $1,777,000; Repub-
lican Policy Committee, $337,000; Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee, $1,315,000; Democratic Caucus, 
$1,749,000; nine minority employees, $1,502,000; train-
ing and program development—majority, $290,000; train-
ing and program development—minority, $290,000; 
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Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $476,000; and Cloak-
room Personnel—minority, $476,000. 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES INCLUD-
ING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES 
OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including 
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$609,000,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$154,000,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2010, except that $9,500,000 of such amount shall 
remain available until expended for committee room up-
grading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $31,300,000, 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 
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