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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 6. ACTIVITIES RELATING
TO FOREIGN PARLIAMENTARY
GROUPS AND FOREIGN OFFICIALS. Section 2(c) of chapter VIII of
title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1987 (2 U.S.C.
65f(c)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘with the
approval of’’ and inserting ‘‘and upon notification to’’.
SEC. 7. TRANSPORTATION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND PAPERS
TO A SENATOR’S STATE. (a) PAYMENT OF REASONABLE TRANSPOR-
TATION EXPENSES.—Upon request of a Senator, amounts in the
appropriation account ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’ within the contingent
fund of the Senate shall be available to pay the reasonable expenses
of sending or transporting the official records and papers of the
Senator from the District of Columbia to any location designated
by such Senator in the State represented by the Senator.
(b) SENDING AND TRANSPORTATION.—The Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate shall provide for the most economical
means of sending or transporting the official records and papers
under this section while ensuring the orderly and timely delivery
of the records and papers to the location specified by the Senator.
(c) OVERSIGHT.—The Committee on Rules and Administration
shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of this section.
(d) OFFICIAL RECORDS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘offi-
cial records and papers’’ means books, records, papers, and official
files which could be sent as franked mail.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 8. COMPENSATION FOR LOST OR DAMAGED PROPERTY. (a)
IN GENERAL.—Any amounts received by the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Sergeant at Arms’’) for compensation for damage to, loss of, or
loss of use of property of the Sergeant at Arms that was procured
using amounts available to the Sergeant at Arms in the account
for Contingent Expenses, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, shall be credited to that account or, if applicable,
to any subaccount of that account.
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts credited to any account or sub-
account under subsection (a) shall be merged with amounts in
that account or subaccount and shall be available to the same
extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as amounts
in that account or subaccount.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 9. AGE REQUIREMENT FOR SENATE PAGES. Section 491(b)(1)
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 88b–1(b)(1))
is amended by striking ‘‘fourteen’’ and inserting ‘‘sixteen’’.
SEC. 10. TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES PROVIDED BY
SERGEANT AT ARMS. The Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the United States Senate, and any officer, employee,
or agent of the Office, shall not be treated as acquiring possession,
custody, or control of any electronic mail or other electronic commu-
nication, data, or information by reason of its being transmitted,
processed, or stored (whether temporarily or otherwise) through
the use of an electronic system established, maintained, or operated,
or the use of electronic services provided, in whole or in part
by the Office.
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SEC. 11. MODIFICATION
OF APPLICATION
OF SECTION 47 OF
THE REVISED STATUTES. Section 47 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (2 U.S.C. 48) is amended by striking ‘‘of Senators
shall be certified by the President of the Senate, and those of
Representatives and Delegates’’ and inserting ‘‘of Representatives
and Delegates shall be certified’’.
SEC. 12. OVERSEAS TRAVEL. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section,
the term ‘‘United States’’ means each of the several States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories
and possessions of the United States.
(b) IN GENERAL.—A member of the Capitol Police may travel
outside of the United States if—
(1) that travel is with, or in preparation for, travel of
a Senator, including travel of a Senator as part of a congres-
sional delegation;
(2) the member of the Capitol Police is performing security
advisory and liaison functions (including advance security liai-
son preparations) relating to the travel of that Senator; and
(3) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
gives prior approval to the travel of the member of the Capitol
Police.
(c) LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (b) shall not
be construed to authorize the performance of law enforcement func-
tions by a member of the Capitol Police in connection with the
travel authorized under that subsection.
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Capitol Police shall be reimbursed
for the overtime pay, travel, and related expenses of any member
of the Capitol Police who travels under the authority of this section.
Any reimbursement under this subsection shall be paid from the
account under the heading ‘‘SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
OF THE SENATE’’ under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF
THE SENATE’’.
(e) AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Any amounts received by the Capitol
Police for reimbursements under subsection (d) shall be credited
to the accounts established for the general expenses or salaries
of the Capitol Police, and shall be available to carry out the purposes
of such accounts during the fiscal year in which the amounts
are received and the following fiscal year.
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 13. EXPENSE ALLOWANCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—The matter
under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESI-
DENT, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
AND MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLA-
TIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter VI of title I of the Second Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–355; 92 Stat. 532)
is amended—
(1) in the second sentence (2 U.S.C. 31a–1) (relating to
the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate) by striking
‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’; and
(2) in the third sentence (2 U.S.C. 32b) (relating to the
President pro tempore) by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$40,000’’.
(b) PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS.—Section 7(d) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 32b note)
is amended in the first sentence (relating to the President pro
tempore emeritus) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,048,581,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $18,678,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,708,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$2,027,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,840,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$1,741,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
Minority Whip, $1,303,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $470,000; Republican Steering Committee, $881,000; Repub-
lican Conference, $1,500,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Com-
mittee, $1,589,000; Democratic Caucus, $792,000; nine minority
employees, $1,409,000; training and program development—
majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority,
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $419,000; and Cloak-
room Personnel—minority, $419,000.
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, $521,195,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $114,299,000: Provided,
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and
expenses until December 31, 2006.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$24,926,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies 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 available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2006.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $160,133,000, including: for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000,
of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $20,534,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses,
$5,879,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, $116,034,000, of which $7,500,000 shall
remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $3,986,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and
Operations, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $962,000;
for the Office of the Chaplain, $155,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian
and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,673,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $2,346,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $6,721,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $687,000; and
for other authorized employees, $156,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $209,350,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $4,350,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,
$410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $203,900,000; and
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $690,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in
the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act
for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only
for fiscal year 2005. Any amount remaining after all payments
are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2005 shall be