In the Senate of the United States,
July 29, 1997.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2209) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the follow-
ing
AMENDMENTS:
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ing line 16 on page 20 and insert:
SENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000;
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority
Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority
Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority
and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $56,000.
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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,
$77,254,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the below limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,612,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $371,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,388,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$1,221,000.
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, $1,061,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,122,000.
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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, $409,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,077,500 for each such com-
mittee, in all, $2,155,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $260,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $13,306,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$33,037,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,165,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $19,208,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,605,000.
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OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $966,000.
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,
$3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000;
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all,
$12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of
Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, sec-
tion 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281,
agreed to March 11, 1980, $75,600,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $370,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,511,000.
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SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $64,400,000, of which $7,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $7,905,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $228,600,000.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500,
for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority
and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in
all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000, to remain available until September 30,
1999.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) For fiscal year 1998, and each fiscal
year thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized
to make advance payments under a contract or other agree-
ment to provide a service or deliver an article for the United
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States Government without regard to the provisions of sec-
tion 3324 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) An advance payment authorized by subsection (a)
shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(c) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not
take effect until regulations are issued pursuant to sub-
section (b).
SEC. 2. (a) Upon the written request of the Majority
or Minority Whip of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate
shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropria-
tions account appropriated under the headings ‘‘Salaries,
Officers and Employees’’ and ‘‘Offices of the Majority and
Minority Whips’’, such amount as either whip shall specify
to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund
of the Senate, ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’.
(b) The Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate
are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be nec-
essary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such
whip shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant
to subsection (a) by such whip and upon vouchers approved
by such whip.
(c) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to ad-
vance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses
incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b).
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SEC. 3. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year
which begins on or after October 1, 1997, clause (iii) of
paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the
Senator 
represents 
Alabama, 
$182,567, 
Alaska,
$251,901, Arizona, $197,079, Arkansas, $168,282,
California, $468,724, Colorado, $186,350, Connecti-
cut, $160,903, Delaware, $127,198, Florida, $299,746,
Georgia, 
$210,214, 
Hawaii, 
$279,512, 
Idaho,
$163,335, Illinois, $266,248, Indiana, $194,770,
Iowa, 
$170,565, 
Kansas, 
$168,177, 
Kentucky,
$177,338, Louisiana, $185,647, Maine, $147,746,
Maryland, $173,020, Massachusetts, $195,799, Michi-
gan, $236,459, Minnesota, $187,702, Mississippi,
$168,103, Missouri, $197,941, Montana, $161,725,
Nebraska, $160,361, Nevada, $171,096, New Hamp-
shire, $142,394, New Jersey, $206,260, New Mexico,
$166,140, New York, $327,955, North Carolina,
$210,946, North Dakota, $149,824, Ohio, $259,452,
Oklahoma, $181,761, Oregon, $189,345, Pennsylva-
nia, $266,148, Rhode Island, $138,582, South Caro-
lina, $170,451, South Dakota, $151,450, Tennessee,
$191,954, Texas, $348,681, Utah, $168,632, Vermont,
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$135,925, Virginia, $193,467, Washington, $214,694,
West Virginia, $147,772, Wisconsin, $191,569, Wyo-
ming, $152,438, plus’’.
(b) Subsection (a) of the first section of Public Law
100–137 (2 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(6) Effective on and after October 1, 1997, the Sen-
ators’ Account shall be available for the payment of franked
mail expenses of Senators.’’.
(c)(1) Section 12 of Public Law 101–520 is repealed.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be
effective on and after October 1, 1997.
(d) Nothing in this section affects the authority of the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to
prescribe regulations relating to the frank by Senators and
officers of the Senate.
SEC. 4. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Sen-
ate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is in-
creased—
(1) by $401,635 for the period March 1, 1997,
through September 30, 1998, and
(2) by $994,150 for the period March 1, 1998,
through February 28, 1999.
(b) This section is effective on and after October 1,
1997.
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SEC. 5. Effective on and after October 1, 1997, each
of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1968 (2 U.S.C 61–1) shall be deemed to be the dollar
amounts in that table on December 31, 1995, increased by
2 percent on January 1, 1996, and by 2.3 percent on Janu-
ary 1, 1997.
SEC. 6. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Sen-
ate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is in-
creased—
(1) by $125,000 for the period March 1, 1997,
through September 30, 1998; and
(2) by $175,000 for the period March 1, 1998,
through February 28, 1999.
(b) Funds in the account, within the contingent fund
of the Senate, available for the expenses of inquiries and
investigations shall be available for franked mail expenses
incurred by committees of the Senate the other expenses of
which are paid from that account.
(c) This section is effective for fiscal years beginning
on and after October 1, 1997.
SEC. 7. Section 1101 of Public Law 85–58 (2 U.S.C.
46a–1) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers
approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.’’.
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JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $2,750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $807,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $5,724,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House: Provided, That $100,000 of the
funds in this Act shall not be available for expenditure ex-
cept for staff designated to provide Members of Congress,
not on the Tax Committees, assistance in securing revenue
estimates for legislation with the assumptions used in deter-
mining the revenue estimate prepared by the Joint Commit-
tee for that Member of Congress.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and his assistants, including (1) an allowance of