H. R. 4112
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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, 1999, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
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 Senate, $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.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
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 author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $87,233,000, 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, $1,659,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,436,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,416,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,050,000.
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, $1,092,000 for each such committee; in
all, $2,184,000.
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, $570,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,218,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$33,805,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,200,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized
by law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $3,753,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,004,000.
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EXPENSE
ALLOWANCES
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
THE
SENATE,
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SEC-
RETARIES 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, section 112 of Public
Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$66,800,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $370,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,511,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$239,156,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year which
begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(A)
of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations 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, $183,565, Alaska, $252,505, Arizona,
$197,409, Arkansas, $168,535, California, $470,272, Colorado,
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$187,366, Connecticut, $161,691, Delaware, $127,384, Florida,
$302,307, 
Georgia, 
$211,784, 
Hawaii, 
$279,648, 
Idaho,
$163,841, Illinois, $267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa, $171,340,
Kansas, $168,912, Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, $186,714,
Maine, 
$148,205, 
Maryland, 
$172,455, 
Massachusetts,
$196,819, Michigan, $235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, Mis-
sissippi, $168,587, Missouri, $198,365, Montana, $161,857,
Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New Hampshire,
$142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico, $166,721, New
York, $328,586, North Carolina, $212,711, North Dakota,
$150,225, Ohio, $262,252, Oklahoma, $181,913, Oregon,
$189,258, Pennsylvania, $267,240, Rhode Island, $138,637,
South Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota, $151,838, Tennessee,
$192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959, Vermont, $136,315,
Virginia, $193,935, Washington, $213,887, West Virginia,
$149,135, Wisconsin, $191,314, Wyoming, $153,016, plus’’.
(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘that part of the amount referred to
in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for
official mail expenses’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
‘‘; and the part of the amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail expenses shall be recal-
culated in accordance with regulations of the Committee on
Rules and Administration’’.
SEC. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104–53 (2 U.S.C. 61d–
3(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is effective on
and after October 1, 1998.
SEC. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate Resolution
149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress, 1st Session), as
amended by Senate Resolution 299, agreed to September 24, 1996
(104th Congress, 2d Session), is amended by striking ‘‘until Decem-
ber 31, 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘until December 31, 2000’’.
SEC. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: ‘‘The
President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to appoint
and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary
or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in
excess of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.’’;
and
(2) in the sentence that begins ‘‘The provisions of’’, by
striking ‘‘section 8344’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 8344 and 8468’’.
(b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977
(2 U.S.C. 61h–6(b)) is amended by striking all after ‘‘(b)’’ through
‘‘to such position’’ and inserting ‘‘Any or all appointments under
this section may be’’.
(c) This section is effective on and after the date of enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 5. (a) There is established the Senate Leader’s Lecture
Series (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘lecture series’’). Expenses
incurred in connection with the lecture series shall be paid from
the appropriations account ‘‘Secretary of the Senate’’ within the
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contingent fund of the Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in
any fiscal year.
(b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture series
may cover expenses incurred by speakers, including travel, subsist-
ence, and per diem, and the cost of receptions, including food,
food related items, and hospitality.
(c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be made
on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(d) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
SEC. 6. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees
as may be necessary to operate Senate Hair Care Services.
(b) There is established in the Treasury of the United States
within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving fund to be
known as the Senate Hair Care Services Revolving Fund (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘revolving fund’’).
(c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Services from
fees for services or from any other source shall be deposited in
the revolving fund.
(2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without
fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the
Senate—
(A) for the payment of salaries and agency contributions
of employees of Senate Hair Care Services; and
(B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other expenses
of Senate Hair Care Services.
(d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made upon
vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate, except that vouchers shall not be required for the disburse-
ment of salaries paid at an annual rate.
(e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw from the revolving
fund and deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellane-
ous receipts all moneys in the revolving fund that the Committee
may determine are in excess of the current and reasonably foresee-
able needs of Senate Hair Care Services.
(f ) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate are
authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section, subject to the approval
of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
(g) There is transferred to the revolving fund established by
this section any unobligated balance in the fund established by
section 106 of Public Law 94–440 on the effective date of this
section.
(h)(1) Section 106 of Public Law 94–440 is repealed.
(2) Section 10(a) of Public Law 100–458 is repealed.
(i) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1998,
or 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever
is later.
SEC. 7. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and
Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate Resolu-
tion 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by $150,000.
SEC. 8. Effective on and after October 1, 1998, each of the
dollar amounts contained in the table under section 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,