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for the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $6,000; in all, $24,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the
Senate, or conducted under section 134(a) of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1946 (Public Law 97–601), section 112 of the Supple-
mental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–
304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March
11, 1980, $110,000,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,700,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $127,182,000, of which $20,045,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2007, and of which $4,255,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2009.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $18,326,000, of which up to $500,000
shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal
patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice
of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit
of local government) at 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,
$326,533,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SEN-
ATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2004, 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, as adjusted
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by law and in effect on September 30, 2004, increased by an
additional $50,000 each.
SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. With respect to fiscal year 2005, the
first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘nine
individual consultants’’ for ‘‘eight individual consultants’’.
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES SENATE COLLECTION. Section 316 of
Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence
of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2004’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’.
SEC. 4. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS OF THE SENATE.
Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003
(2 U.S.C. 32b note) is amended by inserting ‘‘and the 109th Con-
gress’’ after ‘‘108th Congress’’.
SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNT
OF THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE OFFICES OF THE
SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY TO THE SENATE
CONTINGENT FUND. (a) OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the written request of the Vice
President, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the
appropriations account appropriated under the subheading
‘‘OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT’’ under the heading ‘‘SALARIES,
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’ such amount as the Vice President
shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading
‘‘MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS’’ within the contingent fund of the
Senate.
(2) AUTHORITY TO INCUR EXPENSES.—The Vice President
may incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate.
Expenses incurred by the Vice President shall be paid from
the amount transferred under paragraph (1) by the Vice Presi-
dent and upon vouchers approved by the Vice President.
(3) AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE SUMS.—The Secretary of the
Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray
expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
(b) OFFICES
OF
THE SECRETARIES
FOR
THE MAJORITY
AND
MINORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the written request of the Secretary
for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority, the Secretary
of the Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account
appropriated under the subheading ‘‘OFFICES OF THE SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY’’ under the heading
‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES’’ such amount as the
Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority
shall specify to the appropriations account under the heading
‘‘MISCELLANEOUS
ITEMS’’ within the contingent fund of the
Senate.
(2) AUTHORITY TO INCUR EXPENSES.—The Secretary for the
Majority or the Secretary for the Minority may incur such
expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses
incurred by the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary
for the Minority shall be paid from the amount transferred
under paragraph (1) by the Secretary for the Majority or the
Secretary for the Minority and upon vouchers approved by
the Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the Minority,
as applicable.
(3) AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE SUMS.—The Secretary of the
Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary to defray
expenses incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).