H. R. 2985—3
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,306,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,000; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary 
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 paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 
Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$119,637,000. 
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, 
$1,980,000. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $142,000,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $17,000,000, 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, 
$350,000,000.
H. R. 2985—4
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, 2005, 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 
by law and in effect on September 30, 2005, increased by an 
additional $50,000 each. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. With respect to fiscal year 2006, 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 ‘‘2005’’ and inserting ‘‘2006’’. 
SEC. 4. SENATE COMMISSION ON ART. Section 3(c)(2) of Public 
Law 108–83 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
for any purposes’’ through the period and inserting ‘‘for any pur-
poses for which funds from the contingent fund of the Senate 
may be used under section 316(a) of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 
2107(a)), and for expenditures, not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal 
year, for meals and refreshments in Capitol facilities in connection 
with official activities of the Commission or other authorized pro-
grams or activities.’’. 
SEC. 5. ABSENCES. Section 40 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 
39) is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the’’; 
(2) striking ‘‘, respectively, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; 
(3) striking ‘‘Senate or’’; and 
(4) striking ‘‘, respectively, unless’’ and inserting ‘‘, unless’’. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANT REQUIREMENT. 
Section 10(a)(5) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 
(2 U.S.C. 72d) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except that any approval 
(and related reporting requirement) shall not apply’’ after ‘‘May 
14, 1975’’. 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,100,907,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $19,844,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,788,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,089,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,928,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,