An original bill to combine the Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance Account and the Senators' Official Office Expense Account into a combined single account to be known as the "Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account", and for other purposes.
PL 100-137 (S.1574), enacted 10/21/1987

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PUBLIC LAW 100-137—OCT. 21, 1987 
Public Law 100-137 
100th Congress 
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An Act 
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To combine the Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance Account and the Senators' Official 
Office Expense Account into a combined single account to be known as the 
"Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account", and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a)(1) effective 
January 1, 1988, there shall be, within the contingent fund of the 
Senate, a separate appropriation account to be known as the "Sen-
ators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account" (hereinafter 
in this section referred to as the "Senators' Account"). 
(2) The Senators' Account shall be used for the funding of all 
items, activities, and expenses which, immediately prior to 
January 1,1988, were funded under either (A) the Senate appropria-
tion account for "Administrative, Clerical, and Legislative Assist-
ance Allowance to Senators" (hereinafter in this section referred to 
as the "Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance Account") under the head-
ings "SENATE" and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", or (B) 
that part of the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
for "Miscellaneous Items" (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
the "Senators' Official Office Expense Account") which is available 
for allocation to Senatorial Official Office Expense Accounts. In 
addition, the Senators' Account shall be used for the funding of 
agency contributions payable with respect to compensation payable 
by such account, but moneys appropriated to such account for this 
purpose shall not be available for any other purpose. The account, 
which in clause (A) of the first sentence of this paragraph is identi-
fied as the "Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance Account" and the 
account, which in clause (B) of such sentence is identified as the 
"Senators' Official Office Expense Account" shall, when referred to 
in other law, rule, regulation, or order (whether referred to by such 
name or any other) shall on and after January 1, 1988, be deemed to 
refer to the "Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Ac-
count". 
(3)(A) Effective on January 1, 1988, there shall be transferred to 
the Senators' Account from the Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance 
Account all funds therein which were available for expenditure or 
obligation during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, and 
from the Senators' Official Office Expense Account so much of the 
funds therein as was available for expenditure or obligation for the 
period commencing January 1,1988, and ending September 30,1988; 
except that the Senators' Official Office Expense Account shall 
remain in being solely for the purpose of being available to pay for 
any authorized item, activity, or expense, for which funds therein 
had been obligated, but not paid, prior to such transfer. 
(B) Any of the funds transferred to the Senators' Account from the 
Senators' Clerk Hire Allowance Account pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) which, prior to such transfer, had been obligated, but not 
expended, for any authorized item, activity, or expense, shall be 
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available to pay for such item, activity, or expense in like manner as 
if such transfer had not been made. 
(4) On January 1, 1988, there shall be transferred to the Senators' 
Account, from the appropriation account for "Agency Contribu-
tions", under the headings "SENATE" and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND 
EMPLOYEES", SO much of the moneys in such account as was appro-
priated for the purpose of making agency contributions for adminis-
trative, clerical, and legislative assistance to Senators with respect 
to compensation payable for the period commencing January 1, 
1988, and ending September 30,1988; and the moneys so transferred 
shall be available only for the payment of such agency contributions 
with respect to such compensation. 
(5) Vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement, from the 
Senators' Account, of salaries of employees in the office of a Senator. 
03)(1) Effective January 1,1988, section 506(a) of the Supplemental 
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Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 506. (a) The contingent fund of the Senate is made available 
for payment to or on behalf of each Senator, upon certification of the 
Senator, for the following expenses incurred by the Senator and his 
staff: 
"(1) telecommunications equipment and services subject to 
such regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate; 
"(2) stationery and other office supplies procured for use for 
official business; 
"(3) reimbursement to each Senator for costs incurred in the 
preparation of required official reports, and the acquisition of 
mailing lists to be used for official purposes, and in the mailing, 
delivery, or transmitting of matters relating to official business; 
"(4) reimbursement to each Senator for official office expenses 
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incurred (other than for equipment and furniture and expenses 
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described in paragraphs (1) through (3)) for an office in his home 
State; 
"(5) reimbursements to each Senator for expenses incurred 
for publications printed or recorded in any way for auditory and 
visual use (including subscriptions to books, newspapers, maga-
zines, clipping, and other information services); 
"(6) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 
reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by the Senator and 
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employees in his office; 
"(7) reimbursement to each Senator for expenses incurred for 
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additional office equipment and services related thereto (but not 
including personal services), in accordance with regulations 
promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate; 
"(8) reimbursement to each Senator for charges officially 
incurred for recording and photographic services and products; 
and 
"(9) reimbursement to each Senator for such other official 
expenses as the Senator determines to be necessary, but only (A) 
in the case of expenses for the period commencing January 1, 
1988, and ending with the close of September 30, 1988, to the 
extent that such expenses do not exceed ten percent of the total 
amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on behalf of such 
Senator under this section (excluding any amount so authorized 
by subsection (bX2)(A)(iv) of this section), and (B) in the case of 
Transportation. 
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j expenditures for periods commencing on or after October 1, 
1988, to the extent such expenses do not exceed ten percent of 
the total amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on 
behalf of such Senator under this section (excluding any amount 
so authorized by subsection (b)(3)(A)(iv) of this section for the 
fiscal year involved). 
Reimbursement to a Senator and his employees under this section 
shall be made only upon presentation of itemized vouchers for 
expenses incurred and, in the case of expenses reimbursed under 
paragraphs (6) and (9), only upon presentation of detailed itemized 
vouchers for such expenses. Vouchers presented for payment under 
this section shall be accompanied by such documentation as is 
required under regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate. No reimbursement shall be made 
;i.;i ' yi(i" under paragraph (4) or (9) for any expense incurred for entertain-
ment or meals, . 
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(2) Effective January 1, 1988, section 506(b) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking out "Except as otherwise 
provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection," and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: "(A) Except as is otherwise provided 
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in the succeeding paragraphs of this subsection and subject to 
subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,", 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B) of 
tfi paragraph (1), and 
(C) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
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paragraphs: 
"(2)(A) In the case of the period which commences January 1, 
1988, and ends September 30,1988, the total of— 
"(i) the expenses paid to or on behalf of a Senator under this 
section for such period, plus 
"(ii) the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is 
paid to employees in the office of such Senator for such period 
(as determined for purposes of section 105(d) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, 1968), 
shall not exceed the aggregate of— 
"(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), an amount equal to 75 
percent of the amount of the authorized expenses under this 
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section for the calendar year ending December 31, 1987, as 
determined in the case of a Senator, who represents the State 
which such Senator represents, whose term of office included all 
of such calendar year, plus 
"(iv) the amount by which (I) the aggregate of the gross 
compensation which may be paid to employees in the office of 
such Senator for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, 
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pursuant to the limitations imposed by section 105(d) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (as determined 
without regard to paragraph (1)(B) thereof), exceeds (II) the 
aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid to 
employees in the office of such Senator for that part of such 
fiscal year which precedes January 1,1988. 
"(B) In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after 
the first month of the period which commences January 1,1988, and 
ends September 30,1988, or ends (except by reason of death, resigna-
tion, or expulsion) before the last month of such period, the amount 
computed pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph (but 
before application of this subparagraph) shall be recalculated as 
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follows: such amount, as computed under subparagraph (A)(iii) of 
this paragraph, shall be divided by 9, and multiplied by the number 
of months in such period which are included in the Senator's term of 
office, counting any fraction of a month as a full month. 
"(3)(A) In the case of the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1988, or 
any fiscal year thereafter, the total of^ 
"(i) the expenses paid to or on behalf of a Senator under this 
section for such fiscal year, plus 
"(ii) the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is 
paid to employees in the office of such Senator for such fiscal 
year (as determined for purposes of section 105(d) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1968), 
shall not exceed the aggregate of^ 
"(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator rep- State listing 
resents Alabama, $53,000, Alaska, $137,000, Arizona, $63,000, 
Arkansas, $54,000, California, 
$95,000, Colorado, $59,000, 
Connecticut, $44,000, Delaware, $36,000, Florida, $56,000, Geor-
gia, $53,000, Hawaii, $156,000, Idaho, $62,000, Illinois, $71,000, 
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Indiana, $53,000, Iowa, $55,000, Kansas, $55,000, Kentucky, 
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$52,000, Louisiana, $56,000, Maine, $48,000, Maryland, $40,000, 
Massachusetts, $51,000, Michigan, $59,000, Minnesota, $56,000, 
Mississippi, $54,000, Missouri, $57,000, Montana, $62,000, Ne-
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braska, $56,000, Nevada, $64,000, New Hampshire, $45,000, New 
Jersey, $48,000, New Mexico, $60,000, New York, $76,000, North 
Carolina, $50,000, North Dakota, $55,000, Ohio, $64,000, Okla-
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homa, $58,000, Oregon, $66,000, Pennsylvania, $63,000, Rhode 
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Island, $43,000, South Carolina, $48,000, South Dakota, $56,000, 
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Tennessee, $53,000, Texas, $79,000, Utah, $62,000, Vermont, 
$44,000, Virginia, $45,000, Washington, $68,000, West Virginia 
$44,000, Wisconsin, $55,000, Wyoming, $58,000, plus 
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"(iv) the aggregate of the gross compensation which may be 
paid to employees in the office of such Senator for such fiscal 
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year, under the limitations imposed by section 105(d) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968, but without regard 
to the provisions of paragraph (l)(C)(iv) thereof. 
' "(B) In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after 
the first month of any such fiscal year or ends (except by reason of 
death, resignation, or expulsion) before the last month of any such 
fiscal year, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be 
recalculated as follows: such amount, as computed under subpara-
graph (iii), shall be divided by 12, and multiplied by the number of 
months in such year which are included in the Senator's term of 
office, counting any fraction of a month as a full month.". 
(3) Effective January 1, 1988, section 506(h) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(h)) is amended— 
(A) by striking out paragraph (2) thereof and by striking out 
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"(1)" where it appears immediately after "(h)"; and 
(B) by striking out "(a)(5)" and inserting "(a)(4)". 
(4) Effective January 1, 1988, subsection (e) of section 506 of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 58e) is amended to read as follows: 
"(e) Subject to and in accordance with regulations promulgated by 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a Sen-
ator and the employees in his office shall be reimbursed under this 
section for travel expenses incurred by the Senator or employee 
while traveling on official business within the United States. The 
term 'travel expenses' includes actual transportation expenses, 
essential travel-related expenses, and, where applicable, per diem 
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expenses (but not in excess of actual expenses). A Senator or an 
employee of the Senator shall not be reimbursed for any travel 
expenses (other than actual transportation expenses) for any travel 
occurring during the sixty days immediately before the date of any 
primary or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in 
which the Senator is a candidate for public office (within the 
meaning of section 301(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971), unless his candidacy in such election is uncontested. For 
purposes of this subsection and subsection (a)(6) of this section, an 
employee in the Office of the President pro tempore, Deputy Presi-
dent pro tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Majority 
Whip, Minority Whip, Secretary of the Conference of the Majority, 
or Secretary of the Conference of the Minority shall be considered to 
be an employee in the office of the Senator holding such office.". 
(5) Effective January 1, 1988, the first sentence of subsection (j) of 
section 506 (2 U.S.C. 58(j)) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"(a)(8)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a)(6)". 
(c)(1) Effective January 1, 1988, section 105(d)(1) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-l(d)(l)) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "The" at the beginning of paragraph (1) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "(A) Except as is otherwise pro-
vided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the", and 
(B) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
subparagraphs: 
"(B) In the case of gross compensation paid to employees in the 
office of a Senator for the period commencing January 1, 1988, and 
ending September 30,1988, the total of— 
"(i) the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid 
to employees in the office of such Senator for such period, plus 
"(ii) the expenses paid to or on behalf of such Senator under 
authority of section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1973 (as determined after application of subsection Ot)) of 
such section, but without regard to paragraph (2)(A)(iv) thereof), 
shall not exceed the aggregate of^ 
"(iii) subject to the next sentence, the amount by which (I) the 
aggregate of the gross compensation which may be paid to 
employees in the office of such Senator for the fiscal year 
ending September 30,1988, as determined under this subsection 
Obut without regard to this subparagraph), exceeds (II) the 
aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid to 
employees in the office of such Senator for that part of such 
fiscal year which precedes January 1,1988, plus 
"(iv) the amount described in section 5060t))(2)(A)(iii) of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973. 
In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after the first 
month of the period which commences January 1, 1988, and ends 
September 30, 1988, or ends (except by reason of death, resignation, 
or expulsion) before the .last month of such period, the amount 
computed pursuant to clause (iii) of this subparagraph O^ut before 
application of this sentence) shall be recalculated as follows: such 
amount, as so computed, shall be divided by 9, and multiplied by the 
number of months in such period which are included in the Sen-
ator's term of office, counting any fraction of a month as a full 
month. 
"(C) In the case of gross compensation paid to employees in the 
office of a Senator for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1988, or 
any fiscal year thereafter, the total of^ 
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"(i) the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid 
to employees in the office of such Senator for such year, plus 
"(ii) the expenses paid to or on behalf of such Senator under 
authority of section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1973 (as determined after application of subsection (b) of 
such section, but without regard to paragraph (3)(A)(ii) and (iv) 
thereof), 
shall not exceed the aggregate of^ 
"(iii) the amount determined under subparagraph (A) for such 
year, plus 
"(iv) the amount described in section 506(b)(3) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1973 (as determined without regard 
to subparagraph (A)(ii) and (iv) thereof).". 
SEC. 2, Section 110 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Effective date. 
Rescission Act, 1981 (Public Law 97-12; 2 U.S.C. 58b) is repealed 
effective January 1,1988. 
SEC. 3. Subsection (h) of section 111 of the Legislative Appropria- Effective date. 
tions Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-94) is repealed, effective as of the first 2 USC 6l-i note. 
day of the 100th Congress. 
Approved October 21, 1987. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1574: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-134 (Comm. on Rules and Administration). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 133 (1987): 
Aug. 6, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 8, considered and passed House.