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               LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996

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Public Law 104-53
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
  ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Nov. 19, 
                         1995 -  [H.R. 2492]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1996.>>  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, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:

   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS <<NOTE: Congressional Operations 
Appropriations Act, 1996. 2 USC 60a note.>> 

                                 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 authorized by 
law, including agency contributions, $69,727,000, 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, $1,513,000.

                   office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.

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               offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000.

                          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, $996,000 for each such committee; in all, $1,992,000.

  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, $360,000.

                            policy committees

    For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
 Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such committee, in all, $1,930,000.

    For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.

                         office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.

              office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $31,889,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,047,000.

                agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.

             Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $3,381,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$936,000.

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Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 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, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate 
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.

 expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                 control

    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $305,000.

                         secretary of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,266,000.

              sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate, $61,347,000.

                           miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.

         senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$204,029,000.

               Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment 
Practices, $778,000.

                     Settlements and Awards Reserve

    For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                       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.

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                           official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
                              $11,000,000.

    Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading ``SENATE'', 
$63,544,724.12 are rescinded.

                        administrative provisions

    Section 1. <<NOTE: Effective dates. 2 USC 43 note.>> (a) On and 
after October 1, 1995, no Senator shall receive mileage under section 17 
of the Act of July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43).

    (b) <<NOTE: 2 USC 43a note.>> On and after October 1, 1995, the 
President of the Senate shall not receive mileage under the first 
section of the Act of July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a).

    Sec. 2. (a) <<NOTE: Nomenclature. 2 USC 61d-3.>> 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 ``Office of the 
Chaplain Expense Revolving Fund'' (hereafter referred to as the 
``fund''). The fund shall consist of all moneys collected or received 
with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate.

    (b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for 
disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not to exceed $10,000 in 
any fiscal year, for the payment of official expenses incurred by the 
Chaplain of the Senate. In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to 
purchase food or food related items. The fund shall not be available for 
the payment of salaries.
    (c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or collected with 
respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate shall be deposited 
in the fund and shall be available for purposes of this section.
    (d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on vouchers approved 
by the Chaplain of the Senate.
    Sec. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ``Settlements and 
Awards Reserve'' in Public Law 103-283 shall remain available until 
expended.
    Sec. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 
U.S.C. 88b-6) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting 
the following: ``The amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the 
revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Daniel 
Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section 4 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 88b-7).''.
    Sec. 5. <<NOTE: 2 USC 58a note.>> (a) Any payment for local and long 
distance telecommunications service provided to any user by the Sergeant 
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the total invoiced 
amount, including any amount relating to separately identified toll 
calls, and shall be charged to the appropriation for the fiscal year in 
which the underlying base service period covered by the invoice ends.

    (b) As used in subsection (a), the term ``user'' means any Senator, 
Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided telephone 
equipment and services by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
Senate.

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    Sec. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103-283 <<NOTE: 2 USC 88b-7.>>  
is amended by inserting before ``collected'' the following: ``(including 
donated moneys)''.

    Sec. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101-520 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6a) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``Section 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy 
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her 
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for 
the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the 
account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses 
are payable for such committees.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of 
the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer 
funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent 
fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of 
the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable for such 
committees.
    ``(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference 
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her 
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for 
the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the 
account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses 
are payable for such committees.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee 
of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election 
transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the 
contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference 
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable 
for such committees.
    ``(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
            ``(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like 
        manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are 
        available for expenditure by such committee from the account to 
        which the funds were transferred; and
            ``(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall 
        specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.

    ``(d) <<NOTE: Notification.>> The Chairman of a committee 
transferring funds under this section shall notify the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate of the transfer.''.

    (b) <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 61g-6a note.>> The amendment made 
by this section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall be 
effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                          Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$671,561,000,  as follows:

                        house leadership offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $11,271,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,478,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$1,470,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the

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