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PUBLIC LAW 109–55—AUG. 2, 2005 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 USC 61–1 and note.

Applicability. 2 USC 61h–6 note.

SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SENATORS. 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 purposes 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 programs 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,

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