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60 Stat. 392.

PUBLIC LAW 470-JULY 2, 1954

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Effective July 1, 1954, the paragraph relating to payment of toll charges on official long-distance telephone calls originating and terminating outside of Washington, District of Columbia, under the heading "Contingent Expenses of the Senate" in Public Law 479, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "There shall oe paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (1) the toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls originating and terminating outside of Washington, District of Columbia, and (2) the toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls to or from Washington, District of Columbia, in excess of those authorized to be paid under the preceding paragraph, not to exceed $1,200 per year, for each Senator." The Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms are authorized and directed to protect the funds of their respective offices by purchasing insurance in an amount necessary to protect said funds against loss. Premiums on such insurance shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration. Salaries or wages paid out of the foregoing items under "Contingent expenses of the Senate" shall be computed at basic rates, plus increased and additional compensation, as authorized and provided by law. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SALARIES, MILEAGE, AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS

Fiscal year.

For compensation of Members (wherever used herein the term "Member" shall include Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico), $5,492,500. For mileage and expense allowance of Members, as authorized by law, $1,273,500: Provided, That hereafter the fiscal year for the adjustment of the accounts of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives for compensation and mileage of Members shall extend from July 1 to June 30. SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers and employees, as authorized by law, as follows: OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

For Office of the Speaker, $47,285. OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN

For the Office of the Parliamentarian, including $2,000 for preparing Digest of the Rules, $43,885. OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For the Office of the Chaplain, $4,200. OFFICE OF THE CLERK

For the Office of the Clerk, including $25,000 for additional administrative personnel, $17,000 for additional clerical assistants and readjustment of salaries in the disbursing office, and $597 additional for increased longevity pay for telephone operators; $737,530.

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