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PUBLIC LAW 92-607-OCT. 31, 1972

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year in which the Senator holds the office of Senator through the date of payment. Payments for rentals due for office space occupied in the State which the Senator represents shall not exceed at any time during each calendar year $300 multiplied by the number of months (counting a fraction of a month as a month) elapsing from the first month in that calendar year in which the Senator holds the office of Senator through =s the month of payment. (d) The Sergeant at Arms shall secure for each Senator office space suitable for the Senator's official use at not more than three places designated by him in the State he represents. That space shall be secured in post offices or other Federal buildings at such places. I n the event suitable office space is not available in post offices or Federal buildings, the amount made available to the Senator under this section may, subject to subsection (c), be expended to secure other office space in such places. (e) Actual transportation expenses incurred by an employee in a Senator's office shall be paid under this section only for such expenses incurred in making round trips on official business by the nearest usual route between Washington, District of Columbia, and the home State of the Senator involved, and in traveling within that State (other than transportation expenses incurred by an employee assigned to a Senator's office within that State (1) while traveling in the - j*3a £*; general vicinity of such office, (2) pursuant to a change of assignment within such State, or (3) in commuting between home and office). No payment shall be made under this section to or on behalf of a newly appointed employee to travel to his place of employment. (f) The amount availaole to each Senator during fiscal year 1973, (1) for air mail and special delivery postage by the proviso under the heading "POSTAGE STAMPS" appearing under the heading " S E N A T E " in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 42a), as ss Stat. 128. in effect immediately prior to January 1, 1973, (2) for actual transportation expenses under the third paragraph under the heading "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS" appearing under the heading " S E N A T E " in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959, as amended (2 U.S.C. 43b), as in effect immediately prior to January 1, 1973, and (3) for stationery by the proviso under the heading "sTATONERY (REVOLVING F U N D) " appearing under the heading " S E N A T E " in chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 46a), as in effect immediately prior to January 1, ss Stat. 635. 1973, shall be, notwithstanding such paragraph and provisos, reduced by 50 percent of the applicable amount made available to a Senator under such paragraph and provisos for the entire fiscal year. If, immediately prior to January 1, 1973, any Senator has expended any sum in excess of an amount made available as the result of the reduction made in clause (2) or (3) by this subsection, any such excess sum (but not more than the applicable amount of the reduction) shall be charged against the amount made available to that Senator under this section for calendar year 1973. (g) I n the case of the death of any Senator, the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration may certify for such deceased Senator for any portion of such sum already obligated but not certified to at the time of such Senator's death, and for any additional amount which may be reasonably needed for the purpose of closing ' * such deceased Senator's State offices, for payment to the person or persons designated as entitled to such payment by such chairman. (h) Effective January 1, 1973, the following provisions of law,;,f/P*ff^' ^"^''" tive date. are repealed:

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