Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/991

 PUBLIC LAW 97-51—OCT. 1, 1981

95 STAT. 965

Items" in the contingent fund of the Senate. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and for each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Expense Allowance such fUnds as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 120. For each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year which ends September 30, 1982) there is authorized to be expended from the contingent fund of the Senate an amount, not in excess of $30,000, for the Conference of the Majority and an e^ual amount for the Conference of the Minority. Payments under this section shall be made only for expenses actually incurred by such a Conference in carrying out its functions, and shall be made upon certification and documentation of the expenses involved, by the Chairman of the Conference claiming payment hereunder and upon vouchers approved by such Chairman and by the Committee on Rules and Administration. SEC. 121. Notwithstanding the provisions of this joint resolution or any other provision of law, effective October 1, 1981, the compensation of the Chaplain of the Senate shall be $52,750 in lieu of $40,110. SEC. 122. Subsection (c) of section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(c)) is repealed effective January 1, 1982. SEC. 123. For the purposes of this joint resolution section 304 of H.R. 4120 shall be deemed to read as follows: "SEC. 304. (a) Subsections (c) and (d) of section 491 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-510; 2 United States Code 88b-l (c) and (d)) are repealed. "(b) Section 303 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public Law 96-38) is repealed.''. SEC. 124. For the purposes of this joint resolution in applying section 305(c) of H.R. 4120, the term "20 per centum" shall be substituted for "25 per centum". SEC. 125. The first sentence of section 110(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1981 (Public Law 97-12) is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following:; except that the total amount so transferred fix)m any such balance remaining as of the close of the fiscal year 1982 shall not exceed an amount equal to $15,000 or 25 per centum of the amount of such Senator's Official Office Expense Account, whichever is greater, as determined under section 506(b)(l) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(l)), for the calendar year 1982". SEC. 126. The second proviso of the paragraph of section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1974, which appears under the heading "COMMTTTEE EMPLOYEES" (87 Stat. 529; 2 U.S.C. 68-1) is amended by striking out "one committee employee" and inserting in lieu thereof "the committee Auditor and the committee Assistant Auditor". SEC. 127. (a)(1) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to procure and furnish each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982) to the President of the Senate, upon request by such person. United States special delivery postage stamps in such amount as may be necessary for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his official business. (2) That part of the paragraph under the heading "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE", relating to the procurement of air mail and special delivery postage stamps by the Secretary of the Senate, appearing under the heading "SENATE" in the Le^lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, as amended and supplemented (2 U.S.C. 42a), is hereby repealed.

2 USC 61g-6.

2 USC 61d.

Repeal. 2 USC 88b-l note. 5 USC 5348 note.

Ante, p. 62.

2 USC 58b.

Postage allowances for Senate officers. 2 USC 42a.

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