Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/992

 95 STAT. 966 2 USC 6id-2.

Death, resignation, or disability of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. Designation of successor. 2 USC 61e-3.

2 USC 44ii.

Effective date. 2 USC 31 note.

"Member."

PUBLIC LAW 97-51—OCT. 1, 1981 (b)(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 Chaplain of the Senate, upon the request of the Chaplain of the Senate, United States postage stamps in such amounts as may be necessary for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his official business. (2) That paragraph of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976, with the caption "POSTAGE STAMPS" and relating to postage allowance for the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate, appearing under the heading "SENATE", in the matter preceding section 115 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 61d-2), is hereby repealed. SEC. 128. In the event of the death, resignation, or disability of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall act as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of that office in all matters until such time as a new Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall have been elected and qualified or such disability shall have been ended. For purposes of this section, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall be considered as disabled only during such period of time as the Majority and Minority Leaders and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate certify jointly to the Senate that the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is unable to perform his duties. In the event that the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is absent, the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall act during such absence as the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the office in all matters. SEC. 129. Of the unexpended balance of the funds appropriated for the Senate under the appropriation account heading "Salaries, Officers and Employees" for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $1,505,000 is rescinded. SEC. 130. (a) In section 323(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441(a))— (1) strike out all after "shall accept" down to and including "(1) any" and insert "shall accept any"; and (2) strike out all after the word "speech," down to and including "year." and insert "or article.". (b) In section 102(a)(l)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 702 (a)(l)(A)), after the word "source" where it appears the last time in the paragraph insert "including speeches, appearances, articles, or other publications". (c) Effective beginning with fiscal year 1983, and continuing each year thereafter, such sums as hereafter may be necessary for "Compensation of Members" (and administrative expenses related thereto), as authorized by law and at such level recommended by the President for Federal employees for that fiscal year are hereby appropriated from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Such sums when paid shall be in lieu of any sums accrued in prior years but not paid. For purposes of this subsection, the term "Member" means each Member of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Vice President. SEC. 131. Sections 111 through 130 and sections 139 through 141 of this joint resolution shall be effective without regard to the provisions of sections 102 and 106 of this joint resolution.

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