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 PUBLIC LAW 97-257—SEPT. 10, 1982

96 STAT. 849

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For an additional amount for "Miscellaneous Items", $938,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. Effective October 1, 1981, the allowance for administra- Effective date. tive and clerical assistance of each Senator from the State of Florida 2 USC 61-1 note. is increased to that allowed Senators from States having a population of ten million but less than eleven million, the population of said State having exceeded ten million inhabitants. SEC. 102. The third sentence of section 105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123hkb)) is amended by striking o\it "and committees of the Senate" and inserting in lieu thereof "committees of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate". SEC. 103. Clause (1) of section 117 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 95 Stat. 964. 61f-8) is amended to read as follows: "(1) the procurement of the services, on a temporary basis, of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, with the prior consent of the Committee on Rules and Administration; such services may be procured by contract with the providers acting as independent contractors, or in the case of individuals, by employment at daily rates of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate; and any such contract shall not be subject to the provisions of section 5 of title 41, United States Code, or any other provision of law requiring advertising; and". SEC. 104. (a) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(2) In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after the first month of any such calendar year or ends (except by reason of death, resignation, or expulsion) before the last month of any such calendar year, the aggregate amount available to such Senator for such year shall be the aggregate amount computed under paragraph (1) of this subsection, divided by 12, and multiplied by the number of months in such year which are included in the Senator's term of office, counting any fraction of a month as a full month.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be Effective date. 2 USC 58 note. effective on and after January 1, 1982. SEC. 105. (a) The first sentence of the first section of the joint resolution relating to the payment of salaries of employees of the Senate, approved April 20, 1960 (Public Law 86-426; 2 U.S.C. 60c-l), is amended by striking out "Senators and officers and employees" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Vice President, Senators, and officers and employees". (b) The third sentence of section 104 of title 3, United States Code, is repealed. (c) Amendments and repeals made by the preceding provisions of Effective date. this section shall be effective in the case of compensation payable for 2 USC 60c-l note. months after December 1981. SEC. 106. If at the close of any fiscal year there is an unexpended 2 USC 68d. balance of funds which were appropriated for such year (or for prior

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