117 STAT. 350
Applicability. 2 USC 59 note. Regulations. 41 USC 253l–5.
Effective date. Applicability.
Applicability. 2 USC 61h–6 note. 2 USC 32b note.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000
13:45 Aug 26, 2004
PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003
‘‘The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may prescribe regulations to waive or modify the requirement under subparagraph (B) if such waiver or modification is necessary to provide for the public safety of a Senator and the Senator’s staff and constituents.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. SEC. 5. MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may— (1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same extent and under the same conditions as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 303L of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l); and (2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of property and services to the same extent and under the same conditions as the head of an executive agency under the authority of section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c). (b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2002, and shall apply in fiscal year 2003 and successive fiscal years. SEC. 6. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence by striking ‘‘six individual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘eight individual consultants’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(C) Each appointing authority under subsection (a) may designate the title of the position of any individual appointed under that subsection.’’. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter. SEC. 7. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS OF THE SENATE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Office of the President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate. (b) DESIGNATION.—Any Member of the Senate who— (1) is designated by the Senate as the President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate; and (2) is serving as a Member of the Senate, shall be the President pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate. (c) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.—The President pro tempore emeritus is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as the President pro tempore emeritus determines appropriate. (d) EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.—There is authorized an expense allowance for the President pro tempore emeritus which shall not exceed $7,500 each fiscal year. The President pro tempore emeritus may receive the expense allowance: (1) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the President pro tempore emeritus; or (2) in equal monthly payments. Such amounts paid to the President pro tempore
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