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[69 Stat. 513]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 513]

69

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PUBLIC LAW 242-AUG. 5, 1955

513

Automobile for the minority leader: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the minority leader of the House, $6,835. Preparation of the new edition of U. S. Code, $100,000, to remain available until expended. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Salaries or wages paid out of the items herein for the House of Representatives shall hereafter be computed at basic rates, plus increased and additional compensation, as authorized and provided by law. The Clerk of the House is hereafter authorized and directed to reimburse each Member from the contingent fund in an amount not to exceed $150 quarterly, upon certification of the Member, for official office expenses incurred in his congressional district. The Sergeant at Arms of the House is hereafter authorized and directed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for any committee appointed to attend the funeral of a deceased Member, and there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House, under such rules and regulations as the Committee on House Administration may prescribe, such sums as may be necessary toward defraying the funeral expenses of the deceased; and to defray the expenses of any such committee consisting of not more than six members (not more than four from the House and two from the Senate), the Sergeant at Arms of the House or a representative of his office, the widow or widower and/or minor children of the deceased, incurred in attending the funeral rites and burial of such Member. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5(b) of the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, the Clerk of the House is hereafter authorized to pay, from the contingent fund of the House, with respect to all House employees Avho are insured under such Act, the amounts which, under the terms of such section 5(b), otherwise would be contributed from the appropriations or funds specified therein. As used in this paragraph the term "House employees" means employees in the Legislative Branch whose salaries, wages, or other compensation are disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. CAPITOL POLICE General expenses: For purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, maintenance, and repair of police motor vehicles, including two-way police radio equipment; contingent expenses, including $25 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House, as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board; $17,900. Capitol Police Board: To enable the Capitol Police Board to provide additional protection for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds, including the Senate and House Office Buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, $76,940. Such sum shall be expended only for payment for salaries and other expenses of personnel detailed from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to make such details upon the request of the Board. Personnel so detailed shall, during the period of such detail, serve under the direction and instructions of the Board and is authorized to exercise the same authority as members of such Metropolitan Police and members of the Capitol Police and to perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board. Reimbursement for salaries and other expenses of such detail 54402 O - 55 - 33

Office expenses.

Funeral e x p e nses.

68 Stat. 738. 5 USC 2094.