84 STAT.]
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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970
" (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by minority st^frappoimeS party members under paragraph (a) or (b) of this clause, and each equitable treatstaff member appointed to assist minority party members of a com- "'^"'* mittee pursuant to House resohition, shall be accorded equitable treatment with respect to the fixing of his rate of pay, the assignment to him of work facilities, and the accessibility to him of committee records. Ante, " (h) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this clause shall not be construed 1178. p p. 1177, to authorize the appointment of additional professional or clerical staff' members of a committee pursuant to request under either of such paragraphs by the minority party members of that committee if two or more professional staff members or one or more clerical staff members, provided for in paragraph (a)(1) or paragraph (b)(1) of this clause, as the case may be, who are satisfactory to a majority of the minority party members, are otherwise assigned to assist the minority party members.". (d) Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to require a reduction in— (1) the number of staff members otherwise authorized prior to January 1, 1971, to be employed by any committee of the House of Representatives by statute or by annual or permanent resolution, or (2) the number of such staff members on such date assigned to, or authorized to be selected for appointment by or with the approval of, the minority members of any such committee. (e) The additional professional staff members authorized to be Post, p. 1440. employed by a committee by the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall be in addition to any other additional staff members otherwise authorized, prior to January 1, 1971, to be employed by any such committee. P R O C U R E M E N T OF TEMPORARY OR I N T E R M I T T E N T SERVICES OF C O N S U L T A N T S FOR S E N A T E A N D H O U S E STANDING COMMITTEE S
SEC. 30'3. Section 202 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (i)(1) Each standing committee of the Senate or House of Representatives is authorized, with the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration in the case of standing committees of the Senate, or the Committee on House Administration in the case of standing committees of the House of Representatives, within the limits of funds made available from the contingent funds of the respective Houses pursuant to resolutions, which shall specify the maximum amounts which may be used for such purpose, approved by such respective Houses, to procure the temporary services (not in excess of one year) or intermittent services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, to make studies or advise the committee with respect to any matter within its jurisdiction. "(2) Such services in the case of individuals or organizations may be procured by contract 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 comjDensation which may be paid to a regular employee of the committee. Such contracts shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) or any other provision of law requiring advertising.
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