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PUBLIC LAW 93-371-AUG. 13, 1974
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or revocation is effective on the first day of the first month commencing after the day on which the request for change or the revocation is received in the Disbursing Office. Rules and (4) ^ h e Secretary is authorized to issue rules and regulations he regu ations. cousidcrs appropriate in carrying out this subsection. (d) The Secretary may enter into agreements under subsection (a) of this section at such time or times as he considers appropriate. (e) This section imposes no duty, burden, or requirement upon the United States, the Senate, or any officer or employee of the United States, except as specifically provided in this section. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to consent to the application of any provision of law which has the effect of subjecting the United States, the Senate, or any officer or employee of the United States to any penalty or liability by reason of the provisions of this section. Any paper, form, or document filed with the Secretary under this section is a paper of the Senate within the provisions of rule X X X of the Standing Rules of the Senate. «'State." (f^ j^or the purposes of this section, "State" means any of the States of the United States and the District of Columbia. offic^^s ^icl^ ^- (^) "^^^ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate shall secure for each 2 USC 59.' Senator office space suitable for the Senator's official use in places designated by the Senator in the State he represents. That space shall be secured in post offices or other Federal buildings at such places. I n the event suitable office space is not available in post offices or other Federal buildings, the Sergeant at Arms shall secure other office space in those places. (b) The aggregate square feet of office space secured for Senator shall not at any time exceed— (1) 4,800 square feet if the population of his State is less than 2,000,000; (2) 5,000 square feet if such population is 2,000,000 but less than 3,000,000; (3) 6,200 square feet if such population is 3,000,000 but less than 4,000,000; (4) 5,400 square feet if such population is 4,000,000 but less than 5,000,000; (5) 5,800 square feet if such population is 5,000,000 but less than 7,000,000; (6) 6,200 square feet if such population is 7,000,000 but less than 9,000,000; (7) 6,400 square feet if such population is 9,000,000 but less than 10,000,000; (8) 6,600 square feet if such population is 10,000,000 but less than 11,000,000; (9) 6,800 square feet if such population is 11,000,000 but less than 12,000,000; (10) 7,000 square feet if such population is 12,000,000 but less than 13,000,000; (11) 7,400 square feet if such population is 13,000,000 but less than 15,000,000; (12) 7,800 square feet if such population is 15,000,000 but less than 17,000,000; or (13) 8,000 square feet if such population is 17,000,000 or more. rr,^^"^^^^' r?^1V"» (c) The maximum annual rate that may be paid for the rental of an mum annual rate.
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office secured for a Senator not m a post office or other 1 ederal build^ ing shall not at any time exceed the applicable rate per square foot charged Federal agencies by the Administrator of General Services, based upon a 100 percent building quality rating, for office space located m the place in which the Senator's office is located, multiplied by the number of square feet contained in that office used by the Senator and his employees to perform their duties.
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