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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

PUBLIC LAW 95-26—MAY 4, 1977

91 STAT. 79

CHAPTER VIII LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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SENATE PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

For payment to Jane B. Hart, widow of Philip A. Hart, late a Senator from the State of Michigan, $44,600. COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS AND E X P E N S E ALLOWANCES OF THE VI C E PRESIDENT, THE LEADERS, AND W H I P S OF THE SENATE

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COMPENSATION AND MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS

For an additional amount for "Compensation and Mileage of the Vice President and Senators", $2,900: Provided, That, effective Jan- 2 USC 32a. uary 5, 1977, the compensation of a Deputy President pro tempore of the Senate shall be at a rate equal to the rate of annual compensation of the President pro tempore and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate. EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE VK^E PRESIDENT, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND MAJORITY AND MINORITY W H I P S

For an additional amount for "Expense Allowances of the Vice President, Majority and Minority Leaders and Majority and Minority Whips", $6,500: Provided, That, effective with fiscal year 1977 and 2 USC 31a-l. each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate shall not exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each Leader: Provided further, That, effective April 1, 1977, there is hereby authorized an expense allowance for the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate which shall not exceed $2,500 each fiscal year for each Whip: Provided further, That, during the period beginning on January 3, 1977, and ending September 30, 1977, and during each fiscal year thereafter, the Vice President, the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the Minority Whip may receive the expense allowance (a) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such expenses by the Vice President, the respective Leader or the respective Whip, or (b) in equal monthly payments. SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For Office of the President Pro Tempore, $51,400: Provided, That, 2 USC 61k. effective April 1, 1977, the President pro tempore is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of an Administrative Assistant at not to exceed $47,595 per annum; a Legislative Assistant at not to exceed $40,080 per annum, and an Executive Secretary at not to exceed $23,380 per annum.

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