[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
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January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC58]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 58. Mail, telegraph, telephone, stationery, office
supplies, and home State office and travel expenses for Senators
(a) Authorization for payment from Senate contingent fund
The contingent fund of the Senate is made available for payment
(including reimbursement) to or on behalf of each Senator, upon
certification of the Senator, for the following expenses incurred by the
Senator and his staff:
(1) telecommunications equipment and services subject to such
regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate;
(2)(A) stationery and other office supplies procured for use for
official business, and
(B) metered charges for use of copying equipment provided by the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate;
(3)[(A) Repealed. Pub. L. 101-520, title I, Sec. 11, Nov. 5,
1990, 104 Stat. 2260] (B) postage on, and fees and charges in
connection with official mail matter sent through the mail other
than the franking privilege upon certification by the Senate
Sergeant at Arms and subject to such regulations as may be
promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration, and (C)
costs incurred in the preparation of required official reports, and
the acquisition of mailing lists to be used for official purposes,
and in the mailing, delivery, or transmitting of matters relating to
official business;
(4) official office expenses incurred (other than for equipment
and furniture and expenses described in paragraphs (1) through (3))
for an office in his home State;
(5) expenses incurred for publications printed or recorded in
any way for auditory and visual use (including subscriptions to
books, newspapers, magazines, clipping, and other information
services);
(6) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section,
reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by the Senator and
employees in his office;
(7) expenses incurred for additional office equipment and
services related thereto (but not including personal services), in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate;
(8) charges officially incurred for recording and photographic
services and products; and
(9) such other official expenses as the Senator determines to be
necessary.
Payment under this section shall be made only upon presentation of
itemized vouchers for expenses incurred and, in the case of expenses
paid or reimbursed under paragraphs (6) and (9), only upon presentation
of detailed itemized vouchers for such expenses. Vouchers presented for
payment under this section shall be accompanied by such documentation as
is required under regulations promulgated by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate. No payment shall be made under paragraph
(4) or (9) for any expense incurred for entertainment or meals.
(b) Limits for authorized expenses; recalculation formula
(1)(A) Except as is otherwise provided in the succeeding paragraphs
of this subsection and subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,
the total amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on behalf of a
Senator under this section shall not exceed for calendar year 1977 or
any calendar year thereafter an amount equal to one-half of the sum of
the amounts authorized to be paid under this section on the day before
August 5, 1977, to or on behalf of both of the Senators from the State
which he represents, increased by an amount equal to twenty percent
thereof and rounded to the next higher multiple of $1,000.
(B) In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after
the first month of any such calendar year or ends (except by reason of
death, resignation, or expulsion) before the last month of any such
calendar year, the aggregate amount available to such Senator for such
year shall be the aggregate amount computed under paragraph (1) of this
subsection, divided by 12, and multiplied by the number of months in
such year which are included in the Senator's term of office, counting
any fraction of a month as a full month.
(2)(A) In the case of the period which commences January 1, 1988,
and ends September 30, 1988, the total of--
(i) the expenses paid to or on behalf of a Senator under this
section for such period, plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid to
employees in the office of such Senator for such period (as
determined for purposes of section 61-1(d) of this title),
shall not exceed the aggregate of--
(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), an amount equal to 75 percent
of the amount of the authorized expenses under this section for the
calendar year ending December 31, 1987, as determined in the case of
a Senator, who represents the State which such Senator represents,
whose term of office included all of such calendar year, plus
(iv) the amount by which (I) the aggregate of the gross
compensation which may be paid to employees in the office of such
Senator for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, pursuant to
the limitations imposed by section 61-1(d) of this title (as
determined without regard to paragraph (1)(B) thereof), exceeds (II)
the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid to
employees in the office of such Senator for that part of such fiscal
year which precedes January 1, 1988.
(B) In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after
the first month of the period which commences January 1, 1988, and ends
September 30, 1988, or ends (except by reason of death, resignation, or
expulsion) before the last month of such period, the amount computed
pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph (but before
application of this subparagraph) shall be recalculated as follows: such
amount, as computed under subparagraph (A)(iii) of this paragraph, shall
be divided by 9, and multiplied by the number of months in such period
which are included in the Senator's term of office, counting any
fraction of a month as a full month.
(3)(A) In the case of the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1988, or
any fiscal year thereafter, the total of--
(i) the expenses paid to or on behalf of a Senator under this
section for such fiscal year, plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of gross compensation which is paid to
employees in the office of such Senator for such fiscal year (as
determined for purposes of section 61-1(d) of this title),
shall not exceed the aggregate of--
(iii) subject to subparagraph (B)--
(I) in case the Senator represents Alabama, $116,300,
Alaska, $221,600, Arizona, $128,975, Arkansas, $118,250,
California, $168,950, Colorado, $124,100, Connecticut, $105,575,
Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200, Georgia, $116,300, Hawaii,
$245,000, Idaho, $128,000, Illinois, $138,725, Indiana,
$116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas, $119,225, Kentucky, $115,325,
Louisiana, $120,200, Maine, $110,450, Maryland, $100,700,
Massachusetts, $114,350, Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota,
$120,200, Mississippi, $118,250, Missouri, $121,175, Montana,
$128,000, Nebraska, $120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New Hampshire,
$106,550, New Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico, $125,075, New York,
$145,550, North Carolina, $112,400, North Dakota, $119,225,
Ohio, $129,950, Oklahoma, $123,125, Oregon, $132,875,
Pennsylvania, $128,975, Rhode Island, $104,600, South Carolina,
$110,450, South Dakota, $120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas,
$149,450, Utah, $128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia, $106,550,
Washington, $135,800, West Virginia, $105,575, Wisconsin,
$119,225, Wyoming, $123,125, plus
(II) the amount that is equal to the Senator's share for the
fiscal year, as determined in accordance with regulations of the
Committee on Rules and Administration, of the amount made
available within the Senators' Official Personnel and Office
Expense Account in the contingent fund of the Senate for
official mail expenses of Senators, plus
(iv) the aggregate of the gross compensation which may be paid
to employees in the office of such Senator for such fiscal year,
under the limitations imposed by section 61-1(d) of this title, but
without regard to the provisions of paragraph (1)(C)(iv) thereof.
(B) In the event that the term of office of a Senator begins after
the first month of any such fiscal year or ends (except by reason of
death, resignation, or expulsion) before the last month of any such
fiscal year, the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I) shall be
recalculated as follows: such amount, as computed under subparagraph
(iii), shall be divided by 12, and multiplied by the number of months in
such year which are included in the Senator's term of office, counting
any fraction of a month as a full month; and the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii)(II) shall be recalculated in accordance with
regulations of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 97-51, Sec. 122, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 965
(d) Repealed. Pub. L. 93-371, Sec. 101(3)(e), Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat.
429
(e) Transportation, essential travel-related expenses, and per diem
expenses; coverage; limitations; amounts
Subject to and in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, a Senator and the
employees in his office shall be reimbursed under this section for
travel expenses incurred by the Senator or employee while traveling on
official business within the United States. The term ``travel expenses''
includes actual transportation expenses, essential travel-related
expenses, and, where applicable, per diem expenses (but not in excess of
actual expenses). A Senator or an employee of the Senator shall not be
reimbursed for any travel expenses (other than actual transportation
expenses) for any travel occurring during the sixty days immediately
before the date of any primary or general election (whether regular,
special, or runoff) in which the Senator is a candidate for public
office (within the meaning of section 431(b) \1\ of this title, unless
his candidacy in such election is uncontested. For purposes of this
subsection and subsection (a)(6) of this section, an employee in the
Office of the President pro tempore, Deputy President pro tempore,
Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Majority Whip, Minority Whip,
Secretary of the Conference of the Majority, or Secretary of the
Conference of the Minority shall be considered to be an employee in the
office of the Senator holding such office.
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(f) Omitted
(g) Closing of deceased Senator's State offices
In the case of the death of any Senator, the chairman of the
Committee on Rules and Administration may certify for such deceased
Senator for any portion of such sum already obligated but not certified
to at the time of such Senator's death, and for any additional amount
which may be reasonably needed for the purpose of closing such deceased
Senator's State offices, for payment to the person or persons designated
as entitled to such payment by such chairman.
(h) Individuals serving on panels or other bodies recommending nominees
for Federal judgeships, service academies, United States
Attorneys, or United States Marshals
For purposes of subsections (a) and (e) of this section, an
individual who is selected by a Senator to serve on a panel or other
body to make recommendations for nominees to one or more Federal
judgeships or to one or more service academies or one or more positions
of United States Attorney or United States Marshal shall be considered
to be an employee in the office of that Senator with respect to travel
and official expenses incurred in performing duties as a member of such
panel or other body, and shall be reimbursed (A) for actual
transportation expenses and per diem expenses (but not exceeding actual
travel expenses) incurred while traveling in performing such duties
within the Senator's home State or between that State and Washington,
District of Columbia, and each of the service academies, (B) for
official expenses incurred in performing such duties. For purposes of
this subsection and subsection (a) of this section, ``official
expenses'' means expenses of the type for which reimbursement may be
made to an employee in the office of a Senator when traveling on
business of a committee of which that Senator is a member, and, for
accounting purposes, such expenses shall be treated as expenses for
which reimbursement may be made under subsection (a)(4) of this section.
(i) Authorization of Secretary of Senate to pay reimbursable expenses
Whenever a Senator or an employee in his office has incurred an
expense for which reimbursement may be made under this section, the
Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make payment to that Senator or
employee for the expense incurred, subject to the same terms and
conditions as apply to reimbursement of the expense under this section.
(j) Advances from Senate contingent fund for travel expenses for
official business trips; vouchers; settlement
Whenever a Senator or employee of his office plans an official
business trip with respect to which reimbursement for travel expenses is
authorized under the preceding provisions of section (a), the Senator
(or such an employee who has been designated by the Senator to do so)
may, prior to the commencement of such trip and in accordance with
applicable regulations of the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, obtain from any moneys in the contingent fund of the
Senate which are available to him for purposes specified in subsection
(a)(6) of this section, such advance sum as he shall certify (and be
accountable for), to the Secretary of the Senate, to be necessary to
defray some or all of the expenses to be incurred on such trip which
expenses are reimbursable under the preceding provisions of this
section. The receipt by any Senator for any sum so advanced to him or
his order out of the contingent fund of the Senate by the Secretary of
the Senate shall be taken and passed by the accounting officers of the
Government as a full and sufficient voucher; but it shall be the duty of
such Senator (or employee of his office, as the case may be), as soon as
practicable, to furnish to the Secretary of the Senate a detailed
voucher of the expenses incurred for the travel with respect to which
the sum was so advanced, and make settlement with respect to such sum.
(Pub. L. 92-607, ch. V, Sec. 506(a)-(j), Oct. 31, 1972, 86 Stat. 1505-
1507; Pub. L. 93-145, Nov. 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 532; Pub. L. 93-371,
Sec. 3(e), Aug. 13, 1974, 88 Stat. 429; Pub. L. 94-59, title I,
Sec. 103, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 95-94, title I,
Sec. 112(a)-(c), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 663, 664; Pub. L. 95-240, title
II, Sec. 208, Mar. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 117; Pub. L. 95-391, title I,
Sec. 108(a), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 773; Pub. L. 96-304, title I,
Secs. 101, 102(a), 103, 104, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 97-19,
July 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 103; Pub. L. 97-51, Sec. 122, Oct. 1, 1981, 95
Stat. 965; Pub. L. 97-257, title I, Sec. 104(a), Sept. 10, 1982, 96
Stat. 849; Pub. L. 97-276, Oct. 2, 1982, Sec. 101(e), 96 Stat. 1189;
Pub. L. 98-51, title I, Sec. 102, July 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 266; Pub. L.
98-181, title I, Sec. 1204(a), Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1290; Pub. L. 99-
65, Sec. 1(a), July 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 163; Pub. L. 100-137, Sec. 1(b),
Oct. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 815; Pub. L. 100-458, title I, Secs. 8(a), 13,
14(a), Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2162, 2163; Pub. L. 101-163, title I,
Sec. 5(a), Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1045; Pub. L. 101-520, title I,
Secs. 4(c), 8, 9(a), 11, title III, Sec. 311(h)(2), Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 2258-2260, 2280; Pub. L. 102-90, title I, Sec. 7(a), Aug. 14,
1991, 105 Stat. 451; Pub. L. 105-55, title I, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 7, 1997,
111 Stat. 1180; Pub. L. 105-275, title I, Sec. 1, Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2432; Pub. L. 106-57, title I, Sec. 1[(a)], (b), Sept. 29, 1999,
113 Stat. 410, 411.)
Codification
Section consists of subsecs. (a) to (j) of section 506 of Pub. L.
92-607, as amended. Original subsecs. (h) and (i) which made certain
amendments and repeals to sections of this title that contained the
provisions now covered by this section, and subsec. (j) which amended
earlier appropriations not classified to the Code, were redesignated as
subsecs. (i) to (k) by Pub. L. 95-391, title I, Sec. 108(a), Sept. 30,
1978, 92 Stat. 773, further redesignated as subsecs. (j) to (l) by Pub.
L. 96-304, title I, Sec. 101, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889, and
subsequently redesignated as subsecs. (k) to (m) by Pub. L. 97-276,
Sec. 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189.
Subsec. (f) related to a reduction of allowances for fiscal year
1973.
The 1982 amendments by Pub. L. 97-276 are based on sections 103 and
106(a) of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported
Sept. 22, 1982, as incorporated by reference in section 101(e) of Pub.
L. 97-276, to be effective as if enacted into law.
Amendments
1999--Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 106-57, Sec. 1[(a)], amended
cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows:
``subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama,
$183,565, Alaska, $252,505, Arizona, $197,409, Arkansas, $168,535,
California, $470,272, Colorado, $187,366, Connecticut, $161,691,
Delaware, $127,384, Florida, $302,307, Georgia, $211,784, Hawaii,
$279,648, Idaho, $163,841, Illinois, $267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa,
$171,340, Kansas, $168,912, Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, $186,714,
Maine, $148,205, Maryland, $172,455, Massachusetts, $196,819, Michigan,
$235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, Mississippi, $168,587, Missouri,
$198,365, Montana, $161,857, Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New
Hampshire, $142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico, $166,721, New
York, $328,586, North Carolina, $212,711, North Dakota, $150,225, Ohio,
$262,252, Oklahoma, $181,913, Oregon, $189,258, Pennsylvania, $267,240,
Rhode Island, $138,637, South Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota,
$151,838, Tennessee, $192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959, Vermont,
$136,315, Virginia, $193,935, Washington, $213,887, West Virginia,
$149,135, Wisconsin, $191,314, Wyoming, $153,016, plus''.
Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 106-57, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``the
amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)'' for ``that part of the
amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically
allocated for official mail expenses'' and ``the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)'' for ``the part of the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail expenses''.
1998--Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 1(a), amended
cl. (iii) generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows:
``subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama,
$182,567, Alaska, $251,901, Arizona, $197,079, Arkansas, $168,282,
California, $468,724, Colorado, $186,350, Connecticut, $160,903,
Delaware, $127,198, Florida, $299,746, Georgia, $210,214, Hawaii,
$279,512, Idaho, $163,335, Illinois, $266,248, Indiana, $194,770, Iowa,
$170,565, Kansas, $168,177, Kentucky, $177,338, Louisiana, $185,647,
Maine, $147,746, Maryland, $173,020, Massachusetts, $195,799, Michigan,
$236,459, Minnesota, $187,702, Mississippi, $168,103, Missouri,
$197,941, Montana, $161,725, Nebraska, $160,361, Nevada, $171,096, New
Hampshire, $142,394, New Jersey, $206,260, New Mexico, $166,140, New
York, $327,955, North Carolina, $210,946, North Dakota, $149,824, Ohio,
$259,452, Oklahoma, $181,761, Oregon, $189,345, Pennsylvania, $266,148,
Rhode Island, $138,582, South Carolina, $170,451, South Dakota,
$151,450, Tennessee, $191,954, Texas, $348,681, Utah, $168,632, Vermont,
$135,925, Virginia, $193,467, Washington, $214,694, West Virginia,
$147,772, Wisconsin, $191,569, Wyoming, $152,438, plus''.
Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 105-275, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``that
part of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not
specifically allocated for official mail expenses'' for ``the amount
referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)'' and inserted before period at end
``; and the part of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that
is allocated for official mail expenses shall be recalculated in
accordance with regulations of the Committee on Rules and
Administration''.
1997--Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 105-55 amended cl. (iii)
generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: ``subject to
subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama, $68,000,
Alaska, $176,000, Arizona, $81,000, Arkansas, $70,000, California,
$122,000, Colorado, $76,000, Connecticut, $57,000, Delaware, $47,000,
Florida, $72,000, Georgia, $68,000, Hawaii, $200,000, Idaho, $80,000,
Illinois, $91,000, Indiana, $68,000, Iowa, $71,000, Kansas, $71,000,
Kentucky, $67,000, Louisiana, $72,000, Maine, $62,000, Maryland,
$52,000, Massachusetts, $66,000, Michigan, $76,000, Minnesota, $72,000,
Mississippi, $70,000, Missouri, $73,000, Montana, $80,000, Nebraska,
$72,000, Nevada, $82,000, New Hampshire, $58,000, New Jersey, $62,000,
New Mexico, $77,000, New York, $98,000, North Carolina, $64,000, North
Dakota, $71,000, Ohio, $82,000, Oklahoma, $75,000, Oregon, $85,000,
Pennsylvania, $81,000, Rhode Island, $56,000, South Carolina, $62,000,
South Dakota, $72,000, Tennessee, $68,000, Texas, $102,000, Utah,
$80,000, Vermont, $57,000, Virginia, $58,000, Washington, $88,000, West
Virginia, $57,000, Wisconsin, $71,000, Wyoming, $75,000, plus''.
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-90, Sec. 7(a)(1), (3)-(5),
substituted ``payment (including reimbursement)'' for ``payment'' in
introductory provisions, substituted ``Payment'' for ``Reimbursement to
a Senator and his employees'' and ``paid or reimbursed'' for
``reimbursed'' in second sentence, and substituted ``payment'' for
``reimbursement'' in last sentence.
Subsec. (a)(3) to (5), (7) to (9). Pub. L. 102-90, Sec. 7(a)(2),
struck out ``reimbursement to each Senator for'' at beginning of pars.
(3), (4), and (7) to (9) and in par. (5) direction to strike such
language was executed by striking out ``reimbursements to each Senator
for'' to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
1990--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 101-520, Sec. 4(c), amended par. (2)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``stationery
and other office supplies procured for use for official business;''.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101-520, Sec. 311(h)(2), which directed that
par. (3) be amended by striking out ``postage on,'' and all that follows
through ``Senate, and'', could not be executed because those words do
not appear in par. (3) as amended generally by Pub. L. 101-163 which in
part restated provisions directed to be stricken by Pub. L. 101-520,
Sec. 311(h)(2), as subpar. (A). See 1990 and 1989 Amendment notes below.
Pub. L. 101-520, Sec. 11, struck out subpar. (A) which read as
follows: ``postage on, and fees and charges in connection with, mail
matter sent through the mail under the franking privilege in excess of
amounts provided from the appropriation for official mail costs, upon
certification by the Senate Sergeant at Arms and subject to such
regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and
Administration,''.
Subsec. (b)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 101-520, Sec. 8, amended cl. (iii)
generally. Prior to amendment, cl. (iii) read as follows: ``subject to
subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama, $53,000,
Alaska, $137,000, Arizona, $63,000, Arkansas, $54,000, California,
$95,000, Colorado, $59,000, Connecticut, $44,000, Delaware, $36,000,
Florida, $56,000, Georgia, $53,000, Hawaii, $156,000, Idaho, $62,000,
Illinois, $71,000, Indiana, $53,000, Iowa, $55,000, Kansas, $55,000,
Kentucky, $52,000, Louisiana, $56,000, Maine, $48,000, Maryland,
$40,000, Massachusetts, $51,000, Michigan, $59,000, Minnesota, $56,000,
Mississippi, $54,000, Missouri, $57,000, Montana, $62,000, Nebraska,
$56,000, Nevada, $64,000, New Hampshire, $45,000, New Jersey, $48,000,
New Mexico, $60,000, New York, $76,000, North Carolina, $50,000, North
Dakota, $55,000, Ohio, $64,000, Oklahoma, $58,000, Oregon, $66,000,
Pennsylvania, $63,000, Rhode Island, $43,000, South Carolina, $48,000,
South Dakota, $56,000, Tennessee, $53,000, Texas, $79,000, Utah,
$62,000, Vermont, $44,000, Virginia, $45,000, Washington, $68,000, West
Virginia $44,000, Wisconsin, $55,000, Wyoming, $58,000, plus''.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 101-520, Sec. 9(a), inserted ``or one or more
positions of United States Attorney or United States Marshal'' after
``one or more service academies''.
1989--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 101-163 amended par. (3) generally.
Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: ``postage on, and fees and
charges in connection with, mail matter sent through the mail under the
franking privilege in excess of amounts provided from the appropriation
for official mail costs, upon certification by the Senate Sergeant at
Arms and subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and reimbursement
to each Senator for costs incurred in the preparation of required
official reports, and the acquisition of mailing lists to be used for
official purposes, and in the mailing, delivery, or transmitting of
matters relating to official business;''.
1988--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 100-458, Sec. 13, inserted ``postage
on, and fees and charges in connection with, mail matter sent through
the mail under the franking privilege in excess of amounts provided from
the appropriation for official mail costs, upon certification by the
Senate Sergeant at Arms and subject to such regulations as may be
promulgated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,
and'' before ``reimbursement''.
Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 100-458, Secs. 8(a), 14(a), made identical
amendments, striking out ``, but only (A) in the case of expenses for
the period commencing January 1, 1988, and ending with the close of
September 30, 1988, to the extent that such expenses do not exceed ten
percent of the total amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on
behalf of such Senator under this section (excluding any amount so
authorized by subsection (b)(2)(A)(iv) of this section), and (B) in the
case of expenditures for periods commencing on or after October 1, 1988,
to the extent such expenses do not exceed ten percent of the total
amount of expenses authorized to be paid to or on behalf of such Senator
under this section (excluding any amount so authorized by subsection
(b)(3)(A)(iv) of this section for the fiscal year involved)'' after
``necessary''.
1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-137, Sec. 1(b)(1), amended subsec.
(a) generally, substituting provisions authorizing payments from the
Senate contingent fund for former provisions authorizing such payments.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-137, Sec. 1(b)(2), designated existing
provisions of par. (1) as subpar. (A) of par. (1), substituted ``Except
as is otherwise provided in the succeeding paragraphs of this subsection
and subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,'' for ``Except as
otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection,'', added pars.
(2) and (3), and redesignated former par. (2) as subpar. (B) of par.
(1).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100-137, Sec. 1(b)(4), amended subsection (e)
generally, substituting provisions relating to reimbursement for travel
expenses incurred by Senators and employees for former provisions
relating to reimbursement of those expenses.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 100-137, Sec. 1(b)(3), struck out ``(1)'' after
``(h)'', substituted ``(a)(4)'' for ``(a)(5)'', and struck out par. (2)
which read as follows: ``The amount of official expenses incurred by
individuals selected by a Senator for which reimbursement may be made
under this subsection shall not exceed $500 each calendar year, and the
total amount of expenses incurred by such individuals for which
reimbursement may be made under this subsection shall not exceed $3,000
each calendar year.''
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 100-137, Sec. 1(b)(5), substituted ``(a)(6)''
for ``(a)(8)''.
1985--Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 99-65 amended par. (6) generally,
substituting ``for telephone service charges officially incurred outside
Washington, District of Columbia, which are based on the amount of time
the service is used'' for ``reimbursement to each Senator for telephone
service charges officially incurred outside Washington, District of
Columbia''.
1983--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98-181 inserted references to Secretary
of Conference of Majority and Secretary of Conference of Minority.
Pub. L. 98-51 inserted provisions authorizing reimbursement for
essential travel-related expenses and defined those expenses for
purposes of this subsection.
1982--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97-276 substituted ``equal to twenty
percent thereof'' for ``equal to ten percent thereof''. See Codification
note above.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 97-257 substituted ``(2) In the event that
the term of office of a Senator begins after the first month of any such
calendar year or ends (except by reason of death, resignation, or
expulsion) before the last month of any such calendar year, the
aggregate amount available to such Senator for such year shall be the
aggregate amount computed under paragraph (1) of this subsection,
divided by 12, and multiplied by the number of months in such year which
are included in the Senator's term of office, counting any fraction of a
month as a full month.'' for ``(2) In any such calendar year in which a
Senator does not hold the office of Senator at least part of each month
of that year, the aggregate amount available to the Senator shall be the
aggregate amount, computed under paragraph (1) of this subsection,
divided by 12, and multiplied by the number of months the Senator holds
such office during that year, counting any fraction of a month as a full
month.''
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 97-276 added subsec. (j). See Codification note
above.
1981--Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 97-19 inserted provisions which
authorized reimbursement out of contingent fund of Senate to each
Senator for expenses for additional office equipment.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97-51 struck out subsec. (c) which provided
that aggregate of payments made to or on behalf of a Senator under this
section not exceed at any time during each calendar year one-twelfth of
the amount computed under subsection (b)(1) of this section multiplied
by the number of months (counting a fraction of a month as a month)
elapsing from the first month in that calendar year in which the Senator
held the office of Senator through the date of payment.
1980--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 96-304, Sec. 103, substituted ``costs
incurred in the mailing or delivery of'' for ``air mail and special
delivery postage for expenses incurred in the mailing of postal''.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96-304, Sec. 102(a), substituted ``prescribed
by the Committee on Rules and Administration'' for ``in effect under
section 5702 of title 5 for employees of agencies''.
Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 96-304, Sec. 104, substituted ``to an
employee in the office of a Senator when traveling on business of a
committee of which that Senator is a member'' for ``under subsection
(a)(9) when such expenses are incurred by or on behalf of a Senator''.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 96-304, Sec. 101, added subsec. (i).
1978--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-240 inserted reference to President
pro tempore and Deputy President pro tempore.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 95-391 added subsec. (h).
1977--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-94, Sec. 112(a), in par. (1) struck
out provision requiring authorization by the Committee on Rules and
Administration in the manner prescribed by such Committee, in par. (7)
struck out ``and'' at end thereof, in par. (8) substituted provisions
requiring reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by the Senator and
employees in his office subject to the provisions of subsec. (e) of this
section, for provisions authorizing reimbursement of actual travel
expenses incurred by the Senator in travel-on official business between
Washington, D.C. and the State he represents and within such State, and
travel expenses incurred by employees in the Senator's office subject to
the provisions of subsec. (e) of this section, added par. (9), and in
text following par. (9) inserted provisions relating to reimbursement of
expenses incurred under par. (9).
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 95-94, Sec. 112(b), substituted provisions
setting forth criteria for determination of total amount of expenses
authorized to be paid to or on behalf of a Senator under this section
for calendar year 1977 or any calendar year thereafter, for provisions
setting forth criteria for determination of total amount of expenses
authorized to be paid to or on behalf of a Senator under this section
for calendar year 1973 or any calendar year thereafter.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95-94, Sec. 112(c), substituted provisions
setting forth prerequisites, conditions, and amounts of reimbursement
for actual transportation expenses and per diem expenses, but not
exceeding actual travel expenses, incurred by a Senator or employee in
his office while traveling on official business within the United
States, for provisions setting forth prerequisites, conditions, and
amounts of reimbursement for per diem and actual transportation expenses
incurred, or actual travel expenses incurred, by an employee in a
Senator's office, including employees authorized by Senate Resolution
60, 94th Congress, and former section 72a-1c of this title, for round
trips made by the employee on official business by the nearest usual
route between Washington, D.C. and the home State of the Senator
involved, and in traveling within the State.
1975--Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 94-59, Sec. 103(1), substituted
``travel expenses incurred by employees'' for ``actual transportation
expenses incurred by employees''.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94-59, Sec. 103(2), inserted new administrative
provisions covering the payment of travel expenses of employees in
Senators' offices for round trips between Washington, D.C., and the
Senators' home States, inserted references to Senate Resolution 60, 94th
Congress, agreed to June 12, 1975, and to sections 68b and 72a-1c of
this title, and inserted limiting provisions prohibiting reimbursement
for travel during the 60-day period immediately preceding any election
in which the Senator is a candidate.
1974--Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 93-371 struck out par. (4) which
related to rental charges for office space at not more than three places
designated by the Senator in the State he represents. See section 59 of
this title.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-371 struck out provisions setting forth the
maximum allowable amount for rental payments for office space occupied
by the Senator in State he represents. See section 59 of this title.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93-371 struck out subsec. (d) which authorized
the Sergeant at Arms to secure for each Senator home State office space
at not more than three places designated by the Senator in such home
State. See section 59 of this title.
1973--Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 93-145 inserted ``newspapers,'' after
``subscriptions to''.
Effective Date of 1999 Amendment
Pub. L. 106-57, title I, Sec. 1[(a)], Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 410,
provided that the amendment made by section 1[(a)] is effective in the
case of any fiscal year which begins on or after Oct. 1, 1999.
Pub. L. 106-57, title I, Sec. 1(c), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 411,
provided that: ``The amendments made by this section [amending this
section] shall apply to any fiscal year which begins on or after October
1, 1999.''
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-275, title I, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2432,
provided that the amendment made by section 1(a) is effective in the
case of any fiscal year which begins on or after Oct. 1, 1998.
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Section 3(a) of Pub. L. 105-55 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective in the case of any fiscal year beginning on or
after Oct. 1, 1997.
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Section 7(c) of Pub. L. 102-90 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsections (a) and (b) [amending this section and section 59 of this
title] shall take effect October 1, 1991.''
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Section 4(d) of Pub. L. 101-520 provided that: ``The provisions of
subsections (a) and (b) [enacting section 58a-4 of this title], and the
amendment made by subsection (c) [amending this section] shall take
effect on October 1, 1990.''
Section 8 of Pub. L. 101-520 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective in the case of any fiscal year which begins on
or after October 1, 1990.
Section 9(b) of Pub. L. 101-520 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective in the case
of expenses incurred after September 30, 1989.''
Amendment by section 311(h)(2) of Pub. L. 101-520 applicable with
respect to sessions of Congress beginning with the first session of the
One Hundred Second Congress, see section 59e(i) of this title.
Effective Date of 1988 Amendment
Sections 8(b) and 14(b) of Pub. L. 100-458 provided that: ``The
amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be
effective only in the case of expenses incurred on or after October 1,
1988.''
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment
Section 1(b)(1)-(5) of Pub. L. 100-137 provided that the amendments
made by that section are effective Jan. 1, 1988.
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Section 2 of Pub. L. 99-65 provided that: ``The amendments made by
this Act [amending this section and section 58a of this title] shall
take effect on the first day of the first calendar month which begins
more than sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act [July 12,
1985].''
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Section 1204(b) of Pub. L. 98-181 provided that: ``The amendment
made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective in the
case of expenses incurred or charges imposed on or after October 1,
1983.''
Effective Date of 1982 Amendments
Section 103(b) of S. 2939, as reported Sept. 22, 1982, and enacted
into permanent law by section 101(e) of Pub. L. 97-276 provided that:
``The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be
effective with respect to calendar years after the calendar year 1982.''
Section 106(b) of S. 2939, as reported Sept. 22, 1982, and enacted
into permanent law by section 101(e) of Pub. L. 97-276 provided that:
``The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this
section] shall take effect January 1, 1983.''
Section 104(b) of Pub. L. 97-257 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall be
effective on and after January 1, 1982.''
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Section 122 of Pub. L. 97-51 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Jan. 1, 1982.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Section 101 of Pub. L. 96-304 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Oct. 1, 1979.
Section 103 of Pub. L. 96-304 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Feb. 1, 1980.
Section 104 of Pub. L. 96-304 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Jan. 1, 1980.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendments
Section 108(b) of Pub. L. 95-391 provided that: ``The amendment made
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on January
1, 1978.''
Section 208 of Pub. L. 95-240 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Aug. 5, 1977.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Section 112(f) of Pub. L. 95-94 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e) [amending this section and
sections 59 and 68b of this title] shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act [Aug. 5, 1977]. The amendment made by subsection
(b) [amending this section] shall take effect as of January 1, 1977.''
Effective Date of 1974 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 93-371 effective on and after July 1, 1974, see
section 59(g) of this title.
Effective Date of 1973 Amendment
Section 101 of Pub. L. 93-145 provided that the amendment made by
that section is effective Jan. 1, 1973.
Increase in Certain Authorized Expense Limits Effective October 1, 1994
For provisions increasing each of the figures contained in subsec.
(b)(3)(A)(iii) of this section by $50,000 effective Oct. 1, 1994, see
section 5 of Pub. L. 103-283, set out as a Mass Mailings by Senators
note under section 3210 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Decrease in Certain Authorized Expense Limits Effective October 1, 1993
Pub. L. 103-69, title I, Sec. 2, Aug. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 695,
provided that: ``Effective on and after October 1, 1993, the aggregate
of each of the sums determined under clauses (iii) and (iv) of section
506(b)(3)(A) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C.
58(b)(3)(A)(iii) and (iv)), shall be deemed decreased by 2.5 percent.''
Payment to United States Postal Service for Postage, Fees, and Charges
Section 5(b) of Pub. L. 101-163 provided that: ``Receipts paid to
the Sergeant at Arms from sales of postage on, and fees and charges in
connection with mail matter sent through the mail by Senators, Senate
committees, or other Senate offices (including joint committees and
commissions funded from the contingent fund of the Senate), other than
under the franking privilege, as cash or check payments directly from
such Senators, committees, or offices, or as reimbursement from the
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