113 STAT. 416 PUBLIC LAW 106-57—SEPT. 29, 1999 "costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance for" and inserting "costs incurred for official mail by", (b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO CLERK HIRE ALLOWANCE. — (1) IN GENERAL. — Section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking "clerk hire" each place it appears. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 104 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking "CLERK HIRE". Applicability. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section 2 USC 57 note. shall apply with respect to the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of Congress. SEC. 104. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC- TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES- MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES" shall be available only for fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $6,456,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House. For other joint items, as follows: OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for
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