PUBLIC LAW 99-151—NOV. 13, 1985
99 STAT. 797
tioned accounts upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. SEC. 102. (a) The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution 2 USC 3lb-5. 1238, Ninety-first Congress, as enacted into permanent law by Public Law 91-665 (84 Stat. 1989) and supplemented by subsection 2 USC 3ib-i— (a) of Public Law 93-532 (88 Stat. 1723), is amended by striking out 3ib-6 "not to exceed $3,000" the first place it appears and inserting in lieu ^ ^^ ^^° ^ thereof "not to exceed the then current rate for step 5 of level 11 of ^° ' the House Employees Schedule", by striking out "not to exceed $3,000" the second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "not to exceed the then current rate for step 9 of level 8 of such Schedule", and by striking out "not to exceed $9,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "not to exceed the then current rate for step 1 of level 6 of such Schedule". (b) House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, as so enacted and supplemented, is further amended by striking out sections 3 and 2 USC 3ib-l— 6, by striking out, Li section 2, "in the manner provided by ap- p\Hcp ^-.u-, plicable provisions of the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955, as Z^X^ amended by the Act of June 13, 1957 (71 Stat. 82; Public Law 85-54)" 2 USC 3ib-3, and all that follows through "as amended or supplemented after 3ib-6. such date," and inserting in lieu thereof "an allowance equal to the 2 USC 3lb-2. base allowance component of the Official Expenses Allowance then currently in effect for each Member of the House (to be paid in the same manner as such Allowance)", by striking out "reimbursement, from" and inserting in lieu thereof "have", and by inserting "be available for payment o f after "of the House" the first place it appears. SEC. 103. (a) Two additional employees are authorized for each of the following: (1) the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee; and (2) the House Republican (Conference. (b) The annual rate of pay for the positions established under subsection (a) shall not exceed 60 percent of the annual rate of pay payable from time to time for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States C!ode. JOINT ITEMS For joint committees, as follows: CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE JOINT E C O N O M I C COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $2,644,000. JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, $919,000. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HoUSE JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $3,705,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House. For other joint items, as follows:
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