123STA T .8 1 4PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 —M A R .11 , 2 0 0 9CONTI N GE NT EXP EN S ESO F T H E S EN A TE IN QU I R IES AN D IN V ESTIGATIONS Forexp e ns eso fi n qu iries a n d in v es t i g ations ordered by t h e Senate , or c onducted under paragraph 1 of ru l e X X VI of the Standing R ules of the Senate, section 11 2 of the Supple m ental A ppropriations and Rescission Act, 1 980(P ublic L a w 9 6–3 0 4) , and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to M arch 11, 1980, $ 13 7 ,400,000 . EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE C AUCUS ON INTERNATIONA L NARCOTICS CONTROL For expenses of the U nited States Senate Caucus on Inter - national N arcotics Control, $ 5 20,000. SECRETAR Y OF THE SENATE For expenses of the O ffice of the Secretary of the Senate, $2,000,000. SERGEANT AT AR M S AND DOOR K EEPER OF THE SENATE For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and D oor- k eeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2013. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS For miscellaneous items, $21,043,000, of which up to $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at which the Senator will personally attend
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d, T hat any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator. SENATORS ’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $400,000,000. OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC. 1. G ROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SEN- ATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2008, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative B ranch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as ad j usted by law and in effect on September 30, 2008, increased by an additional $50,000 each. SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —2USC61h– 6 . 2 USC 61–1 and n ote . Ef fe c t iv e date.
