[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[S. 273 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 273

         To amend section 61h-6 of title 2, United States Code.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 10), 1995

Mr. Kempthorne (for Mr. Dole) introduced the following bill; which was 
        read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
         To amend section 61h-6 of title 2, United States Code.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    Section 61h-6 of title 2, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows:

                         TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS

       CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

Sec. 61h-6. Appointment of consultants by Majority Leader, Minority 
              Leader, Secretary of Senate, and Legislative Counsel of 
              Senate; compensation
    (a) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, are each 
authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than four 
individual consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a 
daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of 
the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to 
employees of a standing committee of the Senate.
    The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the 
compensation of not more than two individual consultants, on a 
temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in 
excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual 
compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of 
the Senate.
    The Legislative Counsel of the Senate (subject to the approval of 
the President Pro Tempore) is authorized to appoint and fix the 
compensation of not more than two consultants, on a temporary or 
intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of 
that specified in the first sentence of this section. The provisions of 
section 8344 of title 5 shall not apply to any individual serving in a 
position under this authority. Expenditures under this authority shall 
be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved 
by the President Pro Tempore, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, 
Secretary of the Senate, or Legislative Counsel of the Senate, as the 
case may be.
    (b) The Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader, in appointing 
individuals to consultant positions under authority of this section, 
may appoint one such individual to such position at an annual rate of 
compensation rather than at a daily rate of compensation, but such 
annual rate shall not be in excess of the highest gross rate of annual 
compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of 
the Senate.
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