[United States Senate Manual, 110th Congress]
[S. Doc. 110-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 161-163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        91             OFFICE OF DEPUTY PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

                Resolved, That, effective January 5, 1977, there is 
            hereby established in the United States Senate the Office of 
            Deputy President Pro Tempore.
                Sec. 2. Any Member of the Senate who has held the Office 
            of President of the United States or Vice President of the 
            United States shall be a Deputy President pro tempore.
                Sec. 3. [Superseded.]

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                Sec. 4. The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is 
            authorized (a) to provide, by lease or purchase, and 
            maintain an automobile for each Deputy President pro 
            tempore, and (b) to employ and fix the compensation of a 
            driver-messenger for each Deputy President pro tempore at 
            not to exceed $18,584\1\ per annum.
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                \1\Superseded by 2 U.S.C. 61f-7, Pub.L. 97-51, Oct. 1, 
            1981, Sec. 116, 95 Stat. 963. See Senate Manual section 391.
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                Sec. 5. [Superseded.]
                Sec. 6. [Superseded.]
                Sec. 7. Until otherwise provided by law, the Secretary 
            of the Senate is authorized to pay from the contingent fund 
            of the Senate such amounts as may be necessary, for salaries 
            and expenses, to carry out the provisions of this 
            resolution. Expenses incurred under section 4(a) of this 
            resolution shall be paid upon vouchers approved by the 
            Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. Vouchers shall not be 
            required for the disbursement of salaries of employees paid 
            under authority of this resolution.

                                      [S. Res. 17, 95-1, Jan. 10, 1977.]

                Resolved, That (a) In addition to Senators who hold the 
            office of Deputy President pro tempore under authority of S. 
            Res. 17 of the 95th Congress (agreed to January 10, 1977), 
            any other Member of the Senate who is designated as such by 
            the Senate in a Senate resolution shall be the Deputy 
            President pro tempore of the Senate, and shall hold office 
            at the pleasure of the Senate during the 100th Congress.
                (b) The Deputy President pro tempore who is designated 
            as such pursuant to the authority contained in this 
            resolution is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation 
            of such employees as he deems appropriate: Provided, That 
            the gross compensation paid to such employees shall not 
            exceed $90,000 for any fiscal year.
                (c) The following provisions shall not be applicable to 
            the Deputy President pro tempore who is designated as such 
            pursuant to the authority contained in this resolution:
                (1) the provisions of S. Res. 17 of the 95th Congress 
            (agreed to January 10, 1977);
                (2) the provisions relating to compensation of a Deputy 
            President pro tempore which appear in chapter VIII of Title 
            I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, and which 
            are carried in section 32a of Title 2, United States Code; 
            and

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                (3) the provisions relating to staff of a Deputy 
            President pro tempore which appear in chapter VIII of Title 
            I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, and which 
            are carried in section 611 of Title 2, United States Code.
                (d) Salaries under authority of this section shall be 
            paid from any funds available in the Senate appropriation 
            account for Salaries, Officers and Employees.
                Sec. 2. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is 
            authorized to provide, by lease or purchase, and maintain an 
            automobile for the former President pro tempore.
                (b) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to pay 
            from the contingent fund of the Senate such amounts as may 
            be necessary for expenses to carry out the provisions of 
            this section. Such expenses shall be paid upon vouchers 
            approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.

                                     [S. Res. 90, 100-1, Jan. 28, 1987.]