108, 245.00

Capitol Police:

LEGISLATIVE MISCELLANEOUS

Uniforms and equipment....

Detailed metropolitan police.....

Page School: Salaries and expenses, operating the school for pages...

Penalty Mail Costs (House and Senate): Penalty mail.

Compiling testimony in contested election cases.

Statement of Appropriations: Senate and House Appropriation Committees.

Total legislative miscellaneous.

RECAPITULATION

Total salaries, mileage for Members and expenses of the Speaker..

Total salaries, officers and employees...

Total clerk-hire allowance...

Total contingent expenses of the House...

Total legislative miscellaneous......

Grand total...

NOTE. Whenever a salary is shown plus an additional amount, such additional amount is payable only so long as the position is held by the present incumbent.

1 10 percent additional not applicable.

The estimates for salaries of pages are based on their employment not to
exceed 10 months during the fiscal year 1962, under the limitations (perma-
nent law), as carried in the "Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1949,"
Public Law 641, approved June 14, 1948, 1.e., "*** shall continue until the
end of the month during which the Congress adjourns sine die, or recesses,
or the 14th day after such adjournment or recess, whichever is the later date."

3 The estimates for salaries of 2 assistants in the document room are based
on their employment not to exceed 10 months under the limitations as carried
in H. Res. 340, approved Jan. 20, 1960, i.e., "*** shall continue until the
end of the month during which the Congress adjourns sine die, or recesses,
or the 14th day after such adjournment or recess, whichever is the later date."

This position shall terminate whenever a vacancy occurs in the same.
(W. J. Donaldson, Jr., present incumbent.)

To be equally divided so long as the 2 positions are held by the present incumbents.

Mr. ROBERTS. With your permission, we will now take up the first estimate covering salaries, mileage, and expenses of Members as appearing in the committee print.

SALARIES, MILEAGE FOR THE MEMBERS, AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR THE SPEAKER

For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, fiscal year 1962, $10,672,000, which is based on a salary of $22,500 each; $12,500 additional per annum for the salary of the Speaker, $740,000 estimated for Government contribution to the retirement fund; $29,500 estimated as contribution to Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act and $35,530 estimated as contribution to Federal Employees' Health Benefits Act, or a decrease of $530 over that appropriated for fiscal year 1961.

MEMBERS' PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH PLAN

Mr. STEED. Of this $35,530 earmarked for the contribution for Members for participation in the new health program, which began last July, what has been the extent of the participation and how close to the figure of the annual cost is this item?

Mr. HARPER. This item covers only Members of Congress, Mr. Steed, and the Sergeant at Arms maintains those records. The Clerk's office does not have the breakdown as to how the Members participated in these various programs. It could be furnished very easily. We have it on all employees other than the Members. Mr. STEED. We would like to have that supplied for the record. (The information follows:)

Based on disbursement records in the office of the Sergeant at Arms: 367 Members participated in Group Health Insurance as of May 3, 1961.

MILEAGE, AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF SPEAKER

Mr. ROBERTS. For mileage, and expense allowance of the Speaker, for 1962, the estimate specifies $200,000, which is based upon a mileage allowance of $190,000, and an expense allowance of $10,000 for the Speaker. This is the same as appropriated for 1961.

Mr. STEED. How much was actually expended under this item in

1960?

Mr. HARPER. Again, Mr. Chairman, that is a Sergeant at Arms record.

Mr. STEED. We would like to have the actual amount for 1960 and how much has been expended thus far in 1961.

Mr. MEGILL. If the Sergeant at Arms is going to appear before the committee, he will be the appropriate officer to supply that; but we will be happy to give it to you if you wish.

(The information follows:)

Disbursed, fiscal 1960, $185,672.88; disbursed, fiscal 1961, $352,331.48.

Mr. STEED. Are you able to advise us as to what the situation is in the other body about their mileage program? I understand they have a more liberal arrangement than does the House.

Mr. ROBERTS. As I remember the conference report-I would have to get a copy of it in order to be exact-but I think each Senator gets three round trips back to his State per year and also certain allowances for employees, as follows:

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

The ninth paragraph under the heading "Administrative Provisions" in the appropriations for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 127), is amended to read as follows:

"The contingent fund of the Senate is hereafter made available for the payment of mileage, to be computed at 10 cents per mile by the nearest usual route, between Washington, District of Columbia, and the residence city of the Senator involved, for not to exceed four round trips originating and terminating in Washington, District of Columbia, made by employees in each Senator's office in any fiscal year, such payment to be made only upon vouchers approved by the Senator containing a certification, by such Senator, that such travel was performed in line of official duty."

RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED AS PERMANENT LAW

Mr. ROBERTS. At this point I would like to have printed in the record the following resolutions:

86TH CONGRESS

(1) House Resolution No. 646, adopted August 31, 1960.

87TH CONGRESS

(1) House Resolution No. 138, adopted February 2, 1961.
(2) House Resolution No. 139, adopted February 2, 1961.
(3) House Resolution No. 219, adopted March 15, 1961.
(4) House Resolution No. 225, adopted March 15, 1961.
(The resolutions referred to are as follows:)

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S.,
September 1, 1960.

Resolved, That effective September 1, 1960, the positions of assistant floor manager of telephones (one minority) shall be at the basic rate of $4,500 per annum. The additonal sums necessary shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House until otherwise provided by law.

H. RES. 138

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S.,
February 2, 1961.

Resolved, That effective February 1, 1961, the basic compensation of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms (charge of pairs) Office of the Sergeant at Arms, shall be at the rate of $7,000 per annum so long as held by the present incumbent. The additional amounts necessary to carry out this resolution shall be paid out of the contingent fund until otherwise provided by law.

H. RES. 139

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S.,

February 2, 1961.

Resolved, That pursuant to the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, as amended, one of the minority employees authorized therein shall be the following-named person, effective January January 15, 1961, until otherwise ordered by the House, to wit: Donald H. Ackerman, Junior, to receive compensation at the basic rate of $7,000 per annum. The additional amounts necessary to carry out this resolution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law.

H. RES. 219

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S., March 15, 1961. Resolved, That, effective April 1, 1961, there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House, until otherwise provided by law, such sums as may be necessary to increase the basic clerk-hire allowance of each Member and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico by an additional $3,000 per annum, and each such Member and Resident Commissioner shall be entitled to one clerk in addition to those to which he is otherwise entitled by law.

H. RES. 225

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S.,

March 15, 1961. Resolved, That, until otherwise provided by law, there shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives compensation for the employment of one additional laborer, Office of the Postmaster, at a basic annual salary of $1,650.

These resolutions were adopted during the 86th and 87th Congresses. They represent all the resolutions adopted with respect to salaries and positions which were not reflected in the 1961 appropriation bill. In some instances new positions were created and in others schedules of certain salaries have been changed. These resolutions provide for expenditures out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives until otherwise provided by law. Some are now being financed out of the contingent fund, and in the applicable individual estimates for 1962 they have been provided for as will be seen as we reach the paragraph involved. We respectfully request that they be made permanent law in this bill, following the customary procedure. They will be referred to by the appropriation paragraphs affected as each such paragraph is reached in the budget estimates.

SALARIES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES

We shall now take up the individual items under "Salaries, Officers, and Employees," the first of which is :

OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

For the Office of the Speaker, $62,900, the same as that appropriated for the current fiscal year; there being no change in this paragraph.

OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN

For the Office of the Parliamentarian, $64,630; the same as that appropriated for the current fiscal year, there being no change in this paragraph.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For the Office of the Chaplain $8,810; the same as that appropriated for the current fiscal year 1961.

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