Stat. 570, related to expense allowance for Senators, Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner. §31b. Expense allowance of Speaker of House of Representatives. There shall be paid to the Speaker of the House of Representatives in equal monthly installments an expense allowance of $10,000 per annum (which shall be in lieu of the allowance provided by section 601 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended) to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties, for which no accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made by him. (Jan. 19, 1949, ch. 2, § 1 (e), 63 Stat. 4; Oct. 20, 1951, 2:07 p. m., E. S. T., ch. 521, title VI, § 619 (c), 65 Stat. 570.) REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 601 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, referred to in the text, was formerly classified to section 31a of this title, and was repealed by act Mar. 2, 1955, ch. 9, § 4 (b), 69. Stat. 11, eff. Mar. 1, 1955. AMENDMENTS 1951-Act Oct. 20, 1951, amended section to make the Speaker's expense allowance taxable. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENT Section 619 (e) of act Oct. 20, 1951, provided in part that this amendment should become effective at noon on Jan. 3, 1953. EFFECTIVE DATE Section as effective at noon on Jan. 20, 1949, see note under section 102 of Title 3, The President. §31c. Residence of Members for expense-deductions in income tax matters; limitation on amount deductible for living expenses. In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 1953, the place of residence of a Member of Congress (including any Delegate and Resident Commissioner) within the State, congressional district, Territory, or possession which he represents in Congress shall be considered his home for the purposes of section 23 (a) (1) (A) of Title 26, but amounts expended by such Member within each taxable year for living expenses shall not be deductible for income tax purposes in excess of $3,000. (July 9, 1952, ch. 598, § 101, 66 Stat. 467; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 322.) REFERENCES IN TEXT "Section 23 (a) (1) (A) of Title 26", referred to in the text, was a reference to section 23 (a) (1) (A) of the Internal Revenue Code, 1939, which was repealed by section 7851 of Title 26, I. R. C. 1954, and is now covered by section 162 of said Title 26. For provisions deeming a reference in other laws to a provision of I. R. C. 1939, also as a reference to corresponding provision of I. R. C. 1954, see section 7352 (b) of Title 26. AMENDMENTS 1953-Act Aug. 1, 1953, amended section, substituting "In the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 1953" for "For the two taxable years beginning after December 31, 1952". §32. Compensation of President Pro Tempore of Senate. Whenever there is no Vice President, the President of the Senate for the time being is entitled to the compensation provided by law for the Vice President. (R. S. § 36.) DELIVATION Act. Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123 § 2, 11 Stat. 48. CROSS REFERENCES Compensation of Vice President, see section 104 of Title 3, The President. Mileage of President of Senate, see section 43a of this title. § 33. Senators' salaries payable monthly. Senators elected, whose term of office begins on the 3d day of January, and whose credentials in due form of law shall have been presented in the Senate, may receive their compensation monthly from the beginning of their term. (Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 143, 22 Stat. 632; June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1022.) § 34. Representatives' salaries payable monthly. Representatives and Delegates-elect to Congress, whose credentials in due form of law have been duly filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in accordance with the provisions of section 26 of this title, may receive their compensation monthly, from the beginning of their term until the beginning of the first session of each Congress, upon a certificate in the form now in use to be signed by the Clerk of the House, which certificate shall have the like force and effect as is given to the certificate of the Speaker. (R. S. § 38; Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, § 1, 18 Stat. 389.) DERIVATION Act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, § 1, 17 Stat. 488. § 35. Salaries payable monthly after taking oath. Each Member and Delegate, after he has taken and subscribed the required oath, is entitled to receive his salary at the end of each month. (R. S. § 39.) DERIVATION Res. Mar. 29, 1867, No. 18, 15 Stat. 24. § 36. Salaries of Senators. Salaries of Senators appointed to fill vacancies in the Senate shall commence on the day of their appointment and continue until their successors are elected and qualified: Provided, That when Senators have been elected during a sine die adjournment of the Senate to succeed appointees, the salaries of Senators so elected shall commence on the day following their election. Salaries of Senators elected during a session to succeed appointees shall commence on the day they qualify: Provided, That when Senators have been elected during a session to succeed appointees, but have not qualified, the salaries of Senators so elected shall commence on the day following the sine die adjournment of the Senate. When no appointments have been made the salaries of Senators elected to fill such vacancies shall commence on the day following their election. (Feb. 10, 1923, ch. 68, 42 Stat. 1225; Feb. 6, 1931, ch. 111, 46 Stat. 1065; June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1022; Feb. 13, 1935, ch. 6, § 1, 49 Stat. 22, 23.) SIMILAR PROVISIONS 1894-July 31, 1894, ch. 174, 28 Stat. 162. 1873-R. S. § 51. CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin." § 36a. Payment of sums due deceased Senators and Senate personnel. When any person dies while serving as a Senator or officer or employee of the Senate, the disbursing officer of the Senate shall pay to the widow or widower of such person, or, if there is no widow or widower, to the next of kin or heirs at law of such person, any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at the time of his death. Section 50 of the Revised Statutes shall not be effective as to persons included within the foregoing. (Jan. 6, 1951, ch. 1213, ch. I, § 1, 64 Stat. 1224). Section, R. S. §§ 49, 50; acts Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 549, § 4, 43 Stat. 1301, is now covered by section 38a of this title. § 38a. Disposition of deceased House Member's unpaid salary. After June 30, 1954, when any person who has been elected a Representative in Congress dies after the commencement of the Congress to which he has been elected, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall pay to the widow, or widower, of such person, or if there is no widow, or widower, to the next of kin or heirs-at-law of such person, any unpaid balance of salary or other sums due such person at the time of his death. 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 105, 68 Stat. 409.) § 38b. Death gratuity payments as gifts. (July 2, Any death gratuity payment at any time specifically appropriated by any Act of Congress or at any time made out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives or of the Senate shall be held to have been a gift. (June 5, 1952, ch. 369, ch. I, § 101, 66 Stat. 101.) CODIFICATION Provisions are also set out as section 125a of this title. § 39. Deductions for absence. The Secretary of the Senate and Sergeant at Arms of the House, respectively, shall deduct from the monthly payments of each Member or Delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the Senate or House, respectively, unless such Member or Delegate assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family. (R. S. § 40.) DERIVATION Act Aug. 16, 1856, ch. 123, § 6, 11 Stat. 49. § 40. Deductions for withdrawal. When any Member or Delegate withdraws from his seat and does not return before the adjournment of Congress, he shall, in addition to the sum deducted for each day, forfeit a sum equal to the amount which would have been allowed by law for his mileage in returning home; and such sum shall be deducted from his compensation, unless the withdrawal is with the leave of the Senate or House of Representatives respectively. (R. S. § 41.) DERIVATION Res. July 17, 1862, No. 68, § 2, 12 Stat. 628. § 40a. Deductions for delinquent indebtedness. Whenever a Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, or a United States Senator, shall fail to pay any sum or sums due from such person to the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, the appropriate committee or officer of the House of Representatives or Senate, as the case may be, having jurisdiction of the activity under which such debt arose, shall certify such delinquent sum or sums to the Sergeant at Arms of the House in the case of an indebtedness to the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of the Senate in the case of an indebtedness to the Senate, and such latter officials are authorized and directed, respectively, to deduct from any salary, mileage, or expense money due to any such delinquent such certified amounts or so much thereof as the balance or balances due such delinquent may cover. Sums so deducted by the Secretary of the Senate shall be disposed of by him in accordance with existing law, and sums so deducted by the Sergeant at Arms of the House shall be paid to the Clerk of the House and disposed of by him in accordance with existing law. (June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title I, § 1, 48 Stat. 1024.) § 41. Newspapers. No Member or Delegate is entitled to any allowance for newspapers. (R. S. § 43.) DERIVATION Act. Feb. 12, 1868, ch. 8, § 1, 15 Stat. 35. § 42. Postage. CODIFICATION Section, R. S. § 44, omitted as obsolete in view of sections 42a, 46a, and 46b of this title. § 42a. Airmail and special-delivery postage allow ances. The Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to procure and furnish each fiscal year to each Senator and the President of the Senate, upon request by such person, United States air mail and special-delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $450 for the fiscal year 1959 and thereafter for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his or her official business, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to procure and furnish each fiscal year to each Representative, Delegate and Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, upon request by such person, United States air mail and special-delivery postage stamps, in an amount not exceeding $200 for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his or her official business. (July 1, 1941, ch. 268, § 1, 55 Stat. 450; June 8, 1942, ch. 396; § 1, 56 Stat. 339; June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, § 1, 58 Stat. 339; June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 243; Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 391; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 503; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 359; July 31, 1958, Pub. L. 85-570, 101, 72 Stat. 442.) AMENDMENTS 1958-Pub. L. 85-570, amended section to increase the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $400 to $450. 1956-Act June 27, 1956, amended section by increasing the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $300 to $400. 1955-Act Aug. 5, 1955, amended section by increasing the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $200 to $300. 1954 Act July 2, 1954, amended section by increasing the maximum per capita allowance for Senators and the President of the Senate from $132.07 to $200, for each fiscal year, and the allowance for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $125 to $200, for each fiscal year. 1951-Act Oct. 11, 1951, amended section by increasing the allowance for each Senator and the President of the Senate from $105.66 to $132.07. 1945-Act June 13, 1945, amended section by increasing amount of postage for each Senator and the President of the Senate from 896.66 to $105.66, and for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $65 to $90 per year. 1944-Act June 26, 1944, amended section by increasing amount of air mail and special-delivery postage stamps for each Senator and the President of the Senate from $50 to $96.66 per year, and for each Representative, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner from $50 to $65 per year. 1942-Act June 8, 1942, amended section by providing that special-delivery stamps in addition to air mail stamps be furnished upon request to each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act July 2, 1954, which amended this section, provided in part that part of such amendment increasing the air mail and special-delivery postage allowance of Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner from $125 to $200, should be effective after June 30, 1954. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1944 AMENDMENT Amendment of section by act June 26, 1944, increasing postage stamps allowance of Senators and President of the Senate was made effective July 1, 1944, by title I thereof. § 42a-1. Airmail and special-delivery postage allowances for Speaker and House majority and minority leaders and whips. After June 30, 1954, the amount allowed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority whips therein, for United States airmail and special-delivery postage stamps for each fiscal year, shall be $360 each. (July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402.) 21325 0-59-vol. 1- 6 § 42b. Airmail and special-delivery postage allowances for each House standing committee. The Clerk of the House is authorized to procure and furnish, beginning with the fiscal year 1955 and for each fiscal year thereafter, United States airmail and special-delivery postage stamps to each standing committee of the House, upon request by the chairman thereof, in an amount not exceeding $80 for official business of each such committee. (June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 101, 63 Stat. 222; July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402.) AMENDMENTS 1954-Act July 2, 1954, amended section by increasing the air mail and special-delivery postage allowance from $25 to $80 for each fiscal year after June 30, 1954. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1954 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act July 2, 1954, which amended this section, provided in part that such amendment should be effective after June 30, 1954. § 42c. Airmail and special-delivery stamps for House members and standing committees. The Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to procure and furnish (1) to each Representative and Delegate and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, upon request by such person, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $400, for the first session of the EightySixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for the mailing of postal matters arising in connection with his official business; and (2) to each standing committee of the House of Representatives, upon request of the chairman thereof, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $240, for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, for official business of each such committee. (Pub. L. 85-778, § 1, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934.) EXISTING ENTITLEMENTS Sections 3 and 4 of Pub. L. 85-778, provided: "SEC. 3. In addition to amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by this Act for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress, each person and committee referred to in this Act shall be entitled to receive, until June 30, 1959, the amount of such stamps to which he would have been entitled but for the enactment of this Act. "SEC. 4. Except as provided in section 3, amounts of United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps made available by the first section and section 2 of this Act [this section and section 42d of this title] shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any amounts of such stamps made available under any other provisions of law to persons and committees referred to in such sections." § 42d. Airmail and special-delivery stamps for House Speaker, leaders, whips, and officers. (1) The Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, and the majority and minority whips of the House of Representatives shall each be allowed, for the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in an amount not exceeding $360. (2) For the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress and for each succeeding regular session of Congress, the following officers of the House of Representatives shall each be allowed United States airmail and special delivery postage stamps in the amounts herein specified as follows: The Clerk of the House, $640; the Sergeant at Arms, $480; the Doorkeeper, $400; and the Postmaster, $320. (Pub. L. 85-778, § 2, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 934.) § 43. Mileage of Senators, Representatives, and Delegates. Each Senator, Representative, and Delegate shall receive mileage at the rate of 20 cents per mile, to be estimated by the nearest route usually traveled in going to and returning from each regular session. (July 28, 1866, ch. 296, § 17, 14 Stat. 323.) REPEALS Act Jan. 20, 1874, ch. 11, 18 Stat. 4, repealed so much of act Mar. 3, 1873, ch. 226, 17 Stat. 486, as provided for increase in compensation of Members of Congress and Delegates and that their compensation and allowances should be fixed by laws in force at time of passage of said act Mar. 3, 1873. § 43a. Mileage of President of Senate. On and after July 8, 1935, the President of the Senate shall be paid mileage at the same rate and in the same manner as now allowed by law to Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, and Delegates in Congress. (July 8, 1935, ch. 374, § 1, 49 Stat. 459.) § 43b. Reimbursement of Senators for transportation expenses to resident cities. The Contingent Fund of the Senate is on and after July 31, 1958 made available for reimbursement of transportation expenses incurred by Senators in traveling, on official business, by the nearest usual route, from Washington, District of Columbia, to their resident cities in their home States, and return, for not to exceed two such round trips in each fiscal year. (Pub. L. 85-570, $ 101, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 443.) § 44. Mileage allowance to Delegate from Alaska. The Delegate from Alaska, in lieu of all other allowances, shall, in addition to his salary, receive the sum of $1,500 per annum, which shall cover all mileage and other expenses, except stationery allowance and compensation for clerk hire. (May 7, 1906, ch. 2083, § 1, 34 Stat. 170.) § 45. Mileage allowance to Resident Commissioners from Philippine Islands. CODIFICATION Section, acts July 1, 1902, ch. 1369, § 8, 32 Stat. 694; Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 416, § 20, 39 Stat. 552, which was formerly covered by section 1237 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, is no longer in force in view of the independence of the Philippine Islands effected by section 1394 of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and proclaimed by the President of the United States in Proc. No. 2695, July 4, 1946, 11 F. R. 7517, 60 Stat. 1352, set out as note under section 1394 of Title 22. § 46. Mileage allowance to Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. The Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico shall be allowed the sum of $500 as mileage for each session of the House of Representatives. (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 36, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.) CROSS REFERENCES Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, see sections 891-894 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 46a. Stationery allowance for Senators. Commencing with the fiscal year 1956 and thereafter the allowance for stationery for each Senator and for the President of the Senate shall be at the rate of $1,800 per annum. (Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 485, § 101, 65 Stat. 391; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 320; Aug. 5, 1955, ch. 568, § 1, 69 Stat. 504.) AMENDMENTS 1955-Act Aug. 5, 1955, amended section by increasing the allowance from $1,200 to $1,800 per annum. 1953-Act Aug. 1, 1953, amended section by increasing the allowance from $800 to $1,200 per annum, commencing with fiscal year 1954. SIMILAR PROVISIONS Similar provisions were contained in the following prior acts: 1948-June 14, 1948, ch. 467, title I, § 101, 62 Stat. 425. 1945-June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 244. 1941-July 1, 1941, ch. 268, § 1, 55 Stat. 450. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES The following acts authorized additional stationery allowances for each Senator and the President of the Senate: 1952-July 15, 1952, ch. 758, ch. II, § 201, 66 Stat. 639. 1950-Sept. 27, 1950, ch. 1052, ch. II, § 101, 64 Stat. 1047. 1949-Oct. 10, 1949, ch. 662, title I, § 101, 63 Stat. 738. 1948-May 10, 1948, ch. 270, § 101, 62 Stat. 213. 1947-May 1, 1947, ch. 49, title I, § 101, 61 Stat. 58. 1946-July 23, 1946, ch. 491, title I, § 101, 60 Stat. 602. 1945-Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 589, title I, § 101, 59 Stat. 633. § 46a-1. Revolving fund for stationery allowances; availability of unexpended balances; withdrawals. There is established within the Contingent Fund of the Senate a revolving fund which shall consist of (1) the unexpended balance of the appropriation "Contingent Expenses, Senate, Stationery, fiscal year 1957", (2) any amounts hereafter appropriated for stationery allowances of the President of the Senate and of Senators, and for stationery for use of committees and officers of the Senate, and (3) any undeposited amounts heretofore received, and any amounts hereafter received as proceeds of sales by the stationery room of the Senate. Any moneys in the fund shall be available until expended for use in the same manner and for the same purposes as funds heretofore appropriated to the Contingent Fund of the Senate for stationery, except that (1) the balance of any amount appropriated for stationery for use of committees and officers of the Senate which remains unexpended at the end of any fiscal year and (2) allowances which are not available for obligation due to vacancies or waiver of entitlement thereto, shall be withdrawn from the revolving fund. (Pub. L. 85-58, ch. XI, § 1101, June 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 188.) § 46b. Stationery allowance for Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner. On and after July 2, 1954, the allowance for stationery for each Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate, and Resident Commissioner shall be $1,200 per regular session. (July 2, 1954, ch. 455, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 402.) SIMILAR PROVISIONS Similar provisions were contained in the following prior acts: 1953-Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 324. 1952-July 9, 1952, ch. 598, § 101, 66 Stat. 469. 1951-Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 486, § 101, 65 Stat. 394. 1950-Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, ch. II, § 101, 64 Stat. 600. 1949-June 22, 1949, ch. 235, § 101, 63 Stat. 221. 1948-June 14, 1948, ch. 467, § 101, 62 Stat. 428. 1947-July 17, 1947, ch. 262, § 101, 61 Stat. 366. 1939-June 16, 1939, ch. 208, § 1, 53 Stat. 830. ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES The following acts authorized additional stationery allowances for Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner: 1952-July 15, 1952, ch. 758, ch. II, § 201, 66 Stat. 639. § 46b-1. Revolving fund for stationery allowances; disposition of moneys from stationery sales; availability of unexpended balances. There is established a revolving fund for the purpose of administering the funds appropriated for stationery allowances to each Representative, Delegate, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and stationery for use of the committees, departments, and officers of the House. All moneys hereafter received by the stationery room of the House of Representatives from the sale of stationery supplies and other equipment shall be deposited in the revolving fund and shall be available for disbursement from the fund in the same manner as other sums that may be appropriated by the Congress for this purpose. The unexpended balance of all moneys heretofore received by the stationery room of the House of Representatives from the sale of stationery supplies and equipment shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the fund: Provided, That the unexpended balances in the appropriations "Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1945-1946"; "Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1946"; "Contingent expenses, House of Representatives, stationery, 1947-48", as of June 30, 1947, shall be transferred to and made available for expenditure out of the fund, together with appropriations herein or hereafter made therefor, to remain available until expended. (July 17, 1947, ch. 262, § 101, 61 Stat. 366.) § 46b-2. Prorated stationery allowance for Representatives, Delegates, and Resident Commissioner. In the case of any Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner who is elected for a portion of a term, the amount of stationery allowance which such Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner shall be paid shall be an amount, with respect to the year in which he commences his service, which is the same percentage of the total stationery allowance payable for service for all of such year as the number of months of his service in such year (counting the month in which he is elected as one month) is of the total number of months in such year. Such prorated stationery allowance shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House into the revolving fund for stationery al lowances established in section 46b-1 of this title. (Feb. 27, 1956, ch. 73, 70 Stat. 31.) § 46c. Long-distance telephone calls for Senators; made to and from Washington, D. C. There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, toll charges on not to exceed one hundred and twenty strictly official long-distance telephone calls, aggregating per month for each Senator not more than six hundred minutes, to and from Washington, District of Columbia. (June 13, 1945, ch. 189, § 1, 59 Stat. 244; July 1, 1946, ch. 530, § 101, 60 Stat. 392; Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, § 102, 60 Stat. 814; Nov. 1, 1951, ch. 665, ch. I, § 101, 65 Stat. 760; Aug. 1, 1953, ch. 304, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 321; June 27, 1956, ch. 453, § 101, 70 Stat. 360.) AMENDMENTS 1956-Act June 27, 1956, amended section, substituting "one hundred and twenty" calls for "ninety" calls, and "six hundred" minutes for "four hundred and fifty" minutes. 1953-Act Aug. 1, 1953, amended section, substituting "ninety" calls for "sixty" calls, and "four hundred and fifty" minutes for "three hundred" minutes. 1951-Act Nov. 1, 1951, amended section, substituting "sixty" calls for "fifty" calls, and "three hundred" minutes for "two hundred and fifty" minutes. 1946-Act Aug. 2, 1946, amended section, substituting the "Committee on Rules and Administration" for "Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses". Act July 1, 1946, amended section by increasing the number of phone calls from twenty-six to fifty and the number of minutes from one hundred and thirty to two hundred and fifty per month. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act June 27, 1956, provided in part that the amendments made by that act to this section should be effective as of July 1, 1956. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1953 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act Aug. 1, 1953, provided in part that the amendments made by that act to this section should be effective as of July 1, 1953. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1951 AMENDMENT Section 101 of act Nov. 1, 1951, provided in part that the amendments made by that act to this section should be effective as of January 1, 1952. SIMILAR PROVISIONS The Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1945, act June 26, 1944, ch. 277, title I, 58 Stat. 339, carried a somewhat similar provision providing for the payment of the toll on the first three minutes on ten official calls per month. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR CALLS TO OR FROM WASHINGTON Additional payments of toll charges on calls to or from Washington, see section 46d of this title. § 46d. Same; originating and terminating outside Washington, D. C.; additional payments for calls to or from Washington, D. C. There shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate (1) the toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls originating and terminating outside of Washington, District of Columbia, and (2) the toll charges on strictly official long-distance telephone calls to or from Washington, District of Columbia, in excess of those authorized to be paid under section 46c of this |