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for each Deputy President pro tempore at not to exceed $18,5841 per annum.

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 [Superseded.]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 [Superseded.]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

(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.

1 Superseded by 2 U.S.C. 61f-7, Pub. L. 97-51, Oct. 1, 1981, §116, 95 Stat. 963. See Senate Manual section 258.5.

(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.]

79.8 DESIGNATING THE OLD SENATE OFFICE BUILDING AND THE NEW SENATE OFFICE BUILDING AS THE “RICHARD BREVARD RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING" AND THE "EVERETT MCKINLEY DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING", RESPECTIVELY

Resolved, That insofar as concerns the Senate—

(1) the Senate Office building referred to as the Old Senate Office Building and constructed under authority of the Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 452, 481), is designated, and shall be known as, the "Richard Brevard Russell Senate Office Building"; and

(2) the additional office building for the Senate referred to as the New Senate Office Building and constructed under the provisions of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1928), is designated, and shall be known as, the "Everett McKinley Dirksen Senate Office Building".

SEC. 2. Any rule, regulation, document, or record of the Senate, in which reference is made to either building referred to in the first section of this resolution, shall be held and considered to be a reference to such building by the name designated for such building by the first section of this resolution.

SEC. 3. The Committee on Rules and Administration shall place appropriate markers or inscriptions at suitable locations within the buildings referred to in the first section of this resolution to commemorate and designate such buildings as provided in this resolution. Expenses incurred under this resolution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee.

[S. Jour. 1197, 92-2, Oct. 11, 1972; S. Res. 295, 96-1, Dec. 3, 1979.]

DESIGNATING THE EXTENSION TO THE DIRKSEN SENATE OF- 79.9 FICE BUILDING AS THE "PHILIP A. HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING"

Resolved, That insofar as concerns the Senate, the extension of the Senate Office Building presently under construction pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (86 Stat. 1510), is designated and shall be known as the "Philip A. Hart Senate Office Building", when completed.

SEC. 2. Any rule, regulation, document, or record of the Senate, in which reference is made to the building referred to in the first section of this resolution, shall be held and considered to be a reference to such building by the name designated for such building by the first section of this resolution.

SEC. 3. The Committee on Rules and Administration shall place appropriate markers or inscriptions at suitable locations within the building referred to in the first section of this resolution to commemorate and designate such building as provided in this resolution. Expenses incurred under this resolution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee.

[S. Res. 525, 94-2, Aug. 30, 1976; S. Res. 295, 96-1, Dec. 3, 1979.]

PRINTING OF MEMORIAL TRIBUTES TO DECEASED FORMER

MEMBERS OF THE SENATE

Resolved, That when the Senate orders the printing as a Senate document of the legislative proceedings in the United States Congress relating to the death of a former United States Senator, such document shall be prepared, printed, bound, and distributed, except to the extent otherwise provided by the Joint Committee on Printing under chapter 1 of title 44, United States Code, in the same manner and under the same conditions as memorial addresses on behalf of Members of Congress dying in office are printed under sections 723 and 724 of such title.

[S. Jour. 293, 93-1, Apr. 6, 1973.]

SENATE PARLIAMENTARIAN EMERITUS

Whereas the Senate has been advised of the retirement

of its Parliamentarian, Floyd M. Riddick, at the end of this session: Therefore be it

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Resolved, That, effective at the sine die adjournment of this session, as a token of the appreciation of the Senate for his long and faithful service, Floyd M. Riddick is hereby designated as Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate.

[S. Jour. 1519, 93-2, Dec. 5, 1974.]

Resolved, That Murray Zweben be, and he is hereby, designated as a Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate.

[S. Res. 297, 98-1, Nov. 18, 1983.]

Resolved, That Robert B. Dove be, and he is hereby, designated as a Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate.

[S. Res. 32, 100-1, Jan. 6, 1987.]

Resolved, That Alan Scott Frumin be, and he is hereby designated as a Parliamentarian Emeritus of the United States Senate.

[S. Res. 23, 105-1, Jan. 23, 1997.]

CONSULTANTS FOR THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Resolved, That within the limit of funds appropriated for expenses of inquiries and investigations for the Committee on Appropriations, the committee may expend such sums as it deems appropriate and necessary for the procurement of the services of individual consultants or organizations. Such services in the case of individuals or organizations may be procured by contract as independent contractors, or in the case of individuals by employment at daily rates of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of compensation which may be paid to a regular employee of the committee. Such contracts may be made in the same manner and subject to the same conditions with respect to advertising as required of other standing committees of the Senate under section 202(i)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended.

[S. Res. 140, 94-1, May 14, 1975.]

SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

Resolved, That it is the purpose of this resolution to establish a new select committee of the Senate, to be known as the Select Committee on Intelligence, to oversee and make continuing studies of the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government, and to submit to the Senate appropriate proposals for legislation and report to the Senate concerning such intelligence activities and programs. In carrying out this purpose, the Select Committee on Intelligence shall make every effort to assure

that the appropriate departments and agencies of the United States provide informed and timely intelligence necessary for the executive and legislative branches to make sound decisions affecting the security and vital interests of the Nation. It is further the purpose of this resolution to provide vigilant legislative oversight over the intelligence activities of the United States to assure that such activities are in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the United States.

SEC. 2. (a) (1) There is hereby established a select committee to be known as the Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the "select committee”). The select committee shall be composed of fifteen 1 members appointed as follows:

(A) two members from the Committee on Appropriations;

(B) two members from the Committee on Armed Services;

(C) two members from the Committee on Foreign Relations;

(D) two members from the Committee on the Judiciary; and

(E) seven members to be appointed from the Senate at large.

(2) Members appointed from each committee named in clauses (A) through (D) of paragraph (1) shall be evenly divided between the two major political parties and shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendations of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. Four of the members appointed under clause (E) of paragraph (1) shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate and three shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate.

(3) The majority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate shall be ex officio members of the select committee but shall have no vote in the committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a

quorum.

1 See paragraph 3(b) of rule XXV of the Standing Rules, Senate Manual section 25.3b.

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