                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
Sec. 68b. Per diem and subsistence expenses from Senate 
        contingent fund
        
    No part of the appropriations made under the heading ``Contingent 
Expenses of the Senate'' on and after June 27, 1956 may be expended for 
per diem and subsistence expenses (as defined in section 5701 of title 
5) at rates in excess of the rates prescribed by the Committee on Rules 
and Administration; except that (1) higher rates may be established by 
the Committee on Rules and Administration for travel beyond the limits 
of the continental United States, and (2) in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, 
reimbursement for such expenses may be made on an actual expense basis 
of not to exceed the daily rate prescribed by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration in the case of travel within the continental limits of 
the United States. This section shall not apply with respect to per diem 
or actual travel expenses incurred by Senators and employees in the 
office of a Senator which are reimbursed under section 58 of this title.

(June 27, 1956, ch. 453, 70 Stat. 360; Pub. L. 87-139, Sec. 7, Aug. 14, 
1961, 75 Stat. 340; Pub. L. 91-114, Sec. 3, Nov. 10, 1969, 83 Stat. 190; 
Pub. L. 94-22, Sec. 8, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 86; Pub. L. 95-94, title 
I, Sec. 112(e), Aug. 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 664; Pub. L. 95-355, title I, 
Sec. 103, Sept. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 533; Pub. L. 96-304, title I, 
Sec. 102(b), July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 889.)


                               Amendments

    1980--Pub. L. 96-304 substituted ``prescribed by the Committee on 
Rules and Administration'' for ``in effect under section 5702 of title 
5, for employees of agencies'' in two places.
    1978--Pub. L. 95-355 substituted provisions relating to 
applicability of rates under section 5702 of title 5, for employees of 
agencies, for provisions setting forth specific rates of $35 and $50 per 
day, respectively, for travel expenses.
    1977--Pub. L. 95-94 inserted provisions relating to applicability to 
per diem or actual travel expenses incurred by a Senator or his employee 
reimbursed under section 58 of this title.
    1975--Pub. L. 94-22 substituted ``$35'' and ``$50'' for ``$25'' and 
``$40'', respectively.
    1969--Pub. L. 91-114 increased maximum per diem rate from $16 to $25 
and actual expense rate from $30 to $40.
    1961--Pub. L. 87-139 increased maximum per diem rate from $12 to $16 
and actual expense rate from $25 to $30.


                    Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 95-94 effective Aug. 5, 1977, see section 
112(f) of Pub. L. 95-94, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment 
note under section 58 of this title.
