committee thereof as the case may be, or to the amount referred to in section 105(e) (1) of such Act, whichever is less.

(2) The amount referred to in subsection (a) (2) shall be reduced in the case of any Senator by an amount equal to the total annual basic pay of all staff employees (i) whose appointment to the staff of any committee referred to in subsection (a) (2), or subcommittee thereof, is made, approved, or recommended and (ii) whose continued employment is not disapproved by such Senator if such employees are employed for the purpose of assisting such Senator in his duties as chairman, ranking minority member, or member of such committee or subcommittee thereof as the case may be, or an amount equal to the amount referred to in section 105(e)(1) of such Act, whichever is less.

(c) An employee appointed under this paragraph shall be designated as such and certified by the Senator who appoints him to the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate committee or committees as designated by such Senator and shall be accorded all privileges of a professional staff member (whether permanent or investigatory) of such committee or committees including access to all committee sessions and files, except that any such committee may restrict access to its sessions to one staff member per Senator at a time and require, if classified material is being handled or discussed, that any staff member possess the appropriate security clearance before being allowed access to such material or to discussion of it.

(d) An employee appointed under this paragraph shall not receive compensation in excess of that provided for an

employee under section 105(e) (1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968, as amended and modified.

(e) Payments made with respect to individuals appointed to the office of a Senator under this paragraph shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate.

(f) Individuals appointed as employees under this paragraph shall be in addition to employees otherwise authorized to be appointed to the office of a Senator.

RULE XXVI

REFERENCE TO COMMITTEES; MOTIONS TO DISCHARGE, AND

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES TO LIE OVER

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1. When motions are made for reference of a subject to a [26.1] select committee, or to a standing committee, the question of reference to a standing committee shall be put first; and a motion simply to refer shall not be opened to amendment, except to add instructions. [Jefferson's Manual, Secs. XXVII, XXXIII.

2. All reports of committees and motions to discharge a [26.2] committee from the consideration of a subject, and all subjects from which a committee shall be discharged, shall lie over one day for consideration, unless by unanimous consent the Senate shall otherwise direct.

[Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XXVII.

RULE XXVII

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REPORTS OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

1. The presentation of reports of committees of conference [27.1] shall always be in order, except when the Journal is being read or a question of order or a motion to adjourn is pending, or while the Senate is dividing; and when received the

[Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XLVI.

question of proceeding to the consideration of the report, if raised, shall be immediately put, and shall be determined without debate. [27.2] 2.1 Conferees shall not insert in their report matter not committed to them by either House, nor shall they strike from the bill matter agreed to by both Houses. If new matter is inserted in the report, or if matter which was agreed to by both Houses is stricken from the bill, a point of order may be made against the report, and if the point of order is sustained, the report shall be recommitted to the committee of conference.

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RULE XXVIII

MESSAGES

1. Messages from the President of the United States or [28.1] from the House of Representatives may be received at any stage of proceedings, except while the Senate is dividing, or while the Journal is being read, or while a question of order or a motion to adjourn is pending. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XLVII. 2. Messages shall be sent to the House of Representatives [28.2] by the Secretary, who shall previously certify the determina_ tion of the Senate upon all bills, joint resolutions, and other resolutions which may be communicated to the House, or in which its concurrence may be requested; and the Secretary shall also certify and deliver to the President of the United States all resolutions and other communications which may be directed to him by the Senate.

As amended, S. Jour. 103, 65-2, Mar. 8, 1918.

[Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XLVII.

RULE XXIX

PRINTING OF PAPERS, ETC.

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1. Every motion to print documents, reports, and other [29.1] matter transmitted by either of the executive departments, or to print memorials, petitions, accompanying documents, or any other paper, except bills of the Senate or House of Representatives, resolutions submitted by a Senator, communications from the legislatures or conventions, lawfully called, of the respective States, and motions to print by order of the standing or select committees of the Senate, shall, unless the Senate otherwise order, be referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. When a motion is made to commit with instructions, it shall be in order to add thereto a motion to print.

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2. Motions to print additional numbers shall also be re- [29.2] ferred to the Committee on Rules and Administration; ' and when the committee shall report favorably, the report shall be accompanied by an estimate of the probable cost thereof; and when the cost of printing such additional numbers shall exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, the concurrence of the House of Representatives shall be necessary for an order to print the same.

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3. Every bill and joint resolution introduced on leave or [29.3] reported from a committee, and all bills and joint resolutions received from the House of Representatives, and all reports of committees, shall be printed, unless, for the dispatch of the business of the Senate, such printing may be dispensed with.

1 As amended, S. Jour. 173, 80-1, Mar. 28, 1947.

By Act of Apr. 19, 1949 (ch. 72, 63 Stat. 48), the limitation on printing extra copies was Increased from $500 to $1,200.

[29.4]

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[30.1]

[30.2]

4. Whenever a committee reports a bill or a joint resolution repealing or amending any statute or part thereof it shall make a report thereon and shall include in such report or in an accompanying document (to be prepared by the staff of such committee) (a) the text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by the committee. This subsection shall not apply to any such report in which it is stated that, in the opinion of the committee, it is necessary to dispense with the requirements of this subsection to expedite the business of the Senate.

RULE XXX

WITHDRAWAL OF PAPERS

1. No memorial or other paper presented to the Senate, except original treaties finally acted upon, shall be withdrawn from its files except by order of the Senate. But when an act may pass for the settlement of any private claim, the Secretary is authorized to transmit to the officer charged with the settlement the papers on file relating to the claim.

2. No memorial or other paper upon which an adverse report has been made shall be withdrawn from the files of the Senate unless copies thereof shall be left in the office of the Secretary. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XVI.

18. Jour. 687, 81-1, Aug. 27, 1949.