# § 6155. Payment of expenses of Conference of Majority and Conference of Minority from Senate contingent fund
September 30, 1982
For each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year which ends ) there is authorized to be expended from the contingent fund of the Senate such amount as necessary for the Conference of the Majority and an equal amount for the Conference of the Minority. Payments under this section shall be made only for expenses actually incurred by such a Conference in carrying out its functions, and shall be made upon certification and documentation of the expenses involved, by the Chairman of the Conference claiming payment hereunder and upon vouchers approved by such Chairman and by the Committee on Rules and Administration, except that vouchers shall not be required for payment of long-distance telephone calls.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–51, § 120, Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 965; Pub. L. 97–276, § 101(e), Oct. 2, 1982, 96 Stat. 1189; Pub. L. 99–151, title I, § 1, Nov. 13, 1985, 99 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 101–163, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1043; Pub. L. 101–520, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2256; Pub. L. 107–68, title I, § 105(a), Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 568; Pub. L. 108–83, title I, § 2(a), Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1010.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
The 1982 amendment by is based on section 105 of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported , and incorporated by reference in , to be effective as if enacted into law.
### Amendments
2003— substituted “such amount as necessary” for “an amount, not in excess of $100,000,” in first sentence.
2001— substituted “$100,000” for “$75,000”.
1990— substituted “$75,000” for “$50,000”.
1989— substituted “$50,000” for “$40,000”.
1985— inserted “, except that vouchers shall not be required for payment of long-distance telephone calls”.
1982— substituted “$40,000” for “$30,000”. See Codification note above.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2003 Amendment
> “This section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.”
, , , provided that:
### Effective Date of 2001 Amendment
> “This section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.”
, , , provided that:
### Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
, , , provided in part that the amendment made by is effective in the case of fiscal years beginning after .
### Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
, , , provided in part that the amendment made by is effective in the case of fiscal years beginning after .
### Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Section 105 of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, 2d Session, as reported , and incorporated by reference in , to be effective as if enacted into law, provided that the amendment made by that section is effective for fiscal years beginning after .