Representatives are amended to provide otherwise, the Delegate from each territory
shall receive the same compensation, allowances, and benefits as a Member of the
House of Representatives, and shall be entitled to whatever privileges and immunities
are, or hereinafter may be, granted to the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico:
Provided, That the right to vote in committee shall be as provided by the Rules of the
House of Representatives: Provided further, That the clerk hire allowance of each
Delegate shall be a single per annum gross rate that is 60 per centum of the clerk hire
allowance of a Member: Provided further, That the transportation expenses of each
Delegate that are subject to reimbursement under section 1 of the Act of September
17, 1967 (81 Stat. 226, 2 U.S.C. 43b), shall not exceed the cost of four round trips
each year.

 Approved April 10, 1972.