SCHEDULE C-TOTAL - LEADERSHIP OFFICES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DETAILED ANALYSIS OF CHANGE BY APPROPRIATIONS
TOTAL-LEADERSHIP OFFICES

Explanation of Changes Shown on Schedule C

MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

For salaries and expenses of the Members' Representational Allowances, $529,258,000. The fiscal year 2005 budget request is an increase of $14,804,000 or 3% over the amount provided in fiscal year 2004. This amount includes $373,870,000 for mandatory items, $3,056,000 for price level changes, $153,832,000 for program current services and a decrease of $1,500,000 for program changes.

I. Personnel Details: FY'05 Request - $373,870,000

A. Base: $360,622,000

i. The estimated FY'04 personnel compensation will be $359,722,000
ii. The estimated FY'04 personnel benefits will be $900,000

B. Budget Calculations:

i. FY'04 Cost of Living Annualized - (1.025%) 4.1%

ii. FY'05 Cost of Living Prorated - (2.625%) 3.5%

C. Requested Changes:

i. FY'04 Cost of Living Annualized - $3,687,000

ii. FY'05 Cost of Living Prorated - $9,539,000
iii. FY'05 Personnel Benefits - $22,000

II. Price Level Details: FY'05 Request - $3,056,000

The increase of $3,056,000 is based upon an inflation factor of 2.4% applied to the Official
Expenses current service level of $127,332,000.

III. Program Details: FY'05 Request - $152,332,000

A. Current Services:

i. Official Expenses: $127,332,000- Official Expenses of the MRA are composed of non-personnel items such as equipment, federal and private rent, telecommunications, printing contract services. All categories of Official Expenses increase consistently from year to year with the exception of printing and equipment. Printing costs increase in an election year and decrease in a non-election year. Equipment is the opposite with increases in non-election years.

ii. Official Mail: $26,500,000 - The Official Mail program covers all MRA mailing expenses from both the district and DC offices of all Members. In an election year the expenditures increase and then decrease in a non-election year. This results in a saw-toothed spending trend from election to nonelection years.

B. Proposed Changes:

i. Official Mail: ($1,500,000) - The decrease for Official Mail expenditures is