Article 1.　The President of each House shall be paid as the annual payment seven thousand (7,000) yen per month;the Vice President, five thousand (5,000) yen;members, three thousand five hundred (3,500) yen.

Article 2.　The President and the Vice President of each House shall be paid the annual payment, beginning from the month when they were elected as such. A member of the Houses who has been elected as the President or the Vice-president of each House, shall be paid the annual payment as such until the month preceding the election.

Article 3.　Each member of the Houses shall be paid the annual payment, beginning from the month when his term of membership commences. However, a person who has been elected as a member in a re-election or a by-election shall be paid the annual payment, beginning from the month in which the election was held, and a runner-up who has replaced the predecessor shall be paid the annual payment, beginning from the month when his election was confirmed.

Article 4.　In the case of expiration of the term of office, resignation, retirement, expulsion or death of the President or the Vice-president of each House or a member of the Houses, each shall be paid the annual allowance up to the month such an event occurred.

Article 5.　In the case of dissolution of the House of Representatives, the Speaker, the Vice-Speaker or the members shall be paid the annual payment up to the month of the dissolution.

Article 6.　When the President, the Vice-president or a member of each House has become a member of the other House, or under any other circumstances, he shall not be paid the payment in duplicate.

Article 7.　A member of the Houses who holds concurrently a post of a government official shall be paid the annual payment as a member of the Diet, but not the salary as a government official. However, in case the amount of the salary exceeds that of the annual payment, he shall be paid the balance.

Article 8.　When the President, the Vice-president or a member of the Houses has complied with the convocation of the Diet, or when he was despatched to some place on official affairs of the Diet, he shall be paid the travelling expenses for both ways, in accordance with regulations separately made.

Article 9.　The President, the Vice-president or a member of the Houses shall be paid one hundred and twenty-five (125) yen per month as communication expenses, for posting official ducuments and for communications of an official character.

Article 10.　The secretary assistant of President, Vice-president or members of each House shall be paid one thousand one hundred and fifty (1,150) yen per month as salary.

Article 11.　Provisions of Article 3 to Article 6 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the expenses provided for in the preceding two Articles.

Article 12.　In the case of death of the President, the Vice-president or a member of the Houses, a sum of money corresponding to his annual payment for one (1) year shall be paid to his bereaved family as condolence.

Article 13.　Regulations concerning the payment of the annual payment, travelling expenses and allowances, excepting those stipulated in this Law, shall be fixed on consultation between the Presidents of both Houses.