In the Senate of the United States,

July 11, 2003.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2657) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for

the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September

30, 2004, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

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2 SENATE

3 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

4 For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000;

5 the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority

6 Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Sen7 ate, $20,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
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1 ity Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore

2 emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority

3 Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and

4 Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees,

5 $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $127,500.

6 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

7 MINORITY LEADERS

8 For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi9 nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;

10 in all, $30,000.

11 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

12 For compensation of officers, employees, and others as

13 authorized by law, including agency contributions,

14 $125,307,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation

15 without regard to the following limitations:

16 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

17 For the Office of the Vice President, $2,028,000.

18 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

19 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000.

20 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

21 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus,

22 $156,000.

23 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

24 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,

25 $3,220,000.
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1 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

2 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,

3 $2,324,000.

4 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

5 For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,

6 $12,799,000.

7 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

8 For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference

9 of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the

10 Chairman of each such committee, $1,358,000 for each such

11 committee; in all, $2,716,000.

12 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF

13 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

14 For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the

15 Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $674,000.

16 POLICY COMMITTEES

17 For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the

18 Minority Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such com19 mittee; in all, $2,834,000.

20 OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

21 For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000.

22 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

23 For Office of the Secretary, $18,299,000.

24 OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

25 For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,

26 $45,789,000.
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1 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

2 MINORITY

3 For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the

4 Secretary for the Minority, $1,468,000.

5 AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

6 For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au7 thorized by law, and related expenses, $32,134,000.

8 OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

9 For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla10 tive Counsel of the Senate, $4,843,000.

11 OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

12 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal

13 Counsel, $1,222,000.

14 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN15 ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE

16 SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

17 MINORITY OF THE SENATE

18 For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,

19 $6,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,

20 $6,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $6,000;

21 Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $6,000; in all,

22 $24,000.

23 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

24 INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

25 For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered

26 by the Senate, or conducted under section 134(a) of the Leg-
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1 islative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 97–601),

2 section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescis3 sion Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution

4 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980,

5 $118,462,000.

6 EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

7 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

8 For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on

9 International Narcotics Control, $520,000.

10 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

11 For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen12 ate, $2,265,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred to

13 the Senate Preservation Fund and shall be available with14 out fiscal year limitation.

15 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

16 For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and

17 Doorkeeper of the Senate, $136,843,000, of which

18 $30,835,000 shall remain available until September 30,

19 2006, and of which $4,255,000 shall remain available until

20 September 30, 2008.

21 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

22 For miscellaneous items, $18,425,000, of which up to

23 $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for

24 mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the pur25 pose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator

26 in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at
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1 which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That

2 any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall

3 not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the

4 remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other

5 funds available to the Senator.

6 SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE

7 ACCOUNT

8 For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense

9 Account, $310,000,000.

10 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

11 For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the

12 Senate, $300,000.

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

14 SECTION. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OF15 FICES OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2003,

16 each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under sec17 tion 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

18 Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be

19 the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and

20 in effect on September 30, 2003, increased by an additional

21 $50,000 each.

22 SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF CONFERENCES OF

23 MAJORITY AND MINORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 120

24 of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 61g–6) is amended in the

25 first sentence by striking ‘‘an amount, not in excess of

26 $100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘such amount as necessary’’.
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with

2 respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

3 SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SENATE COMMIS4 SION ON ART. (a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND DIS5 POSE.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Senate Commission on

7 Art (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’)

8 may—

9 (A) accept gifts of money; and

10 (B) acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise)

11 any work of art, historical object, document, or

12 material relating to historical matters, or ex13 hibit, for placement or exhibition in the Senate

14 Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings,

15 or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.

16 (2) ACCESSION OR DISPOSAL.—All works of art,

17 historical objects, documents, or material related to

18 historical matters, or exhibits, acquired by the Com19 mission may, as determined by the Commission and

20 after consultation with the Curatorial Advisory

21 Board, be—

22 (A) retained for accession to the United

23 States Senate Collection or other use; or

24 (B) disposed of by sale or other transaction.
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1 (3) REPEAL.—Senate Resolution 95, 92d Con2 gress, agreed to April 1, 1971, and enacted into law

3 by section 901(a) of Public Law 100–696 (2 U.S.C.

4 2106) is repealed.

5 (b) ADVISORY BOARDS.—

6 (1) CURATORIAL ADVISORY BOARD.—There is es7 tablished a Board which shall be chaired by the Sen8 ate Curator. The Curatorial Advisory Board shall

9 provide advice and assistance to the Commission on

10 the acquisition, care, and disposition of items for or

11 within the United States Senate Collection, and on

12 such other matters as the Commission determines ap13 propriate.

14 (2) ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS.—

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, or the

16 chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on

17 behalf of the Commission and after giving notice

18 to the Commission, may establish 1 or more ad19 ditional advisory boards.

20 (B) TERM.—The term of existence for an

21 additional advisory board—

22 (i) shall be specified by the Commis23 sion but no longer than 4 years; and

24 (ii) shall be renewable.
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1 (C) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an addi2 tional advisory board shall be to provide advice

3 and assistance to the Commission and to further

4 the purposes of the Commission.

5 (3) APPOINTMENTS.—

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph

7 (B), the Curatorial Advisory Board and other

8 advisory boards established by the Commission

9 under paragraph (2) shall be composed of mem10 bers appointed by the Commission, or the chair11 man and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf

12 of the Commission and after giving notice to the

13 Commission.

14 (B) APPLICABLE RULES.—Members ap15 pointed under subparagraph (A)—

16 (i) shall be appointed from public and

17 private life and shall serve at the pleasure

18 of the Commission; and

19 (ii) in the case of individuals ap20 pointed to the Curatorial Advisory Board,

21 shall be experts or have significant experi22 ence in the field of arts, historic preserva23 tion, or other appropriate fields.

24 Each member of the Commission may have ap25 pointed to an advisory board created by the
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1 Commission at least 1 individual requested by

2 that member.

3 (4) MEMBERS.—A member of a board under this

4 subsection—

5 (A) may, at the discretion of the Commis6 sion, be reimbursed for actual and necessary ex7 penses incurred in the performance of the official

8 duties of the board from any funds available to

9 the Commission in accordance with applicable

10 Senate regulations for such expenses; and

11 (B) shall not, by virtue of such member’s

12 service on the board, be deemed to be an officer,

13 employee, or agent of the Senate and may not

14 bind the Senate in any contract or obligation.

15 (5) TERMS FOR ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

16 MEMBERS.—Members appointed to the other advisory

17 boards created under paragraph (2) shall serve for

18 terms as stated in their appointment, but no longer

19 than a term of 4 years, except that any member may

20 be reappointed upon the expiration of their term.

21 (6) REGULATIONS.—The Commission, or the

22 chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf

23 of the Commission and after giving notice to the Com24 mission, in consultation with the Committee on Rules

25 and Administration, may promulgate such regula-
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1 tions governing advisory boards established under this

2 subsection as are necessary to carry out the purposes

3 of this subsection.

4 (7) ASSISTANCE.—The Executive Secretary of the

5 Commission shall provide assistance to an advisory

6 board as authorized by the Commission.

7 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SENATE PRESERVATION

8 FUND.—

9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in

10 the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Senate

11 Preservation Fund’’ (in this section referred to as the

12 ‘‘fund’’), which shall consist of amounts deposited and

13 credited under paragraph (3).

14 (2) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—The fund shall be

15 available to the Commission for the payment of acqui16 sition and transaction costs incurred for acquisitions

17 under subsection (a), for official activities of any ad18 visory board established under subsection (b), and for

19 any purposes for which funds from the contingent

20 fund of the Senate may be used under section 316(a)

21 of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107).

22 (3) DEPOSITS, CREDITS, AND DISBURSEMENTS.—

23 (A) DEPOSITS.—The Commission shall de24 posit in the fund amounts appropriated for use
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1 of the fund, gifts of money, and proceeds of

2 transactions under subsection (a).

3 (B) CREDITS.—The Secretary of the Treas4 ury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and

5 the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obliga6 tions held in the fund.

7 (C) DISBURSEMENTS.—Disbursements from

8 the fund shall be made on vouchers approved by

9 the Commission and signed by the Executive

10 Secretary of the Commission.

11 (4) INVESTMENTS.—

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the

13 Treasury shall invest any portion of the fund

14 that, as determined by the Commission, is not

15 required to meet current withdrawals.

16 (B) TYPE OF OBLIGATION.—Each invest17 ment required by this paragraph shall be made

18 in an interest bearing obligation of the United

19 States or an obligation guaranteed as to the

20 principal and interest by the United States that,

21 as determined by the Commission, has a matu22 rity suitable for the fund.

23 (C) COMMISSION APPROVAL.—In carrying

24 out this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury

25 may make such purchases, sales, and redemption
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1 of obligations as may be approved by the Com2 mission.

3 (5) SERVICES AND SUPPORT.—The Library of

4 Congress shall provide financial management and

5 disbursing services and support to the Commission as

6 may be required and mutually agreed to by the Li7 brarian of Congress and the Executive Secretary of

8 the Commission.

9 (6) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the

10 United States shall conduct annual audits of the Sen11 ate Preservation Fund and shall report the results of

12 each audit to the Commission.

13 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.—

14 (1) SENATE COMMISSION ON ART.—Section 1 of

15 Senate Resolution 382, 90th Congress, agreed to Octo16 ber 1, 1968, and enacted into law by section 901(a)

17 of Public Law 100–696 (2 U.S.C. 2101) is

18 amended—

19 (A) in subsection (b), by striking the first

20 sentence and inserting ‘‘The Majority Leader

21 and Minority Leader of the Senate shall be the

22 chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the

23 Commission.’’; and

24 (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting

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1 ‘‘(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall appoint a Sen2 ate Curator approved by the Senate Commission on Art.

3 The Senate Curator shall be an employee of the Secretary

4 of the Senate assigned to assist the Commission. The Sec5 retary of the Senate shall assign additional employees to

6 assist the Commission, and provide such other assistance,

7 as the Commission determines necessary.’’.

8 (2) PURCHASE OF ART.—The first sentence of

9 section 316(a) of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C.

10 2107(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘in which in11 curred,’’ the following: ‘‘for the purchase of art and

12 historical objects for the United States Senate Collec13 tion, for exhibits and public education relating to the

14 United States Senate Collection, for administrative

15 and transitional expenses of the Senate Commission

16 on Art, and’’.

17 SEC. 4. ORIENTATION SEMINARS. The first sentence of

18 section 107(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

19 1979 (Public Law 96–38; 2 U.S.C. 69a) is amended by

20 striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000’’.

21 SEC. 5. EXPENSE ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN OFFI22 CERS OF THE SENATE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119(a)

23 of the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making

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1 other purposes’’, approved October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 65c)

2 is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000’’.

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this

4 section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and

5 each fiscal year thereafter.

6 SEC. 6. CONSULTANTS. With respect to fiscal year

7 2004, the first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supple8 mental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) shall

9 be applied by substituting ‘‘nine individual consultants’’

10 for ‘‘eight individual consultants’’.

11 Ω æPage 7, strike out all after line 5 over to and includ12 ing line 17 on page 12 and insert:

13 For Joint Committees, as follows:

14 JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL

15 CEREMONIES OF 2005

16 For all construction expenses, salaries, and other ex17 penses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies

18 of the President and Vice President of the United States,

19 January 20, 2005, in accordance with such program as

20 may be adopted by the joint congressional committee au21 thorized to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2005,

22 $1,250,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate

23 and to remain available until September 30, 2005. Funds

24 made available under this heading shall be available for

25 payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether in-
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1 curred on, before, or after, October 1, 2004: Provided, That

2 the compensation of any employee of the Committee on

3 Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been des4 ignated to perform service with respect to the inaugural

5 ceremonies of 2005 shall continue to be paid by the Com6 mittee on Rules and Administration, but the account from

7 which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed for the

8 services of the staff member (including agency contributions

9 when appropriate) out of funds made available under this

10 heading.

11 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

12 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com13 mittee, $3,988,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the

14 Senate.

15 JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

16 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on

17 Taxation, $8,112,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis18 trative Officer of the House.

19 For other joint items, as follows:

20 OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

21 For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex22 penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi23 cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of

24 $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow25 ance of $725 per month each to 4 medical officers while
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1 on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an

2 allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per

3 month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here4 tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 for

5 reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses

6 incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of

7 the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and cred8 ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from

9 which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay10 able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,

11 $2,236,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of12 ficer of the House of Representatives.

13 CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

14 For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service

15 and Special Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by

16 the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such

17 amount may be used to employ more than 70 individuals:

18 Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author19 ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 2 addi20 tional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and

21 not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than

22 6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

23 STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

24 For the preparation, under the direction of the Com25 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
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1 Representatives, of the statements for the 1st session of the

2 108th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite

3 appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a

4 chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as

5 required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons des6 ignated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise

7 the work.

8 CAPITOL POLICE

9 SALARIES

10 For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ11 ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern12 ment contributions for health, retirement, social security,

13 and other applicable employee benefits, $207,000,000, to be

14 disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.

15 GENERAL EXPENSES

16 For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including

17 motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu18 rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup19 plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,

20 stenographic services, personal and professional services, the

21 employee assistance program, the awards program, postage,

22 communication services, travel advances, relocation of in23 structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce24 ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex25 pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police
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1 in connection with official representation and reception ex2 penses, $33,000,000, of which $1,700,000 shall remain

3 available until expended, to be disbursed by the Chief of

4 the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwith5 standing any other provision of law, the cost of basic train6 ing for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement

7 Training Center for fiscal year 2004 shall be paid by the

8 Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the

9 Department of Homeland Security.

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

12 SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appro13 priated for fiscal year 2004 for the Capitol Police may be

14 transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN15 ERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on

16 Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa17 tives.

18 SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION OF WEAPONS. Section

19 1824 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 1941) is amended—

20 (1) in the first sentence—

21 (A) by striking ‘‘The Sergeant at Arms of

22 the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the

23 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘The

24 Capitol Police Board’’; and
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1 (B) by striking all beginning with ‘‘payable

2 out’’ through the period and inserting ‘‘payable

3 from appropriations to the Capitol Police upon

4 certification of payment by the Chief of the Cap5 itol Police.’’; and

6 (2) in the second sentence—

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘or other arms as author8 ized by the Capitol Police Board’’ after ‘‘fur9 nished’’; and

10 (B) by striking ‘‘the Sergeant at Arms of

11 the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the

12 House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the

13 Capitol Police Board’’.

14 SEC. 1003. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY. (a)

15 IN GENERAL.—

16 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF REPRESENTATION.—Any

17 counsel described under paragraph (2) may for the

18 purposes of providing legal assistance and representa19 tion to the United States Capitol Police Board or the

20 United States Capitol Police enter an appearance in

21 any proceeding before any court of the United States

22 or of any State or political subdivision thereof, with23 out compliance with any requirement for admission

24 to practice before such court.

25 (2) COUNSEL.—Paragraph (1) refers to—
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1 (A) the General Counsel for the United

2 States Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the

3 Capitol Police;

4 (B) the Employment Counsel for the United

5 States Capitol Police Board and the United

6 States Capitol Police;

7 (C) any attorney employed in the Office of

8 the General Counsel for the United States Cap9 itol Police or the Office of Employment Counsel

10 for the United States Capitol Police;

11 (D) the counsel for, or any attorney em12 ployed by, any successor office of either office de13 scribed under subparagraph (C); and

14 (E) any attorney retained by contract with

15 either office described under subparagraph (C).

16 (b) LIMITATIONS.—

17 (1) DIRECTION FOR APPEARANCE.—Entrance of

18 appearance authorized under subsection (a) shall be

19 subject to the direction of the Capitol Police Board or

20 the Chief of the Capitol Police.

21 (2) UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.—The au22 thority under subsection (a) shall not apply with re23 spect to the admission of any person to practice before

24 the United States Supreme Court.
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis2 cal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

3 SEC. 1004. EXTENDED CAPITOL POLICE JURISDIC4 TION ZONE. (a) Section 9B of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to

5 define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to

6 regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved

7 July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is amended by striking sub8 section (b) and inserting the following:

9 ‘‘(b) The area referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this

10 section is that area bounded by the north curb of New York

11 Avenue, NW and H Street, NW extending northeast along

12 the north curb of H Street, NW extending east along the

13 north curb of H Street, NE, to the intersection of H Street,

14 NE and 13th Street, NE, extending south along the east

15 curb to the intersection of 13th Street, SE and I Street,

16 SE, running west along the south curb of I Street, SE to

17 the intersection of I Street, SW and 7th Street, SW extend18 ing northwest along the Potomac river front to 14th Street,

19 NW, extending north along the west curb of 14th Street,

20 NW to the intersection of the north curb of New York Ave21 nue, NW and the north curb of H Street, NW.’’ .

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section will become effec23 tive upon the approval by the Capitol Police Board of writ24 ten policy and procedures for implementing the truck inter25 diction program.
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1 SEC. 1005. RETIREMENT TREATMENT FOR CAPITOL

2 POLICE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM MEM3 BERS. (a) RETIREMENT TREATMENT.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of chapters 83

5 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, a hazardous

6 materials response team member of the Capitol Police

7 shall be treated as a member of the Capitol Police.

8 (2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply

9 to periods of service performed as a hazardous mate10 rials response team member of the Capitol Police on

11 and after December 1, 2002.

12 (b) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—

13 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the

14 term—

15 (A) ‘‘incumbent’’ means an individual

16 who—

17 (i) is first appointed as a hazardous

18 materials response team member of the Cap19 itol Police before the effective date of this

20 section; and

21 (ii) is employed as a hazardous mate22 rials response team member of the Capitol

23 Police on that date; and

24 (B) ‘‘prior service’’ means any period of

25 service performed by an incumbent as a haz-
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1 ardous materials response team member of the

2 Capitol Police before the effective date of this sec3 tion.

4 (2) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—An incumbent shall pay

6 with respect to prior service an amount into the

7 Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund

8 equal to—

9 (i) the difference between the indi10 vidual contributions that were actually

11 made for such prior service and the indi12 vidual contributions that would have been

13 made for such service if subsection (a) had

14 then been in effect; and

15 (ii) interest computed on the amount

16 under clause (i) based on section 8334(e) of

17 title 5, United States Code.

18 (B) EFFECT OF NOT CONTRIBUTING.—If no

19 part of or less than the full amount required

20 under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior serv21 ice of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable

22 as treated under subsection (a), but the resulting

23 annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar to

24 that described under section 8334(d)(2) of title 5,
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1 United States Code, to the extent necessary to

2 make up the amount unpaid.

3 (3) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PRIOR

4 SERVICE.—The Capitol Police shall pay with respect

5 to prior service of each incumbent an amount into the

6 Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal

7 to—

8 (A) the difference between the Government

9 contributions that were actually made for such

10 prior service and the Government contributions

11 that would have been made for such service if

12 subsection (a) had then been in effect; and

13 (B) interest computed on the amount under

14 subparagraph (A) based on section 8334(e) of

15 title 5, United States Code.

16 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect

17 on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning

18 on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

19 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

20 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

21 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,

22 as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account23 ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,255,000, of which

24 $304,700 shall remain available until September 30, 2005:

25 Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office of Com-
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1 pliance may, within the limits of available appropriations,

2 dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter3 agency transfer, donation, or discarding.

4 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of

7 the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than

8 $3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director

9 of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi10 cial representation and reception expenses, $33,612,000:

11 Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to fi12 nance an appropriate share of Federal Accounting Stand13 ards Advisory Board (FASAB) costs as determined by

14 FASAB.

15 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

16 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

17 For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other

18 personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for sur19 veys and studies in connection with activities under the

20 care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex21 penses for the general and administrative support of the

22 operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the

23 Botanic Garden; including furnishings and office equip24 ment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception

25 and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
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1 of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange,

2 maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle,

3 $71,697,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain available

4 until September 30, 2008.

5 CAPITOL BUILDING

6 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care

7 and operation of the Capitol, $27,777,000, of which

8 $12,302,000 shall remain available until September 30,

9 2008.

10 CAPITOL GROUNDS

11 For all necessary expenses for care and improvement

12 of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House

13 office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,986,000,

14 of which $685,000 shall remain available until September

15 30, 2008.

16 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

17 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care

18 and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and

19 furnishings to be expended under the control and super20 vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $63,388,000, of which

21 $17,433,000 shall remain available until September 30,

22 2008.

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1 CAPITOL POWER PLANT

2 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care

3 and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating,

4 power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and

5 water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House

6 office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the

7 grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage,

8 and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants

9 in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing

10 Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and

11 chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court

12 Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Mar13 shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake14 speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re15 imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and

16 amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury

17 to the credit of this appropriation, $88,979,000, of which

18 $38,402,000 shall remain available until September 30,

19 2008: Provided, That not more than $4,400,000 of the funds

20 credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein

21 provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year

22 2004.

23 LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

24 For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and

25 structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
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1 buildings and grounds, $41,620,000, of which $23,747,000

2 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

3 CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

4 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care,

5 and operation of buildings and grounds of the United States

6 Capitol Police, $3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall re7 main available until September 30, 2008.

8 BOTANIC GARDEN

9 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care

10 and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries,

11 buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex12 change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger

13 motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com14 mittee on the Library, $6,239,000, of which $202,000 shall

15 remain available until September 30, 2008.

16 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

17 For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen18 ter project, $47,800,000, to remain available until ex19 pended: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may

20 not obligate any of the funds which are made available for

21 the Capitol Visitor Center without an obligation plan ap22 proved by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate

23 and of the House of Representatives.
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SEC. 1101. ACQUISITION OF SPACE. (a) IN GEN3 ERAL.—Funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol

4 shall be available—

5 (1) for the leasing of space in areas within the

6 District of Columbia and its environs beyond the

7 boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds to

8 meet space requirements of the United States Senate,

9 United States House of Representatives, United

10 States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol

11 under such terms and conditions as the Committee or

12 Commission referred to under subsection (b) may au13 thorize; and

14 (2) to incur any necessary expense in connection

15 with any leasing of space under paragraph (1).

16 (b) CONDITIONS TO LEASE SPACE.—The Architect of

17 the Capitol may lease space under subsection (a) upon sub18 mission of written notice of intent to lease such space to—

19 (1) the Committee on Rules and Administration

20 of the Senate for space to be leased that is situated

21 north of the United States Capitol Building;

22 (2) the House Office Building Commission for

23 space to be leased that is situated south of the United

24 States Capitol Building; and
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1 (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the

2 Senate and House of Representatives.

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with

4 respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

5 SEC. 1102. ALTERNATE COMPUTING FACILITY. (a) IN

6 GENERAL.—There are transferred into the account under

7 the subheading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRATION’’ under the

8 heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ $54,000,000

9 for the purchase of an alternate computing facility, of

10 which—

11 (1) $44,000,000 shall be transferred from unobli12 gated funds transferred to ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’,

13 ‘‘Capitol Buildings and Grounds’’, ‘‘Capitol Build14 ings’’ (under the subheading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

15 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER

16 OF FUNDS)’’ under the heading ‘‘JOINT ITEMS’’

17 under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’

18 under chapter 9 of division B of the Department of

19 Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropria20 tions for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist At21 tacks on the United States Act, 2002 (Public Law

22 107–117)) from amounts made available in Public

23 Law 107–38; and

24 (2) $10,000,000 shall be transferred from unobli25 gated funds transferred to ‘‘Capitol Police Board’’,
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1 ‘‘Capitol Police’’, ‘‘General Expenses’’ under that sub2 heading (relating to the Legislative Branch Emer3 gency Response Fund) from amounts made available

4 in Public Law 107–38.

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect

6 on September 30, 2004.

7 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not

10 otherwise provided for, including development and mainte11 nance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care

12 of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun13 dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic14 tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte15 nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep16 aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi17 cations of the Library; hire or purchase of 1 passenger

18 motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust

19 Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any

20 trust fund held by the Board, $367,539,000, of which not

21 more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred22 ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2004, and

23 shall remain available until expended, under the Act of

24 June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150)

25 and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collec-
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1 tions during fiscal year 2004 and shall remain available

2 until expended for the development and maintenance of an

3 international legal information database and activities re4 lated thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may

5 not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections

6 under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount

7 authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations

8 Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for

9 obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec10 tions are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That

11 of the total amount appropriated, $11,596,000 shall remain

12 available until expended for acquisition of books, periodi13 cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub14 scriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, includ15 ing $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when

16 specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and

17 unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided

18 further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more

19 than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the

20 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official represen21 tation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:

22 Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,

23 $905,000 shall remain available until expended for the ac24 quisition and partial support for implementation of an In25 tegrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of
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1 the total amount appropriated, $4,000,000 shall remain

2 available until expended for the purpose of teaching edu3 cators and librarians how to incorporate the Library’s dig4 ital collections into school curricula and shall be transferred

5 to the educational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Ad6 venture of the American Mind’’ project as approved by the

7 Library: Provided further, That of the amount appro8 priated, $250,000 shall remain available until expended,

9 and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicenten10 nial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public

11 Law 106–173, of which amount $10,000 may be used for

12 official representation and reception expenses of the Abra13 ham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further,

14 That of the total amount appropriated, $1,380,000 shall re15 main available until September 30, 2008 for the acquisition

16 and partial support for implementation of a Central Fi17 nancial Management System: Provided further, That of the

18 total amount appropriated, $11,060,000 shall remain avail19 able until expended for support of the National Audio-Vis20 ual Conservation Center: Provided further, That of the total

21 amount appropriated, $2,762,000 shall remain available

22 until expended for the development and maintenance of the

23 Alternate Computer Facility: Provided further, That, of the

24 total amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain avail25 able until expended and shall be transferred to the Knox
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1 College Abraham Lincoln Studies Center for exhibits relat2 ing to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Underground

3 Railroad and for other educational activities of the Center:

4 Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated,

5 $500,000 shall remain available until expended and shall

6 be transferred to the Louisiana Department of Culture,

7 Recreation and Tourism for activities relating to the Lou8 isiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration.

9 COPYRIGHT OFFICE

10 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

11 For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,

12 $48,290,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to re13 main available until expended, shall be derived from collec14 tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003

15 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro16 vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend

17 any funds derived from collections under such section, in

18 excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi19 ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not

20 more than $6,343,000 shall be derived from collections dur21 ing fiscal year 2004 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),

22 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the

23 total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by

24 the amount by which collections are less than $29,664,000:

25 Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
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1 amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of

2 an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright

3 Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training

4 nationals of developing countries in intellectual property

5 laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than

6 $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librar7 ian of Congress, in connection with official representation

8 and reception expenses for activities of the International

9 Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors,

10 and seminars.

11 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

12 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

13 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of

14 section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946

15 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con16 stitution of the United States of America, $91,726,000: Pro17 vided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay

18 any salary or expense in connection with any publication,

19 or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of

20 Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con21 gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval

22 of either the Committee on House Administration of the

23 House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and

24 Administration of the Senate.
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1 BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March

4 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),

5 $51,706,000, of which $14,812,000 shall remain available

6 until expended.

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

8 SEC. 1201. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. Of the

9 amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this

10 Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the certifi11 cation of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with offi12 cial representation and reception expenses for the incentive

13 awards program.

14 SEC. 1202. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND AC15 TIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2004, the

16 obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac17 tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed

18 $105,589,000.

19 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub20 section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities

21 that are funded from sources other than appropriations to

22 the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative

23 branch.

24 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2004,

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1 appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY

2 OF CONGRESS’’ under the subheading ‘‘—SALARIES AND

3 EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Pro4 gram and the Federal Research Program established under

5 section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations

6 Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C.

7 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers

8 may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the ap9 propriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Li10 brary for any amounts transferred to it before the period

11 of availability of the Library appropriation expires.

12 SEC. 1203. NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION

13 CENTER. (a) ACQUISITION.—Section (1)(a) of the Act enti14 tled ‘‘An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real prop15 erty for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes’’

16 (2 U.S.C. 141 note; Public Law 105–144) is amended by

17 striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

18 ‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45

19 acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir20 ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel

21 Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de22 scribed as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres) con23 veyed to David and Lucille Packard Foundation by

24 deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated

25 May 15, 1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the
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1 Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Vir2 ginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate

3 (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Hu4 manities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep,

5 dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13,

6 2002, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper

7 County, Virginia, as instrument number

8 020001299.’’.

9 (b) LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—Section

10 11(d) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating the policing of

11 the buildings of the Library of Congress’’, approved August

12 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by striking para13 graph (1) and inserting the following:

14 ‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45

15 acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir16 ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel

17 Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de18 scribed as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres) con19 veyed to David and Lucille Packard Foundation by

20 deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated

21 May 15, 1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the

22 Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Vir23 ginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate

24 (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Hu25 manities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep,
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1 dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13,

2 2002, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper

3 County, Virginia, as instrument number

4 020001299.’’.

5 SEC. 1204. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAYMENTS. (a)

6 IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Research Service may for

7 such employees as it determines appropriate authorize a

8 payment to employees who voluntarily separate before

9 March 31, 2004, whether by retirement or resignation,

10 which payment shall be paid in accordance with the provi11 sions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.

12 (b) LIMITATION.—No more than 40 employees may re13 ceive a voluntary separation payment under this section.

14 SEC. 1205. TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PO15 LICE.—Section 1015(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appro16 priations Act, 2003, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or, if ear17 lier, on February 20, 2005’’ before the period.

18 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

19 CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

20 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

21 For authorized printing and binding for the Congress

22 and the distribution of Congressional information in any

23 format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap24 itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and

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1 law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing

2 and binding of Government publications authorized by law

3 to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing,

4 binding, and distribution of Government publications au5 thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re6 cipient, $91,111,000: Provided, That this appropriation

7 shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi8 tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa9 tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized

10 under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided

11 further, That this appropriation shall be available for the

12 payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations

13 for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided

14 further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under

15 section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds

16 appropriated or made available under this Act or any other

17 Act for printing and binding and related services provided

18 to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code,

19 may be expended to print a document, report, or publica20 tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that

21 such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con22 gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print23 ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States

24 Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex25 pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
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1 purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to

2 the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying

3 out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval

4 of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep5 resentatives and Senate.

6 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

7 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

8 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

9 For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu10 ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing

11 of Government publications and their distribution to the

12 public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies,

13 and designated depository and international exchange li14 braries as authorized by law, $34,456,000: Provided, That

15 amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year

16 appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi17 nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica18 tions for calendar years 2002 and 2003 to depository and

19 other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unob20 ligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts

21 for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be

22 transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving

23 fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject

24 to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the

25 House of Representatives and Senate.
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1 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

2 For payment to the Government Printing Office Re3 volving Fund, $10,000,000 for working capital. The Gov4 ernment Printing Office may make such expenditures, with5 in the limits of funds available and in accord with the law,

6 and to make such contracts and commitments without re7 gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104

8 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car9 rying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget

10 for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Of11 fice revolving fund: Provided, That not more than $5,000

12 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer

13 in connection with official representation and reception ex14 penses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be

15 available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 pas16 senger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures

17 in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils

18 to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry

19 out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided

20 further, That the revolving fund shall be available for tem21 porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of

22 title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not

23 more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic

24 pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316

25 of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and
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1 the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPER2 INTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EX3 PENSES’’ together may not be available for the full-time

4 equivalent employment of more than 3,189 workyears (or

5 such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may

6 request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro7 priations of the House of Representatives and Senate): Pro8 vided further, That activities financed through the revolving

9 fund may provide information in any format.

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11 SEC. 1301. PAY OF PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY

12 PUBLIC PRINTER. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of title

13 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

14 ‘‘SEC. 303. PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER:

15 PAY

16 ‘‘The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall

17 be a rate which is equal to the rate for level II of the Execu18 tive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5.

19 The annual rate of pay for the Deputy Public Printer shall

20 be a rate which is equal to the rate for level III of such

21 Executive Schedule.’’.

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this

23 section shall take effect on the first day of the first applica24 ble pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment

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1 SEC. 1302. SURPLUS PROPERTY, ACCEPTANCE OF

2 GIFTS, AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—

3 Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by

4 adding after section 317 the following:

5 ‘‘SEC. 318. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PROPERTY, ACCEPT6 ANCE OF GIFTS, AND ACCEPTANCE OF VOL7 UNTARY SERVICES

8 ‘‘(a) The Public Printer may—

9 ‘‘(1) transfer or donate surplus Government pub10 lications and condemned Government Printing Office

11 machinery, material, equipment, and supplies, to—

12 ‘‘(A) other Federal entities;

13 ‘‘(B) any organization described under sec14 tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of

15 1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of

16 such Code; or

17 ‘‘(C) State or local governments;

18 ‘‘(2) accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts

19 and bequests of property, both real and personal, for

20 the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the

21 Government Printing Office; and

22 ‘‘(3) accept voluntary and uncompensated serv23 ices, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.

24 ‘‘(b) Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from

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1 Government Printing Office shall be deposited in the revolv2 ing fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Public

3 Printer. Property accepted under this section, and the pro4 ceeds from that property, shall be used as nearly as possible

5 in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest. For pur6 poses of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, property ac7 cepted under this section shall be considered as a gift, de8 vise, or bequest to the United States.

9 ‘‘(c) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompen10 sated services under subsection (a)(3) shall not be considered

11 Federal employees, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title

12 5, with respect to job-incurred disability and title 28, with

13 respect to tort claims.’’.

14 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The

15 table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United States

16 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to

17 section 317 the following:

‘‘318. Transfer of surplus property, acceptance of gifts, and acceptance of voluntary services.’’.

18 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

19 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

20 For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of21 fice, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on

22 the certification of the Comptroller General of the United

23 States in connection with official representation and recep24 tion expenses; temporary or intermittent services under sec-
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1 tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for

2 individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the an3 nual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule

4 under section 5315 of such title; hire of 1 passenger motor

5 vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accord6 ance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; bene7 fits comparable to those payable under section 901(5), (6),

8 and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.

9 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by

10 the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of liv11 ing quarters in foreign countries, $462,112,000: Provided,

12 That not more than $4,806,200 of payments received under

13 section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be avail14 able for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That not

15 more than $1,200,000 of reimbursements received under sec16 tion 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available

17 for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That this ap18 propriation and appropriations for administrative ex19 penses of any other department or agency which is a mem20 ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a

21 Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available

22 to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as

23 determined by the respective Forum, including necessary

24 travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided fur25 ther, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be cred-
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1 ited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which

2 costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That

3 this appropriation and appropriations for administrative

4 expenses of any other department or agency which is a

5 member of the American Consortium on International Pub6 lic Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance

7 an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the

8 ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to membership

9 of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative

10 Sciences: Provided further, That this appropriation shall

11 hereafter be available to finance an appropriate share of

12 the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board costs.

13 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

14 SEC. 1401. PAYMENT FOR AUDITS. (a) IN GENERAL.—

15 At any time during fiscal year 2004 or thereafter, the

16 Comptroller General may accept payment from the Securi17 ties and Exchange Commission for the performance of any

18 audit of the financial statements of the Commission which

19 is conducted by the Comptroller General.

20 (b) CREDIT TO ACCOUNT.—Any payment accepted

21 under the authority of subsection (a) shall be credited to

22 the account established for salaries and expenses of the Gen23 eral Accounting Office, and shall be available for obligation

24 and expenditure upon receipt.
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1 PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP

2 CENTER TRUST FUND

3 For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center

4 Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World

5 Leadership Center, $14,000,000.

6 TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

7 SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHI8 CLES. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall

9 be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, ex10 cept for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be pro11 vided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the

12 House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House

13 Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee

14 on Rules and Administration.

15 SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the

16 funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for

17 obligation beyond fiscal year 2004 unless expressly so pro18 vided in this Act.

19 SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNA20 TION. Whenever in this Act any office or position not spe21 cifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46

22 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensa23 tion or designation of any office or position appropriated

24 for is different from that specifically established by such

25 Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this
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1 Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Pro2 vided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items

3 of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of

4 the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for

5 Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall

6 be the permanent law with respect thereto.

7 SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure of

8 any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service

9 through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title

10 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts

11 where such expenditures are a matter of public record and

12 available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro13 vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order

14 issued under existing law.

15 SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as

16 may be necessary are appropriated to the account described

17 in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional Ac18 countability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and set19 tlements as authorized under such subsection.

20 SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for

21 administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity

22 which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial

23 Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on

24 March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appro25 priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC,
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1 except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all

2 participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations

3 among the entities as the entities may determine) may not

4 exceed $2,000.

5 TITLE III—FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY

6 SUPPLEMENTAL

7 For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Home8 land Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Dis9 aster Relief Fund’’, to cover necessary expenses under the

10 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist11 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,550,000,000, and not12 withstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until ex13 pended: Provided, That for an additional amount for ‘‘Na14 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, Human

15 Space Flight’’, to cover necessary expenses for responding

16 to the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, $50,000,000, to re17 main available until expended: Provided further, That for

18 an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Agriculture, For19 est Service, Wildland Fire Management’’, to cover necessary

20 expenses for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilita21 tion activities of the Forest Service, $253,000,000, to re22 main available until expended: Provided further, That for

23 an additional amount for ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bu24 reau of Land Management, Wildland Fire Management’’,

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1 emergency rehabilitation activities of the Bureau of Land

2 Management, $61,000,000, to remain available until ex3 pended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for emer4 gency actions to reduce the threat to human safety in areas

5 declared under a State of Emergency by the Governor of

6 any State due to the danger of catastrophic fire from dead

7 and dying trees, including—(1) clearing of evacuation

8 routes, (2) clearing around emergency shelter locations, (3)

9 clearing around emergency communication sites, and (4)

10 clearing buffer zones around highly populous communities

11 in order to prevent fire sweeping though such communities:

12 Provided further, That for an additional amount for ‘‘Cor13 poration for National and Community Service, National

14 and Community Service Programs Operating Expenses’’,

15 for grants under the National Service Trust program au16 thorized under subtitle C of title I of the National and Com17 munity Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12571

18 et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps pro19 gram) and for educational awards authorized under subtitle

20 D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601), $100,000,000,

21 with funds for grants to remain available until September

22 30, 2004, and funds for educational awards to remain

23 available until expended: Provided further, That the first

24 proviso under the heading ‘‘Corporation for National and

25 Community Service, National and Community Service Pro-
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1 grams Operating Expenses’’ in Public Law 108–7 shall

2 apply only to positions originally approved subsequent to

3 March 10, 2003: Provided further, That the Inspector Gen4 eral of the Corporation for National and Community Serv5 ice shall conduct random audits of the Corporation and the

6 grantees that administer activities under the AmeriCorps

7 programs and shall de-fund any grantee that has been de8 termined to have committed any substantial violations of

9 the requirements of the AmeriCorps programs: Provided

10 further, That the Corps of Engineers shall immediately re11 program such funds as are necessary to cover $11,000,000

12 in contractual obligations and other expenses relating to the

13 Grand Forks Flood Control Project, Grand Forks, North

14 Dakota, authorized by section 137 of title I of division C

15 of Public Law 105–277 (112 Stat. 2681–597): Provided fur16 ther, That Notwithstanding any other provision of law, dur17 ing the period from September 1 through September 30,

18 2003, the Secretary of Education shall transfer to the Edu19 cation for the Disadvantaged account an amount not to ex20 ceed $4,353,368 from amounts that would otherwise lapse

21 at the end of fiscal year 2003 and that were originally made

22 available under the Department of Education Appropria23 tions Act, 2003 or any Department of Education Appro24 priations Act for a previous fiscal year: Provided further,

25 That the funds transferred to the Education for the Dis-
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1 advantaged account shall be obligated by September 30,

2 2003: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the

3 Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress

4 of any such transfer: Provided further, That any amounts

5 transferred to the Education for the Disadvantaged account

6 pursuant to this paragraph shall be for carrying out sub7 part 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary

8 Education Act of 1965, and shall be allocated, notwith9 standing any other provision of law, only to those States

10 that received funds under that subpart for fiscal year 2003

11 that were less than those States received under that subpart

12 for fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the Secretary

13 of Education shall use these additional funds to increase

14 those States’ allocations under that subpart up to the

15 amount they received under that subpart for fiscal year

16 2002: Provided further, That each such State shall use the

17 funds appropriated under this paragraph to ratably in18 crease the amount of funds for each eligible local edu19 cational agency in the State that received less under that

20 subpart in fiscal year 2003 than it received under that sub21 part in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the Sec22 retary shall not take into account the funds made available

23 under this paragraph in determining State allocations

24 under any other program administered by the Secretary in

25 any fiscal year: Provided further, That for an additional
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1 amount for ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil, Flood Control and

2 Coastal Emergencies’’, for emergency expenses due to flood

3 control, hurricane, and shore protection activities, as au4 thorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August

5 16, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n), $10,000,000, to

6 remain available until expended: Provided further, That the

7 Secretary of Agriculture shall use $20,000,000 of the funds

8 of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available

9 until expended, for the suppression and control of the Mor10 mon cricket infestation on public and private land in Ne11 vada, Utah, and Idaho, that amount to be expended in

12 equal amounts among the 3 States: Provided further, That

13 these amounts for these specific purposes are designated by

14 the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec15 tion 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on

16 the budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That this

17 paragraph shall be effective immediately upon the enact18 ment of this Act.

Attest:

Secretary.
108TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2657

AMENDMENTS