H. R. 2657

One Hundred Eighth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the seventh day of January, two thousand and three

An Act

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the

following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury

not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September

30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

SENATE

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

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

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

of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $20,000;

Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,

$10,000; President Pro Tempore emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of

the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each

Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy

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

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

LEADERS

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $125,307,000, which

shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following

limitations:

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

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

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $156,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $3,220,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,324,000.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $12,799,000.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the

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

of each such committee, $1,358,000 for each such committee; in

all, $2,716,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY

AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority

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

POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority

Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such committee; in all,

$2,834,000.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

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

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,

$45,789,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary

for the Minority, $1,468,000.

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

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

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative

Counsel of the Senate, $4,843,000.
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OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,

$1,222,000.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,000;

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

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

of the Senate, $6,000; in all, $24,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the

Senate, or conducted under section 134(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 97–601), section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–

304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March

11, 1980, $118,462,000.

EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $520,000.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,

$2,265,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred to the Senate

Preservation Fund and shall be available without fiscal year limitation.

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $135,243,000, of which $30,835,000 shall

remain available until September 30, 2006, and of which $4,255,000

shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $18,425,000, of which up to $500,000

shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal

patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice

of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit

of local government) at which the Senator will personally attend:

Provided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing

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

remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other funds

available to the Senator.
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SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,

$310,000,000.

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,

$300,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2003, each of the dollar

amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A))

shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted

by law and in effect on September 30, 2003, increased by an

additional $50,000 each.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF CONFERENCES OF MAJORITY

AND MINORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 120 of Public Law 97–

51 (2 U.S.C. 61g–6) is amended in the first sentence by striking

‘‘an amount, not in excess of $100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘such amount

as necessary’’.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect

to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SENATE COMMISSION ON ART.

(a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND DISPOSE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Senate Commission on Art (referred

to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) may—

(A) accept gifts of money; and

(B) acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise) any work

of art, historical object, document, or material relating

to historical matters, or exhibit, for placement or exhibition

in the Senate Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office

Buildings, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.

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

objects, documents, or material related to historical matters,

or exhibits, acquired by the Commission may, as determined

by the Commission and after consultation with the Curatorial

Advisory Board, be—

(A) retained for accession to the United States Senate

Collection or other use; or

(B) disposed of by sale or other transaction.

(3) REPEAL.—Senate Resolution 95, 92d Congress, agreed

to April 1, 1971, and enacted into law by section 901(a) of

Public Law 100–696 (2 U.S.C. 2106) is repealed.

(b) ADVISORY BOARDS.—

(1) CURATORIAL ADVISORY BOARD.—There is established a

Board which shall be chaired by the Senate Curator. The

Curatorial Advisory Board shall provide advice and assistance

to the Commission on the acquisition, care, and disposition

of items for or within the United States Senate Collection,

and on such other matters as the Commission determines

appropriate.

(2) ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, or the chairman

and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after giving notice to the Commission, may establish 1 or more additional advisory boards.

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

advisory board—

(i) shall be specified by the Commission but no

longer than 4 years; and

(ii) shall be renewable.

(C) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an additional advisory

board shall be to provide advice and assistance to the

Commission and to further the purposes of the Commission.

(3) APPOINTMENTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the

Curatorial Advisory Board and other advisory boards established by the Commission under paragraph (2) shall be

composed of members appointed by the Commission, or

the chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf

of the Commission and after giving notice to the Commission.

(B) APPLICABLE RULES.—Members appointed under

subparagraph (A)—

(i) shall be appointed from public and private life

and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission;

and

(ii) in the case of individuals appointed to the

Curatorial Advisory Board, shall be experts or have

significant experience in the field of arts, historic

preservation, or other appropriate fields.

Each member of the Commission may have appointed to

an advisory board created by the Commission at least

1 individual requested by that member.

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

subsection—

(A) may, at the discretion of the Commission, be

reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in

the performance of the official duties of the board from

any funds available to the Commission in accordance with

applicable Senate regulations for such expenses; and

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

the board, be deemed to be an officer, employee, or agent

of the Senate and may not bind the Senate in any contract

or obligation.

(5) TERMS FOR ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.—

Members appointed to the other advisory boards created under

paragraph (2) shall serve for terms as stated in their appointment, but no longer than a term of 4 years, except that any

member may be reappointed upon the expiration of their term.

(6) REGULATIONS.—The Commission, or the chairman and

vice chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and

after giving notice to the Commission, in consultation with

the Committee on Rules and Administration, may promulgate

such regulations governing advisory boards established under

this subsection as are necessary to carry out the purposes

of this subsection.
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(7) ASSISTANCE.—The Executive Secretary of the Commission shall provide assistance to an advisory board as authorized

by the Commission.

(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SENATE PRESERVATION FUND.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Treasury

a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Senate Preservation Fund’’ (in

this section referred to as the ‘‘fund’’), which shall consist

of amounts deposited and credited under paragraph (3).

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

the Commission for the payment of acquisition and transaction

costs incurred for acquisitions under subsection (a), for official

activities of any advisory board established under subsection

(b), and for any purposes for which funds from the contingent

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

Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107).

(3) DEPOSITS, CREDITS, AND DISBURSEMENTS.—

(A) DEPOSITS.—The Commission shall deposit in the

fund amounts appropriated for use of the fund, gifts of

money, and proceeds of transactions under subsection (a).

(B) CREDITS.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall

credit to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from

sale or redemption of, obligations held in the fund.

(C) DISBURSEMENTS.—Disbursements from the fund

shall be made on vouchers approved by the Commission

and signed by the Executive Secretary of the Commission.

(4) INVESTMENTS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall

invest any portion of the fund that, as determined by

the Commission, is not required to meet current withdrawals.

(B) TYPE OF OBLIGATION.—Each investment required

by this paragraph shall be made in an interest bearing

obligation of the United States or an obligation guaranteed

as to the principal and interest by the United States that,

as determined by the Commission, has a maturity suitable

for the fund.

(C) COMMISSION APPROVAL.—In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury may make such

purchases, sales, and redemption of obligations as may

be approved by the Commission.

(5) SERVICES AND SUPPORT.—The Library of Congress shall

provide financial management and disbursing services and support to the Commission as may be required and mutually

agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Executive

Secretary of the Commission.

(6) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the United States

shall conduct annual audits of the Senate Preservation Fund

and shall report the results of each audit to the Commission.

(d) ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.—

(1) SENATE COMMISSION ON ART.—Section 1 of Senate Resolution 382, 90th Congress, agreed to October 1, 1968, and

enacted into law by section 901(a) of Public Law 100–696

(2 U.S.C. 2101) is amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking the first sentence

and inserting ‘‘The Majority Leader and Minority Leader

of the Senate shall be the chairman and vice chairman,

respectively, of the Commission.’’; and
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(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

‘‘(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall appoint a Senate Curator

approved by the Senate Commission on Art. The Senate Curator

shall be an employee of the Secretary of the Senate assigned to

assist the Commission. The Secretary of the Senate shall assign

additional employees to assist the Commission, and provide such

other assistance, as the Commission determines necessary.’’.

(2) PURCHASE OF ART.—The first sentence of section 316(a)

of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)) is amended by

inserting after ‘‘in which incurred,’’ the following: ‘‘for the purchase of art and historical objects for the United States Senate

Collection, for exhibits and public education relating to the

United States Senate Collection, for administrative and transitional expenses of the Senate Commission on Art, and’’. SEC. 4. ORIENTATION SEMINARS. The first sentence of section

107(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public Law

96–38; 2 U.S.C. 69a) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$25,000’’.

SEC. 5. EXPENSE ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE

SENATE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119(a) of the joint resolution

entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the

fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes’’, approved October 1,

1981 (2 U.S.C. 65c) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$6,000’’.

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

shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year

thereafter.

SEC. 6. CONSULTANTS. With respect to fiscal year 2004, the

first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) shall be applied by substituting ‘‘nine

individual consultants’’ for ‘‘eight individual consultants’’.

SEC. 7. UNITED STATES SENATE COLLECTION. Section 316 of

Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence

of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2004’’.

SEC. 8. DATA COMMUNICATION LINES. Notwithstanding section

1348 of title 31, United States Code, the Committee on Rules

and Administration of the Senate may authorize the installation

of data communication lines and other appropriate Internet connections (not including voice connections) in the private residence

of a Senator and up to 2 staff members designated by a Senator

and the majority and minority staff director of a committee for

conducting the work of the Senate subject to guidelines issued

by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

SEC. 9. PROVISION OF SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT ON A

REIMBURSABLE BASIS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the approval of the Committee

on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms

and Doorkeeper of the Senate may provide services and equipment

funded by appropriations available to the Senate to persons and

entities not funded by such appropriations.

(b) REIMBURSEMENT REQUIRED.—The provision of services and

equipment under subsection (a) shall be on a reimbursable basis.

(c) CREDITING OF REIMBURSED AMOUNTS.—In the case of services or equipment provided under subsection (a) that were procured

using amounts available to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper

of the Senate in the account for Contingent Expenses, Sergeant
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at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, amounts received under

subsection (b) as reimbursement for the provision of such services

or equipment shall be credited to that account or, if applicable,

to any subaccount of that account. Amounts credited to any such

account or subaccount shall be merged with amounts in that account

or subaccount and shall be available to the same extent, and subject

to the same terms and conditions, as amounts in that account

or subaccount.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year

2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 10. HIGH COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.— Under the authority of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch

Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(2)), a Senator from

a noncontiguous State may pay a high cost of living allowance

to any employee employed in an office of the Senator located in

that State.

(b) LIMITATION.—An allowance under this section may not

exceed 25 percent of the basic pay of an employee, determined

without regard to this section.

(c) BASIC PAY TREATMENT.—An allowance under this section

shall be treated as part of the basic pay of an employee.

(d) PAYMENT.— (1) AGGREGATE GROSS COMPENSATION.—The amount of any

allowance under this section shall not be taken into account

for determining the amount of aggregate gross compensation

in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch

Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)).

(2) APPROPRIATIONS.—Allowances under this section shall

be paid from appropriations under the heading ‘‘SENATORS’ OFFI- CIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT’’. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect

to fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,

$1,014,464,000, as follows:

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $18,142,000,

including: Office of the Speaker, $2,630,000, including $25,000 for

official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,

$1,965,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority

Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,756,000, including

$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the

Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,

$1,684,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority

Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy

Minority Whip, $1,259,000, including $5,000 for official expenses

of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $460,000; Republican Steering Committee, $862,000; Republican Conference, $1,448,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,542,000; Democratic Caucus, $768,000; nine minority

employees, $1,380,000; training and program development—

majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority,
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$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $404,000; and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $404,000.

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF

MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’

clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $514,454,000.

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and

select, authorized by House resolutions, $107,188,000: Provided,

That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and

expenses until December 31, 2004.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,

$24,926,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be

expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative

Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement

to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount

shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until

December 31, 2004.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as

authorized by law, $156,896,000, including: for salaries and

expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000,

of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official

representation and reception expenses, $19,452,000; for salaries

and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including

the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more

than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses,

$5,471,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief

Administrative Officer, $111,141,000, of which $8,400,000 shall

remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the

Office of the Inspector General, $3,847,000; for salaries and

expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and

Operations, $5,200,000, to remain available until expended; for

salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $926,000;

for the Office of the Chaplain, $153,000; for salaries and expenses

of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian

and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,560,000; for salaries

and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the

House, $2,263,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the

Legislative Counsel of the House, $6,233,000; for salaries and

expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $500,000; and

for other authorized employees, $150,000: Provided, That of the

amounts provided under this heading to the Office of the Chief

Administrative Officer, up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to
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the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval

of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution

or law, $192,858,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative

costs and Federal tort claims, $3,975,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,

$410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social

Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $187,783,000; and

miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,

repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary

receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the

House, $690,000.

CHILD CARE CENTER

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives

Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account

established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in

the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’

REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any

other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act

for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only

for fiscal year 2004. Any amount remaining after all payments

are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2004 shall be

deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if

there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have

been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as

the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).

(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration

of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe

regulations to carry out this section.

(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member

of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or

a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

SEC. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used to provide

supplemental dental or vision health insurance benefits for Members and employees of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 103. OFFICE OF INTERPARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in the House

of Representatives an office to be known as the ‘‘Office of Interparliamentary Affairs’’ (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’).

(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Office are as follows:

(1) To receive and respond to inquiries from foreign

parliamentarians or foreign legislative bodies regarding official

visits to the House of Representatives.
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(2) To coordinate official visits to the House of Representatives by parliamentarians, officers, or employees of foreign legislative bodies.

(3) To coordinate with the Sergeant at Arms, the Clerk,

and other officers of the House of Representatives in providing

services for delegations of Members on official visits to foreign

nations.

(4) To carry out other activities to—

(A) discharge and coordinate the activities and responsibilities of the House of Representatives in connection

with participation in various interparliamentary exchanges

and organizations;

(B) facilitate the interchange and reception in the

United States of members of foreign legislative bodies and

permanent officials of foreign governments; and

(C) enable the House to host meetings with senior

government officials and other dignitaries in order to discuss matters relevant to United States relations with other

nations.

(c) DIRECTOR.—

(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Office shall be headed by the

Director of Interparliamentary Affairs of the House of Representatives (hereafter in this section referred to as the

‘‘Director’’), who shall be appointed by the Speaker without

regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness

to perform the duties of the position. Any person so appointed

shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker.

(2) COMPENSATION.—The Director shall be paid at an

annual rate determined by the Speaker.

(d) OTHER STAFF.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—With the approval of the Speaker, or

in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the

Speaker, the Director may appoint and set the pay of such

other employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions

of the Office. Any such appointment shall be made without

regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness

to perform the duties of the position. Any person so appointed

may be removed by the Director with the approval of the

Speaker, or in accordance with policies and procedures approved

by the Speaker.

(2) COMPENSATION.—Any employee of the Office appointed

under this subsection shall be paid at an annual rate determined by the Director with the approval of the Speaker or

in accordance with policies approved by the Speaker.

(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution 1047, Ninety Fifth Congress, agreed to

April 4, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of

the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130–

1), is amended by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’.

(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized

to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal

year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect upon the

date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 104. (a) Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code,

is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting

the following: ‘‘, and who (in the case of an individual who is
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a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate

or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) serves as a Member

prior to the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004;’’.

(b)(1) During the 60-day period which begins on the date of

the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004,

any individual who, as of such date, is serving as a Member of

the House of Representatives and on such date is not subject

to chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, may elect to become

subject to such chapter.

(2) Any election under this paragraph shall be carried out

in accordance with such procedures as the Office of Personnel

Management may provide.

(3) In this subsection, the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the

Congress.

SEC. 105. (a) Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the matter

preceding paragraph (1)—

(1) by striking ‘‘in the House, or official expenses’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘in the Senate’’.

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with

respect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.

SEC. 106. (a)(1) Effective October 1, 2003—

(A) 3 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office,

and the functions associated with such positions, shall be transferred to the Office of the Speaker; and

(B) 2 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office,

and the functions associated with such positions, shall be transferred to the Office of the Minority Leader.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case

of any individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred

under paragraph (1) at the time of the transfer, the total number

of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick

leave which were provided by the Corrections Calendar Office to

the individual and which remain unused as of the date of the

transfer shall remain available for the individual to use after the

transfer.

(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year, the lump sum allowance for salaries and

expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office provided under House

Resolution 130, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to April 24,

1997, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 74d–1 et seq.),

is transferred as follows:

(1) 63.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred

to the Office of the Speaker.

(2) 36.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred

to the Office of the Minority Leader.

JOINT ITEMS

For Joint Committees, as follows:
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JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF

2005

For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United

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

may be adopted by the joint congressional committee authorized

to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2005, $1,250,000 to be

disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available

until September 30, 2005. Funds made available under this heading

shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis,

whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2004: Provided,

That the compensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules

and Administration of the Senate who has been designated to

perform service with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2005

shall continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and Administration, but the account from which such staff member is paid

may be reimbursed for the services of the staff member (including

agency contributions when appropriate) out of funds made available

under this heading.

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,

$3,988,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,

$8,112,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer

of the House.

For other joint items, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of

the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his

assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the

Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each

to four medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending

Physician; (3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants

and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis

heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 for

reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred

for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending

Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable

appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for

all the purposes thereof, $2,236,000, to be disbursed by the Chief

Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary

of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be

used to employ more than 58 individuals: Provided further, That

the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to
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employ not more than two additional individuals for not more

than 120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individuals

for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,

of the statements for the first session of the 108th Congress,

showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid

to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees

to supervise the work.

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, and other applicable

employee benefits, $197,600,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of

the Capitol Police or his designee.

GENERAL EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor

vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment

and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,

medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal

and professional services, the employee assistance program, the

awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances,

relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law

Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be

expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police

in connection with official representation and reception expenses,

$23,500,000, of which $1,745,000 shall remain available until

expended, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or

his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision

of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2004

shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds

available to the Department of Homeland Security.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appropriated for

fiscal year 2004 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between

the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the

approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and

the House of Representatives.

SEC. 1002. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—

(1) AUTHORIZATION OF REPRESENTATION.—Any counsel

described under paragraph (2) may for the purposes of providing
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legal assistance and representation to the United States Capitol

Police Board or the United States Capitol Police enter an

appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United

States or of any State or political subdivision thereof, without

compliance with any requirement for admission to practice

before such court.

(2) COUNSEL.—Paragraph (1) refers to—

(A) the General Counsel for the United States Capitol

Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police;

(B) the Employment Counsel for the United States

Capitol Police Board and the United States Capitol Police;

(C) any attorney employed in the Office of the General

Counsel for the United States Capitol Police or the Office

of Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol

Police;

(D) the counsel for, or any attorney employed by, any

successor office of either office described under subparagraph (C); and

(E) any attorney retained by contract with either office

described under subparagraph (C).

(b) LIMITATIONS.—

(1) DIRECTION FOR APPEARANCE.—Entrance of appearance

authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the direction

of the Capitol Police Board.

(2) UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.—The authority under

subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the admission

of any person to practice before the United States Supreme

Court.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year

2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 1003. EXTENDED CAPITOL POLICE JURISDICTION ZONE FOR

THE TRUCK INTERDICTION PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9B

of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the area of the United States

Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘in subsection (b)

of this section.’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (b)(1); and’’;

and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(5) within the area described under subsection (b)(2)—

‘‘(A) with respect to any crime of violence committed

in the presence of the member, if the member is in the

performance of official duties, as defined under such regulations, when the crime is committed; and

‘‘(B) to prevent imminent loss of life or injury to person

or property, if the officer is in the performance of official

duties, as defined under such regulations, when the

authority is exercised.’’; and

(2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and

(B) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(2) The area referred to under subsection (a)(5) is that

area bounded by the north curb of Constitution Avenue from

14th Street, N.W., to 3rd Street, N.W., the east curb of 3rd
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Street from Constitution Avenue, N.W., to Independence

Avenue, S.W., the south curb of Independence Avenue from

3rd Street, S.W., to 14th Street, S.W., and the west curb of

14th Street from Independence Avenue, S.W., to Constitution

Avenue, N.W.’’.

(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amendments made

by this section may be construed to limit the authority of the

Capitol Police as in effect before the effective date of this section.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the date

on which the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate

and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives approve regulations prescribed by the Capitol Police

Board for the sole implementation, execution and maintenance of

the truck interdiction program.

SEC. 1004. RETIREMENT TREATMENT FOR CAPITOL POLICE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS. (a) RETIREMENT

TREATMENT.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of

title 5, United States Code, a hazardous materials response

team member of the Capitol Police shall be treated as a member

of the Capitol Police.

(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply to periods

of service performed as a hazardous materials response team

member of the Capitol Police on and after December 1, 2002.

(b) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—

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

(A) ‘‘incumbent’’ means an individual who—

(i) is first appointed as a hazardous materials

response team member of the Capitol Police before

the effective date of this section; and

(ii) is employed as a hazardous materials response

team member of the Capitol Police on that date; and

(B) ‘‘prior service’’ means any period of service performed by an incumbent as a hazardous materials response

team member of the Capitol Police before the effective

date of this section.

(2) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—An incumbent shall pay with respect

to prior service an amount into the Civil Service Retirement

and Disability Fund equal to—

(i) the difference between the individual contributions that were actually made for such prior service

and the individual contributions that would have been

made for such service if subsection (a) had then been

in effect; and

(ii) interest computed on the amount under clause

(i) based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States

Code.

(B) EFFECT OF NOT CONTRIBUTING.—If no part of or

less than the full amount required under subparagraph

(A) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall remain

fully creditable as treated under subsection (a), but the

resulting annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar

to that described under section 8334(d)(2) of title 5, United

States Code, to the extent necessary to make up the amount

unpaid.
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(3) GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PRIOR SERVICE.—The

Capitol Police shall pay with respect to prior service of each

incumbent an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and

Disability Fund equal to—

(A) the difference between the Government contributions that were actually made for such prior service and

the Government contributions that would have been made

for such service if subsection (a) had then been in effect;

and

(B) interest computed on the amount under subparagraph (A) based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States

Code.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the first

day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the

date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 1005. TECHNICAL. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1005 of the

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7;

117 Stat. 358) is repealed.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by this section shall

be effective as of February 20, 2003.

SEC. 1006. TRAINING, DETAILING, AND HIRING AUTHORITY

PENDING TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EMPLOYEES.

(a) TRAINING AND DETAILING.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—To provide for a more effective and efficient transfer under section 1015 of the Legislative Branch

Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note)—

(A) the Chief of the Capitol Police shall provide for

training, on a reimbursable basis, of Library of Congress

Police employees who on the date of enactment of this

Act, are 42 years of age or less and have 5 years or

less of service as a Library of Congress Police employee,

which shall be supplemental to Library of Congress Police

training;

(B) the Librarian of Congress may detail, with or without reimbursement, Library of Congress Police employees

to the Capitol Police; and

(C) the Chief of the Capitol Police may detail, on a

reimbursable basis, members of the Capitol Police to the

Library of Congress Police.

(2) BEGINNING OF TRAINING.—Training under paragraph

(1) shall begin within 90 days of the date of enactment of

this Act.

(b) HIRING.—

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘Act of

August 4, 1950’’ and ‘‘Library of Congress Police employee’’

have the meanings given such terms under section 1015(c)

of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C.

1901 note).

(2) LIMITATION ON NEW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE

EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding the first section of the Act of

August 4, 1950 or any other provision of law, the Librarian

of Congress may not— (A) hire any individual as a Library of Congress Police

employee; or

(B) transfer any employee of the Library of Congress

to a Library of Congress Police employee position.

(3) HIRING OF INDIVIDUALS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Librarian of Congress may select

individuals to be submitted to the Chief of the Capitol

Police for purposes of subparagraph (B).

(B) HIRING.—If an individual submitted under subparagraph (A) meets all qualifications to be a member of the

Capitol Police, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall hire

that individual as a member of the Capitol Police.

(C) LIMITATION.—During fiscal year 2004, the number

of individuals hired under this subsection may not exceed

the total of—

(i) 23 individuals; and

(ii) the number of Library of Congress Police

employees who separate from service or transfer to

a position other than a Library of Congress Police

employee position.

(4) TRAINING AND DETAILING.—An individual hired under

this subsection shall receive necessary training, including

training by the Library of Congress Police, and be detailed

to the Library of Congress Police.

(5) ASSIGNMENTS AND REASSIGNMENTS.—Nothing under this

subsection may be construed to affect the authority of the

Chief of the Capitol Police, after the date of the transfer of

Library of Congress Police employees under section 1015 of

the Legislative Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note),

to assign or reassign any member of the Capitol Police hired

under this subsection.

(6) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take effect on

the date of enactment of this Act and apply with respect to—

(A) any remaining portion of fiscal year 2003, if this

Act is enacted before October 1, 2003; and

(B) fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year, thereafter.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as

authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,255,000, of which $304,700 shall remain

available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the Executive

Director of the Office of Compliance may, within the limits of

available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal

property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the

Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 to

be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional

Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $33,820,000: Provided, That no part of such amount

may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

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

services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies

in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of

the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol

including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol,

Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the

jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings

and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official

reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the

Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange,

maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle,

$77,053,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

CAPITOL BUILDING

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper- ation of the Capitol, $28,188,000, of which $13,002,000 shall remain

available until September 30, 2008.

CAPITOL GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds

surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,

and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,886,000, of which $585,000 shall

remain available until September 30, 2008.

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to

be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect

of the Capitol, $63,388,000, of which $17,433,000 shall remain

available until September 30, 2008.

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper- ation of the House office buildings, $62,816,000, of which

$27,750,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including

the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services

for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden,

Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from

plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing

Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled

water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the

Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary

Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which
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shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect

of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into

the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $81,543,000, of

which $36,652,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008:

Provided, That not more than $4,400,000 of the funds credited

or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall

be available for obligation during fiscal year 2004.

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural

maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and

grounds, $39,159,000, of which $21,286,000 shall remain available

until September 30, 2008.

CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police,

$3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

BOTANIC GARDEN

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,

and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair,

and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction

of the Joint Committee on the Library, $6,189,000, of which

$152,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided,

That this appropriation shall not be available for construction of

the National Garden.

CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project,

$35,800,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition,

$1,039,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation costs of which

$750,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That

in addition to such amounts, there is transferred to the account

under this heading $12,000,000 of the amounts made available

for the United States Capitol Police headquarters under the heading

‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’, ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS

AND GROUNDS’’ in chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Wartime

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11; 117

Stat. 586), to remain available until expended: Provided further,

That the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the

funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center

without an obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives: Provided

further, That the total amount of Federal funds which may be

obligated or expended on, before, or after the date of the enactment

of this Act for the construction of a tunnel connecting the Capitol

Visitor Center with the Library of Congress may not exceed

$10,000,000.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1101. (a) Section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–68; 115 Stat. 581), is

amended—

(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following

new subparagraph:

‘‘(E) An individual who is covered by a collective bargaining

agreement entered into by the Architect of the Capitol establishing terms and conditions of employment which include eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other

benefits.’’; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

‘‘(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make employer contributions for benefits for employees of the Architect (including temporary employees) directly to any third party designated to receive

such contributions on behalf of the employees under a collective

bargaining agreement, participation agreement, or any other

arrangement entered into by the Architect which provides for such

contributions.’’.

(b) Any individual who exercised an option offered by the

Architect of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2) of the Legislative

Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, prior to the date of the enactment

of this Act may revoke the option during the 90-day period which

begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

(c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect

as if included in the enactment of section 133(a) of the Legislative

Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon enactment

of this Act the Architect of the Capitol shall take all steps which

may be required to carry out section 133(a) of the Legislative

Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.

SEC. 1102. LEASING OF SPACE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol shall be available—

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

of Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the

United States Capitol Grounds to meet space requirements

of the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, United States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the

Capitol under such terms and conditions as the Committee

or Commission referred to under subsection (b) may authorize;

and

(2) to incur any necessary expense in connection with any

leasing of space under paragraph (1).

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

may lease space under subsection (a) upon submission of written

notice of intent to lease such space to, and approved by— (1) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the

Senate for space to be leased for the Senate;

(2) the House Office Building Commission for space to

be leased for the House of Representatives; and

(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and

House of Representatives.

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

to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.

SEC. 1103. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are transferred into the

account under the subheading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRATION’’ under
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the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ $63,000,000, of

which—

(1) $44,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds

transferred to ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’, ‘‘Capitol Buildings

and Grounds’’, ‘‘Capitol Buildings’’ (under the subheading

‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (INCLUDING

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

the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter 9 of

division B of the Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002 (Public Law

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

38;

(2) $10,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds

transferred to ‘‘Capitol Police Board’’, ‘‘Capitol Police’’, ‘‘General

Expenses’’ under that subheading (relating to the Legislative

Branch Emergency Response Fund) from amounts made available in Public Law 107–38; and

(3) $9,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds

appropriated under the subheading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS

AND GROUNDS’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Wartime

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–11).

(b) Funds under subsection (a) shall be obligated upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on September 30, 2004.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise

provided for, including development and maintenance of the

Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library

buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library;

operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in

the Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records and

other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger

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

Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund

held by the Board, $370,897,000, of which not more than $6,500,000

shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation

during fiscal year 2004, and shall remain available until expended,

under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2

U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from

collections during fiscal year 2004 and shall remain available until

expended for the development and maintenance of an international

legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided,

That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any

funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902,

in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure

in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount

available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which

collections are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That
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of the total amount appropriated, $11,546,000 shall remain available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available

solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian,

of special and unique materials for additions to the collections:

Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian

of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception

expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That

of the total amount appropriated, $905,000 shall remain available

until expended for the acquisition and partial support for

implementation of an Integrated Library System (ILS): Provided

further, That of the total amount appropriated, $8,750,000 shall

remain available until expended for the purpose of teaching educators and librarians how to incorporate the Library’s digital collections into school curricula and shall be transferred to the educational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Adventure of the American Mind’’ project as approved by the Library: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available

until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln

Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public

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

representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln

Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That of the total

amount appropriated, $1,380,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008 for the acquisition and partial support for

implementation of a Central Financial Management System: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $11,060,000

shall remain available until expended for partial support of the

National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided further, That

of the total amount appropriated, $2,762,000 shall remain available

until expended for the development and maintenance of the Alternate Computer Facility: Provided further, That, of the total amount

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

shall be transferred to the Knox College Abraham Lincoln Studies

Center for exhibits relating to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and

the Underground Railroad and for other educational activities of

the Center: Provided further, That, of the total amount appro- priated, $500,000 shall remain available until expended and shall

be transferred to the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation

and Tourism for activities relating to the Louisiana Purchase

Bicentennial Celebration.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $48,290,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to remain available until

expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2004 under section 708(d) of title 17,

United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not

obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such

section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than

$6,343,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2004

under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title:
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Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation

shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than

$29,664,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of

the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an

‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the

Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided

further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official

representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors,

and seminars.

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section

203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166)

and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United

States of America, $91,726,000: Provided, That no part of such

amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection

with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except

the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library

of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval

of either the Committee on House Administration of the House

of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration

of the Senate.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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

1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $51,706,000,

of which $14,812,000 shall remain available until expended.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1201. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than

$5,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of

Congress, in connection with official representation and reception

expenses for the incentive awards program.

SEC. 1202. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES.

(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2004, the obligational authority

of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection

(b) may not exceed $105,589,000.

(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are

reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from

sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations

Acts for the legislative branch.

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

of Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this

Act, under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’’ under the

subheading ‘‘—SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for
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the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C.

182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the appropriate revolving

fund account shall reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the Library appropriation expires.

SEC. 1203. NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION CENTER. (a)

ACQUISITION.—Section (1)(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize

acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress,

and for other purposes’’ (2 U.S.C. 141 note; Public Law 105–144)

is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more

or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified

as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and

51–80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949

acres) conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by

deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15,

1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit

Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page

372; and real estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to

Packard Humanities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep,

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

in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as instrument number 020001299.’’. (b) LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—Section 11(d) of the

Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating the policing of the buildings of the

Library of Congress’’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)),

is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more

or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified

as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and

51–80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949

acres) conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by

deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15,

1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit

Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page

372; and real estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to

Packard Humanities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep,

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

in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as instrument number 020001299.’’.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the

distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing

and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary

for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United

States Code); printing and binding of Government publications

authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and

printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications
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authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,

$91,111,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional

Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or

Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States

Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available

for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations

for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further,

That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of

title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or

made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and

binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter

7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a

document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is

authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes

such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United

States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended

balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing

Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,

subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of

the House of Representatives and Senate.

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents

necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government

publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and

international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $34,456,000:

Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current

year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating

Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal

years 2002 and 2003 to depository and other designated libraries:

Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances

in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal

years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office

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

to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House

of Representatives and Senate.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving

Fund, $10,000,000 for working capital. The Government Printing

Office may make such expenditures, within the limits of funds

available and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts

and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may

be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth

in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing

Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than $5,000 may

be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection
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with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or

purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided

further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of

the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:

Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for

temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title

5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than

the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V

of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided

further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under

the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and

‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the

full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,189 workyears

(or such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may

request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): Provided further,

That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide

information in any format.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1301. PAY OF PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY PUBLIC

PRINTER. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of title 44, United States

Code, is amended to read as follows:

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

‘‘The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall be a

rate which is equal to the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule

under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5. The annual rate

of pay for the Deputy Public Printer shall be a rate which is

equal to the rate for level III of such Executive Schedule.’’.

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

shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period

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

SEC. 1302. SURPLUS PROPERTY, ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, AND

VOLUNTARY SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 44,

United States Code, is amended by adding after section 317 the

following:

‘‘§ 318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary

services

‘‘(a) The Public Printer may—

‘‘(1) transfer or donate surplus Government publications

and condemned Government Printing Office machinery, material, equipment, and supplies to—

‘‘(A) other Federal entities;

‘‘(B) any organization described under section 501(c)(3)

or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt

from taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or

‘‘(C) State or local governments; and

‘‘(2) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.

‘‘(b) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services under subsection (a)(2) shall not be considered Federal

employees, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating
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to compensation for work injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28

(relating to tort claims).’’.

(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of

sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is amended

by inserting after the item relating to section 317 the following:

‘‘318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary services.’’.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office,

including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification

of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection

with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or

intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States

Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent

of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule

under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;

advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section

3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those

payable under section 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service

Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations

prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental

of living quarters in foreign countries, $460,322,000: Provided, That

not more than $4,806,200 of payments received under section 782

of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal

year 2004: Provided further, That not more than $1,200,000 of

reimbursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United

States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided

further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member

of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective

Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum

may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which

costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this

appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of

any other department or agency which is a member of the American

Consortium on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall

be available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as

determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to

membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative Sciences.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

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

time during fiscal year 2004 or thereafter, the Comptroller General

may accept payment from the Securities and Exchange Commission

for the performance of any audit of the financial statements of

the Commission which is conducted by the Comptroller General.
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(b) CREDIT TO ACCOUNT.—Any payment accepted under the

authority of subsection (a) shall be credited to the account established for salaries and expenses of the General Accounting Office,

and shall be available for obligation and expenditure upon receipt.

PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER

TRUST FUND

For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust

Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center,

$13,500,000.

TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES. No

part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the

maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating

to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by

the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued

by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond

fiscal year 2004 unless expressly so provided in this Act.

SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established

by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office

or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation

in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of

official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate

and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and

Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent

law with respect thereto.

SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,

shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are

a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except

where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing

Executive order issued under existing law.

SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as may be

necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection

(a) of section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C.

1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such

subsection.

SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates

in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC)

established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to

finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by

the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among

all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations

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

$2,000.
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SEC. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with

the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve

the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the

irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue,

SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582

on the south, and the beginning of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast.

SEC. 208. None of the funds made available in this Act may

be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of

the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made

by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.

SEC. 209. FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY BOARD.

During fiscal year 2004 and any succeeding fiscal year, any entity

in the legislative branch which is a member of the Federal

Accounting Standards Advisory Board may use funds made available to the entity for the fiscal year to finance an appropriate

share of the costs of the Board for the year.

TITLE III—FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL

CHAPTER 1

THE JUDICIARY

COURTS OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL

SERVICES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’,

$12,187,000, to remain available until expended, for costs associated

with judgeships authorized by section 312 of Public Law 107–

273.

DEFENDER SERVICES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Defender Services’’, $17,228,000,

to remain available until expended.

FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS

For an additional amount for ‘‘Fees of Jurors and Commissioners’’, $2,778,000, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER 2

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for ‘‘Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies’’, for emergency expenses due to flood control, hurricane,

and shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the
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Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C.

701n), $60,000,000, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER 3

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

DISASTER RELIEF

For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for necessary

expenses in carrying out the functions of the Robert T. Stafford

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121

et seq.), $441,700,000, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER 4

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount to repay advances from other appropriations transferred for wildfire suppression and emergency

rehabilitation activities of the Department of the Interior,

$36,000,000, to remain available until expended.

UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Resource Management’’ for Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, $5,000,000, to remain available

until expended, of which $4,500,000 is for oil spill cleanup activities,

and of which $500,000 is for airfield operations.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

FOREST SERVICE

WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT

(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount to repay advances from other appropriations from which funds were transferred for wildfire suppression, and for mitigation and emergency rehabilitation activities

of the Forest Service, $283,000,000, to remain available until

expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, $10,000,000 is

for hazardous fuels reduction and hazard mitigation in southern

California and $20,000,000 is for State and volunteer fire assistance

in southern California: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of funds

made available in the previous proviso shall be transferred to

the ‘‘State and Private Forestry’’ account to fund hazard mitigation,

fuels reduction and forest health protection and mitigation activities

on State and private lands in southern California.
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CHAPTER 5

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT

For an additional amount for ‘‘Human Space Flight’’ to cover

necessary expenses for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia

accident, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.

CHAPTER 6

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 3601. No part of any appropriation contained in this

Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal

year unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 3602. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $9,700,000

of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available until expended, to provide assistance under the tree assistance

program, subtitle C of title X of the Farm Security and Rural

Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et seq.), to compensate

eligible orchardists (as defined in section 10201 of such Act) for

tree losses incurred since January 1, 2000, due to fire blight in

the State of Michigan.

SEC. 3603. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $20,000,000

of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available until expended, for the suppression and control of the Mormon

cricket infestation on public and private land in Nevada, Utah,

and Idaho, that amount to be expended in equal amounts among

the 3 States.

SEC. 3604. The statement of the managers of the committee

of conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106–554; House

Report 106–1033), in chapter 13 of division A of the explanatory

language on H.R. 5666 (Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001),

in the matter under the heading ‘‘Community Development Fund’’, is deemed to be amended with respect to the amount made available

to the City of Paso Robles, California by striking ‘‘for the Oak

Parks Housing Project for modernization and rehabilitation

projects’’ and inserting ‘‘for construction of a senior citizen project’’. SEC. 3605. The referenced statement of the managers under

the heading ‘‘Community development fund’’ in title II of Division

K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law

108–7; House Report 108–10) is deemed to be amended with respect

to item number 526 by striking ‘‘for an economic development

study for the revitalization of Westchester’’ and inserting ‘‘for the

reconstruction of renaissance plaza at Maine and Mamaroneck in

downtown White Plains’’.

SEC. 3606. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of the item

in title II of Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108–7) relating to ‘‘Federal Housing Administration, General and special risk program account’’, during fiscal

year 2003, commitments to guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act shall

not exceed a loan principal of $25,000,000,000.

SEC. 3607. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds

awarded under a grant to the San Diego Workforce Partnership
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on June 30, 2001, pursuant to section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2918), may be used to provide services to

spouses of members of the Armed Forces.

SEC. 3608. The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of

Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services

Administration, Health Resources and Services’’ in division G of

Public Law 108–7, as amended by chapter 5 of title II of Public

Law 108–11, is further amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘$296,638,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$296,238,000’’

preceding the first proviso; and

(2) by inserting after ‘‘$1,000,000 is available for the

Geisinger Health System, Harrisburg, PA, to establish centers

of excellence for the treatment of autism’’ the following: ‘‘,

$400,000 is available for the Muskegon Community Health

Project, Muskegon, Michigan for the Access Health insurance

program,’’.

SEC. 3609. The matter under the heading ‘‘Department of

Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services

Administration, Health Resources and Services’’, in Division G of

Public Law 108–7, as amended by chapter 5 of title II of Public

Law 108–11, is further amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘Venago County Area Vo-tech, Oil City,

PA’’ and inserting ‘‘Victim Resource Center, Inc., of Pennsylvania’’ in lieu thereof;

(2) by striking ‘‘$115,900,000 is available’’ and inserting

‘‘$116,650,000 is available’’; and

(3) by inserting after ‘‘health services to at-risk children

in day care’’ the following: ‘‘, $350,000 is available for the

Phoenix Children’s Health Project in Arizona to address the

health needs of extremely vulnerable homeless and runaway

youth in underserved rural and urban areas, $200,000 is available for the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, PA,

for health outreach and education, $200,000 is available for

the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine,

Philadelphia, PA, for its minority outreach oral health initiative,’’.

SEC. 3610. (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Department

of Education, Special Education’’, in Public Law 108–7 is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘$10,095,639,000’’ and inserting

‘‘$10,095,139,000’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘$7,715,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,215,000’’.

(b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of

conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; House

Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating

to research and innovation under the heading ‘‘Special Education’’,

the provision specifying $500,000 for the Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the Deaf, Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive

Services Model project shall be deleted.

SEC. 3611. (a) The matter under the heading ‘‘Department

of Education, Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research’’, in

Public Law 108–7 is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘$2,956,382,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,956,882,000’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘$3,540,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,040,000’’. (b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of

conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; House

Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating
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to vocational rehabilitation demonstration and training under the

heading ‘‘Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research’’, a provision shall be added that reads: ‘‘Ohio Alliance of Community Center

for the Deaf, Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services

Model project, $500,000’’.

SEC. 3612. In the statement of the managers of the committee

of conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; House

Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating

to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under

the heading ‘‘Higher Education’’, the provision specifying $1,000,000

for the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul

Simon Public Policy Institute shall be deemed to read: ‘‘Southern

Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul Simon Public Policy

Institute, including an endowment, $1,000,000’’.

SEC. 3613. In the statement of the managers of the committee

of conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108–7; House

Report 108–10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating

to the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under

the heading ‘‘Higher Education’’, the provision specifying $275,000

for the Spoon River College, Canton, IL, for equipment for community technology centers in Canton and Macomb, Illinois shall be

deemed to read: ‘‘Spoon River College, Canton, IL, for community

technology centers in Canton and Macomb, Illinois, $275,000’’.

SEC. 3614. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during

the period from September 1 through September 30, 2003, the

Secretary of Education shall transfer to the Education for the

Disadvantaged account an amount not to exceed $4,353,368 from

amounts that would otherwise lapse at the end of fiscal year 2003

and that were originally made available under the Department

of Education Appropriations Act, 2003 or any Department of Education Appropriations Act for a previous fiscal year: Provided, That

the funds transferred to the Education for the Disadvantaged

account shall be obligated by September 30, 2003: Provided further,

That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations

of both Houses of Congress of any such transfer: Provided further,

That any amounts transferred to the Education for the Disadvantaged account pursuant to this paragraph shall be for carrying

out subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965, and shall be allocated, notwithstanding

any other provision of law, only to those States that received funds

under that subpart for fiscal year 2003 that were less than those

States received under that subpart for fiscal year 2002: Provided

further, That the Secretary of Education shall use these additional

funds to increase those States’ allocations under that subpart up

to the amount they received under that subpart for fiscal year

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

appropriated under this paragraph to ratably increase the amount

of funds for each eligible local educational agency in the State

that received less under that subpart in fiscal year 2003 than

it received under that subpart in fiscal year 2002: Provided further,

That the Secretary shall not take into account the funds made

available under this paragraph in determining State allocations

under any other program administered by the Secretary in any

fiscal year.

SEC. 3615. Funds made available under the heading, ‘‘Special

Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners’’ in Division G of Public Law
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108–7, shall be subject to the provisions of Public Law 107–275,

notwithstanding section 514 of such Division G.

SEC. 3616. The amounts provided or made available by this

title are designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement

pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), the

concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.

SEC. 3617. This title shall be effective immediately upon the

enactment of this Act.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003’’.

TITLE IV—REFERENCES

SEC. 4001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in titles I and II of this Act shall

be treated as referring only to the provisions of such titles, and

any reference to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in title III of this Act shall

be treated as referring only to the provisions of such title.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 2004’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.