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106TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 106–635

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2001

MAY 23, 2000.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of

the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, from the Committee on

Appropriations, submitted the following

REPORT

together with

ADDITIONAL AND DISSENTING VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 4516]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the

legislative branch for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

Page number

Bill Report

Summary of bill .......................................................................................... ........ 2

Highlights of bill ......................................................................................... ........ 4

Structure of bill .......................................................................................... ........ 7

Legislative branch wide matters ............................................................... ........ 7

Title I—Congressional operations:

House of Representatives ................................................................... 2 9

Joint Items:

Joint Economic Committee ......................................................... 7 14

Joint Committee on Taxation ..................................................... 7 14

Office of the Attending Physician ............................................... 7 15

Capitol Police Board .................................................................... 8 15

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office ................... 19 17

Office of Compliance ........................................................................... 20 17

Congressional Budget Office .............................................................. 21 18

Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ............. 21 18

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress ..................... 23 21

Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office 24 21

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Title II—Other agencies:

Botanic Garden ................................................................................... 28 22

Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service) ........ 28 23

Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and grounds ................. 36 26

Government Printing Office (except Congressional printing and

binding) ............................................................................................ 36 27

General Accounting Office .................................................................. 39 28

Title III—General provisions .................................................................... 40 29

Constitutional authority ............................................................................ ........ 29

Comparison with budget resolution .......................................................... ........ 29

Five-year projection of outlays .................................................................. ........ 30

Assistance to State and local governments .............................................. ........ 30

Transfers of funds ...................................................................................... ........ 30

Rescissions .................................................................................................. ........ 30

Changes in the application of existing law .............................................. ........ 30

Compliance with clause 3—rule XIII ........................................................ ........ 33

SUMMARY OF BILL

The bill, as recommended by the Committee, provides appropriations for fiscal year 2001 legislative branch operations, which totals

$1,817,900,000. Of that amount, $1,112,513,000 is for congressional

operations and $705,387,000 is for other agencies.

A summary of the recommendations follows:

Fiscal year 2001 Amount

Congressional operations ................................................................... 1 $1,112,513,000

Other agencies .................................................................................... 705,387,000

Total .......................................................................................... 1,817,900,000 1 Excludes Senate items, including those Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol.

Conforming with long practice under which each body of Congress determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other

concurs without intervention, funds for the Senate are not included

in the bill as reported to the House. Current appropriations estimates for the Senate for fiscal year 2001, including those under the

Architect of the Capitol, total $624,660,000.

A comparative summary of the bill by title and agency follows:

SUMMARY OF THE BILL

[Note.—Excludes Senate items including those Senate items under Architect of the Capitol]

Agency

New budget

(obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000 1

Budget estimates of

new (obligational)

authority, fiscal year

2001

New budget

(obligational) authority recommended in

bill

Bill compared with—

New budget

(obligational) authority, fiscal year 2000

Budget 

new (o

authority

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

House of Representatives .................................................................................................................................. $757,993,000 $800,738,000 $749,210,000 ¥$8,783,000 ¥$

Joint items .......................................................................................................................................................... 100,626,000 133,078,000 89,980,000 ¥10,646,000 ¥

Office of Compliance ......................................................................................................................................... 1,992,000 2,095,000 1,816,000 ¥176,000 

Congressional Budget Office ............................................................................................................................. 26,121,000 28,493,000 25,100,000 ¥1,021,000 ¥

Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ............................................................................. 138,365,000 160,299,000 114,750,000 ¥23,615,000 ¥

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress ...................................................................................... 70,973,000 75,640,000 66,200,000 ¥4,773,000 ¥

Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office .................................................................... 73,297,000 80,800,000 65,457,000 ¥7,840,000 ¥

Total, title I—Congressional operations .............................................................................................. 1,169,367,000 1,281,143,000 1,112,513,000 ¥56,854,000 ¥1

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden .................................................................................................................................................. $3,438,000 $4,916,000 $3,216,000 ¥222,000 ¥

Library of Congress (except Congressional Operations) ................................................................................... 323,380,000 352,447,000 323,903,000 523,000 ¥

Architect of the Capitol (Library buildings and grounds) ................................................................................ 19,857,000 20,278,000 15,133,000 ¥4,724,000 ¥Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents) ............................................................................ 29,872,000 34,451,000 11,606,000 ¥18,266,000 ¥Government Printing Office Revolving Fund ..................................................................................................... .............................. 6,000,000 .............................. .............................. ¥

General Accounting Office ................................................................................................................................. 377,561,000 399,918,000 351,529,000 ¥26,032,000 ¥

Total, title II—Other agencies ............................................................................................................. 754,108,000 818,010,000 705,387,000 ¥48,721,000 ¥1Grand total, new budget, (obligational) authority (for items considered by House) .......................... 1,923,475,000 2,099,153,000 1,817,900,000 ¥105,575,000 ¥2

1 Includes amounts pending in H.R. 3908.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BILL

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Budget estimates.—The budget estimates considered by the Com- mittee total $2,099,153,000. By law, budget requests for the legislative branch are transmitted to the Congress by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President without change in

the amounts submitted by the originating agency. The 2001 proposals appear on pages 467 through 472 of the ‘‘Analytical Perspectives’’ volume, and pages 17 through 42 of the ‘‘Appendix’’ volume

of the 2001 Federal Budget (H. Doc. 106–162).

Committee recommendations.—A total of $1,817,900,000 in new

budget (obligational) authority is recommended for fiscal year 2001.

The recommendation is $281,253,000 less than was transmitted to

the Congress, a decrease of 13.4 percent under the budget request.

The bill, as reported, is $537,100,000 below the 302(b) allocation

established by the Committee on Appropriations. The bill does not

include Senate items. If the Senate items were included at the level

specified in the Committee’s 302(b) limits, the bill would be equal

to the amount allocated to the Subcommittee on Legislative.

The recommendations in this bill continue an effort begun in the

104th Congress to insure the Legislative Branch is a full participant as the Federal budget begins producing surpluses that can be

directed toward long-term priorities. With the enactment of this

bill, the five-year savings under the spending level adopted in the

103rd Congress (Senate items excluded) will total $1.7 billion in

2000 dollars. That is the amount of accumulated savings that has

resulted from downsizing and reducing legislative branch expenditures compared to the Legislative budget if it had grown at the

trend established by the annual appropriations enacted during the

1990–1995 time period.

Staffing.—For the past several years, the Committee has eliminated legislative branch jobs through the annual funding process,

has generally denied funding for net staffing increases, or provided

only those positions with very high priority. In this bill, it is estimated that funding for 1,729 full time equivalent positions (FTE’s)

are being eliminated from legislative agency rolls. It must be noted

that some agencies have alternatives to employee reductions. Reductions in non-personal resource areas such as travel, equipment,

care and maintenance of plant and office space, and other areas

may be used in lieu of employment cuts. COLA’s can be denied in

some instances, but these options are limited and many of these

personnel reductions will have to be made.

Since 1994, the agencies of the legislative branch have eliminated 5,904 FTE jobs. That is about 21.3% of this branch of government that has been downsized through efficiencies or program

eliminations.

Comparison with fiscal year 2000 appropriations.—Compared

with the appropriations enacted for fiscal year 2000, and those

pending in H.R. 3908, $1,923,475,000, the recommendation of

$1,817,900,000 in new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year

2001 is a decrease of $105,575,000 or 5.5%.

Areas of major change.—The recommended amount for fiscal year

2001 is a net decrease of $105,575,000 below the level appropriated

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for fiscal year 2000. This decrease has several components. The

sum of $24,424,000 has been provided to pay for mandatory pay

and related costs. To meet the costs of inflation necessary to maintain the current level of services requires $2,705,000. These costs

primarily reflect year-to-year price changes for the same amount of

services consumed. There will be a decrease of $132,704,000 for

programs, including a decrease of $102,578,000 in workload, and a

decrease of $30,126,000 for equipment, alterations and repairs.

A summary of the areas of major changes recommended by general category follows:

AREAS OF MAJOR CHANGE: COMMITTEE BILL VERSUS FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET AUTHORITY

Item Mandatory pay and related costs Price level changes

Program type changes

Tot

Legislation Workload

Equipment,

alterations, maintenance, repairs,

etc.

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

House of Representatives ....................................................................................................................... $10,384,000 .......................... .......................... ¥$16,201,000 ¥$2,966,000 ¥

Joint items ............................................................................................................................................... 1,281,000 .......................... .......................... ¥11,927,000 .......................... ¥

Office of Compliance .............................................................................................................................. .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥176,000 .......................... Congressional Budget Office .................................................................................................................. 1,365,000 70,000 .......................... ¥2,456,000 .......................... ¥

Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ................................................................... .......................... $1,396,000 .......................... ¥2,832,000 ¥22,179,000 ¥

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress ........................................................................... 228,000 .......................... .......................... ¥5,001,000 .......................... ¥Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office ......................................................... 685,000 .......................... .......................... ¥8,525,000 .......................... ¥

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden ....................................................................................................................................... 4,000 .......................... .......................... ¥200,000 ¥26,000 

Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service) .............................................................. 10,266,000 1,239,000 .......................... ¥10,273,000 ¥709,000 

Architect of the Capitol (Library buildings and grounds) ...................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥478,000 ¥4,246,000 ¥

Government Printing Office (except Congressional printing and binding) ............................................ 211,000 .......................... .......................... ¥18,477,000 .......................... ¥

General Accounting Office ...................................................................................................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ¥26,032,000 .......................... ¥

Total ........................................................................................................................................... 24,424,000 2,705,000 ¥102,578,000 ¥30,126,000 ¥1

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STRUCTURE OF THE BILL

The bill is divided into three titles:

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

Title I—Congressional Operations contains the appropriations for

the actual operation of the Congress. Traditionally, Congressional

operations has included the House of Representatives (Senate

items will be added by that body), joint items, the Office of Compliance, the Congressional Budget Office, the Architect of the Capitol

(except Senate office buildings and Library of Congress buildings

and grounds), the Congressional Research Service, and the Congressional printing and binding portion of the Government Printing

Office.

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

Title II—Other Agencies contains the budget for several activities that do not provide primary support to the Congress. For instance, the activities of the Library of Congress, except the Congressional Research Service, are carried in this title. This includes

such Library activities as the program to provide books for the

blind and physically handicapped the operation of the Copyright

Office (including copyright royalty regulation), and Library services

to the public and to the government of the United States. The nonCongressional operations of the Government Printing Office are

contained in title II, such as the depository library program, which

acquires or prints federal publications for distribution to the libraries, and sales of government publications to the general public.

Also, although much of the workload of the General Accounting Office is in direct support of the Congress, including work mandated

by statute or requested by committees and Members of Congress,

the balance of that agency’s workload involves its more general legislative requirements. The nature of that work is directed toward

the improvement of the operation of the Federal government

through review and evaluation of programs and the prevention of

fraud and waste, as well as accounting and financial management

improvements. The GAO budget, therefore, is carried in title II of

the bill. The Botanic Garden rounds out the items included in title

II.

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Title III—contains general provisions.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WIDE MATTERS

The Committee bill reflects a large reduction from the official

budget request, $281.3 million, and a sizable reduction from the

amounts provided or pending for the current fiscal year, $105.6

million. Such reductions are real and will be felt throughout the

Legislative Branch. They are particularly difficult because the Legislative Branch has already done a credible job of downsizing,

privatizing, and efficiency sizing since 1995. Legislative employment has been reduced by over 21%; while executive branch employment has gone down by only 10%. The Judiciary has increased

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their full time equivalent levels by 13.2%. The Legislative Branch

is one-third of the government under the constitutional theory of

checks and balances, although it is nowhere equivalent in size to

the executive. It is clear that our capabilities in some circumstances are being eroded in comparison with other branches of

government.

The reductions in the bill were made necessary by the allocations

made by the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget. They are not

necessarily reductions the Committee would have made if not constrained by the budget resolution. Legislative programs will be severely affected, and others will be appropriately streamlined, and

there will be a curtailment of capabilities in several areas. Agency

management will be challenged to make these reductions orderly,

while maintaining their workload activities in an even more costeffective manner. Employees will be asked to do more with less.

One of the inherent strengths of this branch of government is that

it and its employees are closely knit, extremely productive, and

adaptable. FY2001 will sorely test those characteristics.

INFORMATION SECURITY

Information security is a collective responsibility within the legislative branch. The Clerk of the House in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate shall consult with all legislative branch entities that create or store legislative information in electronic form

and prepare standards and procedures for ensuring the security of

such information as well as for establishing a process to routinely

assess risks to the security of legislative information.

The Clerk in consultation with the Secretary shall submit proposals for standards and procedures for approval to the Committee

on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and

Administration, respectively, on a date to be specified by those

Committees. Upon approval, the Clerk, the Secretary, and the legislative branch entities shall provide their plans to the House Committee on Appropriations and Senate Committee on Appropriations.

The Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office

shall work with the Clerk and the Secretary to test, develop, and

implement, no later than January 3, 2001, systems that will enable

them to confirm the authenticity of such legislative information.

BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONS

The Committee’s review of the legislative branch agencies’ budget submissions for fiscal year 2001 identified a number of differences in the approaches and methodologies each used to estimate their mandatory pay and related costs. The Committee believes that there should be greater consistency and transparency in

the assumptions, techniques, and methods used by legislative

branch agencies in estimating these common costs. Therefore, the

Committee directs the budget officers of the legislative branch

agencies to work with the Legislative Branch Financial Managers

Council to study and propose common methodologies, based on the

best practices of the separate agencies, for estimating mandatory

pay and related costs in future budget submissions.

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The agencies, offices, and joint items included within the bill are

reminded that budget justifications are due to the Committee by

mid-December.

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

The Committee bill recommends a total of $1,112,513,000 for fiscal year 2001 for those activities in direct support of the operations

of the Congress (exclusive of the Senate), which is a decrease of

$56,854,000 below the fiscal year 2000 level, a reduction of 4.9%.

Budget estimates considered by the Committee total

$1,281,143,000, which have been reduced by $168,630,000.

A summary of the recommendations follows:

Title I—Congressional Operations

Item Amount

House of Representatives ................................................................... $749,210,000

Joint items .......................................................................................... 89,980,000

Office of Compliance ........................................................................... 1,816,000

Congressional Budget Office .............................................................. 25,100,000

Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ............ 114,750,000

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress .................... 66,200,000

Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office 65,457,000

Total .......................................................................................... 1,112,513,000

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Committee recommends a total of $749,210,000 for the operations of the House of Representatives during fiscal year 2001. The

allowance is $51,528,000 below the appropriations requested, and

$8,783,000 below the amount appropriated for the current fiscal

year.

The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:

House of Representatives

Item Amount

Salaries and expenses: House leadership offices ............................................................. $13,998,000

Members’ representational allowances ...................................... 400,527,000

Committee salaries and expenses .............................................. 110,127,000

Salaries, officers and employees ................................................ 86,369,000

Allowances and expenses ............................................................ 138,189,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses .................................................. 749,210,000

Total, House of Representatives ............................................. 749,210,000

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $757,993,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 800,738,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 749,210,000

The appropriation for the operations of the House of Representatives is the salaries and expenses appropriation. The account includes the following House activities: House leadership offices;

Members’ representational allowances; committee salaries and expenses; salaries, officers and employees; allowances and expenses;

and the day care center. The amount provided is $749,210,000.

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HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $14,060,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 14,704,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 13,998,000

The Committee recommends a total of $13,998,000 for the operations of the leadership offices during fiscal year 2001.

The allocation by office follows:

House Leadership Offices

Item Amount

Office of the Speaker ............................................................................. $1,711,000

Office of the Majority Floor Leader ...................................................... 1,677,000

Office of the Minority Floor Leader ..................................................... 2,039,000

Office of the Majority Whip .................................................................. 1,427,000

Office of the Minority Whip .................................................................. 1,065,000

Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities ................................. 399,000

Republican Steering Committee ........................................................... 744,000

House Republican Conference .............................................................. 1,220,000

House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ............................ 1,315,000

House Democratic Caucus ..................................................................... 649,000

Nine Minority Employees ...................................................................... 1,196,000

Training and Development Program:

Majority ........................................................................................... 278,000

Minority ........................................................................................... 278,000

Total ............................................................................................. 13,998,000

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $406,279,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 422,894,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 400,527,000

A total of $400,527,000 is recommended for the representational

allowances of the Members of the House, the so-called MRA account. The budget request, $422,894,000, included estimates of

$294,623,000 for clerk hire salaries, $103,271,000 for official expenses, and $25,000,000 for official mail. The Committee bill does

not provide sufficient funds to cover the request. Committee assumptions included in the recommendation are $285,234,000 for

clerk hire, $100,593,000 for official expenses, and $14,700,000 for

official mail. It should be noted that these components are fungible

under regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration. Each Member has an overall consolidated allowance established by the Committee on House Administration from which staff

salaries, office expenses, and mail costs are drawn.

Many Members do not expend their full allowance. Thus, the bill

does not fully fund the Members’ representational allowances. If

the Committee bill were to fully fund the Members’ representational allowances account, the amount appropriated would have to

be increased by $33.5 million.

Ordinarily, over the past several years, the Committee has included a provision in the bill designed to prevent transfer of the

unused portion of the overall MRA appropriation for use by other

House accounts. That is, unexpended MRA appropriation balances

have been allowed to lapse. The Committee has not included such

a provision in the FY2001 bill because in recent years this account

has been underfunded. Moreover, for FY01, because the bill reduces the budget request by such a large amount, over $50 million,

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and because the 2001 level will require an $8.8 million reduction

below the amount appropriated for FY2000 for the operations of

the House, many House employing authorities will be sorely

stretched financially to meet their workload needs within the

amounts provided.

Therefore, like any large corporation or other large enterprises,

the House will have to manage its FY2001 funds very carefully.

There may be a need to transfer balances from savings in this or

any other account to meet some of those situations where the Committee bill has made reductions that can not be sustained, given

the workload and the realities of legislative activity. That is the situation that allowed the Committee to transfer funds into the MRA

account on several occasions. Savings from other House accounts

were used in those instances to defray MRA expenses (all done

within authorized amounts). This year may be an occasion where

the reverse will be necessary. Unspent MRA funds, if they are

available and if the Committee decides it is necessary to meet urgent needs, may be useful in other areas of importance to the

House, such as oversight activities, enhanced electronic interfaces

to facilitate constituent communications, or legislative activities.

For FY01, it will be necessary to utilize as much flexibility as possible. For that reason, the Committee has not included the provision.

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $114,973,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 121,772,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 110,127,000

Funding for the salaries and expenses of the 19 standing committees and one permanent select committee of the House is provided,

as follows:

Standing Committees, special and select.—For the salaries and

expenses of committees funded in the biennial funding resolution,

$89,896,000 is provided.

Committee on Appropriations.—For the salaries and expenses of

the Committee on Appropriations (including the studies and investigation activities authorized by section 202(b) of the Legislative

Reorganization Act of 1946), $20,231,000 is provided.

Details of the funding resolution, H. Res. 101 (House Report 106–

72) approved by the House for the 106th Congress, follow:

COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 106TH CONGRESS

Committee 1st session 2nd session Total

Agriculture ................................................................................................... $4,101,062 $4,312,971 $8,414,033

Armed Services ........................................................................................... 5,047,079 5,295,602 10,342,681

Banking and Financial Services ................................................................. 4,552,023 4,755,498 9,307,521

Budget ......................................................................................................... 4,970,000 4,970,000 9,940,000

Commerce ................................................................................................... 7,564,812 7,720,301 15,285,113

Education and the Workforce ..................................................................... 5,908,749 5,291,748 11,200,497

Government Reform and Oversight ............................................................ 9,773,233 9,997,000 19,770,233

House Administration .................................................................................. 2,980,255 3,271,616 6,251,871

Intelligence .................................................................................................. 2,514,916 2,649,528 5,164,444

International Relations ............................................................................... 5,635,000 5,678,531 11,313,531

Judiciary ...................................................................................................... 5,787,394 6,364,881 12,152,275

Resources .................................................................................................... 5,208,851 5,359,057 10,567,908

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COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 106TH CONGRESS—Continued

Committee 1st session 2nd session Total

Rules ........................................................................................................... 2,488,522 2,580,902 5,069,424

Science ........................................................................................................ 4,410,560 4,521,166 8,931,726

Small Business ........................................................................................... 2,037,466 2,111,414 4,148,880

Standards of Official Conduct .................................................................... 1,272,416 1,360,499 2,632,915

Transportation and Infrastructure .............................................................. 6,410,069 6,810,069 13,220,138

Veterans’ Affairs ......................................................................................... 2,334,800 2,400,335 4,735,135

Ways and Means ......................................................................................... 5,814,367 6,115,971 11,930,338

Subtotal ......................................................................................... 88,811,574 91,567,089 180,378,663

Reserve Fund .............................................................................................. ........................ ........................ 3,000,000

Total ............................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 183,378,663

Since the funding resolution is done on a biennial basis and the

resolution for the 107th Congress will expire on December 31,

2002, this funding is provided through December 31, 2002.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $90,150,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 98,546,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 86,369,000

The Committee recommendation for the salaries and expenses of

House officers and employees of the various activities funded

through this consolidated item is $86,369,000. This amount represents an overall decrease of $12,177,000 below the budget request and $3,781,000 below the amount enacted in fiscal year 2000.

The Office of the Clerk is funded at $14,286,000. No additional

funds have been provided for the history of the House or the LIMS

projects.

The Sergeant at Arms has been funded at $3,596,000.

The Chief Administrative Officer’s (CAO) budget has been set at $54,997,000 including $18,567,000 for the net operating costs of

House Information Resources (HIR). For the net expenses of telecommunications for the House, $5,760,000 has been designated

within the direct appropriation to HIR. The Committee has not

been able to fund the costs of transition to the 107th Congress, that

is, the office moves that ordinarily accompany the beginning of a

new Congress and the new Members orientation. Savings may be

found to finance these activities. Also, the bill does not provide

funds to continue the 3–year equipment cost reimbursement plan.

Funds for the House payroll system are fenced, pending approval

by the Committee on Appropriations. For the Office of the Inspector General, $3,197,000 has been pro- vided and there is $806,000 for the General Counsel. Funds for the

Parliamentarian, Law Revision Counsel, and Legislative Counsel

are provided at the fiscal year 2000 levels. Funds for the Chaplain

and technical assistants in the Office of the Attending Physician

are provided at the level requested. Funding for the Corrections

Calendar Office have been adjusted to reflect the Speaker’s pay

order.

The administrative staff officers of the House (the Clerk of the

House, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General) are reminded that funding levels are provided on

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the basis of a certain number of full time equivalent positions

which have been justified and funded in the appropriations provided. If additional FTE’s are authorized during the fiscal year, or

if reallocations of FTE’s are contemplated, the officers should determine the source of the additional personnel funding, including the

need for a reprogramming of funds, and advise the Committee accordingly. This is the current procedure and is designed to inform

the Committee on Appropriations of the potential impact on future

year funding needs.

Salaries, officers and employees

Item Amount

Office of the Clerk .................................................................................. $14,286,000

Office of the Sergeant at Arms ............................................................. 3,596,000

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer ........................................... 54,997,000

Office of Inspector General ................................................................... 3,197,000

Office of General Counsel ...................................................................... 806,000

Office of the Chaplain ............................................................................ 140,000

Office of the Parliamentarian ............................................................... 1,172,000

Parliamentarian ..................................................................................... (1,011,000)

Compilation of Precedents .................................................................... (161,000)

Office of the Law Revision Counsel ...................................................... 2,045,000

Office of the Legislative Counsel .......................................................... 5,085,000

Corrections Calendar Office .................................................................. 832,000

Other authorized employees ................................................................. 213,000

Total ............................................................................................. 86,369,000

House of Representatives Child Care Center.—The bill provides

authority for the House day care center budget, as required by Sec.

312(d)(1) of Public Law 102–90, as presented to the Committee by

the Chief Administrative Officer. It should be noted that tuition

and other center-generated revenues fund day care center operations.

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $132,531,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 142,822,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 138,189,000

A total of $138,189,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2001 for allowances and expenses. This amount is $4,633,000 below the

budget request and $5,658,000 above the current level. These funds

include supplies, materials, administrative costs, and Federal tort

claims; the costs of official mail for the Committees, leadership,

and administrative offices; employee benefits; and miscellaneous

items. Over 98% of these funds provide the employer share of retirement, health care, and unemployment compensation payments

for House employees. Due to the reductions necessary to comply

with the Committee allocations, funds for the new member orientation have not been included.

The following table sets forth the various expense categories

within this appropriation:

Allowances and Expenses

Detail Recommended 2001

Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims ... $1,960,000

Official mail (committees, administrative, and legislative offices) .... 410,000

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Allowances and Expenses—Continued

Detail Recommended 2001

Government contributions .................................................................... 135,426,000

Miscellaneous items: ..............................................................................

House automobiles .......................................................................... 63,000

Gratuities to beneficiaries of deceased staff ................................. 250,000

Interparliamentary receptions ....................................................... 80,000

Subtotal miscellaneous items ..................................................... 393,000

Total, allowances and expenses ................................................. 138,189,000

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 101 provides authority to the Chief Administrative Officer to enter into multi-year contracts to the same extent as executive agencies. Section 102 amends the House Employees Position

Classification Act to permit new House employees to be placed

above the minimum step of the appropriate House classification

schedule.

JOINT ITEMS

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $89,980,000

for fiscal year 2001 for the various joint committees and activities

carried under this heading. The recommendation is $43,098,000

below the amounts requested for fiscal 2001 and a decrease of

$10,646,000 below the amounts appropriated in FY2000.

The following summarizes the recommendations:

Joint Items

Item Amount

Joint Economic Committee ................................................................... $3,072,000

Joint Committee on Taxation ............................................................... 6,174,000

Office of the Attending Physician ......................................................... 1,835,000

Capitol Police Board .............................................................................. 76,669,000

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office ............................. 2,201,000

Statements of appropriations ............................................................... 29,000

Total ............................................................................................. 89,980,000

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $3,200,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 3,315,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 3,072,000

The Committee has provided $3,072,000 for the Joint Economic

Committee, $243,000 below the amount requested and $128,000

below the amount enacted.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $6,431,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 6,747,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,174,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,174,000 for

the Joint Committee on Taxation, $573,000 below the amount requested and $257,000 below the amount enacted.

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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $1,891,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 1,835,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,835,000

The Committee has approved $1,835,000 for medical supplies,

equipment, expenses, and allowances of Navy personnel detailed to

the Office of the Attending Physician, the amount requested and

$56,000 below the amount enacted.

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $86,781,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 118,780,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 76,669,000

The recommendations in the bill provide a total of $76,669,000

for the expenses and personnel authorized for police services

throughout the Capitol buildings and grounds during fiscal year

2001.

The following tabulates the number of FTE’s and the funding

provided:

Items Authorized FTE’s Amount

Salary expenses, Capitol Police on House Payroll .................................................................. 1 506 $33,586,000

Salary expenses, Capitol Police on Senate Payroll ................................................................. 2 552 36,534,000

Subtotal ...................................................................................................................... 1,058 3 70,120,000

General expenses ..................................................................................................................... ........................ 6,549,000

Grand total, all police services ................................................................................. ........................ 76,669,000

1 Includes 151 civilian positions.

2 Includes 101 civilian positions.

3 Includes overtime funds of $4,000,000.

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

2000 appropriation 1 ........................................................................... $80,232,000

2001 budget estimate 2 ....................................................................... 108,820,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 70,120,000

1 Includes amounts pending in H.R. 3908.

2 Includes pending budget amendment.

The Committee recommends $70,120,000 for 1,058 full time

equivalent positions for the Capitol Police, of which $33,586,000

and 506 FTE’s are for the House rolls and $36,534,000 and 552

FTE’s are for the Senate rolls. These amounts include $4,000,000

for overtime, equally divided between House and Senate details.

This level for salaries will necessitate a significant revision in

staffing, post assignments, and overall security strategy. One of the

primary intentions of the emergency supplemental funding in fiscal

year 1998 was to enable technology and modernized surveillance

methods to provide more cost effective capabilities to the Capitol

Police to carry out their important mission. The Capitol Police

Board has long insisted that is their goal. Continuing to stress

manpower needs, however, instead of security technology is a direct

deviation from that policy. There is very little progress to show for

the funds invested in the emergency supplemental security enhancements package. The Capitol Police Board and the Chief must

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emphasize this policy shift and insure it is given the proper priority and continued oversight. Improved automation, a post assignment policy that will shift existing manpower to highly trafficked

posts, a reduction of personnel not in House or Senate details, and

consideration of a return to traffic control assistance at congested

intersections will greatly facilitate the security mission. The Committee also believes, and has offered to help, that some rearrangements of current open building policies will lessen the burden

caused by the excessive needs for making post assignments.

Also, in January of 1999 Booz-Allen & Hamilton issued a report

detailing serious, persistent administrative and management problems within the United States Capitol Police (USCP). Little

progress has been made by the USCP over the past year to address

and correct that situation. Therefore, a provision has been included

in the bill to create an Office of Administration within the United

States Capitol Police to be headed by a Chief Administrative Officer (USCP–CAO) who shall be appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States after consultation with the Capitol Police

Board. The USCP–CAO shall report to and serve at the pleasure

of the Comptroller General. The USCP–CAO shall have four areas

of responsibility-budgeting, financial management, information

technology, and human resource management. The USCP–CAO

shall assume responsibility for existing staff, including vacancies,

and all other resources currently assigned to these areas within the

Capitol Police.

No later than 180 days after appointment, the USCP–CAO shall

prepare a plan, after consultation with the Capitol Police Board

and the Chief of the Capitol Police, describing the policies, procedures, and actions the USCP–CAO must take to (1) carry out his

responsibilities, (2) ensure that roles and responsibilities are performed in a coordinated and integrated manner, and (3) correct

identified management deficiencies. The plan should specifically

address recommendations contained in the Booz-Allen & Hamilton

Report, Management Review of the U.S. Capitol Police Selected Administrative Operations, January 13, 1999. No later than September 30, 2001, the USCP–CAO will report on the progress made

in implementing the plan, and recommendations to improve budget, financial, information technology, and human resource management of the Capitol Police, including organizational, accounting

and administrative control, and personnel changes. Both the plan

and the report must be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on House Administration, and the Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration.

Initially, the USCP–CAO shall be an employee of the General Accounting Office (GAO). As of October 1, 2002, the USCP–CAO shall

cease to be a GAO employee and will become an employee of the

Capitol Police, unless in the Comptroller General’s discretion there

are considerations for extending the date. Effective upon the transfer of the USCP–CAO to the Capitol Police, the Capitol Police

Board shall assume all responsibilities of the Comptroller General

under the provision.

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cludes the traditional language authorizing funds transfers and

contains authorization for appointment of certifying officers for the

Capitol Police.

CAPITOL POLICE

GENERAL EXPENSES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $6,549,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 9,960,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,549,000

The sum of $6,549,000 is recommended for supplies, materials,

equipment, training and other expenses of the Capitol Police force

during the next fiscal year, the same level as the current fiscal

year and $3,411,000 below the amount requested.

As the US Capitol Police move forward with security enhancement, the Committee is impressed with, and encourages the USCP

to further investigate, the use of eye-view security technology

which allows for real time surveillance and monitoring over secure

Internet connections. The Committee believes this unique security

technology has the ability to strengthen security in the US Capitol

Complex and aid the USPC in their efforts to save manpower to

where it is best utilized.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVCIES OFFICE

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $2,293,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 2,371,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,201,000

The Committee bill provides $2,201,000 for the operation of the

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office during the next

fiscal year.

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $30,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 30,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 29,000

The sum of $29,000 is included for the preparation of the usual

compilation of the statements of appropriations for the 2nd session

of the 106th Congress. This publication is compiled jointly by the

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $1,992,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 2,095,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,816,000

The bill provides $1,816,000 for the Office of Compliance. This is

$279,000 below the amount requested and $176,000 below the current year. The normal provision for awards and settlements has

been included.

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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $26,121,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 28,493,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 25,100,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,100,000 for the Congressional Budget Office. This is $3,393,000 below the

amount requested and $1,021,000 below the current year.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

(CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT ITEMS ONLY)

2000 appropriation1 ............................................................................ $138,365,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 160,299,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 114,750,000

1 Includes amounts pending in H.R. 3908.

The Committee recommends a total of $114,750,000 for fiscal

year 2001 for the various operational and maintenance activities

under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) that are

directly related to the operation of the Congress. Excluded are Senate housekeeping items which are traditionally left for consideration by that body, as well as the appropriations for the Botanic

Garden and the structural and mechanical care of the Library of

Congress buildings and grounds that are contained in title II of the

bill. This amount is $45,549,000 below the amount requested, and

$23,615,000 below the fiscal year 2000 appropriation.

A summary of the appropriations recommended follows:

Architect of the Capitol (Excluding Senate and Title II Items)

Item Amount

Architect of the Capitol

Capitol buildings and grounds:

Capitol buildings Salaries and expenses ................................... $41,953,000

Capitol grounds ........................................................................... 4,557,000

House office buildings ................................................................. 29,685,000

Capitol Power Plant .................................................................... 38,555,000

Total .......................................................................................... 114,750,000

CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Capitol Buildings, Salaries and expenses.—A total of $41,953,000

is recommended for the operation and maintenance of the Capitol

building and the electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings during fiscal year 2001.

A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and

the capital budgets follows:

CAPITOL BUILDINGS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee

recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget

Personal Services ............................................................................................................. $29,198,000 $25,122,000

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CAPITOL BUILDINGS—Continued

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee

recommendation

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel ........................................................................ 1,019,000 1,019,000

Other Services .................................................................................................................. 13,065,000 10,252,000

Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 685,000 600,000

Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 321,000 225,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ............................................................................... 44,288,000 37,218,000

Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget

Installation of Smoke Detectors/Fire Alarms, CB ............................................................ 600,000 ............................

Provide Infrastructure for Security Installations ............................................................. 500,000 400,000

Security Project Support for AOC .................................................................................... 200,000 200,000

Conservation of Wall Paintings ....................................................................................... 200,000 175,000

Replacement of Minton Tile ............................................................................................ 200,000 175,000

Roofing Repair, Around House & Senate Chambers ....................................................... 160,000 160,000

Implementation of AOCNET ............................................................................................. 700,000 700,000

Financial Management System (FMS) ............................................................................. 1,475,000 1,475,000

Update Electrical System Drawings on CAD ................................................................... 70,000 60,000

CAD Mechanical Database .............................................................................................. 70,000 60,000

Computer, Telecom, & Electrical Support ....................................................................... 600,000 450,000

Roof Fall Protection, CB .................................................................................................. 555,000 280,000

Confined Spaces Survey, Capitol Complex ...................................................................... 90,000 ............................

Asbestos Survey, Capitol Complex .................................................................................. 1,225,000 ............................

Life Safety Support Services ........................................................................................... 400,000 400,000

Safety and Environmental Program & SOP Development ............................................... 600,000 200,000

Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage, CB ................................................................. 130,000 ............................

Off-Site Delivery/Screening Center, USCP ....................................................................... 4,500,000 ............................

Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) ................................................................ 525,000 ............................

Design, Training Facility, USCP ....................................................................................... 700,000 ............................

Design & Land, Vehicle Maintenance Facility, USCP ..................................................... 2,250,000 ............................

Total, Capital Budget ......................................................................................... 15,750,000 4,735,000

Total Capitol Buildings ...................................................................................... 60,038,000 41,953,000

Capitol grounds.—The appropriation of $4,557,000 is recommended for the care and improvement of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and

the Capitol power plant.

A tabulation follows:

CAPITOL GROUNDS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

Requested

Committee

Recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget

Personal Services ............................................................................................................. $4,289,000 $3,442,000

Other Services .................................................................................................................. 928,000 852,000

Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 287,000 167,000

Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 11,000 11,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ............................................................................... 5,515,000 4,472,000

Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget

ADA Requirements, CG .................................................................................................... 25,000 25,000

CAD Database Development—Site Utilities & Grounds ................................................. 250,000 60,000

Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage, CG ................................................................. 330,000 ............................

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CAPITOL GROUNDS—Continued

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

Requested

Committee

Recommendation

Subtotal, Capital Budget ................................................................................... 605,000 85,000

Total, Capitol Grounds ....................................................................................... 6,120,000 4,557,000

House office buildings.—For House office buildings, $29,685,000

is provided.

A tabulation follows:

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

Requested

Committee

Recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget

Personal Services ............................................................................................................. $29,844,000 $25,644,000

Other Services .................................................................................................................. 3,536,000 2,413,000

Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 1,248,000 1,248,000

Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 257,000 257,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ............................................................................... 34,885,000 29,562,000

Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget

Install Sprinklers & Telecom Cable Tray System, RHOB ................................................ 1,815,000 ............................

Emergency Generator & Power Distribution, LHOB ......................................................... 325,000 ............................

Sound Improvements, Committee Hearing Rooms .......................................................... 900,000 ............................

Major Elevator Equipment Improvements, HOB .............................................................. 120,000 ............................

Upgrade Committee Room PA System Wiring, HOB ........................................................ 220,000 ............................

Roof Fall Protection, HOB ................................................................................................ 123,000 123,000

Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage, HOB ............................................................... 370,000 ............................

Garage Floor Repairs, CHOB ........................................................................................... 9,000,000 ............................

Renovate Rayburn Cafeteria ............................................................................................ 5,261,000 ............................

Design, Catering Kitchen Remodeling, LHOB .................................................................. 250,000 ............................

Total, Capital Budget ......................................................................................... 18,384,000 123,000

Total, House Office Buildings ............................................................................ 53,269,000 29,685,000

Capitol Power Plant.—The Committee recommends the appropriation of $38,555,000 for the Capitol power plant for fiscal year

2001, plus offsetting collections of $4,400,000.

A tabulation follows:

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee

recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget

Personal Services ............................................................................................................. $5,887,000 $5,223,000

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel ........................................................................ 34,030,000 33,930,000

Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 2,364,000 2,221,000

Other Services .................................................................................................................. 1,128,000 1,071,000

Reimbursement ................................................................................................................ (4,400,000) (4,400,000)

Subtotal, Operating Budget ............................................................................... 39,009,000 38,045,000

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CAPITOL POWER PLANT—Continued

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget

Replace Valves in Steam & Chilled Water Distribution System ..................................... 100,000 100,000

Update CAD Drawings for CPP ........................................................................................ 70,000 60,000

Install Leaky Cable Communications System in Tunnel ................................................. 150,000 150,000

Implement Emergency Shoring and Repairs to Tunnels ................................................. 200,000 200,000

Roof Fall Protection, CPP ................................................................................................ 323,000 ............................

Replace Deaerator Heaters .............................................................................................. 320,000 ............................

Study, Heat Balance/Efficiency Improvements ................................................................ 100,000 ............................

Design, Improve Ventilation WRP & Controls in Administrative Building ...................... 50,000 ............................

Design, Convert Boilers 1 & 2 to Gas and Oil Firing .................................................... 150,000 ............................

Design, Install Oil Storage Tanks ................................................................................... 350,000 ............................

Design, Install Additional Electrical Feeds & Equipment WRP ...................................... 50,000 ............................

Total, Capital Budget ......................................................................................... 1,863,000 510,000

Total, Capitol Power Plant ................................................................................. 40,872,000 38,555,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $70,973,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 75,640,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 66,200,000

Salaries and expenses.—The Committee recommends

$66,200,000. This amount is $9,440,000 below the amount requested and $4,773,000 below the current year.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $73,297,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 80,800,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 65,457,000

The Committee has included an appropriation of $65,457,000 for

printing and binding of congressional documents at the Government Printing Office for use by Congress. The Committee realizes

that this funding level will cause a major realignment of the plant’s

capabilities to produce many printed materials and services paid

for or subsidized by this appropriation. For example, the bill has

not funded the request for the printing of Our Flag, the Congressional Directory, engineering and agricultural reports, memorial

addresses, nominations, serial sets, blank paper for Congressional

use, constituent copies of the Congressional Record, the 2000

version of the United States Code, and other publications not absolutely essential to the day-to-day operations and legislative activities of House and Senate. Those publications, if sufficient demand

exists, may continue to be available through purchase.

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fices. Those offices, if these services are required, will have to reimburse GPO directly for the cost of such services.

A provision has been included to authorize transfers of unexpended balances. Also, the Committee has included a provision authorizing, beginning in fiscal year 2003, appropriations to the Clerk

of the House and Secretary of the Senate for Congressional printing and binding. The provision directs the Clerk and the Secretary

to evaluate proposals to accomplish this objective and to propose

appropriate measures to the authorizing committees. A complete

report shall be made to the authorizing and appropriations committees and the entire study will require extensive consultation with

the Public Printer.

A comparative summary of the recommendation by category of

work follows:

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

Appropriation 2000 Requested 2001 Recommended 2001

Congressional Record program ....................................................... $17,617,000 $17,809,000 ............................

Miscellaneous publications ............................................................. 3,720,000 6,820,000 ............................

Miscellaneous printing and binding ............................................... 14,250,000 15,778,000 ............................

Details to Congress ........................................................................ 2,214,000 2,352,000 ............................

Document envelopes and document franks ................................... 880,000 1,026,000 ............................

Business and committee calendars ............................................... 2,160,000 1,767,000 ............................

Bills, resolutions, and amendments ............................................... 9,130,000 10,260,000 ............................

Committee reports .......................................................................... 3,876,000 4,056,000 ............................

Documents ...................................................................................... 1,794,000 2,208,000 ............................

Hearings .......................................................................................... 16,000,000 16,900,000 ............................

Committee prints ............................................................................ 1,656,000 1,824,000 ............................

Total ................................................................................... 73,297,000 80,800,000 $65,457,000

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

A total of $705,387,000 is recommended for the five programs

carried in this title of the bill. This allowance is $112,623,000 less

than requested and $48,721,000 below the amount appropriated in

fiscal year 2000.

A summary of the amounts recommended by agency follows:

Title II—Other Agencies

Agency Amount

Botanic Garden ................................................................................... $3,216,000

Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service) ....... 323,903,000

Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and grounds ................ 15,133,000

Government Printing Office (except Congressional Printing and

Binding) ........................................................................................... 11,606,000

General Accounting Office (net appropriation) ................................ 351,529,000

Total .......................................................................................... 705,387,000

BOTANIC GARDEN

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation1 ............................................................................ $3,438,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 4,916,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 3,216,000

1 Includes amounts pending in H.R. 3908.

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The amount recommended for the Botanic Garden is $3,216,000.

The Botanic Garden is again reminded that an expansion in their

program is not contemplated upon completion of the renovation

project, other than those programs that will be funded through private sources in the National Garden program.

A tabulation follows:

BOTANIC GARDEN

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount requested Committee

recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget

Personal Services ............................................................................................................. $3,621,000 $2,958,000

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel ........................................................................ 56,000 6,000

Other Services .................................................................................................................. 396,000 95,000

Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 545,000 137,000

Equipment ........................................................................................................................ 20,000 20,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ............................................................................... 4,638,000 3,216,000

Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget

Way Finding/ADA Signage, BG ........................................................................................ 203,000 ............................

Replacement Equipment at Production Facility .............................................................. 75,000 ............................

Total, Capital Budget ......................................................................................... 278,000 ............................

Total, Botanic Garden ........................................................................................ 4,916,000 3,216,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

(EXCEPT CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE)

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $323,903,000 for the operations of the Library of Congress (except

the Congressional Research Service, which is carried in title I of

the bill) for fiscal year 2001. The following table summarizes the

allocation of funds by appropriation account:

Library of Congress

Item Amount

Fiscal year 2001: Salaries and expenses ................................................................. $263,014,000

Copyright Office .......................................................................... 6,988,000

Books for the blind and physically handicapped ...................... 48,507,000

Furniture and furnishings .......................................................... 5,394,000

Total .......................................................................................... 323,903,000

TOTAL RESOURCES

The Library also receives funds from other appropriations and

sources estimated to total $256,039,000 for fiscal year 2001 including $66,200,000 for the Congressional Research Service in title I of

the bill, and $15,133,000 appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol for the structural and mechanical care of the Library buildings.

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ernment agencies. Thus, a total of $579,942,000 from all sources

will be available to the Library during the next fiscal year. Of that

amount, $146,506,000 (25.3%) is for support of Congress. The balance is general government or public service in nature, such as the

Copyright Office, the National Library Service, the Federal Library

and Information Network (FEDLINK), and the many services conducted for the Nation’s libraries.

The appropriations in the bill for all Library programs will finance the level of full time equivalent positions currently projected

for fiscal year 2001, now estimated by the Library of Congress at

3,985. In addition, there are several hundred other positions financed through reimbursable and gift and trust fund programs.

A breakdown by source and amount of funding follows:

Total resources, Library of Congress, 2001

Item Amount

Annual appropriations:

Title I—Congressional Research Service ................................... $66,200,000

Title II—Library (direct) ............................................................. 323,903,000

Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds ......... 15,133,000

Total annual appropriations (in bill) ...................................... 405,236,000

Receipts from copyright fees, sale of catalog records and publications, and sponsors of international legal database ..................... 38,633,000

Gift, trust and revolving funds .................................................. 56,028,000

Reimbursement for services performed ..................................... 80,045,000

Total .......................................................................................... 579,942,000

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation 1 ........................................................................... $258,953,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 285,324,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 263,014,000

(Plus: Authority to spend receipts) ................................................... (6,850,000)

Total available ......................................................................... 269,864,000 1 Includes Russian Leadership Program.

The sum of $263,014,000, plus $6,850,000 in offsetting receipts,

is recommended for salaries and expenses, which is the basic appropriation for the operation of Library programs, a decrease of

$22,310,000 below the budget request and an increase of

$4,061,000 above 2000. This level of funding provides for 2,715

FTE’s, including all mandatory costs. For the American Folklife

Center, funding is provided for operation and maintenance which

is in addition to normal administrative assistance and customary

support of its core activities provided by other Library organizations. Funds are provided for a local community digital access and

training initiative involving the use of electronic collections and the

National On-Line Library. This is one of the fundamental components of the Digital Futures project which, overall, has been funded

at $14,201,242 in the bill.

Within the funds provided for the Digital Futures project, the bill

provides $404,000 for a collaborative model demonstration project

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tween the Academy and the Library. This project is intended to

demonstrate to the U.S. military academies, and other higher level

educational institutions, the enhancements possible for student

study and learning that can be achieved with a multi-media approach integrated with student learning centers, the National OnLine Library, and Internet connectivity. In this instance, many of

the collections of historical importance in the West Point Library

will be added to the National On-Line Library. The bill provides $824,648 and 22 FTE’s to support the operation

of an off-site collections storage facility at Fort Meade, Maryland,

and the Library is directed to employ students, to the maximum

extent practical, to support collections transfer and maintenance

activities. The deacidification project has been funded to begin a

long term book preservation program through a recently perfected

chemical process.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $11,231,000

2001 budget request ........................................................................... 12,120,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,988,000

(Plus: Authority to spend receipts) ................................................... (31,783,000)

Total available ......................................................................... 38,771,000

Salaries and expenses.—The Committee recommends an appro- priation of $6,988,000, plus authority to spend $31,783,000 in receipts, for the Copyright Office. The total available in this recommendation is $132,000 below the amount requested and

$1,286,000 above the amount provided for the current fiscal year.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $47,802,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 48,983,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 48,507,000

Salaries and expenses.—A total of $48,507,000 is recommended

for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically

Handicapped, an increase of $705,000 over the amount provided in

fiscal year 2000.

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $5,394,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 6,020,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,394,000

The bill provides a total of $5,394,000 for Library furniture and

furnishings for fiscal year 2001.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The routine administrative provisions have been approved. In addition, the bill includes a technical amendment to the statute under

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which the Library is acquiring property in Culpeper, Virginia. Authority has been included for the Library to convert to permanent

employment 84 positions temporarily authorized in fiscal year 1996

for the National Digital Library Program. There is a provision providing the Librarian of Congress authority to transfer funds, upon

approval of the Appropriations Committees, among appropriations

to the Library and to the Architect of the Capitol for care of Library buildings and grounds. The Committee bill includes a provision requested by the Library authorizing payments to employees

who voluntarily separate from employment by January 1, 2001.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

2000 appropriation 1 ........................................................................... $19,857,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 20,278,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 15,133,000

1 Includes amounts pending in H.R. 3908.

The Committee bill provides $15,133,000 for the care and maintenance of the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, which is

administered by the Architect of the Capitol.

A tabulation of annual operating cost and the capital budget follows:

LIBRARY BUILDINGS & GROUNDS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount requested Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2001 Operating Budget

Personal Services ............................................................................................................. $8,468,000 $7,402,000

Other Services .................................................................................................................. 1,495,000 1,282,000

Supplies ........................................................................................................................... 584,000 568,000

Equipment & Land and Structures ................................................................................. 141,000 116,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ............................................................................... 10,688,000 9,368,000

Fiscal Year 2001 Capital Budget

Replace Sprinkler Heads, LOC ......................................................................................... 550,000 ............................

Replace 480 Volt Switchgear, JMMB ............................................................................... 1,750,000 ............................

Replace VSD Motor Controls, TJB & JAB ......................................................................... 100,000 100,000

Replace Sidewalks, TJB & JAB ........................................................................................ 100,000 100,000

Restore Decorative Painting, TJB & JAB ......................................................................... 100,000 100,000

Book Stack Lighting Controls, TJB & JAB ....................................................................... 200,000 200,000

Preservations Environmental Monitoring ......................................................................... 100,000 100,000

Audio Visual Conservation Center, Culpeper, VA ............................................................ 5,000,000 5,000,000

LOC Room & Partition Modifications .............................................................................. 500,000 165,000

Replace Compact Stack Safety, JMMB ............................................................................ 300,000 ............................

Replace Partition Supports, JMMB .................................................................................. 300,000 ............................

Lightning Protection, JMMB ............................................................................................. 190,000 ............................

Design, Book Storage #2, Ft. Meade ............................................................................... 400,000 ............................

Subtotal, Capital Budget ................................................................................... 9,590,000 5,765,000

Total, Library Buildings & Grounds ................................................................... 20,278,000 15,133,000

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

(EXCEPT CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING)

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $29,872,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 34,451,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 11,606,000

The Committee recommends the appropriation of $11,606,000 for

the salaries and expenses of the Superintendent of Documents, a

part of the Government Printing Office. This amount is a decrease

of $18,266,000 below the amount enacted for FY2000. The bill removes funding, except for close-out costs, for distributing paper and

other tangible media-based copies of government publications to

the Federal depository libraries and to international exchange recipients. Electronic versions of publications, made available from

the depository program through GPO ACCESS either directly or

through the ACCESS gateway, have been funded and will still be

available. The by-law distribution of documents will also be eliminated but can still be done on a reimbursable basis. The cataloging

and indexing program has been funded.

The Committee recognizes that the public availability of government information is a basic right of every American citizen that

must be maintained. The Superintendent of Documents performs

an important role in making government information available to

the public through the administration and operation of the sales,

international exchange, electronic dissemination, and depository library programs. Dramatic advances in technology provide new opportunities for enhancing and improving such programs and activities, including their efficiency and economy of operation. The Committee believes that the programs for which the Superintendent of

Documents is responsible could be performed with more cost effectiveness by making greater use of electronic information technology. Consequently, the Committee has reduced the amount of

funds available to the Superintendent for managing and distributing copies of government documents printed by or through the

Government Printing Office.

Furthermore, in reducing the Superintendent’s reliance upon the

printed products, the program might be better performed in an environment of broader awareness of the diverse information interests of the American people and the evolving national information

infrastructure. Such an environment may be found at the Library

of Congress. In particular, it would be beneficial to incorporate the

depository library system into the Library’s digital library program.

Serious consideration should be given, therefore, to transferring the

functions of the Superintendent of Documents from the Government Printing Office to the Library of Congress. The House endorsed this proposal on November 22, 1993, with the adoption of

H.R. 3400. Title XIV of the bill provided for the transfer of these

distribution functions of the Superintendent to the Library.

To this end, the Committee directs the Congressional Research

Service to initiate a study that:

• identifies how such a transfer might be accomplished;

• identifies when such a transfer might optimally occur;

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• examines the functions, services, and programs of the Superintendent of Documents;

• examines and identifies administrative and infrastructure

support that is provided to the Superintendent by the Government Printing Office, with a view to the implications for such

a transfer;

• examines and identifies the costs, for both the Government

Printing Office and the Library of Congress, of such a transfer;

• identifies the issues that arise in providing that the Superintendent of Documents may make government documents

available to the public only in electronic form or formats;

• identifies measures that are necessary to ensure the success of such a transfer; and

• provides such other details regarding such a transfer as

would result in a basic implementation plan.

In conducting the study, it will be important for the Congressional Research Service to work closely with the Public Printer, the

Superintendent of Documents, and the Librarian of Congress. CRS

shall have access to such information and staff of the Government

Printing Office and the Library of Congress as are necessary for it

to complete this study. The completed study shall be made available to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on

House Administration of the House of Representatives, and to the

Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the United States Senate, no later than January 3,

2001.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

Revolving fund.—The bill includes the usual language authorizing the operation of the revolving fund, authority to hire or purchase automobiles, advisory councils, consultants, and flextime.

The limit on full-time equivalent employment has been set at

3,285. No funds are provided for building maintenance. These are

normal costs of doing business and should be financed through receipts.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2000 appropriation ............................................................................. $377,561,000

2001 budget estimate ......................................................................... 399,918,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 351,529,000

Offsetting collections .......................................................................... (3,000,000)

Total available ......................................................................... 354,529,000

The Committee has provided $351,529,000 in direct appropriations for the General Accounting Office, plus $3,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government corporations and rental of space in the

GAO building. This level of funding will support 2,698 FTE’s, a decrease of 577 below the number currently expected to be utilized

in fiscal 2000.

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TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

The customary language regarding emergency assistance for vehicles, positions and allowances, consulting services, buy American

and the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council is included.

The Committee’s review of the legislative branch agencies’ budget submissions for fiscal year 2001 identified a number of differences in the approaches and methodologies each used to estimate their mandatory pay and related costs. The Committee believes that there should be greater consistency and transparency in

the assumptions, techniques, and methods used by legislative

branch agencies in estimating these common costs. The Committee

directs the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council to work

with the budget officers of the legislative branch agencies to study

and propose common methodologies, based on the best practices of

the separate agencies, for estimating mandatory pay and related

costs in future budget submissions.

There is a provision prohibiting backfilling on certain positions

by the U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress police. The bill

includes a provision to provide the Architect of the Capitol authority to include incentive and penalty clauses in construction contracts.

A provision has been added providing that protective services assistance for the 2001 Presidential Inauguration and State of the

Union be provided by the Department of Defense. The department

has routinely provided limited assistance to the Capitol police for

many years, to be benefit of the President, the public, and other

attendees at these events. The provision is designated to insure

that such assistance will continue.

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY

Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives states that:

Each report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution of a public

character shall include a statement citing the specific powers

granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution.

The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to report

this legislation on Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America, which states:

No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence

of Appropriations made by law. * * *

Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to this

specific power granted by the Constitution.

COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with section 308(a)(1)(A) of the

Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L.

93–344), as amended, which requires that the report accompanying

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lution on the budget for the fiscal year from the Committee’s section 302(b) allocation.

This information follows:

[In millions of dollars]

Sec. 302(b) This bill—

Budget

authority Outlays Budgetauthority Outlays

Discretionary .................................................................................................. $1,819 $1,892 $1,819 $1,864

Mandatory ....................................................................................................... 79 79 79 79

Total .................................................................................................. $1,898 $1,971 $1,898 $1,943

The bill provides no new spending authority as described in section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93–344), as amended.

FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS

In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93–344), as

amended, the following table contains five-year projections associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill:

Millions

Budget authority ................................................................................ $1,943

Outlays:

2001 .............................................................................................. 1,580

2002 .............................................................................................. 172

2003 .............................................................................................. 35

2004 .............................................................................................. 9

2005 .............................................................................................. 5

ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional

Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93–344), as

amended, the financial assistance to State and local governments

is as follows:

The accompanying bill contains no funding for State and local assistance programs.

TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

Indefinite transfer authority is authorized in Congressional

printing and binding and the Superintendent of Documents program.

RESCISSIONS

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the rescissions

recommended in the accompanying bill:

There are no rescissions recommended in the bill.

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW

Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1), of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the effect

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of provisions in the accompanying bill which directly or indirectly

change the application of existing law:

1. The bill provides that certain appropriation items remain

available for more than one year where programs or projects are

continuing in nature under the provisions of authorizing legislation

but for which that legislation does not specifically authorize such

extended availability. Most of these items have been carried in previous appropriation bills. This authority tends to result in savings

by removing the incentive to commit funds at the end of the fiscal

year.

2. The bill includes a number of provisions which place limitations on, or which authorize or reauthorize, the use of funds in the

bill, or change or extend existing limitations, appropriations, or authorizations, and which under some circumstances might be construed as changing the application of existing law.

3. There is language that allows reimbursement for service to be

used by the servicing entity.

4. The bill continues the practice of providing official reception

and representation allowances for officers and offices of the legislative branch.

There is language authorizing multi-year contracts and authority

to place new House employees above the minimum step of a compensation level.

5. The bill authorizes expenses for employee awards, such as certificates or plaques and related ceremonial presentations, by certain agencies.

6. There is language under ‘‘Capitol Police Board, General Expenses’’ authorizing advance payments for travel by Capitol Police

personnel for training or other purposes, expenses associated with

the relocation of liaison or instructor personnel from the Capitol

Police force to and from the Federal Law Enforcement Training

Center in Glynco, Georgia, and for the costs of basic training of police personnel.

7. The bill authorizes the transfer of funds within ‘‘Capitol Police,

Salaries’’, and between ‘‘Capitol Police, Salaries,’’ and ‘‘General Expenses,’’ subject to approval.

The bill authorizes certifying officers and the establishment of a

Chief Administrative Officer for the Capitol Police, temporarily

under the supervision of the Comptroller General of the United

States, and prescribes duties and responsibilities.

8. There is language under ‘‘Capitol Power Plant’’, Architect of

the Capitol, allowing reimbursements for chilled water and steam

provided to the Government Printing Office, the Washington City

Post Office, the Supreme Court, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Union Station Complex and the Folger Shakespeare Library to be credited to this appropriation and made available for obligation.

9. There is language under ‘‘Congressional Research Service’’

which prohibits the publication of material unless approved by the

appropriate committees.

10. There is language under ‘‘Congressional printing and binding’’ restricting the use of funds appropriated to the Government

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missioners, or Delegates, and language providing that appropriations recommended shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years, primarily due to the unpredictability of the volume of work generated by the Congress, limiting the printing of

certain documents to a time certain, and authorizing the transfer

of unobligated balances.

11. Authorization of appropriations for Congressional printing

and binding is included.

12. There is authority to expend funds collected under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 150 and for international legal information, the

balance to remain available until expended.

13. There is a limitation on funding for attendance at meetings

for the Library of Congress and a limitation on top-level management participation in compressed work schedules.

14. There is authority to transfer funds to an educational consortium.

15. There is a limitation on the number of indirect employees

that are paid from appropriated funds received by the Library of

Congress from other agencies. These funds are generated by performing reimbursable work for these other agencies and are used

to cover general and administrative overhead work generated by

these reimbursable programs.

16. The authority to acquire an audio-visual center has been

amended.

17. There is language authorizing a transfer of funds among Library of Congress accounts and the Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds account, subject to approval.

18. Authority to convert certain positions is included.

19. Buyout authority is included for the Library of Congress.

20. There is language under ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, Office of

Superintendent of Documents, which limits travel expenses and

which authorizes the use of current appropriations to pay for printing certain publications in prior years for the depository library

program. There is language authorizing the transfer of unexpended

balances.

21. There is language authorizing the operation of the GPO revolving fund, and which authorizes travel expenses for advisory

councils.

22. Under the GPO revolving fund, there is language that provides expenses not to exceed $75,000 for attendance at meetings.

23. The bill includes a limitation on GPO employment of not

more than 3,285 full-time equivalent work years.

24. There is a limitation on the participation of top-level GPO

management in flexible or compressed work schedules.

25. There is language relating to the General Accounting Office

authorizing the direct procurement of expert and consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109, at certain rates; authorizing the hire of

one passenger motor vehicle, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the General Accounting Office to make advance payments

in foreign countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and to provide certain benefits, including rental of living quarters in foreign

countries; appropriations are authorized for administrative expenses of any other member department or agency to finance an

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appropriate share of the costs of the American Consortium on

International Public Administration (ACIPA), and the National

Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental

Audit Forum. The ACIPA language satisfies the requirements of

P.L. 100–202.

26. In Section 301, there is language prohibiting the use of funds

in the Act 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 issued by

the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate by the

Committee on Rules and Administration.

27. Section 303 provides that whenever any office or position not

specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appropriated for herein is different from that

specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of

compensation and the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided that the provisions herein for the various

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

the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and Members

shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.

28. Section 304 requires that certain information regarding consulting services shall be a matter of public record.

29. Section 305 is a sense of Congress provision regarding American-made products.

30. There is a provision which authorizes legislative branch entities to share the costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council.

31. There is language reducing the number of authorized positions for the U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police by

the number who retire, resign, or otherwise separate from employment.

32. There is authority for a penalty clause to be inserted in Architect of the Capitol construction contracts.

33. There is authority for the Department of Defense to provide

protective services assistance to the Capitol Police during the 2001

inauguration event and State of the Union.

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE)

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill,

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic,

existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 10 OF THE HOUSE EMPLOYEES POSITION

CLASSIFICATION ACT

øAPPOINTMENTS

øSEC. 10. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, each individual appointed to a position subject to the House Employees

Schedule (HS) or the House Wage Schedule (HWS) shall be placed

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in the minimum step of the appropriate compensation level (HS

level or HWS level) of such schedule.¿

SECTION 1 OF THE ACT OF DECEMBER 15, 1997

AN ACT To authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library of

Congress, and for other purposes.

* * * * * * *

SECTION 1. ACQUISITION OF FACILITY IN CULPEPER, VIRGINIA.

(a) * * *

* * * * * * *

(c) TRANSFER PAYMENT BY ARCHITECT.—Notwithstanding the limitation on reimbursement or transfer of funds under subsection (a)

of this section, the Architect of the Capitol may, not later than 90

days after acquisition of the property under this section, transfer

funds to the entity from which the property was acquired by the Architect of the Capitol. Such transfers may not exceed a total of

$16,500,000.

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

Clause 3(f)(1), Rule XIII requires a list of all appropriations in

the bill that are not authorized by law. Appropriations included in

this bill have been previously authorized by law.

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FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(a)(1)(b) of rule XIII of the

Rules of the House of Representatives, the results of each rollcall

vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with

the names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed

below:

ROLLCALL NO. 1

Date: May 9, 2000.

Measure: Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2001.

Motion by: Mr. Regula.

Description of motion: To report the bill, to authorize the Chairman to seek a rule for consideration of the bill, and to authorize

the Chairman to move that the House disagree to the amendments

of the Senate and agree to a conference requested by the Senate.

Results: Adopted 31 yeas to 23 nays.

Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay

Mr. Aderholt Mr. Boyd

Mr. Bonilla Mr. Cramer

Mr. Callahan Ms. DeLauro

Mr. Cunningham Mr. Dicks

Mr. Dickey Mr. Edwards

Mrs. Emerson Mr. Farr

Mr. Frelinghuysen Mr. Forbes

Mr. Goode Mr. Hinchey

Ms. Granger Mr. Hoyer

Mr. Hobson Mr. Jackson

Mr. Kingston Ms. Kilpatrick

Mr. Knollenberg Mrs. Lowey

Mr. Kolbe Mrs. Meek

Mr. Latham Mr. Moran

Mr. Lewis Mr. Obey

Mr. Miller Mr. Olver

Mr. Nethercutt Mr. Pastor

Mrs. Northup Ms. Pelosi

Mr. Packard Mr. Price

Mr. Peterson Ms. Roybal-Allard

Mr. Regula Mr. Sabo

Mr. Rogers Mr. Serrano

Mr. Skeen Mr. Visclosky

Mr. Sununu

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Tiahrt

Mr. Walsh

Mr. Wamp

Mr. Wicker

Mr. Wolf

Mr. Young

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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2000 AND BUDGET

ESTIMATES FOR 2001 PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY—TRUST FUNDS

[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or ‘‘permanent’’ law without further, or annual, action by the Congress.

Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill. All amounts are in the form of ‘‘appropriations’’ unless

otherwise indicated]

[In millions of dollars]

Agency and item

New budget

(obligational)

authority, 2000 1

Budget estimate of new (obligational)

authority, 2001 1

Increase (+) or

decrease (-)

Library of Congress:

Gift and trust fund accounts ...................................................... $41 42 +1

Cooperative Acquisitions Revolving Fund .................................... 2 3 +1

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission:

Trust funds .................................................................................. 1 8 +7

Architect of the Capitol, Botanic Garden:

Gifts and donations ..................................................................... 6 2 ¥4

John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development:

Trust funds .................................................................................. 1 1 ..........................

Total, Trust funds .................................................................... 51 56 +5

1 Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 2000 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation.

PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY—FEDERAL FUNDS

[Becomes available automatically under earlier, or ‘‘permanent’’ law without further, or annual, action by the Congress.

Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill. All amounts are in the form of ‘‘appropriations’’ unless

otherwise indicated]

[In millions of dollars]

Agency and item

New budget

(obligational) authority, 20001

Budget estimate

of new

(obligational) authority, 2001 1

Increase (+) or

decrease (-)

House of Representatives:

Congressional use of foreign currency ........................................ $2 $2 ..........................

International conferences and contingencies: House and Senate expenses ............................................................................ 1 1 ..........................

Compensation of Members and related administrative expenses ..................................................................................... 77 78 +1

Library of Congress:

Payments to copyright owners (indefinite, special fund) ........... 180 212 +32

Total, Federal funds ................................................................ 260 293 +33

1 Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 2000 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to

later reestimation.

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(46)

ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF HON. DAVID R. OBEY, HON. ED

PASTOR, AND HON. STENY H. HOYER

IMPACT OF REDUCTIONS TO FY 2001 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

APPROPRIATIONS BILL

When Members vote on this bill, they should be aware that the

funding levels contained in this bill could result in a reduction of

over 1,700 employees of the Legislative Branch and will affect virtually all organizations that serve us, and that serve the people.

Based on estimates from the affected organizations the anticipated

potential impacts are as follows:

Organization Positions lost Percent of

workforce

Capitol Police ................................................................................................................................... ¥438 ¥29.3

General Accounting Office ............................................................................................................... ¥707 ¥22

Congressional Research Service ...................................................................................................... ¥114 ¥15

Congressional Budget Office ........................................................................................................... ¥31 ¥14

Architect of Capitol ......................................................................................................................... ¥156 ¥8

Government Printing Office (minimum) .......................................................................................... ¥62 ¥46

House of Representatives ................................................................................................................ ¥319 ¥3

In addition few if any Cost of Living, merit pay or longevity adjustments for current employees are likely to be granted, which

only serves to exacerbate the huge gap that already exists between

House and Senate employee compensation rates. Differences in salaries for comparable top positions between House and Senate staff

range from 24% to 39% higher for the Senate at this time. This bill

would increase that difference.

In total the bill cuts $107 million below the amount provided last

year and will eliminate funding for many other essential items

such as maintenance of grounds, management improvements, safety upgrades, and security equipment.

The levels of funding in this bill are a mandate for less service,

and less responsiveness to our constituents. They guarantee continued inequality between the House and Senate. We have treated the

Legislative Branch of government far worse than we will treat any

other branch or agency of government in this bill. This is being

done despite the fact that the number of constituents we each serve

has increased by 25% in the past 20 years, and that workload has

increased vastly for members’ offices due to improved technology

and communication capabilities.

DAVE OBEY.

ED PASTOR.

STENY H. HOYER.

(47)

DISSENTING VIEWS OF HON. DAVID R. OBEY

I find this bill deeply disturbing. I simply have to scratch my

head and ask what are we trying to do in this institution when we

report out a bill like this.

We have sworn to uphold the Constitution and we have, as members of Congress, a special responsibility with respect to Article I.

There have been periods in our history when the Congress has

been too weak to exercise the restraint over the Executive that was

needed, and that our forefathers anticipated. Everything I observe

lately indicates that we are once again headed in that direction.

This bill would severely damage the basic tools we need to interact

with the other branches of government that we have sworn to oversee. Enactment of Legislative Branch funding at these levels will

make us even more than captive of the Executive Branch in terms

of having any independent understanding how effectively they are

using the resources we provide them with to protect the public interest.

With respect to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) the

bill would cut 114 jobs and severly damage the quality of information that organization provides to all of our offices, and through our

offices, to the American people. That funding level is even more

devastating to the effectiveness of CRS because of the large number of retirements expected to occur in the next several years. We

are dramatically reducing the number of junior employees within

CRS who are being trained to replace the ‘‘baby boomer’’ generation

of employees that now hold the senior positions and will soon be

gone. Much of the expertise and timeliness we now enjoy in the

provision of information will be lost, if they do not have younger

workers to train before the senior analysts retire. Future Congresses will be greatly diminished by this, and this would be a horrible bill if that were its only flaw. Unfortunately, it is not.

The bill will have the same kind of harmful effect with respect

to our own offices. Member’s Representational Accounts are funded

at $406 million in FY 2000. That amount is insufficient and about

$4 million will have to be added through reprogramming to cover

the full costs of Members office expenses. The request for FY 2001

was $423 million, which is enough to provide our staffs with a cost

of living adjustment, which I think they deserve. It is no secret

that the people who answer constituent mail or who try to get a

fair break for our constituents from the Social Security Administration or who keep Members informed about what is going on in

Committee or on the floor are getting younger and younger. It is

even harder to keep competent staff in a strong labor market, and

when House members cannot compete with the Senate. The Senate

is attracting House staff at an unprecedented rate. The Senate

pays on average 24% or $27,000 more for Legislative Assistants

than the House. The Senate pays almost 40% or $36,000 more for

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Legislative Directors. This bill will not only eliminate the possibility of a cost of living adjustment for House members staff, it will

cut office budgets by 2.5% below this year’s level—which means

you have to either cut salaries or fire people.

It doesn’t end there. This bill cuts 707 people from the General

Accounting Office. That comes from a party that swore only two

months ago that they were going to live within a tight budget by

eliminating ‘‘waste, fraud and abuse.’’ How are they going to find

it—by taking a cab ride down Pennsylvania Ave.? This cut deserves

some kind of award for legislative hypocrisy, and I would award it,

if it were not for the fact that the clear winner of that award is

the next item.

Two years ago we had an awful tragedy here at the Capitol. A

madman with a gun came through one of the entrances to the Capitol and shot the policeman guarding the entrance in the back of

the head while he was helping a visitor with directions. A second

policeman just happened to be near the entrance and fired on the

assailant. He wounded the man and alerted others to the threat.

That gave Detective Gibson who was stationed a few feet down a

nearby hall the chance to get his gun out and stop the assailant.

Unfortunately Detective Gibson was also killed.

There was an enormous response to these killings both here in

the Congress and around the country. There were numerous ceremonies and hundreds of speeches. One member of the Republican

leadership stated:

We are here today to honor the fallen officers, but we

also have to take this opportunity to salute the quiet courage of all the officers of the Capitol Police who come to

work each day without notice, without heralding, without

publicity, who get up and put their uniform on, pin their

badge on and come into this place and face the threat of

immediate death and violence. They are the salt of the

earth. They are the reason our democracy can live, and

they should be honored and they should be held up for all

of our public to see and to notice today and always.

As a result of these killings the Secret Service and others studied

the overall security of the Capitol. A report summarizing their recommendations was put together by the consulting firm of Booze

Allen & Hamilton. Their primary finding and the one on which

they placed the heaviest emphasis was: ‘‘Current Capitol Police

force staffing is insufficient to meet today’s threat environment.’’ In

conjunction with this recommendation, they insisted that the staffing levels needed to be sufficient to permit two officers to be stationed at each entrance. That means an attacker would have to

contend with two officers simultaneously. It also increases the

probability that a call for help can be made to alert the rest of the

force in the event of an attack. Providing the force with the ability

to station two officers at each entrance significantly increases the

safety of the officers and of the Capitol.

In the wake of the shootings Congress passed supplemental appropriations providing for greater security and increasing the number of Capitol Police Officers. The funds provided were sufficient to

permit the recruitment and hiring of 260 additional officers. To

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date 230 have been hired and an additional 30 are currently being

recruited. For fiscal 2001, the police have requested the hiring of

an additional 100 officers.

This bill cuts the police by $8.2 million below last year and by $42.1 million below the request. The effect is to not only prevent

the hiring the 100 new officers, but to force the firing of 30 officers

yet to be recruited, all 230 added to the force since the shootings,

and 240 more officers who were on the force at the time of the

shooting. The force would be cut from the current level of 1,481 to

only slightly more than 1,000.

This is crazy. It is mindless. It makes no sense. Why is Congress

doing it? It is because the Republican leadership has ordered the

Committee to reach a specific number without respect to policy—

part of the price we must pay to make room for the big tax cut that

Republican leaders are insisting on. Cutting funding to reach the

number is apparently all-important. The policy consequences, no

matter how bad, apparently are unimportant.

There is not a single member of the House who should vote for

this travesty regardless of what their leadership tells them.

DAVE OBEY.

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DISSENTING VIEWS OF HON. STENY H. HOYER

The House should reject this bill for one simple reason: it fails

to provide the resources the House and other Legislative-branch

agencies need to function effectively next year for the American

people.

This failure is not Chairman Taylor’s fault; he did the best he

could with the meager resources allocated to him. The proximate

cause of the failure is the adoption last month of a budget resolution that even most Republican Members know is unrealistic. As a

result of their determination to shower huge tax cuts on the

wealthiest Americans, Republican leaders are now driving the appropriations process down the same road they have traveled for

several years, toward a needless confrontation with the President,

followed by enactment of a mammoth, catch-all spending bill

thrown together in a pell-mell rush to adjourn. After more than

five years in the majority, Republicans have learned nothing. For

the Legislative branch, this year the consequences are harsh—at

least 1,729 positions lost—and downright dangerous.

It is Congress’ duty to provide for the security of the thousands

of Americans who visit their Capitol every year and work here

every day. This bill not only fails to fund the 100 additional officers

the Capitol Police Board requested to assure visitors and staff are

protected, it actually cuts the Capitol Police by 11.6% and chops

438 officers from the force.

This is unacceptable. This bill rolls security back to where it

stood before a gunman barged through a Capitol door and shot two

officers to death on July 24, 1998. It rejects a key recommendation

of the 1998 Security Task Force, which warned that ‘‘(t)here should

be a minimum of two officers at any post to protect against a security breach if one officer is distracted or overtaken.’’ We must not

jeopardize the safety of Americans who work in and visit their Capitol.

There is no money in this bill for fire-safety projects and little

for life-safety work in the Capitol complex. I applaud Chairman

Taylor for fully funding pending fire-safety projects in the recent

supplemental (H.R. 3908), but the Senate majority leader has

vowed that measure will not become law. So this bill should provide the money needed to expedite projects to protect visitors and

staff from fire.

This bill also unacceptably cuts funds for basic care of the Capitol complex. It cuts funds for restroom cleaning; trash collection

and removal; painting, groundskeeping, and other necessary maintenance; and impairs our troubled recycling program. When Americans visit the Capitol, they want to be proud of its physical condition. According to the Architect, this bill will cut at least 112 positions from his staff, many of them custodians and laborers who

perform these essential functions.

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This measure takes a meat-axe to the Government Printing Office, lopping off a breathtaking 25% of its funding and at least 400

employees. The bill effectively ends the Federal Depository Library

Program by ceasing distribution of paper and other tangible products to the 1,337 depository libraries across this country. It will

thus leave the tens of thousands of Americans who use those libraries without the bulk of the Federal information that is now

made available, including many congressional documents. All

Americans should wonder what their Congress suddenly doesn’t

want them to know.

Moreover, this bill cuts back so far on congressional printing

funds as to threaten seriously GPO’s ongoing ability to support us

in our legislative duties. It prevents the publication next year of

whole classes of documents that our constituents and we use every

day, including the United States Code, the Congressional Directory,

House and Senate telephone directories, the ‘‘pocket’’ Constitution,

‘‘Our American Government,’’ ‘‘Our Flag,’’ and others.

Similarly, this bill cuts 114 staff at the Congressional Research

Service, whose non-partisan research benefits thousands of Americans. It cuts 31 employees from the Congressional Budget Office,

a non-partisan entity created to give Congress a source of budgetary information independent of the Executive branch. It foolishly

cuts 707 staff, a whopping 25% of the workforce, from the General

Accounting Office, which in 1999 issued recommendations saving

$57 for every dollar spent. GAO helps us conduct critical oversight

of programs, and I am astounded by the committee’s willingness to

cripple the agency that helps us to ferret out waste, fraud and

abuse throughout this government.

It is easy to think of the Legislative appropriations bill as simply

providing for Congress’ own internal needs. In reality it is much

more. The Congress and other Legislative-branch agencies serve

the people directly in such areas as law enforcement and public

safety, preservation and maintenance of irreplaceable public assets

like the Capitol, the dissemination of government information, and

oversight of programs that spend billions in public funds, to name

a few. The committee bill needlessly shortchanges all these accounts and more. The House should reject it.

STENY H. HOYER.

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