H. R. 4454

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four

An Act

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the

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

not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

SENATE

MILEAGE AND EXPENSES ALLOWANCES

MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS

For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United

States, $60,000.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader

of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000;

Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,

$5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference

Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000.

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

LEADERS

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority

Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $71,338,000, which

shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below

limitations, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $457,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the

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

of each such committee, $996,000 for each such committee; in

all, $1,992,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY

AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority

and the Conference of the Minority, $384,000.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $12,961,000.

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,

$32,739,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary

for the Minority, $1,197,000.

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized

by law, and related expenses, $17,052,000.

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

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

$936,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;

Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary

for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority

of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee

and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,287,000 for each such

committee; in all, $2,574,000.

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the

Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law

601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public

Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980,

$78,112,000.

EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL

NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $348,000.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

$1,966,500 and, in addition, $7,000,000, to be derived by transfer

from funds appropriated in fiscal year 1992 for ‘‘Salaries, Officers

and Employees’’ and to remain available until September 30, 1998.

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $74,894,000, of which $21,347,000 shall

remain available until expended.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $7,429,000.

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,

$206,542,000.

OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices, $889,000.
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SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE

For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000.

STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)

For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for

officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and

Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,

$11,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996.

RESCISSION

Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’, $23,000,000 are rescinded.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 1. Effective on and after the date of enactment of this

Act, the Secretary of the Senate, subject to the approval of the

Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, is authorized to transfer up to $300,000 from any Senate appropriations account with

respect to which the Secretary has disbursing authority to the

revolving fund established under section 2(c) under the subheading

‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’

in Public Law 102–392 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) to provide additional

capitalization for such revolving fund. Any moneys so transferred

shall be available for use in the same manner and to the same

extent as the moneys otherwise in such revolving fund.

SEC. 2. (a) Not later than September 30, 1995, the Secretary

of the Senate shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration a report evaluating the quality and scope of the educational

experience available to visitors to the Senate concerning the constitutional and historical role of the Senate in American Government and society. (b) The Secretary of the Senate shall include in the report

a plan for the improvement of the educational experience available

to Senate visitors. Senate officers and officials and legislative branch

support agencies shall work with the Secretary of the Senate in

the development of the plan. Appropriate executive branch agencies,

such as the National Archives and Records Administration and

the Smithsonian Institution, are encouraged to offer assistance

to the Secretary of the Senate in developing the plan.

(c) There are authorized to be paid out of the contingent fund

of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the

Senate, such sums as are necessary to reimburse the routine

expenses associated with developing the report required by this

section.

SEC. 3. (a) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act 1965 (Public Law 88–454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended

by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

‘‘(4) Each report by the Secretary of the Senate required by

paragraph (1) shall contain a separate summary of Senate accounts

statement for each office of the Senate authorized to obligate appropriated funds, including each Senator’s office, each officer of the
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Senate, and each committee of the Senate. The summary of Senate

accounts statement shall include—

‘‘(A) the total amount of appropriations made available

or allocated to the office;

‘‘(B) any supplemental appropriation, transfer of funds,

or rescission and the effect of such action on the appropriation

or allocation to the office;

‘‘(C) total expenses incurred for salary and office expenses;

and

‘‘(D) the unexpended balance.’’.

(b) Section 318 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,

1991 (Public Law 101–520; 2 U.S.C. 59f) is amended by striking

the period at the end of the last sentence and inserting the following:

‘‘, and in the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such

Senator from the appropriation for official mail expenses.’’.

(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective

with respect to—

(1) reports and statements covering periods beginning on

and after October 1, 1994; and

(2) appropriations made and obligations incurred on and

after such date.

SEC. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United

States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate

to be known as the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence Revolving Fund (hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘‘fund’’). The

fund shall consist of all rental payments and other moneys collected

or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel

Webster Senate Page Residence. All moneys in the fund shall be

available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the

Secretary of the Senate in connection with operation and maintenance of the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence not normally

performed by the Architect of the Capitol. In addition, such moneys

may be used by the Sergeant at Arms to purchase food and food

related items and fund activities for the pages. (b) All moneys received from rental payments and other moneys

collected or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the

Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence shall be deposited in the

fund and shall be available for purposes of this section.

(c) Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers

approved by the Sergeant at Arms, or the designee of the Sergeant

at Arms.

(d) The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section

and to provide for the operations of the Daniel Webster Senate

Page Residence.

SEC. 5. Effective October 1, 1994, each of the figures contained

in section 506(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is increased by $50,000: Provided,

That, in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1995, a Senator

may use funds provided for official office expenses, but not to

exceed $50,000, for mass mailing, as defined in section 6(b)(1)

and all such mass mailings shall be under the frank.

SEC. 6. (a) This section shall apply to mailings by Senators,

made during fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter in

addition to any other law relating to the use of the franking privilege.

(b) For the purposes of this paragraph—
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(1) the term ‘‘mass mailing’’— (A) means, with respect to a session of Congress, a mailing of more than 500 newsletters or other pieces of

mail with substantially identical content (whether such

mail is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same time

or different times), but

(B) does not include a mailing— (i) of matter in direct response to a communication

from a person to whom the matter is mailed;

(ii) to other Members of Congress or to a Federal,

State, or local government official;

(iii) of a news release to the communications

media;

(iv) of a town meeting notice, but no such mailing

may be made fewer than 60 days immediately before

the date of any primary election or general election

(whether regular, special, or runoff) for any Federal,

State, or local office in which a Member of the Senate

is a candidate for election; or

(v) of a Federal publication or other item that

is provided by the Senate to all Senators or made

available by the Senate for purchase by all Senators

from official funds specifically for distribution.

(c) Except as provided in section 5, a Senator may not mail

a mass mailing under the frank.

(d) The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall

prescribe rules and regulations and take other action as the

Committee considers necessary and proper for Senators to comply

with this section and regulations.

SEC. 7. Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading

‘‘SENATE’’, $65,000,000 shall not remain available for obligation

beyond the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. None of the funds appropriated under the heading

‘‘SENATE’’ under the subheading ‘‘OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS’’ may be

used in any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1994,

for mass mailings as defined in section 6(b)(1).

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS

For payment to the estate of William H. Natcher, late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, $133,600.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,

$728,468,000, as follows:

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $6,096,000,

including: Office of the Speaker, $1,444,000, including $25,000 for

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

$1,042,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority

Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,429,000, including

$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
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Majority Whip, $1,284,000, including $5,000 for official expenses

of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $563,000 for the Chief

Deputy Majority Whips; and Office of the Minority Whip, $897,000,

including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and

not to exceed $104,000 for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.

MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE

For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of official and representative duties, $240,417,000.

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee

on the Budget, $73,925,000.

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)

For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to

be expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and

901(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available

for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $401,000.

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by the House, $53,191,000.

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION

HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS

For salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House Information Systems, under the direction of the Committee on

House Administration, $22,437,000, of which $16,017,000 is provided herein: Provided, That House Information Systems is author- ized to receive reimbursement for services provided from Members

of the House of Representatives and other Governmental entities

and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for

credit to this account: Provided further, That amounts so credited

for fiscal year 1994 and not obligated shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 1995.

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution

or law, $244,572,000, including: Official Expenses of Members,

$79,800,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal

tort claims, $6,103,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance of office equipment, $11,779,000; net expenses for telecommunications, $10,872,000; furniture and furnishings,

$2,012,000; stenographic reporting of committee hearings,

$1,100,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $1,279,000;

Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits

fund, and worker’s and unemployment compensation, $130,849,000;

and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles,
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interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased

employees of the House, $778,000.

CHILD CARE CENTER

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives

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

established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified

in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on

Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS)

For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary

personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance

with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946

and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services

performed, $6,495,000: Provided, That the Federal Bureau of Investigation, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may in any

fiscal year pay all administrative uncontrollable overtime accrued

by its employees while on detail to the Committee on Appropriations.

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House

of Representatives, as authorized by law, $31,000,000.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as

authorized by law, $56,354,000, including: for salaries and expenses

of the Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000 for official

representation and reception expenses, $14,158,000; for salaries

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

not to exceed $500 for official representation and reception expenses,

$1,502,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Doorkeeper,

including overtime as authorized by law, $11,506,000; for salaries

and expenses of the Office of Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services, $16,360,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office

of Inspector General, $295,000; for salaries and expenses of the

Office of General Counsel, $762,000; Office of the Chaplain,

$124,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $983,000;

for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $337,000;

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

of the House, $1,630,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office

of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,400,000; six minority

employees, $747,000; the House Democratic Steering and Policy

Committee and the Democratic Caucus, $1,523,000; the House

Republican Conference, $1,523,000; and other authorized employees,

$504,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 101. (a) TRANSFER OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY PRINTERS

TO DIRECTOR OF NON-LEGISLATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.—As
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soon as practicable, but not later than October 1, 1994, authority

over the Majority and Minority Printers of the House of Representatives shall be transferred to the Director of Non-legislative and

Financial Services of the House.

(b) FEES FOR OFFICES AND UTILITIES.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the transfer required by subsection

(a), the Director shall charge the Majority and Minority Printers

a reasonable monthly fee for the rental of offices and utilities.

(2) AVAILABILITY OF RECEIPTS.—The amounts received

under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury of

the United States for credit to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries

and Expenses of the House of Representatives’’, and shall be

available for expenditure in any fiscal year to the extent provided in appropriations Acts.

(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall take effect upon the date

of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any fiscal year.

JOINT ITEMS

For Joint Committees, as follows:

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,

$4,090,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,

$1,370,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,

$6,019,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.

For other joint items, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of

the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his

assistants, including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the

Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each

to two medical officers while on duty in the Attending Physician’s

office; (3) an allowance of $500 per month each to two assistants

and $400 per month each not to exceed nine assistants on the

basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4) $918,000

for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses

incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the

Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the

applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries,

allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available

for all the purposes thereof, $1,335,000, to be disbursed by the

Clerk of the House.
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CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime,

hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more

than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and

Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds, as authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol

Police, $69,382,000, of which $33,463,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed

by the Clerk of the House, and $35,919,000 is provided to the

Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed

by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts

appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for salaries, including overtime,

hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more

than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and

Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds under this

heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred

between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives

and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon

approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

GENERAL EXPENSES

For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the

Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other

equipment, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, the employee assistance program, not more than $2,000

for the awards program, postage, telephone service, travel advances,

relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law

Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services

performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the

Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives

designated by the Chairman of the Board, $2,000,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Provided,

That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic

training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement

Training Center for fiscal year 1995 shall be paid by the Secretary

of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the

Treasury.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for the

Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’ may

be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL

EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations

of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service,

$1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided,

That none of these funds shall be used to employ more than thirtythree individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board
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is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two

additional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days

each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more

than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office,

$363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions

of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–484),

including official reception and representation expenses (not to

exceed $5,500 from the Trust Fund), and expenses incurred in

administering an employee incentive awards program (not to exceed

$2,500), and rental of space in the District of Columbia, $21,970,000:

Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available

for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Office of Technology

Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees: Provided further,

That no part of this appropriation shall be available for assessments

or activities not initiated and approved in accordance with section

3(d) of Public Law 92–484: Provided further, That none of the

funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of

employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection

with any reimbursable study for which funds are provided from

sources other than appropriations made under this Act, or shall

be available for any other administrative expenses incurred by

the Office of Technology Assessment in carrying out such a study.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions

of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344),

including not to exceed $2,500 to be expended on the certification

of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection

with official representation and reception expenses, $23,188,000:

Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further, That

none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or

expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in

excess of 221 fulltime equivalent positions: Provided further, That

any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of

such property, supplies, or services to the Congress subject to section 903 of Public Law 98–63: Provided further, That the Director

of the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority, within

the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or

obsolete personal property by inter-agency transfer, donation, or

discarding.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

SALARIES

For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Architect of

the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided

by law, $9,103,000.

TRAVEL

Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol

shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not

to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES

To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and

studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities under his care, $100,000.

CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

CAPITOL BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and

House office buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of

the Capitol, including furnishings and office equipment; including

not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation

expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may

approve; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a

passenger motor vehicle; security installations which are approved

by the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 550, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972,

the cost limitation of which is hereby further increased by $200,000;

and attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of

the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects

related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $22,797,000,

of which $2,763,000 shall remain available until expended.

CAPITOL GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds

surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,

and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,270,000, of which $25,000 shall

remain available until expended.

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation

of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be

expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of

the Capitol, $47,619,000, of which $7,709,000 shall remain available

until expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under

this heading such sums as are necessary shall be used, at the

direction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,

to complete improvements to the property acquired pursuant to

section 1202 of Public Law 103–50.
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HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, including the position of Superintendent of Garages as authorized by law, $41,364,000, of which

$10,260,000 shall remain available until expended.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

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

the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services

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

Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from

plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing

Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled

water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, Union

Station complex, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be

advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol

and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to

the credit of this appropriation, $33,437,000, of which $865,000

shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed

$3,200,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during

fiscal year 1995.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 103. The matter in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 under ‘‘Capitol Buildings and

Grounds’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’

(40 U.S.C. 166b–2) is amended by striking ‘‘to grade 11’’ and inserting ‘‘at not to exceed grade 12’’.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166)

and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United

States of America, $60,084,000: Provided, That no part of this

appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except

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

of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval

of either the Committee on House Administration of the House

of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration

of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other

provision of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual

rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions

at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title

5, United States Code.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the

distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing

and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary

for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and

binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed

without charge to the recipient, $89,724,000: Provided, That this

appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part

2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known

as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the permanent

edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives,

Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C.

906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available

for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations

for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1995’’.

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

BOTANIC GARDEN

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

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

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

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

of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,230,000, and, in addition,

$7,000,000 to remain available until expended to be derived by

transfer from funds previously made available without fiscal year

limitation under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the

Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings;

special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms;

preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the

Library; preparation and distribution of catalog cards and other

publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger

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

Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund

held by the Board, $210,164,000, of which not more than $7,869,000

shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1995 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301;
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32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the $7,869,000: Provided further, That of the

total amount appropriated, $8,458,000 is to remain available until

expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers,

and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic

services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely

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

special and unique materials for additions to the collections.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving

copyrights, $27,456,000, of which not more than $14,500,000 shall

be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during

fiscal year 1995 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than

$2,911,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1995

under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided,

That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced

by the amount by which collections are less than $17,411,000:

Provided further, That up to $100,000 of the amount appropriated

is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright

Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for

the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That not to exceed

$2,250 may be expended on the certification of the Librarian of

Congress or his designee, in connection with official representation

and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright

Institute.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),

$44,951,000, of which $11,694,000 shall remain available until

expended.

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment, $5,825,000, of which

$1,886,000 shall be available until expended only for the purchase

and supply of furniture, shelving, furnishings, and related costs

necessary for the renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Library buildings.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library

of Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $194,290,

of which $58,100 is for the Congressional Research Service, when

specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings

concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation

is made.
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SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act

shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible

or compressed work schedule which—

(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position

the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS–

15; and

(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not

be at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time

worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager or supervisor’’ means any management official or supervisor, as such terms

are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United

States Code.

SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work

for other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536

shall not be used to employ more than 65 employees and may

be expended or obligated—

(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent

or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts;

or

(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—

(A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead

costs as are attributable to the work performed for such

agency; or

(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided

in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not

allowable under subparagraph (A).

SEC. 204. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appropriated to

the Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification

of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive

awards program.

SEC. 205. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appropriated to the

Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the

Librarian of Congress or his designee, in connection with official

representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field

Offices.

SEC. 206. Under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ obligational

authority shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $75,236,000

for reimbursable activities, $8,706,000 for revolving fund activities,

and $6,150,000 for non-expenditure transfer activities in support

of parliamentary development during the current fiscal year.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural

maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and

grounds, $12,483,000, of which $3,441,000 shall remain available

until expended.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents

necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government

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

international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $32,207,000:

Provided, That the objectives of chapter 41 of title 44, United

States Code, as enacted by the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Enhancement Act of 1993, shall be carried

out through cost savings: Provided further, That travel expenses,

including travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the

Public Printer, shall not exceed $130,000: Provided further, That

funds, not to exceed $2,000,000, from current year appropriations

are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional

Serial Sets and other related Congressional/non-Congressional

publications for 1993 and 1994 to depository and other designated

libraries.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make

such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in

accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments

without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section

104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary

in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget

for the current fiscal year for the ‘‘Government Printing Office

revolving fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 may be

expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection

with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or

purchase of passenger motor vehicles, not to exceed a fleet of

twelve: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with

travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall

be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United

States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be

available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates

for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the

rate for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316): Provided

further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under

the paragraph entitled ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS,

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

full-time equivalent employment of more than 4,293 workyears:

Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for

expenses not to exceed $500,000 for the development of plans and

design of a multi-purpose facility: Provided further, That activities

financed through the revolving fund may provide information in

any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not

be used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule

which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade

or level of which is equal to or higher than GS–15: Provided further,

That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
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SEC. 207. Section 207(a) of the Legislative Appropriations Act,

1993 (Public Law 102–392) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘‘as certified by

the Public Printer,’’ the following: ‘‘if the work is included

in a class of work which’’; and

(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

‘‘(3) As used in this section, the term ‘printing’ includes

the processes of composition, platemaking, presswork, duplicating, silk screen processes, binding, microform, and the end

items of such processes.’’.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office,

including not to exceed $7,000 to be expended on the certification

of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection

with official representation and reception expenses; services as

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to

exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for level IV of

the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315); hire of one passenger

motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance

with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable under

sections 901(5), 901(6) and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of

1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States,

rental of living quarters in foreign countries and travel benefits

comparable with those which are now or hereafter may be granted

single employees of the Agency for International Development,

including single Foreign Service personnel assigned to AID projects,

by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development—

or his designee—under the authority of section 636(b) of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); $443,360,000: Provided,

That not more than $1,000,000 of reimbursements received incident

to the operation of the General Accounting Office Building shall

be available for use in fiscal year 1995: Provided further, That

notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to

the Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited

to the appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available

and remain available until expended, and not more than $6,000,000

of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 1995: Provided

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

of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP)

shall be available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs

as determined by the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive

Director and secretarial support: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other

department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit

Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of Forum

costs as determined by the Forum, including necessary travel

expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either

the Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to

any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed:

Provided further, That to the extent that funds are otherwise avail-
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able for obligation, agreements or contracts for the removal of

asbestos, and renovation of the building and building systems

(including the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system,

electrical system and other major building systems) of the General

Accounting Office Building may be made for periods not exceeding

five years: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency

which is a member of the American Consortium on International

Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an

appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA,

including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in

the International Institute of Administrative Sciences.

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall

be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except

for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under

regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for

the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act

shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year

unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 303. 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

of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of

the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with

respect thereto.

SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this

Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where

such expenditures are a matter of public record and available

for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.

SEC. 305. The last sentence of section 307(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 60–1 note) is repealed.

SEC. 306. Annual and sick leave balances of employees transferred from the Office of the Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services, House Postal Operations, to the Architect of the

Capitol, as of October 31, 1993, shall be credited to the leave

accounts of such personnel, subject to the provisions of section

6304 of title 5, United States Code, upon their transfer to the

appropriation for House office buildings.

SEC. 307. (a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—The first

sentence of section 8335(d) of title 5, United States Code, is

amended by striking ‘‘55’’ and inserting ‘‘57’’.

(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—(1) Section

8425 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
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(A) in the first sentence of subsection (b) by striking ‘‘mem- ber of the Capitol Police or’’ and ‘‘member or’’; (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and

(C) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ‘‘(c) A member of the Capitol Police who is otherwise eligible for immediate retirement under section 8412(d) shall be separated

from the service on the last day of the month in which such

member becomes 57 years of age or completes 20 years of service

if then over that age. The Capitol Police Board, when in its judgment

the public interest so requires, may exempt such a member from

automatic separation under this subsection until that member

becomes 60 years of age. The Board shall notify the member in

writing of the date of separation at least 60 days before that

date. Action to separate the member is not effective, without the

consent of the member, until the last day of the month in which

the 60-day notice expires.’’. (2) Section 8415(d) of title 5, United States Code, is amended

by striking ‘‘(a) or (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a), (b), or (c)’’.

SEC. 308. (a) PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND

PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with

funds made available in this Act should be American-made.

(b) NOTICE TO GRANTEES AND CONTRACTORS.—In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any

entity using funds made available in this Act, the head of each

Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide

to such entity a notice describing the statement made in subsection

(a) by the Congress.

SEC. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is amended in

the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1994’’ and inserting

‘‘1995’’.

SEC. 310. Upon enactment of this Act, $2,015,000 is made

available under the headings ‘‘Architect of the Capitol, Capitol

Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Buildings’’ to remain available until

expended for all necessary expenses relating to the purchase and

installation of x-ray machines and magnetometers: Provided, That

the cost limitation for security installations, which are approved

by the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 550, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972,

is hereby further increased by $2,015,000: Provided further, That

the amount made available shall be derived by transfer from the

funds appropriated to the Clerk of the House in the Fiscal Year

1986 Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 99–

349, and subsequently transferred to the Architect of the Capitol

pursuant to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989, Public

Law 100–458, for Capitol Complex Security Enhancement.

SEC. 311. The following amounts appropriated under the following headings shall be withheld from obligation and shall only

become available to the extent necessary to cover the costs of

increases in pay and allowances authorized pursuant to the enactment of H.R. 4539, of the 103d Congress, or pursuant to the pay

order of the President or other administrative action pursuant

to law:

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES ............................................................................................. $167,000

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .......................................................................... 39,000
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .......................................................................... 55,000

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

SALARIES ............................................................................................. 176,000

CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

CAPITOL BUILDINGS ............................................................................ 161,000 CAPITOL GROUNDS .............................................................................. 69,000 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS ................................................................. 280,000 CAPITOL POWER PLANT ....................................................................... 95,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................... 671,000

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING ................................................ 2,007,000

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................... 107,000

BOTANIC GARDEN

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .......................................................................... 48,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .......................................................................... 2,307,000

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................... 270,000

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................... 79,000

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS

STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE ................................................ 123,000

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES .......................................................................... 3,835,000

SEC. 312. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL HUMAN RESOURCES PRO- GRAM.—(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act’’.

(b) FINDING AND PURPOSE.— (1) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the Office of the

Architect of the Capitol should develop human resources

management programs that are consistent with the practices

common among other Federal and private sector organizations. (2) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to require

the Architect of the Capitol to establish and maintain a personnel management system that incorporates fundamental principles that exist in other modern personnel systems.

(c) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—

(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Architect of the Capitol shall

establish and maintain a personnel management system.

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The personnel management system

shall at a minimum include the following:

(A) A system which ensures that applicants for employment and employees of the Architect of the Capitol are

appointed, promoted, and assigned on the basis of merit

and fitness after fair and equitable consideration of all

applicants and employees through open competition.

(B) An equal employment opportunity program which

includes an affirmative employment program for employees

and applicants for employment, and procedures for monitoring progress by the Architect of the Capitol in ensuring

a workforce reflective of the diverse labor force.

(C) A system for the classification of positions which

takes into account the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of the work performed, and which

conforms to the principle of equal pay for substantially

equal work.
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(D) A program for the training of Architect of the

Capitol employees which has among its goals improved

employee performance and opportunities for employee

advancement.

(E) A formal performance appraisal system which will

permit the accurate evaluation of job performance on the

basis of objective criteria for all Architect of the Capitol

employees.

(F) A fair and equitable system to address unacceptable

conduct and performance by Architect of the Capitol

employees, including a general statement of violations,

sanctions, and procedures which shall be made known to

all employees, and a formal grievance procedure.

(G) A program to provide services to deal with mental

health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other employee problems, and which ensures employee confidentiality.

(H) A formal policy statement regarding the use and

accrual of sick and annual leave which shall be made

known to all employees, and which is consistent with the

other requirements of this section.

(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—

(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—The Architect of the Capitol

shall—

(A) develop a plan for the establishment and maintenance of a personnel management system designed to

achieve the requirements of subsection (c);

(B) submit the plan to the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the House Office Building Commission,

the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,

the Joint Committee on the Library, and the Committees

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 12 months after the date of

enactment of this Act; and

(C) implement the plan not later than 90 days after

the plan is submitted to the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the House Office Building Commission,

the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,

the Joint Committee on the Library, and the Committees

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, as specified in subparagraph (B).

(2) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—The Architect of the Capitol shall develop a system of oversight and evaluation to ensure

that the personnel management system of the Architect of

the Capitol achieves the requirements of subsection (c) and

complies with all other relevant laws, rules and regulations.

The Architect of the Capitol shall report to the Speaker of

the House of Representatives, the House Office Building

Commission, the Committee on Rules and Administration of

the Senate, and the Joint Committee on the Library on an

annual basis the results of its evaluation under this subsection.

(3) APPLICATION OF LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall

be construed to alter or supersede any other provision of law

otherwise applicable to the Architect of the Capitol or its

employees, unless expressly provided in this section.

(e) DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCESSING.—

(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection:
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(A) The term ‘‘employee of the Architect of the Capitol’’

or ‘‘employee’’ means—

(i) any employee of the Architect of the Capitol,

the Botanic Garden, or the Senate Restaurants;

(ii) any applicant for a position that is to be occupied by an individual described in clause (i); or

(iii) within 180 days after the termination of

employment with the Architect of the Capitol, any

individual who was formerly an employee described

in clause (i) and whose claim of a violation arises

out of the individual’s employment with the Architect

of the Capitol.

(B) The term ‘‘violation’’ means a practice that violates

paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the terms

‘‘employee of the Architect of the Capitol’’ and ‘‘employee’’

do not include any individual referred to in clause (i),

(ii), or (iii) of such subparagraph who is a House of Representatives garage or parking lot attendant (including the

Superintendent), with respect to whom supervision and

all other employee-related matters are transferred to the

Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives pursuant

to direction of the Committee on Appropriations of the

House of Representatives in House Report 103–517 of the

One Hundred Third Congress.

(2) DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.—

(A) IN GENERAL.—All personnel actions affecting

employees of the Architect of the Capitol shall be made

free from any discrimination based on—

(i) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin,

within the meaning of section 717 of the Civil Rights

Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16);

(ii) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29

U.S.C. 633a); or

(iii) handicap or disability, within the meaning

of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29

U.S.C. 791) and sections 102 through 104 of the

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

12112–14).

(B) INTIMIDATION PROHIBITED.—Any intimidation of, or

reprisal against, any employee by the Architect of the Capitol, or by any employee of the Architect of the Capitol,

because of the exercise of a right under this section constitutes an unlawful employment practice, which may be

remedied in the same manner as are other violations

described in subparagraph (A).

(3) PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.—

(A) Any employee of the Architect of the Capitol alleging a violation of paragraph (2) may file a charge with

the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board

in accordance with the General Accounting Office Personnel

Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 751–55). Such a charge may be

filed only after the employee has filed a complaint with

the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with require-
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ments prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and has

exhausted all remedies pursuant to such requirements.

(B) The Architect of the Capitol shall carry out any

action within its authority that the Board orders under

section 4 of the General Accounting Office Personnel Act

of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 753).

(C) The Architect of the Capitol shall reimburse the

General Accounting Office for costs incurred by the Board

in considering charges filed under this subsection.

(4) AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

PERSONNEL ACT OF 1980.—

(A) Section 751(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code,

is amended by inserting ‘‘or of the Architect of the Capitol,

the Botanic Garden, or the Senate Restaurants,’’ after

‘‘Office’’.

(B) Section 753(a) of title 31, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end

of the paragraph;

(ii) in paragraph (8) by striking the period and

inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

(iii) by inserting at the end thereof the following:

‘‘(9) an action involving discrimination prohibited under

section 312(e)(2) of the Architect of the Capitol Human

Resources Act.’’.

(C) Section 755 of title 31, United States Code, is

amended—

(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (7) or (9)’’; and

(ii) in subsection (b)—

(I) by striking ‘‘or applicant for employment’’

and inserting ‘‘applicant for employment, or

employee of the Architect of the Capitol, the

Botanic Garden, or the Senate Restaurants’’; and

(II) by inserting ‘‘or under section 312(e)(2)

of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources

Act’’ after ‘‘of this title’’.

(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

(1) Section 301(c) of Public Law 102–166 is amended—

(A) by striking subparagraph (B);

(B) by striking ‘‘or (B)’’ in subparagraphs (C) and (D);

and

(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as

subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.

(2) Section 305(c) of Public Law 102–166 is amended to

read as follows:

‘‘(c) EMPLOYEES OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—In the case of an

employee who is a member of the Capitol Police, the Director

may refer the employee to the Capitol Police Board for resolution

of the employee’s complaint through the internal grievance procedures of the Capitol Police Board for a specific period of time,

which shall not count against the time available for counseling

or mediation under this title.’’.

(3) Section 312 of Public Law 102–166 is amended by

striking ‘‘or by the Architect of the Capitol, or anyone employed

by the Architect of the Capitol,’’.
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(4) Section 501(h)(2) of the Family and Medical Leave

Act of 1993 is amended by striking ‘‘or (B)’’.

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

Act, 1995’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.