89–006 

111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 111–569 

TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES 

AND PROGRAMS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

JULY 27, 2010.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, from the Committee on House 

Administration, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 5682] 

The Committee on House Administration, to whom was referred 

the bill (H.R. 5682) to improve the operation of certain facilities 

and programs of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. 

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

The Rules of the House of Representatives impose the responsibility for overseeing the operation of the institution upon the Committee on House Administration. 

The Committee recommends enactment of H.R. 5682, designed to 

improve the operation of certain House facilities and programs, as 

described below. The bill proposes three unrelated, substantive 

changes and the Committee knows of no controversy with any provision. H.R. 5682 would affect only the House. The Committee anticipates that, under longstanding practice, the Senate will quickly 

clear the bill for the President on grounds of comity. 

COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

On July 14, 2010, the Committee considered H.R. 5682, which 

was introduced on July 1, 2010, by Chairman Robert A. Brady of 

Pennsylvania. By voice vote, the Committee ordered H.R. 5682 favorably reported to the House, without amendment. No amendments were offered and no recorded votes were taken during the 

Committee’s consideration of the bill. 


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SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. Access to House staff fitness facility for active duty Armed 

Forces personnel assigned to Congressional Liaison Office 

This section authorizes the House staff fitness facility to offer 

memberships to active-duty military personnel serving in congressional-liaison offices located in the House office buildings in the 

same manner as to House employees. 

The Committee is aware that the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111–68), included a provision (Sec. 103) extending this benefit, but only for fiscal year 2010. We agree as to 

the merits of that provision. We are aware of capacity constraints 

and acknowledge that extending membership to active-duty military liaison personnel assigned to the House buildings constitutes 

the only exception to the rule heretofore limiting the fitness center 

to House employees. The Committee believes that the small increase in potential membership permitted by H.R. 5682 will not noticeably strain center capacity, but directs the Chief Administrative 

Officer to advise the Committee immediately if he should ever determines otherwise. 

Section 2. Revolving fund for House Child Care Center 

The House Chief Administrative Officer requested this provision 

to ease administrative burdens on his staff. 

The account established for the House of Representatives Child 

Care Center by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992, is 

not a true revolving fund. As a result, the Chief Administrative Officer must every year seek approval to transfer the account’s unobligated balances forward to the Center for use for the following 

year and work with the Treasury staff to effectuate what has become an annual ritual. 

The Committee accepts the CAO’s representation that converting 

the present account into a true revolving fund will streamline the 

accounting and recordkeeping process for the House and for the 

Treasury with no adverse effect on the Center’s management, staff, 

or the children. At the request of the Appropriations Committee, 

section 2 includes a transfer into the new HRCCC Revolving Fund 

of any balance in the existing House Services Revolving Fund that 

may have been dedicated to the HRCCC’s use. 

Section 3. Miscellaneous technical correction 

Section 3 contains two unrelated corrections to prior legislation. 

Subsection (a) conforms a 1902 provision (2 U.S.C. § 2012) to the 

post-1995 arrangement placing responsibility for House furniture 

on the Chief Administrative Officer rather than the Architect of the 

Capitol. Subsection (b) corrects a simple error made during the 

drafting of Public Law 111–145 enacted earlier this year. 

MATTERS REQUIRED UNDER THE RULES OF THE HOUSE

Constitutional authority 

Clause 3(d)(1) of House Rule XIII requires each committee report 

on a public bill or joint resolution to include a statement citing the 

specific constitutional power(s) granted to the Congress on which 


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the Committee relies for enactment of the measure under consideration. 

The Committee cites the legislative power granted broadly by Article I. Sections 1 and 2 of H.R. 5682 relate to services that the 

House has determined it needs to support the execution of its Article I legislative powers. Section 3 of the bill constitutes a further 

exercise of Article I legislative power to enact corrections to previous laws. 

Committee votes 

Clause 3(b) of House Rule XIII requires the results of each recorded vote on an amendment or motion to report, together with 

the names of those voting for and against, to be printed in the committee report. No recorded votes were taken during the Committee’s consideration of H.R. 5682. 

Congressional Budget Office estimate 

Clause 3(c)(3) of House Rule XIII requires the report of a committee on a measure which has been approved by the committee to 

include a cost estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the CBA, if timely 

submitted. No CBO cost estimate was received on H.R. 5682. 

Federal mandates 

Section 423 of the CBA requires a committee report on any public bill or joint resolution that includes a federal mandate to include 

specific information about such mandates. The Committee states 

that H.R. 5682 imposes no federal mandates. 

Preemption clarification 

Section 423 of the CBA requires a committee report on any public bill or joint resolution to include a committee statement on the 

extent to which the measure is intended to preempt state or local 

law. The Committee states that H.R. 5682 is not intended to preempt any state or local law. 

Oversight findings 

Clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII requires each committee report to contain oversight findings and recommendations required pursuant to 

clause 2(b)(1) of House Rule X. The Committee has general oversight responsibility for the House of Representatives. 

In the exercise of its oversight of the House, the Committee finds 

that the policy changes proposed in sections 1 and 2 of the bill and 

the technical corrections made in section 3 will improve the operation of House offices and functions. 

Statement of general performance goals and objectives 

Clause 3(c)(4) of House Rule XIII requires committee reports to 

include a statement of general performance goals and objectives for 

which the measure authorizes funding. H.R. 5682 authorizes no appropriations. The Committee believes that enactment of H.R. 5682 

will advance the Congress’ goal of improving day-to-day administration of the House. 


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Congressional ‘‘earmarks’’ 

Clause 9(a)(1) of House Rule XXI requires committee reports on 

public bills and resolutions to contain an identification of congressional ‘‘earmarks,’’ limited tax benefits, limited tariff benefits, and 

the names of the requesting Member(s). The bill contains no such 

items either as introduced or as reported to the House. 

Congressional Accountability Act applicability 

Section 102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–1) requires each report on a public bill or joint resolution relating to terms and conditions of employment or access to 

public services or accommodations to describe the manner in which 

the legislation applies to the Legislative Branch. H.R. 5682 makes 

no change to the terms and conditions of employment, access to 

public services or accommodations in the Legislative Branch. 

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

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 312 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1992 

SEC. 312. (a) * * * 

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(d)ø(1) There is established an account which, subject to appropriation, and except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), shall be 

the exclusive source for all salaries and expenses for activities carried out under this section. The Chief Administrative Officer shall 

deposit in the account any amounts received under subsection (c).¿ 

(1) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives to be known as the 

‘‘House Child Care Center Revolving Fund’’ (hereafter in this section 

referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of the amounts received under 

subsection (c) and any other funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives from amounts received by the House of Representatives with respect to the operation 

of the center. Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the 

Fund shall be the exclusive source for all salaries and expenses for 

activities carried out under this section. 

* * * * * * * 

(e) The Fund shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)). 

ø(e)¿ (f) As used in this section— 

(1) * * * 

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ACT OF APRIL 28, 1902 

CHAP. 594.—An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, 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 be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money 

in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation 

for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 

hundred and three, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: 

LEGISLATIVE. 

* * * * * * * 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

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UNDER SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND

GROUNDS: * * * 

øHereafter the Superintendent of the Capitol Building and 

Grounds shall supervise and direct the care and repair of all furniture in the Hall, cloakrooms, lobby, committee rooms, and offices 

of the House, and all furniture hereafter required for the House of 

Representatives or for any of its committee rooms or offices shall 

be procured on designs and specifications made or approved by the 

said Superintendent.¿ 

The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 

shall supervise and direct the care and repair of all furniture in the 

Hall, cloakrooms, lobby, committee rooms, and offices of the House, 

and all furniture required for the House of Representatives or for 

any of its committee rooms or offices shall be procured on designs 

and specifications made or approved by the Chief Administrative 

Officer. 

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SECTION 3 OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 661, NINETY-FIFTH 

CONGRESS 

(agreed to July 29, 1977 and enacted into law by section 111 of Public Law 95–391) 

COMPENSATION OF CHAPLAIN OF HOUSE

SEC. 3. Effective May 1, 1977, and until otherwise provided by 

law, the per annum gross rate of compensation of the Chaplain of 

the House of Representatives shall be equal to the rate in effect from 

time to time for HS level 8, step 4, of the House Employees Schedule. 

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