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107TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 107–169

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2002

JULY 26, 2001.—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 VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 2647]

The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in

explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the

legislative branch for the fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

Page number

Bill Report

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

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

Structure of bill .......................................................................................... ........ 4

Legislative branch wide matters ............................................................... ........ 5

Title I—Congressional operations:

House of Representatives ................................................................... 2 6

Joint Items:

Joint Economic Committee ......................................................... 9 11

Joint Committee on Taxation ..................................................... 10 11

Office of the Attending Physician ............................................... 10 11

Capitol Police Board .................................................................... 11 11

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office ................... 13 14

Office of Compliance ........................................................................... 14 14

Congressional Budget Office .............................................................. 14 14

Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ............. 16 15

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress ..................... 27 22

Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office 28 23

Title II—Other agencies:

Botanic Garden ................................................................................... 29 24

Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service) ........ 30 24

Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and grounds ................. 37 28

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Page number

Bill Report

Government Printing Office (except Congressional printing and

binding) ............................................................................................ 37 29

General Accounting Office .................................................................. 40 29

Title III—General provisions .................................................................... 42 29

Constitutional authority ............................................................................ ........ 30

Comparison with budget resolution .......................................................... ........ 30

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

Assistance to State and local governments .............................................. ........ 31

Transfers of funds ...................................................................................... ........ 31

Rescissions .................................................................................................. ........ 31

Changes in the application of existing law .............................................. ........ 31

Compliance with clause 3—rule XIII ........................................................ ........ 34

SUMMARY OF BILL

The bill, as recommended by the Committee, provides appropriations for fiscal year 2002 legislative branch operations, which totals

$2,239,000,000. Of that amount, $1,390,725,000 is for congressional

operations and $848,275,000 is for other agencies.

A summary of the recommendations follows:

Fiscal year 2002 Amount

Congressional operations ...................................................................... 1 $1,390,725,000

Other agencies ....................................................................................... 848,275,000

Total ............................................................................................. $2,239,000,000

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 2002, including those under the

Architect of the Capitol, total $651,235,000.

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 2001

Budget estimates of

new (obligational)

authority, fiscal year

2002

New budget

(obligational) authority recommended in

bill

Bill compared with—

New budget

(obligational) authority, fiscal year 2001

Budget 

new (o

authority

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

House of Representatives .................................................................................................................................. $830,449,000 $882,100,000 $882,100,000 +$51,651,000 ............

Joint items .......................................................................................................................................................... 121,860,000 136,780,000 138,237,000 +16,377,000 +Office of Compliance ......................................................................................................................................... 1,851,000 2,059,000 2,059,000 +208,000 ............Congressional Budget Office ............................................................................................................................. 28,430,000 30,680,000 30,780,000 +2,350,000 Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ............................................................................. 130,980,000 217,875,000 175,095,000 +44,115,000 ¥

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress ...................................................................................... 73,430,000 81,139,000 81,454,000 +8,024,000 Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office .................................................................... 81,205,000 90,900,000 81,000,000 ¥205,000 ¥

Total, title I—Congressional operations .............................................................................................. 1,268,205,000 1,441,533,000 1,390,725,000 +122,520,000 ¥

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden .................................................................................................................................................. $3,321,000 $6,129,000 $5,946,000 +$2,625,000 

Library of Congress (except Congressional Operations) ................................................................................... 438,297,000 363,147,000 368,594,000 ¥69,703,000 

Architect of the Capitol (Library buildings and grounds) ................................................................................ 15,935,000 21,402,000 22,252,000 +6,317,000 Government Printing Office (Superintendent of Documents) ............................................................................ 33,893,000 35,639,000 29,639,000 ¥4,254,000 ¥General Accounting Office ................................................................................................................................. 384,020,000 427,794,000 421,844,000 +37,824,000 ¥

Total, title II—Other agencies ............................................................................................................. 875,466,000 854,111,000 848,275,000 ¥27,191,000 ¥

Grand total, new budget, (obligational) authority (for items considered by House) 2,143,671,000 2,295,644,000 2,239,000,000 +95,329,000 ¥

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HIGHLIGHTS OF BILL

SUMMARY OF ESTIMATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Budget estimates.—The budget estimates considered by the Committee total $2,295,644,000. 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 fiscal year

2002 proposals appear on pages 459 through 464 of the ‘‘Analytical

Perspectives’’ volume, and pages 17 through 40 of the ‘‘Appendix’’

volume of the Fiscal Year 2002 Federal Budget (H. Doc. 107–3).

Committee recommendations.—A total of $2,239,000,000 in new

budget (obligational) authority is recommended for fiscal year 2002.

The recommendation is $56,644,000 less than was transmitted to

the Congress, a decrease of 2.5 percent under the budget request.

The bill does not include Senate items.

Comparison with fiscal year 2001 appropriations.—Compared

with the appropriations enacted for fiscal year 2001 the recommendation of $2,239,000,000 in new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2002 is an increase of $95,329,000 or 4.4%.

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

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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 notes that the agencies of the Legislative Branch

have taken an undisciplined position regarding the execution of

their respective annual budgets as it relates to authorized full time

equivalents (FTE’s). During the annual markup of the Legislative

Branch bill each agency is authorized an FTE level either at an

agency level or appropriation account level. These authorized FTE

levels, as reflected in the annual markup, carry the same force and

effect as do the funds provided in the appropriation bill. The Committee has noted that some agencies have attempted to realign, or

in some cases exceeded, their annual FTE allocation. The Committee reminds all agencies that the FTE allocation is not to be altered or exceeded without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate. If the Committee finds any

further actions by the agencies that result in continued abuse of

the authorized FTE levels, the Committee will take appropriate action to allocate FTE’s, if necessary, down to a project or activity

level.

The Committee has included funding for the Federal Mass Transit Benefit Program, for the agencies of the Legislative Branch. The

Committee allowance provides a $65 per month allowance to the

employees who participate in the program. The Committee encourages the agencies of the Legislative Branch to support their employee participation in this very important program.

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

The Committee bill recommends a total of $1,390,725,000 for fiscal year 2002 for those activities in direct support of the operations

of the Congress (exclusive of the Senate), which is an increase of

$122,520,000 above the fiscal year 2001 level. Budget estimates

considered by the Committee total $1,441,533,000, which have been

reduced by $50,808,000.

A summary of the recommendations follows:

Title I—Congressional Operations

Item Amount

House of Representatives ...................................................................... $882,100,000

Joint items .............................................................................................. 138,237,000

Office of Compliance .............................................................................. 2,059,000

Congressional Budget Office ................................................................. 30,780,000

Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items) ............... 175,095,000

Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress ........................ 81,454,000

Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office .... 81,000,000

Total ............................................................................................. $1,390,725,000

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Committee recommends a total of $882,100,000 for the operations of the House of Representatives during fiscal year 2002. The

allowance is $51,651,000 above the amount appropriated for the

current fiscal year.

Of this increase, $48,595,000 or 94.1%, is attributed to the January 2001 authorization increase in Members’ Representational Allowances, and a 4.6% COLA for calendar year 2002.

The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:

House of Representatives

Item Amount

Salaries and expenses:

House leadership offices ................................................................. $15,910,000

Members’ representational allowances ......................................... 479,472,000

Committee salaries and expenses ................................................. 127,516,000

Salaries, officers and employees .................................................... 101,766,000

Allowances and expenses ............................................................... 157,436,000

Total, Salaries and Expenses ..................................................... $882,100,000

Total, House of Representatives ................................................ $882,100,000

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $829,735,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 882,100,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 882,100,000

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 $882,100,000.

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $14,378,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 15,250,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 15,910,000

The Committee recommends a total of $15,910,000 for the operations of the leadership offices during fiscal year 2002.

The allocation by office follows:

House Leadership Offices

Item Amount

Office of the Speaker ............................................................................. $1,866,000

Office of the Majority Floor Leader ...................................................... 1,830,000

Office of the Minority Floor Leader ..................................................... 2,224,000

Office of the Majority Whip .................................................................. 1,562,000

Office of the Minority Whip .................................................................. 1,168,000

Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities ................................. 431,000

Republican Steering Committee ........................................................... 806,000

House Republican Conference .............................................................. 1,342,000

House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee ............................ 1,435,000

House Democratic Caucus ..................................................................... 713,000

Nine Minority Employees ...................................................................... 1,293,000

Training and Development Program:

Majority ........................................................................................... 290,000

Minority ........................................................................................... 290,000

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House Leadership Offices—Continued

Item Amount

Cloakroom Personnel:

Majority ........................................................................................... 330,000

Minority ........................................................................................... 330,000

Total ............................................................................................. $15,910,000

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $430,877,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 479,339,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 479,472,000

A total of $479,472,000 is recommended for the representational

allowances of the Members of the House, the so-called MRA account. The budget request, $479,339,000, included estimates of

$310,339,000 for clerk hire salaries, $134,000,000 for official expenses, and $35,000,000 for official mail. The Committee bill assumptions included in the recommendation are $314,265,000 for

clerk hire, $134,133,000 for official expenses, and $31,074,000 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.

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $122,600,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 127,492,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 127,516,000

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,

$104,514,000 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), $23,002,000 is provided.

Details of the funding resolution, H. Res. 84 (House Report 107–

25) approved by the House for the 107th Congress, follow:

COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 107TH CONGRESS

Committee 1st session 2nd session Total

Agriculture ............................................................................................. $4,675,093 $4,931,913 $9,607,006

Armed Services ..................................................................................... 5,182,597 5,690,080 10,872,677

Budget ................................................................................................... 7,059,821 6,514,065 13,573,886

Education and the Workforce ............................................................... 5,705,025 6,141,206 11,846,231

Energy and Commerce .......................................................................... 8,527,251 8,699,519 17,226,770

Financial Services ................................................................................. 5,403,522 5,703,521 11,107,043

Government Reform and Oversight ...................................................... 9,810,000 9,610,233 19,420,233

House Administration ............................................................................ 3,560,662 3,857,383 7,418,045

Intelligence ............................................................................................ 3,407,986 3,547,088 6,955,074

International Relations ......................................................................... 6,202,095 6,470,531 12,672,626

Judiciary ................................................................................................ 6,339,902 6,826,561 13,166,463

Resources .............................................................................................. 5,595,266 6,005,994 11,601,260

Rules ..................................................................................................... 2,644,509 2,726,264 5,370,773

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COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 107TH CONGRESS—Continued

Committee 1st session 2nd session Total

Science .................................................................................................. 5,172,668 5,455,373 10,628,041

Small Business ..................................................................................... 2,312,344 2,486,439 4,798,783

Standards of Official Conduct .............................................................. 1,358,708 1,512,383 2,871,091

Transportation and Infrastructure ........................................................ 6,964,664 7,514,887 14,479,551

Veterans’ Affairs ................................................................................... 2,516,765 2,625,498 5,142,263

Ways and Means ................................................................................... 7,228,481 7,520,407 14,748,888

Total ......................................................................................... $99,667,359 $103,839,345 $203,506,704

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

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $107,851,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 102,393,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 101,766,000

The Committee recommendation for the salaries and expenses of

House officers and employees of the various activities funded

through this consolidated item is $101,766,000. This amount represents an overall decrease of $6,085,000 below the amount enacted

in fiscal year 2001.

Full Time Equivalents: Eight cloakroom employees have been

transferred from the Office of the Clerk to the Speaker and Minority Leader. The Committee has provided funding for an additional

16 FTEs, which are directly related to Member services, under the

CAO. These positions include: 2 W-B Development Specialists, 1

Information Security Analyst, 2 Technical Support Representatives,

2 Office System Management Counselors, 3 positions for the Photography Office; 5 Laborers and 1 Night Supervisor. In addition,

the Sergeant at Arms is provided two additional parking attendants due to the reopening of Lot 5.

Furnishings: The Committee notes that during the process of furnishing office suites for freshmen Members of the 107th Congress,

the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) was unable to supply key

furniture items to some offices, especially desks and bookcases. The

CAO is directed to provide a detailed report within 90 days to the

Committees on Appropriations and House Administration on the

status of the House furniture inventory, including a comprehensive

analysis of current and anticipated requirements to assure an adequate inventory of commonly-used furniture items for Members offices and committees. In addition, the Committee bill includes the

budget request for furnishings. The CAO is directed to consult with

the Committees on Appropriations and House Administration on

the purchase of modular (case-good) furniture.

Committee Room Renovations: The Committee recognizes the importance of upgrading committee hearing rooms and provided

$3,000,000 for this purpose in H.R. 2216, the Fiscal Year 2001 Supplemental Appropriation. The Committee will continue to work

with the House Administration Committee to ensure adequate

funding is provided throughout the fiscal year for this purpose.

Staff Physical Fitness Facility: The Committee directs the Chief

Administrative Officer, in conjunction with the Architect of the

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Capitol, to develop a proposal for a self supporting fitness center

for the staff of the House of Representatives. The proposal should

include contracting of support staff and possible locations for such

a facility. The CAO is directed to report his findings to the Committees on Appropriations and House Administration within 60

days.

The Committee directs the Congressional Wellness Center Committee to report within 60 days to the Committees on Appropriations and House Administration on any differences in access to the

House gym by female Members of the House and by male Members

of the House, and to include a proposal to eliminate any such differences in order to provide equal access to the House gym for male

and female Members.

Employment Study: The Committee directs that, within available

funds, the Chief Administrative Officer contract with an independent non-profit organization with a history of Congressional

management activities to provide a biennial House staff employment study.

Sergeant-at-Arms: The existing bicycle permitting system is rarely enforced, which has resulted in numerous non-permitted bicycles

parked within House garages, long term storage of bicycles that see

little or no use, and multiple permits being used by single individuals to facilitate parking of bicycles used by others. The resulting

lack of adequate bicycle parking space has the effect of discouraging bicycle use by Members and staff. The Sergeant at Arms is

directed to enforce parking regulations for bicycles with the same

diligence as for motor vehicles, including routine checking of garages and other parking areas for proper permitted parking.

The following table summarizes the funding allocation provided

to each component of the account.

Salaries, officers and employees

Item Amount

Office of the Clerk .................................................................................. $15,408,000

Office of the Sergeant at Arms ............................................................. 4,139,000

Office of the Chief Administrative Officer ........................................... 67,495,000

Office of Inspector General ................................................................... 3,756,000

Office of General Counsel ...................................................................... 894,000

Office of the Chaplain ............................................................................ 144,000

Office of the Parliamentarian ............................................................... 1,344,000

Parliamentarian ..................................................................................... (1,168,000)

Compilation of Precedents .................................................................... (176,000)

Office of the Law Revision Counsel ...................................................... 2,107,000

Office of the Legislative Counsel .......................................................... 5,456,000

Corrections Calendar Office .................................................................. 883,000

Other authorized employees ................................................................. 140,000

Total ............................................................................................. $101,766,000

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.

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ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $154,029,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 157,626,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 157,436,000

A total of $157,436,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2002 for

allowances and expenses. This amount is $190,000 below the budget request and $3,407,000 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 97% of these funds provide the employer share of retirement, health care, and unemployment compensation payments

for House employees.

The following table sets forth the various expense categories

within this appropriation:

Allowances and Expenses

Detail Recommended 2002

Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims ... $3,379,000

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

Government contributions .................................................................... 152,957,000

Miscellaneous items:

House automobiles .......................................................................... 110,000

Gratuities to beneficiaries of deceased staff ................................. 500,000

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

Subtotal miscellaneous items ..................................................... 690,000

Total, allowances and expenses ................................................. $157,436,000

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 101 provides that four majority cloakroom positions shall

be transferred from the Clerk to the Speaker and four minority

cloakroom positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader. Section 102 clarifies that funds related to the sale of

audio or video transcripts prepared by the House Recording Studio

are to be credited to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

Section 103 provides for unspent amounts remaining in the Members’ Representational allowances account to be used for deficit reduction. Section 104 changes the pay day for House employees as

requested by the Committee on House Adminstration.

JOINT ITEMS

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $138,237,000 for fiscal year 2002 for the various joint committees

and activities carried under this heading. The recommendation is

$1,457,000 above the amounts requested for fiscal 2002 and a increase of $16,377,000 above the amounts appropriated in FY2001.

The following summarizes the recommendations:

Joint Items

Item Amount

Joint Economic Committee ................................................................... $3,424,000

Joint Committee on Taxation ............................................................... 6,733,000

Office of the Attending Physician ......................................................... 1,865,000

Capitol Police ......................................................................................... 123,673,000

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office ............................. 2,512,000

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Joint Items—Continued

Item Amount

Statements of appropriations ............................................................... 30,000

Total ............................................................................................. $138,237,000

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $3,315,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 3,424,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 3,424,000

The Committee has provided $3,424,000 for the Joint Economic

Committee. This amount reflects an increase of $109,000 above the

enacted amount, and is the same as the budget request.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $6,416,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 6,733,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 6,733,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,733,000 for

the Joint Committee on Taxation. This amount reflects an increase

of $317,000 above the enacted amount, and is the same as the

budget request.

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $1,831,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 1,765,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 1,865,000

The Committee has approved $1,865,000 for medical supplies,

equipment, expenses, and allowances of Navy personnel detailed to

the Office of the Attending Physician.

CAPITOL POLICE

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $106,897,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 122,316,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 123,673,000

The recommendations in the bill provide a total of $123,673,000

for the expenses and personnel authorized for police services

throughout the Capitol buildings and grounds during fiscal year

2002.

U.S. CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

The U.S. Capitol Police are an integral component of the Legislative Branch and perform essential security functions for the protection of Members of Congress, Congressional staff, and the millions

of visitors who come to the seat of the Federal government on Capitol Hill. Our police force also deals with many additional difficult,

frequently unique, security challenges including Presidential inaugurations, visits by the President, other U.S. government officials,

and foreign dignitaries, crowd control, demonstrations, and a variety of other events and situations that require competence and professionalism. The Committee strongly supports this fine organization and its many dedicated officers and staff. The Committee has

recently provided resources for expanded training in a modernized

setting at Cheltenham, Maryland, has included comparability pay

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funds in this bill to ensure that police personnel are adequately

and fairly compensated, and has provided significant resources to

upgrade technology, physical plant, and force structure in several

recent supplemental and annual appropriation bills. The Committee has also supported improvements to the police administrative infrastructure.

It is clear that the force has modernized, will continue to do so

under the new Chief, and the Committee on Appropriations will

continue to support these efforts. Several steps have been taken to

improve the police management structure. The Committee is disappointed, however, that correspondence and answers to routine

budget questions to the police raised by the Committee have to be

routed through the Capitol Police Board where they are held up

pending review. The Committee expects the same prompt and direct response from the U.S. Capitol Police that it receives from

every other executive and legislative agency. The unnecessary bureaucracy of the review process added by the Board impedes appropriations review and oversight and is unacceptable. Along those

lines, and to extend the management improvement program, the

Committee believes that the role and operations of the Capitol Police Board should be examined, updated and streamlined if necessary. Therefore, the Committee directs the General Accounting

Office to undertake a review of the Board, its statutory

underpinnings, and its mission. It will be helpful to have an independent evaluation of the Board, its strengths and weaknesses, together with recommendations, including possible alternatives to

the current structure, in order to assure that U.S. Capitol Police

oversight is appropriately organized.

In addition, the Committee directs the General Accounting Office

to review the post and other duty assignments of the Capitol Police

to determine if there are an adequate number of personnel to carry

out the police mission. In so doing, the GAO should determine the

extent to which technology is being used, or could be used, to alleviate personnel needs. An examination of the number of posts,

and alternative post schedules should also be conducted.

The GAO is directed to make separate reports on these reviews

no later than November 30, 2001, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on House Administration, and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

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

provided:

Items Authorized FTE’s Amount

Salary expenses, Capitol Police on House Payroll ...................................................... 1 717 $55,013,000

Salary expenses, Capitol Police on Senate Payroll ..................................................... 2 764 57,579,000

Subtotal ....................................................................................................................... 1,481 3 112,592,000

General expenses ......................................................................................................... .............................. 11,081,000

Grand total, all police services .......................................................................... .............................. $123,673,000

1 Includes 139 civilian positions.

2 Includes 83 civilian positions.

3 Includes overtime funds of $6,709,000.

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CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $97,552,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 111,922,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 112,592,000

The Committee recommends $112,592,000 for 1,481 full time

equivalent positions for the Capitol Police, of which $55,013,000

and 717 FTE’s are for the House rolls and $57,579,000 and 764

FTE’s are for the Senate rolls. The Committee has denied funding

related to 49 additional FTE’s. However, the Committee fully supports the 2001 COLA of 4.6%, and recommends a salary increase

for comparability pay. The Committee commends the Chief of Police’s training initiative, and has provided full funding for this effort, including increasing the training per officer from forty hours

a year to eighty hours a year.

Administrative provisions.—The bill includes the traditional language authorizing funds transfers.

CAPITOL POLICE

GENERAL EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $7,243,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 10,394,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 11,081,000

The sum of $11,081,000 is recommended for supplies, materials,

equipment, training and other expenses of the Capitol Police force

during the next fiscal year. This supports the immediate life cycle

replacement for computer servers and desktops and provides funding to complete this initiative during the next fiscal year. Funding

has also been provided to purchase a visual alarm monitoring system with the capability to superimpose over realistic 3D and 2D

views.

The Committee has included $130,000 for a pilot program for

card access control at selected employee entrances for House Office

Buildings. The Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police is to notify the

House Committee on Appropriations of the implementation plan

and any associated tradeoffs or changes to security screening requirements procedures identified as a result of the installation of

card access controls at pilot locations.

Unlike all other canine law enforcement operations in the Federal government, the United States Capitol Police does not provide

transport or transport reimbursement for canine handlers. The

Committee directs the Chief of the Capitol Police to develop and

implement, within 60 days, a policy to reimburse canine handlers

for transportation of canines utilizing private vehicles at a rate

equal to that used for similar services through out the government,

or to provide vehicles for such purposes.

CAPITOL COMPLEX SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $2,102,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... ............................

Committee recommendation .............................................................. ............................

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There was no budget request made for Capitol complex security

enhancements.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $2,371,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 2,512,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,512,000

The Committee bill provides $2,512,000 for the operation of the

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office during the next

fiscal year.

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $30,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 30,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 30,000

The sum of $30,000 is included for the preparation of the usual

compilation of the statements of appropriations for the 1st session

of the 107th Congress. This publication is compiled jointly by the

House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $1,851,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 2,059,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 2,059,000

The bill provides $2,059,000 for the Office of Compliance. This is

$208,000 above the current year. The normal provision for awards

and settlements has been included.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $28,430,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 30,680,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 30,780,000

The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,780,000 for

the Congressional Budget Office. This is $2,350,000 above the current year level and $100,000 above the request. The amount above

the request provides funding for the Federal Mass Transit Benefit

Program.

The Committee has denied the request to reimburse employees

for student loans. The Committee believes the Committee on House

Administration needs to review this policy on a legislative branch

wide basis.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 106 authorizes the CBO to establish an employee training program and section 107 authorizes the sale of personal property and using the proceeds of sale for the purchase of similar property.

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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

(CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT ITEMS ONLY)

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $130,980,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 217,875,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 175,095,000

The Committee recommends a total of $175,095,000 for fiscal

year 2002 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 $42,780,000 below the amount requested, and

$44,115,000 above the fiscal year 2001 appropriation.

The Committee notes that two additional accounts have been established, ‘‘General and Administration, Salaries and Expenses’’,

and ‘‘Minor Construction’’ which are explained in more detail later

in the report.

The Committee is concerned about construction contractor performance and delays in providing the required work to the Government within the specified contract completion period. Based on

these concerns, the Architect of the Capitol may not enter into, or

administer, any construction contract with a value greater than

$50,000, unless the contract includes a provision requiring the payment of liquidated damages in the amount specified under Section

111.

The Architect of the Capitol is reminded of the Committee policy

that no project shall be funded without 100% architect and engineering design. Projects included in the budget submission which

do not meet this requirement have been denied without prejudice.

The Committee is concerned about the high rate of workplace injuries and illnesses among the Architect of the Capitol workforce.

The Architect is directed to report within 60 days to the Committee

on Appropriations, the numbers of AOC worker injuries and illnesses reported during the past three years, by organizational unit

and type of injury or illness. The report should include a description of the specific actions being taken to reduce the number of

such incidents.

A summary of the appropriations recommended follows:

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

Item Amount

Architect of the Capitol

General and Administration Salaries and expenses ................... $46,705,000

Minor Construction ........................................................................ 9,482,000

Capitol buildings Salaries and expenses ...................................... 17,674,000

Capitol grounds ............................................................................... 6,904,000

House office buildings .................................................................... 49,006,000

Capitol Power Plant ....................................................................... 45,324,000

Total ............................................................................................. $175,095,000

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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATION

General and Administration, Salaries and expenses.—The Committee recommends the establishment of a new account with a total

appropriation of $46,705,000 for fiscal year 2002. This account provides funds for personal services, equipment, communications, and

other central support activities of the Architect of the Capitol. In

prior years, these activities, which directly support the administration of the office of the Architect, have been spread throughout various accounts, with no rational justification, making it impossible

to determine the true expenditure of salaries and expenditures for

central and administrative support functions. In the future, the Architect of the Capitol is directed to realign the budget request to

reflect actual costs properly captured within the right categories.

The Committee is extremely concerned that when asked, the Architect of the Capitol is not able to identify full time equivalents

(FTE’s) by grade or title and, in some instances, has requested specific positions in the budget request which have already been advertised and filled. In future budgets, the Architect is directed to

identify the exact number of authorized and funded positions, or

FTE’s, by grade and title, including the required funding needed

for each of these FTE’s. This should include various positions,

which may be temporary in nature and hidden under individual

maintenance projects.

In addition, the Committee expects better tracking of the assignment for temporary employees. Many of these temporary employees

continue to be shifted from one non-personal service account to another, depending where funding is available. The Committee expects this practice to cease and more appropriate budget presentations to reflect this in fiscal year 2003 and directs the Architect

to explore the possibility of contracting out some of these positions.

The Committee has included an administrative provision (Sec.

113) that addresses the Architect’s long-term use of temporary employees who do not enjoy the same eligibility for federal health insurance, life insurance, retirement and other benefits enjoyed by

permanent, or even certain other temporary workers of the Architect. According to the Architect, the employees in its largest category of such temporary workers, consisting of over 300 persons

working on construction projects, average 41⁄2 years of service, with

many having served far longer and one having completed 19 years

of cumulative service, nearly enough to provide the worker with a

federal annuity at retirement age. The Committee believes that the

Architect should not employ temporary workers for long periods

without providing eligibility for the same valuable benefits Congress provides to other federal employees, and has included a limitation generally prohibiting the Architect from doing so for more

than 120 days. The provision also authorizes the Architect to make

the same allotments and assignments out of employee pay that

other agency heads may make at the request of their employees.

In the past two fiscal years personnel compensation and benefit

funds have lapsed or been reallocated to other accounts. The Committee has included bill language (Section 112) that prohibits the

transfer of any funds with respect to any project or object class

without the approval of the appropriate Committees of Congress.

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The Committee has transferred the majority of the funding for

unfunded positions from Capitol Buildings and Grounds to General

and Administration, Salaries and Expenses, and notes this request

has been reduced by 50 percent. The Architect is directed to fill

these FTE’s with priority life safety related positions.

The Committee has included language that provides for salary

increases for the senior staff of the Architect of the Capitol. Implementation of this adjustment is subject to the completion of a comprehensive management study by the General Accounting Office of

operations of the Architect of the Capitol and the approval of a

plan prepared by the Architect to resolve issues raised by the

study.

Items related to the Senate in this account have not been funded.

A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and

the capital budgets follows:

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATION

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount requested Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ......................................................................................................... .............................. $28,545,000

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel .................................................................... .............................. 1,054,000

Other Services .............................................................................................................. .............................. 12,652,000

Supplies ....................................................................................................................... .............................. 227,000

Equipment .................................................................................................................... .............................. 150,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ........................................................................... .............................. $42,628,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

Update Electrical System Drawings on CAD ............................................................... .............................. $75,000

CAD Mechanical Database .......................................................................................... .............................. 75,000

Replace Building Automation System, Capitol Complex ............................................. .............................. 240,000

Development of Master Commissioning Specifications .............................................. .............................. 100,000

Develop AOC Engineering Guide Specifications .......................................................... .............................. 100,000

Micrographics and Recording Storage Equipment ...................................................... .............................. 73,000

Financial Management System (FMS) ......................................................................... .............................. 2,076,000

Implementation of AOCNET ......................................................................................... .............................. 500,000

Security Project Support for AOC ................................................................................ .............................. 125,000

Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) ............................................................ .............................. 263,000

Implementation of Safety Programs ............................................................................ .............................. 450,000

Total, Capital Budget ..................................................................................... .............................. $4,077,000

Total General and Administrative .................................................................. .............................. $46,705,000

MINOR CONSTRUCTION

Minor Construction.—A total of $9,482,000 is recommended for a

new account under the Architect of the Capitol. This account is intended to provide flexibility for unforeseen needs including minor

construction, repair, and alteration projects, land acquisition, and

related activities, in connection with construction and maintenance

activities of the Architect of the Capitol. The AOC must notify the

Committees on Appropriations 21 days prior to bid solicitation, or

in-house obligation of funds.

A tabulation of the increases in the capital budgets follows:

Total Minor Construction ...................................................................... $9,482,000

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CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Capitol Buildings, Salaries and expenses.—A total of $17,674,000

is recommended for the operation and maintenance of the Capitol

building during fiscal year 2002. The Committee has transferred

252 FTE’s and $41,912,000 from this account to the new account

‘‘General and Administration—Salaries and expenses’’.

Art in the United States Capitol and the new Capitol Visitors

Center is an important way to honor individuals who have made

significant contributions to the history of the United States. At this

time, the artwork (including paintings, sculptures, and artifacts) in

the Capitol severely underrepresents the accomplishments of

women in our society. The Committee continues to support the ongoing work of the House Fine Arts Board, the Joint Committee on

the Library, and the Architect of the Capitol and commends the

current cooperation among these entities for their efforts to prepare

a plan for the Capitol and the House office buildings that is more

fully representative of women’s contributions to American society.

The Committee has denied funding, without prejudice, for two

USCP projects, an off-site delivery/screening center and chemical

and explosive storage facility, due to lack of 100% design.

Items related to the Senate in this account have not been funded.

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 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ................................................................................................................. $32,136,000 1 $7,539,000

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel ............................................................................ 1,054,000 ..........................

Other Services ...................................................................................................................... 14,948,000 1 1,796,000

Supplies ............................................................................................................................... 685,000 1 458,000

Equipment ............................................................................................................................ 316,000 1 106,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ................................................................................... $49,139,000 $9,899,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

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

Provide Infrastructure for Security Installations ................................................................. 200,000 200,000

Conservation of Wall Paintings ........................................................................................... 300,000 300,000

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

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

Implementation of AOCNET ................................................................................................. 500,000 (1)

Financial Management System (FMS) ................................................................................. 2,076,000 (1)

Update Electrical System Drawings on CAD ....................................................................... 75,000 (1)

CAD Mechanical Database .................................................................................................. 75,000 (1)

Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM) .................................................................... 700,000 (1)

Computer, Telecom, & Electrical Support ........................................................................... 300,000 300,000

Replace Exit Doors for Emergency Egress & Security, CB ................................................. 782,000 782,000

Design Install Emergency Signs and Lighting, CB ............................................................. 200,000 200,000

Egress Door Improvements, CB ........................................................................................... 100,000 100,000

Replace Halon Fire Suppression Systems ........................................................................... 50,000 50,000

Implementation of Safety Programs .................................................................................... 450,000 (1)

Design Upgrade Kitchen Exhausts ...................................................................................... 150,000 150,000

ADA Requirements, CB ........................................................................................................ 75,000 75,000

Off-Site Delivery/Screening Center, USCP ........................................................................... 6,750,000 ..........................

Security Project Support ...................................................................................................... 125,000 (1)

USCP Chemical & Explosive Storage Facility ...................................................................... 171,000 ..........................

Elevator/Escalator Modernization Program, CB ................................................................... 750,000 750,000

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CAPITOL BUILDINGS—Continued

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee

recommendation

Design Replace Building Auto, System, Capitol Complex .................................................. 240,000 (1)

Replace Dimming Systems Serving East Front Offices ...................................................... 40,000 40,000

Rehabilitate Dome ............................................................................................................... 42,500,000 1,605,000

Design Exterior Stone Preservation, CB .............................................................................. 725,000 725,000

Chandelier Restoration and Crystal/Globe Replacement .................................................... 270,000 230,000

Door Refinishing/Restoration ............................................................................................... 250,000 211,000

Micrographics & Recording Storage Equipment ................................................................. 73,000 (1)

Development of Master Commissioning Specifications ...................................................... 100,000 (1)

Develop AOC Engineering Guide Specifications .................................................................. 100,000 (1)

Design Repair Roof Leaks above Old Senate Chamber ...................................................... 27,000 ..........................

Cold Storage for Historic Negatives .................................................................................... 67,000 67,000

Design Training Facility, USCP, Design/Panel .................................................................... 725,000 ..........................

Window Replacement (House Side) Design/Land ................................................................ .......................... 1,500,000

Design Land for Vehicle Maintenance Facility, USCP ......................................................... 3,260,000 ..........................

Total, Capital Budget ............................................................................................. $62,696,000 $7,775,000

Total Capitol Buildings .......................................................................................... $111,835,000 $17,674,000

1 Reflects appropriation transfers to General and Administration account.

Capitol grounds.—The appropriation of $6,904,000 is recommended for the care and improvement of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and

the Capitol power plant.

Items related to the Senate in this account have not been funded.

A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and

the capital budget follows:

CAPITOL GROUNDS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ................................................................................................................. $4,392,000 $4,392,000

Other Services ...................................................................................................................... 1,110,000 1,160,000

Supplies ............................................................................................................................... 316,000 516,000

Equipment ............................................................................................................................ 60,000 60,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ................................................................................... $5,878,000 $6,128,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage, CG ..................................................................... 100,000 100,000

CAD Database Development—Site Utilities & Grounds ..................................................... 320,000 320,000

Security Improvements, HSOB Horseshoe Entrance, NE ..................................................... 1,100,000 ..........................

Replace Trucks .................................................................................................................... 80,000 80,000

Provide Lights at Lot 9 ....................................................................................................... 276,000 276,000

Subtotal, Capital Budget ....................................................................................... $1,876,000 $776,000

Total, Capitol Grounds ........................................................................................... $7,754,000 $6,904,000

House office buildings.—For House office buildings, $49,006,000

is provided. The Committee has transferred 71 FTE’s and

$5,030,000 from this account to the new account ‘‘General and Administration—Salaries and expenses’’.

The Committee is aware of many deficiencies in the service provided by the office of the Superintendent of House office buildings.

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These include, among other things, unresponsiveness, inability to

complete projects in a timely fashion, lack of cleanliness of the

buildings, and outdated management practices. The Committee recommends that the Architect of the Capitol provide the Superintendent’s office with the necessary resources and leadership team

to improve these problems.

The Committee further recommends that the House Superintendent develop and implement a performance-based business

plan to begin the transition to a more modern employee management structure. This plan should also focus on ways to improve

services and deal with declining employee retention rates. The Superintendent, upon consultation with the Architect, must submit

this plan to the Committee no later than the first of November,

2001. This plan must be approved by the Chairman, Ranking Member and Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee.

After approval of the plan, the Architect of the Capitol will be responsible for oversight of this program. The Architect shall report

back to the Committee quarterly with an update on the status of

implementing the plan. This reporting requirement shall expire one

calendar year after the full implementation of the plan.

The Committee directs the Architect of the Capitol to retain an

outside consultant to conduct an independent review of the existing

recycling program for the House of Representatives. Concerns have

been raised about efforts to separate trash for recycling which,

when collected, is ultimately dumped into the same receptacles destined for disposal. The Committee directs that the review should

include recommendations to improve the program, establish a criteria for measuring compliance, and establish reasonable milestones for increasing the amount of material recycled. As part of

its evaluation, the consultant is encouraged to determine if actual

custodial staffing levels are adequate to implement such a program.

Bicycle racks provided within the House garages and other areas

are old and an inefficient use of space, not usable by all types of

bicycles, and have the potential to damage parked bicycles. The Architect of the Capitol is directed to replace these racks with a modern design that alleviates these problems. The Committee encourages consultation with the District of Columbia’s Department of

Transportation Bicycle Program Manager to determine suitable

racks to meet these requirements.

The Architect of the Capitol is directed to review the current

availability of showers and locker rooms in the House office buildings and to report back to the Committee on Appropriations within

sixty days. This review should include additional showers and locker room spaces, and any necessary upgrades to current facilities.

The Committee directs the Architect of the Capitol to post signs

indicating the location of stairways in each House Office Building.

While there are stairs located near the majority of the elevator

banks, there are no signs indicating their presence. The Committee

hopes this effort will help to ease the high volume of traffic on the

elevators.

A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and

the capital budget follows:

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HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ................................................................................................................. $29,514,000 1 $24,484,000

Other Services ...................................................................................................................... 3,240,000 3,240,000

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

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

Subtotal, Operating Budget ................................................................................... $34,259,000 1 $29,229,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

Roof Fall Protection ............................................................................................................. $2,444,000 $2,444,000

Sound Improvements, Committee Hearing Rooms .............................................................. 450,000 450,000

Replace Exit Doors for Emergency Egress .......................................................................... 1,357,000 706,000

Fire Alarm System Upgrades for ADA, HOB ........................................................................ 1,514,000 1,514,000

Design Egress Improvements .............................................................................................. 500,000 500,000

Design Upgrade Kitchen Exhausts ...................................................................................... 188,000 188,000

Egress Door Improvements .................................................................................................. 200,000 200,000

Rayburn Cafeteria Exhaust System ..................................................................................... 1,600,000 ..........................

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

Elevator Modernization Program, HOB ................................................................................ 3,000,000 3,000,000

Study Upgrade HVAC System, RHOB ................................................................................... 200,000 200,000

Design Rayburn Loading Dock ............................................................................................ 50,000 50,000

Renovations to Armed Services Rostrum ............................................................................ 120,000 120,000

Design Alternate Chilled Water, FHOB (FDA Replacement) ................................................ 500,000 500,000

Design Fiber Optic Lines between Rayburn and the Capitol ............................................. 25,000 25,000

Study of Square 692 and other House sites ...................................................................... 150,000 150,000

Design Food Service, Main Serving Area, FHOB ................................................................. 200,000 200,000

Design Expand/Renovate Computer Center, FHOB .............................................................. 300,000 300,000

Design Catering Kitchen Remodeling, LHOB ....................................................................... 300,000 300,000

Demolition of O.Neill House Office Building ....................................................................... .......................... 3,500,000

Renovate Rayburn Cafeteria (Rayburn Cafeteria exhaust system included in project) ..... 3,460,000 5,060,000

Total, Capital Budget ............................................................................................. $16,928,000 $19,777,000

Total, House Office Buildings ................................................................................ $51,187,000 1 $49,006,000

1 Reflects appropriation transfers to General and Administration account.

Capitol Power Plant.—The Committee recommends the appropriation of $45,324,000 for the Capitol power plant for fiscal year

2002, plus offsetting collections of $4,400,000. The Committee has

transferred one FTE and $63,000 from this account to the new account ‘‘General and Administration—Salaries and expenses’’.

The Committee has not included funding for the West

Refigeration Plant expansion due to the lack of 100% design.

The Committee is aware of the District of Columbia’s Anacostia

Waterfront Initiative, a long-range plan in which Washington-area

Members of Congress have great interest, to promote redevelopment of long-neglected sections of the Anacostia waterfront in

southeast and southwest Washington. The Initiative will necessarily affect, and be affected by, long-range plans for various parcels of federal land along the M Street and South Capitol Street

corridors, including the Capitol Power Plant. The Architect of the

Capitol is directed to report to the Committee within 90 days on

the following: (1) its assessment of the long-range (25-year) need

for the Capitol Power Plant, including information about the useful

life of the plant; and (2) any plans for future modifications to the

Plant, its site, equipment, physical profile, or operations, and the

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timeframe in which decisions must be made about such modifications.

A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and

the capital budgets follows:

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount

requested

Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ................................................................................................................. $6,259,000 $6,137,000

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel ............................................................................ 37,780,000 36,127,000

Other Services ...................................................................................................................... 1,539,000 1,539,000

Supplies ............................................................................................................................... 4,646,000 4,646,000

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

Subtotal, Operating Budget ................................................................................... $45,824,000 $44,049,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

Implement Emergency Shoring and Repairs to Tunnels ..................................................... $100,000 $100,000

Update CAD Drawings for CPP ............................................................................................ 75,000 75,000

Install Ventilation in Coal Bunkers ..................................................................................... 65,000 65,000

Replace Deaerator Heaters .................................................................................................. 335,000 335,000

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

Repoint and Clean East and West Plant Chimneys ........................................................... 90,000 90,000

Replace Controls West Cooling Tower ................................................................................. 180,000 180,000

Install Dual, Low Nox Burners, Boilers 5–7 ........................................................................ 200,000 200,000

Install Synchronous Excitation Package for Chillers .......................................................... 130,000 130,000

Total, Capital Budget ............................................................................................. $1,275,000 $1,275,000

Total, Capitol Power Plant ..................................................................................... $47,099,000 $45,324,000

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Section 108 establishes a Minor Construction account in the

Treasury of the United States. Section 109 is related to the acquisition of property by the Architect. Section 110 adjust the compensation of the top levels of management within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and requires a GAO study. Section 111 provides

for payment of liquidated damages for contracts greater than

$50,000. Section 112 limits the expenditure of funds prior to reprogramming approval by the Commmittee. Section 113 provides

benefits for temporary employees.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $73,430,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 81,139,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 81,454,000

Salaries and expenses.—The Committee recommends

$81,454,000. This amount is $8,024,000 above the current year and

$315,000 above the request. The amount above the budget request

provides funding for the Federal Mass Transit Benefit Program.

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $81,205,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 90,900,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 81,000,000

The Committee has included an appropriation of $81,000,000 for

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

The Committee acknowledges the contribution the Internet has

made toward lessening the need for printed materials in legislative

office. To this end, the Committee requests the Joint Committee on

Printing to conduct a review of all offices that receive the printed

copy of the Congressional Record with the objective of eliminating

the distribution of unneeded copies. The Committee expects this

study to be provided to the Committee on appropriations no later

than January 7, 2002.

A comparative summary of the recommendation by category of

work follows:

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

Appropriation 2001 Requested 2002 Recommended 2002

Congressional Record program ............................................................. $18,852,000 $19,271,000 ..........................

Miscellaneous publications ................................................................... 8,050,000 3,795,000 ..........................

Miscellaneous printing and binding ..................................................... 13,182,000 13,040,000 ..........................

Details to Congress .............................................................................. 1,974,000 2,021,000 ..........................

Document envelopes and document franks ......................................... 972,000 990,000 ..........................

Business and committee calendars ..................................................... 1,710,000 3,000,000 ..........................

Bills, resolutions, and amendments ..................................................... 7,238,000 8,019,000 ..........................

Committee reports ................................................................................ 3,344,000 3,948,000 ..........................

Documents ............................................................................................ 3,108,000 4,232,000 ..........................

Hearings ................................................................................................ 19,950,000 21,004,000 ..........................

Committee prints .................................................................................. 2,420,000 1,680,000

Prior-year orders ................................................................................... 9,900,000 9,900,000 ..........................

Shortfall ................................................................................................ (9,495,000) .......................... ..........................

Total ......................................................................................... $81,205,000 $90,900,000 $81,000,000

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

A total of $848,275,000 is recommended for the five programs

carried in this title of the bill. This allowance is $5,836,000 less

than requested and $27,191,000 below the amount appropriated in

fiscal year 2001.

A summary of the amounts recommended by agency follows:

Title II—Other Agencies

Agency Amount

Botanic Garden ...................................................................................... $5,946,000

Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service) ........... 368,594,000

Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and grounds .................... 22,252,000

Government Printing Office (except Congressional Printing and

Binding) .............................................................................................. 29,639,000

General Accounting Office (net appropriation) ................................... 421,844,000

Total ............................................................................................. $848,275,000

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BOTANIC GARDEN

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $3,321,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 6,129,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 5,946,000

The amount recommended for the Botanic Garden is $5,946,000.

The Committee has included language related to the opening of the

renovated Botanic Garden Conservatory. The Committee directs

the Architect of the Capitol in conjunction with the joint leadership

to determine the appropriate use of the Botanic Garden facilities.

The Committee has not included the general provision, requested

by the Architect of the Capitol, to increase the gift authority for the

National Garden. The requested increase would raise the authority

from $14.5 million to $16 million. The Legislative Branch Fiscal

Year 2001 Appropriation Bill (P.L. 106–544) provided an increase of $4.5 million in gift authority from $10 million to $14.5 million.

The Committee understands that the additional increase of $1.5

million will not be needed until the completion of the Garden currently projected for July, 2003. The Committee directs the Architect of the Capitol to review the estimates of the total anticipated

contributions for the National Garden and request total authority

required in next years budget submission.

The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:

BOTANIC GARDEN

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount requested Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ................................................................................................................. $3,551,000 $3,551,000

Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel ............................................................................ 21,000 21,000

Other Services ...................................................................................................................... 497,000 497,000

Supplies ............................................................................................................................... 323,000 323,00

Equipment ............................................................................................................................ 40,000 40,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ................................................................................... $4,432,000 $4,432,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

Way Finding/ADA Signage, BG ............................................................................................ $135,000 $25,000

Design Administrative Building Renovation and Addition .................................................. 200,000 200,000

Roof Fall Protection, DC Village .......................................................................................... 131,000 131,000

Vehicle Replacement, BG .................................................................................................... 68,000 68,000

Shade Curtain Warranty ...................................................................................................... 50,000 50,000

Conservatory Galleries Design Exhibits, Banners and Audio Tours .................................... 615,000 615,000

Conservatory/National Garden Interactive Displays ............................................................ 98,000 25,000

Implementation/Contractor Support Conservatory Courtyards ............................................ 400,000 400,000

Total, Capital Budget ............................................................................................. $1,697,000 $1,514,000

Total, Botanic Garden ............................................................................................ $6,129,000 $5,946,000

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

(EXCEPT CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE)

The Committee recommends appropriations totaling

$368,594,000 for the operations of the Library of Congress (except

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

the bill) for fiscal year 2002. The following table summarizes the

allocation of funds by appropriation account:

Library of Congress

Item Amount

Fiscal year 2002:

Salaries and expenses .................................................................... $297,842,000

Copyright Office .............................................................................. 13,032,000

Books for the blind and physically handicapped ......................... 49,788,000

Furniture and furnishings ............................................................. 7,932,000

Total ............................................................................................. $368,594,000

TOTAL RESOURCES

The Library also receives funds from other appropriations and

sources estimated to total $280,646,000 for fiscal year 2002 including $81,454,000 for the Congressional Research Service in title I of

the bill, and $22,252,000 appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol for the structural and mechanical care of the Library buildings.

The remainder consists of receipts from copyright fees and the sale

of catalog records and publications, income from gift and trust

funds, and reimbursements for services performed for other Government agencies. Thus, a total of $649,240,000 from all sources

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

amount, $173,480,000 (26.7%) 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 2002, now estimated by the Library of Congress at

4,169. 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, 2002

Item Amount

Annual appropriations:

Title I—Congressional Research Service ...................................... $81,454,000

Title II—Library (direct) ................................................................ 368,594,000

Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds ............ 22,252,000

Total annual appropriations (in bill) ......................................... $472,300,000

Receipts from copyright fees, sale of catalog records and publications, and sponsors of international legal database ........................ $34,714,000

Gift, trust and revolving funds ............................................................. 135,876,000

Reimbursement for services performed ............................................... 6,350,000

Total ............................................................................................. $649,240,000

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SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation 1 ........................................................................... $375,746,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 290,425,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 297,842,000

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

Total available ......................................................................... $304,692,000

1 Includes Russian Leadership Program P.L. 106–544 ($9,978,000) and the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program P.L. 106–544 ($99,780,000).

The sum of $297,842,000, plus $6,850,000 in offsetting receipts,

is recommended for salaries and expenses, which is the basic appropriation for the operation of Library programs, an increase of

$7,417,000 above the budget request and a decrease of $77,904,000

below 2001. This level of funding provides for 2,778 FTE’s, including all associated mandatory costs.

The Committee has provided $9,582,963 for the National Digital

Library Program. This amount is $5,000,000 below the request and

reflects a phased-in approach to funding of the National Digital Library. This approach better matches the Library’s ability to implement successfully the extraordinary amount of change required in

a program of the size and scope of the National Digital Library effort.

The Committee has provided an increase of $1,649,670 in support of the operations of the Law Library. The amount provided is

$850,000 above the request and is earmarked for the arrearage reduction and collections support program to eliminate the current

Law Library cataloging backlog. The American Bar Association and

the legal community have been very vocal in their support for

greater funding for the Law Library. In light of their concern the

Law Library is directed to explore the possibility of working with

the legal community to assist with this project. Further, the Library is directed to make the Law Library arrearage reduction program a top priority and to keep the Committee informed of the

progress to eliminate the arrearage.

Funding is provided for the continuation of the ‘‘Joining Hands

Across America: Local Community Initiative’’ project, as approved

by the Library, for the purpose of teaching educators how to incorporate the Library’s digital collections into school curricula.

Given the critical nature of the information that the Library of

Congress stores, it is imperative that the data storage infrastructure employed provides the same level of protection and capabilities of that employed by private sector industry leaders, leveraging

remote mirroring technology and providing heterogeneous

connectivity to the existing systems already owned by the Library.

The Librarian is directed to review this matter to ensure the maximum protection and to report his findings and any additional

issues that may be needed prior to conference action on this bill.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $9,168,000

2002 budget request ........................................................................... 14,358,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 13,032,000

(Plus: Authority to spend receipts) ................................................... (27,864,000)

Total available ......................................................................... $40,896,000

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Salaries and expenses.—The Committee recommends an appropriation of $13,032,000, plus authority to spend $27,864,000 in receipts, for the Copyright Office. The total available in this recommendation is $1,326,000, in direct appropriations, and

$1,100,000 in receipts below, the amount requested and $3,864,000

for both above the amount provided for the current fiscal year.

The reduction, net of the transit subsidy of $195,000, is

$2,426,000 below the request and reflects the Library’s revised request for the electronic registration, recordation, and deposit system (CORDS). The Library has withdrawn the request pending

completion of its business process reengineering implementation

plan.

The Committee notes that the increased receipt level recommended by the Congress in fiscal year 2001 has not created any

financial or service related detriment to any of the operations of

the Copyright Office. In fact, the Copyright Office projects a balance of $2.3 million in receipts at the start of fiscal 2002 over and

above the increased receipt level approved last year.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $48,502,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 49,765,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 49,788,000

Salaries and expenses.—A total of $49,788,000 is recommended

for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically

Handicapped, an increase of $1,286,000 over the amount provided

in fiscal year 2001. Included in this funding level is approval of 7

additional full-time equivalent positions (FTE’s). The Committee

reminds the Library that it must limit the number of FTE’s employed, under each appropriation, to the level reflected in the approved budget. Any changes in that level must be approved by the

Committee’s on Appropriations of the House and Senate.

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $4,881,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 8,599,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 7,932,000

The bill provides a total of $7,932,000 for Library furniture and

furnishings for fiscal year 2002.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The routine administrative provisions have been approved (Sec.

201–205). The Committee has amended section 206 to allow for the

temporary transfer of funds to the FEDLINK and Federal Research

Program. The Committee has also included section 207 which

makes a technical correction to the description of the services authorized for the revolving fund associated with the audiovisual conservation center at Culpeper.

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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $15,935,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 21,402,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 22,252,000

The Committee bill provides $22,252,000 for the care and maintenance of the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, which is

administered by the Architect of the Capitol. The Committee notes

it has provided the request of $3,003,000 for various life safety

needs and believes it is imperative to correct these deficiencies as

soon as possible; therefore, an additional $1,000,000 has been provided, for a total appropriation of $4,003,000. The Committee has

transferred two FTE’s and $150,000 from this account to the new

account ‘‘General and Administration-Salaries and expenses.’’

A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and

the capital budgets follows:

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

[Request versus recommendation]

Item Amount requested Committee recommendation

Fiscal Year 2002 Operating Budget

Personal Services ......................................................................................................... $8,744,000 1 $8,594,000

Other Services .............................................................................................................. 1,713,000 1,713,000

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

Equipment and Land and Structures .......................................................................... 256,000 256,000

Subtotal, Operating Budget ........................................................................... $11,297,000 1 $11,147,000

Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Budget

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

Replace VSD Motor Controls, TJB and JAB ................................................................. 132,000 132,000

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

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

Books Stack Lighting Controls, TJB and JAB .............................................................. 100,000 100,000

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

LOC Room and Partition Modifications ....................................................................... 500,000 500,000

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

Study Relocation of Sprinklers, JMMB ......................................................................... 105,000 105,000

Design Smoke Detector Compliance, LB&G ................................................................ 100,000 100,000

Roof Fall Protection, LB&G .......................................................................................... 1,778,000 1,778,0000

Design Egress Improvements ...................................................................................... 550,000 550,000

Design Upgrade Kitchen Exhausts Systems ................................................................ 70,000 70,000

ADA Requirements, LB&G ............................................................................................ 100,000 100,000

Design Collection Security ........................................................................................... 200,000 200,000

Design Replacement of Rain Leaders, JAB ................................................................. 50,000 50,000

Design Remove Four Escalators for Office Space, JMMB ........................................... 100,000 100,000

Preservation Environmental Monitoring ....................................................................... 100,000 100,000

Life Safety Improvements ............................................................................................ .............................. 1,000,000

Design Book Storage #2, Ft. Meade ............................................................................ 420,000 420,000

Subtotal, Capital Budget ............................................................................... $10,105,000 $11,105,000

Total, Library Buildings and Grounds ............................................................ $21,402,000 1 $22,252,000

1 Reflects appropriation transfers to General and Administration account.

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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

(EXCEPT CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING)

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $27,893,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 29,639,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 29,639,000

The Committee recommends the appropriation of $29,639,000 for

the salaries and expenses of the Superintendent of Documents, a

part of the Government Printing Office. This amount is an increase

of $1,746,000 above the amount enacted for FY 2001.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $6,000,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 6,000,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. ............................

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 Committee has not included funding for the air-conditioning

and lighting systems request since funds were provided in the fiscal year 2001 supplemental to cover these repairs. The limit on

full-time equivalent employment has been set at 3,260.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The Committee has included an administrative provision, section

208, to extend the early retirement and voluntary separation incentive payment authority for the GPO.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

2001 appropriation ............................................................................. $384,020,000

2002 budget estimate ......................................................................... 427,794,000

Committee recommendation .............................................................. 421,844,000

Offsetting collections .......................................................................... (2,501,000)

Total available ......................................................................... $424,345,000

The Committee has provided $421,844,000 in direct appropriations for the General Accounting Office, plus $2,501,000 in offsetting collections derived from reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government corporations and rental of space in the

GAO building. This funding provides for 3,269 FTE’s.

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

(Sections 301–307). The Committee has included section 308 which

provides for back pay due to errors in personnel actions within the

Office of the Architect of the Capitol. The Committee has included

section 309 which provides for salary adjustments for the United

States Capitol telephone exchange personnel. The Committee has

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also included a provision, section 310, which authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to maintain and landscape areas on Washington

Avenue SW.

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

a bill providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing

how that authority compares with the reports submitted under section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution 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 .................................................................................. $2,240 $2,301 $2,240 $2,301

Mandatory ...................................................................................... 81 81 81 81

Total .................................................................................. 2,321 2,382 2,321 2,382

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:

Five-Year Projection of Outlays

Millions

Budget authority .................................................................................... $2,240

Outlays:

2002 ................................................................................................. 1,937

2003 ................................................................................................. 207

2004 ................................................................................................. 51

2005 ................................................................................................. 12

2006 ................................................................................................. 4

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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, the Superintendent of Documents, and the

Capitol Police programs.

STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND

OBJECTIVES

Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House

of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding:

The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining

outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations.

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

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.

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5. There is language changing the pay day of House employees.

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

7. 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.

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

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

9. There is language authorizing training and related regulatory

actions by CBO.

10. There is language amending CBO’s authority for property

disposal.

11. Two new accounts have been authorized for Architect of the

Capitol ‘‘General and Administrative Salaries and Expenses’’ and

‘‘Minor Construction.’’

12. Authority to acquire property by the Architect of the Capitol

is included.

13. Authority for salary increases for the Office of the Architect

of the Capitol is included and a study and management improvement plan are authorized.

14. Authority to pay benefits and to assign wages has been included for certain Architect of the Capitol employees.

15. The bill authorizes liquidated damages for delayed construction contracts.

16. Language governing reprogramming of funds is included.

17. 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.

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

which prohibits the publication of material unless approved by the

appropriate committees.

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

Printing Office for the permanent edition of the Congressional

Record for individual Representatives and Senators, Resident Commissioners, 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.

20. Authorization of appropriations for Congressional printing

and binding is included.

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21. 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.

22. 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.

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

24. 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.

25. There is language amending the Library of Congress Fiscal

Operations Improvement Act of 2000.

26. This is language authorizing the temporary transfer of appropriated funds, for the Library of Congress, to the revolving fund.

27. 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.

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

councils.

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

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

more than 3,260 full-time equivalent work years.

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

management in flexible or compressed work schedules and an extension of early retirement provisions at GPO.

32. 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

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.

33. 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.

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34. 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.

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

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

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

38. There is language (section 308) amending title 5 that allows

certain technical corrections to be made by the Architect of the

Capitol.

39. There is an amendment (section 309) to the House Position

Classification Act.

40. There is language (section 310) authorizing the Architect of

the Capitol to maintain certain property.

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 italics,

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

ACT OF MAY 21, 1937

(Chapter 236)

øSec. 1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to pay to the officers and

employees of the House of Representatives, including the Capitol

Police and Office of Legislative Counsel, and employees paid on

vouchers under authority of resolutions, their respective salaries

for the month of December on the 20th day of that month, each

year, except when the 20th of the month falls on Sunday, in which

case the said salaries shall be paid on the 19th of December.

øSec. 2. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to pay to the officers and

employees of the House of Representatives, including the Capitol

Police and Office of Legislative Counsel, and employees paid on

voucher under authority of resolutions, their respective salaries on

the first workday preceding the last day of any month (except the

month of December) when the last day of such month falls on a

Sunday or a legal holiday.¿

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FIRST DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1946

[Chapter 589]

AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for

the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, 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, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal

years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year

ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS

LEGISLATIVE

* * * * * * *

CONTINGENT EXPENSE OF THE HOUSE

Telegraph and telephone: For an additional amount for telegraph

and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, fiscal year

1945, $5,000.

Stationery: For an additional allowance for stationery of $500 for

each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner

from Puerto Rico, for the second session of the Seventy-ninth Congress, $219,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1946.

Attending physician’s office: For compensation at the rate of $3,600 per annum of a technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, to be appointed by the attending physician, subject to the approval of the Speaker, fiscal year 1946, $1,800.

øWhenever the usual day for paying salaries in or under the

House of Representatives falls on Saturday, such salaries may be

paid on the preceding workday.¿

SECTION 104 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1987

* * * * * * *

SEC. 102. (a)(1) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of

Representatives may dispose of used equipment of the House of

Representatives, by trade-in or sale, directly or through the General Services Administration. Any direct disposal under the preceding sentence shall be in accordance with normal business practice and shall be at fair market value. Receipts from disposals

under the first sentence of this subsection (together with receipts

from sale of transcripts, waste paper and other items provided by

law, and receipts for missing or damaged equipment) shall be deposited in the Treasury øfor credit to the appropriate account

under the appropriation for ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’ under

the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE’’, and shall be

available for expenditure in accordance with applicable law.¿ for

credit to the appropriate account of the House of Representatives,

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and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with applicable

law. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of receipts

from the sale or disposal of any audio or video transcripts prepared

by the House Recording Studio, the ‘‘appropriate account of the

House of Representatives’’ shall be the account of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

* * * * * * *

SECTION 105 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

SEC. 105. (a) 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 interagency transfer, donation, øor discarding.¿ sale, trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of personal property shall be credited to funds available for the operations of the

Congressional Budget Office and be available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such funds shall be available for

such purposes during the fiscal year in which received and the following fiscal year.

* * * * * * *

SECTION 108 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 108. ø(a) Effective as of the first day of the first applicable

pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act,

the compensation of the Director of Engineering (under the Architect of the Capitol) shall be equal to such rate as the Architect considers appropriate, not to exceed 90 percent of the highest total

rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 of

title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved.

ø(b)(1) Effective beginning with any pay period beginning on or

after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol

may fix the rate of basic pay— ø(A) for not more than one of the positions under paragraph

(2) at a rate not to exceed 90 percent of the highest total rate

of pay for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 of

title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved; and

ø(B) for any other position under paragraph (2), at such rate

as the Architect considers appropriate for such position, not to

exceed 85 percent of the highest total rate of pay for the Senior

Executive Service under chapter 53 of title 5, United States

Code, for the locality involved.

ø(2) Authority under paragraph (1) may be exercised with respect

to any of the following positions under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol:

ø(A) The Senior Landscape Architect.

ø(B) The Administrative Assistant.

ø(C) The Executive Officer.

ø(D) The Budget Officer.

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ø(E) The General Counsel.

ø(F) The Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings.

ø(G) The Superintendent of the House Office Buildings.

ø(H) The Supervising Engineer of the United States Capitol.¿

(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic pay for

not more than 11 positions (of whom 1 shall be the project manager

for the Capitol Visitor Center and 1 shall be the project manager

for the modification of the Capitol Power Plant) at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service

under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,

for the locality involved.

ø(c)¿ (b) Effective beginning with any pay period beginning on or

after the date of enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992, the rate of basic pay for up to 8 positions under

the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol may be fixed at such

rate as the Architect considers appropriate for each, not to exceed

135 percent of the minimum rate payable for grade GS–15 of the

General Schedule.

* * * * * * *

SECTION 101 OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS FISCAL

OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2000

* * * * * * *

TITLE I—LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

REVOLVING FUNDS

SEC. 101. REVOLVING FUND FOR øAUDIO AND VIDEO¿ DUPLICATION

SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION CENTER.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in the Treasury a revolving fund for øaudio and video¿ duplication and delivery

services provided by the Librarian of Congress (hereafter in this

Act referred to as the ‘‘Librarian’’) which are associated with the

national audiovisual conservation center established under the Act

entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real property for

the Library of Congress, and for other purposes’’, approved December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105–144; 2 U.S.C. 141 note).

* * * * * * *

SECTION 309 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999

SEC. 309. (a)***

(b) EARLY RETIREMENT.—(1) This subsection applies to an employee of the Government Printing Office who— (A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date of

enactment of this Act and before October 1, ø2001¿ 2004; and

* * * * * * *

(c) VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—(1) * * *

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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to avoid

or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to a reduction in force, reorganization, transfer of function, or other similar

action affecting the agency, the Public Printer shall establish a program under which voluntary separation incentive payments may be

offered to encourage eligible employees to separate from service voluntarily (whether by retirement or resignation) during the period

beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act through September 30, ø2001¿ 2004.

* * * * * * *

CHAPTER 55 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE

CHAPTER 55—PAY ADMINISTRATION

* * * * * * *

Subchapter III—Advancement, Allotment, and Assignment

of Pay

* * * * * * *

§ 5525. Allotment and assignment of pay

The head of each agency may establish procedures under which

each employee of the agency is permitted to make allotments and

assignments of amounts out of his pay for such purpose as the

head of the agency considers appropriate. For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ includes the Office of the Architect of the

Capitol.

* * * * * * *

Subchapter IX—Severance Pay and Back Pay

* * * * * * *

§ 5596. Back pay due to unjustified personnel action

(a) For the purpose of this section, ‘‘agency’’ means—

(1) * * *

* * * * * * *

(4) the Government Printing Office; øand¿

(5) the government of the District of Columbiaø.¿;

(6) the Architect of the Capitol; and

(7) the United States Botanic Garden.

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SECTION 4 OF THE HOUSE EMPLOYEES POSITION

CLASSIFICATION ACT

COMPENSATION SCHEDULES

SEC. 4. (a) * * *

(b) The committee shall establish and maintain, and, from time

to time, may revise, for positions under the Clerk, the Sergeant at

Arms, the Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General

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of the House of Representatives, the compensation for which, in the

judgment of the committee, should be fixed and adjusted from time

to time in accordance with prevailing rates, a compensation schedule providing for per annum or per hour rates, or both, established

in accordance with prevailing rates and consisting of such number

of compensation levels and steps as the committee deems appropriate, which shall be known as the ‘‘House Wage Schedule’’ and

for which the symbol shall be ‘‘HWS’’. The rates of compensation

for such positions shall be in accordance with such schedule. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this subsection for

2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States Capitol

telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.

APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW

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

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

this bill have been previously authorized by law.

FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

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

Rules of the House of Representatives, no roll call votes occurred

in Full Committee.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2001 AND BUDGET

ESTIMATES FOR 2002 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, 2001 1

Budget estimate

of new

(obligational) authority, 2002 1

Increase (+) or

decrease (-)

Library of Congress:

Gift and trust fund accounts ...................................................... $91 $28 ¥$63

Cooperative Acquisitions Revolving Fund .................................... 3 3 ..........................

Gift Shop, Decimal Classification, Photoduplication, and Related Services .......................................................................... .......................... 10 +10

Duplication Services .................................................................... .......................... 1 +1

Fedlink Program and Federal Research Program ........................ .......................... 93 +93

U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission:

Trust funds .................................................................................. 2 2 ..........................

Architect of the Capitol, Botanic Garden:

Gifts and donations ..................................................................... 12 2 ¥10

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

Trust funds .................................................................................. 2 2

Total, Trust funds .................................................................... $110 $141 +$31

1 Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 2002 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to

later reestimation.

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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, 2001 1

Budget estimate

of new

(obligational) authority, 2002 1

Increase (+) or

decrease (-)

House of Representatives:

Congressional use of foreign currency ........................................ $5 $5 ..........................

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

Compensation of Members and related administrative expenses ..................................................................................... 80 80 ..........................

Library of Congress:

Payments to copyright owners (indefinite, special fund) ........... 230 239 +9

Total, Federal funds ................................................................ $316 $325 +$9

1 Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 2002 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation.

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE HONORABLE JAMES P. MORAN,

THE HONORABLE STENY H. HOYER, AND THE HONORABLE MARCY KAPTUR

The Legislative Subcommittee has crafted a good bill that provides Congress and the legislative branch agencies with the resources they need to carry out their mission next year.

Fortunately, the 302(b) allocation this subcommittee received

was very favorable. This subcommittee was also fortunate to be

able to address key priorities, including an increase in Members’

Representational Allowance and a shortfall in the congressional

printing account at the Government Printing Office, in the fiscal

2001 supplemental. Combined, these two developments gave the

subcommittee the flexibility it needed to craft a good budget and

honor most legislative branch agency requests.

The Library of Congress, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office and the Congressional Budget Office will

receive largely what they requested. The bill also provides sufficient funds to fill an additional 79 positions for the Capitol Police,

bringing the total force to 1,481 FTEs and fully funding the proposed adjustments in training, overtime, wage comparability and

COLA. While adequate staffing levels have been a contentious

issue in recent years, we recognize that an increase in personnel

beyond the 79 new positions cannot be realistically achieved during

the coming fiscal year. We expect the Capitol Police to work diligently to fill the 79 new positions that we have funded.

We support the majority’s decision to defer the Visitor Center

and the Capitol Dome project until certain management and staffing issues within the office of the Architect of the Capitol have

been resolved. We fully support making life and safety improvements a priority. We also applaud the Chairman for accepting our

language to put a stop to the Architect’s long-term use of temporary workers—in many cases for years—without providing them

access to the same health, retirement, and other employee benefits

that permanent and even other temporary federal workers receive

from their first day on the job.

We are pleased to note that sufficient funds will be available to provide a $65 per month transit benefit to all eligible legislative

branch employees. This benefit will help achieve several worthwhile objectives, including restoring transit benefit parity with executive branch employees, reducing the demand for additional

parking, and helping to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

In addition, we are pleased to see report language directing the

Chief Administrative Officer to develop a proposal for a self-sustaining staff fitness center for the House, and during the interim,

to replace the shower and changing room facilities that will be lost

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committee’s attention deserve special recognition. We must not forget the sacrifices our personal staff, committee staff, and other employees, including those at the Government Printing Office, the

Capitol Police, the Congressional Research Service and other legislative branch agencies, make everyday to meet deadlines, advance

the interests of Members, and serve the public good.

Chairman Taylor and his staff have worked cooperatively with us

to craft a bill that deserves strong bipartisan support.

JAMES P. MORAN.

STENY H. HOYER.

MARCY KAPTUR.

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ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF THE HONORABLE MARCY KAPTUR

We do regret deeply the reluctance of the Committee’s majority

to consider our pleas to preserve the privileges and prerogatives of

the House by maintaining the official House Capitol Committee

Chambers solely for House legislative operations. Our Constitution

strictly enshrines the separation of powers between the legislative

and executive branches. Through unprecedented actions taken earlier this year by the majority party, the historic House Capitol

Committee Room (H–208) used by the House Committee on Military Affairs from 1869 to 1908, and then by the Committee on

Ways and Means for nearly a century from 1908 until early this

year, has been designated for use by the Executive Branch, with

specific assignment to the Vice President, who is not an officer of

the House. Alarmingly, this incursion of the Executive Branch is a

matter of historic significance and concern. Though the rules of the

House grant some measured control of Capitol facilities to the

Speaker, those rules do not permit operational legislative chambers

of the House to be ceded to the Executive Branch. It is reasonable

to question whether this particular decision is an abuse of the Constitutional trust placed in the Speaker to preserve and protect the

integrity and legislative privileges of the House of Representatives

itself.

This action by the Speaker is truly unprecedented. This decision

grants the Executive Branch operational space and quarters in the

House itself. Further, this particular space cannot be considered incidental office space used for support functions of the House. Jurisdiction over these rooms falls outside the normal procedures controlled by the House Office Building Commission. This Commission

in Rule 5 states ‘‘The use of meeting rooms under the jurisdiction

of the Commission is restricted to Congressionally related uses or

purposes which serve Members, Committees, Officers, or organizations of the Congress’’. If this is the standard we apply to the use

of rooms with the greatest distance from the House Chamber, how

can we allow a lesser standard to this historic room that is just off

the main entrance to the House chamber itself? Indeed, it is part

of the heritage of the House, located on the second floor of the Capitol just a few yards from the House Chamber.

The current Vice President served as a member of the House of

Representatives from 1979 to 1989. Some have suggested his service as a reason for allowing this room assignment. But no Vice

President can be afforded official status as an officer of the House.

Surely our system of government is not a parliamentary system.

No prior member of the House subsequently elected as Vice President has ever been granted such a privilege. Thirty-one Members

of the House have gone on to become Vice President. Thirty previous Vice Presidents, including our past four—Walter Mondale,

George Bush, Dan Quayle and Albert Gore—have neither sought

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nor been granted a Capitol House office in the Legislative Branch.

The Vice President, the constitutionally designated President of the

Senate, has already been granted gracious and ample quarters on

the Senate side of the Capitol. Throughout America’s history, the

needs of the Vice President in dealing with members of the House

of Representatives have been accommodated in far less obtrusive

and consequential fashion.

The room in question, H–208, has been the site of many historic

House actions. In this Committee room, the Social Security Act and

the Medicare Program were first devised, debated, passed for full

House action and subsequently improved. Major trade legislation,

including the Payne Aldrich Tariff, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff, the

North American Free Trade Agreement, and the Permanent Normalization of Trade Relations with China were developed. Revenue

acts, dating back to the Revenue Act of 1917, were considered in

this Committee room. Of special significance to the House of Representatives, the U.S. Capitol Memorial Fund in memory of Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph

Chestnut, killed in the line of duty protecting Members and staff

in the Capitol itself, was established. This Capitol Committee

chamber with its proud history as a vital component of the House

of Representatives should not be delegated to Executive Branch

pursuits without profound question.

The members of the House deserve a thorough explanation of the

circumstances surrounding the decision to make this unprecedented allocation of House legislative space, while other officers of

the House, including the Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and

the Minority Whip, are required to remain further away from the

House Chamber where they have daily responsibilities. Many Committees, including the Appropriations Committee itself, lack sufficient Capitol space to conduct their duties properly. It is unclear

who is permitted to use this room, whether Executive Branch staff

utilize the space, and how the Legislative Branch is being reimbursed for space occupation and services provided. The Kaptur

amendment intended to provide for a full reporting to the House

of this action, but was withdrawn as a courtesy to the Committee

leadership, and to avoid having its intent misinterpreted as partisan, rather than Constitutional, in nature.

Surely, Congress should heed the words of President George

Washington in his farewell address of September 19, 1796, and let

a word to the wise be sufficient:

It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in

a free Country should inspire caution in those entrusted

with its administration, to confine themselves within their

respective Constitutional Spheres; avoiding in the exercise

of Powers of one department to encroach upon another.

MARCY KAPTUR.

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