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[House Report 106-156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-156

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              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000

                                _______
                                

  May 21, 1999.--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

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1905]

    The Committee on Appropriations submits the following 
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making 
appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 
2000, and for other purposes.

                        INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

_______________________________________________________________________

                                                            Page number

                                                            Bill Report
Summary of bill............................................
                                                                      2
Highlights of bill.........................................
                                                                      4
Structure of bill..........................................
                                                                      9
Legislative branch wide matters............................
                                                                      9
Title I--Congressional operations:
        House of Representatives...........................     2
                                                                     10
        Joint Items:
                Joint Economic Committee...................    10
                                                                     15
                Joint Committee on Printing................
                                                                     15
                Joint Committee on Taxation................    10
                                                                     15
                Trade Deficit Review Commission............
                                                                     15
                Office of the Attending Physician..........    10
                                                                     15
                Capitol Police Board.......................    11
                                                                     15
                Capitol Guide Service and Special Services 
                    Office.................................    14
                                                                     16
        Office of Compliance...............................    15
                                                                     17
        Congressional Budget Office........................    15
                                                                     17
        Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title 
            II items)......................................    16
                                                                     17
        Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress    19
                                                                     22
        Congressional printing and binding, Government 
            Printing Office................................    20
                                                                     23
Title II--Other agencies:
        Botanic Garden.....................................    21
                                                                     23
        Library of Congress (except Congressional Research 
            Service).......................................    22
                                                                     24
        Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and 
            grounds........................................    29
                                                                     27
        Government Printing Office (except Congressional 
            printing and binding)..........................    30
                                                                     28
        General Accounting Office..........................    33
                                                                     29
Title III--General provisions..............................    35
                                                                     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 2000 legislative branch 
operations, which totals $1,916,967,000. Of that amount, 
$1,178,027,000 is for congressional operations and $738,940,000 
is for other agencies.
    A summary of the recommendations follows:

                      Fiscal year 2000                       Amount

Congressional operations..............................  \1\ $1,178,027,0
                                                                      00
Other agencies........................................       738,940,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total...........................................     1,916,967,000

\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 2000, 
including those under the Architect of the Capitol, total 
$574,852,000.
    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]
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                                                                                                                           Bill compared with--
                                                                           Budget estimates       New budget     ---------------------------------------
                                                          New budget            of new          (obligational)                         Budget estimates
                       Agency                           (obligational)      (obligational)         authority          New budget            of new
                                                       authority, fiscal   authority, fiscal    recommended in      (obligational)      (obligational)
                                                           year 1999           year 2000             bill          authority, fiscal   authority, fiscal
                                                                                                                       year 1999           year 2000
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          TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

House of Representatives............................        $740,480,700        $785,186,000        $769,019,000         $28,538,300        -$16,167,000
Joint items.........................................         204,916,400         103,995,000          98,821,000        -106,095,400          -5,174,000
Office of Compliance................................           2,086,000           2,076,000           2,000,000             -86,000             -76,000
Congressional Budget Office.........................          25,671,000          26,821,000          26,221,000             550,000            -600,000
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II     \1\ 235,602,000         192,038,000         133,007,000        -102,595,000         -59,031,000
 items).............................................
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.          67,124,000          71,255,000          71,255,000           4,131,000  ..................
Congressional printing and binding, Government                74,465,000          82,214,000          77,704,000           3,239,000          -4,510,000
 Printing Office....................................
                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I--Congressional operations......       1,350,345,100       1,263,585,000       1,178,027,000        -172,318,100         -85,558,000
                                                     ===================================================================================================
              TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden......................................          $3,052,000          $3,972,000          $3,538,000            $486,000           -$434,000
Library of Congress (except Congressional                    296,516,000         312,408,000         314,953,000          18,437,000           2,545,000
 Operations)........................................
Architect of the Capitol (Congressional Cemetery)...           1,000,000  ..................  ..................          -1,000,000  ..................
Architect of the Capitol (Library buildings and               12,672,000          19,871,000          17,782,000           5,110,000          -2,089,000
 grounds)...........................................
Government Printing Office (Superintendent of                 29,264,000          46,245,000          29,986,000             722,000         -16,259,000
 Documents).........................................
General Accounting Office...........................         359,268,000         387,048,000         372,681,000          13,413,000         -14,367,000
                                                     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II-- Other agencies..............         701,772,000         769,544,000         738,940,000          37,168,000         -30,604,000
                                                     ===================================================================================================
      Grand total, new budget, including transfers         2,052,117,100       2,033,129,000       1,916,967,000        -135,150,100        -116,162,000
       (obligational) authority (for items
       considered by House).........................
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\1\ Pending enactment of H.R. 1141.

                           HIGHLIGHTS OF BILL

                Summary of Estimates and Recommendations

    Budget estimates.--The budget estimates considered by the 
Committee total $2,033,129,000. 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 
2000 proposals appear on pages 391 through 396 of the 
``Analytical Perspectives'' volume, and pages 17 through 45 of 
the ``Appendix'' volume of the 2000 Federal Budget (H. Doc. 
106-3)
    Committee recommendations.--A total of $1,916,967,000 in 
new budget (obligational) authority is recommended for fiscal 
year 2000. The recommendation is $116,162,000 less than was 
transmitted to the Congress, a decrease of 5.7 percent under 
the budget request. The bill, as reported, is $575,000,000 
below the 302(b) allocation established by the Committee on 
Appropriations. The bill does not include Senate items. If the 
Senate items were included at the level specified in the 
Committee's 302(b) limits, the bill would be equal to the 
amount allocated to the Subcommittee on Legislative.
    The recommendations in this bill continue an effort begun 
in the 104th Congress to insure the Legislative Branch is a 
full participant as the Federal budget is brought into balance. 
With the enactment of this bill, the five-year savings under 
the spending level adopted in the 103rd Congress (Senate items 
excluded) will total $1.2 billion in 1999 dollars. (See chart 
on page 6.) That is the amount of accumulated savings that has 
resulted from downsizing and reducing legislative branch 
expenditures compared to the Legislative budget if it had grown 
at the trend established by the annual appropriations enacted 
during the 1990-1995 time period.
    Staffing.--For the past several years, the Committee has 
eliminated legislative branch jobs through the annual funding 
process, has generally denied funding for net staffing 
increases, or provided only those positions with very high 
priority. In this bill, funding for 98 full time equivalent 
positions (FTE's) are being eliminated from legislative agency 
rolls. Since 1994, the agencies of the legislative branch have 
eliminated 4,412 FTE jobs. (See chart on page 7.) That is about 
16% of this branch of government that has been downsized 
through efficiencies or program eliminations.
    Comparison with fiscal year 1999 appropriations.--Compared 
with the appropriations enacted for fiscal year 1999, 
$2,052,111,000, the recommendation of $1,916,967,000 in new 
budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2000 is a 
decrease of $135,150,100 or 6.6%.
    Areas of major change.--The recommended amount for fiscal 
year 2000 is a net decrease of $135,150,100 below the level 
appropriated for fiscal year 1999. This decrease has several 
components. The sum of $51,860,600 has been added over fiscal 
year 1999, in order to pay for mandatory pay and related costs. 
To meet the costs of inflation necessary to maintain the 
current level of services requires $6,896,000. These costs 
primarily reflect year-to-year price changes for the same 
amount of services consumed. There will be a decrease of 
$193,906,700 for programs, including a decrease of $711,700 due 
to legislation, an increase of $25,623,000 in workload, and a 
decrease of $218,818,000 for equipment, alterations and 
repairs.
    A summary of the areas of major changes recommended by 
general category follows:

                                     AREAS OF MAJOR CHANGE: COMMITTEE BILL VERSUS FISCAL YEAR 1999 BUDGET AUTHORITY
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                                                                                             Program type changes
                                                                         ------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Mandatory pay and      Price level                                                 Equipment,
              Item                   related costs          changes                                                  alterations,        Total changes
                                                                              Legislation          Workload          maintenance,
                                                                                                                     repairs, etc.
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     TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL
           OPERATIONS

House of Representatives........         $15,141,000          $1,272,000           -$111,700         $13,474,000         -$1,237,000         $28,538,300
Joint items.....................           2,207,600  ..................  ..................          -1,799,000        -106,504,000        -106,095,400
Office of Compliance............              19,000              31,000  ..................            -126,000             -10,000             -86,000
Congressional Budget Office.....             684,000             -17,000  ..................             -88,000             -29,000             550,000
Architect of the Capitol (except           3,376,000             836,000           4,400,000           3,799,000        -115,006,000        -102,595,000
 Senate and Title II items).....
Congressional Research Service,            3,424,000             148,000  ..................             559,000  ..................           4,131,000
 Library of Congress............
Congressional printing and                 2,848,000             391,000  ..................  ..................  ..................           3,239,000
 binding, Government Printing
 Office.........................

    TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden..................             134,000  ..................  ..................             139,000             213,000             486,000
Library of Congress (except               10,386,000           2,664,000  ..................           5,532,000            -145,000          18,437,000
 Congressional Research Service)
Architect of the Capitol          ..................  ..................  ..................  ..................          -1,000,000          -1,000,000
 (Congressional Cemetery).......
Architect of the Capitol                     463,000               6,000  ..................             361,000           4,280,000           5,110,000
 (Library buildings and grounds)
Government Printing Office                   358,000             484,000  ..................            -120,000  ..................             722,000
 (except Congressional printing
 and binding)...................
General Accounting Office.......          12,820,000           1,081,000          -5,000,000           3,892,000             620,000          13,413,000
                                 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.....................          51,860,600           6,896,000            -711,700          25,623,000        -218,818,000        -135,150,100
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                         STRUCTURE OF THE BILL

    The bill is divided into three titles:

                   Title I--Congressional Operations

    Title I--Congressional Operations contains the 
appropriations for the actual operation of the Congress. 
Traditionally, Congressional operations has included the House 
of Representatives (Senate items will be added by that body), 
joint items, the Office of Compliance, the Congressional Budget 
Office, the Architect of the Capitol (except Senate office 
buildings and Library of Congress buildings and grounds), the 
Congressional Research Service, and the Congressional printing 
and binding portion of the Government Printing Office.

                        Title II--Other Agencies

    Title II--Other Agencies contains the budget for several 
activities that do not provide primary support to the Congress. 
For instance, the activities of the Library of Congress, except 
the Congressional Research Service, are carried in this title. 
This includes such Library activities as the program to provide 
books for the blind and physically handicapped, the operation 
of the Copyright Office (including copyright royalty 
regulation) and Library services to the public and to the 
government of the United States. The non-Congressional 
operations of the Government Printing Office are contained in 
title II, such as the depository library program, which 
acquires or prints federal publications for distribution to the 
libraries, and sales of government publications to the general 
public. Also, although much of the workload of the General 
Accounting Office is in direct support of the Congress, 
including work mandated by statute or requested by committees 
and Members of Congress, the balance of that agency's workload 
involves its more general legislative requirements. The nature 
of that work is directed toward the improvement of the 
operation of the Federal government through review and 
evaluation of programs and the prevention of fraud and waste, 
as well as accounting and financial management improvements. 
The GAO budget, therefore, is carried in title II of the bill. 
The Botanic Garden rounds out the items included in title II.

                     Title III--General Provisions

    Title III contains general provisions.

                    LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WIDE MATTERS

    The agencies, offices, and joint items included within the 
bill are reminded that budget justifications are due to the 
Committee by mid-December.

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

    The Committee bill recommends a total of $1,178,027,000 for 
fiscal year 2000 for those activities in direct support of the 
operations of the Congress (exclusive of the Senate), which is 
a decrease of $172,318,100 below the fiscal year 1999 level, a 
reduction of 12.8%. Budget estimates considered by the 
Committee total $1,263,585,000, which have been reduced by 
$85,558,000.
    A summary of the recommendations follows:

                    Title I--Congressional Operations

                           Item                              Amount

House of Representatives..............................      $769,019,000
Joint items...........................................        98,821,000
Office of Compliance..................................         2,000,000
Congressional Budget Office...........................        26,221,000
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II         133,007,000
 items)...............................................
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress...        71,255,000
Congressional printing and binding, Government                77,704,000
 Printing Office......................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total...........................................     1,178,027,000

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    The Committee recommends a total of $769,019,000 for the 
operations of the House of Representatives during fiscal year 
2000. The allowance is $16,167,000 below the appropriations 
requested, and $28,538,300 above the amount appropriated for 
the current fiscal year.
    The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:

                        House of Representatives

                           Item                              Amount

Salaries and expenses:
    House leadership offices..........................       $14,202,000
    Members' representational allowances..............       413,576,000
    Committee salaries and expenses...................       115,186,000
    Salaries, officers and employees..................        90,633,000
    Allowances and expenses...........................       135,422,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total, Salaries and Expenses....................       769,019,000
                                                       =================
      Total, House of Representatives.................       769,019,000

                         Salaries and Expenses

1999 appropriation....................................      $740,344,000
2000 budget estimate..................................       785,186,000
Committee recommendation..............................       769,019,000

    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 $769,019,000, and includes a prospective 
cost-of-living adjustment for staff salaries (estimated at 4.4% 
for all Federal employees in the President's budget), increased 
resources for committee oversight activities, and a 
continuation of the investments being made in computing 
resources and telecommunications, i.e., the CyberCongress 
initiative.

                        House Leadership Offices

1999 appropriation....................................       $13,117,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        14,251,000
Committee recommendation..............................        14,202,000

    The Committee recommends a total of $14,202,000 for the 
operations of the leadership offices during fiscal year 2000.
    The allocation by office follows:

                        House Leadership Offices

                           Item                              Amount

Office of the Speaker.................................        $1,740,000
Office of the Majority Floor Leader...................         1,705,000
Office of the Minority Floor Leader...................         2,071,000
Office of the Majority Whip...........................         1,423,000
Office of the Minority Whip...........................         1,057,000
Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities.....           406,000
Republican Steering Committee.........................           757,000
House Republican Conference...........................         1,244,000
House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee........         1,337,000
House Democratic Caucus...............................           664,000
Nine Minority Employees...............................         1,218,000
Training and Development Program:
    Majority..........................................           290,000
    Minority..........................................           290,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total...........................................        14,202,000

                  Members' Representational Allowances

1999 appropriation....................................      $385,279,000
2000 budget estimate..................................       421,403,000
Committee recommendation..............................       413,576,000

    A total of $413,576,000 is recommended for the 
representational allowances of the Members of the House. In 
recommending this amount, the Committee was provided with 
estimates of $283,549,000 for clerk hire salaries, $100,593,000 
for official expenses, and $29,434,000 for official mail. It 
should be pointed out that these components are fungible under 
regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Administration. Each Member has an overall consolidated 
allowance established by the Committee on House Administration 
from which staff salaries, office expenses, and mail costs are 
drawn.
    Many Members do not expend their full allowance. That is 
why the Committee bill does not fully fund this account. The 
frugality of those Members is already projected in the bill 
presented by the Committee. Since these prospective savings are 
already taken in the bill, they reduce the need for 
appropriated funds and, therefore, contribute directly to the 
reduction in federal spending and consequently increase the 
projected surplus. If the Committee bill were to fully fund the 
Members' Representational Allowance, the amount appropriated 
would have to be increased by $5.6 million.

                          Committee Employees

1999 appropriation....................................      $109,116,000
2000 budget estimate..................................       118,825,000
Committee recommendation..............................       115,186,000

    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, $93,878,000 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), $21,308,000 is 
provided.
    Details of the funding resolution, H. Res. 101 (House 
Report 106-72) approved by the House for the 106th Congress, 
follow:

                                COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 106TH CONGRESS
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Committee                              1st session      2nd session         Total
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agriculture..................................................       $4,101,062       $4,312,971       $8,414,033
Armed Services...............................................        5,047,079        5,295,602       10,342,681
Banking and Financial Services...............................        4,552,023        4,755,498        9,307,521
Budget.......................................................        4,970,000        4,970,000        9,940,000
Commerce.....................................................        7,564,812        7,720,301       15,285,113
Education and the Workforce..................................        5,908,749        5,291,748       11,200,497
Government Reform and Oversight..............................        9,773,233        9,997,000       19,770,233
House Administration.........................................        2,980,255        3,271,616        6,251,871
Intelligence.................................................        2,514,916        2,649,528        5,164,444
International Relations......................................        5,635,000        5,678,531       11,313,531
Judiciary....................................................        5,787,394        6,364,881       12,152,275
Resources....................................................        5,208,851        5,359,057       10,567,908
Rules........................................................        2,488,522        2,580,902        5,069,424
Science......................................................        4,410,560        4,521,166        8,931,726
Small Business...............................................        2,037,466        2,111,414        4,148,880
Standards of Official Conduct................................        1,272,416        1,360,499        2,632,915
Transportation and Infrastructure............................        6,410,069        6,810,069       13,220,138
Veterans' Affairs............................................        2,334,800        2,400,335        4,735,135
Ways and Means...............................................        5,814,367        6,115,971       11,930,338
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal...............................................       88,811,574       91,567,089      180,378,663
Reserve Fund.................................................  ...............  ...............        3,000,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................  ...............  ...............      183,378,663
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Since the funding resolution is done on a biennial basis 
and the resolution for the 106th Congress will expire on 
December 31, 2000, this funding is provided through December 
31, 2000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

1999 appropriation....................................       $96,364,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        94,633,000
Committee recommendation..............................        90,633,000

    The Committee recommendation for the salaries and expenses 
of House officers and employees of the various activities 
funded through this consolidated item is $90,633,000. This 
amount represents an overall decrease of $4,000,000 below the 
budget request and $5,731,000 below the amount enacted in 
fiscal year 1999. Staff cost-of-living increases are provided 
as are projected overtime costs.
    The office of the Clerk is funded at 240 FTE's, an amount 
higher than current usage, but 25 lower than the number 
authorized. If additional funds are needed, the Committee will 
consider reprogramming from savings.
    The Sergeant at Arms has been funded at $3,746,000.
    The Chief Administrative Officer's (CAO) budget has been 
set at $57,289,000 including $24,641,000 for the net operating 
costs of House Information Resources (HIR). For the net 
expenses of telecommunications for the House, $6,260,000 has 
been designated within the direct appropriation to HIR. For HIR 
personnel, funds for 221 FTE's are provided. If additional 
savings can be located, other deferred computer application and 
telecommunication upgrades will be funded as well other high 
priority needs that cannot be funded in the FY2000 bill. The 
CAO is commended for his consultations with the Legislative 
Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) regarding plans to 
replace existing payroll and financial management systems in 
accord with the overall objective of standardization of 
Legislative Branch financial management systems.
    For the Office of the Inspector General, funds for the 
annual House financial audit are included in the amount 
provided. Funds for the General Counsel, Chaplain, 
Parliamentarian, Law Revision Counsel, Legislative Counsel, 
Former Speakers, and Technical Assistants in the Office of the 
Attending Physician are provided as requested. Funding for the 
Corrections Calendar Office has been adjusted to reflect the 
Speaker's pay order.
    The administrative staff officers of the House (the Clerk 
of the House, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, 
and the Inspector General) are reminded that funding levels are 
provided on the basis of a certain number of full time 
equivalent positions which have been justified and approved in 
the appropriations provided. If additional FTE's are authorized 
during the fiscal year, or if reallocations of FTE's are 
contemplated, the officers should determine the source of the 
additional personnel funding, including the need for a 
reprogramming of funds, and advise the Committee accordingly. 
This is the current procedure and is designed to inform the 
Committee on Appropriations of the potential impact on future 
year funding needs.

Salaries, officers and employees

        Item                                                      Amount
Office of the Clerk.....................................     $14,881,000
Office of the Sergeant at Arms..........................       3,746,000
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer..............      57,289,000
Office of Inspector General.............................       3,926,000
Office of General Counsel...............................         840,000
Office of the Chaplain..................................         136,000
Office of the Parliamentarian...........................       1,172,000
Parliamentarian.........................................       (961,000)
Compilation of Precedents...............................       (211,000)
Office of the Law Revision Counsel......................       2,045,000
Office of the Legislative Counsel.......................       5,085,000
Corrections Calendar Office.............................         825,000
Other authorized employees..............................         688,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
    Total...............................................      90,633,000

    House of Representatives Child Care Center.--The bill 
provides authority for the House day care center budget, as 
required by Sec. 312(d)(1) of Public Law 102-90, as presented 
to the Committee by the Chief Administrative Officer. It should 
be noted that tuition and other center-generated revenues fund 
day care center operations.

                        Allowances and Expenses

1999 appropriation....................................      $136,468,000
2000 budget estimate..................................       136,074,000
Committee recommendation..............................       135,422,000

    A total of $135,422,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2000 
for allowances and expenses. This amount is $652,000 below the 
budget request and $1,046,000 below 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 97.2% 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 2000
Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal 
    tort claims.........................................      $2,741,000
Official mail...........................................         410,000
Government contributions................................     131,595,000
Miscellaneous items:
    House automobiles...................................          96,000
    Gratuities to beneficiaries of deceased staff.......         500,000
    Interparliamentary receptions.......................          80,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Subtotal miscellaneous items......................         676,000
      Total, allowances and expenses....................     135,422,000

                       Administrative Provisions

    Section 101 provides authority to the House Counsel to 
appear before federal and state courts and requires notice to 
House Counsel regarding decisions by the Justice Department not 
to appeal certain court decisions. This authority mirrors 
authority currently provided to the Senate legal counsel. 
Section 102 makes a technical correction, and section 103 
removes or modifies current statutes rendered obsolete by the 
unification of the Members' Representational Allowance pursuant 
to 2 USC 57(b).

                              JOINT ITEMS

    The Committee recommends appropriations totaling 
$98,821,000 for fiscal year 2000 for the various joint 
committees and activities carried under this heading. The 
recommendation is $5,174,000 below the amounts requested for 
fiscal 2000 and a decrease of $106,095,000 below the amounts 
appropriated in FY1999.
    The following summarizes the recommendations:

Joint Items

        Item                                                      Amount
Joint Economic Committee................................      $3,200,000
Joint Committee on Printing.............................................
Joint Committee on Taxation.............................       6,188,000
Trade Deficit Review Commission.........................................
Office of the Attending Physician.......................       1,898,000
Capitol Police Board....................................      85,212,000
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office.......       2,293,000
Statements of appropriations............................          30,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total.............................................      98,821,000

                        Joint Economic Committee

1999 appropriation....................................        $3,096,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         3,200,000
Committee recommendation..............................         3,200,000

    The Committee has provided $3,200,000 for the Joint 
Economic Committee, the amount requested.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

1999 appropriation....................................          $352,000
2000 budget estimate..................................  ................
Committee recommendation..............................  ................

    No funds were requested for the Joint Committee on 
Printing.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

1999 appropriation....................................        $5,965,400
2000 budget estimate..................................         6,256,000
Committee recommendation..............................         6,188,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,188,000 for 
the Joint Committee on Taxation, $68,000 below the amount 
requested.

                    Trade Deficit Review Commission

1999 appropriation....................................        $2,000,000
2000 budget estimate..................................  ................
Committee recommendation..............................  ................

    No funds were requested for this activity for FY 2000.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

1999 appropriation....................................        $1,415,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         1,898,000
Committee recommendation..............................         1,898,000

    The Committee has approved $1,898,000 for medical supplies, 
equipment, expenses, and allowances of Navy personnel detailed 
to the Office of the Attending Physician, including two 
additional technicians and an allowance for one additional 
medical officer.

                          Capitol Police Board

1999 appropriation....................................      $189,863,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        90,187,000
Committee recommendation..............................        85,212,000

    The recommendations in the bill provide a total of 
$85,212,000 for the expenses and personnel authorized for 
police services throughout the Capitol buildings and grounds 
during fiscal year 2000.
    The following tabulates the number of FTE's and the funding 
provided:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Authorized
                  Items                        FTE's          Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary expenses, Capitol Police on House         \1\ 596     $37,725,000
 Payroll................................
Salary expenses, Capitol Police on               \2\ 655      40,776,000
 Senate Payroll.........................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal..........................           1,251  \3\ 78,501,000
General expenses........................  ..............       6,711,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Grand total, all police services..           1,251     85,212,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Includes 123 civilian positions.
\2\ Includes 87 civilian positions.
\3\ Includes overtime funds of $4,000,000.

                             Capitol Police

                                Salaries

1999 appropriation....................................       $76,844,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        81,197,000
Committee recommendation..............................        78,501,000

    The Committee recommends $78,501,000 for 1,251 full time 
equivalent positions for the Capitol Police, of which 
$37,725,000 and 596 FTE's are for the House rolls and 
$40,776,000 and 655 FTE's are for the Senate rolls. These 
amounts include $4,000,000 for overtime, equally divided 
between House and Senate details. In addition, $414,000 is 
provided for annualization of the FY99 pay raise; $2,384,000, 
which is fenced pending approval by the appropriate 
authorities, is provided for a prospective COLA and 
comparability pay in FY 2000; and $217,000 is provided for a 
net increase in personnel benefits. These amounts contemplate 
that savings from the personnel portion of the security 
enhancements funds will be redirected to normal salary 
requirements.

                             Capitol Police

                            General expenses

1999 appropriation....................................      $113,019,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         8,990,000
Committee recommendation..............................         6,711,000

    The sum of $6,711,000 is recommended for supplies, 
materials, equipment, training and other expenses of the 
Capitol Police force during the next fiscal year. The amounts 
for travel, transportation of things and rent, communications 
and utilities are funded at the current level. For other 
services, the Committee has provided an additional $200,000 
above the current level for the biennial promotional exam. 
Funds are not provided for reimbursement to the Senate for 
computer and telecommunications support. The Capitol Police are 
reminded of the planning, staffing, and justification 
recommended in the Booz-Allen management audit and the 
direction to seek other cross servicing support. These steps 
should be taken before seeking funding to develop internal 
systems. The Committee is sympathetic to these needs but 
requires evidence that these expenditures have been adequately 
planned and justified.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

1999 appropriation....................................        $2,195,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         2,424,000
Committee recommendation..............................         2,293,000

    The Committee bill provides $2,293,000 for the operation of 
the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office during 
the next fiscal year.

                      Statements of Appropriations

1999 appropriation....................................           $30,000
2000 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 106th Congress. This publication is compiled 
jointly by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

1999 appropriation....................................        $2,086,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         2,076,000
Committee recommendation..............................         2,000,000

    The bill provides $2,000,000 for the Office of Compliance. 
The normal provision for awards and settlements has been 
included.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

1999 appropriation....................................       $25,671,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        26,821,000
Committee recommendation..............................        26,221,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,221,000 
for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In addition, a 
provision has been added authorizing a change in the pay levels 
of the Director and Deputy Director. Authority is provided for 
staff recruitment expenses and performance awards. The CBO 
policy on recruitment and performance rewards will be to limit 
total expenditures to 1% of total payroll, and to limit overall 
compensation to the maximum salary of Congressional staff.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                   (Congressional Support Items Only)

1999 appropriation....................................  \1\ $235,602,000
2000 budget estimate..................................       192,038,000
Committee recommendation..............................      133,007,000

\1\ Pending enactment of H.R. 1141.

    The Committee recommends a total of $133,007,000 for fiscal 
year 2000 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 $59,031,000 below the amount requested, and $102,595,000 
below the fiscal year 1999 appropriation.
    The Architect of the Capitol is reminded of the policy to 
request construction funds only for projects that have been 
100% designed. That policy will preclude what is emerging as a 
pattern of underestimates of a variety of projects, such as the 
Botanic Garden, the Dome rehabilitation, the Cannon garage 
repairs, and others. It has become common practice to request 
construction funds based on preliminary estimates that have 
been significantly increased in subsequent budgets. The design 
and budgeting processes require more discipline. Clients of the 
Architect of the Capitol also have to be advised of the need to 
implement this policy so that they can adjust their schedule of 
needs and requests accordingly. Although this is agreed upon 
policy, the Committee recognizes in the FY2000 budget that the 
AOC needs time to implement the requisite processes and, 
therefore, has ``fenced'' the funds for several projects that 
do not meet the ``design before construction funding'' 
criteria. Those projects are identified in the accompanying 
schedules and are nearly ready for final design approval. The 
Committee directs the Architect to secure its approval of the 
final design for these projects prior to obligating 
construction funds. In future budgets, however, the AOC is 
directed to follow a more fiscally prudent and disciplined 
process.
    Mindful of the need to provide the necessary resources for 
project design, the bill contains design funds for the FY2000 
and FY2001 capital budget program.
    With respect to the analysis necessary to document the 
energy savings required by the FY1999 appropriation bill, the 
Architect is directed to obtain assistance from Lawrence 
Berkeley Laboratory or another suitable resource that is able 
to provide advice on a ``pro-bono'' basis.
    A summary of the appropriations recommended follows:

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

                           Item                              Amount

Architect of the Capitol:
Capitol buildings and grounds:
    Capitol buildings Salaries and expenses...........       $47,569,000
    Capitol grounds...................................         5,579,000
    House office buildings............................        40,679,000
    Capitol Power Plant...............................        39,180,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total...........................................       133,007,000

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds

    Capitol Buildings, Salaries and expenses.--A total of 
$47,569,000 is recommended for the operation and maintenance of 
the Capitol building and the electrical substations of the 
Senate and House office buildings during fiscal year 2000. An 
increase of $1,473,000 for staff pay costs is provided together 
with $4,157,000 for the operating budget.
    A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating 
budget and the capital budgets follows:

                            CAPITOL BUILDINGS
                     [Request versus recommendation]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee
               Item                  Amount requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget

Personal Service..................        $26,252,000        $25,964,000
Rent Communications, Utilities &              991,000            991,000
 Travel...........................
Other Services....................         11,124,000         10,496,000
Supplies..........................            700,000            660,000
Equipment.........................            324,000            287,000
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget..         39,391,000         38,398,000
                                   =====================================

                     Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget

Installation of Smoke Detectors/              600,000            600,000
 Fire Alarms, CB..................
Fire Alarm System Upgrade for ADA             260,000     260,000
 Compliance.......................
ADA Requirements, CB..............            300,000  .................
Provide Infrastructure for                    500,000     500,000
 Security Installations...........
Replace Sound Systems, Cmte &                 120,000            120,000
 Hearing Rooms....................
Conservation of Wall Paintings....            200,000            200,000
Replacement of Minton Tile........            200,000            200,000
Elevator/Escalator Modernization              400,000  .................
 Program..........................
Plumbing Renovations..............            400,000            400,000
Roofing Repair, Around House &                160,000            160,000
 Senate Chambers..................
Provide Steam Humidification......            210,000  .................
Cleaning of Historical                        115,000            115,000
 Architectural Surfaces...........
Replace House Chamber Sound                 1,200,000  .................
 Reinforcement System.............
Implementation of AOCNET..........          1,660,000          1,465,000
Financial Management System (FMS).          3,300,000            250,000
Update Electrical System Drawings              60,000             60,000
 on CAD...........................
CAD Mechanical Database...........             60,000             60,000
Computer-Aided Facility Management            350,000  .................
 (CAFM)...........................
Computer, Telecom, & Electrical               600,000  .................
 Support..........................
Upgrade Kitchen Exhausts Systems..             60,000             60,000
Upgrade Unsafe Mechanical Equip               225,000     225,000
 Walkways and Ladders.............
Replace/Upgrade Kitchen Fire                  500,000            500,000
 Suppression Systems..............
Replace Exit Doors for Emergency              750,000  .................
 Egress & Security................
Security Project Support for AOC..            550,000            200,000
Design, Replace Legislative Call              200,000            200,000
 System and Clocks................
Rehabilitate Dome.................         28,000,000  .................
Design, Upgrade Air Conditioning--            140,000            140,000
 East Front, Capitol..............
Design, Bldg Automation Sys for                95,000             95,000
 Capitol Complex (EMCS)...........
Elevator Recabling................            100,000            100,000
Replace Structural Support                     50,000  .................
 Chandelier, E House Stairs.......
Replace Construction Vehicles.....            150,000            100,000
Design, Replace High Voltage SWGR             175,000            175,000
 & Cables, Cap Cplx...............
Painting of Exterior Woodwork and             300,000  .................
 West Front of Capitol............
HRMD--Systems Development.........          3,600,000  .................
Master Plan Development...........            100,000  .................
Energy Survey of Capitol Complex..          2,000,000  .................
House Chamber Improvements........            300,000            300,000
Inaugural Support Services........            100,000  .................
House Chamber Relighting..........            100,000  .................
Design, Replace Exit Doors for      .................            160,000
 Emergency Egress.................
Design, Restore Shutters & Upgrade  .................             53,000
 Window Lighting..................
Design, Restore Cast Iron Lamp      .................             18,000
 Posts & Railings.................
Design, Exterior Stone              .................            115,000
 Preservation.....................
Design, Replace Windows, Capitol..  .................            240,000
Design, Refuge Areas, & Emergency   .................            300,000
 Lighting.........................
Design, Sprinkler System..........  .................          1,800,000
                                   -------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Budget.......         48,190,000          9,171,000
                                   =====================================
      Total Capitol Buildings.....         87,581,000         47,569,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Project fenced.

    Capitol grounds.--The appropriation of $5,579,000 is 
recommended for the care and improvement of the grounds 
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 
and the Capitol power plant. This amount includes $175,000 for 
salary cost increases and $13,000 for the increase in the non-
personnel operating budget.
    A tabulation follows:

                             CAPITOL GROUNDS
                     [Request versus recommendation]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee
               Item                 Amount  requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget

Personal Services.................         $4,096,000         $4,032,000
Other Services....................          1,094,000          1,094,000
Supplies..........................            177,000            177,000
Equipment.........................             11,000             11,000
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget..          5,378,000          5,314,000
                                   =====================================

                     Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget

ADA Requirements, CG..............            330,000            155,000
CAD Database Development--Site                 60,000             60,000
 Utilities & Grounds..............
Replace Dump Truck................             75,000  .................
Reconstruct Delaware Avenue SW....             50,000             50,000
Renovation to Former DC                       100,000  .................
 Streetlights.....................
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget....            615,000            265,000
                                   =====================================
      Total, Capitol Grounds......          5,993,000          5,579,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    House office buildings.--For House office buildings, 
$40,679,000 is provided, including $1,432,000 for salary cost 
increases and an increase of $465,000 for the non-personnel 
operating budget. The Architect of the Capitol is directed to 
conduct a cost benefit analysis of the recycling program taking 
into consideration all associated costs, including land fill 
and hauling charges.
    The Committee is aware of recent instances of persons being 
stranded in malfunctioning elevators in the Longworth building. 
Funds have been provided in prior years, and this year, for 
elevator modernization. The Architect is directed to do 
everything possible to expedite modernization of the Longworth 
elevators and complete this work at the earliest possible date.
    A tabulation follows:

                         HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
                     [Request versus recommendation]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee
               Item                  Amount requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget

Personal Services.................        $27,657,000        $27,494,000
Other Services....................          2,432,000          2,413,000
Supplies..........................          1,248,000          1,248,000
Equipment.........................            270,000            257,000
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget..         31,607,000         31,412,000
                                   =====================================

                     Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget

Install Sprinklers & Telecom Cable          2,893,000   2,893,000
 Tray System, RHOB................
Fire Alarm System Upgrades for                150,000     150,000
 ADA, HOB's.......................
Sound Improvements, Committee                 450,000            450,000
 Hearing Rooms....................
Elevator Modernization Program....            700,000  .................
Escalator Modernization Program,              300,000  .................
 RHOB & LHOB......................
Garage Floor Repairs, CHOB........          9,000,000  .................
Replace Windows, CHOB.............            200,000  .................
Major Elevator Equipment                      120,000            120,000
 Improvements.....................
Upgrade Controls for Air Handling              60,000  .................
 Units, FHOB......................
Humidification for Air Handling                60,000  .................
 Units, FHOB......................
Installation of New Fire                      480,000  .................
 Suppression System, Computer Rm..
Emergency Power Distribution, CHOB            300,000  .................
Completion of Fire Alarm System,              850,000            500,000
 RHOB.............................
Upgrade Emergency Fire                         45,000  .................
 Communication System, OHOB.......
Replace/Upgrade Kitchen Fire                  200,000            200,000
 Suppression Systems..............
Upgrade Fire Alarm, House Garages.             30,000             30,000
Expand Sprinklers from Corridors,              50,000  .................
 O'Neill..........................
Replace Exit Doors for Emergency              900,000  .................
 Egress & Security................
Emergency Generator, LHOB.........            609,000     609,000
Upgrade HVAC System, RHOB.........            200,000  .................
Renovations to Rms. 2137 & 2138,              115,000            115,000
 RHOB (Judiciary).................
Renovate Rayburn Cafeteria........          3,400,000   3,400,000
Renovate Room B310, RHOB..........             30,000  .................
Expand/Renovate Computer Center,              250,000  .................
 FHOB.............................
Renovations to Room 2128, RHOB                170,000            170,000
 (Banking)........................
Upgrade Committee Room PA System              220,000            220,000
 Wiring...........................
Design, Installation of New Fire    .................             72,000
 Sup Sys, Computer Rm, FHOB.......
Design, Renovate Room B310, RHOB..  .................              5,000
Design, Expand/Renovate Computer    .................             37,000
 Center, FHOB.....................
Design, Replace Exit Doors for      .................             76,000
 Emergency Egress.................
Design, Repair of Rain Leaders,     .................            127,000
 CHOB.............................
Design, Relocate Members from 5th   .................             38,000
 Floor, CHOB......................
Design, Repair Penthouse Roof,      .................             45,000
 RHOB.............................
Design, Replace Terrazzo Floor      .................             62,000
 Basement, LHOB...................
Design, Improve Lighting, CHOB      .................             23,000
 Tunnel...........................
Design, Refuge Areas, & Emergency   .................            145,000
 Lighting.........................
Design, Extend Sprinkler System...  .................            250,000
General Reduction.................  .................          (470,000)
                                   -------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Budget.......         21,782,000          9,267,000
                                   =====================================
      Total, House Office                  53,389,000         40,679,000
       Buildings..................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Project fenced.

    Capitol Power Plant.--The Committee recommends the 
appropriation of $39,180,000 for the Capitol power plant for 
fiscal year 2000, plus offsetting collections of $4,000,000. An 
increase of $296,000 is included for staff COLA's and other 
mandatory increases and $6,110,000 for non-personnel operating 
increases. A tabulation follows:

                           CAPITOL POWER PLANT
                     [Request versus recommendation]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee
               Item                 Amount  requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget

Personal Services.................         $5,481,000         $5,458,000
Rent Communications, & Utilities..         31,971,000         31,671,000
Other Services....................          1,076,000          1,076,000
Supplies..........................          3,790,000          3,790,000
Reimbursement.....................        (4,000,000)        (4,000,000)
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget..         38,318,000         37,995,000
                                   =====================================

                     Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget

East Plant Chiller Replacement....          5,000,000  .................
Replace Valves in Steam & Chilled             100,000            100,000
 Water Distribution Sys...........
Update CAD Drawings for CPP.......             60,000             60,000
Optimization of Operations, CPP...            500,000  .................
Procure Filter Bags...............            100,000  .................
Repair Bulk Oil Storage Tank......            100,000            100,000
Repair, Boiler Feedwater Pumps....            122,000            122,000
Install New Burners on Oil Boilers            200,000            200,000
Thermal Storage Facility..........            500,000  .................
Design, Emergency Generator.......             75,000             75,000
Design, Repair South Capitol        .................            153,000
 Street Tunnel....................
Design, Repair Constitution Avenue  .................            375,000
 Tunnel...........................
                                   -------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Budget.......          6,757,000          1,185,000
                                   =====================================
      Total, Capitol Power Plant..         45,075,000         39,180,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Administrators provision.--Section 107 is designed to 
improve the House office-waste recycling program, which does 
not yield optimal results in its present configuration. Under 
the provision, all Members and employing authorities shall 
participate. The provision requires the Architect to establish 
a convenient, clearly marked, user-friendly system for the 
collection of recyclable materials in each building, which may 
vary by building or even by floor within buildings to 
facilitate participation and maximize results. The Architect 
shall report semiannually to the Appropriations and House 
Administration Committees on the program's status, and shall 
report within sixty days of enactment on his recommended 
changes to the program. Finally, the provision creates an 
incentive for all Members and employees to recycle by making 
any proceeds available to the House of Representatives Child 
Care Center, to the extent provided in appropriations acts.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service

1999 appropriation....................................       $67,124,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        71,255,000
Committee recommendation..............................        71,255,000

    Salaries and expenses.--The Committee recommends 
$71,255,000, including an increase of $3,424,148 for mandatory 
items and $147,800 for price level increases, for fiscal year 
2000 for the salaries and expenses of the Congressional 
Research Service. No additional FTE's are authorized but 
$559,052 is provided for the staff succession plan.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

1999 appropriation....................................       $74,465,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        82,214,000
Committee recommendation..............................        77,704,000

    The Committee has included an appropriation of $77,704,000 
for printing and binding of congressional documents at the 
Government Printing Office for use by Congress and by-law 
programs. All mandatory increases are provided.
    A comparative summary of the recommendation by category of 
work follows:

                                       CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   Appropriation                    Recommended
                                                                       1999       Requested 2000       2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Congressional Record program....................................     $17,410,000     $22,054,000  ..............
Miscellaneous publications......................................       5,400,000       4,914,000  ..............
Miscellaneous printing and binding..............................      13,328,000      13,860,000  ..............
Details to Congress.............................................       2,200,000       2,050,000  ..............
Document envelopes and document franks..........................       1,104,000       1,104,000  ..............
Business and committee calendars................................       1,995,000       2,500,000  ..............
Bills, resolutions, and amendments..............................       9,120,000       9,840,000  ..............
Committee reports...............................................       3,200,000       3,780,000  ..............
Documents.......................................................       2,080,000       2,448,000  ..............
Hearings........................................................      17,328,000      18,000,000  ..............
Committee prints................................................       1,300,000       1,664,000  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................      74,465,000      82,214,000      77,704,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

    A total of $738,940,000 is recommended for the five 
programs carried in this title of the bill. This allowance is 
$30,604,000 less than requested and $37,168,000 above the 
amount appropriated in fiscal year 1999.
    A summary of the amounts recommended by agency follows:

                        Title II--Other Agencies

                        Agency                               Amount

Botanic Garden (including Conservatory renovation)....        $3,538,000
Library of Congress (except Congressional Research           314,953,000
 Service).............................................
Architect of the Capitol: Congressional Cemetery......  ................
Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and               17,782,000
 grounds..............................................
Government Printing Office (except Congressional              29,986,000
 Printing and Binding)................................
General Accounting Office (net appropriation).........       372,681,000
                                                       -----------------
          Total.......................................       738,940,000

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

1999 appropriation....................................        $3,052,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         3,972,000
Committee recommendation..............................         3,538,000

    The amount recommended for the Botanic Garden is 
$3,538,000, including increases of $134,000 for mandatory 
salary items and $139,000 for non-personnel operating expenses.
    A tabulation follows:

                             BOTANIC GARDEN
                     [Request versus recommendation]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              Amount         Committee
                  Item                       requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget

Personal Services.......................      $2,988,000      $2,954,000
Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel.          15,000           6,000
Other Services..........................         168,000         158,000
Supplies................................         187,000         187,000
Equipment...............................          20,000          20,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget........       3,378,000       3,325,000
                                         ===============================

                     Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget

Design, Administrative Building                  100,000  ..............
 Renovations & ADA......................
Bartholdi Park Renovations &                     100,000         100,000
 Improvements...........................
Bartholdi Fountain Renovations..........          53,000          53,000
Equipment Replacement at Production               56,000  ..............
 Facility...............................
Public Signs............................          60,000          60,000
Equipment/Start-up Conservatory &                225,000  ..............
 National Garden........................
                                         -------------------------------
      Total, Capital Budget.............         594,000         213,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Botanic Garden.............       3,972,000       3,538,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Architect is directed to study alternative uses for the 
Botanic Garden administrative building located in Bartholdi 
Park. This study should include order of magnitude costs for 
renovating the building to any alternative use.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                (Except Congressional Research Service)

    The Committee recommends appropriations totaling 
$314,953,000 for the operations of the Library of Congress 
(except the Congressional Research Service, which is carried in 
title I of the bill) for fiscal year 2000. The following table 
summarizes the allocation of funds by appropriation account:

                           Library of Congress

                           Item                              Amount

Fiscal year 2000:
    Salaries and expenses.............................      $250,120,000
    Copyright Office..................................        11,385,000
    Books for the blind and physically handicapped....        48,033,000
    Furniture and furnishings.........................         5,415,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total...........................................       314,953,000

                            Total Resources

    The Library also receives funds from other appropriations 
and sources estimated to total $252,842,000 for fiscal year 
2000 including $71,255,000 for the Congressional Research 
Service in title I of the bill, and $17,782,000 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 $567,795,000 from all sources will 
be available to the Library during the next fiscal year. Of 
that amount, $151,098,000 (26.6%) 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 2000, now estimated by the 
Library of Congress at 4,076. In addition, there are several 
hundred other positions financed through reimbursable and gift 
and trust fund programs. The bill provides an increase of 
$13,809,918 in mandatory costs for the current FTE base 
including $1,569,068 to fill vacant positions for the 
succession plan.
    The Library is authorized to expend funds out of current 
resources to conduct a transit-fare program, as authorized by 
the Federal Employees Clean Air Incentives Act of 1993, 
comparable to the program implemented for employees of the 
House of Representatives. The Library should conduct 
appropriate surveys to determine the relative success of the 
program.
    The Committee urges the Library of Congress to assist the 
Washington Historical Society in the planning, development, 
procurement, and use of displays, exhibits, and programs of 
significance in the history of the City of Washington at the 
City Museum of Washington.
    A breakdown by source and amount of funding follows:

               Total resources, Library of Congress, 2000

                           Item                              Amount

Annual appropriations:
    Title I--Congressional Research Service...........       $71,255,000
    Title II--Library (direct)........................       314,953,000
    Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and           17,782,000
 grounds..............................................
                                                       -----------------
      Total annual appropriations (in bill)...........       403,990,000
    Receipts from copyright fees, sale of catalog             33,104,000
 records and publications, and sponsors of
 international legal database.........................
    Gift, trust and revolving funds...................        44,701,000
    Reimbursement for services performed..............        86,000,000
                                                       -----------------
      Total...........................................       567,795,000

                         Salaries and Expenses

1999 appropriation...................................      $231,523,000
2000 budget estimate.................................       247,163,000
Committee recommendation.............................       250,120,000
(Plus: Authority to spend receipts)..................        (6,850,000)
                                                      ------------------
      Total available................................       256,970,000

    The sum of $256,970,000, including $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 $2,957,000 over the budget request and an 
increase of $18,597,000 above fiscal year 1999. This level of 
funding provides for 2,692 FTE's, including all necessary 
mandatory costs, which is the number of FTE's projected for the 
current year in the salaries and expenses program. For the 
American Folklife Center, funding is provided for operation and 
maintenance which is in addition to normal administrative 
assistance and customary support of its core activities 
provided by other Library organizations. Funds are provided for 
a local community initiative involving training in the use of 
electronic collections.
    No new positions are provided, although the succession plan 
is funded at $1,010,016. All but one budget item has been 
approved, except that the following projects should be funded 
out of savings: a portion of the Electronic Resources 
Implementation Project, $93,500; reading room monitoring, 
$409,032; the National Film Preservation Foundation Grant, 
$250,000; the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), 
$396,000; the Law Library arrearage processing, $188,250, space 
design, $308,000; the financial systems replacement, $250,000; 
disaster recovery and security, $500,000; and enhanced Unix 
servers, $600,000.

                            Copyright Office

1999 appropriation...................................       $13,721,000
2000 budget request..................................        11,385,000
Committee recommendation.............................        11,385,000
(Plus: Authority to spend receipts)..................       (26,254,000)
                                                      ------------------
      Total available................................        37,639,000

    Salaries and expenses.--The budget request has been 
approved for the Copyright Office, including a direct 
appropriation of $11,385,000 and authority to spend up to 
$26,254,000 in receipts from copyright fees and assessments to 
the copyright owners fund for the costs of administering the 
copyright royalty program.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

1999 appropriation....................................       $46,824,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        48,033,000
Committee recommendation..............................        48,033,000

    Salaries and expenses.--A total of $48,033,000, the amount 
requested, is recommended for the National Library Service for 
the Blind and Physically Handicapped, an increase of $1,209,000 
over the amount provided in fiscal year 1999. This funding 
provides increases of $370,100 for mandatory items and $838,900 
for non-personal services.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

1999 appropriation....................................        $4,448,000
2000 budget estimate..................................         5,827,000
Committee recommendation..............................         5,415,000

    The bill provides a total of $5,415,000 for Library 
furniture and furnishings for fiscal year 2000. All budgeted 
items are approved, except that the following projects should 
be funded out of savings: the electronic resources 
implementation workstations, $49,500; and the restructuring 
registration process workstations, $16,000. For accelerated 
replacement of Madison building furniture, $873,000 is 
provided, the balance of $347,000 should come from savings.

                       Administrative Provisions

    The routine administrative provisions have been approved. 
In addition, authority is provided for multi-year contracts, 
the hiring of up to three management specialists, and increased 
salary levels for the Librarian, Deputy Librarian, and the CRS 
Director.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Congressional Cemetery

1999 appropriation....................................        $1,000.000
2000 budget estimate..................................  ................
Committee recommendation..............................  ................

    This was a one time program funded in FY1999.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

1999 appropriation....................................       $12,672,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        19,871,000
Committee recommendation..............................        17,782,000

    The Committee bill provides $17,782,000 for the care and 
maintenance of the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, 
which is administered by the Architect of the Capitol. 
Increases for staff pay costs of $463,000 and $486,000 for non-
personnel operating expenses have been included.
    The Architect of the Capitol is directed to determine the 
liability of the contractor with respect to the $100,000 
required to replace the defective sprinkler flow detection 
switches.
    A tabulation of annual operating cost increases and the 
capital budget follows:

                       LIBRARY BUILDINGS & GROUNDS
                     [Request versus recommendation]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee
               Item                 Amount  requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget

Personal Services.................         $7,956,000         $7,880,000
Other Services....................          1,751,000          1,721,000
Supplies..........................            618,000            618,000
Equipment & Land and Structures...            141,000            116,000
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget..         10,466,000         10,335,000
                                   =====================================
                     Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget

Fire Alarm System Upgrade for ADA             150,000     150,000
 Compliance.......................
ADA Requirements, LB&G's..........            200,000  .................
Elevator/Escalator Modernization,             360,000  .................
 LOC Buildings....................
Replace Sprinkler Heads, LOC......            100,000     100,000
Collections Security..............          1,000,000     500,000
Replace Deteriorated Piping, TJB..            100,000            100,000
Replace Electrical Snow Melting               100,000            100,000
 System, JMMB.....................
Restore Decorative Painting, TJB &            100,000            100,000
 JAB..............................
Replace VSD Motor Controls, TJB &             100,000            100,000
 JAB..............................
Replace Convector Controls, JMMB..            100,000            100,000
Book Stack Lighting Controls, TJB             200,000            200,000
 & JAB............................
Preservations Environment                     100,000            100,000
 Monitoring.......................
Upgrade Cooling of Emergency                  350,000  .................
 Generator, JMMB..................
Design, Replace Halon Fire System,             90,000             90,000
 LOC Computer Room................
Upgrade Fire Pump Electric                    150,000            150,000
 Feeders, LOC Buildings...........
Replace/Upgrade Kitchen Fire                  175,000            175,000
 Suppression Systems..............
Install Additional Sprinklers,                100,000            100,000
 JMMB.............................
Replace Sprinkler System Flow                 100,000            100,000
 Switches.........................
Book Conveyor System Security                 400,000  .................
 (Internal LOC Collections).......
Replace Sidewalks, TJB & JAB......            100,000            100,000
Lightning Protection, JMMB........            180,000  .................
Design, Upgrade Book Conveyor                 300,000            300,000
 Systems, JTB & JAB...............
HVAC Improvements NW Curtain, TJB.            350,000  .................
Audio Visual Conservation Center,             500,000            200,000
 Culpeper.........................
Construct, Book Storage Modules 2,          4,000,000   4,000,000
 3, & 4 Ft. Meade.................
Design, Construct Book Storage      .................            372,000
 Module No. 2.....................
Design, ADA Requirements, LB&G....  .................             60,000
Design, Book Conveyor System        .................             60,000
 Security.........................
Design, Replace Lighting Dimmer     .................             45,000
 Systems, JMMB....................
Design, Refuge Areas, & Emergency   .................            145,000
 Lighting.........................
                                   -------------------------------------
      Total, Capital Budget.......          9,405,000          7,447,000
                                   =====================================
      Total, Library Buildings &           19,871,000        17,782,000
       Grounds....................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Project fenced.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

              (Except Congressional Printing and Binding)

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

1999 appropriation....................................       $29,264,000
2000 budget estimate..................................        31,245,000
Committee recommendation..............................        29,986,000

    The Committee recommends the appropriation of $29,986,000, 
an increase of $722,000, for the salaries and expenses of the 
Superintendent of Documents, a part of the Government Printing 
Office. All mandatory items and at least 1.7% in price level 
increases are provided. The principal component of this 
activity is the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), 
which is responsible for supplying about 1,400 designated 
libraries throughout the country with federal documents.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

    Revolving fund.--The bill includes the usual language 
authorizing the operation of the revolving fund, authority to 
hire or purchase automobiles, advisory councils, consultants, 
and flextime. The limit on full-time equivalent employment has 
been set at 3,313. No funds are provided for building 
maintenance. These are normal costs of doing business and 
should be financed through receipts. Y2K funds have been 
approved by the Committee to be derived from funds made 
available in a FY1999 supplemental appropriation bill.
    The Committee is aware of rapidly changing technology for 
purposes of research and general information gathering by the 
public. Government Printing Office Public Document Distribution 
Centers should continue to be a resource for information 
desired by the public. The Committee directs GPO to undertake 
an analysis of the future role of the Public Documents 
Distribution Center at Pueblo, Colorado, and other distribution 
activities. This analysis should include possible equipment and 
capital needs to transition from printed documents to 
information generated through computer technology; the 
potential for improved marketing of centers' services to 
federal agencies; opportunities for improved coordination and 
partnerships with the private sector; and other requirements to 
support the transition. The study and its recommendations 
should be provided to the committees of legislative 
jurisdiction and oversight no later than February 1, 2000.

                        Administrative Provision

    Authority has been provided for increasing the threshold 
for advertised bids from $25,000 to $100,000, thereby matching 
a threshold that is standard throughout the executive branch.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

1999 appropriation...................................      $359,268,000
2000 budget estimate.................................       387,048,000
Committee recommendation.............................       372,681,000
Offsetting collections...............................        (1,400,000)
                                                      ------------------
      Total available................................       374,081,000

    The Committee has provided $372,681,000 in direct 
appropriations for the General Accounting Office, plus 
$1,400,000 in offsetting collections derived from 
reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government 
corporations. This level of funding will support 3,245 FTE's, a 
small decrease below the number currently expected to be 
utilized in fiscal 1999. The Committee has provided $2.8 
million in increased contracting funds that should be derived 
through attrition. Performance awards and other human capital 
project increases can be funded within the base, although the 
Committee believes contracting out for studies of operating 
efficiencies is unnecessary. GAO has an inventory of contracted 
studies that provide many recommendations on these matters and 
has an internal workforce uniquely qualified to assist the 
Comptroller General to develop organizational improvements. A 
general reduction of $5,044,000 has been taken.

                     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.

                        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                    Budget
                                                               authority     Outlays     authority     Outlays
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Discretionary...............................................       $1,917       $1,965       $1,917       $1,965
Mandatory...................................................           77           77           77           77
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
      Total.................................................       $1,994       $2,042       $1,994       $2,042
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

                    FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS

    In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment 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...........................................       $1,917
Outlays:
    2000...................................................        1,679
    2001...................................................          177
    2002...................................................           26
    2003...................................................            9
    2004...................................................            4

               ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

    In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the 
Congressional Budget and Impoundment 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.

                           TRANSFER OF FUNDS

    No transfer of funds are included.

                              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.
    5. The bill authorizes expenses for employee awards, such 
as certificates or plaques and related ceremonial 
presentations, by certain agencies.
    6. There is language providing authority for the House 
general counsel to appear before certain courts and to receive 
timely notification.
    7. There is language making technical corrections to 
certain statutes, and repealing or modifying obsolete statutes.
    8. 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.
    9. The bill authorizes the transfer of funds within 
``Capitol Police, Salaries'', and between ``Capitol Police, 
Salaries,'' and ``General Expenses,'' subject to approval.
    10. New compensation levels are established for the CBO 
Director and Deputy Director, and authority is provided for 
employee recruitment expenses and performance awards.
    11. 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. Section 107 
establishes rules for the operation of the House recycling 
program.
    12. There is language under ``Congressional Research 
Service'' which prohibits the publication of material unless 
approved by the appropriate committees.
    13. 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, 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.
    14. There is language under ``Library of Congress'' which 
amends the salary of the Librarian, the Deputy Librarian and 
the Director, Congressional Research Service.15. There is 
authority to enter into multi-year contracts and to appoint 
limited term employees.
    15. There is authority to expend funds collected under the 
authority of 2 U.S.C. 150, the balance to remain available 
until expended.
    16. 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.
    17. There is authority to transfer funds to an educational 
consortium.
    18. 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.
    19. There is language under ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
Office of Superintendent of Documents, which limits travel 
expenses and which authorizes the use of current appropriations 
for printing certain publications for the depository library 
program.
    20. There is language authorizing the operation of the GPO 
revolving fund, and which authorizes travel expenses for 
advisory councils.
    21. Under the GPO revolving fund, there is language that 
provides expenses not to exceed $75,000 for attendance at 
meetings.
    22. The bill includes a limitation on GPO employment of not 
more than 3,313 full-time equivalent work years, subject to 
adjustment.
    23. There is a limitation on the participation of top-level 
GPO management in flexible or compressed work schedules.
    24. Section 311 of Title 44, U.S. Code, is amended with 
respect to limitations on purchases and contracts.
    25. There is language relating to the General Accounting 
Office authorizing the direct procurement of expert and 
consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109, at certain rates; 
authorizing the hire of one passenger motor vehicle, as 
required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the General Accounting 
Office to make advance payments in foreign countries in 
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and to provide certain 
benefits, including rental of living quarters in foreign 
countries; appropriations are authorized for administrative 
expenses of any other member department or agency to finance an 
appropriate share of the costs of the Joint Financial 
Management Improvement Program (JFMIP); the American Consortium 
on International Public Administration (ACIPA), and the 
National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum. The ACIPA language satisfies the 
requirements of P.L. 100-202.
    26. In Section 301, there is language prohibiting the use 
of funds in the Act for the maintenance or care of private 
vehicles except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be 
provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for 
the House issued by the Committee on House Oversight and for 
the Senate by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    27. Section 303 provides that whenever any office or 
position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay 
Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of 
compensation or designation of any position appropriated for 
herein is different from that specifically established for such 
position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or 
provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect 
thereto: Provided that the provisions herein for the various 
items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees 
of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and 
Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
    28. Section 304 requires that certain information regarding 
consulting services shall be a matter of public record.
    29. Section 305 is a sense of Congress provision regarding 
American-made products.
    30. There is a provision which authorizes legislative 
branch entities to share the costs of the Legislative Branch 
Financial Managers Council.

            Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3 (Ramseyer Rule)

    In compliance with clause 3(e), of Rule XIII of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made 
by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

SECTION 201 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 
                                  1974

                        establishment of office

  Sec. 201. (a) In General.--
          (1)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

          [(5) The Director shall receive compensation at a per 
        annum gross rate equal to the rate of basic pay, as in 
        effect from time to time, for level III of the 
        Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5, United 
        States Code. The Deputy Director shall receive 
        compensation at a per annum gross rate equal to the 
        rate of basic pay, as so in effect, for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule in section 5315 of such title.]
          (5)(A) The Director shall receive compensation at an 
        annual rate of pay that is equal to the lower of--
                  (i) the highest annual rate of compensation 
                of any officer of the Senate; or
                  (ii) the highest annual rate of compensation 
                of any officer of the House of Representatives.
          (B) The Deputy Director shall receive compensation at 
        an annual rate of pay that is $1,000 less than the 
        annual rate of pay received by the Director, as 
        determined under subparagraph (A).

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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               CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE

                 CHAPTER 3--GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Sec.
301. Public Printer: appointment.
     * * * * * * *
[311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative 
          Services Act; contract negotiation authority.]
311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative 
          Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small purchase 
          threshold.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

Sec. 311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative 
                    Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small 
                    purchase threshold

  (a)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 3709 
of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with respect 
to purchases and contracts for the Government Printing Office 
as if the reference to ``$25,000'' in clause (1) of such 
section were a reference to ``$100,000''.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999

                  TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                       Administrative Provisions

  Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 [(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))] (2 U.S.C. 
59e(e)(2)) is amended--
          (1)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

                    TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  Sec. 308. (a)  * * *
  (b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the 
Capitol.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1998 [(40 U.S.C. 174j-1(b)(1))] (40 U.S.C. 
174j-1 note) is amended--
          (1)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for 
Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(c) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 [(40 U.S.C. 
174j-1(c))] (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note) is amended--
          (1)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

  (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for 
Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(e) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 [(40 U.S.C. 
174j-1(e))] (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note) is amended--
          (1)  * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

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        SECTION 904 OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1983

  [Sec. 904. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and 
notwithstanding any other provision of law--
          [(1) the compensation of the Librarian of Congress 
        shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual 
        rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of 
        the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, 
        United States Code, and
          [(2) the compensation of the Deputy Librarian of 
        Congress shall be at an annual rate which is equal to 
        the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at 
        level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 
        of title 5, United States Code.
  [(b) The limitations contained in section 306 of S. 2939, 
Ninety-seventh Congress, as made applicable by section 101(e) 
of Public Law 97-276 (as amended by section 128(a) of Public 
Law 97-377) shall, after application of section 128(b) of 
Public Law 97-377, be applicable to the compensation of the 
Librarian of Congress and the Deputy Librarian of Congress, as 
fixed by subsection (a) of this section.
  [(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall take effect on 
the first day of the first applicable pay period commencing on 
or after the date of enactment of this Act.]
  Sec. 904. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
          (1) the Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at 
        an annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate 
        of basic pay payable for positions at level II of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, 
        United States Code; and
          (2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be 
        compensated at an annual rate of pay which is equal to 
        the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at 
        level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 
        of title 5, United States Code.
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       SECTION 203 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946

                     congressional research service

  Sec. 203. (a) * * *

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  (c)(1) After consultation with the Joint Committee on the 
Library, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint the Director 
of the Congressional Research Service. [The basic pay of the 
Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to the rate of 
basic pay provided for level V of the Executive Schedule 
contained in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.] The 
basic pay of the Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to 
the rate of basic pay provided for level III of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.

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     SECTION 311 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991

  Sec. 311. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act for expenses of 
official mail of any person entitled to use the congressional 
frank may be expended only in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives, as applicable. Such regulations shall 
require--
          (1) * * *

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          (3) with respect to the House of Representatives, 
        that in addition to any other report or information 
        made available to the public (through the House 
        Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards or 
        otherwise) regarding the use of the frank, the Clerk of 
        the House of Representatives shall include in the 
        quarterly report of receipts and expenditures submitted 
        to the House of Representatives a statement (based 
        solely on data provided for that purpose by the 
        Committee on House Administration of the House of 
        Representatives and the House Commission on 
        Congressional Mailing Standards) of [costs charged 
        against the Official Mail Allowance for] costs incurred 
        for official mail by each person entitled to use the 
        congressional frank.

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  (e)(1) [There is established in the House of Representatives 
an Official Mail Allowance for Members, officers, and employees 
of the House of Representatives who are persons entitled to use 
the congressional frank. Regulations for use of the Official 
Mail Allowance shall be prescribed--] The use of funds of the 
House of Representatives which are made available for official 
mail of Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
Representatives who are persons entitled to use the 
congressional frank shall be governed by regulations 
promulgated--
          (A) by the Committee on House Administration of the 
        House of Representatives, with respect to allocation 
        and expenditures relating to [the Allowance] official 
        mail (except as provided in subparagraph (B)); and
          (B) by the House Commission on Congressional Mailing 
        Standards, with respect to matters under section 
        3210(a)(6)(D) of title 39, United States Code.
  (2) [The Official Mail Allowance] Funds used for official 
mail--
          [(A) shall be available for postage for franked mail 
        sent at a first class, third class, or fourth class 
        rate;]
          [(B)] (A) with respect to a Member of the House of 
        Representatives, shall be available, in a session of 
        Congress, in a total amount, as determined under 
        paragraph (1)(A), of not more than the product of (i) 3 
        times the single-piece rate applicable to first class 
        mail, and (ii) the number (as determined by the 
        Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business 
        possible delivery stops) in the congressional district, 
        as such addresses are described in section 
        3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39, United States Code; and
          [(C)] (B) with respect to any other person entitled 
        to use the congressional frank in the House of 
        Representatives (including any Member of the House of 
        Representatives who receives an allocation under 
        subsection (a)(2) with respect to duties as an elected 
        officer of, or holder of another position in, the House 
        of Representatives), shall be available, in a session 
        of Congress, in a total amount determined under 
        paragraph (1)(A).
  [(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), each Member of the House 
of Representatives may transfer amounts from the Members' 
Representational Allowance of the Member to the Official Mail 
Allowance of the Member.
  [(B) The total amount a Member may so transfer with respect 
to a session of Congress may not exceed $25,000.]

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       SECTION 1 OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 457, NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

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SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES BY 
                    COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

  (a) In General.--Subject to the provision of law specified in 
subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight of the House 
of Representatives may, by order of the Committee, fix and 
adjust the amounts, terms, and conditions of, and other matters 
relating to, allowances of the House of Representatives within 
the following categories:
          (1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the 
        Members' Representational Allowance, including all 
        aspects of [the Official Mail Allowance] official mail 
        within the jurisdiction of the Committee under section 
        311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.
          (2) For committees, the Speaker, the Majority and 
        Minority Leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and 
        the Chief Administrative Officer, allowances for 
        official mail (including all aspects of [the Official 
        Mail Allowance] official mail within the jurisdiction 
        of the Committee under section 311 of the Legislative 
        Branch Appropriations Act, 1991), stationery, and 
        telephone and telegraph and other communications.

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   SECTION 104 OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM 
                       TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

SEC. 104. [CLERK HIRE] EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF 
                    REPRESENTATIVES.

  (a) In General.--Under the Members' Representational 
Allowance, each Member of the House of Representatives may 
employ not more than 18 permanent [clerk hire] employees and a 
total of not more than 4 additional [clerk hire] employees in 
the following categories:
          (1) Interns.
          (2) Part-time employees.
          (3) Shared employees.
          (4) Temporary employees.
          (5) Employees on leave without pay.

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                  Appropriations Not Authorized by Law

    Clause 3(f)(1), rule XIII requires a list of all 
appropriations in the bill that are not authorized by law. 
Appropriations included in this bill have been previously 
authorized by law.

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                          Full Committee Votes

    Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of 
the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call 
vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with 
the names of those voting for and those voting against, are 
printed below:

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  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1999 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 2000 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]
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                                                                                      Budget
                                                                    New budget      estimate of
                                                                  (obligational)        new        Increase (+)
                         Agency and item                            authority,    (obligational)  or decrease (-
                                                                     1999 \1\       authority,           )
                                                                                     2000 \1\
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Library of Congress:
    Gift and trust fund accounts, non-revolving.................             $41             $42              +1
    Cooperative Acquisitions Revolving Fund.....................               1               2              +1
U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission:
    Trust funds.................................................               1               1              --
Architect of the Capitol, Botanic Garden:
    Gifts and donations.........................................               2               6              +4
Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care:
    Gifts and donations.........................................              --              --              --
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and
 Development:
    Trust funds.................................................               1               1              --
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Trust funds........................................              46              52             +6
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\1\ Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 1999 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount,
  and thus are subject to later reestimation.

                          PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY--FEDERAL FUNDS
 [Becomes available automatically under earlier, or ``permanent'' law without further, or annual, action by the
     Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill. All amounts are in the form of
                                 ``appropriations'' unless otherwise indicated]
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                                                                      Budget
                                                                    New budget      estimate of
                                                                  (obligational)        new        Increase (+)
                         Agency and item                            authority,    (obligational)  or decrease (-
                                                                     1999 \1\       authority,           )
                                                                                     2000 \1\
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House of Representatives:
    Congressional use of foreign currency.......................              $2              $2              --
    International conferences and contingencies: House and                     1               1              --
     Senate expenses............................................
    Compensation of Members and related administrative expenses.              76              75              -1
Library of Congress:
    Payments to copyright owners (indefinite, special fund).....             260             282             +22
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total, Federal funds......................................             339             360            +21
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\1\ Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 1999 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount,
  and thus are subject to later reestimation.

  
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