In the Senate of the United States,

July 20 (legislative day, July 10), 1995.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1854) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for

the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1996, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENTS:

1 Ω1æPage 2, after line 1, insert:

2 SENATE

3 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

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

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

6 Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Sen7 ate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority

8 Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority

9 and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each

10 Chairman; in all, $56,000.

11 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

12 MINORITY LEADERS

13 For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi14 nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;

15 in all, $30,000.
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1 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

2 For compensation of officers, employees, and others as

3 authorized by law, including agency contributions,

4 $69,727,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation

5 without regard to the below limitations, as follows:

6 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

7 For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.

8 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

9 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.

10 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

11 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,

12 $2,195,000.

13 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

14 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,

15 $656,000.

16 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

17 For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference

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

19 Chairman of each such committee, $996,000 for each such

20 committee; in all, $1,992,000.

21 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF

22 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

23 For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the

24 Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $360,000.
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1 POLICY COMMITTEES

2 For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the

3 Minority Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such com4 mittee, in all, $1,930,000.

5 OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

6 For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.

7 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

8 For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.

9 OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

10 For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,

11 $31,889,000. The account for the Office of Sergeant at Arms

12 and Doorkeeper is reduced by $10,000: Provided, That there

13 shall be no new elevator operators hired to operate auto14 matic elevators.

15 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

16 MINORITY

17 For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the

18 Secretary for the Minority, $1,047,000.

19 AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

20 For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au21 thorized by law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.

22 OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

23 For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla24 tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
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1 OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

2 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal

3 Counsel, $936,000.

4 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN5 ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE

6 SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

7 MINORITY OF THE SENATE

8 For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,

9 $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,

10 $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000;

11 Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all,

12 $12,000.

13 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

14 INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

15 For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered

16 by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of

17 Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, sec18 tion 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281,

19 agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.

20 EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

21 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

22 For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on

23 International Narcotics Control, $305,000.

24 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

25 For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen26 ate, $1,266,000.
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1 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

2 For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and

3 Doorkeeper of the Senate, $61,347,000.

4 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

5 For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.

6 SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE

7 ACCOUNT

8 For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense

9 Account, $204,029,000.

10 OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

11 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair

12 Employment Practices, $778,000.

13 SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE

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

15 to remain available until expended.

16 STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)

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

18 for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority

19 and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in

20 all, $13,000.

21 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

22 For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the

23 Senate, $11,000,000.

24 RESCISSION

25 Of the funds previously appropriated under the head26 ing ‘‘SENATE’’, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
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1 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

2 SECTION 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Sen3 ator shall receive mileage under section 17 of the Act of

4 July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43).

5 (b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of the

6 Senate shall not receive mileage under the first section of

7 the Act of July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a).

8 SEC. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the

9 United States within the contingent fund of the Senate a

10 revolving fund, to be known as the ‘‘Office of the Chaplain

11 Expense Revolving Fund’’ (hereafter referred to as the

12 ‘‘fund’’). The fund shall consist of all moneys collected or

13 received with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the

14 Senate.

15 (b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year lim16 itation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not

17 to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for the payment of

18 official expenses incurred by the Chaplain of the Senate.

19 In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to purchase

20 food or food related items. The fund shall not be available

21 for the payment of salaries.

22 (c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or

23 collected with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the

24 Senate shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available

25 for purposes of this section.
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1 (d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on

2 vouchers approved by the Chaplain of the Senate.

3 SEC. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ‘‘Set4 tlements and Awards Reserve’’ in Public Law 103–283 shall

5 remain available until expended.

6 SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropria7 tions Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is amended by striking

8 the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The

9 amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the revolving

10 fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Dan11 iel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section

12 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2

13 U.S.C. 88b–7).’’.

14 SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance

15 telecommunications service provided to any user by the Ser16 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the

17 total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to

18 separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the

19 appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying

20 base service period covered by the invoice ends.

21 (b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘user’’ means

22 any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or en23 tity provided telephone equipment and services by the Ser24 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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1 SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is amend2 ed by inserting before ‘‘collected’’ the following: ‘‘(including

3 donated moneys)’’.

4 SEC. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101–520 (2 U.S.C.

5 61g–6a) is amended to read as follows:

6 ‘‘SECTION 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or

7 Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any

8 fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the

9 appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Mi10 nority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account,

11 within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which ex12 penses are payable for such committees.

13 ‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy

14 Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at

15 his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation

16 account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Sen17 ate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of

18 the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable

19 for such committees.

20 ‘‘(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority

21 Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal

22 year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro23 priation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority

24 Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account, within
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1 the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are

2 payable for such committees.

3 ‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Con4 ference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal

5 year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro6 priation account for expenses, within the contingent fund

7 of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference

8 Committees of the Senate, to the account from which sala9 ries are payable for such committees.

10 ‘‘(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall

11 be—

12 ‘‘(1) available for expenditure by such committee

13 in like manner and for the same purposes as are other

14 moneys which are available for expenditure by such

15 committee from the account to which the funds were

16 transferred; and

17 ‘‘(2) made at such time or times as the Chair18 man shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing

19 Office.

20 ‘‘(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds

21 under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropria22 tions of the Senate of the transfer.’’.

23 (b) The amendment made by this section shall take ef24 fect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect

25 to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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1 Ω2æPage 14, strike out all after line 23, over to and in2 cluding line 7 on page 15 and insert:

3 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on

4 Printing, $1,164,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of

5 the Senate.

6 Ω3æPage 15, line 10, strike out ø$6,019,000¿ and insert:

7 $5,116,000

8 Ω4æPage 16, line 15, strike out ø$70,132,000¿ and in9 sert: $69,825,000

10 Ω5æPage 16, line 15, strike out ø$34,213,000¿ and in11 sert: $33,906,000

12 Ω6æPage 17, line 16, strike out ø$2,560,000¿ and insert:

13 $2,190,000

14 Ω7æPage 18, strike out lines 4 to 15 and insert:

15 CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE

16 For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service,

17 $1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate:

18 Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to employ

19 more than thirty-three individuals: Provided further, That

20 the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies,

21 to employ not more than two additional individuals for not

22 more than one hundred twenty days each, and not more
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1 than ten additional individuals for not more than six

2 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

3 SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

4 For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Of5 fice, $363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Sen6 ate.

7 Ω8æPage 19, strike out lines 1 to 13

8 Ω9æPage 19, after line 13, insert:

9 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

10 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,

11 as authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104–1, the Con12 gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385),

13 $2,500,000.

14 Ω10æPage 19, after line 13, insert:

15 OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

16 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

17 For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the

18 orderly closure of the Office of Technology Assessment,

19 $3,615,000, of which $150,000 shall remain available until

20 September 30, 1997. Upon enactment of this Act,

21 $2,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading

22 in Public Law 103–283 shall remain available until Sep23 tember 30, 1996: Provided, That none of the funds made

24 available in this Act shall be available for salaries or ex-
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1 penses of any employee of the Office of Technology Assess2 ment in excess of 17 employees except for severance pay pur3 poses.

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

5 SEC. 112. Upon enactment of this Act all employees

6 of the Office of Technology Assessment for 183 days preced7 ing termination of employment who are terminated as a

8 result of the elimination of the Office and who are not other9 wise gainfully employed may continue to be paid by the

10 Office of Technology Assessment at their respective salaries

11 for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the

12 employee’s date of termination or until the employee be13 comes otherwise gainfully employed whichever is earlier. A

14 statement in writing to the Director of the Office of Tech15 nology Assessment or his designee by any such employee

16 that he was not gainfully employed during such period or

17 the portion thereof for which payment is claimed shall be

18 accepted as prima facie evidence that he was not so em19 ployed.

20 SEC. 113. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fed21 eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as

22 amended, or any other provision of law, upon the abolition

23 of the Office of Technology Assessment, all records and prop24 erty of that agency (including Unix system, all computer

25 hardware and software, all library collections and research
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1 materials, and all photocopying equipment), with the excep2 tion of realty and furniture, are hereby transferred to the

3 jurisdiction and control of the Library of Congress, Con4 gressional Research Service, to be used and employed in

5 connection with its functions.

6 Ω11æPage 19, line 21, strike out ø$23,188,000¿ and in7 sert: $25,788,000

8 Ω12æPage 20, line 1, strike out ø219¿ and insert: 244

9 Ω13æPage 20, strike out lines 11 to 15

10 Ω14æPage 20, line 17, strike out ø113¿ and insert: 114

11 Ω15æPage 21, line 8, strike out ø$8,569,000¿ and insert:

12 $8,876,000

13 Ω16æPage 22, line 6, strike out ø$22,832,000¿ and in14 sert: $23,132,000

15 Ω17æPage 22, line 7, strike out ø$3,000,000¿ and insert:

16 $2,950,000

17 Ω18æPage 22, line 7, after ‘‘expended’’ insert: : Provided,

18 That hereafter expenses, based on full cost recovery, for fly19 ing American flags and providing certification services

20 therefor shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of

21 the Architect of the Capitol, and amounts so received shall
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1 be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appro2 priation

3 Ω19æPage 22, after line 12 insert:

4 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

5 For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and

6 operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and

7 furnishings to be expended under the control and super8 vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $41,757,000, of which

9 $4,850,000 shall remain available until expended.

10 Ω20æPage 23, line 9, strike out ø$32,578,000¿ and in11 sert: $31,518,000

12 Ω21æPage 23, line 20, strike out ø$75,083,000¿ and in13 sert: $60,084,000

14 Ω22æPage 24, line 21, strike out ø$88,281,000¿ and in15 sert: $85,500,000

16 Ω23æPage 24, line 23, strike out øSenators,¿

17 Ω24æPage 25, strike out lines 15 to 21

18 Ω25æPage 26, line 19, strike out ø$195,076,000 (less

19 $1,165,000)¿ and insert: $213,164,000

20 Ω26æPage 30, line 25, strike out ø$86,912,000¿ and in21 sert: $99,412,000
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1 Ω27æPage 31, line 1, strike out ø$5,667,000¿ and insert:

2 $7,295,000

3 Ω28æPage 31, line 6, after ‘‘activities’’ insert: funded by

4 the Agency for International Development

5 Ω29æPage 31, line 8, strike out øand Romania,¿ and in6 sert: Romania, and Egypt

7 Ω30æPage 31, strike out lines 10 to 22

8 Ω31æPage 31, after line 22 insert:

9 SEC. 209. The Library of Congress may for such em10 ployees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to em11 ployees who voluntarily retire during fiscal 1996 which

12 payment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions

13 of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.

14 Ω32æPage 31, after line 22 insert:

15 SEC. 210. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section

16 is to reduce the cost of information support for the Congress

17 by eliminating duplication among systems which provide

18 electronic access by Congress to legislative information.

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, the

20 term ‘‘legislative information’’ means information about

21 legislation prepared by, or on behalf of, the entire Congress,

22 or by the committees, subcommittees, or offices of the Con23 gress, to include, but not limited to, the text of bills and
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1 amendments to bills; the Congressional Record; legislative

2 activity recorded for the Record and/or the current Senate

3 or House bill status systems; committee hearings, reports,

4 and prints.

5 (c) Consistent with the provisions of any other law,

6 the Library of Congress shall develop and maintain, in co7 ordination with other appropriate Legislative Branch enti8 ties, a single legislative information retrieval system to

9 serve the entire Congress.

10 (d) The Library shall develop a plan for creation of

11 this system, taking into consideration the findings and rec12 ommendations of the study directed by House Report No.

13 103–517 to identify and eliminate redundancies in congres14 sional information systems. This plan must be approved by

15 the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the

16 House Oversight Committee. The Library shall provide

17 these committees, as well as the Senate and House Appro18 priations Committees, with regular status reports on the

19 implementation of the plan.

20 (e) In formulating its plan, the Library shall examine

21 issues regarding efficient ways to make this information

22 available to the public. This analysis shall be submitted to

23 the Senate and House Appropriations Committees as well

24 as the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
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1 House Oversight Committee for their consideration and pos2 sible action.

3 Ω33æPage 32, line 16, strike out ø$16,312,000¿ and in4 sert: $30,307,000

5 Ω34æPage 33, strike out lines 1 to 22

6 Ω35æPage 34, line 24, strike out ø3,550 workyears¿ and

7 insert: 3,900 workyears by the end of fiscal year 1996

8 Ω36æPage 36, line 6, strike out ø$392,864,000¿ and in9 sert: $374,406,000

10 Ω37æPage 36, line 16, after ‘‘1996’’ insert: and, in addi11 tion, the following sums are appropriated, to be available

12 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996 and ending

13 September 30, 1997, for the necessary expenses of the Gen14 eral Accounting Office, in accordance with the authority,

15 and on such terms and conditions, as provided for in fiscal

16 year 1996, including $7,000 for official representation and

17 reception expenses, $338,425,400: Provided further, That

18 not more than $100,000 of reimbursements received inci19 dent to the operation of the General Accounting Office

20 Building shall be available for use in 1997: Provided fur21 ther, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter

22 amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General pursuant

23 to that section shall be deposited to the appropriation of
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1 the General Accounting Office then available and remain

2 available until expended, and not more than $6,000,000 of

3 such funds shall be available in fiscal year 1997

4 Ω38æPage 37, line 23, strike out

5 øADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION¿

6 and insert:

7 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

8 Ω39æPage 37, strike out all after line 23, over to and

9 including line 2, on page 39

10 Ω40æPage 39, after line 2 insert:

11 SEC. 211. (a) Section 732 of title 31, United States

12 Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (h) as follows:

13 ‘‘(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of

14 chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, the Comptroller

15 General shall prescribe regulations for the release of officers

16 and employees of the General Accounting Office in a reduc17 tion in force which give due effect to tenure of employment,

18 military preference, performance and/or contributions to

19 the agency’s goals and objectives, and length of service. The

20 regulations shall, to the extent deemed feasible by the Comp21 troller General, be designed to minimize disruption to the

22 Office and to assist in promoting the efficiency of the Of23 fice.’’.

24 Ω41æPage 39, after line 2 insert:
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1 SEC. 212. Section 753 of title 31, United States Code,

2 is amended—

3 (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d)

4 as (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

5 (2) by inserting after subsection (a) a new sub6 section (b) as follows:

7 ‘‘(b) The Board has no authority to issue a stay of

8 any reduction in force action.’’; and

9 (3) in the second sentence of subsection (c), as re10 designated, by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)’’.

11 Ω42æPage 39, after line 2 insert:

12 SEC. 213. The General Accounting Office may for such

13 officers and employees as it deems appropriate authorize

14 a payment to officers and employees who voluntarily sepa15 rate on or before September 30, 1995, whether by retirement

16 or resignation, which payment shall be paid in accordance

17 with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United

18 States Code.

19 Ω43æPage 41, strike out all after line 23, over to and

20 including line 3 on page 44

21 Ω44æPage 44, line 4, strike out ø309¿ and insert: 308

22 Ω45æPage 44, after line 14 insert:

23 (c) The amendments made by this section shall take

24 effect only if the Administrative Conference of the United
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1 States ceases to exist prior to the completion and submis2 sion of the study to the Board as required by section 230

3 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.

4 1371).

5 Ω46æPage 44, strike out all after line 14, over to and

6 including line 6 on page 45

7 Ω47æPage 45, strike out all after line 6, over to and in8 cluding line 25 on page 49

9 Ω48æPage 50, line 1, strike out ø312¿ and insert: 309

10 Ω49æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

11 SEC. 310. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is

12 amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking

13 ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996’’.

14 Ω50æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

15 SEC. 311. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the

16 Senate should consider a resolution in the 104th Congress,

17 1st Session, that requires an accredited member of any of

18 the Senate press galleries to file an annual public report

19 with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the identity of

20 the primary employer of the member and of any additional

21 sources of earned outside income received by the member,

22 together with the amounts received from each such source.
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1 (b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Senate press

2 galleries’’ means—

3 (1) the Senate Press Gallery;

4 (2) the Senate Radio and Television Correspond5 ents Gallery;

6 (3) the Senate Periodical Press Gallery; and

7 (4) the Senate Press Photographers Gallery.

8 Ω51æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

9 SEC. 312. None of the funds made available in this

10 Act may be used for any program for the selection of Fed11 eral Government contractors when such program results in

12 the award of Federal contracts to unqualified persons, in

13 reverse discrimination, or in quotas, or is inconsistent with

14 the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in

15 Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena on June 12, 1995.

16 Ω52æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

17 SEC. 313. It is the sense of the Senate that before the

18 conclusion of the 104th Congress, comprehensive welfare re19 form, food stamp reform, Medicare reform, Medicaid re20 form, superfund reform, wetlands reform, reauthorization

21 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, reauthorization of the En22 dangered Species Act, immigration reform, Davis-Bacon re23 form, State Department reauthorization, Defense Depart24 ment reauthorization, Bosnia arms embargo, foreign aid re25 authorization, fiscal year 1996 and 1997 Agriculture ap-
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1 propriations, Commerce, Justice, State appropriations, De2 fense appropriations, District of Columbia appropriations,

3 Energy and Water Development appropriations, Foreign

4 Operations appropriations, Interior appropriations, Labor,

5 Health and Human Services and Education appropria6 tions, Legislative Branch appropriations, Military Con7 struction appropriations, Transportation appropriations,

8 Treasury and Postal appropriations, and Veterans Affairs,

9 Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen10 cies appropriations, reauthorization of the Older Americans

11 Act, reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities

12 Education Act, health care reform, comprehensive cam13 paign finance reform, job training reform, child support en14 forcement reform, tax reform, and a ‘‘Farm Bill’’ should

15 be considered.

16 Ω53æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

17 SEC. 314. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

18 (1) war and human tragedy have reigned in the

19 Balkans since January 1991;

20 (2) the conflict has occasioned the most horren21 dous war crimes since Nazi Germany and the Third

22 Reich’s death camps;

23 (3) these war crimes have been characterized by

24 ‘‘ethnic cleansing’’, summary executions, torture, forc25 ible displacement, massive and systematic rape, and
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1 attacks on medical and relief personnel committed

2 mostly by Bosnian Serb military, para-military, and

3 police forces;

4 (4) more than 200,000 people, mostly Bosnian

5 Muslims, have been killed or are missing, 2.2 million

6 are refugees, and another 1.8 million have been dis7 placed in Bosnia;

8 (5) the final report of the Commission of Experts

9 on War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, submitted

10 to the United Nations Security Council on May 31,

11 1995, documents more than 3500 pages of detailed

12 evidence of war crimes committed in Bosnia;

13 (6) the decisions of the United Nations Security

14 Council have been disregarded with impunity;

15 (7) Bosnian Serb forces have hindered humani16 tarian and relief efforts by the United Nations High

17 Commissioner for Refugees, the International Com18 mittee of the Red Cross, and other relief efforts;

19 (8) Bosnian Serb forces have incessantly shelled

20 relief outposts, hospitals, and Bosnian population

21 centers;

22 (9) the rampage of violence and suffering in

23 Bosnia and Herzegovina continues unchecked and the

24 United Nations and NATO remain unable or willing

25 to stop it; and
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1 (10) the feeble reaction to the Bosnian tragedy is

2 sending a message to the world that barbaric warfare

3 and inhumanity is to be rewarded.

4 (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen5 ate that the Senate hereby—

6 (1) condemns the war crimes and crimes against

7 humanity committed by all sides to the conflict in the

8 Balkans, particularly the Bosnian Serbs; and

9 (2) condemns the policies and actions of Bosnian

10 Serb President Radovan Karadzic and Bosnian Serb

11 military commander Ratko Mladic and urges the

12 Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tri13 bunal for the Former Yugoslavia to expedite the re14 view of evidence for their indictment for such crimes.

15 (3) It is the sense of the Senate that the Special

16 Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal

17 for the Former Yugoslavia should investigate the re18 cent and ongoing violations of international humani19 tarian law in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

20 (4) The Senate urges the President to make all

21 information, including intelligence information, on

22 war crimes and war criminals available to the Inter23 national Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugo24 slavia.
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1 (5) It is the sense of the Senate that the Presi2 dent should not terminate economic sanctions, or co3 operate in the termination of such sanctions, against

4 the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro unless

5 and until the President determines and certifies to

6 Congress that President Slobodan Milosovic of Serbia

7 is cooperating fully with the International Criminal

8 Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

9 Ω54æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

10 SEC. 315. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST POLITICAL

11 RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL

12 EMPLOYMENT.

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 3303 of title 5, United

14 States Code, is repealed.

15 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1)

16 The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United States

17 Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section

18 3303.

19 (2) Section 2302(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code,

20 is amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(2) solicit or consider any recommendation or

22 statement, oral or written, with respect to any indi23 vidual who requests or is under consideration for any

24 personnel action unless such recommendation or state-
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1 ment is based on the personal knowledge or records of

2 the person furnishing it and consists of—

3 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of the work performance,

4 ability, aptitude, or general qualifications of

5 such individual; or

6 ‘‘(B) an evaluation of the character, loyalty,

7 or suitability of such individual;’’.

8 Ω55æPage 50, after line 7 insert:

9 SEC. 316. (a) The head of each agency with respon10 sibility for the maintenance and operation of facilities

11 funded under this Act shall take all actions necessary to

12 achieve during fiscal year 1996 a 5-percent reduction in

13 facilities energy costs from fiscal year 1995 levels. The head

14 of each such agency shall transmit to the Treasury of the

15 United States the total amount of savings achieved under

16 this subsection, and the amount transmitted shall be used

17 to reduce the deficit.

18 (b) The head of each agency described in subsection

19 (a) shall report to the Congress not later than December

20 31, 1996, on the results of the actions taken under sub21 section (a), together with any recommendations as to how

22 to further reduce energy costs and energy consumption in

23 the future. Each report shall specify the agency’s total fa24 cilities energy costs and shall identify the reductions
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1 achieved and specify the actions that resulted in such reduc2 tions.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1854

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