H. R. 1905

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine

An Act

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the

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

not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

SENATE

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader

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

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

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

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

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

LEADERS

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority

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

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as

authorized by law, including agency contributions, $89,968,000,

which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to

the below limitations, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $1,721,000.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $437,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,644,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,634,000.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,525,000.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the

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

of each such committee, $1,132,000 for each such committee; in

all, $2,264,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY

AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority

and the Conference of the Minority, $590,000.

POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority

Policy Committee, $1,151,000 for each such committee; in all,

$2,302,000.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $277,000.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $14,202,000.

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,

$34,794,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary

for the Minority, $1,246,000.

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative

Counsel of the Senate, $3,901,000.

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

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

$1,035,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE,

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

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

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

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

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

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the

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

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

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

$71,604,000.

EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter- national Narcotics Control, $370,000.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

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

$1,511,000.

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $66,261,000.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,

$245,703,000.

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,

$300,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Effective in the case of any fiscal year which begins

on or after October 1, 1999, clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) of

section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2

U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraph (B)—

‘‘(I) in case the Senator represents Alabama, $116,300,

Alaska, $221,600, Arizona, $128,975, Arkansas, $118,250,

California, $168,950, Colorado, $124,100, Connecticut,
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$105,575, Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200, Georgia,

$116,300, Hawaii, $245,000, Idaho, $128,000, Illinois,

$138,725, Indiana, $116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas,

$119,225, Kentucky, $115,325, Louisiana, $120,200, Maine,

$110,450, Maryland, $100,700, Massachusetts, $114,350,

Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota, $120,200, Mississippi,

$118,250, Missouri, $121,175, Montana, $128,000,

Nebraska, $120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New Hampshire,

$106,550, New Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico, $125,075,

New York, $145,550, North Carolina, $112,400, North

Dakota, $119,225, Ohio, $129,950, Oklahoma, $123,125,

Oregon, $132,875, Pennsylvania, $128,975, Rhode Island,

$104,600, South Carolina, $110,450, South Dakota,

$120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas, $149,450, Utah,

$128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia, $106,550, Washington, $135,800, West Virginia, $105,575, Wisconsin,

$119,225, Wyoming, $123,125, plus

‘‘(II) the amount that is equal to the Senator’s share

for the fiscal year, as determined in accordance with regulations of the Committee on Rules and Administration, of

the amount made available within the Senators’ Official

Personnel and Office Expense Account in the contingent

fund of the Senate for official mail expenses of Senators,

plus’’.

(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Supplemental

Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is amended—

(1) by striking ‘‘that part of the amount referred to in

subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for official

mail expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘the amount referred to in

subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)’’; and

(2) by striking ‘‘the part of the amount referred to in

subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail expenses’’

and inserting ‘‘the amount referred to in subparagraph

(A)(iii)(II)’’.

(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to any

fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999.

SEC. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1999, each of the

dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A)

of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–

1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table,

as increased by section 8 of Public Law 105–275, increased by

an additional $50,000 each.

SEC. 3. SENATE OFFICE SPACE ALLOCATIONS. Section 3 under

the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in the appropriation for

the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1975

(2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting

the following:

‘‘(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the State of

the Senator is less than 3,000,000;’’;

(B) by striking ‘‘8,000’’ in paragraph (13) and inserting

‘‘8,200’’; and

(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) as

paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively; and

(2) in subsection (c)(2)—

(A) by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘4,800’’ and inserting ‘‘5,000’’;

(C) by striking ‘‘$734’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’; and

(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in

effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be

increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the Congress begins. For purposes

of the preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor

for any calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which

is the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product

as computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the denominator

of which is such deflator for the calendar year 1998.’’.

SEC. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 2 U.S.C. 121b–1(c)) is amended

by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946

(40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to solicitation,

shall not apply to any activity carried out pursuant to this section,

subject to approval of such activities by the Committee on Rules

and Administration.’’.

SEC. 5. The first section of Public Law 87–82 (40 U.S.C. 174j–

1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The provisions

of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except

for the provisions relating to solicitation, shall not apply to any

activity carried out pursuant to this section, subject to the approval

of such activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.’’.

SEC. 6. The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the approval

of the President pro tempore of the Senate, designate one of the

Senior Counsels appointed under section 102 of the Legislative

Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 274 note; Public Law

95–391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy Legislative Counsel. The Deputy

Legislative Counsel shall perform the functions of the Legislative

Counsel during the absence or disability of the Legislative Counsel,

or when the office is vacant.

SEC. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations Authorization

Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended

by striking ‘‘September 30, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30,

2002’’.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $760,884,000, as follows:

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $14,202,000,

including: Office of the Speaker, $1,740,000, including $25,000 for

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

$1,705,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority

Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000, including

$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the

Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,

$1,423,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority

Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
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Minority Whip, $1,057,000, including $5,000 for official expenses

of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor

Activities, $406,000; Republican Steering Committee, $757,000;

Republican Conference, $1,244,000; Democratic Steering and Policy

Committee, $1,337,000; Democratic Caucus, $664,000; nine minority

employees, $1,218,000; training and program development—

majority, $290,000; and training and program development—

minority, $290,000: Provided, That the amounts otherwise provided

under this heading for the various leadership offices shall be

reduced in a manner approved by the Committee on Appropriations

such that the aggregate amount appropriated under this heading

is $142,000 less than the aggregate amount otherwise provided.

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES

INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF

MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’

clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $406,279,000.

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and

select, authorized by House resolutions, $93,878,000: Provided, That

such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses

until December 31, 2000.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $21,095,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be

expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative

Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement

to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount

shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until

December 31, 2000.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $90,150,000, including: for salaries and expenses

of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of

which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official

representation and reception expenses, $14,881,000; for salaries

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

the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more

than $750 for official representation and reception expenses,

$3,746,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief

Administrative Officer, $57,289,000, of which $2,500,000 shall

remain available until expended, including $25,519,000 for salaries,

expenses and temporary personal services of House Information

Resources, of which $24,641,000 is provided herein: Provided, That

of the amount provided for House Information Resources, $6,260,000

shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided further,
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That House Information Resources is authorized to receive

reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and

other governmental entities for services provided and such

reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to

this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector

General, $3,926,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of

General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $136,000;

for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian,

including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest

of Rules, $1,172,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of

the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; for salaries

and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,

$5,085,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar

Office, $825,000; and for other authorized employees, $205,000.

ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $135,422,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative

costs and Federal tort claims, $2,741,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,

$410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social

Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $131,595,000; and

miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,

repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary

receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the

House, $676,000.

CHILD CARE CENTER

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives

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

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

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

Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 101. (a) COMPLIANCE WITH ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.—

The General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any

other counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House

of Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the

Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of

performing the counsel’s functions, to enter an appearance in any

proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State

or political subdivision thereof without compliance with any requirements for admission to practice before such court, except that

the authorization conferred by this subsection shall not apply with

respect to the admission of any such person to practice before

the United States Supreme Court.

(b) NOTIFICATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney

General shall notify the General Counsel of the House of Representatives with respect to any proceeding in which the United States

is a party of any determination by the Attorney General or Solicitor

General not to appeal any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution of Congress within such

time as will enable the House to direct the General Counsel to
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intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to applicable

rules of the House of Representatives.

(c) GENERAL COUNSEL DEFINITION.—In this section, the term

‘‘General Counsel of the House of Representatives’’ means—

(1) the head of the Office of General Counsel established

and operating under clause 8 of rule II of the Rules of the

House of Representatives;

(2) the head of any successor office to the Office of General

Counsel which is established after the date of the enactment

of this Act; and

(3) any other person authorized and directed in accordance

with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide

legal assistance and representation to the House in connection

with the matters described in this section.

(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this section shall

become effective beginning with the date of the enactment of this

Act.

SEC. 102. Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 112 Stat. 2439) is amended

by striking ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘(2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2))’’.

SEC. 103. (a) CLARIFICATION OF RULES REGARDING USE OF

FUNDS FOR OFFICIAL MAIL.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 311(e)(1) of the Legislative

Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(1)) is

amended—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by

striking ‘‘There is established’’ and all that follows through

‘‘shall be prescribed—’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘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—’’; and

(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Allowance’’

and inserting ‘‘official mail (except as provided in subparagraph (B))’’.

(2) LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section

311(e)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)), as amended by section

104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, is

amended—

(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by

striking ‘‘The Official Mail Allowance’’ and inserting ‘‘Funds

used for official mail’’;

(B) by striking subparagraph (A); and

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

subparagraphs (A) and (B).

(3) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Section

311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by striking

paragraph (3).

(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(A) Section 1(a) of House

Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21,

1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)), is

amended by striking ‘‘the Official Mail Allowance’’ each place

it appears and inserting ‘‘official mail’’.

(B) Section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by striking
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‘‘costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance for’’ and

inserting ‘‘costs incurred for official mail by’’.

(b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO CLERK HIRE

ALLOWANCE.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2

U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘clerk hire’’ each place

it appears.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 104

of such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘CLERK

HIRE’’.

(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section

shall apply with respect to the first session of the One Hundred

Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of Congress.

SEC. 104. REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’

REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any

other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act

for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—

MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only

for fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all payments

are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be

deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if

there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have

been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as

the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).

JOINT ITEMS

For Joint Committees, as follows:

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $6,456,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer

of the House.

For other joint items, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of

the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his

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

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

to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending

Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to one assistant

and $400 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis

heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 for

reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred

for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending

Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable

appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for
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all the purposes thereof, $1,898,000, to be disbursed by the Chief

Administrative Officer of the House.

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

CAPITOL POLICE

SALARIES

For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members,

and employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous

duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600

each for members required to wear civilian attire, and Government

contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other

applicable employee benefits, $78,501,000, of which $37,725,000

is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives,

to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House,

and $40,776,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the

Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this

heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred

between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives

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

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

GENERAL EXPENSES

For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the

Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other

equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons,

supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,

stenographic services, personal and professional services, the

employee assistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards

program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of

instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement

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

for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at

Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives designated

by the Chairman of the Board, $6,574,000, to be disbursed by

the Capitol Police Board or their delegee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training

for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training

Center for fiscal year 2000 shall be paid by the Secretary of the

Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the

Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred

between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon

the approval of—

(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of

Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the

appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House

of Representatives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’;

(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in

the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided
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to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under

the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’; and

(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and

the House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and

Special Services Office, $2,293,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary

of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be

used to employ more than 43 individuals: Provided further, That

the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to

employ not more than two additional individuals for not more

than 120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individuals

for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees

on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,

of the statements for the first session of the One Hundred Sixth

Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations,

and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of

the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to

be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work.

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as

authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,000,000.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions

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

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

of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection

with official representation and reception expenses, $26,221,000:

Provided, That no part of such amount may be used for the purchase

or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office

shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to enhance

staff recruitment and to reward exceptional performance by an

employee or a group of employees.

(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years

beginning after September 30, 1999.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

CAPITOL BUILDINGS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant

Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of

pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with

activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all

necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of

the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and House

office buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol,

including furnishings and office equipment, including not more

than $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to

be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor

vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for attendance, when specifically

authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect

of the Capitol, $46,836,000, of which $4,390,000 shall remain available until expended.

CAPITOL GROUNDS

For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds

surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,

and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,427,000, of which $155,000 shall

remain available until expended.

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to

be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect

of the Capitol, $64,038,000, of which $22,305,000 shall remain

available until expended.

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $37,279,000, of which $4,442,000

shall remain available until expended.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and

operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power

(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer

services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library

of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic

Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government

Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and

chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building,

the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal
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Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses

for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the

Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited

into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $38,054,000,

of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds credited or

to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall

be available for obligation during fiscal year 2000.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section

203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166)

and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United

States of America, $71,244,000: Provided, That no part of such

amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection

with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except

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

of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval

of either the Committee on House Administration of the House

of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration

of the Senate.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the

distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing

and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary

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

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

without charge to the recipient, $73,577,000: Provided, That this

appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44

U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718

of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated

or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing

and binding and related services provided to Congress under

chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to

print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period

beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication

is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United

States Code.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
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TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

BOTANIC GARDEN

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and

operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings,

grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance,

repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the

direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,425,000.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise

provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union

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

clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation

of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and

maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library;

preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor

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

not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by

the Board, $256,779,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall

be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during

fiscal year 2000, and shall remain available until expended, under

the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C.

150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections

during fiscal year 2000 and shall remain available until expended

for the development and maintenance of an international legal

information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That

the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds

derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess

of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for

obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections

are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total

amount appropriated, $10,321,380 is to remain available until

expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and

all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services

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

purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special

and unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided

further, That of the total amount appropriated, $2,347,000 is to

remain available until expended for the acquisition and partial

support for implementation of an Integrated Library System (ILS):

Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $5,579,000

is to remain available until expended for the purpose of teaching

educators how to incorporate the Library’s digital collections into

school curricula, which amount shall be transferred to the educational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining Hands Across

America: Local Community Initiative’’ project as approved by the

Library: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,

$600,000 is to remain available until expended for the purpose

of digitizing archival materials relating to ethnic groups of
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California, including Japanese Americans, which amount shall be

transferred to an educational archive able to conduct such a project

as approved by the Library.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $37,628,000,

of which not more than $20,800,000, to remain available until

expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2000 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided,

That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds

derived from collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the

amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations

Acts: Provided further, That not more than $5,454,000 shall be

derived from collections during fiscal year 2000 under 17 U.S.C.

111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided further, That the

total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount

by which collections are less than $26,254,000: Provided further,

That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’

in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose

of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property

laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250

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

in connection with official representation and reception expenses

for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3,

1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $47,984,000,

of which $14,019,000 shall remain available until expended.

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment, $5,415,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

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

of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than

$198,390, of which $59,300 is for the Congressional Research

Service, when specifically authorized by the Librarian of Congress,

for attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity

for which the appropriation is made.

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

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

or compressed work schedule which—

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

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

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

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

worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.

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

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

Code.

SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of

Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work

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

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

be expended or obligated—

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

or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations

Acts; or

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

(A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead

costs as are attributable to the work performed for such

agency; or

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

in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not

allowable under subparagraph (A).

SEC. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of

Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended,

on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection

with official representation and reception expenses for the incentive

awards program.

SEC. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of

Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended,

on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection

with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas

Field Offices.

SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2000, the obligational authority

of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection

(b) may not exceed $98,788,000.

(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable

and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other

than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the

legislative branch.

SEC. 207. The Library of Congress may use available funds,

now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the lease or acquisition

of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal year

and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into multi-year

contracts for the acquisition of property and services pursuant

to sections 303L and 304B, respectively, of the Federal Property

and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253l and 254c).

SEC. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law

regarding the qualifications and method of appointment of

employees of the Library of Congress, the Librarian of Congress,

using such method of appointment as the Librarian may select,

may appoint not more than three individuals who meet such qualifications as the Librarian may impose to serve as management

specialists for a term not to exceed 3 years.

(b) No individual appointed as a management specialist under

subsection (a) may serve in such position after December 31, 2004.
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SEC. 209. (a) Section 904 of the Supplemental Appropriations

Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a–2) is amended to read as follows:

‘‘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.’’.

(b) Section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of

1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by striking the second sentence

and inserting the following: ‘‘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.’’.

(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with

respect to the first pay period which begins on or after the date

of the enactment of this Act and each subsequent pay period.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural

maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and

grounds, $16,033,000, of which $3,650,000 shall remain available

until expended.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents

necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government

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

international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,986,000:

Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the

Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed

$175,000: Provided further, That amounts of not more than

$2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for

producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other

related publications for 1998 and 1999 to depository and other

designated libraries.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make

such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in

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

without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section
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9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in

carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget

for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office

revolving fund: Provided, That not more than $2,500 may be

expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection

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

purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided

further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of

the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:

Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for

temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title

5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than

the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V

of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided

further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under

the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and

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

full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,313 workyears

(or such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may

request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives): Provided

further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may

provide information in any format: Provided further, That the

revolving fund shall not be used to administer any flexible or

compressed work schedule which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal to or

higher than GS–15: Provided further, That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 210. (a) Section 311 of title 44, United States Code, is

amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

‘‘(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’.’’.

(b) The heading of section 311 of title 44, United States Code,

is amended by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY;

SMALL PURCHASE THRESHOLD’’.

(c) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United States

Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 311

and inserting the following:

‘‘311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act;

contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold.’’.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office,

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

of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection

with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or
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intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States

Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent

of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule

under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;

advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C.

3324; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5),

901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.

4081(5), 4081(6), and 4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed

by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living

quarters in foreign countries, $379,000,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the

Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited

to the appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available

and remain available until expended, and not more than $1,400,000

of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 2000: Provided

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

of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as determined by the respective

Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as

reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved

are initially financed: Provided further, That this appropriation

and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the American Consortium

on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available

to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined

by the ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to membership

of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative Sciences.

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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

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

for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under

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

the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall

remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2000 unless

expressly so provided in this Act.

SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated

for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or

position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation

in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of

official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate

and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and

Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent

law with respect thereto.

SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this

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

such expenditures are a matter of public record and available
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for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under

existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant

to existing law.

SEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the

greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased

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

(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any

contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act,

the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,

shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made

in subsection (a) by the Congress.

(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal

agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a

‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription with the same

meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States

that is not made in the United States, such person shall be ineligible

to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds provided

pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and

ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409

of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

SEC. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated

to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public

Law 104–1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized under

such subsection.

SEC. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of

any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative

Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by

charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except

that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating

legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities

as the entities may determine) may not exceed $1,500.

SEC. 308. Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations

Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 112 Stat. 2452) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(b)(1))’’

and inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)’’;

(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(c))’’

and inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)’’; and

(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1(e))’’

and inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1 note)’’.

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

the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting

‘‘2000’’.

SEC. 310. Chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus

Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,

1999 (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–569) is amended in

the matter under the subheading ‘‘CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER’’ under

the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ by striking ‘‘the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, the

Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and

of the Senate, and other appropriate committees of the House

of Representatives and of the Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘the United

States Capitol Preservation Commission established under section

801 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a)’’.

SEC. 311. TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION. (a) APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 127(i) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act
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(19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended by adding at the end the following

new sentence:

‘‘Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain

available until the date which is 90 days after the date on which

the Commission submits the final report described in subsection

(e).’’.

(b) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PAY AUTHORITIES TO MEMBERS

OF THE COMMISSION.—Section 127(g) of the Trade Deficit Review

Commission Act is amended by adding at the end the following

new paragraph:

‘‘(6) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PAY AUTHORITIES.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual who is a member

of the Commission and is an annuitant or otherwise covered

by section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code,

by reason of membership on the Commission is not subject

to the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 (whichever is

applicable) with respect to such membership.

‘‘(B) UNIFORMED SERVICE.—An individual who is a

member of the Commission and is a member or former

member of a uniformed service is not subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532, United

States Code, with respect to membership on the Commission.’’.

(c) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION AND OTHER MATTERS.— Section 127 of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act is amended

by adding at the end the following new subsections:

‘‘(j) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C.

App.) shall not apply to the Commission.

‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 90 days

after the date on which the Commission submits the final report

under subsection (e).’’.

SEC. 312. CREDITABLE SERVICE WITH CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES. Section 8332(m)(1)(A) of title 5, United States

Code, is amended to read as follows:

‘‘(A) such employee has at least 4 years and 6 months

of service on such committees as of December 12, 1980; and’’.

SEC. 313. Section 507 of Public Law 104–1 (109 Stat. 43;

2 U.S.C. 1436) is repealed.

TITLE IV—FISCAL YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE

BRANCH FUNDS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF

CONGRESS

For payment to Marta Macias Brown, widow of George E.

Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of California,

$136,700: Provided, That this provision shall take effect on the

date of the enactment of this Act.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 401. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999

(Public Law 105–275; 112 Stat. 2437) is amended in the item

relating to ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and
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Expenses—salaries, officers and employees’’ by striking

‘‘$24,282,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$24,982,000’’.

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect

as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.

This title may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Supplemental

Appropriations Act, 1999’’.

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

Act, 2000’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.