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‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of para-
graph (1) relating to the level of detail of statement and
itemization, each report by the Secretary of the Senate re-
quired under such paragraph shall be compiled at a sum-
mary level for each office of the Senate authorized to obli-
gate appropriated funds.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the report-
ing of expenditures relating to personnel compensation,
travel and transportation of persons, other contractual serv-
ices, and acquisition of assets.
‘‘(C) In carrying out this paragraph the Secretary of
the Senate shall apply the Standard Federal Object Classi-
fication of Expenses as the Secretary determines appro-
priate.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
amendment made by this section shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) FIRST
REPORT
AFTER
ENACTMENT.—The
Secretary of the Senate may elect to compile and sub-
mit the report for the semiannual period during
which the date of enactment of this section occurs, as
if the amendment made by this section had not been
enacted.
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SEC. 2. SENATE EMPLOYEE PAY ADJUSTMENTS. Sec-
tion 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2
U.S.C. 60a–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or section 5304 or 5304a
of such title, as applied to employees employed
in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Bal-
timore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan sta-
tistical area)’’ after ‘‘employees under section
5303 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(and, as the case may be,
section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to
employees employed in the pay locality of the
Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consoli-
dated metropolitan statistical area)’’ after ‘‘the
President under such section 5303’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(f); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) Any percentage used in any statute specifically
providing for an adjustment in rates of pay in lieu of an
adjustment made under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a
of such title for any calendar year shall be treated as the
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percentage used in an adjustment made under such section
5303, 5304, or 5304a, as applicable, for purposes of sub-
section (a).’’.
SEC. 3. (a) Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 121b–1(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and agency contributions’’ in
paragraph (2)(A), and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) Agency contributions for employees of Sen-
ate Hair Care Services shall be paid from the appro-
priations account for ‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES’.’’
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning
on or after October 1, 2000.
SEC. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a revolving fund to be known as the Senate
Health and Fitness Facility Revolving Fund (‘‘the revolv-
ing fund’’).
(b) The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit in the
revolving fund—
(1) any amounts received as dues or other assess-
ments for use of the Senate Health and Fitness Facil-
ity, and
(2) any amounts received from the operation of
the Senate waste recycling program.
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(c) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, amounts in the revolving fund shall
be available to the Architect of the Capitol, without fiscal
year limitation, for payment of costs of the Senate Health
and Fitness Facility.
(d) The Architect of the Capitol shall withdraw from
the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the
revolving fund that the Architect determines are in excess
of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of the Senate
Health and Fitness Facility.
(e) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Architect of the Cap-
itol may issue such regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section.
SEC. 5. For each fiscal year (commencing with the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 2001), there is authorized
an expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and
Minority Policy Committees which shall not exceed $3,000
each fiscal year for each such Chairman; and amounts from
such allowance shall be paid to either of such Chairmen
only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him
and upon certification and documentation of such expenses,
and amounts so paid shall not be reported as income and
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shall not be allowed as a deduction under the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986.
SEC. 6. (a) The head of the employing office of an em-
ployee of the Senate may, upon termination of employment
of the employee, authorize payment of a lump sum for the
accrued annual leave of that employee if—
(1) the head of the employing office—
(A) has approved a written leave policy au-
thorizing employees to accrue leave and estab-
lishing the conditions upon which accrued leave
may be paid; and
(B) submits written certification to the Fi-
nancial Clerk of the Senate of the number of
days of annual leave accrued by the employee for
which payment is to be made under the written
leave policy of the employing office; and
(2) there are sufficient funds to cover the lump
sum payment.
(b)(1) A lump sum payment under this section shall
not exceed the lesser of—
(A) twice the monthly rate of pay of the em-
ployee; or
(B) the product of the daily rate of pay of the
employee and the number of days of accrued annual
leave of the employee.
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(2) The Secretary of the Senate shall determine the
rates of pay of an employee under paragraph (1) (A) and
(B) on the basis of the annual rate of pay of the employee
in effect on the date of termination of employment.
(c) Any payment under this section shall be paid from
the appropriation account or fund used to pay the em-
ployee.
(d) If an individual who received a lump sum pay-
ment under this section is reemployed as an employee of
the Senate before the end of the period covered by the lump
sum payment, the individual shall refund an amount equal
to the applicable pay covering the period between the date
of reemployment and the expiration of the lump sum pe-
riod. Such amount shall be deposited to the appropriation
account or fund used to pay the lump sum payment.
(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate may prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(f) In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘employee of the Senate’’ means any em-
ployee whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate, except that the term does not include a mem-
ber of the Capitol Police or a civilian employee of the
Capitol Police; and
(2) ‘‘head of the employing office’’ means any
person with the final authority to appoint, hire, dis-
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charge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges of
the employment of an individual whose pay is dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
SEC. 7. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose
salaries are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from
the appropriations account ‘‘JOINT
ECONOMIC
COM-
MITTEE’’ under the heading ‘‘JOINT ITEMS’’ shall be paid
from the Senate appropriations account for ‘‘SALARIES,
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning
on or after October 1, 2000.
SEC. 8. Section 316(b) of Public Law 101–302 (40
U.S.C. 188b–6(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may’’.
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ing line 12 on page 23, and insert:
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES OF 2001
For all construction expenses, salaries, and other ex-
penses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies
of the President and Vice President of the United States,
January 20, 2001, in accordance with such program as
may be adopted by the joint committee authorized by Senate
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Concurrent Resolution 89, agreed to March 2, 2000 (One
Hundred Sixth Congress), and Senate Concurrent Resolu-
tion 90, agreed to March 2, 2000 (One Hundred Sixth Con-
gress), $1,000,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2001.
Funds made available under this heading shall be available
for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether in-
curred on, before, or after, October 1, 2000: Provided, That
the compensation of any employee of the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been des-
ignated to perform service for the Joint Congressional Com-
mittee on Inaugural Ceremonies shall continue to be paid
by the Committee on Rules and Administration, but the ac-
count from which such staff member is paid may be reim-
bursed for the services of the staff member (including agency
contributions when appropriate) out of funds made avail-
able under this heading.
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $3,315,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,686,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House.
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For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of
$1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance 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 here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,159,904 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 cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay-
able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$1,835,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer 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 allow-
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ance 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, $102,700,000, of which $51,350,000 is
provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House, and $51,350,000 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 Com-
mittee 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, communica-
tions and other equipment, security equipment and instal-
lation, 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 in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
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ment 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 Rep-
resentatives designated by the Chairman of the Board,
$6,884,000, 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 2001 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury from funds available to the Department of the Treas-
ury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2001
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL 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 Sen-
ate, in the case of amounts transferred from the ap-
propriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms and
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Doorkeeper of the Senate under the heading ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, in the case
of other transfers.
SEC. 102. APPOINTMENT OF CERTIFYING OFFICERS OF
THE CAPITOL POLICE. The Capitol Police Board shall ap-
point certifying officers to certify all vouchers for payment
from Capitol Police appropriations and funds.
SEC. 103. CERTIFYING OFFICERS OF THE CAPITOL PO-
LICE; ACCOUNTABILITY; RELIEF BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL. Each officer or employee of the Capitol Police, who
has been duly authorized in writing by the Capitol Police
Board to certify vouchers for payment from appropriations
and funds, shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and
correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise
stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the
legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation
or fund involved; (2) be held responsible and accountable
for the correctness of the computations of certified vouchers;
and (3) be held accountable for and required to make good
to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper,
or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate,
or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any
payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a
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legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved:
Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United
States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer
or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper
whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on
official records and that such certifying officer or employee
did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry
could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (2) that the
obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was
not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohib-
iting payments of the character involved, and the United
States has received value for such payment.
SEC. 104. ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITY OF CERTI-
FYING OFFICERS OF THE CAPITOL POLICE. The liability of
these certifying officers or employees shall be enforced in
the same manner and to the same extent as now provided
by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of dis-
bursing and other accountable officers; and they shall have
the right to apply for and obtain a decision by the Comp-
troller General on any question of law involved in a pay-
ment on any vouchers presented to them for certification.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $2,371,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
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amount may be used to employ more than 43 individuals:
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two ad-
ditional 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 Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, of the statements for the second session of
the One Hundred Sixth Congress, showing appropriations
made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized,
together with a chronological history of the regular appro-
priations 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 Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,066,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public
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Law 93–344), including not more than $2,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $27,113,000: Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or
hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 105. Beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act and hereafter, the Congressional Budget Office may use
available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement
of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter into
multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property and
services, to the same extent as executive agencies under the
authority of section 303L and 304B, respectively, of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41
U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assist-
ant 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
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of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the mainte-
nance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical sub-
stations of the Senate and House office buildings under the
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including fur-
nishings 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 at-
tendance, 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,
$44,191,000, of which $4,255,000 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, $5,512,000,
of which $225,000 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 super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $63,974,000, of which
$21,669,000 shall remain available until expended.
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cluding line 6 on page 45, and insert:
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 Mar-
shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and
amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury
to the credit of this appropriation, $39,569,000, of which
$523,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That not more than $4,400,000 of the funds credited or to
be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2001.
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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 Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $73,374,000: Pro-
vided, 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 Con-
gress 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 Cap-
itol; 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 Gov-
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ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $73,297,000: 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 print-
ing 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 docu-
ment, 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 Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
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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 ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $3,653,000, of which $150,000 shall
remain available until expended.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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, $267,330,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
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ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2001, 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 collec-
tions during fiscal year 2001 and shall remain available
until expended for the development and maintenance of an
international legal information database and activities re-
lated 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 collec-
tions are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $10,398,600 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub-
scriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, includ-
ing $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, $2,506,000
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
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amount appropriated, $10,000,000 is to remain available
until expended for salaries and expenses to carry out the
Russian Leadership Program enacted on May 21, 1999
(113 STAT. 93 et seq.).
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$38,332,000, of which not more than $21,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2001
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright Of-
fice may not obligate or expend any funds derived from col-
lections 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 $5,783,000 shall
be derived from collections during fiscal year 2001 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
$26,783,000: 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 pur-
pose of training nationals of developing countries in intel-
lectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That
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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 delega-
tions, 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),
$48,711,000, of which $14,154,000 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, $4,892,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not
more than $202,300, of which $60,500 is for the Congres-
sional 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. Appropriated funds received by the Library
of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and
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administrative overhead costs generated by performing re-
imbursable work for other agencies under the authority of
sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United States Code, 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 appro-
priations Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administra-
tive 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 re-
spect to any purpose not allowable under sub-
paragraph (A).
SEC. 203. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library
of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 204. Of the amount appropriated to the Library
of Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
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in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 205. (a) For fiscal year 2001, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $92,845,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are re-
imbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded
from sources other than appropriations to the Library in
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
SEC. 206. Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to au-
thorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library
of Congress, and for other purposes’’, approved December
15, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) TRANSFER PAYMENT BY ARCHITECT.—Notwith-
standing the limitation on reimbursement or transfer of
funds under subsection (a) of this section, the Architect of
the Capitol may, not later than 90 days after acquisition
of the property under this section, transfer funds to the enti-
ty from which the property was acquired by the Architect
of the Capitol. Such transfers may not exceed a total of
$16,500,000.’’.
SEC. 207. The Librarian of Congress may convert to
permanent positions 84 indefinite, time-limited positions
in the National Digital Library Program authorized in the
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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 for the Li-
brary of Congress under the heading, ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ (Public Law 104–53). Notwithstanding any other
provision of law regarding qualifications and methods of
appointment of employees of the Library of Congress, the
Librarian may fill these permanent positions through the
non-competitive conversion of the incumbents in the ‘‘in-
definite-not-to-exceed’’ positions to ‘‘permanent’’ positions.
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, $16,347,000, of which $5,000,000
shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments 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 li-
braries as authorized by law, $30,255,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository
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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 author-
ized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial
sets and other related publications for 1999 and 2000 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 avail-
able and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code,
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses 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 certifi-
cation of the Public Printer in connection with official rep-
resentation 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 fur-
ther, 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 serv-
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ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the headings ‘‘OFFICE
OF SUPERINTENDENT
OF DOCU-
MENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not
be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more
than 3,285 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 informa-
tion in any format: Provided further, That the revolving
fund shall not be used to administer any flexible or com-
pressed work schedule which applies to any manager or su-
pervisor 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. 208. (a) Section 1708 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘§ 1708. Prices for sales copies of Government infor-
mation products; resale by dealers; sales
agents
‘‘(a) Sales prices for Government information products
will be established by the Public Printer to cover the costs
of production, dissemination, and other appropriate costs
associated with this service, including the offering of sales
discounts and any other costs associated with the Sales Pro-
gram.
‘‘(b) The Superintendent of Documents may prescribe
terms and conditions under which he authorizes the resale
of Government information products by book dealers, and
he may designate any Government officer his agent for the
sale of Government information products under regulations
agreed upon by the Superintendent of Documents and the
head of the respective department or establishment of the
Government.’’.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 17, of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 1708 and inserting the following:
‘‘1718. Prices for sales copies of Government information products; resale by deal-
ers; sales agents.’’.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of-
fice, including not more than $7,000 to be expended on the
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certification of the Comptroller General of the United States
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses; temporary or intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for indi-
viduals 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 accord-
ance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; bene-
fits 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 regula-
tions prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United
States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries,
$384,867,000: Provided, That not more than $1,900,000 of
reimbursements received incident to the operation of the
General Accounting Office building shall be available for
use in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, here-
after amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General pur-
suant 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 $1,100,000 of
such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 2001:
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropria-
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tions for administrative expenses of any other department
or agency which is a member of the National Intergovern-
mental 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 fur-
ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative expenses of any other department or agency
which is a member of the American Consortium on Inter-
national Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available
to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as deter-
mined by the ACIPA, including any expenses attributable
to membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of
Administrative Sciences.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 209. SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS. (a) Subchapter
III of chapter 7 of subtitle I of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 732 the following:
‘‘§ 732a. Critical positions
‘‘The Comptroller General may establish senior-level
positions to meet critical scientific, technical or professional
needs of the Office from the positions authorized under sec-
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tions 731(d), (e)(1), (e)(2), and 732(c)(4) of this title. An
individual serving in such a position shall—
‘‘(1) be subject to the laws and regulations appli-
cable to the General Accounting Office Senior Execu-
tive Service established under section 733 of this title,
with respect to rates of basic pay, performance
awards, ranks, carry over of annual leave, benefits,
performance appraisals, removal or suspension, and
reduction in force;
‘‘(2) have the same rights of appeal to the Gen-
eral Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board that
are provided to the General Accounting Office Senior
Executive Service;
‘‘(3) be exempt from the same provisions of law
made inapplicable to the General Accounting Office
Senior Executive Service under section 733(d) of this
title, except for section 732(e) of this title;
‘‘(4) be entitled to receive a discontinued service
retirement under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 as if a
member of the General Accounting Office Senior Ex-
ecutive Service; and
‘‘(5) be subject to reassignment by the Comp-
troller General to any Senior Executive Service posi-
tion created under section 733 of this title as the
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Comptroller General determines necessary and appro-
priate.’’.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 732 the following:
‘‘732a. Critical positions.’’.
SEC. 210. REASSIGNMENT TO SENIOR LEVEL POSI-
TIONS. Section 733(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) the Comptroller General may reassign a
member of the Senior Executive Service to any senior-
level position created under section 732a of this title
as the Comptroller determines necessary and appro-
priate; and’’.
SEC. 211. EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS. Section 731(e)
of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘not more than 3 years’’ in para-
graph (1) and inserting ‘‘3-year renewable terms’’;
and
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(2) by striking ‘‘level V’’ in paragraph (2) and
inserting ‘‘level IV’’.
SEC. 212. VOLUNTARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHOR-
ITY. Section 732 of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i)(1) An officer or employee of the General Account-
ing Office who is separated from the service under condi-
tions described in paragraph (2) of this subsection after
completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years
of age and completing 20 years of service is entitled to an
annuity in accordance with the provisions of chapter 83
or 84 of title 5, as applicable.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to an of-
ficer or employee who—
‘‘(A) has been employed continuously by the Gen-
eral Accounting Office for more than 30 days before
the date on which the Comptroller General makes the
determination required under subparagraph (D);
‘‘(B) is serving under an appointment that is
not limited by time;
‘‘(C) has not received a decision notice of invol-
untary separation for misconduct or unacceptable
performance that is pending decision; and
‘‘(D) is separated from the service voluntarily
during a period in which the Comptroller General of-
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fers the officer or employee an early retirement for the
purpose of realigning the agency workforce in order
to meet mission needs, correcting skill imbalances, or
reducing high-grade, managerial, or supervisory posi-
tions.
‘‘(3) For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5 (in-
cluding for purposes of computation of an annuity under
such chapters), an officer or employee entitled to an annu-
ity under this subsection shall be treated as an employee
entitled to an annuity under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of
such title, as applicable.
‘‘(4) The Comptroller General shall promulgate regula-
tions to implement paragraph (1) that provide for offers
of early retirement to any individual employee or groups
of employees based on skills, knowledge, performance, or
other similar factors or combination of such factors deter-
mined by the Comptroller General.
‘‘(5) As used in this subsection, the terms ‘employee’
and ‘annuity’ shall have the same meaning as defined in
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, as applicable. The term ‘offi-
cer’ shall have the same meaning as ‘employee.’
‘‘(6) The Comptroller General may not utilize the au-
thority granted under this subsection to grant voluntary
early retirements to more than 10 percent of the workforce
of the General Accounting Office in any fiscal year.’’.
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SEC. 213. SEPARATION PAY. Section 732 of title 31,
United States Code, as amended by section 212 of this Act,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(j) The Comptroller General may offer separation pay
to an officer or employee under this subsection subject to
such limitations or conditions as the Comptroller General
may require for purposes of realigning the workforce in
order to meet mission needs, correcting skill imbalances, or
reducing high-grade, managerial, or supervisory positions.
Such separation pay—
‘‘(1) shall be paid, at the option of the officer or
employee, in a lump sum or equal installment pay-
ments;
‘‘(2) shall be equal to the lesser of—
‘‘(A) an amount equal to the amount the of-
ficer or employee would be entitled to receive
under section 5595(c) of title 5 if the officer or
employee were entitled to payment under such
section; or
‘‘(B) $25,000;
‘‘(3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall
not be included in the computation, of any other type
of Government benefit;
‘‘(4) shall not be taken into account for purposes
of determining the amount of any severance pay to
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which an individual may be entitled under section
5595 of title 5 based on any other separation;
‘‘(5) shall only be paid to an officer or employee
serving under an appointment without time limita-
tion, who has been currently employed for a contin-
uous period of at least 12 months, but does not
include—
‘‘(A) a reemployed annuitant under sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, chapter 84
of title 5, or another retirement system for em-
ployees of the Government; or
‘‘(B) an officer or employee having a dis-
ability on the basis of which such officer or em-
ployee is or would be eligible for disability retire-
ment under any of the retirement systems re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A);
‘‘(6) shall terminate, upon reemployment in the
Federal Government, during receipt of installment
payments;
‘‘(7) shall be repaid in its entirety upon reem-
ployment in the Federal Government or working for
any agency of the Government through personal serv-
ices contract within 5 years after the date of the sepa-
ration on which payment of the separation pay is
based, except that—
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‘‘(A) if the employment is with an Execu-
tive agency, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management may, at the request of the
head of the agency, waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities
and is the only qualified applicant available for
the position;
‘‘(B) if the employment is with an entity in
the legislative branch, the head of the entity or
the appointing official may waive the repayment
if the individual involved possesses unique abili-
ties and is the only qualified applicant available
for the position;
‘‘(C) if the employment is with the judicial
branch, the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts may waive the re-
payment if the individual involved possesses
unique abilities and is the only qualified appli-
cant available for the position; or
‘‘(D) if the employment is without com-
pensation, the appointing official may waive the
repayment;
‘‘(8) shall be paid under regulations providing
that offers of separation pay shall be based on skills,
knowledge, performance, or other similar factors or
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combination of such factors determined by the Comp-
troller General;
‘‘(9) shall be paid upon the condition that the
General Accounting Office remit to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management for deposit in the Treasury to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability
Fund an amount equal to 45 percent of the final an-
nual basic pay for each employee covered under sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 to
whom separation pay has been paid under this sec-
tion and—
‘‘(A) such remittance shall be in addition to
any other payments which the General Account-
ing Office is required to make under subchapter
III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5; and
‘‘(B) for purposes of this paragraph the
term ‘final basic pay’ with respect to an em-
ployee means the total amount of basic pay
which would be payable for a year of service by
such employee, computed using the employee’s
final rate of basic pay, and, if last serving on
other than a full-time basis, with appropriate
adjustment therefore;
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‘‘(10) shall not be paid to more than 5 percent
of the workforce of the General Accounting Office in
any fiscal year; and
‘‘(11) shall be paid to employees under this sec-
tion for a period of 5 years following the enactment
of this section unless Congress renews the authority
for an additional period of time.’’.
SEC. 214. REDUCTION IN FORCE. Section 732(h) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter
I of chapter 35 of title 5, the Comptroller General shall pre-
scribe regulations for the release of officers and employees
of the General Accounting Office in a reduction in force
which is carried out for downsizing, realigning, or cor-
recting skill imbalances. The regulations shall give effect to
military preference and may take into account such other
factors as skills, knowledge, and performance in such a
manner and to such an extent as the Comptroller General
determines necessary and appropriate.
‘‘(2) Except as provided under paragraph (3), an em-
ployee may not be released, due to a reduction in force, un-
less such employee is given written notice at least 60 days
before such employee is so released. Such notice shall
include—
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‘‘(A) the personnel action to be taken with re-
spect to the employee involved;
‘‘(B) the effective date of the action;
‘‘(C) a description of the procedures applicable
in identifying employees for release;
‘‘(D) the employee’s ranking relative to other
competing employees, and how that ranking was de-
termined; and
‘‘(E) a description of any appeal or other rights
which may be available.
‘‘(3) The Comptroller General may, in writing, shorten
the period of advance notice required under paragraph (2)
with respect to a particular reduction in force, if necessary
because of circumstances not reasonably foreseeable, except
that such period may not be less than 30 days.’’.
SEC. 215. ANNUAL REPORT. Section 719 of title 31,
United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) appropriate legislative changes to sections
732(h), (i), and (j) of this title.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) a description of the actions taken
under sections 732 (h), (i), and (j) of this title,
including information on the number of employ-
ees who received voluntary early retirements and
separation pay under sections 732(i) and (j) and
who were released under a reduction in force ac-
tion under section 732(h), and an assessment of
the effectiveness and usefulness of these human
capital initiatives in achieving the agency’s mis-
sion, meeting its performance goals, and ful-
filling its strategic plan.’’.
SEC. 216. FIVE-YEAR ASSESSMENT. (a) Not later than
5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report con-
cerning the implementation and effectiveness of sections 209
through 214 of this Act.
(b) The report under this section shall include—
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(1) a summary of the portions of the annual re-
ports required under sections 719(a)(3) and (b)(1)(D)
of title 31, United States Code;
(2) recommendations for continuation of or legis-
lative changes to sections 732(h), (i), and (j) of title
31, United States Code; and
(3) any assessments or recommendations of the
General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board
and interested employee groups or associations within
the General Accounting Office.
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 fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee 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
2001 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 des-
ignation of any office or position appropriated for is dif-
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ferent 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 ex-
penses 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 section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available 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 avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a
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notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Fed-
eral agency that any person intentionally affixed a label
bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscrip-
tion 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 con-
tract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant
to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and in-
eligibility 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 appro-
priated 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 ex-
penses 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 legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $252,000.
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SEC. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2001’’.
SEC. 309. RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. Section
3011 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act (Public Law 106–31; 113 Stat. 93) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1999 and 2000’’ in
subsections (a)(1), (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A)
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2000 and 2001’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2001’’ in subsection (a)(2),
(e)(1), and (h)(1)(B) and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
SEC. 310. CAPITOL SECURITY CONSOLIDATION. (a)
SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Capitol
Security Consolidation Act of 2000’’.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the
buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress’’,
approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.);
(2) the term ‘‘GPO police employee’’—
(A) means an employee of the Government
Printing Office designated to serve as a special
policeman under section 317 of title 44, United
States Code (as in effect immediately before the
effective date of this section); and
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(B) does not include any civilian employee
performing support functions;
(3) the term ‘‘function’’ means any duty, obliga-
tion, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege,
activity, or program; and
(4) the term ‘‘LOC police employee’’—
(A) means an employee of the Library of
Congress designated as police under the first sec-
tion of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167)
(as in effect immediately before the effective date
of this section); and
(B) does not include any civilian employee
performing support functions.
(c) TRANSFER
OF PERSONNEL
AND FUNCTIONS.—
There are transferred to the United States Capitol Police—
(1) each LOC police employee and each GPO po-
lice employee;
(2) any—
(A) functions performed under section 317
of title 44, United States Code, and the first sec-
tion and section 9 of the Act August 4, 1950 (2
U.S.C. 167) (as in effect immediately before the
effective date of this section); and
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(B) related functions designated in the ap-
plicable memorandum of understanding under
subsection (h); and
(3) any civilian employee of the Library of Con-
gress or the Government Printing Office who—
(A) performs security support functions;
and
(B) is designated for transfer by the Chief
of the Capitol Police in the applicable memo-
randum of understanding under subsection (h).
(d) MEMBERS OF CAPITOL POLICE.—Subject to sub-
section (e), each LOC police employee and GPO police em-
ployee transferred under subsection (c) shall be a member
of the Capitol Police.
(e) QUALIFICATION DETERMINATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (d) shall not apply
to any individual who the Chief of the Capitol Police
determines does not meet the qualifications required
to be a member of the Capitol Police.
(2) AGE LIMITATION.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the Chief of the Capitol Police may waive the
application to any individual of the maximum age
limitation of 37 years for hiring a member of the
Capitol Police.
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(3) TRAINING.—During the 1-year period begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Capitol
Police Board may waive any regulation, standard,
guideline, or other limitation prescribed by the Cap-
itol Police Board relating to the training of a member
of the Capitol Police with respect to any LOC police
employee or GPO police employee transferred under
this section.
(4) APPLICATION
FOR
QUALIFICATION
DETER-
MINATION.—Not later than October 1, 2000, any LOC
police employee or GPO police employee who is trans-
ferred under this section may file an application for
a qualification determination under this subsection
with the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(f) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.—
(1) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—The unexpended balances of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed,
used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made
available in connection with the functions transferred
by this section shall be transferred to the appropria-
tions accounts for the Capitol Police under the sub-
headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL
EXPENSES’’
under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE BOARD’’, as applicable.
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Funds for salaries shall be provided in equal amounts
to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen-
ate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate,
and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives. Unexpended
funds transferred under this section shall be used only
for the purposes for which the funds were originally
authorized and appropriated.
(2) 
REORGANIZATION.—The 
Capitol 
Police
Board is authorized to allocate or reallocate any func-
tion transferred under this section among members of
the Capitol Police, and to establish, consolidate, alter,
or discontinue such organizational entities in the
Capitol Police as may be necessary or appropriate.
(3) INTERIM ASSIGNMENTS.—During the period
beginning on October 1, 2000, through September 30,
2001, each LOC police employee or GPO police em-
ployee may perform any function transferred under
subsection (c)(2), as applicable, under the direction of
the Chief of the Capitol Police. Any such employee
performing such functions who is not a member of the
Capitol Police at the close of September 30, 2001,
shall be separated from service at that time.
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(4) HIGH RANKING LOC AND GPO POLICE OFFI-
CERS.—The Capitol Police Board may reduce the
rank of any LOC police employee or GPO police em-
ployee who holds the rank of lieutenant (or the equiv-
alent of such rank) or higher immediately before the
effective date of this section.
(5) NONREDUCTION IN PAY.—Except as provided
under paragraph (3), the transfer of any employee
under this section shall not cause that employee to be
separated or reduced in pay before October 1, 2002.
(6) REFERENCES.—Reference in any other Fed-
eral law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delega-
tion of authority, or any document of or relating to
the Librarian of Congress, the Public Printer, the Li-
brary of Congress, or the Government Printing Office
with regard to functions transferred under this sec-
tion, shall be deemed to refer to the Capitol Police
Board.
(g) LOC AND GPO POLICE JURISDICTION.—
(1) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—
(A) DESIGNATION OF LOC POLICE EMPLOY-
EES.—The first section of the Act of August 4,
1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) is repealed.
(B) JURISDICTION OF LOC POLICE EMPLOY-
EES.—Section 9 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2
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U.S.C. 167h) is amended by striking ‘‘The police
provided’’ through ‘‘Provided, That the’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The’’.
(C) REGULATIONS.—Section 7(a) of the Act
of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167f(a)) is amended
by striking ‘‘the Librarian of Congress’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Capitol Police Board, in consulta-
tion with the Librarian of Congress,’’.
(2) GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 317 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘§ 317. Protection of persons and property
‘‘The Capitol Police shall protect persons and property
in premises and adjacent areas occupied by or under the
control of the Government Printing Office, in accordance
with the Capitol Security Consolidation Act of 2000.’’.
(B) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
MENT.—The table of contents for chapter 3 of
title 44, United States Code, is amended by
striking the item relating to section 317 and in-
serting the following:
‘‘317. Protection of persons and property.’’.
(h) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than October 1,
2000, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall enter
into—
(A) a memorandum of understanding with
the Librarian of Congress; and
(B) a memorandum of understanding with
the Public Printer of the Government Printing
Office
(2) CONTENT.—Each memorandum under para-
graph (1) shall—
(A) provide for the performance of law en-
forcement functions relating to the Library of
Congress or the Government Printing Office, as
the case may be, by members of the Capitol Po-
lice;
(B) ensure that such members are under the
direction of the Chief of the Capitol Police;
(C) designate the related functions trans-
ferred under subsection (c)(2);
(D)(i) provide for the interim assignment
under subsection (f)(3) of any LOC police em-
ployee or GPO police employee, as the case may
be;
(ii) coordinate the functions performed by
such employees on interim assignments with
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members of the Capitol Police and civilian em-
ployees; and
(iii) ensure that such employees on interim
assignments are under the direction of the Cap-
itol Police;
(E) provide for—
(i) the designation of civilian employ-
ees of the Library of Congress or the Gov-
ernment Printing Office, as the case may
be, for transfer under subsection (c)(3); and
(ii) the assignment of functions of such
employees as civilian employees of the Cap-
itol Police;
(F) provide for the coordination of any se-
curity-related functions performed by civilian
employees of the Library of Congress or the Gov-
ernment Printing Office, as the case may be,
with—
(i) law enforcement functions per-
formed by members of the Capitol Police;
and
(ii) any support functions performed
by civilian employees of the Capitol Police;
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(G) provide for procedures for determining
rank and pay and providing necessary training
for individuals transferred under this section;
(H) maintain or improve the public safety
of the Library of Congress or the Government
Printing Office, as the case may be; and
(I) provide for the efficient implementation
of the transfer of employees and functions under
this section.
(3) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS REGULATIONS.—The
memorandum of understanding between the Chief of
the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress shall
provide for the enforcement of, and any modifications
to, regulations prescribed under section 7 of the Act
of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167f).
(i) CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to define the area of the United States Cap-
itol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other
purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The Librarian of Congress and the Public Printer of
the Government Printing Office shall be nonvoting ex officio
members of the Capitol Police Board.’’.
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the staff of the Congressional Research Office, the
General Accounting Office, the Congressional Budget
Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol; and
(8) the House of Representatives should restore
the cuts in funding for the United States Capitol Po-
lice, congressional staff, and congressional support or-
ganizations.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the United States Capitol Police and all leg-
islative employees are to be commended for their com-
mitment, professionalism, and great patriotism; and
(2) the conferees on the legislative branch appro-
priations legislation should maintain the Senate posi-
tion on funding for the United States Capitol Police
and all legislative branch employees.
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SEC. 315. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act may be used for the preventative application of a pes-
ticide containing a known or probable carcinogen, a cat-
egory I or II acute nerve toxin or a pesticide of the organo-
phosphate, carbamate, or organochlorine class as deter-
mined by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency to United States Capitol buildings or grounds