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of office, is authorized to appoint, hire, discharge, and
set the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment
of employees of the Capitol Police, subject to and in accord-
ance with applicable laws and regulations.
(B) REVIEW
AND
APPROVAL.—In carrying out the
authority under this paragraph, the Chief of the Capitol
Police shall be subject to the following requirements:
(i) The appointment and termination of any officer,
member, or employee shall be subject to the approval
of the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate.
(ii) The promotion of any noncivilian officer,
member, or employee to any rank higher than Private
First Class, and the promotion of any civilian employee
to any position, shall be subject to the approval of
the Committees referred to in clause (i).
(iii) The establishment of any new position for
officers, members, or employees shall be subject to
the approval of the Committees referred to in clause
(i).
(2) BENEFITS.—Employees of the Capitol Police who are
appointed by the Chief under the authority of this subsection
shall be subject to the same type of benefits (including the
payment of death gratuities, the withholding of debt, and
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits) as are provided to employees of the House
of Representatives, and any such individuals serving as
employees of the Capitol Police as of the date of enactment
of this Act shall be subject to the same rules governing rights,
protections, pay, and benefits in effect immediately before such
date until such rules are changed under applicable laws or
regulations.
(f) WORKER’S COMPENSATION.—
(1) ACCOUNT.—There shall be established a separate
account in the Capitol Police for purposes of making payments
for employees of the Capitol Police under section 8147 of title
5, United States Code.
(2) PAYMENTS WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, payments may be made
from the account established under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation
to make such payments is incurred.
(g) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section shall not
be construed to reduce the pay or benefits of any employee
of the Capitol Police whose pay was disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the
Secretary of the Senate before the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2) SUPERSEDING PROVISIONS.—All provisions of law incon-
sistent with this section are hereby superseded to the extent
of the inconsistency.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1821 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 1901) is amended by striking
the third sentence.
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(2) Section 1822 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(2 U.S.C. 1921) is repealed.
(3) Section 111 of title I of the Act entitled ‘‘Making supple-
mental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1977, and for other purposes’’, approved May 4, 1977 (2 U.S.C.
64–3), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate’’ and inserting
‘‘Chief of the Capitol Police’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘United States Senate’’ and inserting ‘‘Cap-
itol Police’’.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made
by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year there-
after.
SEC. 1019. (a) LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the United States Capitol
Police, in consultation with the Comptroller General, shall
develop a long term strategic plan which outlines the goals
and objectives of the Capitol Police.
(2) ANNUAL UPDATE.—During the period in which the stra-
tegic plan developed under this subsection is in effect, the
Chief shall annually update the plan.
(3) PERIOD COVERED BY PLAN.—The strategic plan under
this subsection shall cover the first 5 fiscal years which begin
after the plan is developed.
(b) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each year which is cov-
ered by the strategic plan developed under subsection (a), the
Chief of the Capitol Police, in consultation with the Comptroller
General, shall develop an annual performance plan for imple-
menting the goals and objectives of the strategic plan during
the year.
(2) CONTENTS.—The annual performance plan developed
under this subsection for a year shall include performance
goals for each of the goals and objectives of the strategic plan
which apply during the year, and shall include (to the extent
practicable) quantifiable performance measures for determining
the success of the Capitol Police in meeting each such perform-
ance goal.
(3) EVALUATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comp-
troller General shall annually evaluate the implementation of
the plan and the extent to which the Capitol Police have met
the performance goals of the plan, and shall provide the results
of the evaluation to the Capitol Police Board, the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate,
the Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate.
(c) INITIAL ACTION PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the Capitol Police
shall develop an initial action plan describing the policies, proce-
dures, and actions the Chief will carry out to meet the requirements
of this section and setting forth a timetable for carrying out each
such policy, procedure, and action, and shall submit such plan
(upon the approval of the Capitol Police Board) to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate,
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the Committee on House Administration of the House of Represent-
atives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate.
SEC. 1020. DEADLINE
FOR REGULATIONS. Not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of
the Capitol Police shall promulgate any regulations required by
sections 1004, 1006, 1007, and 1011 of this Act.
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), $2,059,000, of which $254,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2004: Provided, That the Executive
Director of the Office of Compliance may have the authority, within
the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obso-
lete personal property by interagency transfer, donation, or dis-
carding.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 to
be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $32,101,000, of which not more than $100,000 is
to remain available until September 30, 2006, for the acquisition
and partial support for implementation of a Central Financial
Management System: Provided, That no part of such amount may
be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1101. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of section
3396 of title 5, United States Code, as the Director determines
necessary to establish a program providing opportunities for
employees of the Office to engage in details or other temporary
assignments in other agencies, study, or uncompensated work
experience which will contribute to the employees’ development
and effectiveness.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1102. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
may enter into agreements or contracts without regard to section
3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries for the 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 general and adminis-
trative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol
including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol,
Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings
and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 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,
$59,343,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007.
CAPITOL BUILDING
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $32,094,000, of which $19,065,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2007.
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, $8,356,000, of which $1,780,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2007.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to
be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect
of the Capitol, $64,871,000, of which $21,600,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2007.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $60,960,000, of which
$25,610,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation 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 Con-
gress 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 Judiciary
Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which
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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, $102,286,000, of
which $61,739,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007:
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 2003.
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and
grounds, $37,521,000, of which $18,014,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007 and $5,500,000 shall remain available
until expended.
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and oper-
ation of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police,
$23,900,000, of which $23,500,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That $22,000,000 of the amount provided
is withheld from obligation subject to the notification of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:
Provided further, That any amounts provided to the Architect of
the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment of this Act for
maintenance, care, and operation of buildings of the United States
Capitol Police which remain unobligated as of the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the account under
this heading.
BOTANIC GARDEN
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation 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, $6,103,000, of which
$120,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided,
That this appropriation shall not be available for any activities
of the National Garden.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1201. SMALL PURCHASE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1) section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with respect to purchases
and contracts for the Architect of the Capitol as if the reference
to ‘‘$25,000’’ in paragraph (1) of such section were a reference
to ‘‘$100,000’’; and
(2) the Architect may procure services, equipment, and
construction for security related projects in the most efficient
manner he determines appropriate.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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SEC. 1202. MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable
services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends
in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of
an executive agency under the authority of section 303L of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(41 U.S.C. 253l); and
(2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of
property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as
executive agencies under the authority of section 304B of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41
U.S.C. 254c).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1203. DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL/CHIEF OPER-
ATING OFFICER. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE
CAPITOL.—There shall be a Deputy Architect of the Capitol who
shall serve as the Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol. The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall
be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol and shall report directly
to the Architect of the Capitol and shall be subject to the authority
of the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol shall
appoint the Deputy Architect of the Capitol not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act. The Architect of
the Capitol shall consult with the Comptroller General or his des-
ignee before making the appointment.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall
have strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability in manage-
ment, including in such areas as strategic planning, performance
management, worker safety, customer satisfaction, and service
quality.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall
be responsible to the Architect of the Capitol for the overall
direction, operation, and management of the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol, including implementing the Office’s
goals and mission; providing overall organization management
to improve the Office’s performance; and assisting the Architect
of the Capitol in promoting reform, and measuring results.
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Architect’s responsibil-
ities include—
(A) developing, implementing, annually updating, and
maintaining a long-term strategic plan covering a period
of not less than 5 years for the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol;
(B) developing and implementing an annual perform-
ance plan that includes annual performance goals covering
each of the general goals and objectives in the strategic
plan and including to the extent practicable quantifiable
performance measures for the annual goals;
(C) proposing organizational changes and staffing
needed to carry out the Office of the Architect of the Cap-
itol’s mission and strategic and annual performance goals;
and
(D) reviewing and directing the operational functions
of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
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(d) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Architect of the Capitol
may delegate to the Deputy Architect such additional duties as
the Architect determines are necessary or appropriate.
(e) ACTION PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 90 days after the appoint-
ment, the Deputy Architect shall prepare and submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate and the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate, an action plan describing the policies, procedures,
and actions the Deputy Architect will implement and time-
frames for carrying out the responsibilities under this section.
(2) ACTION PLAN.—The action plan shall be—
(A) approved and signed by both the Architect of the
Capitol and the Deputy Architect; and
(B) developed concurrently and consistent with the
development of a strategic plan.
(3) ADDITIONAL SENIOR POSITIONS.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991
(2 U.S.C. 1839), as amended by section 129(c) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, the Architect of the Capitol
may fix the rate of basic pay for not more than 3 additional
positions at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of
pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality
involved.
(f) EVALUATION.—The General Accounting Office shall evaluate
annually the implementation of the action plan and provide the
results of the evaluation to the Architect of the Capitol, the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(g) REMOVAL.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol may be
removed by the Architect of the Capitol for misconduct or failure
to meet performance goals set forth in the performance agreement
in subsection (i). Upon the removal of the Deputy Architect of
the Capitol, the Architect of the Capitol shall immediately notify
in writing the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate, and the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate, stating the specific reasons for the removal.
(h) COMPENSATION.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall
be paid at an annual rate of pay to be determined by the Architect
but not to exceed $1,500 less than the annual rate of pay for
the Architect of the Capitol.
(i) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.—The Deputy Architect of
the Capitol shall prepare and transmit to the Architect of the
Capitol an annual performance report. This report shall contain
an evaluation of the extent to which the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol met its goals and objectives.
(j) TERMINATION OF ROLE.—As of October 1, 2006, the role
of the Comptroller General and the General Accounting Office,
as established by this section, will cease.
SEC. 1204. DEPUTY ARCHITECT TO ACT IN CASE OF ABSENCE,
DISABILITY, OR VACANCY. The proviso under the subheading ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAP-
ITOL’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1971 (2 U.S.C. 1805) is
amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Architect’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy
Architect’’.
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SEC. 1205. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY BY ARCHITECT OF THE
CAPITOL. The matter under the subheading ‘‘OFFICE
OF
THE
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF
THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956 (2 U.S.C.
1804) is amended by striking ‘‘Architect of the Capitol is authorized’’
through ‘‘proper’’ and inserting ‘‘Architect of the Capitol may dele-
gate to the assistants of the Architect such authority of the Architect
as the Architect may determine proper, except those authorities,
duties, and responsibilities specifically assigned to the Deputy
Architect of the Capitol by the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2003’’.
SEC. 1206. ASSISTANT ARCHITECT. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the compensation of the Assistant Architect who
is incumbent in that position when the position of Assistant
Architect is abolished shall not be reduced so long as the former
Assistant Architect is employed at the Office of the Architect of
the Capitol. Whenever the Architect of the Capitol receives a pay
adjustment after the date of enactment of this section, the com-
pensation of such former Assistant Architect shall be adjusted by
the same percentage as the compensation of the Architect of the
Capitol. The authority granted in this section shall be in addition
to the authority the Architect of the Capitol has in section
129(c)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002,
as amended by this Act, to fix the rate of basic pay for not more
than 15 positions at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate
of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved.
SEC. 1207. SENATE STAFF HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITY. Sec-
tion 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C.
121f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after ‘‘Senate’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after ‘‘Senate’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after ‘‘costs of
the Senate’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after ‘‘Senate’’;
and
(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
‘‘(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the operation and use
of the Senate Staff Health and Fitness Facility.’’.
SEC. 1208. ALLOCATION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
LIBRARY
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The first section of
the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LIBRARY
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
‘‘(a) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol shall have
charge of all work at the Library of Congress buildings and
grounds (as defined in section 11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act
relating to the policing of the buildings of the Library of Con-
gress’ approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)) that affects—
‘‘(A) the structural integrity of the buildings;
‘‘(B) buildings systems, including mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, and elevators;
‘‘(C) the architectural features of the buildings;
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‘‘(D) compliance with building and fire codes, laws,
and regulations with respect to the specific responsibilities
set for under this paragraph;
‘‘(E) the care and maintenance of Library grounds;
and
‘‘(F) purchase of all equipment necessary to fulfill the
responsibilities set forth under this paragraph.
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEES.—The employees required for the perform-
ance of the duties under paragraph (1) shall be appointed
by the Architect of the Capitol.
‘‘(b) LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—The Librarian of Congress shall
have charge of all work (other than work under subsection (a))
at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds.
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Architect of the Capitol and
the Librarian of Congress may enter into agreements with each
other to perform work under this section, and, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate and the Joint Committee on the
Library, may transfer between themselves appropriations or other
available funds to pay the costs therefor.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1209. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Architect of the Capitol may accept appropriations and services
from other Federal agencies for the purpose of enhancing security
for projects under his jurisdiction upon the prior approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate.
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 publica-
tions 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, $358,474,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2003, 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 2003 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 appropria-
tions 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, $10,886,000 is to remain available until