H. R. 2647
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000;
Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,
$5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $3,000 for each Chair-
man; in all, $62,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $104,039,000, which
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below
limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,867,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $473,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,868,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,912,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $9,875,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman
of each such committee, $1,250,000 for each such committee; in
all, $2,500,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $618,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,275,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,550,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $301,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $15,424,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$39,082,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,350,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized
by law, and related expenses, $25,219,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $4,306,000.
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OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,109,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the
Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law
601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public
Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$107,264,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$8,571,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until
expended.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $95,904,000, of which $8,654,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2004, and of which $11,354,000 shall
remain available until expended.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $14,274,000, of which not more than
$3,000,000 may be made available for mailings of postal patron
postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a
town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of
local government) that the Senator will personally attend: Provided,
That no funds for the purpose of such mailings shall be made
available until the date of enactment of a statute authorizing the
expenditure of funds for such purpose.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$270,494,000.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘four individual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘six indi-
vidual consultants’’, and is amended in the second sentence by
striking ‘‘one consultant’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than two indi-
vidual consultants’’.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002
and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 102. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. (a) DEFINI-
TIONS.—In this section:
(1) COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Committee’’ means the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(2) ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘eligible employee’’
means an individual—
(A) who is an employee of the Senate; and
(B) whose rate of pay as an employee of the Senate,
on the date on which such eligibility is determined, does
not exceed the rate of basic pay for an employee for a
position at ES-1 of the Senior Executive Schedule as pro-
vided for in subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code (including any locality pay adjustment
applicable to the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore Maryland
consolidated metropolitan statistical area).
(3) EMPLOYEE
OF
THE
SENATE.—The term ‘‘employee of
the Senate’’ has the meaning given the term in section 101
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301).
(4) EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The term ‘‘employing office’’ means
the employing office, as defined in section 101 of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an
employee of the Senate.
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary
of the Senate.
(6) STUDENT LOAN.—The term ‘‘student loan’’ means—
(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part
B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq., 1087a et seq., or 1087aa
et seq.); and
(B) a health education assistance loan made or insured
under part A of title VII of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), or under part E of title VIII
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 297a et seq.).
(b) SENATE STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of an employing office and
an eligible employee may enter into a written service agree-
ment under which—
(i) the employing office shall agree to repay, by
direct payments on behalf of the eligible employee,
any student loan indebtedness of the eligible employee
that is outstanding at the time the eligible employee
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and the employing office enter into the agreement,
subject to this section; and
(ii) the eligible employee shall agree to complete
the 1-year required period of employment described
in subsection (c)(1) with the employing office in
exchange for the student loan payments.
(B) CONTENTS OF SERVICE AGREEMENTS.—
(i) CONTENTS.—A service agreement under this
paragraph shall contain—
(I) the start and end dates of the required
period of employment covered by the agreement;
(II) the monthly amount of the student loan
payments to be provided by the employing office;
(III) the employee’s agreement to reimburse
the Senate under the conditions set forth in sub-
section (d)(1);
(IV) disclosure of the program limitations pro-
vided for in subsection (d)(4) and paragraphs (2),
(3), (6), and (7) of subsection (f);
(V) other terms to which the employing office
and employee agree (such as terms relating to
job responsibilities or job performance expecta-
tions); and
(VI) any other terms prescribed by the Sec-
retary.
(ii) STANDARD
SERVICE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish standard service agreements for
employing offices to use in carrying out this section.
(2) SUBMISSION
OF
AGREEMENTS.—On entering into a
service agreement under this section, the employing office shall
submit a copy of the service agreement to the Secretary.
(c) PROGRAM CONDITIONS.—
(1) PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.—The term of the required
period of employment under a service agreement under this
section shall be 1 year. On completion of the required period
of employment under such a service agreement, the eligible
employee and the employing office may enter into additional
service agreements for successive 1-year periods of employment.
(2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amount of student loan pay-
ments made under service agreements under this section
on behalf of an eligible employee may not exceed—
(i) $500 in any month; or
(ii) a total of $40,000.
(B) PAYMENTS
INCLUDED
IN
GROSS
COMPENSATION
LIMITATIONS.—Any student loan payment made under this
section in any month may not result in the sum of the
payment and the compensation of an employee for that
month exceeding 1⁄12th of the applicable annual maximum
gross compensation limitation under section 105(d)(2), (e),
or (f) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968
(2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(2), (e), or (f)).
(3) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—Student loan payments made
under this section under a service agreement shall begin the
first day of the pay period after the date on which the agree-
ment is signed and received by the Secretary, and shall be
made on a monthly basis.
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(d) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS AND
OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An employee shall not be eligible for
continued student loan payments under a service agreement
under this section and (except in a case in which an employee’s
duty is terminated under paragraph (2) or an employing office
assumes responsibilities under paragraph (3)) shall reimburse
the Senate for the amount of all student loan payments made
on behalf of the employee under the agreement, if, before the
employee completes the required period of employment specified
in the agreement—
(A) the employee voluntarily separates from service
with the employing office;
(B) the employee engages in misconduct or does not
maintain an acceptable level of performance, as determined
by the head of the employing office; or
(C) the employee violates any condition of the agree-
ment.
(2) TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT.—The duty of an eligible
employee to fulfill the required period of employment under
the service agreement shall be terminated if—
(A) funds are not made available to cover the cost
of the student loan repayment program carried out under
this section; or
(B) the employee and the head of the employing office
involved mutually agree to terminate the service agreement
under subsection (f)(7).
(3) ANOTHER EMPLOYING OFFICE.—An employing office who
hires an eligible employee during a required period of employ-
ment under such a service agreement may assume the
remaining obligations (as of the date of the hiring) of the
employee’s prior employing office under the agreement.
(4) FAILURE OF EMPLOYEE TO REIMBURSE.—If an eligible
employee fails to reimburse the Senate for the amount owed
under paragraph (1), such amount shall be collected—
(A) under section 104(c) of the Legislative Appropria-
tion Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 60c–2a(c)) or section 5514 of title
5, United States Code, if the eligible employee is employed
by any other office of the Senate or agency of the Federal
Government; or
(B) under other applicable provisions of law if the
eligible employee is not employed by any other office of
the Senate or agency of the Federal Government.
(5) CREDITING OF AMOUNTS.—Any amount repaid by, or
recovered from, an eligible employee under this section shall
be credited to the subaccount for the employing office from
which the amount involved was originally paid. Any amount
so credited shall be merged with other sums in such subaccount
for the employing office and shall be available for the same
purposes, and subject to the same limitations (if any), as the
sums with which such amount is merged.
(e) RECORDS AND REPORTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2003, and
each January 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and
submit to the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
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a report for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which
the report is submitted, that contains information specifying—
(A) the number of eligible employees that received
student loan payments under this section; and
(B) the costs of such payments, including—
(i) the amount of such payments made for each
eligible employee;
(ii) the amount of any reimbursement amounts
for early separation from service or whether any
waivers were provided with respect to such reimburse-
ments; and
(iii) any other information determined to be rel-
evant by the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate or the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate.
(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Such report shall not include any
information which is considered confidential or could disclose
the identity of individual employees or employing offices.
Information required to be contained in the report of the Sec-
retary under section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Act, 1965
(2 U.S.C. 104a) shall not be considered to be personal informa-
tion for purposes of this paragraph.
(f) OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.—
(1) ACCOUNT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish and
maintain a central account from which student loan pay-
ments available under this section shall be paid on behalf
of eligible employees.
(B) OFFICE SUBACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall ensure
that, within the account established under subparagraph
(A), a separate subaccount is established for each employing
office to be used by each such office to make student
loan payments under this section. Such student loan pay-
ments shall be made from any funds available to the
employing office for student loan payments that are con-
tained in the subaccount for the office.
(C) LIMITATION.—Amounts in each subaccount estab-
lished under this paragraph shall not be made available
for any purpose other than to make student loan payments
under this section.
(2) BEGINNING OF PAYMENTS.—Student loan payments may
begin under this section with respect to an eligible employee
upon—
(A) the receipt by the Secretary of a signed service
agreement; and
(B) verification by the Secretary with the holder of
the loan that the eligible employee has an outstanding
student loan balance that qualifies for payment under this
section.
(3) LIMITATION.—Student loan payments may be made
under this section only with respect to the amount of student
loan indebtedness of the eligible employee that is outstanding
on the date on which the employee and the employing office
enter into a service agreement under this section. Such pay-
ments may not be made under this section on a student loan
that is in default or arrears.
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(4) PAYMENT ON MULTIPLE LOANS.—Student loan payments
may be made under this section with respect to more than
1 student loan of an eligible employee at the same time or
separately, if the total payments on behalf of such employee
do not exceed the limits under subsection (c)(2)(A).
(5) TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—Student loan payments
made on behalf of an eligible employee under this section
shall be in addition to any basic pay and other forms of com-
pensation otherwise payable to the eligible employee, and shall
be subject to withholding for income and employment tax obliga-
tions as provided for by law.
(6) NO RELIEF FROM LIABILITY.—An agreement to make
student loan payments under this section shall not exempt
an eligible employee from the responsibility or liability of the
employee with respect to the loan involved and the eligible
employee shall continue to be responsible for making student
loan payments on the portion of any loan that is not covered
under the terms of the service agreement.
(7) REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding the terms
of a service agreement under this section, the head of an
employing office may reduce the amount of student loan pay-
ments made under the agreement if adequate funds are not
available to such office. If the head of the employing office
decides to reduce the amount of student loan payments for
an eligible employee, the head of the office and the employee
may mutually agree to terminate the service agreement.
(8) NO
RIGHT
TO
CONTINUED
EMPLOYMENT.—A service
agreement under this section shall not be construed to create
a right to, promise of, or entitlement to the continued employ-
ment of the eligible employee.
(9) NO ENTITLEMENT.—A student loan payment under this
section shall not be construed to be an entitlement for any
eligible employee.
(10) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A student loan payment
under this section—
(A) shall not be basic pay of an employee for purposes
of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code (relating
to retirement) and chapter 87 of such title (relating to
life insurance coverage); and
(B) shall not be included in Federal wages for purposes
of chapter 85 of such title (relating to unemployment com-
pensation).
(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—
(1) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘max-
imum amount’’, used with respect to a fiscal year, means—
(A) in the case of an employing office described in
subsection (i)(1)(A), the amount described in that subsection
for that fiscal year; and
(B) in the case of an employing office described in
subsection (i)(1)(B), the amount described in that subsection
for that fiscal year.
(2) ALLOCATION.—From the total amount made available
to carry out this section for a fiscal year, there shall be allocated
to each employing office for that fiscal year—
(A) the maximum amount for that employing office
for that fiscal year; or
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(B) if the total amount is not sufficient to provide
the maximum amount to each employing office, an amount
that bears the same relationship to the total amount as
the maximum amount for that employing office for that
fiscal year bears to the total of the maximum amounts
for all employing offices for that fiscal year.
(3) APPORTIONMENT.—In the case of an employing office
that is a Committee of the Senate, the funds allocated under
this subsection shall be apportioned between the majority and
minority staff of the committee in the same manner as amounts
are apportioned between the staffs for salaries.
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated
(or otherwise made available from appropriations) to carry out
this section the following amounts for each fiscal year:
(A) For each employing office that is the personal office
of a Senator, an amount equal to 2 percent of the total
sums appropriated for the fiscal year involved for adminis-
trative and clerical salaries for such office.
(B) For each other employing office, an amount equal
to 2 percent of the total sums appropriated for the fiscal
year involved for salaries for such office.
(2) LIMITATION.—Amounts provided under this section shall
be subject to annual appropriations.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 103. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose salaries
are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from the appropriations
account ‘‘Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control’’ under the heading ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations’’ 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, 2001.
SEC. 104. (a) Section 5(a) under the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRA-
TIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ under title I of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a
note) is amended by striking ‘‘invoice ends’’ and inserting ‘‘invoice
begins’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on October 1, 2001, and shall apply to base service periods beginning
on or after that date.
SEC. 105. (a) Section 120 of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 61g–
6) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$100,000’’.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002
and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 106. Effective on and after October 1, 2001, each of the
dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–
1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table,
as adjusted by law and in effect on September 30, 2001, increased
by an additional $50,000 each.
SEC. 107. TRANSFERS FROM SENATE GIFT SHOP TO PRESERVA-
TION FUND. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(c)’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Senate may transfer from the
fund to the Capitol Preservation Fund the net profits (as deter-
mined by the Secretary) from sales of items by the Senate
Gift Shop which are intended to benefit the Capitol Visitor
Center.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply to fiscal years beginning before, on, or after the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 108. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SENATE COMMISSION ON
ART. (a) MAINTENANCE OF OLD SUPREME COURT CHAMBER.—Section
3 of Senate Resolution 382 (90th Congress) (40 U.S.C. 188b–2)
is amended by striking ‘‘insofar as it’’ and inserting ‘‘and of the
Old Supreme Court Chamber insofar as each’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 5 of Senate Resolution
382 (90th Congress) (40 U.S.C. 188b–4) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the sum of $15,000 each fiscal year,’’ and
inserting ‘‘such amount as may be necessary each fiscal year,’’;
and
(2) by striking ‘‘the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Executive Secretary of the
Commission and approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and all succeeding fiscal years.
SEC. 109. PROCUREMENT
OF TEMPORARY HELP. (a) IN
GEN-
ERAL.—(1) Subject to regulations that the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate may prescribe, the Secretary
of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate may procure temporary help services from a private sector
source that offers such services. Each procurement of services under
this subsection shall be for no longer than 30 days.
(2) A person performing services procured under paragraph
(1) shall not, during the period of the performance of the services,
be an employee of the United States or be considered to be an
employee of the United States for any purpose.
(b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall
apply in fiscal year 2002 and successive fiscal years.
SEC. 110. Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘in the House, or official expenses for
franked mail, employee salaries, office space, furniture, or equip-
ment and any associated information technology services (excluding
handheld communications devices) in the Senate’’ after ‘‘expenses’’.
SEC. 111. The amount available to the Committee on Rules
and Administration for expenses under section 14(c) of Senate Reso-
lution 54, agreed to March 8, 2001, is increased by $150,000.
SEC. 112. TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE
SENATE.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term—
(1) ‘‘employee of the Senate’’—
(A) means any employee whose pay is disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate; and
(B) does not include a member or civilian employee
of the Capitol Police; and
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(2) ‘‘employing office’’ means the employing office, as
defined under section 101 of the Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an employee of the Senate.
(b) TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY.—An employing office may pro-
vide a monthly transportation subsidy to an employee of the Senate
up to the maximum monthly amount authorized under section
132(f)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS
For payment to Deborah Williams Spence, Floyd D. Spence
Jr., Zacheriah W. Spence, Benjamin G. Spence and Caldwell D.
Spence, widow and children of Floyd Spence, late a Representative
from the State of South Carolina, $145,100.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$878,050,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $15,910,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,866,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,830,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,224,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$1,562,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
Minority Whip, $1,168,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $431,000; Republican Steering Committee, $806,000; Repub-
lican Conference, $1,342,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Com-
mittee, $1,435,000; Democratic Caucus, $713,000; nine minority
employees, $1,293,000; training and program development—
majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority,
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $330,000; and Cloak-
room Personnel—minority, $330,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF
MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $479,472,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $104,514,000: Provided,
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That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and
expenses until December 31, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$23,002,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be
expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement
to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount
shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2002.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $101,766,000, including: for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $11,000,
of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $15,408,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$4,139,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, $67,495,000, of which $3,525,000 shall
remain available until expended, including $31,510,000 for salaries,
expenses and temporary personal services of House Information
Resources, of which $31,390,000 is provided herein: Provided, That
of the amount provided for House Information Resources, $8,656,000
shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided further,
That House Information Resources is authorized to receive
reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and
other governmental entities for services provided and such
reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to
this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, $3,756,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
General Counsel, $894,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $144,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian,
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest
of Rules, $1,344,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,107,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,
$5,456,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar
Office, $883,000; and for other authorized employees, $140,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $157,436,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,379,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,
$410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $152,957,000; and
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $690,000.
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CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified
in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 113. (a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four
majority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the
Speaker:
(1) The position of chief of floor service.
(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
(b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority posi-
tions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader:
(1) The position of chief of floor service.
(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case
of an individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred
under subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time of the transfer,
the total number of days of annual leave and the total number
of days of sick leave which were provided by the Clerk to the
individual and which remain unused as of the date of the transfer
shall remain available for the individual to use after the transfer.
SEC. 114. (a) The third sentence of section 104(a)(1) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by
reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public Law
99–591) (2 U.S.C. 117e(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘for credit to
the appropriate account’’ and all that follows and inserting the
following: ‘‘for credit to the appropriate account of the House of
Representatives, and shall be available for expenditure in accord-
ance with applicable law. For purposes of the previous sentence,
in the case of receipts from the sale or disposal of any audio
or video transcripts prepared by the House Recording Studio, the
‘appropriate account of the House of Representatives’ shall be the
account of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 115. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act
for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only
for fiscal year 2002. Any amount remaining after all payments
are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2002 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if
there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have
been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration
of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member
of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
SEC. 116. (a) DAY FOR PAYING SALARIES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.—The usual day for paying salaries in or under
the House of Representatives shall be the last day of each month,
except that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday,
or a legal public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives shall pay such salaries on the first week-
day which precedes the last day.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—(1) The first section and section
2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution authorizing
the payment of salaries of the officers and employees of Congress
for December on the 20th day of that month each year’’, approved
May 21, 1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 60e), are each repealed.
(2) The last paragraph under the heading ‘‘Contingent Expense
of the House’’ in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946 (2
U.S.C. 60e–1), is repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendments made
by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning
after the expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 117. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to
be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for
the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall
be increased by $40,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002
and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 118. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2002 and
each succeeding fiscal year, there are hereby established 2 addi-
tional positions in each of the following offices of the House of
Representatives:
(1) The Office of the Clerk.
(2) The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(3) The Office of the Sergeant at Arms.
(b) The duty of the personnel appointed to a position established
under this section shall be to ensure the continuity of the operations
of the House of Representatives during periods of emergency, in
accordance with the direction of the head of the office in which
the position is established.
(c) The annual rate of pay provided for a position established
under this section shall be determined by the head of the office
in which the position is established.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of
the office in which a position is established under this section
shall have the exclusive authority to appoint personnel to such
a position.
SEC. 119. (a) Section 408 of the Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1408) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) APPEARANCES BY HOUSE EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The House Employment Counsel of the
House of Representatives and any other counsel in the Office
of House Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives,
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including any counsel specially retained by the Office of House
Employment Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of pro-
viding legal assistance and representation to employing offices
of the House of Representatives under this Act, to enter an
appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United
States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without
compliance with any requirements for admission to practice
before such court, except that the authorization conferred by
this paragraph shall not apply with respect to the admission
of any such person to practice before the United States Supreme
Court.
‘‘(2) HOUSE EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘Office of House Employment Counsel of the
House of Representatives’ means—
‘‘(A) the Office of House Employment Counsel estab-
lished and operating under the authority of the Clerk of
the House of Representatives as of the date of the enact-
ment of this subsection;
‘‘(B) any successor office to the Office of House Employ-
ment Counsel which is established after the date of the
enactment of this subsection; and
‘‘(C) any other person authorized and directed in
accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives
to provide legal assistance and representation to employing
offices of the House of Representatives in connection with
actions brought under this title.’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall apply with
respect to proceedings occurring on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,424,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$6,733,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his
assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each
to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to two assistants
and $400 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,253,904 for
reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred
for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending
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Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for
all the purposes thereof, $1,865,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members,
and employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous
duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600
each for members required to wear civilian attire, and Government
contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other
applicable employee benefits, $113,044,000, of which $55,239,000
is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives,
to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House
of Representatives, and $57,805,000 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 appro-
priated under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary
may be transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House
of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the
Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other
equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons,
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the
employee assistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards
program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services performed
for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Sergeant at Arms of
the House of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, $13,146,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board
or their delegee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2002
shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available
to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 120. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the
Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred
between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon
the approval of—
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(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the appro-
priation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in
the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided
to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under
the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
SEC. 121. At any time on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the United States Capitol Police may accept contribu-
tions of meals and refreshments in support of activities of the
United States Capitol Police during a period of emergency (as
determined by the Capitol Police Board).
SEC. 122. (a) Section 108(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2001, as amended by section 507(a) of the Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
(as enacted into law by reference in section 101(a) of Public Law
106–346), is amended by striking ‘‘the Capitol Police Board’’ and
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the Chief of the Capitol
Police, but not to exceed $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay
for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
SEC. 123. Any obligation or expenditure of funds made prior
to the date of enactment of this Act by the House of Representatives
or the Capitol Police Board for meals, refreshments, and other
support and maintenance in response to a biological or other threat
made after September 11, 2001 shall be deemed to have been
made in compliance with sections 1301 and 1341 of title 31, United
States Code.
SEC. 124. At any time on or after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Capitol Police Board may incur obligations and make
expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments
and other support and maintenance for the Capitol Police when,
in the judgment of the Capitol Police Board, such obligations and
expenditures are necessary to respond to emergencies involving
the safety of human life or the protection of property.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office, $2,512,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to employ more than 43 individuals: Provided further, That
the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to
employ not more than two additional individuals for not more
than 120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individuals
for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
of the statements for the first session of the One Hundred Seventh
Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations,
and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
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the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to
be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise the work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,059,000, of which $254,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2003.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344),
including not more than $3,000 to be expended on the certification
of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection
with official representation and reception expenses, $30,780,000:
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used for the purchase
or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 125. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of chapter
41 of title 5, United States Code, as the Director determines nec-
essary to provide hereafter for training of individuals employed
by the Congressional Budget Office.
(b) The implementing regulations shall provide for training
that, in the determination of the Director, is consistent with the
training provided by agencies subject to chapter 41 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) Any recovery of debt owed to the Congressional Budget
Office under this section and its implementing regulations shall
be credited to the appropriations account available for salaries
and expenses of the Office at the time of recovery.
(d) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
SEC. 126. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 606(a)), is amended by striking ‘‘or dis-
carding.’’ and inserting ‘‘sale, trade-in, or discarding.’’, and by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘Amounts received for the sale
or trade-in of personal property shall be credited to funds available
for the operations of the Congressional Budget Office and be avail-
able for the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such
funds shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year
in which received and the following fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 127. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
may, in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel, establish
and maintain hereafter a program under which the Office may
agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf of the employee)
all or a portion of any student loan previously taken out by such
employee.
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(b) The Director may, by regulation, make applicable such
provisions of section 5379 of title 5, United States Code as the
Director determines necessary to provide for such program.
(c) The regulations shall provide the amount paid by the Office
may not exceed—
(1) $6,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or
(2) a total of $40,000 in the case of any employee.
(d) The Office may not reimburse an employee for any repay-
ments made by such employee prior to the Office entering into
an agreement under this section with such employee.
(e) Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual
under this section and its implementing regulations shall be cred-
ited to the appropriation account available for salaries and expenses
of the Office at the time of repayment or recovery.
(f) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of
pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with
activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all
necessary expenses for the general and administrative 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 $1,000 for official reception
and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of
the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance,
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed
$20,000 for attendance, when specifically authorized by the
Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection
with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol,
$51,371,000, of which $3,026,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $15,194,000, of which $3,080,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2006.
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, $6,009,000.
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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, $42,126,000, of which $3,760,000 shall remain avail-
able until September 30, 2006.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $54,006,000, of which
$23,344,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2006.
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
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, $52,583,000, of
which $8,013,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2006:
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 2002.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 128. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY ARCHITECT OF THE
CAPITOL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject
to the availability of appropriations, the Architect of the Capitol
is authorized to secure, through multi-year rental, lease, or other
appropriate agreement, the property located at 67 K Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C., for use of Legislative Branch agencies, and to
incur any necessary incidental expenses including maintenance,
alterations, and repairs in connection therewith: Provided, That
in connection with the property referred to under the preceding
proviso, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to expend funds
appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol for the purpose of
the operations and support of Legislative Branch agencies, including
the United States Capitol Police, as may be required for that
purpose.
SEC. 129. (a) COMPENSATION OF ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—
Section 203(c) of the Federal Legislative Salary Act of 1964 (40
U.S.C. 162a) is amended by striking ‘‘the annual rate of basic
pay’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the lesser
of the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives or the annual salary for the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’.