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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5121
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2002
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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, 2003, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
Ω1æSENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000;
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority
Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
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ate, $20,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
ity Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Chairmen of the Majority
and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each
Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all,
$110,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;
in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$118,391,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the following limitations:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,949,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $518,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$3,094,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$2,042,000.
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$11,266,000.
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, $1,305,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,610,000.
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, $648,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,362,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,724,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $315,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $17,079,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$44,661,000.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,410,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $30,075,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $4,581,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,176,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
$3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000;
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all,
$12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted under to section 134(a) of Pub-
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lic Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress section 112 of Public
Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March
11, 1980, $109,450,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $7,077,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $117,433,000, of which
$9,570,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2005, and of which $13,574,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $18,513,000, of which up to
$500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for
mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the pur-
pose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator
in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) with
a population of less than 250,000 and at which the Senator
will personally attend: Provided, That any amount allo-
cated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 per-
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cent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall
be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the
Senator: Provided further, That not later than October 31,
2003, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
shall submit a report to the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration and Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate on the results of the program.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $295,000,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) Section 111 of title 3, United States
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000’’.
(b) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT PRO TEM-
PORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND MAJORITY
AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH’’ under chapter VI of title I of the Second Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–355;
92 Stat. 532) is amended in the second sentence (2 U.S.C.
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97) (relating to the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Policy Committees) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
(f) The amendments made by this section shall apply
to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 2. (a) The matter under the subheading ‘‘STA-
TIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)’’ under the heading ‘‘CONTIN-
GENT EXPENSES
OF
THE SENATE’’ under the heading
‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter VII of title I
of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 46a; Public Law 94–32; 89 Stat. 182) is amended
by striking ‘‘$4,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall apply
to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 3. Effective on and after October 1, 2002, 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, 2002, increased by an additional
$50,000 each.
SEC. 4. (a) The Majority Policy Committee, Minority
Policy Committee, Conference of the Majority, and Con-
ference of the Minority of the Senate are authorized, in the
discretion of each committee or conference, with the prior
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consent of the Government department or agency concerned
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis,
the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
(b) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 5. SENATE PAGE PINS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The
Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to
provide for the awarding of service pins to Senate pages
who work in the Senate chamber. Such pins shall be lapel
pins which are of such material and design, and contain
such characters, symbols, or other matter, as the Committee
determines appropriate.
(b) AWARDING OF PINS.—The Secretary of the Senate
shall, in accordance with rules of the Committee, purchase
and award service pins to Senate pages who are entitled
to them.
(c) FUNDING.—There shall be available each fiscal
year for payment of expenses incurred under this section
$1,000 from the appropriations account ‘‘Miscellaneous
Items’’ within the contingent fund of the Senate.
(d) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply to fiscal
year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 6. PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTION TO INSCRIPTIONS
REQUIREMENT ON MOBILE OFFICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—
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Section 3(f)(3) under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI-
SIONS’’ in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(f)(3))
is amended by adding at the end the following flush sen-
tence:
‘‘The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
may prescribe regulations to waive or modify the require-
ment under subparagraph (B) if such waiver or modifica-
tion is necessary to provide for the public safety of a Sen-
ator and the Senator’s staff and constituents.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act
and apply to the fiscal year that includes such date and
each fiscal year thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $960,406,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$16,530,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,979,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,899,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,309,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
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Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,624,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,214,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $446,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$834,000; Republican Conference, $1,397,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,490,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $741,000; nine minority employees,
$1,337,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $290,000; training and program development—minor-
ity, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $340,000;
and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $340,000.
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,
$476,536,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$108,741,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain
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available for such salaries and expenses until December
31, 2004.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $24,200,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices 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 De-
cember 31, 2004.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $151,027,000, including:
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not more than $13,000, of which not more than
$10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $20,032,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms,
including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and
including not more than $3,000 for official representation
and reception expenses, $5,097,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
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$104,363,000, of which $7,693,000 shall remain available
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Inspector General, $3,947,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness
and Operations, $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General
Counsel, $894,000; for the Office of the Chaplain,
$149,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,464,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $2,168,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
House, $5,852,000; for salaries and expenses of the Cor-
rections Calendar Office, $915,000; and for other author-
ized employees, $146,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $183,372,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$3,384,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits,
$178,888,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
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House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$690,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C.
184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget
of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2003. Any
amount remaining after all payments are made under such
allowances for fiscal year 2003 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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SEC. 105. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Admin-
istrative Officer shall establish a program under which an
employing office of the House of Representatives may
agree to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the em-
ployee) any student loan previously taken out by an em-
ployee of the office. For purposes of this section, a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be
considered to be an employee of the House of Representa-
tives.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration shall promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the program under this section.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program under this section dur-
ing fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
PROGRAM TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES
SEC. 106. (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to promote an
increase in opportunities for individuals with disabilities
to provide services to the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives is authorized to—
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(1) enter into 1 or more contracts with non-
governmental entities to provide for the performance
of services for offices of the House of Representa-
tives by individuals with disabilities who are employ-
ees of, or under contract with, such entities; and
(2) provide reasonable accommodations, includ-
ing assistive technology devices and assistive tech-
nology services, to enable such individuals to per-
form such services under such contracts.
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives, in enter-
ing into any contract under subsection (a), shall seek to
ensure that—
(1) traditional and nontraditional outreach ef-
forts are used to attract individuals with disabilities
for educational benefit and employment opportuni-
ties in the House;
(2) the non-governmental entity provides ade-
quate education and training for individuals with
disabilities to enhance such employment opportuni-
ties; and
(3) efforts are made to educate employing of-
fices in the House about opportunities to employ in-
dividuals with disabilities.
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(c) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated from the applicable accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives $500,000 to carry out this section for each
of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
Ω2æJOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,658,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $7,323,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House.
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
Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance
of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an
allowance of $725 per month each to four medical officers
while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;
(3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4)
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$1,414,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $3,000,000, of which
$300,000 shall remain available until expended, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House
of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $3,035,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
58 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 individ-
uals 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
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of Representatives, of the statements for the second ses-
sion of the One Hundred Seventh Congress, showing ap-
propriations made, indefinite appropriations, and con-
tracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
the regular appropriations bills as required by law,
$30,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chair-
men of such committees to supervise the work.
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police for salaries of officers, mem-
bers, and employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government
contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $175,675,000, to be
disbursed by the Capitol Police.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police for necessary expenses, includ-
ing 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, and not more than $5,000
to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police in connection with official representation and
reception expenses, postage, communication services, trav-
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el advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
$43,000,000, of which $7,632,000 shall remain available
until expended, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police or
their delegee: Provided, That $5,000,000 of the amount
provided is withheld from obligation subject to the ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, 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 2003 shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care,
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United
States Capitol Police, $37,500,000, of which $36,500,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided,
That $13,000,000 of the amount provided is withheld
from obligation subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate: Provided further, That of this amount, not more
than $3,500,000 may be used for studying, planning, de-
signing, and architect and engineer services, except that
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this amount may be increased to a greater amount deter-
mined by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for
such purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate of the determination, the greater amount, and the Ar-
chitect’s reasons therefor: 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 Cap-
itol Police which remain unobligated as of the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the account
under this heading.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 107. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003
for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ‘‘SALARIES’’, ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’, and ‘‘AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’, ‘‘CAPITOL
POLICE
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’’, upon the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 108. During fiscal year 2003 and any suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Capitol Police may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
severable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal
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year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same ex-
tent 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 multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisitions 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).
SEC. 109. (a) Within the limits of available appro-
priations, the Capitol Police may dispose of surplus or ob-
solete property of the Capitol Police by inter-agency trans-
fer, donation, sale, trade-in, or any other appropriate
method.
(b) Any amounts received by the Capitol Police from
the disposition of property pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be credited to the account established for the general ex-
penses of the Capitol Police, and shall be available to carry
out the purposes of such account during the fiscal year
in which the amounts are received and the following fiscal
year.
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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SEC. 110. (a) CONDITIONS FOR RECRUITMENT AND
RELOCATION BONUSES.—Section 909(a) of chapter 9 of
the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 207b–
2; Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 2320) (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Act’’) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘determines
that the Capitol Police would be likely, in the ab-
sence of such a bonus, to encounter difficulty in fill-
ing the position’’ and inserting ‘‘, in the sole discre-
tion of the Chief, determines that such a bonus will
assist the Capitol Police in recruitment efforts’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) DETERMINATIONS
NOT
APPEALABLE
OR
REVIEWABLE.—Any
determination
of
the
Chief
under this subsection shall not be appealable or re-
viewable in any manner.’’.
(b) CONDITIONS FOR RETENTION ALLOWANCES.—
Section 909(b) of the Act is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and
(B); and
(B) by striking ‘‘if—’’ and inserting ‘‘if the
Chief, in the sole discretion of the Chief, deter-
mines that such a bonus will assist the Capitol
Police in retention efforts.’’; and
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(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the reduction
or elimination of a retention allowance may not be
appealed’’ and inserting ‘‘any determination of the
Chief under this subsection, or the reduction or
elimination of a retention allowance, shall not be ap-
pealable or reviewable in any manner’’.
(c) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 909 of the Act is
amended—
(A) by redesignating subsections (f) and
(g) as subsections (g) and (h); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(f) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to recruit or re-
tain highly qualified personnel, the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police shall establish a tuition reimbursement
program for officers and members of the Capitol Po-
lice who are enrolled in or accepted for enrollment
in a degree, certificate, or other program leading to
a recognized educational credential at an institution
of higher education in a course of study relating to
law enforcement.
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY.—In addi-
tion to meeting any other conditions the Chief may
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by regulation impose, an officer or member of the
Capitol Police may participate in the tuition reim-
bursement program under this subsection only if—
‘‘(A) the officer or member agrees in writ-
ing, before receiving any reimbursement under
the program, to remain in the service of the
Capitol Police for a period specified by the
Chief (not less than 3 years), unless involun-
tarily separated; and
‘‘(B) the officer or member has not partici-
pated, and agrees in writing not to participate
in, any student loan repayment program cov-
ering the academic program involved.
‘‘(3) CAP ON AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—
The total amount reimbursed with respect to any in-
dividual under the program established under this
subsection may not exceed $40,000.’’.
(2) 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 to carry out the amend-
ment made by paragraph (1).
SEC. 111. (a) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR EM-
PLOYEES WITH SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS
AND PRO-
FICIENCIES.—
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(1)
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
POSITIONS.—The
Chief of the Capitol Police may establish and deter-
mine, from time to time, positions in salary classes
of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol
Police to be designated as employees with specialty
assignments or proficiencies, based on the experi-
ence, education, training, or other appropriate fac-
tors required to carry out the duties of such employ-
ees.
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—In addition
to the regularly scheduled rate of basic pay, each of-
ficer, member, or employee holding a position des-
ignated under this subsection shall receive a per
annum amount determined by the Chief, except
that—
(A) such amount may not exceed 25% of
the member’s or employee’s annual rate of basic
pay; and
(B) such amount may not be paid in a cal-
endar year to the extent that, when added to
the total basic pay paid or payable to such offi-
cer, member, or employee for service performed
in the year, such amount would cause the total
to exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable
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for level II of the Executive Schedule, as of the
end of such year.
(3) MANNER
OF
PAYMENT.—The additional
compensation authorized by this subsection shall be
paid to an officer or employee in the same manner
as the regular compensation paid to the officer or
employee.
(b) RECRUITMENT OF FORMER MILITARY AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL
WITHOUT
REGARD
TO
AGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice shall carry out any activities and programs to
recruit former members of the uniformed services
and former officers of other law enforcement agen-
cies to serve as members of the Capitol Police with-
out regard to the age of such former members and
former officers.
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to affect any provision
of law or any rule or regulation providing for the
mandatory separation of members of the Capitol Po-
lice on the basis of age, or any provision of law or
any rule or regulation regarding the calculation of
retirement or other benefits for members of the Cap-
itol Police.
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(c) AUTHORIZING PREMIUM PAY TO ENSURE AVAIL-
ABILITY OF PERSONNEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice may provide premium pay to officers and mem-
bers of the Capitol Police to ensure the availability
of such officers and members for unscheduled duty
in excess of a 40–hour work week, based on the
needs of the Capitol Police, in the same manner and
subject to the same terms and conditions as pre-
mium pay provided to criminal investigators under
section 5545a of title 5, U.S.C. (subject to para-
graph (2)).
(2) CAP ON TOTAL AMOUNT PAID.—Premium
pay for an officer or member under this subsection
may not be paid in a calendar year to the extent
that, when added to the total basic pay paid or pay-
able to such officer or member for service performed
in the year, such pay would cause the total to exceed
the annual rate of basic pay payable for level II of
the Executive Schedule, as of the end of such year.
(d) INCREASE IN RATES APPLICABLE TO NEWLY-AP-
POINTED MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.—The Chief of the
Capitol Police may compensate newly-appointed officers,
members, and civilian employees of the Capitol Police at
an annual rate of basic compensation in excess of the low-
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est rate of compensation otherwise applicable to the posi-
tion to which the employee is appointed, except that in
no case may such a rate be greater than the maximum
annual rate of basic compensation otherwise applicable to
the position.
(e) OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND
MEMBERS AT RANK OF LIEUTENANT OR HIGHER.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice may provide for the compensation of overtime
work of officers and members of the Capitol Police
at the rank of lieutenant and higher. Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to affect the compensa-
tion of overtime work of officers and members of the
Capitol Police at any rank not described in the pre-
vious sentence.
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—In providing for
the compensation of overtime work under this sub-
section, the Chief shall provide the compensation in
the same manner and subject to the same terms and
conditions which are applicable to the compensation
of overtime work of officers and members of the
United States Secret Service Uniformed Division
and the United States Park Police who serve at the
rank of lieutenant and higher, in accordance with
section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide a
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5–day week for officers and members of the Metro-
politan Police force, the United States Park Police
force, and the White House Police force, and for
other purposes’’, approved August 15, 1950 (sec. 5–
1304, D.C. Official Code).
(f) TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘§ 4120. Training for officers, members, and employ-
ees of the Capitol Police
‘‘(a) The Chief of the Capitol Police may, by regula-
tion, make applicable such provisions of this chapter as
the Chief determines necessary to provide for training of
officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police.
The regulations shall provide for training which, in the
determination of the Chief, is consistent with the training
provided by agencies under the preceding sections of this
chapter.
‘‘(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall pro-
vide the Chief of the Capitol Police with such advice and
assistance as the Chief may request in order to enable the
Chief to carry out the purposes of this section.’’.
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 41 of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘4120. Training for officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police.’’.
(g) APPLICATION
OF PREMIUM PAY LIMITS
ON
ANNUALIZED BASIS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any limits on the amount of
premium pay which may be earned by officers and
members of the Capitol Police during emergencies
(as determined by the Capitol Police Board) shall be
applied by the Chief of the Capitol Police on an an-
nual basis and not on a pay period basis.
(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall
apply with respect to hours of duty occurring on or
after September 11, 2001.
(h) CORRECTION OF DISPARITY WITHIN CLASSES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice shall adjust the basic pay of members of the
Capitol Police to the extent necessary to ensure that
all members within the same rank who are within
the same service class are paid the same annual rate
of basic pay, except that no member of the Capitol
Police may be subject to a reduction in the mem-
ber’s rate of basic pay as a result of this subsection.
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(2) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall
apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or
after October 1, 2001.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS.—
(1) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—Except as otherwise
provided, this section shall apply with respect to pay
periods beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(2) 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 to carry out this section.
SEC. 112. (a) CAPITOL POLICE BOARD; COMPOSI-
TION; REDEFINING MISSION.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Capitol Po-
lice Board is to oversee and support the Capitol Po-
lice in its mission and to advance coordination be-
tween the Capitol Police and the Sergeants at Arms
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in
their law enforcement capacities, and the Congress.
Consistent with this purpose, the Capitol Police
Board shall establish general goals and objectives
covering its major functions and operations to im-
prove the efficiency and effectiveness of its oper-
ations.
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(2) COMPOSITION.—The Capitol Police Board
shall consist of the Sergeant at Arms of the House
of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the Sen-
ate, the Chief of the Capitol Police, and the Archi-
tect of the Capitol. The Chief of Capitol Police shall
serve in an ex-officio capacity and be a non-voting
member of the Board.
(3) CHAIR POSITION.—The position of chair of
the Capitol Police Board shall rotate between the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate every other
year.
(b) INITIAL REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Capitol Police Board shall—
(1) examine the mission of the Capitol Police
Board and, based on that analysis, redefine the Cap-
itol Police Board’s mission, mission-related proc-
esses, and administrative processes;
(2) conduct an assessment of the effectiveness
and usefulness of its statutory functions in contrib-
uting to the Capitol Police Board’s ability to carry
out its mission and meet its goals, including an ex-
planation of the reasons for any determination that
the statutory functions are appropriate and advis-
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able in terms of its purpose, mission, and long-term
goals; and
(3) submit to the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives and the majority
leader and minority leader of the Senate a report on
the results of its examination and assessment, in-
cluding recommendations for any legislation that the
Capitol Police Board considers appropriate and nec-
essary.
(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be estab-
lished in the Capitol Police an Executive Director
for the Capitol Police Board to act as a central point
for communication and enhance the overall effective-
ness and efficiency of the Capitol Police Board’s ad-
ministrative activities.
(2) APPOINTMENT; COMPENSATION.—The Ex-
ecutive Director shall be appointed by the Chief of
Police in consultation with the Sergeant at Arms of
the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate. The Executive Director shall be
paid at an annual rate of compensation equal to the
annual rate of basic pay payable under level IV of
the Executive Schedule.
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(e)
ASSISTANCE
OF
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—
Upon request, the Comptroller General shall provide as-
sistance to the Capitol Police Board in carrying out its
responsibilities under this subsection.
(f)
REFERENCES
IN
LAW;
EFFECT
ON
OTHER
LAWS.—(1) Any reference in any law or resolution in ef-
fect as of the date of the enactment of this Act to the
‘‘Capitol Police Board’’ shall be deemed to refer to the
Capitol Police Board as composed under subsection (a)(2).
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
fect the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives of the Capitol
Police Board or its individual members unless specifically
provided herein.
SEC. 113. (a) Subsection (c) of the first section of
Public Law 96–152 (40 U.S.C. 206–1) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than
the lower of the annual rate of pay in effect for the Ser-
geant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives or the an-
nual rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-at-Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’.
(b) Section 907(b) of the Emergency Supplemental
Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as
follows:
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‘‘(b) The annual rate of pay for the Assistant Chief
of the Capitol Police shall be the amount equal to $1,000
less than the annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief
of the Capitol Police.’’.
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply with respect to the first pay period beginning
on or after the date of the enactment of the Act.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 114. (a) If any person files with the Office of
Compliance or the Board of Directors of the Office of
Compliance a written response to any decision or report
of the Office or the Board (as the case may be), the Office
or the Board shall include such response in its final publi-
cation of the decision or report, unless the person directs
the Office or the Board to exclude the response from pub-
lication.
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(b) This section shall apply with respect to decisions
and reports issued during fiscal year 2003 or any suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $32,390,000,
of which not more than $100,000 shall remain available
until expended for the acquisition and partial support for
implementation of a Central Financial Management Sys-
tem: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 115. 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 Di-
rector determines necessary to establish hereafter a pro-
gram 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.
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SEC. 116. The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office is hereafter authorized to enter into agreements or
contracts without regard to section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5).
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the As-
sistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal serv-
ices, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and stud-
ies in connection with activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect 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 juris-
diction of the Architect of the Capitol; including fur-
nishings 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 ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $61,927,000, of which
$6,450,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007.
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CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol, $32,062,000, of which
$19,065,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007: Provided, That of this amount, not more than
$4,465,000 may be used for studying, planning, designing,
and architect and engineer services, except that this
amount may be increased to a greater amount determined
by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for such
purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
of the determination, the greater amount, and the Archi-
tect’s reasons therefor.
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, $8,125,000,
of which $1,530,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That of this amount, not more
than $330,000 may be used for studying, planning, de-
signing, and architect and engineer services, except that
this amount may be increased to a greater amount deter-
mined by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for
such purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
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ate of the determination, the greater amount, and the Ar-
chitect’s reasons therefor.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $3,658,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $7,323,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House.
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
$2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance of $725 per month each to four medical officers while
on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,414,000 for
reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of
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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,
$3,000,000 of which $300,000 shall remain available until
expended, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $3,035,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than 58 individuals:
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 2 addi-
tional 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 Seventh Congress, showing appropria-
tions made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the regular
appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid
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to the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise the work.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police for salaries of officers, members,
and employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contribu-
tions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other ap-
plicable employee benefits, $176,636,000, to be disbursed by
the Capitol Police.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police 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, tele-
phone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and
liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center, $33,167,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Po-
lice, of which $1,400,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the cost of training for the Capitol Police at
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the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal
year 2003 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury
from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 102. CAPITOL POLICE CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (a)
IN GENERAL.—The United States Capitol Police may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of sev-
erable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same ex-
tent as the head of an executive agency under the au-
thority 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 acqui-
sitions of property and nonaudit-related services to
the same extent as executive agencies under the au-
thority of section 304B of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c).
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 103. DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a) IN
GENERAL.—Within the limits of available appropriations,
the Capitol Police may dispose of surplus or obsolete prop-
erty of the Capitol Police by interagency transfer, donation,
sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
(b) AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Any amounts received by
the Capitol Police from the disposition of property under
subsection (a) shall be credited to the account established
for the general expenses of the Capitol Police, and shall be
available to carry out the purposes of such account during
the fiscal year in which the amounts are received and the
following fiscal year.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 104. COMPENSATION AMOUNTS. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Any amounts received by the Capitol Police for
compensation for damage to, or loss of, property of the Cap-
itol Police (including any insurance payments or payment
made by an officer or civilian employee of the Capitol Po-
lice) shall be credited to the account established for the gen-
eral expenses of the Capitol Police, and shall be available
to carry out the purposes of such account during the fiscal
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year in which the amounts are received and the following
fiscal year.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 105. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION. Section 909 of
chapter 9 of division B of the Department of Defense and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery
from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United
States Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 207b–2; Public Law 107–117;
115 Stat. 2320) is amended by striking subsection (e) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SPECIALTY AS-
SIGNMENTS AND PROFICIENCIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) PAYMENT.—The Chief of the Capitol
Police, after consultation with the Capitol Police
Board, may in the sole discretion of the Chief,
pay additional compensation to United States
Capitol Police employees for specialty assign-
ments, proficiencies, and any other category of
assignment required to carry out the Capitol Po-
lice mission.
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION NOT APPEALABLE OR
REVIEWABLE.—Any determination under para-
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graph (1) shall not be appealable or reviewable
in any manner.
‘‘(2) MANNER
OF
PAYMENT.—The additional
compensation authorized by this subsection shall be
paid to the employee in a manner determined by the
Chief, except when the employee ceases to be assigned
to the specialized assignment or ceases to maintain
the requisite proficiency. The loss of such additional
compensation shall not constitute an adverse action
for any purpose.’’.
SEC. 106. APPLICABLE PAY RATE UPON APPOINT-
MENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the rate of basic pay payable to an individual
upon appointment to a position with the Capitol Police
shall be—
(1) at a rate within the minimum and max-
imum pay rates applicable to the position; and
(2) determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police
or the designee of the Chief.
This subsection shall not apply to an individual who is an
employee of the Capitol Police immediately before the ap-
pointment.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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SEC. 107. APPLICATION OF PREMIUM PAY LIMITS ON
ANNUALIZED BASIS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any limits on the
amount of premium pay which may be earned by officers
and members of the Capitol Police during emergencies (as
determined by the Capitol Police Board) shall be applied
by the Capitol Police Board on an annual basis and not
on a pay period basis. Such a determination under this
subsection is not reviewable or appealable in any manner.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply
with respect to hours of duty occurring on or after Sep-
tember 11, 2001.
SEC. 108. TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PO-
LICE TO THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. (a) TRANS-
FER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE TO THE UNITED
STATES CAPITOL POLICE.—
(1) TRANSFER
OF
PERSONNEL
AND
FUNC-
TIONS.—There are transferred to the United States
Capitol Police—
(A) each Library of Congress Police em-
ployee;
(B) any functions performed under the first
section of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C.
167) and section 9 of that Act (2 U.S.C. 167h)
(as in effect immediately before the effective date
of this section); and
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(C) any civilian employee of the Library of
Congress who performs security support func-
tions.
(2) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—
(A) The transfer of personnel under para-
graph (1) shall not cause any such employee to
be separated or receive a reduction in pay for 5
years after the transfer of such employee.
(B) Any annual or sick leave to the credit
of an individual transferred under paragraph
(1) shall be transferred to the credit of that indi-
vidual as an employee of the United States Cap-
itol Police.
(C) For those Library of Congress Police
employees transferred under paragraph (1)(A),
any period of service performed by a Library of
Congress Police employee shall be deemed to be
service performed as a member of the United
States Capitol Police for purposes of chapters 83
and 84 of title 5, United States Code.
(D) Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, upon the date of enactment of this section
and until completion of the transfer under para-
graph (1), vacancies in Library of Congress po-
lice employee positions, if filled, shall be filled
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with members of the United States Capitol Police
under a memorandum of understanding to be en-
tered into by the Chief of the Capitol Police and
the Librarian of Congress.
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
TRANSFER
OF
PER-
SONNEL AND FUNCTIONS.—Library of Congress em-
ployees transferred to the United States Capitol Police
under paragraph (1)(A) or (C), and Library of Con-
gress functions transferred under paragraph (1)(B)
shall be transferred to the United States Capitol Po-
lice as specified in the implementation plan under
subsection (b)(1), but no later than 3 years after the
date of enactment of this section.
(b) TRANSITION.—
(1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—
(A) PLAN.—No later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Chief of
the Capitol Police shall prepare and submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate, the Capitol Police
Board, and the Librarian of Congress, a plan—
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(i) describing the policies and proce-
dures, and actions the Chief of the Capitol
Police will take in implementing the trans-
fer provisions under this section;
(ii) establishing dates by which Li-
brary of Congress personnel and functions
authorized to be transferred under sub-
section (a)(1) shall be transferred to the
United States Capitol Police, with all such
transfers completed not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this section;
(iii) in consultation with the Librar-
ian of Congress, providing for the perform-
ance of law enforcement and protection
functions relating to the buildings and
grounds of the Library of Congress, includ-
ing collections security, within the overall
security responsibilities of the United States
Capitol Police;
(iv) recommending legislative changes
needed to implement the transfers under
subsection (a)(1), including—
(I) identifying options for ad-
dressing how to apply United States
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Capitol Police retirement provisions to
such transferred personnel; and
(II) identifying options related to
providing voluntary separation incen-
tives to transferred personnel;
(v) detailing the mechanisms to be used
by the Chief of the Capitol Police for ensur-
ing that Library of Congress employees
transferred to the United States Capitol Po-
lice under subsection (a)(1) are not ad-
versely affected by the transfer with respect
to pay;
(vi) addressing (I) how United States
Capitol Police training and qualification
requirements will be applied to Library of
Congress employees transferred under sub-
section (a)(1), and (II) the overall training
needs of the merged police force; and
(vii) providing an analysis of the cost
implications of implementing the plan.
(2) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—No later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section, and
annually thereafter until the transfer is fully imple-
mented, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall prepare
and submit a report to the Committees on Appropria-
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tions of the House of Representatives and of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Capitol Police
Board, and the Librarian of Congress, on the Chief of
the Capitol Police’s progress in implementing the
plan required in paragraph (b)(1)(A) of this section,
including any adjustments to cost estimates or legisla-
tive changes needed to implement the provisions of
this section.
(c) 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.); and
(2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress 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 security support functions.
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(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, this section shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this section.
SEC. 109. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF CAPITOL
POLICE TO POLICE BOTANIC GARDEN. (a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) TREATMENT OF GROUNDS AS PART OF CAP-
ITOL GROUNDS.—The first section of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to define the United States Capitol Grounds,
to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’,
approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193a) is
amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The United
States Capitol Grounds’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), the
United States Capitol Grounds shall include—
‘‘(A) the National Garden of the United States
Botanic Garden;
‘‘(B) all grounds contiguous to the Administra-
tive Building of the United States Botanic Garden,
including Bartholdi Park; and
‘‘(C) all grounds bounded by the curblines of
First Street, Southwest on the east; Washington Ave-
nue, Southwest to its intersection with Independence
Avenue, and Independence Avenue from such intersec-
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tion to its intersection with Third Street, Southwest
on the south; Third Street, Southwest on the west; and
Maryland Avenue, Southwest on the north.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), jurisdiction and
control over the grounds described in paragraph (1) shall
be retained by the Joint Committee on the Library, and
the Joint Committee on the Library shall continue to be
solely responsible for the maintenance and improvement of
the grounds described in such paragraph.
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection shall limit the author-
ity of the Architect of the Capitol under section 307E of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40
U.S.C. 216c).’’.
(2) TREATMENT OF BUILDINGS AS PART OF CAP-
ITOL BUILDINGS.—Section 16(a)(1) of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to define the United States Capitol Grounds,
to regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’,
approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193m) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(1) The term ‘Capitol Buildings’ means—
‘‘(A) the United States Capitol, the Senate
and House Office Buildings, garages, and the
Capitol Power Plant;
‘‘(B)(i) the Conservatory of the United
States Botanic Garden;
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‘‘(ii) the Administrative Building of the
United States Botanic Garden; and
‘‘(iii) all other buildings bounded by the
curblines of First Street, Southwest on the east;
Washington Avenue, Southwest to its intersection
with Independence Avenue, and Independence
Avenue from such intersection to its intersection
with Third Street, Southwest on the south; Third
Street, Southwest on the west; and Maryland Av-
enue, Southwest on the north; and
‘‘(C) all underground passageways con-
necting any such structures and all real property
underlying and enclosed by any such structure.’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
(b) INCREASE IN POSITIONS.—Effective in fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total number of
full-time equivalent positions of the United States Capitol
Police (including positions for members and civilian em-
ployees of the Capitol Police) shall be increased by 29 sworn
members to carry out the provisions of this section.
SEC. 109A. PROVISIONS RELATING TO HIRING AND
COMPENSATION OF CAPITOL HILL POLICE. (a) RECRUIT-
MENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice shall carry out any activities and programs to re-
cruit individuals to serve as members of the Capitol
Police without regard to the age of the individuals.
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to affect any provision of
law of any rule or regulation providing for the man-
datory separation of members of the Capitol Police on
the basis of age, or any provision of law or any rule
or regulation regarding the calculation of retirement
or other benefits for members of the Capitol Police.
(b) RECRUITMENT AND RELOCATION BONUSES, RE-
TENTION BONUSES, AND TUITION ALLOWANCES.—
(1) RECRUITMENT AND RELOCATION BONUSES.—
Section 909(a) of chapter 9 of the Emergency Supple-
mental Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 207b–2; Public Law
107–117; 115 Stat. 2320) (in this section referred to
as the ‘‘Act’’) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the
Board determines that the Capitol Police would
be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, to en-
counter difficulty in filling the position’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Chief, in the Chief’s sole discretion,
determines that such a bonus will assist the Cap-
itol Police in recruitment efforts’’; and
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(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) DETERMINATIONS NOT APPEALABLE OR RE-
VIEWABLE.—Any determination of the Chief under
this subsection shall not be appealable or reviewable
in any manner.’’
(2) RETENTION ALLOWANCES.—Section 909(b) of
the Act is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking subparagraphs (A) and
(B); and
(ii) by striking ‘‘if—’’ and inserting
‘‘if the Chief, in the Chief’s sole discretion,
determines that such a bonus will assist the
Capitol Police in retention efforts.’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the re-
duction or the elimination of a retention allow-
ance may not be appealed’’ and inserting ‘‘any
determination of the Chief under this subsection,
or the reduction or elimination of a retention al-
lowance, shall not be appealable or reviewable in
any manner’’.
(3) TUITION ALLOWANCES.—Section 909 of the
Act is amended—
(A) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g)
as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and
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(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(f) TUITION ALLOWANCES.—The Chief of the Capitol
Police may pay tuition allowances for payment or reim-
bursement of education expenses in the same manner and
to the same extent as retention allowances under subsection
(b).’’
(c) AUTHORIZING PREMIUM PAY TO ENSURE AVAIL-
ABILITY OF PERSONNEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice may provide premium pay to officers and mem-
bers of the Capitol Police to ensure the availability of
such officers and members for unscheduled duty in ex-
cess of a 40-hour work week, based on the needs of the
Capitol Police, in the same manner and subject to the
same terms and conditions as premium pay provided
to criminal investigators under section 5545a of title
5, United States Code (subject to paragraph (2)).
(2) CAP
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNT
PAID.—Premium
pay for an officer or member under this subsection
may not be paid in a calendar year to the extent that,
when added to the total basic pay paid or payable to
such officer or member for service performed in the
year, such pay would cause the total to exceed the an-
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nual rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule, as of the end of such year.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE AND REGULATIONS.—
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of, and
the amendments made by, this section shall apply to
fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(2) REGULATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
909(g) of chapter 9 of the Emergency Supple-
mental Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 207b–2), the Chief
of the Capitol Police shall, not later than 60
days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
promulgate any regulations required to carry out
the provisions of, and the amendments made by,
this section and sections 105, 106, and 107.
(B) REVIEW AND APPROVAL.—
(i) REVIEW.—The Chief shall submit
regulations prescribed under subparagraph
(A) to the Capitol Police Board for review.
(ii) APPROVAL.—The regulations pre-
scribed under subparagraph (A) shall be
subject to the approval of the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate
and the Committee on House Administra-
tion of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 109B. TRANSFER OF DISBURSING FUNCTION. (a)
IN GENERAL.—
(1) DISBURSING
OFFICER.—The Chief of the
Capitol Police shall be the disbursing officer for the
Capitol Police. Any reference in any law or resolution
before the date of enactment of this section to funds
paid or disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of
the Senate relating to the pay and allowances of Cap-
itol Police officers, members, and employees shall be
deemed to refer to the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(2) TRANSFER.—Any statutory function, duty,
or authority of the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Sen-
ate as disbursing officers for the Capitol Police shall
transfer to the Chief as the single disbursing officer
for the Capitol Police.
(3) CONTINUITY OF FUNCTION.—Until such time
as the Chief notifies the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of
the Senate that systems are in place for discharging
the disbursing functions under this subsection, the
House of Representatives and the Senate shall con-
tinue to serve as the disbursing authority on behalf of
the Capitol Police.
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(b) TREASURY ACCOUNTS.—
(1) SALARIES.—There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a separate account for
the Capitol Police, into which shall be deposited ap-
propriations received by the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice and available for the salaries of the Capitol Po-
lice.
(2) GENERAL EXPENSES.—There is established
in the Treasury of the United States a separate ac-
count for the Capitol Police, into which shall be de-
posited appropriations received by the Chief of the
Capitol Police and available for the general expenses
of the Capitol Police.
(c) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS, ASSETS, ACCOUNTS,
RECORDS, AND AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives and the Sec-
retary of the Senate are authorized and directed to
transfer to the Chief of the Capitol Police all funds,
assets, accounts, and copies of original records of the
Capitol Police that are in the possession or under the
control of the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Sen-
ate in order that all such items may be available for
the unified operation of the Capitol Police. Any funds
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so transferred shall be deposited in the Treasury ac-
counts established under subsection (b) and be avail-
able to the Chief for the same purposes as, and in like
manner and subject to the same conditions as, the
funds prior to the transfer.
(2) 
EXISTING
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—Any
transfer authority existing before the date of enact-
ment of this Act granted to the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sec-
retary of the Senate for salaries, expenses, and oper-
ations of the Capitol Police shall be transferred to the
Chief.
(d) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law, the unexpended balances of ap-
propriations for the fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal
years that are subject to disbursement by the Chief of the
Capitol Police shall be withdrawn as of September 30 of
the second fiscal year following the period or year for which
provided. Unpaid obligations chargeable to any of the bal-
ances so withdrawn or appropriations for prior years shall
be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general
purpose, which, at the time of payment, are available for
disbursement.
(e) HIRING AUTHORITY; ELIGIBILITY FOR SAME BEN-
EFITS AS HOUSE EMPLOYEES.—
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(1) AUTHORITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), the Chief of the Capitol Police, in carrying
out the duties of office, is authorized to appoint,
hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions,
and privileges of employment of officers, mem-
bers, and employees of the Capitol Police, subject
to and in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations.
(B) REVIEW
OR
APPROVAL.—In carrying
out the authority provided under this paragraph,
the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be subject to
the same statutory requirements for review or
approval by committees of Congress that were
applicable to the Capitol Police Board on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) BENEFITS.—Officers, members, and employ-
ees 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 ap-
plicable employee benefits) as are provided to employ-
ees of the House of Representatives, and any such in-
dividuals serving as officers, members, and employees
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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 imme-
diately before such date until such rules are changed
under applicable laws or regulations.
(f) WORKER’S COMPENSATION.—
(1) ACCOUNT.—There shall be established a sepa-
rate account in the Capitol Police for purposes of
making payments for officers, members, and employ-
ees of the Capitol Police under section 8147 of title
5, United States Code.
(2) PAYMENTS WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
payments may be made from the account established
under paragraph (1) of this subsection 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 officer, member, or employee of the Capitol Police
whose pay was disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sec-
retary of the Senate before the date of enactment of
this Act.
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(2) SUPERSEDING
PROVISIONS.—All provisions
of law inconsistent with this section are hereby super-
seded to the extent of the inconsistency.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1821 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (40 U.S.C. 206)
is amended by striking the third sentence.
(2) Section 1822 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (40 U.S.C. 207) is repealed.
(3) Section 111 of title I of the Act entitled ‘‘Making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 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 in-
serting ‘‘Capitol Police’’.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect October 1, 2002,
or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later, and
shall apply to the fiscal year in which such date occurs and
each fiscal year thereafter.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
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ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,224,000, of which
$277,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2004:
Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office of Com-
pliance may have the authority, within the limits of avail-
able appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete per-
sonal 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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $32,390,000, of
which not more than $100,000 is to remain available until
September 30, 2004 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. 110. The Director of the Congressional Budget Of-
fice may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions
of section 3396 of title 5, United States Code, as the Direc-
tor determines necessary to establish a program providing
opportunities for employees of the Office to engage in details
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or other temporary assignments in other agencies, study or
uncompensated work experience which will contribute to the
employees’ development and effectiveness.
SEC. 111. The Director may enter into agreements or
contracts without regard to section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate 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; and not to exceed $30,000 for
attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with
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subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol
except for attendance in connection with the Capitol Visitor
Center 
which 
shall 
be 
paid 
from 
project 
funds,
$108,243,000, of which $50,450,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007: Provided, That up to
$50,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for planning,
design, and implementation of an alternate computing fa-
cility for the House of Representatives, the Senate and other
Legislative Branch entities: Provided further, That the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol may not obligate or expend any of
the amount in the preceding proviso except in accordance
with an obligation plan submitted to and approved by the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol, $28,729,000, of which
$15,700,000 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, $7,155,000,
of which $580,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2007.
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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, $60,075,000, of which
$16,804,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, $58,460,000,
of which $23,110,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007: Provided, That of this amount, not more
than $10,020,000 may be used for studying, planning, de-
signing, and architect and engineer services, except that
this amount may be increased to a greater amount deter-
mined by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for
such purposes if the Architect notifies the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the de-
termination, the greater amount, and the Architect’s rea-
sons therefor.
Ω3æCAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, 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
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the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, 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 Su-
preme 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,
$107,173,000, of which $66,450,000 shall remain avail-
able 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: Provided further,
That of this amount, not more than $450,000 may be used
for studying, planning, designing, and architect and engi-
neer services, except that this amount may be increased
to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate of the determination, the
greater amount, and the Architect’s reasons therefor.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law: (a) 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 clause (1) of such section were
a reference to ‘‘$100,000’’; and (b) the Architect may pro-
cure services, equipment, and construction for security re-
lated projects in the most efficient manner he determines
appropriate.
SEC. 118. (a) Section 133(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–68;
115 Stat. 581), is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) An individual who is covered by a collec-
tive bargaining agreement entered into by the Archi-
tect of the Capitol establishing terms and conditions
of employment which include eligibility for life insur-
ance, health insurance, retirement, and other bene-
fits.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make em-
ployer contributions for benefits for employees of the Ar-
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chitect (including temporary employees) directly to any
third party designated to receive such contributions on be-
half of the employees under a collective bargaining agree-
ment, participation agreement, or any other arrangement
entered into by the Architect which provides for such con-
tributions.’’.
(b) Any individual who exercised an option offered
by the Architect of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, prior
to the date of the enactment of this Act may revoke the
option during the 90–day period which begins on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of section
133(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2002.
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 Anno-
tated Constitution of the United States of America,
$86,241,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may
be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with
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any publication, or preparation of material therefor (ex-
cept the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by
the Library of Congress unless such publication has ob-
tained 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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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 author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code);
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge
to the recipient, $90,143,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
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for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2–year limita-
tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code,
none of the funds appropriated or made available under
this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and
related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of
title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print
a document, report, or publication after the 27–month pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report,
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance
with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
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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, $5,936,000, of which $120,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided,
That of this amount, not more than $120,000 may be used
for studying, planning, designing, and architect and engi-
neer services, except that this amount may be increased
to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate of the determination, the
greater amount, and the Architect’s reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for any activities of the National Garden.
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
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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 Li-
brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and
other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one
passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of
Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to
the income of any trust fund held by the Board,
$358,797,000, 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 develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion 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 obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, 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
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amount appropriated, $10,886,000 is to remain available
until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, news-
papers, and all other materials including subscriptions for
bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000
to be available solely for the purchase, when specifically
approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials
for additions to the collections: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$2,200,000 shall remain available until expended for the
acquisition and partial support for implementation of an
Integrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $9,600,000 shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of teaching edu-
cators how to incorporate the Library’s digital collections
into school curricula and shall be transferred to the edu-
cational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining
Hands Across America: Local Community Initiative’’
project as approved by the Library: Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated, $500,000, shall remain avail-
able until expended, shall be transferred to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the pur-
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poses of Public Law 106–173, of which amount $10,000
may be used for official representation and reception ex-
penses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$5,250,000 shall remain available until expended for the
acquisition and partial support for implementation of a
Central Financial Management System: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $10,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for the purpose of devel-
oping a high-speed data transmission between the Library
of Congress and educational facilities, libraries, or net-
works serving Western North Carolina.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$44,876,000, of which not more than $24,911,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
not more than $6,191,000 shall be derived from collections
during
fiscal
year
2003
under
sections
111(d)(2),
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119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less
than $31,102,000: Provided further, That not more than
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in
the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for activities
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
delegations, visitors, and seminars.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act
of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2
U.S.C. 135a), $56,522,000, of which $20,256,000 shall
remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Of the amounts appropriated to the Li-
brary of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
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gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 202. (a) For fiscal year 2003, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $109,929,000.
(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.
(c) For fiscal year 2003, the Librarian of Congress
may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—SALA-
RIES
AND EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the
FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program
established under section 103 of the Library of Congress
Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law
106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount
of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided
further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it
before the period of availability of the Library appropria-
tion expires.
SEC. 203. NATIONAL DIGITAL INFORMATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.—The Mis-
cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by sec-
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tion 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–
194), division A, chapter 9, under the heading ‘‘Library
of Congress’’ ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ is amended by
striking ‘‘March 31, 2003’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘March 31, 2005’’.
SEC. 204. Section 2(c)(3) of the History of the House
Awareness and Preservation Act (2 U.S.C. 183(c)(3)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘excerpts of’’ after ‘‘dissemination
of’’.
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,
$35,319,000,
of
which
$15,887,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007 and $5,500,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of this amount, not more than
$2,958,000 may be used for studying, planning, designing,
and architect and engineer services, except that this
amount may be increased to a greater amount determined
by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for such
purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
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of the determination, the greater amount, and the Archi-
tect’s reasons therefor.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $29,661,000: Provided,
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating Congressional serial sets and other related
publications for 2001 and 2002 to depository and other
designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobli-
gated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be
transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
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available 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 pro-
grams and purposes set forth in the budget for the current
fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving
fund: Provided, That not more than $2,500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in con-
nection 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 tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OF-
FICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for
the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,219
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workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Pub-
lic Printer may request, subject to the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate): Provided further, That activities fi-
nanced through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended
on the certification of the Comptroller General of the
United States in connection with official representation
and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but
at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one
passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign
countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31,
United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), 901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and
4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comp-
troller General of the United States, rental of living quar-
ters in foreign countries, $453,534,000: Provided, That
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not more than $2,210,000 of payments received under sec-
tion 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That not
more than $790,000 of reimbursements received under
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
available for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further,
That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis-
trative expenses of any other department or agency which
is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum
shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either
Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, in-
cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appro-
priation from which costs involved are initially financed:
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropria-
tions for administrative expenses of any other department
or agency which is a member of the American Consortium
on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be
available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs
as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses at-
tributable to membership of ACIPA in the International
Institute of Administrative Sciences.
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PAYMENT TO THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Russian Leadership Develop-
ment Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the
Center
for
Russian
Leadership
Development,
$13,000,000.
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
Committee on House Administration and for the Senate
issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2003 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different from that specifically established by such Act,
the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided,
That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
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official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of
the House of Representatives and Senate, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures 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. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act to pay
awards and settlements as authorized under such sub-
section.
SEC. 306. 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-
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tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
SEC. 307. The Architect of the Capitol, in consulta-
tion with the District of Columbia, is authorized to main-
tain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets
and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bound-
ed by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second
Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the
beginning of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast.
SEC. 308. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 309. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
as enacted by reference in section 1(a)(2) of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2001, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h)
as subsections (d) through (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) RUSSIAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the program
established under subsection (b), the Center shall es-
tablish a program to carry out activities (including
the awarding of grants) to enable emerging political
leaders of the Federal Government and State and
local governments to visit the Russian Federation to
study the operation of political institutions, business
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations of
the Russian Federation.
‘‘(2)
ADMINISTRATION.—The
provisions
of
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) shall apply
with respect to the program under this subsection in
the same manner as such provisions apply to the
program under subsection (b).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 313 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the period
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and to es-
tablish and administer the program described in sub-
section (c).’’; and
(2) in subsection (i)(2) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Subsection (g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subsection (h)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect upon enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 310. (a) The Librarian of Congress and the Di-
rector of the Congressional Research Service shall take
such steps as may be necessary to ensure that all materials
of the Congressional Research Service which are provided
and available to Members of Congress and officers and
employees of the House of Representatives and Senate at
the United States Capitol and Congressional office build-
ings (including materials provided through electronic
means) may be provided and available to such individuals
in the same manner and to the same extent at all other
locations where such individuals carry out their official du-
ties.
(b) This section shall apply to materials of the Con-
gressional Research Service which are provided and avail-
able at any time after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 311. (a) Each office in the legislative branch
which is responsible for preparing any written statement
furnished under part 3 of subchapter A of chapter 61 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on behalf of an person
shall make the statement available to the person in an
electronic format (at the direction of the person) which
will enable the person to provide the statement electroni-
cally to a tax preparer or other provider of financial serv-
ices.
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(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to state-
ments prepared for taxable years ending on or after De-
cember 31, 2002.
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, $143,647,000, of which
$103,100,000 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.
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CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of United
States Capitol Police buildings, $1,500,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 112. DEPUTY ARCHITECT
OF
THE CAPITOL/
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEP-
UTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—There shall be a Dep-
uty Architect of the Capitol who shall serve as the Chief
Operating Officer of the Office of the Architect of the Cap-
itol. 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 au-
thority 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 appointment shall be made without regard to po-
litical affiliation or activity. The Architect of the Capitol
shall consult with the Comptroller General or his designee
before making the appointment.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall have strong leadership skills and demonstrated
ability in management, including in such areas as strategic
planning, performance management, worker safety, cus-
tomer satisfaction, and service quality.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall be responsible to the Architect of the
Capitol for the overall direction, operation, and man-
agement of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol,
including implementing the Office’s goals and mis-
sion; 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
responsibilities include:
(A) developing, implementing, annually up-
dating, 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, in-
cluding the establishment of—
(i) a comprehensive mission statement
covering the major functions and operations
of the Office;
(ii) general goals and objectives, in-
cluding outcome-related goals and objectives,
for the major functions and operations of
the Office;
(B) developing and implementing an an-
nual performance plan that includes annual per-
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formance goals covering each of the general goals
and objectives in the strategic plan and includ-
ing to the extent practicable quantifiable per-
formance measures for the annual goals;
(C) proposing organizational changes and
new positions needed to carry out the Office of
the Architect of the Capitol’s mission and stra-
tegic and annual performance goals; and
(D) reviewing and directing the operational
functions of the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol, including—
(i) facilities and project management;
(ii) administration and modernization
of systems employed by the Office;
(iii) 
productivity 
and 
cost-saving
measures;
(iv) strategic human capital manage-
ment, including performance management
and training and development initiatives;
and
(v) financial management, including
the integration of operational functions and
financial management to ensure that budg-
ets, financial information, and systems sup-
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port the strategic and annual plans devel-
oped under this subsection.
(d) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Architect of
the Capitol may delegate to the Deputy Architect such addi-
tional duties as the Architect determines are necessary or
appropriate.
(e) ACTION PLAN.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after
the appointment, 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 Sen-
ate, an action plan describing the policies, procedures,
and actions the Deputy Architect will implement and
timeframes for carrying out the responsibilities under
this section.
(2) ACTION PLAN.—The action plan shall be—
(A) approved and signed by both the Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Deputy Architect; and
(B) developed concurrently and consistent
with the development of a strategic plan.
(3) ADDITIONAL
SENIOR
POSITIONS.—Notwith-
standing the provisions in section 129(c) of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, Public Law
107–68, the Architect of the Capitol may, upon sub-
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mission of the action plan, 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 in-
volved, in order to implement the action plan.
(f) EVALUATION.—Effective 180 days from the ap-
pointment of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol, the Gen-
eral Accounting Office shall evaluate at least annually the
implementation of the action plan and provide the results
of the evaluation to the Architect of the Capitol, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate.
(g) REMOVAL.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol
may be removed by the Architect of the Capitol for mis-
conduct or failure to meet performance goals set forth in
the performance agreement in subsection (i). Upon the re-
moval of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol, the Architect
of the Capitol shall immediately notify in writing the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, stating the specific reasons
for the removal.
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(h) COMPENSATION.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall be paid at an annual rate of pay to be deter-
mined by the Architect but not to exceed $1,000 less than
the annual rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol.
(i) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Deputy Architect of the Capitol,
shall enter into an annual performance agreement that sets
forth measurable individual goals linked to the organiza-
tional goals in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol’s
annual performance plan for the Deputy Architect of the
Capitol in key operational areas. The agreement shall be
subject to review and renegotiation on an annual basis. A
copy of the agreement shall be provided to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate, the Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate.
(j) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.—The Deputy Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall prepare and transmit to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol and the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Represent-
atives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate an annual performance report. This report shall
contain an evaluation of the extent to which the Office of
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the Architect of the Capitol met the goals and objectives
identified in the annual performance plan in subsection
(c)(2) for the preceding year and an explanation of the re-
sults achieved during the preceding year relative to the es-
tablished goals. This report shall also include the evaluation
rating of the performance of the Deputy Architect of the
Capitol under subsection (h), including the amounts of
bonus compensation awarded to the Deputy Architect of the
Capitol, and such additional information as may be pre-
scribed by the Architect of the Capitol.
(k) TERMINATION OF ROLE.—As of October 1, 2004,
the role of the Comptroller General and the General Ac-
counting Office, as established by this section, will cease.
SEC. 113. DEPUTY ARCHITECT TO ACT IN CASE OF
ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR VACANCY. The proviso under the
subheading ‘‘SALARIES’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF
THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the heading ‘‘AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C. 164a) is amended by
striking ‘‘Assistant Architect’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Ar-
chitect’’.
SEC. 114. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY BY ARCHITECT
OF THE CAPITOL. The matter under the subheading ‘‘OF-
FICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the head-
ing ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legislative
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Appropriation Act, 1956 (40 U.S.C. 163b) 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 as-
signed to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
SEC. 115. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the compensation of the Assistant Architect who is incum-
bent in that position when the position of Assistant Archi-
tect 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 compensation 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.
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SEC. 116. CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (a) MONETARY LIM-
ITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sec-
tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes (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 clause (i)
of the first sentence of that section were a reference to
‘‘$100,000’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 117. SENATE STAFF HEALTH AND FITNESS FA-
CILITY. Section 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
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operation and use of the Senate Staff Health and Fitness
Facility.’’.
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, $86,952,000: 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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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
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law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing
and binding of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing,
binding, and distribution of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re-
cipient, $90,143,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the
payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided
to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code,
may be expended to print a document, report, or publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
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purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
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, $6,083,000, of which $120,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2007.
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-
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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, $350,491,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited 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 collec-
tions during fiscal year 2003 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, $10,886,000 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-
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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, $911,000
shall remain available until expended for the acquisition
and partial support for implementation of an Integrated
Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $8,600,000 shall remain available
until expended for the purpose of teaching educators how
to incorporate the Library’s digital collections into school
curricula and shall be transferred to the educational consor-
tium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining Hands Across Amer-
ica: Local Community Initiative’’ project as approved by
the Library: Provided further, That of the amount appro-
priated, $500,000 shall remain available until expended,
shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law
106–173, of which amount $10,000 may be used for official
representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lin-
coln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, $4,250,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2007 for the acquisition and
partial support for implementation of a Central Financial
Management System: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $789,000 shall remain available
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until September 30, 2004 for the Lewis and Clark Exhi-
bition and an additional $200,000 shall remain available
until expended, shall be transferred to Southern Illinois
University for the purpose of developing a permanent com-
memoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Provided
further, That, of the total amount appropriated, $500,000
shall remain available until expended and shall be equally
divided and transferred to the Alexandria Museum of Art
and the New Orleans Museum of Art for activities relating
to the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$44,876,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend
any funds derived from collections under such section, in
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not
more than $6,191,000 shall be derived from collections dur-
ing fiscal year 2003 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by
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the amount by which collections are less than $29,512,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of
an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright
Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training
nationals of developing countries in intellectual property
laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than
$4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librar-
ian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for activities of the International
Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors,
and seminars.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March
3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),
$50,963,000, of which $14,697,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That, of the total amount appro-
priated, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended
to reimburse the National Federation of the Blind for costs
incurred in the operation of its ‘‘NEWSLINE’’ program.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. 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,
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in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 202. 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,
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 203. (a) For fiscal year 2003, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $109,929,000.
(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.
(c) For fiscal year 2003, the Librarian of Congress
may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—SALA-
RIES
AND EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the
FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program es-
tablished under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fis-
cal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–
481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of
such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further,
That the appropriate revolving fund account shall reim-
burse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before
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the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires.
SEC. 204. NATIONAL DIGITAL INFORMATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM. Chapter 9 of
division A of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001
(as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554; 114
Stat. 2763A–194) is amended under the subheading ‘‘SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS’’ by striking ‘‘March 31, 2003’’ and inserting
‘‘March 31, 2005’’.
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, $38,121,000, of which $18,614,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007 and
$5,500,000 shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 205. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR LI-
BRARY 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 LI-
BRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
‘‘(a) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol
shall have charge of all work at the Library of Con-
gress 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 Congress’ approved
August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)) that affects—
‘‘(A) the structural integrity of the build-
ings;
‘‘(B) buildings systems, including mechan-
ical, electrical, plumbing, and elevators;
‘‘(C) the architectural features of the build-
ings;
‘‘(D) compliance with building and fire
codes, laws, and regulations with respect to the
specific responsibilities set for under this para-
graph;
‘‘(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 performance of the duties under paragraph (1)
shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.
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‘‘(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 Cap-
itol and the Librarian of Congress may enter into agree-
ments with each other to perform work under this section,
and, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
and the Joint Committee on the Library, may transfer be-
tween 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.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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, $32,302,000: 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 2001 and 2002 to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further,
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this ac-
count or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office
revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate.
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
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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-
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 3,222 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.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of-
fice, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
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States in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses; temporary or intermittent services under sec-
tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the an-
nual 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,
$454,534,000: Provided, That not more than $2,210,000 of
payments received under section 782 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2003:
Provided further, That not more than $790,000 of reim-
bursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2003:
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropria-
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
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Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to
the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any ap-
propriation from which costs involved are initially fi-
nanced: Provided further, That this appropriation and ap-
propriations for administrative expenses of any other de-
partment or agency which is a member of the American
Consortium on International Public Administration
(ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate share
of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any
expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the Inter-
national Institute of Administrative Sciences.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Foreign Leadership Development
Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Center for
Foreign Development, $13,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 206. CENTER FOR FOREIGN LEADERSHIP DE-
VELOPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–
554; 114 Stat. 2763A–120) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RUS-
SIAN’’ and inserting ‘‘FOREIGN’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Rus-
sian’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking
‘‘United States and Russian relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘relations between the United States and
eligible foreign states’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Russia’’
and inserting ‘‘eligible foreign states’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Russian
nationals’’ and inserting ‘‘nationals of eligible
foreign states’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
‘‘3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘3,500’’; and
(D) in paragraph (3)(C)(i), by striking
‘‘Russia’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible foreign
state’’;
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Russian’’
and inserting ‘‘Foreign’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE FOREIGN STATE DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘eligible foreign state’ means—
‘‘(1) any country specified in section 3 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801); and
‘‘(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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
2003 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-
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
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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
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
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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 $2,000.
SEC. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 309. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and
sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by
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Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street
SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning
of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast.
SEC. 310. UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SE-
CURITY
REVIEW
COMMISSION. (a) APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $1,800,000, to remain available
until expended, to the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
(b) NAME CHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1238 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act of 2001
(22 U.S.C. 7002) is amended—
(A) in the section heading by inserting
‘‘ECONOMIC AND’’ before ‘‘SECURITY’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) in the subsection heading, by insert-
ing ‘‘ECONOMIC AND’’ before ‘‘SECURITY’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
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(iii) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘Eco-
nomic and’’ before ’’Security’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (H), by in-
serting ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Secu-
rity’’; and
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’ each
place it appears; and
(D) in subsection (e)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in the first sentence, by insert-
ing ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
and
(II) in the second sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Secu-
rity’’;
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’; and
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(v) in paragraph (6), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’ each
place it appears.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Federal
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of
authority, or any document of or relating to the
United States-China Security Review Commission
shall be deemed to refer to the United States-China
Economic and Security Review Commission.
(c) MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1238(b)(3) of the
Floyd D. Spencer National Defense Authorization Act
of 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002) is amended—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘12 members’’ and inserting ‘‘8
members’’; and
(B) by striking subparagraph (F) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(F) each appointing authority referred to
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this
paragraph shall—
‘‘(i) appoint 2 members to the Com-
mission;
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‘‘(ii) make the 2 appointments with re-
spect to the 108th Congress on a staggered
term basis, such that—
‘‘(I) 1 appointment shall be for a
term expiring on September 1, 2003;
and
‘‘(II) 1 appointment shall be for a
term expiring on September 1, 2004;
‘‘(iii) make all appointments with re-
spect to the 109th Congress, and each subse-
quent Congress, on an approximate 2-year
term basis to expire on September 1, of the
applicable year; and
‘‘(iv) make appointments not later
than 30 days after the date on which each
new Congress convenes;’’.
(2) EXISTING TERMS.—The terms of each mem-
ber of the United States-China Economic and Secu-
rity Review Commission serving on the date pre-
ceding the date of enactment of this section shall ter-
minate on the later of—
(A) September 1, 2002; or
(B) the date of enactment of this section.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take
effect on the later of—
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(A) September 1, 2002; or
(B) the date of enactment of this section.
SEC. 311. JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. There are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $300,000, to remain available until expended,
to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training
and Development.
SEC. 312. TITLE II OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD
ACT. There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to carry out title II of the Congres-
sional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 811 et seq.).
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2003’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 18, 2002.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 25, 2002.
Attest:
JERI THOMSON,
Secretary.