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until expended, not to exceed $2,015,000 may be obligated
and disbursed for the purchase and installation of x-ray
machines and magnetometers.
Ω31æSEC. 311. (a) No funds appropriated under this
Act may be used to carry out the provisions of section
8335(d) or 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, relating
to the mandatory separation of a member of the Capitol
Police.
(b) Officers mandatorily separated under Public Law
101–428 shall be entitled to preferential rehire to the extent
qualified for any available positions.
Ω32æSEC. 312. The following amounts appropriated
under the following headings shall be withheld from obliga-
tion and shall only become available to the extent necessary
to cover the costs of increases in pay and allowances author-
ized pursuant to the enactment of H.R. 4539, of the 103d
Congress, or pursuant to the pay order of the President or
other administrative action pursuant to law:
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES ....................................................................................
$167,000
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
39,000
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
55,000
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES ....................................................................................
176,000
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS ...................................................................
161,000
CAPITOL GROUNDS .....................................................................
69,000
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SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS .......................................................
280,000
CAPITOL POWER PLANT ..............................................................
95,000
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
671,000
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING ........................................
2,007,000
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
107,000
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
48,000
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
2,307,000
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
270,000
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
79,000
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE ......................................
123,000
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
3,835,000
Ω33æSEC. 313. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL HUMAN
RESOURCES PROGRAM.—(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section
may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol Human Re-
sources Act’’.
(b) FINDING AND PURPOSE.—
(1) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the Office
of the Architect of the Capitol should develop human
resources management programs that are consistent
with the practices common among other Federal and
private sector organizations.
(2) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section
to require the Architect of the Capitol to establish and
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maintain a personnel management system that incor-
porates fundamental principles that exist in other
modern personnel systems.
(c) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Architect of the Cap-
itol shall establish and maintain a personnel manage-
ment system.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The personnel manage-
ment system shall at a minimum include the follow-
ing:
(A) A system which ensures that applicants
for employment and employees of the Architect of
the Capitol are appointed, promoted, and as-
signed on the basis of merit and fitness after fair
and equitable consideration of all applicants and
employees through open competition.
(B) An equal employment opportunity pro-
gram which includes an affirmative employment
program for employees and applicants for em-
ployment, 
and 
procedures 
for 
monitoring
progress by the Architect of the Capitol in ensur-
ing a workforce reflective of the diverse labor
force.
(C) A system for the classification of posi-
tions which takes into account the difficulty, re-
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sponsibility, and qualification requirements of
the work performed, and which conforms to the
principle of equal pay for substantially equal
work.
(D) A program for the training of Architect
of the Capitol employees which has among its
goals improved employee performance and op-
portunities for employee advancement.
(E) A formal performance appraisal system
which will permit the accurate evaluation of job
performance on the basis of objective criteria for
all Architect of the Capitol employees.
(F) A fair and equitable system to address
unacceptable conduct and performance by Archi-
tect of the Capitol employees, including a general
statement of violations, sanctions, and proce-
dures which shall be made known to all employ-
ees, and a formal grievance procedure.
(G) A program to provide services to deal
with mental health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse,
and other employee problems, and which ensures
employee confidentiality.
(H) A formal policy statement regarding
the use and accrual of sick and annual leave
which shall be made known to all employees, and
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which is consistent with the other requirements
of this section.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—The Architect of
the Capitol shall—
(A) develop a plan for the establishment
and maintenance of a personnel management
system designed to achieve the requirements of
subsection (c);
(B) submit the plan to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the House Office
Building Commission, the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, and the Joint
Committee on the Library not later than 12
months after the date of enactment of this Act;
and
(C) implement the plan not later than 90
days after the plan is submitted to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, the House Office
Building Commission, the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, and the Joint
Committee on the Library, as specified in para-
graph (2).
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(2) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol shall develop a system of oversight
and evaluation to ensure that the personnel manage-
ment system of the Architect of the Capitol achieves
the requirements of subsection (c) and complies with
all other relevant laws, rules and regulations. The Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall report to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the House Office Building
Commission, the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on the
Library on an annual basis the results of its evalua-
tion under this subsection.
(3) APPLICATION OF LAWS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alter or supersede any other
provision of law otherwise applicable to the Architect
of the Capitol or its employees, unless expressly pro-
vided in this section.
(e) DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCESSING.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
(A) The term ‘‘employee of the Architect of
the Capitol’’ or ‘‘employee’’ means—
(i) any employee of the Architect of the
Capitol, the Botanic Garden, or the Senate
Restaurants;