In the Senate of the United States,
July 25, 2002.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 5121) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2003, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENTS:
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SENATE
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-
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
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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.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$11,266,000.
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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.
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.
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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-
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.
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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-
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,
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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.
31a–1) (relating to the Majority and Minority Leaders of
the Senate), by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’.
(c) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO
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TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, AND MAJOR-
ITY AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLA-
TIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter IX of title I of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 31a–1; Public
Law 98–63; 97 Stat. 333) (relating to the Majority and
Minority Whips) is amended by striking ‘‘not exceed
$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not exceed $10,000’’.
(d) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO
TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, THE MA-
JORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS, AND THE CHAIRMEN OF THE
MAJORITY
AND MINORITY CONFERENCE COMMITTEES’’
under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under
chapter IX of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1985 (2 U.S.C. 31a–3; Public Law 99–88; 99 Stat.
348) (relating to the Chairmen of the Majority and Minor-
ity Conference Committees) is amended by striking ‘‘not ex-
ceed $3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not exceed $5,000’’.
(e) Section 5 of title I of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 1(a)
of Public Law 106–554 (2 U.S.C. 31a–4; 114 Stat. 2763A–
97) (relating to the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Policy Committees) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
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(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
consent of the Government department or agency concerned
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
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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.—
Section 3(f)(3) under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI-
SIONS’’ in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legisla-
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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.
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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:
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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
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-
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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
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.
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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
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.
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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).
(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
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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
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:
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‘‘(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-
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-
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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.
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-
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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
(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.
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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
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
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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-
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
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(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.
(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—
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‘‘(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-
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,
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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;
‘‘(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.
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(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.—
(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
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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
(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-
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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
(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
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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-
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.—
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(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.
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
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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.
(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.—
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(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
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
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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.—
(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
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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
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
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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.
(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
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(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-
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
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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
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
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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
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.
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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.
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.
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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
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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.
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
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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.—
(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
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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-
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
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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-
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.—
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(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-
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.
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(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.
(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,
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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
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
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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
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-
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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.
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)
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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
operation and use of the Senate Staff Health and Fitness
Facility.’’.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $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
law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing
and binding of Government publications authorized by law
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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
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying
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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-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
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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-
ing $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when
specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
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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
until September 30, 2004 for the Lewis and Clark Exhi-
bition and an additional $200,000 shall remain available
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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
the amount by which collections are less than $29,512,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
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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,
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the incentive awards program.
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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
the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires.
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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.—
‘‘(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
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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.
‘‘(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.
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‘‘(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
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
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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
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,
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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
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-
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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
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-
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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)—
(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-
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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.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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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
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
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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
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-
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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
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.
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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’’;
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
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(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.).
Attest:
Secretary.