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(2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months
after the enactment of this Act a comprehensive energy con-
servation and management plan which includes life cycle costs
methods to determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed energy
efficiency projects;
(3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in
the Senate and the House of Representatives a request for
the amount of appropriations necessary to carry out this section;
(4) shall present to Congress annually a report on congres-
sional energy management and conservation programs which
details energy expenditures for each facility, energy manage-
ment and conservation projects, and future priorities to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section;
(5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional
buildings and update such surveys as needed;
(6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and pay-
back period of energy and water conservation measures likely
to achieve the required energy consumption levels;
(7) shall install energy and water conservation measures
that will achieve the requirements through previously deter-
mined life cycle cost methods and procedures;
(8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ
private sector capital to finance energy conservation projects
and achieve energy consumption targets;
(9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will
attract private sector funding for the installation of energy-
efficient and renewable energy technology to meet the require-
ments of this section;
(10) may participate in the Department of Energy’s Financ-
ing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) contracts
program for Federal Government facilities; and
(11) shall produce information packages and ‘‘how-to’’
guides for each Member and employing authority of the Con-
gress that detail simple, cost-effective methods to save energy
and taxpayer dollars.
SEC. 311. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is amended in
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1998’’ and inserting
‘‘1999’’.
SEC. 312. AMERICAN FOLKLIFE CENTER. (a) FINDINGS
AND
PURPOSE.—
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings:
(A) The American Folklife Center in the Library of
Congress was created by Congress in 1976, building on
the vast expertise and archival material existing at the
Library since 1928.
(B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, it is fitting
that the American Folklife Center should have a direct
and close relationship with the representatives of the peo-
ple, who are best able to oversee the ongoing activities
of the Center to preserve and promote the cultural tradi-
tions of the people, and to ensure that the resources of
the Center be readily available to all Americans.
(C) In over 20 years since its creation, the American
Folklife Center in the Library of Congress has—
(i) increased the size of the Archive of Folk Culture
from 500,000 to 1,500,000 multi-format ethnographic
items;
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(ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys and field docu-
mentation projects in all regions of the country;
(iii) provided publications, documentary equipment
on loan, and advisory and reference service to persons
and institutions in all 50 States;
(iv) produced exhibitions and other educational
programs on American Folklife at the Library and
around the country;
(v) begun sharing its unique collections in digital
form via the Internet; and
(vi) served as a national center for the professions
of folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.
(D) Congress has consistently provided encouragement
and support of American Folklife as an appropriate matter
of concern to the Federal Government, passing legislation
to reauthorize the Center eight times since its creation
in 1976.
(E) The American Folklife Center is the only unit in
the Library of Congress which is not permanently author-
ized. Since its establishment in 1976, the Center’s collec-
tions and activities have been fully and successfully
integrated into the Library of Congress. It is useful to
statutorily conform the American Folklife Center with the
rest of the Library of Congress.
(2) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to authorize
permanently the American Folklife Center in the Library of
Congress to preserve and present American Folklife.
(b) REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT.—
(1) BOARD OF TRUSTEES; APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION
OF DIRECTOR; ELIMINATION OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION.—
Section 4 of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C.
2103) is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b)(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board
of Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows:
‘‘(A) four members appointed by the President from among
individuals who are officials of Federal departments and agen-
cies concerned with some aspect of American Folklife traditions
and arts;
‘‘(B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore
of the Senate from among individuals from private life who
are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience,
creativity, or interest in American Folklife traditions and arts,
and four members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives from among such individuals;
‘‘(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress
from among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue
of their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in Amer-
ican folklife traditions and arts; and
‘‘(D) seven ex officio members including—
‘‘(i) the Librarian of Congress;
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
‘‘(iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Arts;
‘‘(iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Humanities;
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‘‘(v) the President of the American Folklore Society;
‘‘(vi) the President of the Society for Ethnomusicology;
and
‘‘(vii) the Director of the Center.
‘‘(2) In making appointments from private life under paragraph
(1)(B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, and the Librarian of Congress
shall give due consideration to the appointment of individuals who
collectively will provide appropriate diversity and regional balance
on the Board. Not more than three of the members appointed
by the President pro tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker
of the House of Representatives may be affiliated with the same
political party.
‘‘(3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the
Librarian of Congress shall include at least two members who
direct or are members of the boards of major American folklife
organizations other than the American Folklore Society and the
Society for Ethnomusicology.’’;
(B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but mem-
bers who are not regular full-time employees of the United States
may, at the discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed for the
actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses incurred
by them in the performance of the duties of the Board.’’;
(C) in subsection (e)—
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘currently
serving’’ after ‘‘Board’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal year.’’;
(D) by striking subsection (f ) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(f ) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian shall
appoint the Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Director
shall be at an annual rate that is not less than an amount equal
to 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–
15 of the General Schedule nor more than an amount equal to
the pay payable under level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.’’; and
(E) in subsection (g)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph
designation; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2).
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—Section 7(a)(4) of the
American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2106(a)(4)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, but no individual so appointed shall
receive compensation in excess of the rate received by the
Deputy Director of the Center’’.
(c) PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
8 of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2107) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to
carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal
year.’’.
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(d) BOARD
OF TRUSTEES, TRANSITION PERIOD.—The term of
office of members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the Librar-
ian of Congress under the amendments made by subsection (b)(1)
shall be 6 years, except that of the four members first appointed
by the Librarian, one shall serve for a term of 2 years, two for
a term of 4 years, and one for a term of 6 years.
SEC. 313. For purposes of section 8147 of title 5, United States
Code, the Government Printing Office is not considered an agency
which is required by statute to submit an annual budget pursuant
to or as provided by chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code,
and is not required to pay an additional amount for the cost of
administration.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.