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as increased by section 5 of Public Law 105–55, increased by an
additional $50,000 each.
SEC. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into agreements with
public or private parties for the purpose of demonstrating the
use of alternative fuel vehicles (as defined in section 301(2) of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–486)) in Senate
fleet operations. Any such agreement may also provide for necessary
fueling infrastructure in connection with the alternative fuel
vehicles.
(b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) for
a period not exceeding 90 days.
SEC. 10. (a) The Committee on Appropriations is authorized
in its discretion—
(1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make inves-
tigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate;
(2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the
Senate;
(3) to employ personnel;
(4) with the prior consent of the Government department
or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis,
the services of personnel of any such department or agency;
(5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or
organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senate Resolution
140, agreed to May 14, 1975); and
(6) to provide for the training of the professional staff
of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202( j)
of such Act).
(b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is
amended by striking section 4.
(c) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1998,
or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
SEC. 11. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee
of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election
transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account, within
the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable
for such committee.
(2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Sen-
ate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer
funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the
contingent fund of the Senate, for the Appropriations Committee
of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable
for such committee.
(b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be—
(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like
manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which
are available for expenditure by such committee from the
account to which the funds were transferred; and
(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall
specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
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(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall
be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that
date.
SEC. 12. USE
OF FREQUENT FLYER MILES
BY MEMBERS
OF
THE SENATE.—Section 507(a) of the Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding ’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2),
notwithstanding’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) TRAVEL
BETWEEN
THE
WASHINGTON
METROPOLITAN
AREA AND A HOME STATE.—Paragraph (1) shall not apply to
any travel award relating to air transportation for a Member
of the Senate, the spouse of that Member, or a son or daughter
of that Member, between the Washington metropolitan area
and the State of that Member.’’.
SEC. 13. Senate Resolution 286, 102d Congress, agreed to April
9, 1992, is amended by adding at the end of subsection (a) the
following:
‘‘Fees established under this subsection for services received from
the Attending Physician by a Senator or an officer of the Senate
shall be equal to the fees for such services received by a member
of the House of Representatives.’’.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS
For payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven H. Schiff,
late a Representative from the State of New Mexico, $136,700.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$733,971,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $13,117,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,652,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$1,043,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
Minority Whip, $1,020,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $397,000; Republican Steering Committee, $738,000; Repub-
lican Conference, $1,199,000; Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee, $1,295,000; Democratic Caucus, $642,000; nine minority
employees, $1,190,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $290,000; and training and program development—minority,
$290,000.
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MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $385,279,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses
until December 31, 2000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$19,373,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be
expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement
to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount
shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until Decem-
ber 31, 2000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of
which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $15,365,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$3,501,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, $57,211,000, including $24,282,000 for sala-
ries, expenses and temporary personal services of House Informa-
tion Resources, of which $23,074,000 is provided herein: Provided,
That of the amount provided for House Information Resources,
$7,130,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Pro-
vided further, That House Information Resources is authorized to
receive reimbursement from Members of the House of Representa-
tives and other governmental entities for services provided and
such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit
to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Inspector General, $3,953,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain,
$133,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamen-
tarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing
the Digest of Rules, $1,106,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of
the House, $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections
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Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other authorized employees,
$191,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $2,575,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,
$410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $132,832,000; and
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $651,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified
in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-
seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into
permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C.
88b–3), is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding
Congress.
SEC. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution
1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted
into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130–1(b)), is amended by striking
‘‘$55,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$80,000’’.
SEC. 103. (a) There is hereby established an account in the
House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out training
and program development activities of the Republican Conference
and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
(b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), funds
in the account established under subsection (a) shall be paid—
(1) for activities of the Republican Conference in such
amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions
as the Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct;
and
(2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such
terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives may direct.
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(c) Of the total amount in the account established under
subsection (a)—
(1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker for
payments for activities of the Republican Conference; and
(2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority Leader
for payments for activities of the Democratic Steering and
Policy Committee.
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account
under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal
year such sums as may be necessary for training and program
development activities of the Republican Conference and the Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee during the fiscal year.
SEC. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B);
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting
a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended
by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any
other rule or regulation, any information on payments made by
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of
Representatives to an individual for attendance as a witness before
the Committee in executive session during a Congress shall be
reported not later than the second semiannual report filed under
section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following Congress.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation appro-
priate conditions for the incidental use, for other than official busi-
ness, of equipment and supplies owned or leased by, or the cost
of which is reimbursed by, the House of Representatives.
(b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to
prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to
appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary
or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess
of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual
compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing commit-
tee of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999
and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 108. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ‘‘HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal
year 1999. Any amount remaining after all payments are made
under such allowances for such fiscal year shall be deposited in
the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.
SEC. 109. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, offi-
cial resources may be used during a fiscal year (beginning with
fiscal year 1999), in accordance with regulations of the Committee
on House Oversight, to reimburse a Member, officer, or employee
of the House of Representatives for the ordinary and necessary
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expenses related to the official use of telecommunications lines
in the residence of the Member, officer, or employee.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such
regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
SEC. 110. Section 121 of Public Law 104–99 is amended in
subsection (b)(2)—
(1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; and
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
and inserting ‘‘; and’’ therefor; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to
cover the costs of furnishings and furniture to accommodate
the needs of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center.’’.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,096,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$202,000, together with an additional amount of $150,000 if there
is enacted into law legislation which transfers the legislative and
oversight responsibilities of the Joint Committee on Printing to
the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives:
Provided, That such additional amount shall be transferred to the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives
and made available beginning January 1, 1999: Provided further,
That all such funds are to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,965,400, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his
assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each
to two medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to one assistant
and $400 per month each not to exceed nine assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $893,000
for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses
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incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the
Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the
applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries,
allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available
for all the purposes thereof, $1,415,000, to be disbursed by the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members,
and employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous
duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600
each for members required to wear civilian attire, and Government
contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other
applicable employee benefits, $76,844,000, of which $37,037,000
is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives,
to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House,
and $39,807,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this
heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the
Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other
equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons,
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the
employee assistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards
program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services performed
for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives designated
by the Chairman of the Board, $6,237,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1999 shall be paid
by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Depart-
ment of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the
Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred
between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon
the approval of—
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(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the appro-
priation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in
the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided
to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under
the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to employ more than forty-three individuals: Provided further,
That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies,
to employ not more than two additional individuals for not more
than 120 days each, and not more than ten additional individuals
for not more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
of the statements for the second session of the One Hundred Fifth
Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations,
and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to
be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise the work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,086,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344),
including not more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification
of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection
with official representation and reception expenses, $25,671,000:
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used for the purchase
or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of
pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with
activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all
necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of
the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and House
office buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol,
including furnishings and office equipment, including not more
than $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for pur-
chase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor
vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for attendance, when specifically
authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conven-
tions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect
of the Capitol, $43,683,000, of which $8,175,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,
and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,046,000, of which $525,000 shall
remain available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of
the Capitol, $54,144,000, of which $14,615,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $42,139,000, of which
$11,449,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
of the total amount provided under this heading, not less than
$100,000 shall be used exclusively for waste recycling programs.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including
the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Con-
gress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden,
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing
Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled
water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the
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Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary
Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which
shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect
of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into
the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $38,174,000, of
which $5,100,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be avail-
able for obligation during fiscal year 1999.
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 Constitution of the United
States of America, $67,124,000: Provided, 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 Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual rate
which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions at
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title
5, United States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
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 Capitol; expenses necessary
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and
binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribu-
tion of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $74,465,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the perma-
nent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44
U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be avail-
able for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropria-
tions for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided fur-
ther, 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 chap-
ter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print
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a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period begin-
ning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes
such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United
States Code.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 112. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998
(Public Law 105–55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amended in the item relating
to ‘‘CONGRESSIONAL
PRINTING
AND
BINDING’’ under the heading
‘‘GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE’’ by striking ‘‘$81,669,000’’
and all that follows through ‘‘Provided,’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘$70,652,000: Provided, That an additional amount of not more
than $11,017,000 may be derived by transfer from the Government
Printing Office revolving fund under section 309 of title 44, United
States Code: Provided further,’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1998.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1999’’.
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair,
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,052,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 201. Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)) is amended by—
(1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion
of the account designated in paragraph (1) that, as determined
by the Architect, is not required to meet current expenses. Each
investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the
United States or an obligation guaranteed both as to principal
and interest by the United States that, as determined by the
Architect, has a maturity date suitable for the purposes of the
account. The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit interest earned
on the obligations to the account.’’.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
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clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation
of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library;
preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publica-
tions 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, $238,373,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 1999, and shall remain available until expended, under
the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C.
150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 1999 and shall remain available until expended
for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That
the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds
derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess
of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropria-
tions Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections
are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $10,119,000 is to remain available until
expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and
all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services
for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the
purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special
and unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $3,544,000 is to
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, $2,000,000
is to remain available until expended for a project to digitize collec-
tions for the Meeting of the Frontiers United States-Russian digital
library: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$250,000 is to remain available until expended for the Library’s
efforts in connection with the commemoration of the Bicentennial
of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $34,891,000, of which not more than $16,000,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1999 under 17
U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate
or expend any funds derived from collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d),
in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than
$5,170,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1999
under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided
further, That the total amount available for obligation shall be
reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$21,170,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of
the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an
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‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the
Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of develop-
ing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided
further, That not more than $2,250 may be expended, on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for activities of the Inter-
national Copyright Institute.
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), $46,824,000,
of which $13,744,000 shall remain available until expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, mainte-
nance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equip-
ment, $4,448,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 202. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library
of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than
$194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congressional Research Serv-
ice, when specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance
at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the
appropriation is made.
SEC. 203. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible
or compressed work schedule which—
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position
the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS–
15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not
be at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time
worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager or super-
visor’’ means any management official or supervisor, as such terms
are defined in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of title 5, United States
Code.
SEC. 204. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Con-
gress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administra-
tive overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work
for other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536
shall not be used to employ more than 65 employees and may
be expended or obligated—
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent
or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations
Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead
costs as are attributable to the work performed for such
agency; or
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(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided
in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not
allowable under subparagraph (A).
SEC. 205. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended,
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection
with official representation and reception expenses for the incentive
awards program.
SEC. 206. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended,
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection
with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas
Field Offices.
SEC. 207. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational authority
of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection
(b) may not exceed $99,765,100.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other
than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
SEC. 208. Effective October 1, 1998, the Library of Congress
is authorized to receive funds from participants in and sponsors
of an international legal information database led by the Law
Library of Congress, and to credit any such funds to the Library
of Congress appropriations, up to the extent authorized in appro-
priations Acts, for the development and maintenance of the data-
base.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY
For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance of the
historic Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
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, $12,672,000, of which $910,000 shall remain available
until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 209. (a) GRANT FOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF CONGRES-
SIONAL CEMETERY.—In order to assist in the perpetual care and
maintenance of the historic Congressional Cemetery, the Architect
of the Capitol shall make a grant to the National Trust for Historic
Preservation (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘National
Trust’’) in accordance with an agreement entered into by the
Architect of the Capitol with the National Trust and the Association
for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ‘‘Association’’) which contains
the terms and conditions described in subsection (b) and such
other provisions as the Architect may deem necessary or desirable