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SEC. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, requests
for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing
projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal
money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act,
including but not limited to State and local governments and recipi-
ents of Federal research grants, shall clearly state: (1) the percent-
age of the total costs of the program or project which will be
financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal
funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar
amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be
financed by non-governmental sources.
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds appropriated under this Act,
and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appro-
priated under this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, and none
of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated
under this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage
that includes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the package
of services covered by a managed care provider or organization
pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
SEC. 509. (a) The limitations established in the preceding sec-
tion shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or
incest; or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical
disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-
endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the
pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place
the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private
person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State’s or
locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as
restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering
abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract
separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds
(other than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid matching
funds).
SEC. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research
purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are
destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury
or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses
in utero under 45 CFR 46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human embryo
or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as a human
subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or
any other means from one or more human gametes or human
diploid cells.
SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act
may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of
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any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules
of controlled substances established by section 202 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there
is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the
use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored
clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advan-
tage.
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with
an entity if—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United
States and is subject to the requirement in section 4212(d)
of title 38, United States Code, regarding submission of an
annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment
of certain veterans; and
(2) such entity has not submitted a report as required
by that section for the most recent year for which such require-
ment was applicable to such entity.
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section
1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d–2(b)) providing
for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier
for an individual (except in an individual’s capacity as an employer
or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically
approving the standard.
SEC. 514. None of the funds made available in this Act may
be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act.
SEC. 515. Section 1708 of the United States Institute of Peace
Act (22 U.S.C. 4607) is amended in subsection (g), by striking
‘‘on or before December 31, 1970’’.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Labor, Health
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appro-
priations Act, 2003’’.
DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2003
JOINT RESOLUTION
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
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TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS
For a payment to Paul David Wellstone, Jr., son of Paul David
Wellstone, late a Senator from Minnesota, $50,000; Mark D.
Wellstone, son of Paul David Wellstone, late a Senator from Min-
nesota, $50,000; and Michael Kerner, Guardian of the Estate of
Joshua Kerner, for Joshua Kerner, minor, son of Marcia Wellstone
Markuson, deceased, daughter of Paul David Wellstone, late a Sen-
ator from Minnesota, $50,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $20,000;
Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,
$10,000; President Pro Tempore emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of
the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 for each
Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy
Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $127,500.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
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 author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $117,041,000, 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.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $150,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $3,094,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,042,000.
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $11,266,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman
of each such committee, $1,305,000 for each such committee; in
all, $2,610,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $648,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,362,000 for each such committee; 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,
$43,161,000.
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.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized
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 Legislative
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 SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES 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
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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 section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Sev-
enty-ninth Congress section 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $109,450,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$7,077,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2007.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $114,423,000, 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, $18,355,500, of which up to $500,000
shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal
patron postcards by Senators for the purpose 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 allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed
50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall
be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator:
Provided further, That not later than October 31, 2003, the Sergeant
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall submit a report to
the Committee on Rules and Administration and Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate on the results of the program.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$294,545,000.
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’’.
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(b) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND
MINORITY LEADERS AND MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under the
heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter VI of title I
of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law
95–355; 92 Stat. 532) is amended—
(1) 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’’; and
(2) in the third sentence (2 U.S.C. 32b) (relating to the
President pro tempore) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$20,000’’.
(c) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, MAJORITY
AND MINORITY LEADERS, AND MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under
the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter IX of title
I of the Supplemental 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 ALLOWANCES
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, MAJORITY
AND MINORITY LEADERS, THE MAJORITY 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 Minority Conference Committees)
is amended by striking ‘‘not exceed $3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not
exceed $5,000’’.
(e) Section 5 of title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
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’’.
(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 ‘‘STATIONERY
(REVOLVING FUND)’’ under the heading ‘‘CONTINGENT 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. PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTION TO INSCRIPTIONS REQUIRE-
MENT ON MOBILE OFFICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(f)(3) under
the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading
‘‘SENATE’’ in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 59(f)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following
flush sentence:
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‘‘The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may
prescribe regulations to waive or modify the requirement under
subparagraph (B) if such waiver or modification is necessary to
provide for the public safety of a Senator 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 fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 5. MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) Subject to
regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate, the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable
services for a period that begins in one fiscal year and ends
in the next fiscal year to the same extent and under the
same conditions as the head of an executive agency under
the authority of section 303L of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l); and
(2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisition of
property and services to the same extent and under the same
conditions as the head of an executive agency under the
authority of section 304B of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c).
(b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2002, and shall
apply in fiscal year 2003 and successive fiscal years.
SEC. 6. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101 of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence by striking ‘‘six
individual consultants’’ and inserting ‘‘eight individual consult-
ants’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) Each appointing authority under subsection (a) may des-
ignate the title of the position of any individual appointed under
that subsection.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 7. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS
OF
THE SENATE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Office of the President pro tempore emeritus of the Senate.
(b) DESIGNATION.—Any Member of the Senate who—
(1) is designated by the Senate as the President pro tem-
pore emeritus of the United States Senate; and
(2) is serving as a Member of the Senate,
shall be the President pro tempore emeritus of the United States
Senate.
(c) APPOINTMENT
AND COMPENSATION
OF EMPLOYEES.—The
President pro tempore emeritus is authorized to appoint and fix
the compensation of such employees as the President pro tempore
emeritus determines appropriate.
(d) EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.—There is authorized an expense
allowance for the President pro tempore emeritus which shall not
exceed $7,500 each fiscal year. The President pro tempore emeritus
may receive the expense allowance: (1) as reimbursement for actual
expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such
expenses by the President pro tempore emeritus; or (2) in equal
monthly payments. Such amounts paid to the President pro tempore
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emeritus as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certifi-
cation and documentation under this subsection, shall not be
reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall not
be allowed as a deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the
date of enactment of this Act and shall apply only with respect
to the 108th Congress.
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION OF ACROSS-THE-BOARD REDUCTION. In
the administration of section 601 of title VI of division N of this
Act, with respect to the budget authority provided under the
heading ‘‘SENATE’’ under this title—
(1) the percentage rescission under subsection (a) of that
section shall apply to the total amount of all funds appropriated
under that heading; and
(2) the rescission may be applied without regard to sub-
section (b) of that section.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$956,086,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $16,530,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,979,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,899,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,309,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$1,624,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
Minority Whip, $1,214,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $446,000; Republican Steering Committee, $834,000; Repub-
lican Conference, $1,397,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Com-
mittee, $1,490,000; Democratic Caucus, $741,000; nine minority
employees, $1,337,000; training and program development—
majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority,
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $340,000; and Cloak-
room Personnel—minority, $340,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF
MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $476,536,000.
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COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $103,421,000: Provided,
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and
expenses until December 31, 2004.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$24,200,000, 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
December 31, 2004.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $152,027,000, including: for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000,
of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $20,032,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the
position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses,
$5,097,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, $105,363,000, of which $7,693,000 shall
remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $3,947,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and
Operations, $6,000,000, to remain available until expended; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $894,000;
for the Office of the Chaplain, $149,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian
and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,464,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $2,168,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $5,852,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $915,000; and for
other authorized employees, $146,000: Provided, That of the
amounts provided under this heading to the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, up to $660,000 may be transferred to the
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $183,372,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,384,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,
$410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
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Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $178,888,000; 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, $690,000.
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) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION OR TO REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act
for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only
for fiscal year 2003. Any amount remaining after all payments
are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2003 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if
there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have
been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration
of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member
of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
SEC. 102. (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of
the United States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives
to be known as the Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Revolving Fund’’),
consisting of funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives from amounts provided by offices
of the House of Representatives to purchase, lease, obtain, and
maintain the equipment located in such offices, and amounts pro-
vided by Members of the House of Representatives (including Dele-
gates and Resident Commissioners to the Congress) to purchase,
lease, obtain, and maintain furniture for their district offices.
(b) Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by the Chief
Administrative Officer without fiscal year limitation to purchase,
lease, obtain, and maintain equipment for offices of the House
of Representatives and furniture for the district offices of Members
of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident
Commissioners to the Congress).
(c) The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category of allow-
ances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)).
(d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003
and each succeeding fiscal year, except that for purposes of making
deposits into the Revolving Fund under subsection (a), the Chief
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Administrative Officer may deposit amounts provided by offices
of the House of Representatives during fiscal year 2002 or any
succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 103. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each
succeeding fiscal year, any amount received by House Information
Resources from any office of the House of Representatives as
reimbursement for services provided shall be deposited in the
Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 104. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply to purchases and contracts
for supplies or services for any office of the House of Representatives
in any fiscal year.
SEC. 105. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Administrative
Officer shall establish a program under which an employing office
of the House of Representatives may agree to repay (by direct
payment on behalf of the employee) any student loan previously
taken out by an employee of the office. For purposes of this section,
a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be considered
to be an employee of the House of Representatives.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration
shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the program under this section.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
the program under this section during fiscal year 2003 and each
succeeding fiscal year.
PROGRAM TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
SEC. 106. (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to promote an increase
in opportunities for individuals with disabilities to provide services
to the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives is authorized to—
(1) enter into 1 or more contracts with nongovernmental
entities to provide for the performance of services for offices
of the House of Representatives by individuals with disabilities
who are employees of, or under contract with, such entities;
and
(2) provide reasonable accommodations, including assistive
technology devices and assistive technology services, to enable
such individuals to perform such services under such contracts.
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives, in entering into any contract
under subsection (a), shall seek to ensure that—
(1) traditional and nontraditional outreach efforts are used
to attract individuals with disabilities for educational benefit
and employment opportunities in the House;
(2) the non-governmental entity provides adequate edu-
cation and training for individuals with disabilities to enhance
such employment opportunities; and
(3) efforts are made to educate employing offices in the
House about opportunities to employ individuals with disabil-
ities.
(c) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appropriated from
the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives $500,000
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to carry out this section for each of the fiscal years 2003 through
2007.
SEC. 107. (a) At any time on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives may incur obligations and make expenditures out of
available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other support
and maintenance for Members, officers, and employees of the House
of Representatives when, in the judgment of the Chief Administra-
tive Officer, such obligations and expenditures are necessary to
respond to emergencies involving the safety of human life or the
protection of property.
(b) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect any
other authority of the Chief Administrative Officer to incur obliga-
tions and make expenditures for the items and services described
in subsection (a) for Members, officers, and employees of the House
of Representatives.
SEC. 108. (a) Section 312(d) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112(d)), is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and
inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The House of Representatives shall make payments from
amounts provided in appropriations acts for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer for the following
activities carried out under this section:
‘‘(A) The payment of the salary of the director of the center.
‘‘(B) The reimbursement of individuals employed by the
center for the cost of training classes and conferences in connec-
tion with the provision of child care services, together with
the cost of travel (including transportation and subsistence)
incurred in connection with such classes and conferences.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 109. (a) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b) is amended by striking ‘‘upon approval
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives’’ each place it appears and inserting the following: ‘‘effective
upon the expiration of the 21-day period (or such alternative period
that may be imposed by the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives) which begins on the date such Committee
has been notified of the transfer’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 110. (a) Section 202(b)(5) of the 21st Century Department
of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (Public Law 107–273;
116 Stat. 1775) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5) Section 101(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2000 (2 U.S.C. 130f(b)) is amended by striking ‘with respect
to any proceeding’ and all that follows and inserting ‘as required
by section 530D of title 28, United States Code.’.’’.
(b) Section 712(b) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978
(2 U.S.C. 288k(b)), as amended by section 202(b)(2) of the 21st
Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act,
is amended by inserting ‘‘, United States Code’’ after ‘‘title 28’’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of the 21st Century Department
of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act.
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JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,658,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$7,643,000, 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 $2,175 per month to the
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each
to four medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician; (3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants
and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $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 credited to the applicable
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable 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 Administra-
tive Officer 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 authorized, during emergencies, to
employ not more than two additional 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 Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
of the statements for the second session of the One Hundred Sev-
enth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropria-
tions, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological his-
tory of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000,
to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such
committees to supervise the work.
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CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contribu-
tions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits, $175,675,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of
the Capitol Police or his designee.
GENERAL EXPENSES
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, the
awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances,
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police
in connection with official representation and reception expenses,
$28,100,000, of which $1,400,000 shall remain available until
expended, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or
his designee: 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 2003
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds
available to the Department of Homeland Security.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts appropriated for
fiscal year 2003 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between
the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL
EXPENSES’’ upon the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
SEC. 1002. CAPITOL POLICE CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The United States Capitol Police may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable
services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends
in the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of
an executive agency under the authority of section 303L of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
(41 U.S.C. 253l); and
(2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acquisitions of
property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as
executive agencies under the authority of section 304B of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41
U.S.C. 254c).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1003. DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a) IN GENERAL.—
Within the limits of available appropriations, the Capitol Police
may dispose of surplus or obsolete property of the Capitol Police
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by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appro-
priate method.
(b) AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Any amounts received by the Capitol
Police from the disposition of property under subsection (a) shall
be credited to the account established for the general expenses
of the Capitol Police, and shall be available to carry out the purposes
of such account during the fiscal year in which the amounts are
received and the following fiscal year.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1004. RECRUITMENT AND RELOCATION BONUSES. Section
909 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–
117; 115 Stat. 2320) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Board determines
that the Capitol Police would be likely, in the absence
of such a bonus, to encounter difficulty in filling the posi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief, in the Chief’s sole discretion,
determines that such a bonus will assist the Capitol Police
in recruitment efforts’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) DETERMINATION NOT APPEALABLE OR REVIEWABLE.—
Any determination of the Chief under this subsection shall
not be appealable or reviewable in any manner.’’;
(2) by striking subsections (e) and (f)(2); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively.
SEC. 1005. RECRUITMENT
OF INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT REGARD
TO AGE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Police shall
carry out any activities and programs to recruit individuals to
serve as members of the Capitol Police without regard to the age
of the individuals.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this subsection may
be construed to affect any provision of law of any rule or regulation
providing for the mandatory 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 bene-
fits for members of the Capitol Police.
SEC. 1006. RETENTION ALLOWANCES. Section 909(b) of the
Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat.
2320) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(B) by striking ‘‘if—’’ and inserting ‘‘if the Chief, in
the Chief’s sole discretion, determines that such a bonus
will assist the Capitol Police in retention efforts.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the reduction or the
elimination of a retention allowance may not be appealed’’
and inserting ‘‘any determination of the Chief under this sub-
section, or the reduction or elimination of a retention allowance,
shall not be appealable or reviewable in any manner’’.
SEC. 1007. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Section 908
of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1924; Public
Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 2319) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES
‘‘SEC. 908. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to recruit or retain
qualified personnel, the Chief of the Capitol Police may establish
an educational assistance program for employees of the Capitol
Police under which the Capitol Police may agree—
‘‘(1) to repay (by direct payments on behalf of the partici-
pating employee) all or any portion of a student loan previously
taken out by the employee;
‘‘(2) to make direct payments to an educational institution
on behalf of a participating employee or to reimburse a partici-
pating employee for all or any portion of any tuition or related
educational expenses paid by the employee.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION
OF
REGULATIONS
UNDER
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH PROGRAM.—In carrying out subsection (a)(1), the Chief
of the Capitol Police may, by regulation, make applicable such
provisions of section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, as
the Chief determines necessary to provide for such program.
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS ON PRIOR REIMBURSEMENTS.—The Cap-
itol Police may not reimburse any individual under subsection
(a)(1) for any repayments made by the individual prior to
entering into an agreement with the Capitol Police to partici-
pate in the program under this section.
‘‘(3) USE
OF
RECOVERED
AMOUNTS.—Any amount repaid
by, or recovered from, an individual under subsection (a)(1)
and its implementing regulations shall be credited to the appro-
priation account available for salaries or general expenses of
the Capitol Police at the time of repayment or recovery. Such
credited amount may be used for any authorized purpose of
the account and shall remain available until expended.
‘‘(c) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The total amount paid
by the Capitol Police with respect to any individual under the
program under this section may not exceed $40,000.
‘‘(d) NO REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination made
under the program under this section shall not be reviewable or
appealable in any manner.
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 1008. APPLICABLE PAY RATE UPON APPOINTMENT. (a) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the rate
of basic pay payable to an individual upon appointment to a position
with the Capitol Police shall be at a rate within the minimum
and maximum pay rates applicable to the position.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1009. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AT RANK
OF LIEUTENANT OR HIGHER. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the
Capitol Police may provide for the compensation of overtime work
of officers of the Capitol Police at the rank of lieutenant and
higher. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the
compensation of overtime work of officers of the Capitol Police
at any rank not described in the previous sentence.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—In providing for the compensation
of overtime work under this section, the Chief shall provide the
compensation in the same manner and subject to the same terms
and conditions which are applicable to the compensation of overtime
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work of officers and members of the United States Secret Service
Uniformed Division and the United States Park Police who serve
at the rank of lieutenant and higher, in accordance with section
1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide a 5-day week for officers
and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States
Park Police force, and the White House Police force, and for other
purposes’’, approved August 15, 1950 (sec. 5–1304, D.C. Official
Code).
SEC. 1010. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 4120. Training for employees of the Capitol Police
‘‘(a) The Chief of the Capitol Police may, by regulation, make
applicable such provisions of this chapter as the Chief determines
necessary to provide for training of employees of the Capitol Police.
The regulations shall provide for training which, in the determina-
tion of the Chief, is consistent with the training provided by agencies
under the preceding sections of this chapter.
‘‘(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide the
Chief of the Capitol Police with such advice and assistance as
the Chief may request in order to enable the Chief to carry out
the purposes of this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter
41 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘4120. Training for employees of the Capitol Police.’’.
SEC. 1011. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES WITH
SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS AND PROFICIENCIES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF POSITIONS.—The Chief of the Capitol Police may establish and
determine, from time to time, positions in salary classes of
employees of the Capitol Police to be designated as employees
with specialty assignments or proficiencies, based on the experience,
education, training, or other appropriate factors required to carry
out the duties of such employees.
(b) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—In addition to the regularly
scheduled rate of basic pay, each employee holding a position des-
ignated under this section shall receive an amount determined
by the Chief, except that—
(1) such amount may not exceed 25 percent of the
employee’s annual rate of basic pay; and
(2) such amount may not be paid in a calendar year to
the extent that, when added to the total basic pay paid or
payable to such employee for service performed in the year,
such amount would cause the total to exceed the annual rate
of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive Schedule,
as of the end of such year.
(c) MANNER OF PAYMENT.—The additional compensation author-
ized by this subsection shall be paid to an employee in a manner
determined by the Chief or his designee except when the employee
ceases to be assigned to the specialty assignment or ceases to
maintain the required proficiency. The loss of such additional com-
pensation shall not constitute an adverse action for any purpose.
(d) DETERMINATION NOT APPEALABLE
OR REVIEWABLE.—Any
determination under section (a) shall not be appealable or review-
able in any manner.
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SEC. 
1012. 
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 Chief of the Capitol
Police on an annual basis and not on a pay period basis. Any
determination under this subsection shall not be reviewable or
appealable in any manner.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to hours of duty occurring on or after September 11, 2001.
SEC. 1013. (a) Subsection (c) of the first section of Public Law
96–152 (2 U.S.C. 1902) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police
shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the lower of the
annual rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House
of Representatives or the annual rate of pay in effect for the
Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’.
(b) Section 907(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002
(2 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) The annual rate of pay for the Assistant Chief of the
Capitol Police shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the
annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’.
(c) Section 108(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1903(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4) The annual rate of pay for the Chief Administrative
Officer shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the
annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.’’.
(d) The amendments made by this section shall apply with
respect to the first pay period beginning on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 1014. (a) CAPITOL POLICE BOARD; COMPOSITION; REDE-
FINING MISSION.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Capitol Police Board
is to oversee and support the Capitol Police in its mission
and to advance coordination between the Capitol Police and
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, in their
law enforcement capacities, and the Congress. Consistent with
this purpose, the Capitol Police Board shall establish general
goals and objectives covering its major functions and operations
to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations.
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Capitol Police Board shall consist
of the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Chief
of the Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol. The
Chief of Capitol Police shall serve in an ex-officio capacity
and be a non-voting member of the Board.
(b) INITIAL REVIEW
AND REPORT.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Capitol Police
Board shall—
(1) examine the mission of the Capitol Police Board and,
based on that analysis, redefine the Capitol Police Board’s
mission, mission-related processes, and administrative proc-
esses;
(2) conduct an assessment of the effectiveness and useful-
ness of its statutory functions in contributing to the Capitol
Police Board’s ability to carry out its mission and meet its
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goals, including an explanation of the reasons for any deter-
mination that the statutory functions are appropriate and
advisable in terms of its purpose, mission, and long-term goals;
and
(3) submit to the Speaker and minority leader of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore and minority
leader of the Senate a report on the results of its examination
and assessment, including recommendations for any legislation
that the Capitol Police Board considers appropriate and nec-
essary.
(c) EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be established in the Cap-
itol Police an Executive Assistant for the Capitol Police Board
to act as a central point for communication and enhance the
overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Capitol Police Board’s
administrative activities.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Executive Assistant shall be
appointed by the Chief of the Capitol Police in consultation
with the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
(3) DUTIES.—The Executive Assistant shall be assigned
to, and report to, the Chairman of the Board. The Executive
Assistant shall assist the Capitol Police Board in developing,
documenting, and implementing a clearly defined process for
additional tasks assigned to the Capitol Police Board under
this section, and shall perform any additional duties assigned
by the Capitol Police Board.
(d) DOCUMENTATION.—
(1) FUNCTIONS AND PROCESSES.—The Capitol Police Board
shall document its functions and processes, including its mis-
sion statement, policies, directives, and operating procedures
established or revised under subsection (a)(1) or (b), and make
such documentation available for examination to the Speaker
and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the Presi-
dent pro tempore and minority leader of the Senate, the Chief
of the Capitol Police, and the Comptroller General.
(2) MEETINGS.—The Capitol Police Board shall document
Board meetings and make the documentation available for dis-
tribution to the Speaker and minority leader of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore and minority
leader of the Senate.
(e) ASSISTANCE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Upon request, the
Comptroller General shall provide assistance to the Capitol Police
Board in carrying out its responsibilities under this subsection.
(f) REFERENCES IN LAW; EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—(1) Any
reference in any law or resolution in effect as of the date of the
enactment of this Act to the ‘‘Capitol Police Board’’ shall be deemed
to refer to the Capitol Police Board as composed under subsection
(a)(2).
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the
jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives of the Capitol Police Board
or its individual members unless specifically provided herein.
SEC. 1015. TRANSFER
OF LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS POLICE
TO
THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. (a) TRANSFER OF LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS POLICE TO THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE.—
(1) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND FUNCTIONS.—There are
transferred to the United States Capitol Police—
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(A) each Library of Congress Police employee; and
(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).
(2) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—
(A) ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE.—Any annual or sick leave
to the credit of an individual transferred under paragraph
(1) shall be transferred to the credit of that individual
as an employee of the United States Capitol Police.
(B) SERVICE PERFORMED FOR RETIREMENT PURPOSES.—
For those Library of Congress Police employees transferred
under paragraph (1)(A), any period of service performed
by a Library of Congress Police employee shall be deemed
to be service performed as a member of the United States
Capitol Police for purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title
5, United States Code.
(C) VACANCIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, upon the date of enactment of this section and
until completion of the transfer under paragraph (1), vacan-
cies in Library of Congress police employee positions, if
filled, shall be filled in accordance with the employment
standards of the United States Capitol Police, to the extent
practicable as determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL AND FUNC-
TIONS.—Library of Congress employees transferred to the
United States Capitol Police under paragraph (1)(A), and
Library of Congress functions transferred under paragraph
(1)(B) shall be transferred to the United States Capitol Police
upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate and the appropriate authorizing committees.
(b) TRANSITION.—
(1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—
(A) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this section, the Chief of the Capitol Police
shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress for approval, and to the Capitol Police Board
and the Librarian of Congress, a plan—
(i) describing the policies and procedures, and
actions the Chief of the Capitol Police will take in
implementing the transfer provisions under this sec-
tion;
(ii) establishing dates by which Library of Congress
personnel and functions authorized to be transferred
under subsection (a)(1) shall be transferred to the
United States Capitol Police;
(iii) in consultation with the Librarian of Congress,
providing for the performance of law enforcement and
protection functions relating to the buildings and
grounds of the Library of Congress, including collec-
tions security, within the overall security responsibil-
ities of the United States Capitol Police;
(iv) recommending legislative changes needed to
implement the transfers under subsection (a)(1),
including—
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(I) identifying options for addressing how to
apply United States Capitol Police retirement
provisions to such transferred personnel;
(II) identifying options related to providing vol-
untary separation incentives to transferred per-
sonnel; and
(III) 
identifying 
options 
to 
ensure 
the
Librarian of Congress maintains appropriate
authority to execute his security responsibilities;
(v) detailing the mechanisms to be used by the
Chief of the Capitol Police for ensuring that Library
of Congress employees transferred to the United States
Capitol Police under subsection (a)(1) are not adversely
affected by the transfer with respect to pay;
(vi) addressing—
(I) how United States Capitol Police training
and qualification requirements will be applied to
Library of Congress employees transferred under
subsection (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.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter
until the transfer is fully implemented, the Chief of the Capitol
Police shall prepare and submit a report to the appropriate
committees of Congress, 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 (1)(A)
of this subsection, including any adjustments to cost estimates
or legislative changes needed to implement the provisions of
this section.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means the Act entitled
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds
of the Library of Congress’’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C.
167 et seq.); and
(2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police employee’’—
(A) means an employee of the Library of Congress
designated as police under the first section 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
police 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. 1016. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF CAPITOL POLICE
TO POLICE BOTANIC GARDEN. (a) BUILDINGS.—Section 5101 of title
40, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘all buildings
on the real property described under section 5102(c) (including
the Administrative Building of the United States Botanic Garden),’’
after ‘‘Capitol Power Plant,’’.
(b) GROUNDS.—Section 5102 of title 40, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(c) NATIONAL GARDEN OF THE UNITED STATES BOTANIC GAR-
DEN.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph
(2), the United States Capitol Grounds shall include—
‘‘(A) the National Garden of the United States Botanic
Garden;
‘‘(B) all grounds contiguous to the Administrative
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 Avenue, South-
west to its intersection with Independence Avenue, and
Independence Avenue from such intersection to its intersec-
tion with Third Street, Southwest on the south; Third
Street, Southwest on the west; and Maryland Avenue,
Southwest on the north.
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS.—Notwithstanding
subsections (a) and (b), jurisdiction and control over the
buildings on 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) AUTHORITY NOT LIMITED.—Nothing in this subsection
shall limit the authority of the Architect of the Capitol under
section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c).’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9(a) of
the Act of July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘sections 193a to 193m, 212a, 212a–2, and 212b of this title and
regulations promulgated under section 212b of this title,’’ and
inserting ‘‘this Act (and regulations promulgated under section 14
of this Act (2 U.S.C. 1969)), and chapter 51 of title 40, United
States Code,’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year there-
after.
SEC. 1017. CAPITOL POLICE SPECIAL OFFICERS. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—In the event of an emergency, as determined by the Capitol
Police Board or in a concurrent resolution of Congress, the Chief
of the Capitol Police may appoint—
(1) any law enforcement officer from any Federal agency
or State or local government agency made available by that
agency to serve as a special officer of the Capitol Police within
the authorities of the Capitol Police in policing the Capitol
buildings and grounds; and
(2) any member of the uniformed services, including mem-
bers of the National Guard, made available by the appropriate
authority to serve as a special officer of the Capitol Police
within the authorities of the Capitol Police in policing the
Capitol buildings and grounds.
(b) CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT.—An individual appointed as
a special officer under this section shall—
(1) serve without pay for service performed as a special
officer (other than pay received from the applicable employing
agency or service);
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(2) serve as a special officer no longer than a period speci-
fied at the time of appointment;
(3) not be a Federal employee by reason of service as
a special officer, except as provided under paragraph (4); and
(4) shall be an employee of the Government for purposes
of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, if that individual
is acting within the scope of his office or employment in service
as a special officer.
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Any individual appointed under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to—
(1) qualification requirements as the Chief of the Capitol
Police determines necessary; and
(2) approval by the Capitol Police Board.
(d) REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this section
shall prohibit the Capitol Police from entering into an agreement
for the reimbursement of services provided under this section with
any Federal, State, or local agency.
(e) Any appointment under this section shall be subject to
initial approval by the Capitol Police Board and to final approval
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives (in consultation
with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives) and
the President pro tempore of the Senate (in consultation with the
Minority Leader of the Senate), acting jointly.
(f) Subject to approval by the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives (in consultation with the Minority Leader of the House
of Representatives) and the President pro tempore of the Senate
(in consultation with the Minority Leader of the Senate), acting
jointly, the Capitol Police Board may prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on the
date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2003
and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1018. TRANSFER OF DISBURSING FUNCTION. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—
(1) DISBURSING OFFICER.—The Chief of the Capitol Police
shall be the disbursing officer for the Capitol Police. Any ref-
erence in any law or resolution before the date of enactment
of this section to funds paid or disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives and the Sec-
retary of the Senate relating to the pay and allowances of
Capitol Police 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 Representa-
tives or the Secretary of the Senate as disbursing officers for
the Capitol Police shall transfer to the Chief of the Capitol
Police as the single disbursing officer for the Capitol Police.
(3) CONTINUITY OF FUNCTION DURING TRANSITION.—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 func-
tions under this subsection, the House of Representatives and
the Senate shall continue to serve as the disbursing authority
on behalf of the Capitol Police.
(b) TREASURY ACCOUNTS.—
(1) SALARIES.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a separate account for the Capitol
Police, into which shall be deposited appropriations
received by the Chief of the Capitol Police and available
for the salaries of the Capitol Police.
(B) TRANSFER AUTHORITY DURING TRANSITION.—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 subsection (a), the Chief
shall have the authority to transfer amounts in the account
to the House of Representatives and the Senate to the
extent necessary to enable the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the
Senate to continue to serve as the disbursing authority
on behalf of the Capitol Police pursuant to subsection (a)(3).
(2) GENERAL
EXPENSES.—There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a separate account for the Capitol
Police, into which shall be deposited appropriations received
by the Chief of the Capitol Police and available for the general
expenses of the Capitol Police.
(c) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS, ASSETS, ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, AND
AUTHORITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives and the Secretary 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 Senate 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 accounts established under subsection (b) and
be available to the Chief of the Capitol Police 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 enactment of this Act granted to
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives or the Secretary of the Senate for salaries, expenses,
and operations of the Capitol Police shall be transferred to
the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(d) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Except as may otherwise be pro-
vided in law, the unexpended balances of appropriations for the
fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years that are subject to
disbursement by the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be withdrawn
as of September 30 of the fifth fiscal year following the period
or year for which provided. Unpaid obligations chargeable to any
of the balances 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 disburse-
ment.
(e) HIRING AUTHORITY; ELIGIBILITY
FOR SAME BENEFITS
AS
HOUSE EMPLOYEES.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Chief of the Capitol Police, in carrying out the duties