(A) by striking ‘‘such items of art’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such works, objects, documents, or ma-
terials’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting
‘‘may’’.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $769,551,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$14,378,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,759,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,726,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,096,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,466,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,096,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $410,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$765,000; Republican Conference, $1,255,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,352,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $668,000; nine minority employees,
$1,229,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $278,000; and training and program development—
minority, $278,000.
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,
$410,182,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$92,196,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain
available for such salaries and expenses until December
31, 2002.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $20,628,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices 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 De-
cember 31, 2002.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $90,403,000, 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 recep-
tion expenses, $14,590,000; 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 ex-
penses, $3,692,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, $58,550,000, of which
$1,054,000 shall remain available until expended, includ-
ing $26,605,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary per-
sonal services of House Information Resources, of which
$26,020,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the
amount provided for House Information Resources,
$6,497,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommuni-
cations: Provided further, That House Information Re-
sources is authorized to receive reimbursement from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other govern-
mental entities for services provided and such reimburse-
ment shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this
account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
spector General, $3,249,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $806,000; for the Office
of the Chaplain, $140,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parlia-
mentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,201,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the House, $5,085,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Corrections Calendar Office, $832,000; and for other au-
thorized employees, $213,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $141,764,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$2,235,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits,
$138,726,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$393,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations 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 Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. During fiscal year 2001 and any suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives 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 ex-
tent 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 acqui-
sitions of property and nonaudit-related services to
the same extent as executive agencies under the au-
thority of section 304B of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
254c).
SEC. 102. (a) PERMITTING NEW HOUSE EMPLOYEES
TO BE PLACED ABOVE MINIMUM STEP OF COMPENSA-
TION LEVEL.—The House Employees Position Classifica-
tion Act (2 U.S.C. 291 et seq.) is amended by striking
section 10 (2 U.S.C. 299).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to employees ap-
pointed on or after October 1, 2000.
SEC. 103. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION 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
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2001. Any
amount remaining after all payments are made under such
allowances for fiscal year 2001 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).
monies of the President and Vice President of the United
States, January 20, 2001, in accordance with such pro-
gram as may be adopted by the joint committee authorized
by Senate Concurrent Resolution 89, agreed to March 14,
2000 (One Hundred Sixth Congress), and Senate Concur-
rent Resolution 90, agreed to March 14, 2000 (One Hun-
dred Sixth Congress), $1,000,000 to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2001. Funds made available under this head-
ing shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimburs-
able basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, October
1, 2000: Provided, That the compensation of any employee
of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate who has been designated to perform service for the
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
shall continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and
Administration, but the account from which such staff
member is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the
staff member (including agency contributions when appro-
priate) out of funds made available under this heading.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 105. During fiscal year 2001 the Secretary of
Defense shall provide protective services on a non-
reimbursable basis to the United States Capitol Police
with respect to the following events:
(1) Upon request of the Chair of the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies es-
tablished under Senate Concurrent Resolution 89,
One Hundred Sixth Congress, agreed to March 14,
2000, the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for
the inauguration of the President-elect and Vice
President-elect of the United States.
(2) Upon request of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, the joint session of Congress held to
receive a message from the President of the United
States on the State of the Union.
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,315,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,430,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses 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 three 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 11 assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4)
$1,159,904 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $1,835,000, to be dis-
bursed 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 allow-
ance 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, $97,142,000, of which $47,053,000 is
provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep-
resentatives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House, and $50,089,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 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 Representatives 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, commu-
nications and other equipment, security equipment and in-
stallation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, train-
ing, medical services, forensic services, stenographic serv-
ices, personal and professional services, the employee as-
sistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards
program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relo-
cation 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 Chair-
man of the Board, $6,772,000, to be disbursed by the
Capitol Police Board or their delegee: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center for fiscal year 2001 shall be
paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available
to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 106. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2001
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and
‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of—
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, in the case of amounts
transferred from the appropriation 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 ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, in the
case of other transfers.
SEC. 107. (a) APPOINTMENT OF CERTIFYING OFFI-
CERS OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—The Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the United States Capitol Police, or when
there is not a Chief Administrative Officer, the Capitol
Police Board, shall appoint certifying officers to certify all
vouchers for payment from funds made available to the
United States Capitol Police.
(b) RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF CER-
TIFYING OFFICERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each officer or employee of
the Capitol Police who has been duly authorized in
writing by the Chief Administrative Officer, or the
Capitol Police Board if there is not a Chief Adminis-
trative Officer, to certify vouchers pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall—
(A) be held responsible for the existence
and correctness of the facts recited in the cer-
tificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its
supporting papers and for the legality of the
proposed payment under the appropriation or
fund involved;
(B) be held responsible and accountable for
the correctness of the computations of certified
vouchers; and
(C) be held accountable for and required to
make good to the United States the amount of
any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment re-
sulting from any false, inaccurate, or mis-
leading certificate made by such officer or em-
ployee, as well as for any payment prohibited by
law or which did not represent a legal obligation
under the appropriation or fund involved.
(2) RELIEF BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The
Comptroller General may, at the Comptroller Gen-
eral’s discretion, relieve such certifying officer or
employee of liability for any payment otherwise
proper if the Comptroller General finds—
(A) that the certification was based on of-
ficial records and that the certifying officer or
employee did not know, and by reasonable dili-
gence and inquiry could not have ascertained,
the actual facts; or
(B) that the obligation was incurred in
good faith, that the payment was not contrary
to any statutory provision specifically prohib-
iting payments of the character involved, and
the United States has received value for such
payment.
(c) ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITY.—The liability of
the certifying officers of the United States Capitol Police
shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same
extent as currently provided with respect to the enforce-
ment of the liability of disbursing and other accountable
officers, and such officers shall have the right to apply
for and obtain a decision by the Comptroller General on
any question of law involved in a payment on any vouchers
presented to them for certification.
SEC. 108. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—(a)
There shall be within the Capitol Police an Office of Ad-
ministration to be headed by a Chief Administrative Offi-
cer:
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer shall be
appointed by the Comptroller General after consulta-
tion with the Capitol Police Board, and shall report
to and serve at the pleasure of the Comptroller Gen-
eral.
(2) The Comptroller General shall appoint as
Chief Administrative Officer an individual with the
knowledge and skills necessary to carry out the re-
sponsibilities for budgeting, financial management,
information technology, and human resource man-
agement described in this section.
(3) The Chief Administrative Officer shall re-
ceive basic pay at a rate determined by the Comp-
troller General, but not to exceed the annual rate of
basic pay payable for ES–2 of the Senior Executive
Service Basic Rates Schedule established for mem-
bers of the Senior Executive Service of the General
Accounting Office under section 733 of title 31.
(4) The Capitol Police shall reimburse from
available appropriations any costs incurred by the
General Accounting Office under this section.
(b) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have the
following areas of responsibility:
(1) BUDGETING.—The Chief Administrative Of-
ficer shall—
(A) after consulting with the Chief of Po-
lice on the portion of the budget covering uni-
formed police force personnel, prepare and sub-
mit to the Capitol Police Board an annual
budget for the Capitol Police; and
(B) execute the budget and monitor
through periodic examinations the execution of
the Capitol Police budget in relation to actual
obligations and expenditures.
(2) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.—The Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer shall—
(A) oversee all financial management ac-
tivities relating to the programs and operations
of the Capitol Police;
(B) develop and maintain an integrated ac-
counting and financial system for the Capitol
Police, including financial reporting and inter-
nal controls, which—
(i) complies with applicable account-
ing principles, standards, and require-
ments, and internal control standards;
(ii) complies with any other require-
ments applicable to such systems;
(iii) provides for—
(I) complete, reliable, consistent,
and timely information which is pre-
pared on a uniform basis and which is
responsive to financial information
needs of the Capitol Police;
(II) the development and report-
ing of cost information;
(III) the integration of account-
ing and budgeting information; and
(IV) the systematic measurement
of performance;
(C) direct, manage, and provide policy
guidance and oversight of Capitol Police finan-
cial management personnel, activities, and oper-
ations, including—
(i) the recruitment, selection, and
training of personnel to carry out Capitol
Police financial management functions;
and
(ii) the implementation of Capitol Po-
lice asset management systems, including
systems for cash management, debt collec-
tion, and property and inventory manage-
ment and control; and
(D) the Chief Administrative Officer shall
prepare annual financial statements for the
Capitol Police and provide for an annual audit
of the financial statements by an independent
public accountant in accordance with generally
accepted government auditing standards.
(3) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The Chief
Administrative Officer shall—
(A) direct, coordinate, and oversee the ac-
quisition, use, and management of information
technology by the Capitol Police;
(B) promote and oversee the use of infor-
mation technology to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of programs of the Capitol Police;
and
(C) establish and enforce information tech-
nology principles, guidelines, and objectives, in-
cluding developing and maintaining an informa-
tion technology architecture for the Capitol Po-
lice.
(4) HUMAN RESOURCES.—The Chief Adminis-
trative Officer shall—
(A) direct, coordinate, and oversee human
resource management activities of the Capitol
Police, except that with respect to uniformed
police force personnel, the Chief Administrative
Officer shall perform these activities in coopera-
tion with the Chief of the Capitol Police;
(B) develop and monitor payroll and time
and attendance systems and employee services;
and
(C) develop and monitor processes for re-
cruiting, selecting, appraising, and promoting
employees.
(c) Administrative provisions with respect to the Of-
fice of Administration:
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer is author-
ized to select, appoint, employ, and discharge such
officers and employees as may be necessary to carry
out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office
of Administration but he shall not have the author-
ity to hire or discharge uniformed police force per-
sonnel.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer may uti-
lize resources of another agency on a reimbursable
basis to be paid from available appropriations of the
Capitol Police.
(d) No later than 180 days after appointment, the
Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare, after consulta-
tion with the Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the
Capitol Police, a plan—
(1) describing the policies, procedures, and ac-
tions the Chief Administrative Officer will take in
carrying out the responsibilities assigned under this
section;
(2) identifying and defining responsibilities and
roles of all offices, bureaus, and divisions of the
Capitol Police for budgeting, financial management,
information technology, and human resources man-
agement; and
(3) detailing mechanisms for ensuring that the
offices, bureaus, and divisions perform their respon-
sibilities and roles in a coordinated and integrated
manner.
(e) No later than September 30, 2001, the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer shall prepare, after consultation with
the Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice, a report on the Chief Administrative Officer’s
progress in implementing the plan described in subsection
(d) and recommendations to improve the budgeting, finan-
cial, information technology, and human resources man-
agement of the Capitol Police, including organizational,
accounting and administrative control, and personnel
changes.
(f ) The Chief Administrative Officer shall submit the
plan required in subsection (d) and the report required
in subsection (e) to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate.
(g) As of October 1, 2002, unless otherwise deter-
mined by the Comptroller General, the Chief Administra-
tive Officer established by section (a) will cease to be an
employee of the General Accounting Office and will be-
come an employee of the Capitol Police, and the Capitol
Police Board shall assume all responsibilities of the Comp-
troller General under this section.
SEC. 109. (a) Section 1(c) of Public Law 96–152 (40
U.S.C. 206–1) is amended by striking ‘‘the annual rate’’
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘the rate
of basic pay payable for level ES–4 of the Senior Execu-
tive Service, as established under subchapter VIII of chap-
ter 53 of title 5, United States Code (taking into account
any comparability payments made under section 5304(h)
of such title).’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $2,371,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
43 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 individ-
uals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol
Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives, of the statements for the second ses-
sion of the One Hundred Sixth Congress, showing appro-
priations 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 committees to supervise the work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $1,820,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Pub-
lic Law 93–344), including not more than $3,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $28,493,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used for the
purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 110. Beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act and hereafter, the Congressional Budget Office may
use available funds to enter into contracts for the procure-
ment of severable services for a period that begins in one
fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter
into multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property
and services, to the same extent as executive agencies
under the authority of section 303L and 304B, respec-
tively, of the Federal Property and Administrative Serv-
ices Act (41 U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the As-
sistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal serv-
ices, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and stud-
ies in connection with activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and elec-
trical substations of the Senate and House office buildings
under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, in-
cluding 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 purchase 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 conventions
in connection with subjects related to work under the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, $43,689,000, of which $3,843,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law, such amount
shall be available for the position of Project Manager for
the Capitol Visitor Center, at a rate of compensation
which does not exceed the rate of basic pay payable for
level ES–2 of the Senior Executive Service, as established
under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code (taking into account any comparability pay-
ments made under section 5304(h) of such title): Provided
further, That effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, any amount made available under this heading under
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000, shall be
available for such position at such rate of compensation.
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, $5,362,000,
of which $125,000 shall remain available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $63,974,000, of
which $21,669,000 shall remain available until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, $32,750,000,
of which $123,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy)
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, 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 Su-
preme Court Building, the 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,
$39,415,000, of which $523,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,400,000
of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appro-
priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2001.
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 Anno-
tated Constitution of the United States of America,
$73,592,000: 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 (ex-
cept the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by
the Library of Congress unless such publication has ob-
tained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and dis-
tribution of Government publications authorized by law to
be 
distributed 
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to 
the 
recipient,
$71,462,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not
be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of
the Congressional Record for individual Representatives,
Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44
U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation
shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred
under the appropriations for similar purposes for pre-
ceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding
the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United
States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made
available under this Act or any other Act for printing and
binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be ex-
pended to print a document, report, or publication after
the 27-month period beginning on the date that such docu-
ment, 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: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for car-
rying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. (a) CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BIND-
ING FOR THE HOUSE THROUGH CLERK OF HOUSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of title 44, United States Code, or any other
law, there are authorized to be appropriated to the
Clerk of the House of Representatives such sums as
may be necessary for congressional printing and
binding services for the House of Representatives.
(2) PREPARATION OF ESTIMATES.—Estimated
expenditures and proposed appropriations for con-
gressional printing and binding services shall be pre-
pared and submitted by the Clerk of the House of
Representatives in accordance with title 31, United
States Code, in the same manner as estimates and
requests are prepared for other legislative branch
services under such title, except that such requests
shall be based upon the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (b) (with respect to any fis-
cal year covered by such study).
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This subsection shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2001, the
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall conduct
a comprehensive study of the needs of the House for
congressional printing and binding services during
fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years (includ-
ing transitional issues during fiscal year 2002), and
shall include in the study an analysis of the most
cost-effective program or programs for providing
printed or other media-based publications for House
uses.
(2) SUBMISSION TO COMMITTEES.—The Clerk
shall submit the study conducted under paragraph
(1) to the Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives, who shall review the
study and prepare such regulations or other mate-
rials (including proposals for legislation) as it con-
siders appropriate to enable the Clerk to carry out
congressional printing and binding services for the
House in accordance with this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘congres-
sional printing and binding services’’ means the following
services:
(1) Authorized printing and binding for the
Congress and the distribution of congressional infor-
mation in any format.
(2) Preparing the semimonthly and session
index to the Congressional Record.
(3) Printing and binding of Government publi-
cations authorized by law to be distributed to Mem-
bers of Congress.
(4) Printing, binding, and distribution of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted without charge to the recipient.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries,
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $3,328,000, of which $25,000 shall
remain available until expended.
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 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 Li-
brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and
other publications 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,
$282,838,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation
during fiscal year 2001, 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 2001
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion 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 obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, 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, $10,459,575 is to remain available
until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, news-
papers, 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, $2,506,000 is to remain
available until expended for the acquisition and partial
support for implementation of an Integrated Library Sys-
tem (ILS): Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated, $10,000,000 is to remain available until ex-
pended for salaries and expenses to carry out the Russian
Leadership Program enacted on May 21, 1999 (113 Stat.
93 et seq.): Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $5,957,800 is to remain available until ex-
pended for the purpose of teaching educators how to incor-
porate the Library’s digital collections into school cur-
ricula, which amount shall be transferred to the edu-
cational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining
Hands Across America: Local Community Initiative’’
project as approved by the Library: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $404,000 is to remain
available until expended for a collaborative digitization
and telecommunications project with the United States
Military Academy and any remaining balance is available
for other Library purposes: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $4,300,000 is to remain avail-
able until expended for the purpose of developing a high
speed data transmission between the Library of Congress
and educational facilities, libraries, or networks serving
western North Carolina, and any remaining balance is
available for support of the Library’s Digital Futures ini-
tiative.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$38,523,000, of which not more than $23,500,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2001
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright Of-
fice 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 appro-
priations Acts: Provided further, That not more than
$5,783,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal
year 2001 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h),
and 1005: Provided further, That the total amount avail-
able for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by
which collections are less than $29,283,000: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appro-
priated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘Inter-
national Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of
the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nation-
als of developing countries in intellectual property laws
and policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for activities of the International Copy-
right Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and
seminars.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C.
135a), $48,609,000, of which $14,154,000 shall remain
available until expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation,
maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office
and library equipment, $4,892,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of
not more than $199,630, of which $59,300 is for the Con-
gressional Research Service, when specifically authorized
by the Librarian of Congress, for attendance at meetings
concerned with the function or activity for which the ap-
propriation is made.
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in
this Act shall be used by the Library of Congress to ad-
minister 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 super-
visor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager
or supervisor’’ means any management official or super-
visor, as such terms are defined in section 7103(a)(10)
and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library
of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general
and administrative overhead costs generated by per-
forming reimbursable work for other agencies under the
authority of sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United
States Code, 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 appro-
priations Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administra-
tive overhead costs as are attributable to the
work performed for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as
are provided in appropriations Acts, with re-
spect to any purpose not allowable under sub-
paragraph (A).
SEC. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Li-
brary of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 205. 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 Con-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2001, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $92,845,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are re-
imbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded
from sources other than appropriations to the Library in
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
SEC. 207. Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Li-
brary of Congress, and for other purposes’’, approved De-
cember 15, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) TRANSFER PAYMENT BY ARCHITECT.—Notwith-
standing the limitation on reimbursement or transfer of
funds under subsection (a) of this section, the Architect
of the Capitol may, not later than 90 days after acquisi-
tion of the property under this section, transfer funds to
the entity from which the property was acquired by the
Architect of the Capitol. Such transfers may not exceed
a total of $16,500,000.’’.
SEC. 208. The Librarian of Congress may convert to
permanent positions 84 indefinite, time-limited positions
in the National Digital Library Program authorized in the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 for the Li-
brary of Congress under the heading, ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ (Public Law 104–53). Notwithstanding any other
provision of law regarding qualifications and methods of
appointment of employees of the Library of Congress, the
Librarian may fill these permanent positions through the
non-competitive conversion of the incumbents in the ‘‘in-
definite-not-to-exceed’’ positions to ‘‘permanent’’ posi-
tions.
SEC. 209. (a) In addition to any other transfer au-
thority provided by law, during fiscal year 2001 and fiscal
years thereafter, the Librarian of Congress may transfer
to and among available accounts of the Library of Con-
gress amounts appropriated to the Librarian from funds
for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and repair of
furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment.
(b) Any amounts transferred pursuant to subsection
(a) shall be merged with and be available for the same
purpose and for the same period as the appropriation or
account to which such amounts are transferred.
(c) The Librarian may transfer amounts pursuant to
subsection (a) only with the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
SEC. 210. (a)(1) This subsection shall apply to any
individual who—
(A) is employed by the Library of Congress
Child Development Center (known as the ‘‘Little
Scholars Child Development Center’’, in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) established under sec-
tion 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991; and
(B) makes an election to be covered by this sub-
section with the Librarian of Congress, not later
than the later of—
(i) 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act; or
(ii) 60 days after the date the individual
begins such employment.
(2)(A) Any individual described under paragraph (1)
may be credited, under section 8411 of title 5, United
States Code, for service as an employee of the Center be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act, if such employee
makes a payment of the deposit under section 8411(f )(2)
of such title without application of section 8411(b)(3) of
such title.
(B) An individual described under paragraph (1)
shall be credited under section 8411 of title 5, United
States Code, for any service as an employee of the Center
on or after the date of enactment of this Act, if such em-
ployee has such amounts deducted and withheld from his
pay as determined by the Office of Personnel Management
which would be deducted and withheld from the basic pay
of an employee under section 8422 of title 5, United
States Code.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, any service performed by an individual described
under paragraph (1) as an employee of the Center is
deemed to be civilian service creditable under section 8411
of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of qualifying
for survivor annuities and disability benefits under sub-
chapters IV and V of chapter 84 of such title, if such indi-
vidual makes payment of an amount, determined by the
Office of Personnel Management, which would have been
deducted and withheld from the basic pay of such indi-
vidual if such individual had been an employee subject to
section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such pe-
riod so credited, together with interest thereon.
(4) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall
be deemed an employee for purposes of chapter 84 of title
5, United States Code, including subchapter III of such
title, and may make contributions under section 8432 of
such title effective for the first applicable pay period be-
ginning on or after the date such individual elects coverage
under this section.
(5) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept
the certification of the Librarian of Congress concerning
creditable service for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Any individual who is employed by the Center on
or after the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed
an employee under section 8901(1) of title 5, United
States Code, for purposes of health insurance coverage
under chapter 89 of such title. An individual who is an
employee of the Center on the date of enactment of this
Act may elect coverage under this subsection before the
60th day after the date of enactment of this Act, and dur-
ing such periods as determined by the Office of Personnel
Management for employees of the Center employed after
such date.
(c) An individual who is employed by the Center shall
be deemed an employee under section 8701(a) of title 5,
United States Code, for purposes of life insurance cov-
erage under chapter 87 of such title.
(d) Government contributions for individuals receiv-
ing benefits under this section, as computed under sec-
tions 8423, 8432, 8708, and 8906 shall be made by the
Librarian of Congress from any appropriations available
to the Library of Congress.
(e) The Library of Congress, directly or by agreement
with its designated representative, shall—
(1) process payroll for Center employees, in-
cluding making deductions and withholdings from
the pay of employees in the amounts determined
under sections 8422, 8432, 8707, and 8905 of title
5, United States Code;
(2) maintain appropriate personnel and payroll
records for Center employees, and transmit appro-
priate information and records to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management; and
(3) transmit funds for Government and em-
ployee contributions under this section to the Office
of Personnel Management.
buildings and grounds, $15,970,000, of which $5,000,000
shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $27,954,000: Provided,
That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the De-
pository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not
exceed $175,000: Provided further, That amounts of not
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres-
sional serial sets and other related publications for 1999
and 2000 to depository and other designated libraries:
Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended bal-
ances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Govern-
ment Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
available and in accord with the law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams and purposes set forth in the budget for the current
fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving
fund: Provided, That not more than $2,500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in con-
nection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to
the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OF-
FICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for
the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,285
workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Pub-
lic Printer may request, subject to the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives): Provided further, That activi-
ties financed through the revolving fund may provide in-
formation in any format: Provided further, That the re-
volving fund shall not be used to administer any flexible
or compressed work schedule which applies to any man-
ager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which
is equal to or higher than GS–15: Provided further, That
expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed
$75,000.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not more than $10,000 to be expended
on the certification of the Comptroller General of the
United States in connection with official representation
and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but
at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one
passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign
countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31,
United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), 901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and
4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comp-
troller General of the United States, rental of living quar-
ters in foreign countries, $384,867,000: Provided, That
not more than $1,900,000 of payments received under 31
U.S.C. 782 shall be available for use in fiscal year 2001:
Provided further, That not more than $1,100,000 of reim-
bursements received under 31 U.S.C. 9105 shall be avail-
able for use in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative
expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum
or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be
available to finance an appropriate share of either Fo-
rum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, in-
cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants. Payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited
as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the American Consortium on International Public
Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the
ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to member-
ship of ACIPA in the International Institute of Adminis-
trative Sciences.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the
Committee on House Administration and for the Senate
issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2001 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different from that specifically established by such Act,
the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided,
That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of
the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided
under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that,
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and prod-
ucts purchased with funds made available in this Act
should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds provided
pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen-
sion, and ineligibility procedures described in section
9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 415 of Public Law 104–1 to pay awards and settle-
ments as authorized under such subsection.
SEC. 307. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $252,000.
SEC. 308. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act under the heading ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’ or
‘‘Botanic Garden’’ shall be obligated or expended for a
construction contract in excess of $100,000, unless such
contract includes a provision that requires liquidated dam-
ages for contractor caused delay in an amount commensu-
rate with the daily net usable square foot cost of leasing
similar space in a first class office building within two
miles of the United States Capitol multiplied by the square
footage to be constructed under the contract.
SEC. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2001’’.
SEC. 310. RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. Section
3011 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act (Public Law 106–31; 113 Stat. 93) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1999 and 2000’’ in
subsections (a)(1), (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A)
and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2000 and 2001’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2001’’ in subsection (a)(2),
(e)(1), and (h)(1)(B) and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
SEC. 311. (a)(1) Any State may request the Joint
Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the re-
placement of a statue the State has provided for display
in Statuary Hall in the Capitol of the United States under
section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187).
(2) A request shall be considered under paragraph
(1) only if—
(A) the request has been approved by a resolu-
tion adopted by the legislature of the State and the
request has been approved by the Governor of the
State, and
(B) the statue to be replaced has been displayed
in the Capitol of the United States for at least 10
years as of the time the request is made, except that
the Joint Committee may waive this requirement for
cause at the request of a State.
(b) If the Joint Committee on the Library of Con-
gress approves a request under subsection (a), the Archi-
tect of the Capitol shall enter into an agreement with the
State to carry out the replacement in accordance with the
request and any conditions the Joint Committee may re-
quire for its approval. Such agreement shall provide
that—
(1) the new statue shall be subject to the same
conditions and restrictions as apply to any statue
provided by a State under section 1814 of the Re-
vised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187), and
(2) the State shall pay any costs related to the
replacement, including costs in connection with the
design, construction, transportation, and placement
of the new statue, the removal and transportation of
the statue being replaced, and any unveiling cere-
mony.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to per-
mit a State to have more than two statues on display in
the Capitol of the United States.
(d)(1) Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee
on the Library, ownership of any statue replaced under
this section shall be transferred to the State.
(2) If any statue is removed from the Capitol of the
United States as part of a transfer of ownership under
paragraph (1), then it may not be returned to the Capitol
for display unless such display is specifically authorized
by Federal law.
(e) The Architect of the Capitol, upon the approval
of the Joint Committee on the Library and with the advice
of the Commission of Fine Arts as requested, is authorized
and directed to relocate within the United States Capitol
any of the statues received from the States under section
1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187) prior to
the date of the enactment of this Act, and to provide for
the reception, location, and relocation of the statues re-
ceived hereafter from the States under such section.
SEC. 312. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘$14,500,000’’.
(b) Section 201 of such Act is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Pursuant’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to so-
licit, receive, accept, and hold amounts under section
307E(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(2)) in excess of the $14,500,000
authorized under subsection (a), but such amounts (and
any interest thereon) shall not be expended by the Archi-
tect without approval in appropriation Acts as required
under section 307E(b)(3) of such Act (40 U.S.C.
216c(b)(3)).’’.
SEC. 313. CENTER FOR RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP DE-
VELOPMENT. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the
legislative branch of the Government a center to be
known as the ‘‘Center for Russian Leadership Devel-
opment’’ (the ‘‘Center’’).
(2) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The Center shall be
subject to the supervision and direction of a Board
of Trustees which shall be composed of nine mem-
bers as follows:
(A) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives, one of
whom shall be designated by the Majority Lead-
er of the House of Representatives and one of
whom shall be designated by the Minority Lead-
er of the House of Representatives.
(B) Two members appointed by the Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom
shall be designated by the Majority Leader of
the Senate and one of whom shall be designated
by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(C) The Librarian of Congress.
(D) Four private individuals with interests
in improving United States and Russian rela-
tions, designated by the Librarian of Congress.
Each member appointed under this paragraph shall
serve for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment and the individual so appointed shall serve for
the remainder of the term. Members of the Board
shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reim-
bursement for travel, subsistence, and other nec-
essary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
(b) PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY OF THE CENTER.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center is to
establish, in accordance with the provisions of para-
graph (2), a program to enable emerging political
leaders of Russia at all levels of government to gain
significant, firsthand exposure to the American free
market economic system and the operation of Amer-
ican democratic institutions through visits to govern-
ments and communities at comparable levels in the
United States.
(2) GRANT
PROGRAM.—Subject to the provi-
sions of paragraphs (3) and (4), the Center shall es-
tablish a program under which the Center annually
awards grants to government or community organi-
zations in the United States that seek to establish
programs under which those organizations will host
Russian nationals who are emerging political leaders
at any level of government.
(3) RESTRICTIONS.—
(A) DURATION.—The period of stay in the
United States for any individual supported with
grant funds under the program shall not exceed
30 days.
(B) LIMITATION.—The number of individ-
uals supported with grant funds under the pro-
gram shall not exceed 3,000 in any fiscal year.
(C) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under
the program shall be used to pay—
(i) the costs and expenses incurred by
each program participant in traveling be-
tween Russia and the United States and in
traveling within the United States;
(ii) the costs of providing lodging in
the United States to each program partici-
pant, whether in public accommodations or
in private homes; and
(iii) such additional administrative ex-
penses incurred by organizations in car-
rying out the program as the Center may
prescribe.
(4) APPLICATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each organization in
the United States desiring a grant under this
section shall submit an application to the Cen-
ter at such time, in such manner, and accom-
panied by such information as the Center may
reasonably require.
(B) CONTENTS.—Each application sub-
mitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—
(i) describe the activities for which as-
sistance under this section is sought;
(ii) include the number of program
participants to be supported;
(iii) describe the qualifications of the
individuals who will be participating in the
program; and
(iv) provide such additional assur-
ances as the Center determines to be es-
sential to ensure compliance with the re-
quirements of this section.
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the
Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be
known as the ‘‘Russian Leadership Development
Center Trust Fund’’ (the ‘‘Fund’’) which shall con-
sist of amounts which may be appropriated, credited,
or transferred to it under this section.
(2) DONATIONS.—Any money or other property
donated, bequeathed, or devised to the Center under
the authority of this section shall be credited to the
Fund.
(3) FUND MANAGEMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) of section 116 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2
U.S.C. 1105 (b), (c), and (d)), and the provi-
sions of section 117(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
1106(b)), shall apply to the Fund.
(B) EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary of
the Treasury is authorized to pay to the Center
from amounts in the Fund such sums as the
Board of Trustees of the Center determines are
necessary and appropriate to enable the Center
to carry out the provisions of this section.
(d) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board shall ap-
point an Executive Director who shall be the chief execu-
tive officer of the Center and who shall carry out the func-
tions of the Center subject to the supervision and direction
of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Director of the
Center shall be compensated at the annual rate specified
by the Board, but in no event shall such rate exceed level
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title
5, United States Code.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The provisions of section
119 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1989 (2 U.S.C. 1108) shall apply to the Center.
(2) SUPPORT PROVIDED BY LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS.—The Library of Congress may disburse
funds appropriated to the Center, compute and dis-
burse the basic pay for all personnel of the Center,
provide administrative, legal, financial management,
and other appropriate services to the Center, and
collect from the Fund the full costs of providing
services under this paragraph, as provided under an
agreement for services ordered under sections 1535
and 1536 of title 31, United States Code.
(f ) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this section.
(g) TRANSFER
OF FUNDS.—Any amounts appro-
priated for use in the program established under section
3011 of the 1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act (Public Law 106–31; 113 Stat. 93) shall be
transferred to the Fund and shall remain available without
fiscal year limitation.
(h) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) TRANSFER.—Subsection (g) shall only apply
to amounts which remain unexpended on and after
the date the Board of Trustees of the Center cer-
tifies to the Librarian of Congress that grants are
ready to be made under the program established
under this section.
SEC. 314. REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO EX-
PORT THRESHOLDS FOR COMPUTERS. Not more than 50
days after the date of the submission of the report referred
to in subsection (d) of section 1211 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C.
App. 2404 note), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit an assessment to Congress which con-
tains an analysis of the new computer performance levels
being proposed by the President under such section.
TITLE IV—EMERGENCY FISCAL YEAR 2000
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
The following sums are appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro-
vide additional emergency supplemental appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely: