In the Senate of the United States,
July 20 (legislative day, July 10), 1995.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1854) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
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SENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000;
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority
Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority
Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority
and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $56,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;
in all, $30,000.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$69,727,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the below limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,195,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$656,000.
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, $996,000 for each such
committee; in all, $1,992,000.
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, $360,000.
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POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such com-
mittee, in all, $1,930,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$31,889,000. The account for the Office of Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper is reduced by $10,000: Provided, That there
shall be no new elevator operators hired to operate auto-
matic elevators.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,047,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
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OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $936,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
$3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000;
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all,
$12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of
Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, sec-
tion 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281,
agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,266,000.
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SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $61,347,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $204,029,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair
Employment Practices, $778,000.
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500,
for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority
and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in
all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $11,000,000.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘SENATE’’, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
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(d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on
vouchers approved by the Chaplain of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ‘‘Set-
tlements and Awards Reserve’’ in Public Law 103–283 shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is amended by striking
the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the revolving
fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Dan-
iel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section
4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2
U.S.C. 88b–7).’’.
SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance
telecommunications service provided to any user by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the
total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to
separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the
appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying
base service period covered by the invoice ends.
(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘user’’ means
any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or en-
tity provided telephone equipment and services by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is amend-
ed by inserting before ‘‘collected’’ the following: ‘‘(including
donated moneys)’’.
SEC. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101–520 (2 U.S.C.
61g–6a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or
Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any
fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the
appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Mi-
nority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account,
within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which ex-
penses are payable for such committees.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at
his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation
account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of
the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable
for such committees.
‘‘(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority
Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account, within
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the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are
payable for such committees.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Con-
ference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for expenses, within the contingent fund
of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which sala-
ries are payable for such committees.
‘‘(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall
be—
‘‘(1) available for expenditure by such committee
in like manner and for the same purposes as are other
moneys which are available for expenditure by such
committee from the account to which the funds were
transferred; and
‘‘(2) made at such time or times as the Chair-
man shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing
Office.
‘‘(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds
under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate of the transfer.’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take ef-
fect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect
to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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cluding line 7 on page 15 and insert:
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $1,164,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
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$5,116,000
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sert: $69,825,000
Ω5æPage 16, line 15, strike out ø$34,213,000¿ and in-
sert: $33,906,000
Ω6æPage 17, line 16, strike out ø$2,560,000¿ and insert:
$2,190,000
Ω7æPage 18, strike out lines 4 to 15 and insert:
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service,
$1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate:
Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to employ
more than thirty-three individuals: Provided further, That
the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies,
to employ not more than two additional individuals for not
more than one hundred twenty days each, and not more
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than ten additional individuals for not more than six
months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Of-
fice, $363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Sen-
ate.
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104–1, the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385),
$2,500,000.
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OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
orderly closure of the Office of Technology Assessment,
$3,615,000, of which $150,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 1997. Upon enactment of this Act,
$2,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
in Public Law 103–283 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1996: Provided, That none of the funds made
available in this Act shall be available for salaries or ex-
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penses of any employee of the Office of Technology Assess-
ment in excess of 17 employees except for severance pay pur-
poses.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 112. Upon enactment of this Act all employees
of the Office of Technology Assessment for 183 days preced-
ing termination of employment who are terminated as a
result of the elimination of the Office and who are not other-
wise gainfully employed may continue to be paid by the
Office of Technology Assessment at their respective salaries
for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the
employee’s date of termination or until the employee be-
comes otherwise gainfully employed whichever is earlier. A
statement in writing to the Director of the Office of Tech-
nology Assessment or his designee by any such employee
that he was not gainfully employed during such period or
the portion thereof for which payment is claimed shall be
accepted as prima facie evidence that he was not so em-
ployed.
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended, or any other provision of law, upon the abolition
of the Office of Technology Assessment, all records and prop-
erty of that agency (including Unix system, all computer
hardware and software, all library collections and research
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materials, and all photocopying equipment), with the excep-
tion of realty and furniture, are hereby transferred to the
jurisdiction and control of the Library of Congress, Con-
gressional Research Service, to be used and employed in
connection with its functions.
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sert: $25,788,000
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Ω13æPage 20, strike out lines 11 to 15
Ω14æPage 20, line 17, strike out ø113¿ and insert: 114
Ω15æPage 21, line 8, strike out ø$8,569,000¿ and insert:
$8,876,000
Ω16æPage 22, line 6, strike out ø$22,832,000¿ and in-
sert: $23,132,000
Ω17æPage 22, line 7, strike out ø$3,000,000¿ and insert:
$2,950,000
Ω18æPage 22, line 7, after ‘‘expended’’ insert: : Provided,
That hereafter expenses, based on full cost recovery, for fly-
ing American flags and providing certification services
therefor shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of
the Architect of the Capitol, and amounts so received shall
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be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appro-
priation
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SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and
operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $41,757,000, of which
$4,850,000 shall remain available until expended.
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sert: $31,518,000
Ω21æPage 23, line 20, strike out ø$75,083,000¿ and in-
sert: $60,084,000
Ω22æPage 24, line 21, strike out ø$88,281,000¿ and in-
sert: $85,500,000
Ω23æPage 24, line 23, strike out øSenators,¿
Ω24æPage 25, strike out lines 15 to 21
Ω25æPage 26, line 19, strike out ø$195,076,000 (less
$1,165,000)¿ and insert: $213,164,000
Ω26æPage 30, line 25, strike out ø$86,912,000¿ and in-
sert: $99,412,000
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Ω27æPage 31, line 1, strike out ø$5,667,000¿ and insert:
$7,295,000
Ω28æPage 31, line 6, after ‘‘activities’’ insert: funded by
the Agency for International Development
Ω29æPage 31, line 8, strike out øand Romania,¿ and in-
sert: Romania, and Egypt
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Ω31æPage 31, after line 22 insert:
SEC. 209. The Library of Congress may for such em-
ployees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to em-
ployees who voluntarily retire during fiscal 1996 which
payment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions
of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
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SEC. 210. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section
is to reduce the cost of information support for the Congress
by eliminating duplication among systems which provide
electronic access by Congress to legislative information.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, the
term ‘‘legislative information’’ means information about
legislation prepared by, or on behalf of, the entire Congress,
or by the committees, subcommittees, or offices of the Con-
gress, to include, but not limited to, the text of bills and
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amendments to bills; the Congressional Record; legislative
activity recorded for the Record and/or the current Senate
or House bill status systems; committee hearings, reports,
and prints.
(c) Consistent with the provisions of any other law,
the Library of Congress shall develop and maintain, in co-
ordination with other appropriate Legislative Branch enti-
ties, a single legislative information retrieval system to
serve the entire Congress.
(d) The Library shall develop a plan for creation of
this system, taking into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations of the study directed by House Report No.
103–517 to identify and eliminate redundancies in congres-
sional information systems. This plan must be approved by
the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
House Oversight Committee. The Library shall provide
these committees, as well as the Senate and House Appro-
priations Committees, with regular status reports on the
implementation of the plan.
(e) In formulating its plan, the Library shall examine
issues regarding efficient ways to make this information
available to the public. This analysis shall be submitted to
the Senate and House Appropriations Committees as well
as the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
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House Oversight Committee for their consideration and pos-
sible action.
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sert: $30,307,000
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Ω35æPage 34, line 24, strike out ø3,550 workyears¿ and
insert: 3,900 workyears by the end of fiscal year 1996
Ω36æPage 36, line 6, strike out ø$392,864,000¿ and in-
sert: $374,406,000
Ω37æPage 36, line 16, after ‘‘1996’’ insert: and, in addi-
tion, the following sums are appropriated, to be available
for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996 and ending
September 30, 1997, for the necessary expenses of the Gen-
eral Accounting Office, in accordance with the authority,
and on such terms and conditions, as provided for in fiscal
year 1996, including $7,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $338,425,400: Provided further, That
not more than $100,000 of reimbursements received inci-
dent to the operation of the General Accounting Office
Building shall be available for use in 1997: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter
amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General pursuant
to that section shall be deposited to the appropriation of
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the General Accounting Office then available and remain
available until expended, and not more than $6,000,000 of
such funds shall be available in fiscal year 1997
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øADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION¿
and insert:
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
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including line 2, on page 39
Ω40æPage 39, after line 2 insert:
SEC. 211. (a) Section 732 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (h) as follows:
‘‘(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, the Comptroller
General shall prescribe regulations for the release of officers
and employees of the General Accounting Office in a reduc-
tion in force which give due effect to tenure of employment,
military preference, performance and/or contributions to
the agency’s goals and objectives, and length of service. The
regulations shall, to the extent deemed feasible by the Comp-
troller General, be designed to minimize disruption to the
Office and to assist in promoting the efficiency of the Of-
fice.’’.
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SEC. 212. Section 753 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d)
as (c), (d), and (e), respectively.
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) a new sub-
section (b) as follows:
‘‘(b) The Board has no authority to issue a stay of
any reduction in force action.’’; and
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (c), as re-
designated, by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)’’.
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SEC. 213. The General Accounting Office may for such
officers and employees as it deems appropriate authorize
a payment to officers and employees who voluntarily sepa-
rate on or before September 30, 1995, whether by retirement
or resignation, which payment shall be paid in accordance
with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United
States Code.
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including line 3 on page 44
Ω44æPage 44, line 4, strike out ø309¿ and insert: 308
Ω45æPage 44, after line 14 insert:
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take
effect only if the Administrative Conference of the United
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States ceases to exist prior to the completion and submis-
sion of the study to the Board as required by section 230
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1371).
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including line 6 on page 45
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cluding line 25 on page 49
Ω48æPage 50, line 1, strike out ø312¿ and insert: 309
Ω49æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 310. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996’’.
Ω50æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 311. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the
Senate should consider a resolution in the 104th Congress,
1st Session, that requires an accredited member of any of
the Senate press galleries to file an annual public report
with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the identity of
the primary employer of the member and of any additional
sources of earned outside income received by the member,
together with the amounts received from each such source.
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(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Senate press
galleries’’ means—
(1) the Senate Press Gallery;
(2) the Senate Radio and Television Correspond-
ents Gallery;
(3) the Senate Periodical Press Gallery; and
(4) the Senate Press Photographers Gallery.
Ω51æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 312. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any program for the selection of Fed-
eral Government contractors when such program results in
the award of Federal contracts to unqualified persons, in
reverse discrimination, or in quotas, or is inconsistent with
the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena on June 12, 1995.
Ω52æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 313. It is the sense of the Senate that before the
conclusion of the 104th Congress, comprehensive welfare re-
form, food stamp reform, Medicare reform, Medicaid re-
form, superfund reform, wetlands reform, reauthorization
of the Safe Drinking Water Act, reauthorization of the En-
dangered Species Act, immigration reform, Davis-Bacon re-
form, State Department reauthorization, Defense Depart-
ment reauthorization, Bosnia arms embargo, foreign aid re-
authorization, fiscal year 1996 and 1997 Agriculture ap-
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propriations, Commerce, Justice, State appropriations, De-
fense appropriations, District of Columbia appropriations,
Energy and Water Development appropriations, Foreign
Operations appropriations, Interior appropriations, Labor,
Health and Human Services and Education appropria-
tions, Legislative Branch appropriations, Military Con-
struction appropriations, Transportation appropriations,
Treasury and Postal appropriations, and Veterans Affairs,
Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agen-
cies appropriations, reauthorization of the Older Americans
Act, reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, health care reform, comprehensive cam-
paign finance reform, job training reform, child support en-
forcement reform, tax reform, and a ‘‘Farm Bill’’ should
be considered.
Ω53æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 314. (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) war and human tragedy have reigned in the
Balkans since January 1991;
(2) the conflict has occasioned the most horren-
dous war crimes since Nazi Germany and the Third
Reich’s death camps;
(3) these war crimes have been characterized by
‘‘ethnic cleansing’’, summary executions, torture, forc-
ible displacement, massive and systematic rape, and
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attacks on medical and relief personnel committed
mostly by Bosnian Serb military, para-military, and
police forces;
(4) more than 200,000 people, mostly Bosnian
Muslims, have been killed or are missing, 2.2 million
are refugees, and another 1.8 million have been dis-
placed in Bosnia;
(5) the final report of the Commission of Experts
on War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, submitted
to the United Nations Security Council on May 31,
1995, documents more than 3500 pages of detailed
evidence of war crimes committed in Bosnia;
(6) the decisions of the United Nations Security
Council have been disregarded with impunity;
(7) Bosnian Serb forces have hindered humani-
tarian and relief efforts by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, the International Com-
mittee of the Red Cross, and other relief efforts;
(8) Bosnian Serb forces have incessantly shelled
relief outposts, hospitals, and Bosnian population
centers;
(9) the rampage of violence and suffering in
Bosnia and Herzegovina continues unchecked and the
United Nations and NATO remain unable or willing
to stop it; and
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(5) It is the sense of the Senate that the Presi-
dent should not terminate economic sanctions, or co-
operate in the termination of such sanctions, against
the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro unless
and until the President determines and certifies to
Congress that President Slobodan Milosovic of Serbia
is cooperating fully with the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
Ω54æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 315. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST POLITICAL
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL
EMPLOYMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Section 3303 of title 5, United
States Code, is repealed.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1)
The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section
3303.
(2) Section 2302(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) solicit or consider any recommendation or
statement, oral or written, with respect to any indi-
vidual who requests or is under consideration for any
personnel action unless such recommendation or state-
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ment is based on the personal knowledge or records of
the person furnishing it and consists of—
‘‘(A) an evaluation of the work performance,
ability, aptitude, or general qualifications of
such individual; or
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the character, loyalty,
or suitability of such individual;’’.
Ω55æPage 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 316. (a) The head of each agency with respon-
sibility for the maintenance and operation of facilities
funded under this Act shall take all actions necessary to
achieve during fiscal year 1996 a 5-percent reduction in
facilities energy costs from fiscal year 1995 levels. The head
of each such agency shall transmit to the Treasury of the
United States the total amount of savings achieved under
this subsection, and the amount transmitted shall be used
to reduce the deficit.
(b) The head of each agency described in subsection
(a) shall report to the Congress not later than December
31, 1996, on the results of the actions taken under sub-
section (a), together with any recommendations as to how
to further reduce energy costs and energy consumption in
the future. Each report shall specify the agency’s total fa-
cilities energy costs and shall identify the reductions
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achieved and specify the actions that resulted in such reduc-
tions.
Attest:
Secretary.
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