In the Senate of the United States,
July 21, 1998.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4112) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1999, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the follow-
ing
AMENDMENT:
Page 10, strike out all after line 7, over to and includ-
ing line 22 on page 47 and insert:
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.
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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.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$87,233,000, 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, $1,659,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,436,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$1,416,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$6,050,000.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference
of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the
Chairman of each such committee, $1,092,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,184,000.
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, $570,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,218,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$33,805,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,200,000.
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AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,753,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,004,000.
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, $66,800,000.
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EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $370,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,511,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $239,156,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year
which begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii) of
paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Ap-
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propriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the
Senator 
represents 
Alabama, 
$183,565, 
Alaska,
$252,505, Arizona, $197,409, Arkansas, $168,535,
California, $470,272, Colorado, $187,366, Connecti-
cut, $161,691, Delaware, $127,384, Florida, $263,748,
Georgia, 
$211,784, 
Hawaii, 
$279,648, 
Idaho,
$163,841, Illinois, $267,000, Indiana, $195,391,
Iowa, 
$171,340, 
Kansas, 
$168,912, 
Kentucky,
$176,975, Louisiana, $186,714, Maine, $148,205,
Maryland, $172,455, Massachusetts, $196,819, Michi-
gan, $235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, Mississippi,
$168,587, Missouri, $198,365, Montana, $161,857,
Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New Hamp-
shire, $142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico,
$166,721, New York, $328,586, North Carolina,
$212,711, North Dakota, $150,225, Ohio, $262,252,
Oklahoma, $181,913, Oregon, $189,258, Pennsyl-
vania, $267,240, Rhode Island, $138,637, South
Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota, $151,838, Ten-
nessee, $192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959,
Vermont, $136,315, Virginia, $193,935, Washington,
$213,887, 
West 
Virginia, 
$149,135, 
Wisconsin,
$191,314, Wyoming, $153,016, plus’’.
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(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘the amount referred to in sub-
paragraph (A)(iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘that part of the
amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is
not specifically allocated for official mail expenses’’;
and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ‘‘; and the part of the amount referred to
in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official
mail expenses shall be recalculated in accordance with
regulations of the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration’’.
SEC. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104–53 (2
U.S.C. 61d–3(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$35,000’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is effective
on and after October 1, 1998.
SEC. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate
Resolution 149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress,
1st Session), as amended by Senate Resolution 299, agreed
to September 24, 1996 (104th Congress, 2d Session), is
amended by striking ‘‘until December 31, 1998’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘until December 31, 2000’’.
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SEC. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The President pro tempore of the Senate is
authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of 1
consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at
a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that
specified in the first sentence of this subsection.’’; and
(2) in the sentence that begins ‘‘The provisions
of’’, by striking ‘‘section 8344’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tions 8344 and 8468’’.
(b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(b)) is amended by striking all
after ‘‘(b)’’ through ‘‘to such position’’ and inserting ‘‘Any
or all appointments under this section may be’’.
(c) This section is effective on and after the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 5. (a) There is established the Senate Leader’s
Lecture Series (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘lecture se-
ries’’). Expenses incurred in connection with the lecture se-
ries shall be paid from the appropriations account ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Senate’’ within the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any fiscal year.
(b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lec-
ture series may cover expenses incurred by speakers, includ-
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ing travel, subsistence, and per diem, and the cost of recep-
tions, including food, food related items, and hospitality.
(c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be
made on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(d) This section is effective on and after October 1,
1997.
SEC. 6. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensa-
tion of such employees as may be necessary to operate Sen-
ate Hair Care Services.
(b) There is established in the Treasury of the United
States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving
fund to be known as the Senate Hair Care Services Revolv-
ing Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘re-
volving fund’’).
(c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Serv-
ices from fees for services or from any other source shall
be deposited in the revolving fund.
(2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available
without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Sec-
retary of the Senate—
(A) for the payment of salaries and agency con-
tributions of employees of Senate Hair Care Services;
and
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(B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other
expenses of Senate Hair Care Services.
(d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be
made upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, except that vouchers shall not be
required for the disbursement of salaries paid at an annual
rate.
(e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and
Administration, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw
from the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the
revolving fund that the Committee may determine are in
excess of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of
Senate Hair Care Services.
(f) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this section, subject
to the approval of the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion.
(g) There is transferred to the revolving fund estab-
lished by this section any unobligated balance in the fund
established by section 106 of Public Law 94–440 on the ef-
fective date of this section.
(h)(1) Section 106 of Public Law 94–440 is repealed.
(2) Section 10(a) of Public Law 100–458 is repealed.
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(i) This section shall be effective on and after October
1, 1998, or 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
whichever is later.
SEC. 7. The amount available to the Committee on
Rules and Administration for expenses under section 16(c)
of Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is
increased by $150,000.
SEC. 8. Effective on and after October 1, 1998, each
of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the
dollar amounts in that table, as increased by section 5 of
Public Law 105–55, increased by an additional $50,000
each.
SEC. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter
into agreements with public or private parties for the pur-
pose of demonstrating the use of alternative fuel vehicles (as
defined in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(Public Law 102–486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such
agreement may also provide for necessary fueling infra-
structure in connection with the alternative fuel vehicles.
(b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection
(a) for a period not exceeding 90 days.
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SEC. 10. (a) The Committee on Appropriations is au-
thorized in its discretion—
(1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and
make investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of
rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate;
(2) to make expenditures from the contingent
fund of the Senate;
(3) to employ personnel;
(4) with the prior consent of the Government de-
partment or agency concerned and the Committee on
Rules and Administration to use, on a reimbursable
or nonreimbursable basis, the services of personnel of
any such department or agency;
(5) to procure the services of individual consult-
ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-
tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and Senate Resolution 140, agreed to May 14,
1975); and
(6) to provide for the training of the professional
staff of such committee (under procedures specified by
section 202(j) of such Act).
(b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997,
is amended by striking section 4.
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(c) This section shall be effective on and after October
1, 1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is
later.
SEC. 11. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Appropriations
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at
his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation
account for salaries for the Appropriations Committee of
the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of
the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such com-
mittee.
(2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee
of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for
expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account
from which salaries are payable for such committee.
(b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be—
(1) available for expenditure by such committee
in like manner and for the same purposes as are other
moneys which are available for expenditure by such
committee from the account to which the funds were
transferred; and
(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman
shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Of-
fice.
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(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998,
and shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning
on or after that date.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $2,796,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $202,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head-
ing may not be available for expenditure for expenses in-
curred after December 31, 1998.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $5,965,400, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative 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 Physi-
cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of
$1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
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ance of $500 per month each to two medical officers while
on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per
month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the basis
heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $893,000
for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for ex-
penses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Of-
fice of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced
and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropria-
tions from which such salaries, allowances, and other ex-
penses are payable and shall be available for all the pur-
poses thereof, $1,415,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative 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, $74,281,000, of which $35,770,000 is pro-
vided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
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of the House, and $38,511,000 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 Com-
mittee 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, communica-
tions and other equipment, security equipment and instal-
lation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services,
personal and professional services, the employee assistance
program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program,
postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment 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 Rep-
resentatives designated by the Chairman of the Board,
$6,297,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives: Provided, That, not-
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withstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center for fiscal year 1999 shall be paid
by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to
the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL 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 Sen-
ate, in the case of amounts transferred from the ap-
propriation 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.
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CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than forty-three indi-
viduals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board
is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than
two additional individuals for not more than 120 days
each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not
more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, of the statements for the second session of
the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appropriations
made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized,
together with a chronological history of the regular appro-
priations 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 Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,286,000.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public
Law 93–344), including not more than $2,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $25,671,000: Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or
hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assist-
ant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services,
at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies
in connection with activities under the care of the Architect
of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the mainte-
nance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical sub-
stations of the Senate and House office buildings under the
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including fur-
nishings 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
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating,
power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and
water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House
office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the
grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage,
and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants
in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing
Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and
chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court
Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Mar-
shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and
amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury
to the credit of this appropriation, $38,222,000, of which
$5,100,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to
be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 1999.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $67,877,483: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Oversight of the House
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the compensation of the Di-
rector of the Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the
annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
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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 authorized by
law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $75,500,000: 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 none of the funds appropriated or made available
under this Act may be expended for printing and binding
and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7
of title 44, United States Code, unless such printing and
binding and related services are provided during fiscal year
1999 and the billing of such printing and binding and re-
lated services occurs not later than December 31, 2000.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
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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 Commit-
tee on the Library, $3,180,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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, $239,176,542, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1999, and
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shall remain available until expended, under the Act of
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150):
Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate
or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act
of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
the $6,500,000: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $10,119,000 is to remain available until ex-
pended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers,
and all other materials including subscriptions for biblio-
graphic 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 addi-
tions to the collections: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $3,544,000 is to remain available
until expended for the acquisition and partial support for
implementation of an integrated library system (ILS): Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$2,000,000 is to remain available until expended for a
project to digitize collections for the Meeting of the Frontiers
United States-Russian digital library: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 is to re-
main available until expended for the Library’s efforts in
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connection with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of
the Lewis and Clark expedition.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, includ-
ing publication of the decisions of the United States courts
involving copyrights, $35,269,000, of which not more than
$16,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C.
708(d), and not more than $5,170,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by
the amount by which collections are less than $21,170,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of
an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright
Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training
nationals of developing countries in intellectual property
laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than
$2,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librar-
ian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for activities of the International
Copyright Institute.