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deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if
there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have
been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Administration
of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe
regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘Member
of the House of Representatives’’ means a Representative in, or
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
SEC. 102. NET EXPENSES OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS REVOLVING
FUND. (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United
States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives to be
known as the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Revolving Fund’’),
consisting of funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives from amounts provided by legisla-
tive branch offices to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain the
data and voice telecommunications services and equipment located
in such offices.
(b) Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by the Chief
Administrative Officer without fiscal year limitation to purchase,
lease, obtain, and maintain the data and voice telecommunications
services and equipment of legislative branch offices.
(c) The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category of allow-
ances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)).
(d) Section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1989 (2 U.S.C. 117f) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection
(c) as subsection (b); and
(2) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
(e) Section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2003 (2 U.S.C. 112g) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(e) This section shall not apply with respect to any tele-
communications equipment which is subject to coverage under sec-
tion 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (relating
to the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving Fund).’’.
(f) This section and the amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and each succeeding
fiscal year, except that for purposes of making deposits into the
Revolving Fund under subsection (a), the Chief Administrative
Officer may deposit amounts provided by legislative branch offices
during fiscal year 2004 or any succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 103. CONTRACT FOR EXERCISE FACILITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
shall enter into a contract on a competitive basis with a private
entity for the management, operation, and maintenance of the
exercise facility established for the use of employees of the House
of Representatives which is constructed with funds made available
under this Act.
(b) USE OF FEES TO SUPPORT CONTRACT.—Any amounts paid
as fees for the use of the exercise facility described in subsection
(a) shall be used to cover costs incurred by the Chief Administrative
Officer under the contract entered into under this section or to
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otherwise support the management, operation, and maintenance
of the facility, and shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 104. SENSE OF THE HOUSE. It is the sense of the House
of Representatives that Members of the House who use vehicles
in traveling for official and representational purposes, including
Members who lease vehicles for which the lease payments are
made using funds provided under the Members’ Representational
Allowance, are encouraged to use hybrid electric and alternatively
fueled vehicles whenever possible, as the use of these vehicles
will help to move our Nation toward the use of a hydrogen fuel
cell vehicle and reduce our dependence on oil.
SEC. 105. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING
FUND.—There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United
States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives to be
known as the ‘‘House Services Revolving Fund’’ (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Revolving Fund’’), consisting of funds
deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives from all amounts received by the House of Representa-
tives with respect to the following activities:
(1) The operation of the House Barber Shop.
(2) The operation of the House Beauty Shop.
(3) The operation of the House Restaurant System
(including vending operations).
(4) The provision of mail services to entities which are
not part of the House of Representatives.
(b) USE
OF AMOUNTS
IN FUND.—Amounts in the Revolving
Funds shall be used for any purpose designated by the Chief
Administrative Officer which is approved by the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The Revolving Fund shall be treated
as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section
101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C.
95b(a)).
(d) TERMINATION
AND TRANSFER
OF EXISTING FUNDS
AND
ACCOUNTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each fund and account specified in para-
graph (2) is hereby terminated, and the balance of each such
fund and account is hereby transferred to the Revolving Fund.
(2) FUNDS
AND
ACCOUNTS
SPECIFIED.—The funds and
accounts referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The revolving fund for the House Barber Shop,
established by the paragraph under the heading ‘‘HOUSE
BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’’ in the matter
relating to the House of Representatives in chapter III
of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975
(Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat. 1776).
(B) The revolving funds for the House Beauty Shop,
established by the matter under the heading ‘‘HOUSE
BEAUTY
SHOP’’ in the matter relating to administrative
provisions for the House of Representatives in the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145;
83 Stat. 347).
(C) The special deposit account established for the
House of Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of
the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act,
1941 (2 U.S.C. 2041 note), or any successor fund or account
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established for the receipt of revenues of the House Res-
taurant System.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect October
1, 2004, and shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and
each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 106. (a) If the Clerk of the House of Representatives
is required under any law, rule, or regulation to make available
for public inspection a report, statement, or other document filed
with the Office of the Clerk, the Clerk shall preserve the report,
statement, or document—
(1) for a period of 6 years from the date on which the
document is filed; or
(2) if the law, rule, or regulation so provides, the period
required under such law, rule, or regulation.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports, state-
ments, and documents filed before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 107. (a) PERMITTING ORGANIZATIONAL CAUCUSES AND CON-
FERENCES TO BE HELD AT ANY TIME.—Section 202(a)(1) of House
Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on October 8,
1974, and enacted into permanent law by chapter III of title I
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 29a(a)(1)),
is amended by striking ‘‘conference, to begin on or after’’ all that
follows through ‘‘to be attended by all’’ and inserting ‘‘conference
of all’’.
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF PER DIEM.—
(1) MEMBERS.—Section 202(b)(1)(B) of House Resolution
988, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on October 8, 1974, and
enacted into permanent law by chapter III of title I of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 29a(b)(1)(B)),
is amended by striking ‘‘for a period’’ and all that follows
and inserting a period.
(2) STAFF.—Section 1(b) of House Resolution 10, Ninety-
fourth Congress, agreed to on January 14, 1975, and enacted
into permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 43b–2(b)), is amended by
striking ‘‘for a period’’ and all that follows and inserting a
period.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF PROVISIONS
TO ORIENTATION SESSIONS
FOR NEW MEMBERS.—
(1) MEMBERS.—Section 202 of House Resolution 988,
Ninety-third Congress, agreed to on October 8, 1974, and
enacted into permanent law by chapter III of title I of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 29a), is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) With the approval of the majority leader (in the case
of a Member or Member-elect of the majority party) or the minority
leader (in the case of a Member or Member-elect of the minority
party), subsections (b) and (c) shall apply with respect to the attend-
ance of a Member or Member-elect at a program conducted by
the Committee on House Administration for the orientation of new
members in the same manner as such provisions apply to the
attendance of the Member or Member-elect at the organizational
caucus or conference.’’.
(2) STAFF.—Section 1 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-fourth
Congress, agreed to on January 14, 1975, and enacted into
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permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 43b–2), is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) With the approval of the majority leader (in the case
of a Member or Member-elect of the majority party) or the minority
leader (in the case of a Member or Member-elect of the minority
party), subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to the
attendance of a Member or Member-elect at a program conducted
by the Committee on House Administration for the orientation
of new members in the same manner as such provisions apply
to the attendance of the Member or Member-elect at the organiza-
tional caucus or conference.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Tenth Congress and
each succeeding Congress.
SEC. 108. (a) Subject to the approval of the Committee on
House Administration, the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives shall implement regulations under which
the Chief Administrative Officer shall be authorized to handle any
mail matter delivered by the United States Postal Service or any
other carrier to the House of Representatives, or to any other
entity with whom the Chief Administrative Officer has entered
into an agreement to receive mail matter delivered to the entity,
in such manner as the Chief Administrative Officer deems necessary
to ensure the safety of any individuals who may come into contact
with, or otherwise be exposed to, such mail matter.
(b) No action taken under the regulations implemented pursu-
ant to this section may serve as a basis for civil or criminal liability
of any individual or entity.
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘handle’’ includes but
is not limited to collecting, isolating, testing, opening, disposing,
and destroying.
(d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004
and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 109. (a) There is established in the House of Representa-
tives an office to be known as the Republican Policy Committee,
which shall have such responsibilities as may be assigned by the
chair of the Republican Conference.
(b) There shall be a lump sum allowance for the salaries and
expenses of the Republican Policy Committee, which shall be treated
as a category of House leadership offices for purposes of section
101(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C.
95b(c)).
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005
and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 110. The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution
1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as
enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b–5), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘step 5 of level 11’’ and inserting ‘‘step
11 of level 13’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘step 9 of level 8’’ and inserting ‘‘step 8
of level 12’’.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows: