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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).
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
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(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress.
Ω2æJOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,072,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,174,000, 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)
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$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, $92,769,000, of which $45,683,000 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 $47,086,000 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
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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, $6,549,000, 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
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paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available
to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 104. 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. 105. (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 Po-
lice Board, shall appoint certifying officers to certify all
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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
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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
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any question of law involved in a payment on any vouchers
presented to them for certification.
SEC. 106. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER.—(a)
There shall be within the Capitol Police an Office of
Administration to be headed by a Chief Administrative
Officer:
(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.
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(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—
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(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
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(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.
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(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
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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-
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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.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $2,201,000, 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
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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 Acts as required by law, $29,000,
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), $1,816,000.
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
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expended on the certification of the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $27,403,000: Pro-
vided, 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 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-
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chitect of the Capitol, $44,234,000, of which $4,280,000
shall remain available until expended.
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, $5,217,000,
of which $25,000 shall remain available until expended.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL
CEREMONIES OF 2001
For all construction expenses, salaries, and other ex-
penses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies
of the President and Vice President of the United States,
January 20, 2001, in accordance with such program as
may be adopted by the joint committee authorized by Senate
Concurrent Resolution 89, agreed to March 2, 2000 (One
Hundred Sixth Congress), and Senate Concurrent Resolu-
tion 90, agreed to March 2, 2000 (One Hundred Sixth Con-
gress), $1,000,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2001.
Funds made available under this heading shall be available
for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether in-
curred on, before, or after, October 1, 2000: Provided, That
the compensation of any employee of the Committee on
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Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been des-
ignated to perform service for the Joint Congressional Com-
mittee on Inaugural Ceremonies shall continue to be paid
by the Committee on Rules and Administration, but the ac-
count from which such staff member is paid may be reim-
bursed for the services of the staff member (including agency
contributions when appropriate) out of funds made avail-
able under this heading.
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $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, $6,686,000, 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-
ance 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
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month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,159,904 for
reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of
the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay-
able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$1,835,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer 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, $102,700,000, of which $51,350,000 is
provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House, and $51,350,000 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
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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,
$6,884,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board or
their delegee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for
fiscal year 2001 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treas-
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ury from funds available to the Department of the Treas-
ury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2001
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.
SEC. 102. APPOINTMENT OF CERTIFYING OFFICERS OF
THE CAPITOL POLICE. The Capitol Police Board shall ap-
point certifying officers to certify all vouchers for payment
from Capitol Police appropriations and funds.
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SEC. 103. CERTIFYING OFFICERS OF THE CAPITOL PO-
LICE; ACCOUNTABILITY; RELIEF BY COMPTROLLER GEN-
ERAL. Each officer or employee of the Capitol Police, who
has been duly authorized in writing by the Capitol Police
Board to certify vouchers for payment from appropriations
and funds, shall (1) be held responsible for the existence and
correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise
stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the
legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation
or fund involved; (2) be held responsible and accountable
for the correctness of the computations of certified vouchers;
and (3) be held accountable for and required to make good
to the United States the amount of any illegal, improper,
or incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate,
or misleading certificate made by him, as well as for any
payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a
legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved:
Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United
States may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer
or employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper
whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on
official records and that such certifying officer or employee
did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry
could not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (2) that the
obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was
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not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohib-
iting payments of the character involved, and the United
States has received value for such payment.
SEC. 104. ENFORCEMENT OF LIABILITY OF CERTI-
FYING OFFICERS OF THE CAPITOL POLICE. The liability of
these certifying officers or employees shall be enforced in
the same manner and to the same extent as now provided
by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of dis-
bursing and other accountable officers; and they shall have
the right to apply for and obtain a decision by the Comp-
troller General on any question of law involved in a pay-
ment on any vouchers presented to them for certification.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $2,371,000, to be disbursed 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 author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two ad-
ditional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and
not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than
6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
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Representatives, of the statements for the second session of
the One Hundred Sixth 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), $2,066,000.
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, $27,113,000: Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or
hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 105. Beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act and hereafter, the Congressional Budget Office may use
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available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement
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, respectively, of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services 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 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
passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for at-
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tendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with
subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol,
$44,191,000, of which $4,255,000 shall remain available
until expended.
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, $5,512,000,
of which $225,000 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.
Ω3æCAPITOL 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
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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,
$39,151,000, of which $200,000 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,
$73,810,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may
be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with
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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 of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Con-
gress, $69,626,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent
edition of the Congressional Record for individual Sen-
ators, Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Dele-
gates 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 simi-
lar purposes for preceding 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
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provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United
States Code, may be expended to print a document, report,
or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the
date that such document, report, or publication is author-
ized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthor-
izes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title
44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unob-
ligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be
transferred to the Government 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 Representatives and Senate.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 107. (a) CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BIND-
ING THROUGH CLERK OF HOUSE AND SECRETARY OF
SENATE.—
(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 and the Sec-
retary of the Senate such sums as may be necessary
for congressional printing and binding services.
(2) PREPARATION OF ESTIMATES.—Estimated
expenditures and proposed appropriations for con-
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gressional printing and binding services shall be pre-
pared and submitted by the Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate in
accordance with title 31, United States Code, in the
same manner as estimates and requests are pre-
pared for other legislative branch services under
such title, except that such requests shall be based
upon the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (b) (with respect to any fiscal 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 and the Sec-
retary of the Senate shall conduct a comprehensive
study of the needs of the House and Senate for con-
gressional printing and binding services during fiscal
year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years (including
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
and Senate uses.
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(2) SUBMISSION TO COMMITTEES.—The Clerk
and the Secretary shall submit the study conducted
under paragraph (1) to the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate, who shall review the study and prepare such
regulations or other materials (including proposals
for legislation) as each considers appropriate to en-
able the Clerk and the Secretary to carry out con-
gressional printing and binding services in accord-
ance 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) Printing and binding for the Architect of
the Capitol.
(3) Preparing the semimonthly and session
index to the Congressional Record.
(4) Printing and binding of Government publi-
cations authorized by law to be distributed to Mem-
bers of Congress.
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(5) 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, $3,216,000.
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
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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,
$269,864,000, 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
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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, $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.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$38,771,000, of which not more than $26,000,000, 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
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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 $31,783,000: 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), $48,507,000, of which $14,135,000 shall remain
available until expended.
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FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation,
maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office
and library equipment, $5,394,000.
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-
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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 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 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.
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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 an Act to authorize acquisition
of certain real property for the Library of Congress, and
for other purposes, approved December 15, 1997 (2
U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by adding 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.’’.
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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 for Fiscal Year
1996 for the Library of Congress under the heading ‘‘Sal-
aries and Expenses’’ (Public Law 104–53). Notwith-
standing any other provision of law regarding qualifica-
tions and methods of appointment of employees of the Li-
brary of Congress, the Librarian may fill these permanent
positions through the non-competitive conversion of the in-
cumbents in the ‘‘indefinite-not-to-exceed’’ positions to
‘‘permanent’’ positions.
SEC. 209. During fiscal year 2001 and fiscal years
thereafter, the Librarian of Congress may transfer among
available accounts amounts appropriated to the Library
and amounts appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol
for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and
operation of Library buildings and grounds, with the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives. Amounts so transferred
shall be merged with and be available for the same purpose
for the same period as the appropriation or account to
which transferred. This transfer authority is in addition
to any other transfer authority provided by law. The Li-
brarian shall consult with the Architect of the Capitol be-
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fore proposing transfers involving amounts appropriated
to the Architect.
SEC. 210. The Library of Congress may for such em-
ployees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to
employees who voluntarily separate before January 1,
2001, whether by retirement or resignation, which pay-
ment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of
section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
buildings and grounds, $15,837,000, 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 on-line access
to the public, Members of Congress, other Government
agencies, and designated depository and international ex-
change libraries as authorized by law, $25,652,000: Pro-
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vided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of
the Depository 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 appropria-
tions are available for the cost of publications distributed
in prior years: Provided further, That any unobligated or
unexpended balances in this account or accounts for simi-
lar 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.
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
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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
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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 31 U.S.C. 3324; 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 Comptroller General of the
United States, rental of living quarters in foreign coun-
tries,
$368,896,000:
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 fur-
ther, That not more than $1,100,000 of reimbursements
received under 31 U.S.C. 9105 shall be available for use
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in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the Na-
tional Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional
Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as de-
termined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments
hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimburse-
ments to any appropriation from which costs involved are
initially financed: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the
American Consortium on International Public Administra-
tion (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, in-
cluding any expenses attributable to membership of
ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative
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