H. R. 3754
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
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 Senate, $10,000;
Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,
$5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
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 author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $74,615,000, which
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below
limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,156,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman
of each such committee, $996,000 for each such committee; in
all, $1,992,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $384,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such committee, in all,
$1,930,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $234,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,714,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$34,037,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,135,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized
by law, and related expenses, $17,000,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Coun-
sel of the Senate, $3,447,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$936,000.
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EXPENSE
ALLOWANCES
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
THE
SENATE,
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SEC-
RETARIES 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, section 112 of Public
Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$69,561,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,511,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $65,931,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,791,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$208,000,000.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Section 195(a) of chapter IX of title I of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 99–88; 2 U.S.C. 61g–
7(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting
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‘‘or with respect to the administration of the affairs of the commit-
tee.’’.
SEC. 2. Section 105(d)(1) of chapter VI of title I of the Second
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–355; 2
U.S.C. 43d(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and telephone services’’
and inserting ‘‘, telephone services, and stationery’’.
SEC. 3. Section 3(f)(1) under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS’’ in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(1)) is amended
in the second sentence by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘3
years’’.
SEC. 4. (a) Section 5 under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI-
SIONS’’ in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means a Senator,
an Officer of the Senate, and any office, committee, or other entity
the funds of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on October 1, 1996, and shall apply to all payments made on
or after such date for local and long distance telecommunications
service.
SEC. 5. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
may directly, or through the General Services Administration,
transfer title to excess or surplus educationally useful equipment
to a public school. Any such transfer shall be completed at the
lowest possible cost to the public school and the Senate.
(b) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(c) Receipts from reimbursements for the costs of transfer of
excess or surplus educationally useful equipment under this section,
shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to
the account for the ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate’’ within the contingent fund of the Senate.
(d) For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘public school’’ means a public elementary
or secondary school as such terms are defined in section 14101
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801).
(2) The term ‘‘educationally useful equipment’’ means
computers and related peripheral tools, including printers,
modems, routers, servers, computer keyboards, scanners, and
other telecommunications and research equipment, that are
appropriate for use in public school education.
(e) This section shall take effect beginning with fiscal year
1997 and shall be effective each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 6. (a) Notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United
States Code, the Secretary of the Senate may reimburse any individ-
ual employed by the Senate day care center for the cost of training
classes and conferences in connection with the provision of child
care services and for travel, transportation, and subsistence
expenses incurred in connection with the training classes and con-
ferences.
(b) The Senate day care center shall certify and provide appro-
priate documentation to the Secretary of the Senate with respect
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to any reimbursement under this section. Reimbursements under
this section shall be made from the appropriations account ‘‘MIS-
CELLANEOUS ITEMS’’ within the contingent fund of the Senate
on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(c) Reimbursements under this section shall be subject to the
regulations and limitations prescribed by the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate for travel and related expenses
for which payment is authorized to be made from the contingent
fund of the Senate.
(d) This section shall be effective on and after October 1,
1996.
SEC. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
received during fiscal year 1996 by the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate in settlement of a contract claim or
dispute, but not to exceed $1,450,000, shall be deposited into the
appropriation account for fiscal year 1997 for the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate within the contingent fund of the
Senate and shall be available in a like manner and for the same
purposes as are the other funds in that account.
SEC. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Senate, with the oversight
and approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate, shall oversee the development and implementation of
a comprehensive Senate legislative information system.
(b) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Senate
shall consult and work with officers and employees of the House
of Representatives. Legislative branch agencies and departments
and agencies of the executive branch shall provide cooperation,
consultation, and assistance as requested by the Secretary of the
Senate to carry out this section.
(c) Any funds that were appropriated under the heading ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Senate’’ for expenses of the Office of the Secretary
of the Senate by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995,
to remain available until September 30, 1998, and that the Sec-
retary determines are not needed for development of a financial
management system for the Senate may, with the approval of
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, be used to carry
out the provisions of this section, and such funds shall be available
through September 30, 2000.
(d) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section.
(e) This section shall be effective for fiscal years beginning
on or after October 1, 1996.
SEC. 9. PAYMENT FOR UNACCRUED LEAVE.—
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Financial Clerk of the Senate is author-
ized to accept from an individual whose pay is disbursed by the
Secretary of Senate a payment representing pay for any period
of unaccrued annual leave used by that individual, as certified
by the head of the employing office of the individual making the
payment.
(b) WITHHOLDING.—The Financial Clerk of the Senate is author-
ized to withhold the amount referred to in subsection (a) from
any amount which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate
and which is due to or on behalf of the individual described in
subsection (a).
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(c) DEPOSIT.—Any payment accepted under this section shall
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts.
(d) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘head of
the employing office’’ means any person with the final authority
to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privi-
leges of the employment of an individual whose pay is disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate.
(e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to fiscal year 1996
and each fiscal year thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$683,831,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $11,592,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,535,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,526,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,534,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$957,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
Minority Whip, $949,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $376,000; Republican Steering Committee, $664,000; Repub-
lican Conference, $1,130,000; Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee, $1,191,000; Democratic Caucus, $603,000; and nine
minority employees, $1,127,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS,
AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $363,313,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $80,222,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$17,580,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be
expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative
Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement
to agencies for services performed.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $86,259,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of
which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $15,074,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$3,638,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, $55,209,000, including salaries, expenses
and temporary personal services of House Information Resources,
$22,577,000, of which $16,577,000 is provided herein: Provided,
That House Information Resources is authorized to receive
reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and
other governmental entities for services provided and such
reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to
this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, $3,954,000; Office of the Chaplain, $126,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the
Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,036,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law
Revision Counsel of the House, $1,767,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,687,000;
and other authorized employees, $768,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $124,865,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $2,374,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,
$1,000,000; 
reemployed 
annuitants 
reimbursement, 
$71,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security,
and other applicable employee benefits, $120,779,000; and mis-
cellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair
and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary recep-
tions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$641,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified
in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Section 107A of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 522) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘For fiscal year 1996, subject’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Subject’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘of the total amount’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘cost of inventory’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
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the following: ‘‘the amounts deposited in the account specified
in subsection (b) from vending operations of the House of Rep-
resentatives Restaurant System shall be available to pay the
cost of goods sold’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) The account referred to in subsection (a) is the special
deposit account established for the House of Representatives Res-
taurant by section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions
Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note).’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.
SEC. 102. (a) Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of title 39, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a Member
of the House, fewer than 90 days)’’ after ‘‘60 days’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking out ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘90 days’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on October 1, 1996, and shall apply with respect to any mailing
postmarked on or after that date.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF 1997
For construction of platform and seating stands and for salaries
and expenses of conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 1997,
in accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint
committee authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 47, One
Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 20, 1996, and Senate
Concurrent Resolution 48, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed
to March 20, 1996, $950,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate and to remain available until September 30, 1997.
Such funds shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimburs-
able basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 1996:
Provided, That the compensation of any employee of the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been designated
to perform service for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inau-
gural Ceremonies shall continue to be paid by the Committee on
Rules and Administration, but the account from which such staff
member is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the staff
member (including agency contributions when appropriate) out of
funds made available under this heading.
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$2,750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$777,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,470,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses 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 two medical officers while on duty in the Attending Physician’s
office; (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 assistance; and (4) $867,000 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 credited to the applicable
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for
all the purposes thereof, $1,225,000, to be disbursed 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 allowance 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, $69,356,000, of which $33,437,000
is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives,
to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House,
and $35,919,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this
heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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, communications and other
equipment, security equipment and installation, 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
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
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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 Chairman of the Board, $2,782,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives:
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 1997 shall be paid
by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Depart-
ment of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 103. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1997 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 Rep-
resentatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the appro-
priation 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 ‘‘SALARIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to employ more than forty individuals: Provided further, That
the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to
employ not more than two additional individuals for not more
than one hundred twenty days each, and not more than ten addi-
tional individuals for not more than six months each, for the Capitol
Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
of the statements for the second session of the One Hundred Fourth
Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations,
and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to
be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees 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 Accountability Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,609,000.
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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 expended on the certification
of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection
with official representation and reception expenses, $24,532,000:
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used for the purchase
or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 104. (a) Any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services
to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale
or lease to the Congress subject to section 903 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 111b).
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 1996.
SEC. 105. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
shall have the authority, within the limits of available appropria-
tions, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-
agency transfer, donation, or discarding.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 1996.
SEC. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to separated
employees of the Congressional Budget Office for unused annual
leave.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 1996.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Architect of
the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided
by law, $8,454,000.
TRAVEL
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not
to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and
studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activi-
ties under his care, $100,000.
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CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and
House office buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of
the Capitol, including 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; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle; and attendance, when specifically author-
ized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions
in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect
of the Capitol, $23,255,000, of which $2,950,000 shall remain avail-
able 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, $5,020,000, of which $25,000 shall
remain available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation
of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of
the Capitol, $39,640,000, of which $3,200,000 shall remain available
until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $32,556,000, of which $4,825,000
shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation 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 Con-
gress 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, Union
Station complex, 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, $30,749,000: 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 obliga-
tion during fiscal year 1997.
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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 Constitution of the United
States of America, $62,641,000: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection
with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except
the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library
of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the compensation of the Director 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 format; printing
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and
binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribu-
tion of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $81,669,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the perma-
nent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44
U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be avail-
able for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropria-
tions for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1997’’.
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair,
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $2,902,000.
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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; preparation and
distribution of catalog cards and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board,
$216,007,000, of which not more than $7,869,000 shall be derived
from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year
1997, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act
of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Pro-
vided, 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 $7,869,000: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $8,458,000 is to remain available
until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers,
and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic
services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely
for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of
special and unique materials for additions to the collections: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $928,800
shall be for the operation and maintenance of the American Folklife
Center in the Library.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $33,402,000, of which not more than $17,340,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 1997 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), and not more than
$4,929,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1997
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 $22,269,000:
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 Con-
gress 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 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright
Institute.
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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), $44,964,000,
of which $11,694,000 shall remain available until expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture,
furnishings, office and library equipment, $4,882,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library
of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than
$194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congressional Research Serv-
ice, when specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance
at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the
appropriation is made.
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer 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 supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager or super-
visor’’ means any management official or supervisor, 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 Con-
gress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administra-
tive overhead costs generated by performing 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 appropriations
Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administrative 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 respect to any purpose not
allowable under subparagraph (A).
SEC. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Con-
gress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for the incentive
awards program.
SEC. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of Con-
gress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
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official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field
Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1997, the obligational authority
of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection
(b) may not exceed $108,275,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other
than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
SEC. 207. (a)(1) Subject to subsection (b), for fiscal year 1997,
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activi-
ties described in paragraph (2) may not exceed $2,000,000.
(2) The activities referred to in paragraph (1) are non-expendi-
ture transfer activities in support of parliamentary development
that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the
Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
(b) The obligational authority under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be available only with respect to Russia, Ukraine,
Albania, Slovakia, and Romania; and
(2) shall expire on December 31, 1996.
SEC. 208. From and after October 1, 1996, the Disbursing
Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds
appropriated for the Office of Compliance, and the Library of Con-
gress shall provide financial management support to the Office
of Compliance as may be required and mutually agreed to by
the Librarian of Congress and the Executive Director of the Office
of Compliance. The Library of Congress is further authorized to
compute and disburse the basic pay of all personnel of the Office
of Compliance pursuant to the provisions of section 5504 of
title 5.
All vouchers certified for payment by duly authorized certifying
officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certifi-
cation by an officer or employee of the Office of Compliance duly
authorized in writing by the Executive Director of the Office of
Compliance to certify payments from appropriations of the Office
of Compliance. The Office of Compliance certifying officers 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 paper and 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 certifi-
cations made, 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 mis-
leading certificate made by them, as well as for any payment
prohibited by law 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 not contrary to any statutory
provision specifically prohibiting payments of the character
involved, and the United States has received value for such pay-
ment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve
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such certifying officer or employee of liability for an overpayment
for transportation services made to any common carrier covered
by section 3726 of title 31, whenever he finds that the overpayment
occurred solely because the administrative examination made prior
to payment of the transportation bill did not include a verification
of transportation rates, freight classifications, or land grant deduc-
tions.
The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress shall not
be held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or
incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or mislead-
ing certificate, the responsibility for which is imposed upon a certify-
ing officer or employee of the Office of Compliance.
SEC. 209. Section 8 of the American Folklife Preservation Act
(20 U.S.C. 2107) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to
carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of
the fiscal years 1997 and 1998.’’.
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, $9,753,000, of which $1,310,000 shall remain available
until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Con-
gress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and
international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,077,000:
Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the
Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed
$150,000: Provided further, That amounts of not more than
$2,000,000, from current year appropriations are authorized for
producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other
related publications for 1995 and 1996 to depository and other
designated libraries.
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 programs and purposes set forth in the budget
for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolv-