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104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3754
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 30, 1996
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
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 Representa-
tives 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
Ω1æSENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000;
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority
Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
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ate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority
Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority
and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $56,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;
in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized 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.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$1,156,000.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference
of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the
Chairman of each such committee, $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 com-
mittee, 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.
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AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized 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 Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,447,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $936,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
$3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000;
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all,
$12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of
Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, sec-
tion 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281,
agreed to March 11, 1980, $69,561,000.
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EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,511,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $65,931,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,791,000.
SENATOR’S 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.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Section 195(a) of chapter IX of title I of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law
99–88; 2 U.S.C. 61g–7(a)) is amended by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘or with respect to the admin-
istration of the affairs of the committee.’’.
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 ‘‘ADMINIS-
TRATIVE 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 strik-
ing ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’.
SEC. 4. (a) Section 5 under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRA-
TIVE PROVISIONS’’ 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 Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means
a Senator, an Officer of the Senate, and any office, commit-
tee, 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 tele-
communications 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 educa-
tionally 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 provi-
sions of this section.
(c) Receipts from reimbursements for the costs of trans-
fer 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:
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(1) The term ‘‘public school’’ means a public ele-
mentary or secondary school as such terms are de-
fined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Second-
ary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
(2) The term ‘‘educationally useful equipment’’
means computers and related peripheral tools, includ-
ing printers, modems, routers, servers, computer key-
boards, 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 reim-
burse any individual employed by the Senate day care cen-
ter for the cost of training classes and conferences in connec-
tion with the provision of child care services and for travel,
transportation, and subsistence expenses incurred in con-
nection with the training classes and conferences.
(b) The Senate day care center shall certify and pro-
vide appropriate documentation to the Secretary of the Sen-
ate with respect to any reimbursement under this section.
Reimbursements under this section shall be made from the
appropriations account ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS’’
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within the contingent fund of the Senate on vouchers ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(c) Reimbursements under this section shall be subject
to the regulations and limitations prescribed by the Com-
mittee 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 over-
sight and approval of the Committee on Rules and Admin-
istration of the Senate, shall oversee the development and
implementation of a comprehensive Senate legislative infor-
mation system.
(b) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the
Senate shall consult and work with officers and employees
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of the House of Representatives. Legislative branch agencies
and departments and agencies of the executive branch shall
provide cooperation, consultation, and assistance as re-
quested by the Secretary of the Senate to carry out this sec-
tion.
(c) Any funds that were appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘Secretary of the Senate’’ for expenses of the Office of
the Secretary of the Senate by the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1995, to remain available until Septem-
ber 30, 1998, and that the Secretary 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 nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(e) This section shall be effective for fiscal years begin-
ning on or after October 1, 1996.
SEC. 9. PAYMENT FOR UNACCRUED LEAVE.—
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Financial Clerk of the
Senate is authorized to accept from an individual
whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of Senate a
payment representing pay for any period of
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unaccrued annual leave used by that individual, as
certified by the head of the employing office of the in-
dividual making the payment.
(b) WITHHOLDING.—The Financial Clerk of the
Senate is authorized to withhold the amount referred
to in subsection (a) from any amount which is dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate and which is
due to or on behalf of the individual described in sub-
section (a).
(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 per-
son with the final authority to appoint, hire, dis-
charge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges of
the employment of an individual whose pay is dis-
bursed 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 Represent-
atives, $683,831,000, as follows:
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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 Ap-
propriations, $17,580,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices 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.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, 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 recep-
tion 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 ex-
penses, $3,638,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, $55,209,000, includ-
ing salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of
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House Information Resources, $22,577,000, of which
$16,577,000 is provided herein: Provided, That House In-
formation Resources is authorized to receive reimburse-
ment from Members of the House of Representatives and
other governmental entities for services provided and such
reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for cred-
it to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Inspector General, $3,954,000; Office of the Chap-
lain, $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 ex-
penses 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, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$2,374,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $1,000,000;
reemployed annuitants reimbursement, $71,000; Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, Social Security,
and other applicable employee benefits, $120,779,000; and
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miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte-
nance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $641,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations 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 Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Section 107A of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 522) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘For fiscal year 1996, sub-
ject’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Subject’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘of the total amount’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘cost of inventory’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘the amounts
deposited in the account specified in subsection (b)
from vending operations of the House of Representa-
tives Restaurant System shall be available to pay the
cost of goods sold’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) The account referred to in subsection (a) is the
special deposit account established for the House of Rep-
resentatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First Sup-
plemental 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 Septem-
ber 30, 1996.
SEC. 102. (a) Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of title 39, Unit-
ed 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 re-
spect to any mailing postmarked on or after that date.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF
1997
Ω2æFor construction of platform and seating stands
and for salaries and expenses of conducting the inaugural
ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the
United States in January 1997, $950,000, to be disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available
until September 30, 1997: Provided, That such funds shall
be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable
basis, for such purposes whether incurred on, before, or
after, October 1, 1996.
For construction of platform and seating stands and
for salaries and expenses of conducting the inaugural cere-
monies of the President 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 reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or after,
October 1, 1996: Provided, That the compensation of any
employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration
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of the Senate who has been designated to perform service
for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Cere-
monies 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 appro-
priate) out of funds made available under this heading.
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, Ω3æ$3,000,000 $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.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $5,470,000, 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
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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 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, $1,225,000, 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, Ω4æ$68,392,000 $70,132,000, of which
Ω5æ$32,927,000 $34,213,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed
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by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and
Ω6æ$35,465,000 $35,919,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the
amounts appropriated under this heading, such amounts
as may be necessary may be transferred between the Ser-
geant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon ap-
proval 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-
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man of the Board, Ω7æ$2,685,000 $2,880,000, to be dis-
bursed 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 Department
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 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
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(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 Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
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 ad-
ditional individuals for not more than six months each,
for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House
of Representatives, of the statements for the second ses-
sion of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, showing ap-
propriations made, indefinite appropriations, and con-
tracts 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 chair-
men of such committees to supervise the work.
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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), $2,609,000.
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 $2,500 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, Ω8æ$24,288,000
$24,775,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may
be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehi-
cle.
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 beginning after September 30, 1996.
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SEC. 105. (a) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall have the authority, within the limits
of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obso-
lete personal property by inter-agency transfer, donation,
or discarding.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
years beginning 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 beginning after September 30, 1996.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Archi-
tect 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 offi-
cial business not to exceed in the aggregate under all
funds the sum of $20,000.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make sur-
veys and studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in con-
nection with activities under his care, $100,000.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol and electrical substations of
the Senate and House office buildings under the jurisdic-
tion 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 ex-
pended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; pur-
chase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a pas-
senger motor vehicle; and attendance, 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, Ω9æ$23,255,000
$23,555,000, of which $2,950,000 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, $5,020,000,
of which $25,000 shall remain available until expended.
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Ω10æSENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and
operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $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 operation 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 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
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, Union Station complex, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad-
vanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the
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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 appro-
priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 1997.
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,
$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 (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
Oversight of the House of Representatives or the Commit-
tee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Re-
search Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual
rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for
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positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 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 Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and dis-
tribution 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 permanent edition of
the Congressional Record for individual Representatives,
Resident Commissioners or Delegates 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 similar purposes for preced-
ing fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1997’’.
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TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries,
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Commit-
tee on the Library, $2,902,000.
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; 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 chargeable to the income of any trust
fund held by the Board, Ω11æ$215,007,000 $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
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Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the Library of Congress may
not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions 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, periodi-
cals, and newspapers, and all other materials including
subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, in-
cluding $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase,
when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
unique materials for additions to the collectionsΩ12æ: 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, in-
cluding 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
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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 Congress for the
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not more than $2,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for activities
of the International Copyright Institute.
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.
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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 Con-
gressional Research Service, 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 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
supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager
or supervisor’’ means any management official or super-
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 perform-
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ing reimbursable work for other agencies under the au-
thority 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 adminis-
trative 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.
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-
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gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1997, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $108,275,000.
(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. (a)(1) Subject to subsection (b), for fiscal
year 1997, the obligational authority of the Library of
Congress for the activities described in paragraph (2) may
not exceed $2,000,000.
(2) The activities referred to in paragraph (1) are
non-expenditure transfer activities in support of par-
liamentary 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 Rus-
sia, Ukraine, Albania, Slovakia, and Romania; and
(2) shall expire on December 31, 1996.
Ω13æSEC. 208. (a) Amounts appropriated for fiscal
year 1997 for the Library of Congress under the headings
specified in subsection (b) may be transferred among such
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headings, upon approval of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate.
(b) The headings referred to in subsection (a) are as
follows: (1) in title I, ‘‘CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERV-
ICE’’, ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’; and (2) in this title,
‘‘SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES’’;
‘‘COPYRIGHT
OFFICE’’,
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’, ‘‘BOOKS FOR THE BLIND
AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED’’, ‘‘SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES’’; and ‘‘FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS’’.
SEC. 209. From and after October 1, 1996, the Dis-
bursing Officer of the Library of Congress is authorized
to disburse funds appropriated for the Office of Compli-
ance, and the Library of Congress 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 Com-
pliance. 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 sup-
ported with a certification by an officer or employee of
the Office of Compliance duly authorized in writing by the
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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 pro-
posed payment under the appropriation or fund involved,
(2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness
of the computations of certifications 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 mislead-
ing certificate made by them, as well as for any payment
prohibited by law which did not represent a legal obliga-
tion 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 obli-
gation 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
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States has received value for such payment: Provided fur-
ther, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such cer-
tifying 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 administra-
tive examination made prior to payment of the transpor-
tation bill did not include a verification of transportation
rates, freight classifications, or land grant deductions.
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 misleading certificate, the responsibility for
which is imposed upon a certifying officer or employee of
the Office of Compliance.
Ω14æSEC. 210. 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.’’.
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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, Ω15æ$9,003,000 $10,453,000, of
which $560,000 Ω16æ$1,910,000 shall remain available
until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $29,077,000: Provided,
That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the De-
pository 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 Congres-
sional serial sets and other related publications for 1995
and 1996 to depository and other designated libraries.
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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
for the hire or purchase of not more than twelve 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-
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FICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for
the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,600
workyears by the end of fiscal year 1997: Provided further,
That activities financed through the revolving fund may
provide information in any format: Provided further, That
the revolving fund shall not be used to administer any
flexible or compressed work schedule which applies to any
manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of
which is equal to or higher than GS–15: Provided further,
That 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 $7,000 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
States in connection with official representation and recep-
tion 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 Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one pas-
senger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign coun-
tries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits com-
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parable 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 countries;
$332,520,000: Provided, That not more than $100,000 of
reimbursements received incident to the operation of the
General Accounting Office Building shall be available for
use in fiscal year 1997: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed
to the Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall
be deposited to the appropriation of the General Account-
ing Office then available and remain available until ex-
pended, and not more than $5,805,000 of such funds shall
be available for use in fiscal year 1997: Provided further,
That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis-
trative expenses of any other department or agency which
is a member of the Joint Financial Management Improve-
ment Program (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by the
JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Director
and secretarial support: Provided further, That this appro-
priation and appropriations for administrative expenses of
any other department or agency which is a member of the
National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional
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Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of Forum costs as determined
by the Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-
Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either the
Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements
to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially
financed: Provided further, That to the extent that funds
are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or con-
tracts for the removal of asbestos, and renovation of the
building and building systems (including the heating, ven-
tilation and air conditioning system, electrical system and
other major building systems) of the General Accounting
Office Building may be made for periods not exceeding
five years: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other
department or agency which is a member of the American
Consortium on International Public Administration
(ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate share
of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including
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
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may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the
Committee on House Oversight and for the Senate issued
by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
1997 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different from that specifically established by such Act,
the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided,
That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of
the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
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where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that,
to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and prod-
ucts purchased with funds made available in this Act
should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription with the same meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds provided
pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen-
sion, and ineligibility procedures described in section
9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 306. During fiscal year 1997 and fiscal years
thereafter, amounts appropriated to the Architect of the
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Capitol (including amounts relating to the Botanic Gar-
den) may be transferred among accounts available to the
Architect of the Capitol upon the approval of—
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, in the case of amounts
transferred from the appropriation for Capitol build-
ings and grounds under the heading ‘‘HOUSE OFFICE
BUILDINGS’’;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation for Capitol buildings and grounds
under the heading ‘‘SENATE
OFFICE
BUILDINGS’’;
and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, in the
case of amounts transferred from any other appro-
priation.
SEC. 307. (a) Upon approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and in
accordance with conditions determined by the Committee
on House Oversight, positions in connection with House
public address sound system activities and related funding
shall be transferred from the appropriation for the Archi-
tect of the Capitol for Capitol buildings and grounds under
the heading ‘‘CAPITOL BUILDINGS’’ to the appropriation
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for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
for the Office of the Clerk under the heading ‘‘SALARIES,
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’.
(b) For purposes of section 8339(m) of title 5, United
States Code, the days of unused sick leave to the credit
of any such employee as of the date such employee is
transferred under subsection (a) shall be included in the
total service of such employee in connection with the com-
putation of any annuity under subsections (a) through (e)
and (o) of such section.
(c) In the case of days of annual leave to the credit
of any such employee as of the date such employee is
transferred under subsection (a), the Architect of the Cap-
itol is authorized to make a lump sum payment to each
such employee for that annual leave. No such payment
shall be considered a payment or compensation within the
meaning of any law relating to dual compensation.
SEC. 308. (a) Effective October 1, 1996, the respon-
sibility for maintenance of security systems for the Capitol
buildings and grounds is transferred from the Architect
of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such mainte-
nance shall be carried out under the direction of the Com-
mittee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate. On and after October 1, 1996, any alteration
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to a structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the
Capitol buildings and grounds that is required for security
system maintenance under the preceding sentence may be
carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the
Capitol.
(b)(1) Effective October 1, 1996, all positions speci-
fied in paragraph (2) and each individual holding any such
position (on a permanent basis) immediately before that
date, as identified by the Architect of the Capitol, shall
be transferred to the Capitol Police.
(2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are
those positions which, immediately before October 1,
1996, are—
(A) under the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) within the Electronics Engineering Division
of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(C) related to the maintenance of security sys-
tems for the Capitol buildings and grounds.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the
credit of an individual immediately before such individual
is transferred under paragraph (1) shall be credited to
such individual, without adjustment, in the new position
of the individual.
SEC. 309. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
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tion 415 of Public Law 104–1 to pay awards and settle-
ments as authorized under such subsection.
SEC. 310. Any amount appropriated in this Act for
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Ex-
penses—Members’ Representational Allowances’’ shall be
available only for fiscal year 1997. Any amount remaining
after all payments are made under such allowances for
such fiscal year shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be
used for deficit reduction.
SEC. 311. (a) Each mass mailing sent by a Member
of the House of Representatives shall bear in a prominent
place on its face, or on the envelope or outside cover or
wrapper in which the mail matter is sent, the following
notice: ‘‘THIS MAILING WAS PREPARED, PUBLISHED,
AND MAILED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE.’’, or a notice to
the same effect in words which may be prescribed under
subsection (c). The notice shall be printed in a type size
not smaller than 7-point.
(b)(1) There shall be published in the itemized report
of disbursements of the House of Representatives as re-
quired by law, a summary tabulation setting forth, for the
office of each Member of the House of Representatives,
the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during the
period involved and the total cost of those mass mailings.
(2) Each such tabulation shall also include—
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(A) the total cost (as referred to in paragraph
(1)) divided by the number (as determined by the
Postmaster General) of addresses (other than busi-
ness possible delivery stops) in the Congressional
district from which the Member was elected (as such
addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of
title 39, United States Code); and
(B) the total number of pieces of mass mail (as
referred to in paragraph (1)) divided by the number
(as determined by the Postmaster General) of ad-
dresses (other than business possible delivery stops)
in the Congressional district from which the Member
was elected (as such addresses are described in sec-
tion 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39, United States Code).
(c) The Committee on House Oversight shall pre-
scribe such rules and regulations and shall take such other
action as the Committee considers necessary and proper
for Members to conform to the provisions of this sub-
section and applicable rules and regulations.
(d) For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means a Representative in, or a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;
and
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(2) the term ‘‘mass mailing’’ has the meaning
given such term by section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39,
United States Code.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to sessions
of Congress beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Ω17æSEC. 312. (a) In addition to any other estimates
the Director is required to make pursuant to the Congres-
sional Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall, upon the request of the chairman of
the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representa-
tives (after consultation with the ranking minority mem-
ber of that committee), prepare an estimate for any major
spending legislation, as designated by the majority leader
of the House of Representatives (after consultation with
the minority leader of the House), of the change in spend-
ing and revenues resulting from that legislation on the
basis of assumptions that estimate the probable dynamic
macroeconomic feedback effects of such legislation, and
shall include a statement identifying those assumptions.
Such estimates shall be submitted to the chairmen and
ranking minority members of the Committee on the Budg-
et and of the committees of subject-matter jurisdiction,
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and, if timely submitted, shall be included in the reports
on such legislation.
(b) In addition to any other estimates the Chief of
Staff is required to make pursuant to the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
and the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Chief
of Staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation shall, upon
the request of the chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives (after con-
sultation with the ranking minority member of that com-
mittee), prepare an analysis of any major tax legislation,
as designated by the majority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives (after consultation with the minority leader
of the House), of the change in spending and revenues
resulting from that legislation on the basis of assumptions
that estimate the probable dynamic macroeconomic feed-
back effects of such legislation, and shall include a state-
ment identifying those assumptions. Such analyses shall
be submitted to the chairmen and ranking minority mem-
bers of the Committee on Ways and Means and of the
committees of subject-matter jurisdiction, and, if timely
submitted, shall be included in the reports on such legisla-
tion.
(c) Estimates and analyses made pursuant to this
section are to be used for informational purposes only.
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Ω18æSEC. 312. (a) Section 203(a)(3) of Public Law
104–1 (2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and
in subsection (c)(4)’’ after ‘‘(c)(3)’’.
(b) Section 203(c) of Public Law 104–1 (2 U.S.C.
1313(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following
paragraph:
‘‘(4) LAW
ENFORCEMENT.—Law enforcement
personnel of the Capitol Police who are subject to the
exemption under section 7(k) of the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(k)) may elect
to receive compensatory time off in lieu of overtime
compensation for hours worked in excess of the maxi-
mum for their work period.’’.
Ω19æSEC. 313. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1997’’.
Ω20æSEC. 314. The Government Printing Office shall
be considered an agency for the purposes of the election in
section 801(b)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation
Policy Act and the Public Printer shall be considered the
head of the agency for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(C) of
such section.
Ω21æSEC. 315. (a) Upon enactment into law of this
Act, the Library of Congress, under the direction of the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate, and in consultation with the heads of the appro-
priate offices and agencies of the legislative branch, shall
develop a program for providing the widest possible ex-
change of information among legislative branch agencies
with the long range goal of improving technology planning,
evaluation, development, and management among legisla-
tive branch organizations. The plan for this program shall
be subject to joint approval of the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Commit-
tee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and, upon
approval, shall be communicated to the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. All of the appro-
priate offices and agencies of the legislative branch as de-
fined below shall participate in this program for informa-
tion exchange, and shall report annually on the extent and
nature of their participation in their budget submissions
to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
(b) As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘offices and agencies of the legisla-
tive branch’’ means, the office of the Clerk of the
House, the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the of-
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fice of the Architect of the Capitol, the General Ac-
counting Office, the Government Printing Office, the
Library of Congress, the Congressional Research Serv-
ice, the Congressional Budget Office, the Chief Admin-
istrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and
the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate; and
(2) the term ‘‘technology’’ refers to any form of
computer hardware and software; computer-based sys-
tems, services, and support for the creation, process-
ing, exchange, and delivery of information; and tele-
communications systems, and the associated hardware
and software, that provide for voice, data, or image
communication.
Ω22æPROHIBITIONS AGAINST POLITICAL
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
SEC. 316. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3303 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3303. Competitive service; recommendations of Sen-
ators or Representatives
‘‘An individual concerned in examining an applicant
for or appointing him in the competitive service may not
receive or consider a recommendation of the applicant by
a Senator or Representative, except as to the character or
residence of the applicant.’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1)
The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section
3303 to read as follows:
‘‘3303. Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or Representatives.’’.
(2) Section 2302(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) solicit or consider any recommendation or
statement, oral or written, with respect to any indi-
vidual who requests or is under consideration for any
personnel action unless such recommendation or state-
ment is based on the personal knowledge or records of
the person furnishing it and consists of—
‘‘(A) an evaluation of the work performance,
ability, aptitude, or general qualifications of
such individual; or
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the character, loyalty,
or suitability of such individual;’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Ω23æSEC. 317. (a) The Congressional Research Serv-
ice, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate and
the heads of the appropriate offices and agencies of the legis-
lative branch and with the approval of the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall coordinate
the development of an electronic congressional legislative in-
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formation and document retrieval system to provide for the
legislative information needs of the Senate through the ex-
change and retrieval of information and documents among
legislative branch offices and agencies. The Secretary of the
Senate, with the oversight and approval of the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, shall have re-
sponsibility for the implementation of this system in the
Senate. All of the appropriate offices and agencies of the
legislative branch shall participate in the implementation
of the system.
(b) As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘legislative information’’ refers to
that information and those documents produced for
the use of the Congress by the offices and agencies of
the legislative branch as defined in this section, and
such other information and documents as approved
by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate;
(2) the term ‘‘offices and agencies of the legisla-
tive branch’’ means the Office of the Secretary of the
Senate, the Office of Legislative Counsel of the Senate,
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the General
Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office,
the Library of Congress, the Congressional Budget Of-
fice, and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate; and
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(3) the term ‘‘retrieval system’’ means the index-
ing of documents and data, as well as integrating,
searching, linking, and displaying documents and
data.
(c) The Library of Congress shall—
(1) assist the Congressional Research Service in
supporting the Senate in carrying out this section;
and
(2) provide such technical staff and resources as
may be necessary to carry out this section.
Ω24æSEC. 318. (a) Section 207(e)(1)(A) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and
inserting ‘‘2 years’’.
(b) Paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4)(A) of section
207(e) of title 18, United States Code, are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘within 1 year after’’ and inserting ‘‘within 5 years
after’’.
Ω25æSEC. 319. LIMITATION
ON
EXCLUSIVE
COPY-
RIGHTS FOR LITERARY WORKS IN SPECIALIZED
FORMAT FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding after section 120 the following
new section:
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‘‘§ 121. Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction
for blind or other people with disabilities
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106
and 710, it is not an infringement of copyright for an au-
thorized entity to reproduce or to distribute copies or
phonorecords of a previously published, nondramatic lit-
erary work if such copies or phonorecords are reproduced
or distributed in specialized formats exclusively for use by
blind or other persons with disabilities.
‘‘(b)(1) Copies or phonorecords to which this section
applies shall—
‘‘(A) not be reproduced or distributed in a for-
mat other than a specialized format exclusively for
use by blind or other persons with disabilities;
‘‘(B) bear a notice that any further reproduction
or distribution in a format other than a specialized
format is an infringement; and
‘‘(C) include a copyright notice identifying the
copyright owner and the date of the original publica-
tion.
‘‘(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply
to standardized, secure, or norm-referenced tests and related
testing material, or to computer programs, except the por-
tions thereof that are in conventional human language (in-
cluding descriptions of pictorial works) and displayed to
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users in the ordinary course of using the computer pro-
grams.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term—
‘‘(1) ‘authorized entity’ means a nonprofit orga-
nization or a governmental agency that has a pri-
mary mission to provide specialized services relating
to training, education, or adaptive reading or infor-
mation access needs of blind or other persons with
disabilities;
‘‘(2) ‘blind or other persons with disabilities’
means individuals who are eligible or who may qual-
ify in accordance with the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
provide books for the adult blind’’, approved March 3,
1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a; 46 Stat. 1487) to receive books
and other publications produced in specialized for-
mats; and
‘‘(3) ‘specialized formats’ means braille, audio,
or digital text which is exclusively for use by blind
or other persons with disabilities.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The
table of sections for chapter 1 of title 17, United States
Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to sec-
tion 120 the following:
‘‘121. Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or other people with
disabilities.’’.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1997’’.
Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 1996.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 30, 1996.
Attest:
KELLY D. JOHNSTON,
Secretary.