In the Senate of the United States,
June 16 (legislative day, June 7), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 4454) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1995, and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
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SENATE
MILEAGE AND EXPENSES ALLOWANCES
MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS
For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the
United States, $60,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000;
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority
Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority
Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority
and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $56,000.
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REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;
in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$71,338,000, 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, $457,000.
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,
$656,000.
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.
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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.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,961,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$32,739,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,197,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $17,052,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
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 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
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Com-
mittee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,287,000 for
each such committee; in all, $2,574,000.
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, $78,112,000.
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $348,000.
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SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,966,500 and, in addition, $7,000,000, to be derived
by transfer from funds appropriated in fiscal year 1992
for ‘‘Salaries, Officers and Employees’’ and to remain
available until September 30, 1998.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper 
of 
the 
Senate, 
$74,894,000, 
of 
which
$21,347,000 shall remain available until expended.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $7,429,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $206,542,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair
Employment Practices, $889,000.
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500,
for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority
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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, $11,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1996.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘SENATE’’, $23,000,000 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. Effective on and after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of the Senate, subject to the ap-
proval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate,
is authorized to transfer up to $300,000 from any Senate
appropriations account with respect to which the Secretary
has disbursing authority to the revolving fund established
under section 2(c) under the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRA-
TIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ in
Public Law 102–392 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) to provide addi-
tional capitalization for such revolving fund. Any moneys
so transferred shall be available for use in the same manner
and to the same extent as the moneys otherwise in such re-
volving fund.
SEC. 2. (a) Not later than September 30, 1995, the Sec-
retary of the Senate shall submit to the Committee on Rules
and Administration a report evaluating the quality and
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scope of the educational experience available to visitors to
the Senate concerning the constitutional and historical role
of the Senate in American Government and society.
(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall include in the
report a plan for the improvement of the educational experi-
ence available to Senate visitors. Senate officers and offi-
cials and legislative branch support agencies shall work
with the Secretary of the Senate in the development of the
plan. Appropriate executive branch agencies, such as the
National Archives and Records Administration and the
Smithsonian Institution, are encouraged to offer assistance
to the Secretary of the Senate in developing the plan.
(c) There are authorized to be paid out of the Contin-
gent Fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the
Secretary of the Senate, such sums as are necessary to reim-
burse the routine expenses associated with developing the
report required by this section.
SEC. 3. (a) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act 1965 (Public Law 88–454; 2 U.S.C.
104a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Each report by the Secretary of the Senate re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall contain a separate summary
of Senate accounts statement for each office of the Senate
authorized to obligate appropriated funds, including each
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Senator’s office, each officer of the Senate, and each commit-
tee of the Senate. The summary of Senate accounts state-
ment shall include—
‘‘(A) the total amount of appropriations made
available or allocated to the office;
‘‘(B) any supplemental appropriation, transfer
of funds, or rescission and the effect of such action on
the appropriation or allocation to the office;
‘‘(C) total expenses incurred for salary and office
expenses; and
‘‘(D) the unexpended balance.’’.
(b) Section 318 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–520; 2 U.S.C. 59f) is
amended by striking the period at the end of the last sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘, and in the case of each
Senator, the allocation made to such Senator from the ap-
propriation for official mail expenses.’’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effec-
tive with respect to—
(1) reports and statements covering periods be-
ginning on and after October 1, 1994; and
(2) appropriations made and obligations in-
curred on and after such date.
SEC. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a revolving fund within the contingent fund
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of the Senate to be known as the Daniel Webster Senate
Page Residence Revolving Fund (hereafter referred to in
this section as the ‘‘fund’’). The fund shall consist of all
rental payments and other moneys collected or received by
the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel Webster
Senate Page Residence. All moneys in the fund shall be
available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by
the Secretary of the Senate in connection with operation
and maintenance of the Daniel Webster Senate Page Resi-
dence not normally performed by the Architect of the Cap-
itol. In addition, such moneys may be used by the Sergeant
at Arms to purchase food and food related items and fund
activities for the pages.
(b) All moneys received from rental payments and
other moneys collected or received by the Sergeant at Arms
with regard to the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence
shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for
purposes of this section.
(c) Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon
vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms, or the designee
of the Sergeant at Arms.
(d) The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to prescribe
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this section and to provide for the operations of
the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence.
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SEC. 5. Effective October 1, 1994, each of the figures
contained in section 506(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is in-
creased by $50,000: Provided, That, in any fiscal year be-
ginning with fiscal year 1995, a Senator may use funds
provided for official office expenses, but not to exceed
$50,000, for mass mailing, as defined in section 6(b)(1) and
all such mass mailings shall be under the frank.
SEC. 6. (a) This section shall apply to mailings by
Senators, made during fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year
thereafter in addition to any other law relating to the use
of the franking privilege.
(b) For the purposes of this paragraph—
(1) the term ‘‘mass mailing’’—
(A) means, with respect to a session of Con-
gress, a mailing of more than 500 newsletters or
other pieces of mail with substantially identical
content (whether such mail is deposited singly or
in bulk, or at the same time or different times),
but
(B) does not include a mailing—
(i) of matter in direct response to a
communication from a person to whom the
matter is mailed;
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(ii) to other Members of Congress or to
a Federal, State, or local government offi-
cial;
(iii) of a news release to the commu-
nications media;
(iv) of a town meeting notice, but no
such mailing may be made fewer than 60
days immediately before the date of any
primary election or general election (wheth-
er regular, special, or runoff) for any Fed-
eral, State, or local office in which a Mem-
ber of the Senate is a candidate for election;
or
(v) of a Federal publication or other
item that is provided by the Senate to all
Senators or made available by the Senate
for purchase by all Senators from official
funds specifically for distribution.
(c) Except as provided in section 5, a Senator may
not mail a mass mailing under the frank.
(d) The Senate Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion shall prescribe rules and regulations and take other
action as the Committee considers necessary and proper for
Senators to comply with this section and regulations.
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SEC. 7. Of the funds previously appropriated under
the heading ‘‘SENATE’’, $65,000,000 shall not remain
available for obligation beyond the date of enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 8. None of the funds appropriated under the
heading ‘‘SENATE’’ under the subheading ‘‘OFFICIAL MAIL
COSTS’’ may be used in any fiscal year beginning on or
after October 1, 1994, for mass mailings as defined in sec-
tion 6(b)(1).
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For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, 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 to em-
ployees’ benefits funds, as authorized by law, of officers,
members, and employees of the Capitol Police, $69,382,000,
of which $33,463,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms
of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Clerk
of the House, and $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 for fiscal year 1995 for salaries, 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 to em-
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ployees’ benefits 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 Representa-
tives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
Ω3æPage 11, line 21, strike out ø$21,931,000¿ and in-
sert: $21,970,000
Ω4æPage 12, line 17, strike out ø$23,133,000¿ and in-
sert: $23,188,000
Ω5æPage 13, line 12, strike out ø$8,927,000¿ and insert:
$9,103,000
Ω6æPage 13, lines 21 and 22, strike out ø, to remain
available until expended¿
Ω7æPage 14, line 15, strike out ø$22,340,000¿ and in-
sert: $22,797,000
Ω8æPage 14, line 20, strike out ø$5,201,000¿ and insert:
$5,270,000
Ω9æPage 14, after line 21, insert:
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and
operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and
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furnishings, to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $47,619,000, of which
$7,709,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the amount appropriated under this heading such
sums as are necessary shall be used, at the direction of the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to complete
improvements to the property acquired pursuant to section
1202 of Public Law 103–50.
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sert: $33,437,000
Ω11æPage 16, line 15, strike out ø$58,938,000¿ and in-
sert: $60,459,000
Ω12æPage 17, line 16, strike out ø$87,717,000¿ and in-
sert: $89,724,000
Ω13æPage 18, after line 5, insert:
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Ω14æPage 18, line 11, strike out ø$3,182,000¿ and in-
sert: $3,230,000, and, in addition, $7,000,000 to remain
available until expended to be derived by transfer from
funds previously made available without fiscal year limita-
tion under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAP-
ITOL’’
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Ω15æPage 19, line 1, strike out ø$207,857,000¿ and in-
sert: $210,164,000
Ω16æPage 19, line 19, strike out ø$27,186,000¿ and in-
sert: $27,456,000
Ω17æPage 19, line 22, strike out ø$2,891,000¿ and in-
sert: $2,911,000
Ω18æPage 20, line 2, strike out ø$17,391,000¿ and in-
sert: $17,411,000
Ω19æPage 20, line 16, strike out ø$44,622,000¿ and in-
sert: $44,951,000
Ω20æPage 20, line 16, strike out ø$10,896,000¿ and in-
sert: $11,694,000
Ω21æPage 23, line 14, strike out ø$9,860,000¿ and in-
sert: $13,483,000
Ω22æPage 23, line 14, strike out ø$941,000¿ and insert:
$4,441,000
Ω23æPage 23, line 24, strike out ø$30,600,000¿ and in-
sert: $32,207,000
Ω24æPage 23, strike out all after line 24 over to and
including ‘‘further,’’ in line 3 on page 24
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Ω25æPage 25, line 14, strike out ø4,193¿ and insert:
4,493
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SEC. 207. Section 207(a) of the Legislative Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–392) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘or made
available from any source’’ after ‘‘appropriated’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ‘‘as
certified by the Public Printer,’’ the following: ‘‘if the
work is included in a class of work which’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4);
(4) by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) Any Federal officer or employee who pub-
lishes a Government publication or orders or con-
tracts for an individual printing order under para-
graph (2) shall comply with all applicable provisions
of chapter 19, title 44, United States Code, regarding
distribution of Government publications by the Gov-
ernment Printing Office to Federal depository librar-
ies.’’; and
(5) by amending paragraph (4), as redesignated
to read as follows:
‘‘(4) As used in this section, the term ‘printing’
includes the processes of composition, platemaking,
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presswork, duplicating, silk screen processes, produc-
tion of an image on paper or other substrate by any
process, binding, microform, and the end items of
such processes.’’.
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insert: $443,360,000
Ω28æPage 27, line 3, after ‘‘1995’’ insert: : Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 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 Accounting Office then available and remain
available until expended, and not more than $6,000,000 of
such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 1995
Ω29æPage 31, after line 19, insert:
SEC. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘1994’’ and inserting ‘‘1995’’.
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SEC. 310. Provided, That upon enactment of this Act,
of the funds appropriated to the Clerk of the House in the
Fiscal Year 1986 Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act,
Public Law 99–349, and subsequently transferred to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol pursuant to the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100–458, for Capitol
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Complex Security Enhancements, made available until ex-
pended, not to exceed $2,015,000 may be obligated and dis-
bursed for the purchase and installation of x-ray machines
and magnetometers.
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SEC. 311. (a) No funds appropriated under this Act
may be used to carry out the provisions of section 8335(d)
or 8425(b) of title 5, United States Code, relating to the
mandatory separation of a member of the Capitol Police.
(b) Officers mandatorily separated under Public Law
101–428 shall be entitled to preferential rehire to the extent
qualified for any available positions.
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SEC. 312. The following amounts appropriated under
the following headings shall be withheld from obligation and
shall only become available to the extent necessary to cover
the costs of increases in pay and allowances authorized pur-
suant to the enactment of H.R. 4539, of the 103d Congress,
or pursuant to the pay order of the President or other ad-
ministrative action pursuant to law:
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES ....................................................................................
$167,000
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
39,000
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
55,000
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES ....................................................................................
176,000
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS ...................................................................
161,000
CAPITOL GROUNDS .....................................................................
69,000
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS .......................................................
280,000
CAPITOL POWER PLANT ..............................................................
95,000
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
671,000
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING ........................................
2,007,000
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
107,000
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
48,000
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
2,307,000
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
270,000
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES ..........................................................
79,000
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
LIBRARY BUILDING AND GROUNDS
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE ......................................
123,000
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES .................................................................
3,835,000
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SEC. 313. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL HUMAN RE-
SOURCES PROGRAM.—(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section
may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol Human Re-
sources Act’’.
(b) FINDING AND PURPOSE.—
(1) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the Office
of the Architect of the Capitol should develop human
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resources management programs that are consistent
with the practices common among other Federal and
private sector organizations.
(2) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section
to require the Architect of the Capitol to establish and
maintain a personnel management system that incor-
porates fundamental principles that exist in other
modern personnel systems.
(c) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Architect of the Cap-
itol shall establish and maintain a personnel manage-
ment system.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The personnel manage-
ment system shall at a minimum include the follow-
ing:
(A) A system which ensures that applicants
for employment and employees of the Architect of
the Capitol are appointed, promoted, and as-
signed on the basis of merit and fitness after fair
and equitable consideration of all applicants and
employees through open competition.
(B) An equal employment opportunity pro-
gram which includes an affirmative employment
program for employees and applicants for em-
ployment, 
and 
procedures 
for 
monitoring
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progress by the Architect of the Capitol in ensur-
ing a workforce reflective of the diverse labor
force.
(C) A system for the classification of posi-
tions which takes into account the difficulty, re-
sponsibility, and qualification requirements of
the work performed, and which conforms to the
principle of equal pay for substantially equal
work.
(D) A program for the training of Architect
of the Capitol employees which has among its
goals improved employee performance and op-
portunities for employee advancement.
(E) A formal performance appraisal system
which will permit the accurate evaluation of job
performance on the basis of objective criteria for
all Architect of the Capitol employees.
(F) A fair and equitable system to address
unacceptable conduct and performance by Archi-
tect of the Capitol employees, including a general
statement of violations, sanctions, and proce-
dures which shall be made known to all employ-
ees, and a formal grievance procedure.
(G) A program to provide services to deal
with mental health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse,
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and other employee problems, and which ensures
employee confidentiality.
(H) A formal policy statement regarding
the use and accrual of sick and annual leave
which shall be made known to all employees, and
which is consistent with the other requirements
of this section.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM.—
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—The Architect of
the Capitol shall—
(A) develop a plan for the establishment
and maintenance of a personnel management
system designed to achieve the requirements of
subsection (c);
(B) submit the plan to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the House Office
Building Commission, the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, and the Joint
Committee on the Library not later than 12
months after the date of enactment of this Act;
and
(C) implement the plan not later than 90
days after the plan is submitted to the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, the House Office
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Building Commission, the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, and the Joint
Committee on the Library, as specified in para-
graph (2).
(2) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol shall develop a system of oversight
and evaluation to ensure that the personnel manage-
ment system of the Architect of the Capitol achieves
the requirements of subsection (c) and complies with
all other relevant laws, rules and regulations. The Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall report to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, the House Office Building
Commission, the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate, and the Joint Committee on the
Library on an annual basis the results of its evalua-
tion under this subsection.
(3) APPLICATION OF LAWS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to alter or supersede any other
provision of law otherwise applicable to the Architect
of the Capitol or its employees, unless expressly pro-
vided in this section.
(e) DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT PROCESSING.—
(1) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section:
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(A) The term ‘‘employee of the Architect of
the Capitol’’ or ‘‘employee’’ means—
(i) any employee of the Architect of the
Capitol, the Botanic Garden, or the Senate
Restaurants;
(ii) any applicant for a position that
is to be occupied by an individual described
in subparagraph (A); or
(iii) within 180 days after the termi-
nation of employment with the Architect of
the Capitol, any individual who was for-
merly an employee described in subpara-
graph (A) and whose claim of a violation
arises out of the individual’s employment
with the Architect of the Capitol.
(B) The term ‘‘violation’’ means a practice
that violates subsection (b) of this section.
(2) DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES PROHIBITED.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—All personnel actions af-
fecting employees of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be made free from any discrimination
based on—
(i) race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin, within the meaning of section 717 of
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the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
2000e–16);
(ii) age, within the meaning of section
15 of the Age Discrimination in Employ-
ment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a); or
(iii) handicap or disability, within the
meaning of section 501 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) and sections
102 through 104 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112–14).
(B) INTIMIDATION
PROHIBITED.—Any in-
timidation of, or reprisal against, any employee
by the Architect of the Capitol, or by any em-
ployee of the Architect of the Capitol, because of
the exercise of a right under this section con-
stitutes an unlawful employment practice, which
may be remedied in the same manner as are
other violations described in paragraph (1).
(3) PROCEDURE
FOR
CONSIDERATION
OF
AL-
LEGED VIOLATIONS.—
(A) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PERSON-
NEL APPEALS BOARD.—(i) Any employee of the
Architect of the Capitol alleging a violation of
paragraph (2) may file a charge with the Gen-
eral Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board
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in accordance with the General Accounting Of-
fice Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C. 751–55)
and regulations of the Board. Such a charge may
be filed only after the employee has filed a com-
plaint with the Architect of the Capitol in ac-
cordance with requirements prescribed by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol and has exhausted all rem-
edies pursuant to such requirements.
(ii) The Architect of the Capitol shall carry
out any action within its authority that the
Board orders under section 4 of the General Ac-
counting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 U.S.C.
753).
(iii) The Architect of the Capitol shall reim-
burse the General Accounting Office for costs in-
curred by the Board in considering charges filed
under this subsection.
(B) GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE PERSON-
NEL
APPEALS
BOARD
OR
OFFICE
OF
SENATE
FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.—An employee of
the Architect of the Capitol who is assigned to
the Senate Restaurants or to the Superintendent
of the Senate Office Buildings alleging a viola-
tion of subsection (b) may file a charge pursuant
to paragraph (1), or may elect to follow the pro-
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cedures outlined in the Government Employee
Rights Act of 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).
(4) AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNT-
ING OFFICE PERSONNEL ACT OF 1980.—
(A) Section 751(a)(1) of title 31, United
States Code, amended by inserting ‘‘or Architect
of the Capitol’’ after ‘‘Office’’.
(B) Section 753(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(i) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end of the paragraph;
(ii) in paragraph (8) by striking the
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(iii) by inserting at the end thereof the
following:
‘‘(9) an action involving discrimination prohib-
ited under subsection (d)(2) of the Architect of the
Capitol Human Resources Act.’’
(C) Section 755 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—
(i) in subsection (a) by striking the ‘‘or
(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (7), or (9)’’; and
(ii) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘or
applicant for employment’’ and inserting