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main available until expended to carry out that Act: Pro-
vided further, That fees collected for the full disclosure of
information under the ‘‘Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data
Collection Program’’, authorized by section 1128E(d)(2) of
the Social Security Act, shall be sufficient to recover the
full costs of operating the program, and shall remain avail-
able until expended to carry out that Act: Provided further,
That no more than $50,000,000 is available for carrying
out the provisions of Public Law 104–73: Provided further,
That of the funds made available under this heading,
$285,000,000 shall be for the program under title X of the
Public Health Service Act to provide for voluntary family
planning projects: Provided further, That amounts provided
to said projects under such title shall not be expended for
abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirec-
tive, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any
activity (including the publication or distribution of lit-
erature) that in any way tends to promote public support
or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for
public office: Provided further, That $739,000,000 shall be
for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs authorized by
section 2616 of the Public Health Service Act: Provided fur-
ther, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
$25,000,000 shall be available from amounts available
under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry
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out Parts A, B, C, and D of Title XXVI of the Public Health
Service Act to fund section 2691 Special Projects of Na-
tional Significance: Provided further, That $40,000,000 is
available for special projects of regional and national sig-
nificance under section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act,
which shall not be counted toward compliance with the allo-
cation required in section 502(a)(1) of such Act, and which
shall be used only for making competitive grants to provide
abstinence education (as defined in section 510(b)(2) of such
Act) to adolescents and for evaluations (including longitu-
dinal evaluations) of activities under the grants and for
Federal costs of administering the grants: Provided further,
That grants under the immediately preceding proviso shall
be made only to public and private entities which agree
that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities pro-
vide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will
not provide to that adolescent any other education regard-
ing sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity ex-
pressly required by law to provide health information or
services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking
health information or services from the entity in a different
setting than the setting in which the abstinence education
was provided: Provided further, That the funds expended
for such evaluations may not exceed 3.5 percent of such
amount: Provided further, That $120,027,000 shall be ap-
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propriated to carry out the community access program to
increase the capacity and effectiveness of community health
care institutions and providers who serve patients regard-
less of their ability to pay.
HEALTH EDUCATION ASSISTANCE LOANS PROGRAM
ACCOUNT
Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
pose of the program, as authorized by title VII of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended. For administrative ex-
penses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, including
section 709 of the Public Health Service Act, $3,914,000.
VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM TRUST FUND
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Program Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for
claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with
respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988,
pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health
Service Act, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed
$2,991,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DISEASE CONTROL, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING
To carry out titles II, III, VII, XI, XV, XVII, XIX,
XXI, and XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, sections
101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal
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Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, sections 20, 21, and
22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, title
IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501
of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; including
insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries; and
hire, 
maintenance, 
and 
operation 
of 
aircraft,
$4,317,749,000, of which $270,000,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended for equipment, and construction and
renovation of facilities, and of which $183,763,000 for
international HIV/AIDS shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2004, and in addition, such sums as may be
derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited
to this account: Provided, That in addition to amounts pro-
vided herein, $14,000,000 shall be available from amounts
available under section 241 of the Public Health Service
Act to carry out the National Immunization Surveys: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
$28,600,000 shall be available from amounts available
under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to carry
out information systems standards development and archi-
tecture and applications-based research used at local public
health levels: Provided further, That in addition to amounts
provided herein, $41,900,000 shall be available from
amounts available under section 241 of the Public Health
Service Act to carry out Research Tools and Approaches
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activities within the National Occupational Research Agen-
da: Provided further, That of the amounts provided herein
for international HIV/AIDS, $40,000,000 shall be for the
International Mother and Child HIV Prevention Initiative:
Provided further, That employees of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention or the Public Health Service, both
civilian and Commissioned Officers, detailed to States, mu-
nicipalities or other organizations under authority of Sec-
tion 214 of the Public Health Service Act for purposes re-
lated to homeland security, shall be treated as non-Federal
employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be in-
cluded within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agen-
cy, Service, or the Department of Health and Human Serv-
ices during the period of detail or assignment: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds made available for injury pre-
vention and control at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention may be used to advocate or promote gun control:
Provided further, That the Director may redirect the total
amount made available under authority of Public Law
101–502, section 3, dated November 3, 1990, to activities
the Director may so designate: Provided further, That the
Congress is to be notified promptly of any such transfer:
Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000,000 may be
available for making grants under section 1509 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act to not more than 15 States: Provided
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further, That without regard to existing statute, funds ap-
propriated may be used to proceed, at CDC’s discretion,
with property acquisition, including a long-term ground
lease for construction on non-federal land, to support the
construction of a replacement laboratory in the Fort Col-
lins, Colorado area: Provided further, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a single contract or related con-
tracts for development and construction of facilities may
be employed which collectively include the full scope of the
project: Provided further, That the solicitation and contract
shall contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at
48 CFR 52.232–18.
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to cancer, $4,642,394,000.
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung,
and blood diseases, and blood and blood products,
$2,820,011,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL AND CRANIOFACIAL
RESEARCH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to dental disease,
$374,067,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND
KIDNEY DISEASES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to diabetes and digestive
and kidney disease, $1,637,347,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND
STROKE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to neurological disorders
and stroke, $1,466,005,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS
DISEASES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to allergy and infectious
diseases, $3,727,473,000: Provided, That $100,000,000 may
be made available to International Assistance Programs,
‘‘Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuber-
culosis’’, to remain available until expended: Provided fur-
ther, That up to $150,000,000 shall be for extramural facili-
ties construction grants to enhance the Nation’s capability
to do research on biological and other agents.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to general medical sciences,
$1,853,584,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to child health and human
development, $1,213,817,000.
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to eye diseases and visual
disorders, $634,290,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SCIENCES
For carrying out sections 301 and 311 and title IV
of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environ-
mental health sciences, $617,258,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to aging, $1,000,099,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to arthritis and musculo-
skeletal and skin diseases, $489,324,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to deafness and other com-
munication disorders, $372,805,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to nursing research,
$131,438,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND
ALCOHOLISM
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alco-
holism, $418,773,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health 
Service 
Act 
with 
respect 
to 
drug 
abuse,
$968,013,000.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to mental health,
$1,350,788,000.
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to human genome research,
$468,037,000.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND
BIOENGINEERING
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to biomedical imaging and
bioengineering research, $283,100,000.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to research resources and
general research support grants, $1,161,272,000: Provided,
That none of these funds shall be used to pay recipients
of the general research support grants program any amount
for indirect expenses in connection with such grants: Pro-
vided further, That $125,000,000 shall be for extramural
facilities construction grants.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to complementary and al-
ternative medicine, $114,149,000.
NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH
DISPARITIES
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to minority health and
health disparities research, $186,929,000.
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JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
For carrying out the activities at the John E. Fogarty
International Center, $60,880,000.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to health information com-
munications, $302,099,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be
available until expended for improvement of information
systems: Provided, That in fiscal year 2003, the Library
may enter into personal services contracts for the provision
of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed
under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health:
Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided
herein, $8,200,000 shall be available from amounts avail-
able under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to
carry out National Information Center on Health Services
Research and Health Care Technology and related health
services.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of
the Director, National Institutes of Health, $257,974,000:
Provided, That funding shall be available for the purchase
of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement
only: Provided further, That the Director may direct up to
1 percent of the total amount made available in this or any
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other Act to all National Institutes of Health appropria-
tions to activities the Director may so designate: Provided
further, That no such appropriation shall be decreased by
more than 1 percent by any such transfers and that the
Congress is promptly notified of the transfer: Provided fur-
ther, That the National Institutes of Health is authorized
to collect third party payments for the cost of clinical serv-
ices that are incurred in National Institutes of Health re-
search facilities and that such payments shall be credited
to the National Institutes of Health Management Fund:
Provided further, That all funds credited to the National
Institutes of Health Management Fund shall remain avail-
able for 1 fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they
are deposited: Provided further, That up to $500,000 shall
be available to carry out section 499 of the Public Health
Service Act.
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and
acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by the Na-
tional Institutes of Health, including the acquisition of real
property, $607,800,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law,
single contracts or related contracts, which collectively in-
clude the full scope of the project, may be employed for the
development and construction of the first and second phases
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of the John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center:
Provided further, That the solicitations and contracts shall
contain the clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR
52.232–18.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
For carrying out titles V and XIX of the Public Health
Service Act with respect to substance abuse and mental
health services, the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally
Ill Individuals Act of 1986, and section 301 of the Public
Health Service Act with respect to program management,
$3,129,717,000: Provided, That, $955,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, shall be for protection, maintenance,
and environmental remediation of the Federally owned fa-
cilities at St. Elizabeths Hospital: Provided further, That
in addition to amounts provided herein, $62,200,000 shall
be available from amounts available under section 241 of
the Public Health Service Act to carry out Subpart II of
Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act to fund section
1935(b) national data, data collection and evaluation ac-
tivities, and further that the total available under this Act
for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of
the amounts appropriated for Subpart II of Title XIX: Pro-
vided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein,
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$12,000,000 shall be made available from amounts avail-
able under section 241 of the Public Health Service Act to
carry out data collection activities supporting the annual
National Household Survey.
AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
For carrying out titles III and IX of the Public Health
Service Act, and part A of title XI of the Social Security
Act, $308,645,000; in addition, amounts received from
Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and inter-
agency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited
to this appropriation and shall remain available until ex-
pended.
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAID
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI and XIX of the Social Security Act, $112,090,218,000,
to remain available until expended.
For making, after May 31, 2003, payments to States
under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quar-
ter of fiscal year 2003 for unanticipated costs, incurred for
the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
For making payments to States or in the case of sec-
tion 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social
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Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2004,
$51,861,386,000, to remain available until expended.
Payment under title XIX may be made for any quarter
with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect
during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quar-
ter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
PAYMENTS TO HEALTH CARE TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance and
the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Funds, as provided under section 1844 of the Social Secu-
rity Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security
Amendments of 1965, section 278(d) of Public Law 97–248,
and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to sec-
tion 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $81,462,700,000.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles
XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, titles
XIII and XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, not
to exceed $2,559,664,000, to be transferred from the Federal
Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Med-
ical Insurance Trust Funds, as authorized by section 201(g)
of the Social Security Act; together with all funds collected
in accordance with section 353 of the Public Health Service
Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act, and
such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and
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the sale of data, which shall remain available until ex-
pended, and together with administrative fees collected rel-
ative to Medicare overpayment recovery activities, which
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That all
funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from or-
ganizations established under title XIII of the Public Health
Service Act shall be credited to and available for carrying
out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further,
That from amounts appropriated under this heading,
$3,000,000 for the managed care system redesign shall re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That
$51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2004,
is for contract costs for the Healthcare Integrated General
Ledger Accounting System: Provided further, That to the
extent Medicare claims volume is projected by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to exceed
223,500,000 Part A claims and/or 870,000,000 Part B
claims, an additional $46,800,000 shall be available for ob-
ligation for every 50,000,000 increase in Medicare claims
volume (including a pro rata amount for any increment
less than 50,000,000) from the Federal Hospital Insurance
and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund: Provided further, That the Secretary of Health and
Human Services is directed to collect fees in fiscal year
2003 from Medicare∂Choice organizations pursuant to sec-
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tion 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible
organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section
1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that
Act.
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION LOAN AND LOAN
GUARANTEE FUND
For carrying out subsections (d) and (e) of section
1308 of the Public Health Service Act, any amounts re-
ceived by the Secretary in connection with loans and loan
guarantees under title XIII of the Public Health Service
Act, to be available without fiscal year limitation for the
payment of outstanding obligations. During fiscal year
2003, no commitments for direct loans or loan guarantees
shall be made.
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the
Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C.
ch. 9), $2,475,800,000, to remain available until expended;
and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year
2004, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until expended.
For making payments to each State for carrying out
the program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children
under title IV–A of the Social Security Act before the effec-
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tive date of the program of Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) with respect to such State, such sums as
may be necessary: Provided, That the sum of the amounts
available to a State with respect to expenditures under such
title IV–A in fiscal year 1997 under this appropriation and
under such title IV–A as amended by the Personal Respon-
sibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
shall not exceed the limitations under section 116(b) of such
Act.
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under ti-
tles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security
Act and the Act of July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), for the
last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated
costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may
be necessary.
LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
For making payments under title XXVI of the Omni-
bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, $1,700,000,000.
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE
For making payments for refugee and entrant assist-
ance activities authorized by title IV of the Immigration
and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Edu-
cation Assistance Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–422),
$432,724,000: Provided, That funds appropriated pursuant
to section 414(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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for fiscal year 2003 shall be available for the costs of assist-
ance provided and other activities through September 30,
2005: Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 is available
to carry out the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
For carrying out section 5 of the Torture Victims Re-
lief Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–320), $10,000,000.
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE AND
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
For carrying out sections 658A through 658R of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (The Child
Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990),
$2,099,994,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant
state general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-
income families: Provided, That $19,120,000 shall be avail-
able for child care resource and referral and school-aged
child care activities, of which $1,000,000 shall be for the
Child Care Aware toll free hotline: Provided further, That,
in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the
States under section 658G, $272,672,000 shall be reserved
by the States for activities authorized under section 658G,
of which $100,000,000 shall be for activities that improve
the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further,
That $10,000,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child
care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities.
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SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002
of the Social Security Act, $1,700,000,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of
such Act, the applicable percent specified under such sub-
paragraph for a State to carry out State programs pursu-
ant to title XX of such Act shall be 10 percent.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, the Developmental Dis-
abilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the Head Start
Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, sec-
tions 310 and 316 of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act, as amended, the Native American Programs
Act of 1974, title II of Public Law 95–266 (adoption oppor-
tunities), the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (Pub-
lic Law 105–89), sections 1201 and 1211 of the Children’s
Health Act of 2000, the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act
of 1988, the Early Learning Opportunities Act, part B(1)
of title IV and sections 413, 429A, 1110, and 1115 of the
Social Security Act, and sections 40155, 40211, and 40241
of Public Law 103–322; for making payments under the
Community Services Block Grant Act, sections 439(h),
473A and 477(h)(2) of the Social Security Act, and title
IV of Public Law 105–285, and for necessary administra-
tive expenses to carry out said Acts and titles I, IV, X, XI,
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XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act, the Act of
July 5, 1960 (24 U.S.C. ch. 9), the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, section 501 of the Refugee Education As-
sistance Act of 1980, section 5 of the Torture Victims Relief
Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–320), sections 40155, 40211,
and 40241 of Public Law 103–322, and section 126 and
titles IV and V of Public Law 100–485, $8,648,884,000, of
which $43,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2004, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive
payments, as authorized by section 473A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670–679) and may be made
for adoptions completed in fiscal years 2001 and 2002; of
which $6,667,533,000 shall be for making payments under
the Head Start Act, of which $1,400,000,000 shall become
available October 1, 2003 and remain available through
September 30, 2004; and of which $740,477,000 shall be for
making payments under the Community Services Block
Grant Act: Provided, That not less than $7,500,000 shall
be for section 680(3)(B) of the Community Services Block
Grant Act, as amended: Provided further, That in addition
to amounts provided herein, $6,000,000 shall be available
from amounts available under section 241 of the Public
Health Service Act to carry out the provisions of Section
1110 of the Social Security Act: Provided further, That to
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the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are dis-
tributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as
provided under the Act, and have not been expended by such
entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into
the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent
with program purposes: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition
of intangible property which permits grant funds, or intan-
gible assets acquired with funds authorized under section
680 of the Community Services Block Grant Act, as amend-
ed, to become the sole property of such grantees after a pe-
riod of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant
for purposes and uses consistent with the original grant:
Provided further, That funds appropriated for section
680(a)(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, as
amended, shall be available for financing construction and
rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business
enterprises owned by community development corporations:
Provided further, That $93,000,000 shall be for activities
authorized by the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, not-
withstanding the allocation requirements of section 388(a)
of such Act, of which $41,800,000 is for the transitional
living program: Provided further, That $45,000,000 is for
a compassion capital fund to provide grants to charitable
organizations to emulate model social service programs and
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to encourage research on the best practices of social service
organizations.
PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES
For carrying out section 436 of the Social Security
Act, $305,000,000 and for section 437, $200,000,000.
PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
ASSISTANCE
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under title IV–E of the Social Security Act,
$4,855,000,000.
For making payments to States or other non-Federal
entities under title IV–E of the Act, for the first quarter
of fiscal year 2004, $1,745,600,000.
For making, after May 31 of the current fiscal year,
payments to States or other non-Federal entities under sec-
tion 474 of title IV–E, for the last 3 months of the current
fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current
fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
AGING SERVICES PROGRAMS
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, and section
398 of the Public Health Service Act, $1,369,290,000, of
which $6,000,000 shall be available for activities regarding
medication management, screening, and education to pre-
vent incorrect medication and adverse drug reactions: Pro-
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vided, That $149,670,000 shall be available for carrying out
section 311 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 consistent
with the formula of such Act (as amended by section 217
of this Act).
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for
general departmental management, including hire of six se-
dans, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, and XX of the
Public Health Service Act, and the United States-Mexico
Border Health Commission Act, $368,535,000, together
with $5,851,000 to be transferred and expended as author-
ized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from
the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Supplemental
Medical Insurance Trust Fund: Provided, That of the funds
made available under this heading for carrying out title
XX of the Public Health Service Act, $11,885,000 shall be
for activities specified under section 2003(b)(2), of which
$10,157,000 shall be for prevention service demonstration
grants under section 510(b)(2) of title V of the Social Secu-
rity Act, as amended, without application of the limitation
of section 2010(c) of said title XX: Provided further, That
of this amount, $50,000,000 is for minority AIDS preven-
tion and treatment activities; and $20,000,000 shall be for
an Information Technology Security and Innovation Fund
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for Department-wide activities involving cybersecurity, in-
formation technology security, and related innovation
projects.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $39,747,000: Provided, That, of
such amount, necessary sums are available for providing
protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-
payment of child support cases for which non-payment is
a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights,
$30,328,000, together with not to exceed $3,314,000 to be
transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1)
of the Social Security Act from the Hospital Insurance
Trust Fund and the Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust
Fund.
POLICY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security
Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act,
$2,499,000: Provided, That in addition to amounts pro-
vided herein, $18,000,000 shall be available from amounts
available under section 241 of the Public Health Service
Act to carry out national health or human services research
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and evaluation activities: Provided further, That the ex-
penditure of any funds available under section 241 of the
Public Health Service Act are subject to the requirements
of section 205 of this Act.
RETIREMENT PAY AND MEDICAL BENEFITS FOR
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public
Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law,
for payments under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Pro-
tection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, for medical care
of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents’
Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55 and 56), and for pay-
ments pursuant to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 429(b)), such amounts as may be required dur-
ing the current fiscal year. The following are definitions
for the medical benefits of the Public Health Service Com-
missioned Officers that apply to 10 U.S.C. chapter 56, sec-
tion 1116(c). The source of funds for the monthly accrual
payments into the Department of Defense Medicare-Eligible
Retiree Health Care Fund shall be the Retirement Pay and
Medical Benefits for Commissioned Officers account. For
purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘pay of members’’ shall be
construed to be synonymous with retirement payments to
U.S. Public Health Service officers who are retired for age,
disability, or length of service; payments to survivors of de-
ceased officers; medical care to active duty and retired
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members and dependents and beneficiaries; and for pay-
ments to the Social Security Administration for military
service credits; all of which payments are provided for by
the Retirement Pay and Medical Benefits for Commissioned
Officers account.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND
For expenses necessary to support activities related to
countering potential biological, disease and chemical threats
to civilian populations, $2,255,980,000: Provided, That this
amount is distributed as follows: Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention, $1,541,740,000 of which $300,000,000
shall remain available until expended for the National
Pharmaceutical 
Stockpile; 
Office 
of 
the 
Secretary,
$152,240,000; Health Resources and Services Administra-
tion, $547,000,000; Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, $10,000,000; and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, $5,000,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be
available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and
representation expenses when specifically approved by the
Secretary.
SEC. 202. The Secretary shall make available through
assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public
Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to
work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided
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by the Agency for International Development, the United
Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund or the
World Health Organization.
SEC. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this
Act may be used to implement section 399F(b) of the Public
Health Service Act or section 1503 of the National Insti-
tutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, Public Law 103–
43.
SEC. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
for the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration shall be used
to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other
extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive
Level I.
SEC. 205. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the Public
Health Service Act, except for funds specifically provided
for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by
any office located in the Department of Health and Human
Services, prior to the Secretary’s preparation and submis-
sion of a report to the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and of the House detailing the planned uses of such
funds.
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SEC. 206. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the Public
Health Service Act, such portion as the Secretary shall de-
termine, but not more than 1.25 percent, of any amounts
appropriated for programs authorized under said Act and
other Acts shall be made available for the evaluation (di-
rectly, or by grants or contracts) of the implementation and
effectiveness of such programs.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 207. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary
funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appro-
priated for the current fiscal year for the Department of
Health and Human Services in this Act may be transferred
between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be
increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Pro-
vided, That an appropriation may be increased by up to
an additional 2 percent subject to approval by the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided fur-
ther, That the Appropriations Committees of both Houses
of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any
transfer.
SEC. 208. The Director of the National Institutes of
Health, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Re-
search, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes, cen-
ters, and divisions from the total amounts identified by
these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to
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the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided, That the
Congress is promptly notified of the transfer.
SEC. 209. Of the amounts made available in this Act
for the National Institutes of Health, the amount for re-
search related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as
jointly determined by the Director of the National Institutes
of Health and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research,
shall be made available to the ‘‘Office of AIDS Research’’
account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall
transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out
section 2353(d)(3) of the Public Health Service Act.
SEC. 210. None of the funds appropriated in this Act
may be made available to any entity under title X of the
Public Health Service Act unless the applicant for the
award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family
participation in the decision of minors to seek family plan-
ning services and that it provides counseling to minors on
how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in
sexual activities.
SEC. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act
(including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be
used to carry out the Medicare+Choice program if the Sec-
retary denies participation in such program to an other-
wise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Orga-
nization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it
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will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide
referrals for abortions: Provided, That the Secretary shall
make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation
payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound
estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such
entity’s enrollees): Provided further, That nothing in this
section shall be construed to change the Medicare program’s
coverage for such services and a Medicare+Choice organiza-
tion described in this section shall be responsible for inform-
ing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medi-
care covered services.
SEC. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
no provider of services under title X of the Public Health
Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring
notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molesta-
tion, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
SEC. 213. The Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public
Law 101–167) is amended—
(1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)—
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘1997,
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001’’ and inserting
‘‘1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003’’;
and
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(B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘October
1, 2002’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘October 1, 2003’’; and
(2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in sub-
section (b)(2), by striking ‘‘September 30, 2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘September 30, 2003’’.
SEC. 214. (a) Except as provided by subsection (e)
none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used
to withhold substance abuse funding from a State pursuant
to section 1926 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300x–26) if such State certifies to the Secretary of Health
and Human Services by May 1, 2003 that the State will
commit additional State funds, in accordance with sub-
section (b), to ensure compliance with State laws prohib-
iting the sale of tobacco products to individuals under 18
years of age.
(b) The amount of funds to be committed by a State
under subsection (a) shall be equal to 1 percent of such
State’s substance abuse block grant allocation for each per-
centage point by which the State misses the retailer compli-
ance rate goal established by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services under section 1926 of such Act.
(c) The State is to maintain State expenditures in fis-
cal year 2003 for tobacco prevention programs and for com-
pliance activities at a level that is not less than the level
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of such expenditures maintained by the State for fiscal year
2002, and adding to that level the additional funds for to-
bacco compliance activities required under subsection (a).
The State is to submit a report to the Secretary on all fiscal
year 2002 State expenditures and all fiscal year 2003 obli-
gations for tobacco prevention and compliance activities by
program activity by July 31, 2003.
(d) The Secretary shall exercise discretion in enforcing
the timing of the State obligation of the additional funds
required by the certification described in subsection (a) as
late as July 31, 2003.
(e) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may
be used to withhold substance abuse funding pursuant to
section 1926 from a territory that receives less than
$1,000,000.
SEC. 215. In order for the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention to carry out international health activities,
including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic
and environmental disease, and other health activities
abroad during fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services is authorized to—
(1) utilize the authorities contained in subsection
2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
1956, as amended; and
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(2) utilize the authorities contained in 22 U.S.C.
291 and 292 and directly or through contract or coop-
erative agreement to lease, alter or renovate facilities
in foreign countries, to carry out programs supported
by this appropriation notwithstanding section 307 of
the Public Health Service Act.
In exercising the authority set forth in paragraphs (1) and
(2), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall con-
sult with the Department of State to assure that planned
activities are within the legal strictures of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, and other
applicable parts of title 22, United States Code.
SEC. 216. The Division of Federal Occupational
Health may utilize personal services contracting to employ
professional management/administrative and occupational
health professionals.
SEC. 217. (a) Section 311 of the Older Americans Act
of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030a) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the caption, by striking ‘‘of cash or
commodities’’ and inserting ‘‘and payment’’; and
(B) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall allot and provide in the form
of cash or commodities or a combination
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thereof (at the discretion of the State) to
each State agency’’ and inserting ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall allot and provide, in accord-
ance with this section, to or on behalf of
each State agency’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘to each grantee’’ and
inserting ‘‘to or on behalf of each grantee’’;
and
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the caption, to read as follows: ‘‘Op-
tion to obtain commodities from Secretary of Ag-
riculture’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), to read as follows:
‘‘Each State agency and each grantee under title
VI shall be entitled to use all or any part of
amounts allotted under subsection (b) to obtain
from the Secretary of Agriculture commodities
available through any Federal food commodity
processing program, at the rates at which such
commodities are valued for purposes of such pro-
gram.’’;
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
(D) by striking paragraph (3);
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(E) by adding after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs:
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Agriculture shall deter-
mine and report to the Secretary, by such date as the
Secretary may require, the amount (if any) of its al-
lotment under subsection (b) which each State agency
and title VI grantee has elected to receive in the form
of commodities. Such amount shall include an
amount bearing the same ratio to the costs to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture of providing such commodities
under this subsection as the value of commodities re-
ceived by such State agency or title VI grantee under
this subsection bears to the total value of commodities
so received.
‘‘(3) From the allotment under subsection (b) for
each State agency and title VI grantee, the Secretary
shall first reimburse the Secretary of Agriculture for
costs of commodities received by such State agency or
grantee under this subsection, and shall then pay the
balance (if any) to such State agency or grantee.’’;
(F) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, in
the first sentence, to read as follows: ‘‘Each State
agency shall promptly and equitably disburse
amounts received under this subsection to recipi-
ents of grants and contracts.’’; and
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(G) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, by
striking ‘‘donation’’ and inserting ‘‘provision’’.
SEC. 218. Notwithstanding section 409B(c) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act regarding a limitation on the num-
ber of such grants, funds appropriated in this Act may be
expended by the Director of the National Institutes of
Health to award Core Center Grants to encourage the devel-
opment of innovative multidisciplinary research and pro-
vide training concerning Parkinson’s disease. Each center
funded under such grants shall be designated as a Morris
K. Udall Center for Research on Parkinson’s Disease.
SEC. 219. The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001
(Public Law 107–020) is amended, in the matter under the
heading ‘‘LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE’’ under
the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMI-
LIES’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES’’, in chapter 7 of title II, by
striking ‘‘amount for’’ and all that follows, and inserting
the following: ‘‘amount for making payments under title
XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981,
$300,000,000.’’.
SEC. 220. (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts
otherwise appropriated under this Act to carry out pro-
grams and activities under title VIII of the Public Health
Service Act, there are appropriated an additional
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$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry
out programs and activities authorized under sections 831,
846, 846A, 851, 852, and 855 of such Act (as amended by
the Nurse Reinvestment Act (Public Law 107–205)).
SEC. 221. GRANTS FOR PURCHASE OF ULTRASOUND
EQUIPMENT. The Secretary of Health and Human Services
may make grants for the purchase of ultrasound equipment.
Such ultrasound equipment shall be used by the recipients
of such grants to provide, under the direction and super-
vision of a licensed physician, free ultrasound examinations
to pregnant woman needing medical services: Provided,
That the Secretary shall give priority in awarding grants
to those organizations that agree to adhere to professional
guidelines for counseling pregnant women, whereby a preg-
nant woman is fully informed in a nonbiased manner about
all options.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Health
and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION FOR THE DISADVANTAGED
For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (‘‘ESEA’’) and section 418A
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $13,178,400,000, of
which $4,354,199,000 shall become available on July 1,
2003, and shall remain available through September 30,
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2004, and of which $8,627,301,000 shall become available
on October 1, 2003, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Pro-
vided, That $7,172,971,000 shall be available for basic
grants under section 1124: Provided further, That up to
$3,500,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary
of Education on October 1, 2002, to obtain updated edu-
cational-agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau
of the Census: Provided further, That $1,365,031,000 shall
be available for concentration grants under section 1124A:
Provided further, That $1,405,999,000 shall be available for
targeted grants under section 1125: Provided further, That
$1,405,999,000 shall be available for education finance in-
centive grants under section 1125A.
IMPACT AID
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to
federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the Ele-
mentary 
and 
Secondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965,
$1,176,500,000, of which $1,012,500,000 shall be for basic
support payments under section 8003(b), $52,000,000 shall
be for payments for children with disabilities under section
8003(d), $47,000,000 shall be for construction under section
8007 and shall remain available through September 30,
2004, $57,000,000 shall be for Federal property payments
under section 8002, and $8,000,000, to remain available
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until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under
section 8008.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
For carrying out school improvement activities author-
ized by titles II, IV, V, VI, and parts B and C of title VII
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(‘‘ESEA’’); part B of title II of the Higher Education Act;
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; and the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, $7,788,329,000, of which $500,000,000
shall become available October 1, 2002, and shall remain
available 
through 
September 
30, 
2004, 
of 
which
$3,818,517,000 shall become available on July 1, 2003, and
remain available through September 30, 2004, and of which
$1,765,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2003,
and shall remain available through September 30, 2004, for
academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That of the amount
made available for subpart 3, part C, of title II of the
ESEA, $3,000,000 shall be used by the Center for Civic
Education to implement a comprehensive program to im-
prove public knowledge, understanding, and support of the
Congress and the state legislatures: Provided further, That
of the funds made available for subpart 2 of part A of title
IV of the ESEA, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response
to Violence program to provide education-related services
to local educational agencies in which the learning environ-
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ment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic cri-
sis: Provided further, That no funds appropriated under
this heading may be used to carry out section 5494 under
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Provided
further, That $735,661,000 shall be available to carry out
part D of title V of the ESEA.
INDIAN EDUCATION
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not
otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, $122,368,000.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
For carrying out title III, part A of the ESEA,
$690,000,000, of which $494,000,000 shall become available
on July 1, 2003, and shall remain available through Sep-
tember 30, 2004.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, $9,691,424,000, of which $3,335,233,000
shall become available for obligation on July 1, 2003, and
shall remain available through September 30, 2004, and of
which $6,072,000,000 shall become available on October 1,
2003, and shall remain available through September 30,
2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That
$9,500,000 shall be for Recording for the Blind and
Dyslexic to support the development, production, and cir-
culation of recorded educational materials: Provided fur-
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ther, That $1,500,000 shall be for the recipient of funds pro-
vided by Public Law 105–78 under section 687(b)(2)(G) of
the Act to provide information on diagnosis, intervention,
and teaching strategies for children with disabilities: Pro-
vided further, That the amount for section 611(c) of the Act
shall be equal to the amount available for that section in
the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2002, in-
creased by the amount of inflation as specified in section
611(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act.
REHABILITATION SERVICES AND DISABILITY RESEARCH
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act
of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act,
$2,959,838,000, of which $1,000,000 available for section
303(b) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be used to
improve the quality of applied orthotic and prosthetic re-
search and help meet the demand for provider services: Pro-
vided, That the funds provided for title I of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998 (‘‘the AT Act’’) shall be allocated
notwithstanding section 105(b)(1) of the AT Act: Provided
further, That section 101(f) of the AT Act shall not limit
the award of an extension grant to three years: Provided
further, That no State or outlying area awarded funds
under section 101 shall receive less than the amount re-
ceived in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That each
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State shall be provided $100,000 and each outlying area
$30,000 for activities under section 102 of the AT Act.
SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended
(20 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $15,500,000.
NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf
under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of
1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), $54,600,000, of which
$1,600,000 shall be for construction and shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That from the total amount
available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for
the endowment program as authorized under section 207.
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School,
the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial
support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of
the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et
seq.), $98,438,000: Provided, That from the total amount
available, the University may at its discretion use funds
for the endowment program as authorized under section
207.
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology
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Education Act, and the Adult Education and Family Lit-
eracy Act, and title VIII–D of the Higher Education Act
of 
1965, 
as 
amended, 
and 
Public 
Law 
102–73,
$1,938,060,000, of which $1,140,060,000 shall become avail-
able on July 1, 2003 and shall remain available through
September 30, 2004 and of which $791,000,000 shall become
available on October 1, 2003 and shall remain available
through September 30, 2004: Provided, That of the amounts
made available for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Ap-
plied Technology Education Act, $7,000,000 shall be for
tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical
institutions under section 117: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any other provision of law or any regulation,
the Secretary of Education shall not require the use of a
restricted indirect cost rate for grants issued pursuant to
section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied
Technology 
Education 
Act: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$10,000,000 shall be for carrying out section 118 of such
Act: Provided further, That of the amounts made available
for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology
Education Act, $5,000,000 shall be for demonstration ac-
tivities authorized by section 207: Provided further, That
of the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants,
$70,000,000 shall be made available for integrated English
literacy and civics education services to immigrants and
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other limited English proficient populations: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amount reserved for integrated English
literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211
of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, 65 per-
cent shall be allocated to States based on a State’s absolute
need as determined by calculating each State’s share of a
10-year average of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent
residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allo-
cated to States that experienced growth as measured by the
average of the 3 most recent years for which Immigration
and Naturalization Service data for immigrants admitted
for legal permanent residence are available, except that no
State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the amounts made available for the
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, $9,500,000
shall be for national leadership activities under section 243
and $6,560,000 shall be for the National Institute for Lit-
eracy 
under 
section 
242: 
Provided 
further, 
That
$25,000,000 shall be for Youth Offender Grants, of which
$5,000,000 shall be used in accordance with section 601 of
Public Law 102–73 as that section was in effect prior to
the enactment of Public Law 105–220.
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
For carrying out subparts 1, 3 and 4 of part A, section
428K, part C and part E of title IV of the Higher Edu-
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cation Act of 1965, as amended, $13,151,500,000, which
shall remain available through September 30, 2004.
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall
be eligible during award year 2003–2004 shall be $4,100.
HIGHER EDUCATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
section 121 and titles II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (‘‘HEA’’), as amended, title
VIII of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, and
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
1961, $2,047,640,000, of which $3,000,000 for interest sub-
sidies authorized by section 121 of the HEA, shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That $10,000,000, to re-
main available through September 30, 2004, shall be avail-
able to fund fellowships for academic year 2004–2005 under
part A, subpart 1 of title VII of said Act, under the terms
and conditions of part A, subpart 1: Provided further, That
$1,000,000 is for data collection and evaluation activities
for programs under the HEA, including such activities
needed to comply with the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, funds made available
in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section
102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study
in foreign countries by individuals who are participating
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in advanced foreign language training and international
studies in areas that are vital to United States national
security and who plan to apply their language skills and
knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the
professions, or international development: Provided further,
That up to one percent of the funds referred to in the pre-
ceding proviso may be used for program evaluation, na-
tional outreach, and information dissemination activities.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
For partial support of Howard University (20 U.S.C.
121 et seq.), $239,974,000, of which not less than $3,600,000
shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the
Howard University Endowment Act (Public Law 98–480)
and shall remain available until expended.
COLLEGE HOUSING AND ACADEMIC FACILITIES LOANS
PROGRAM
For Federal administrative expenses authorized under
section 121 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, $762,000
to carry out activities related to existing facility loans en-
tered into under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAPITAL
FINANCING PROGRAM ACCOUNT
The aggregate principal amount of outstanding bonds
insured pursuant to section 344 of title III, part D of the
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
shall 
not 
exceed
$357,000,000, and the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
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Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of such bonds shall not
exceed zero.
For administrative expenses to carry out the Histori-
cally Black College and University Capital Financing Pro-
gram entered into pursuant to title III, part D of the High-
er Education Act of 1965, as amended, $208,000.
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCE
For carrying out activities authorized by Public Law
107–279, $397,387,000: Provided, That of the amount ap-
propriated, $89,500,000 shall be available for obligation
through September 30, 2004.
DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided,
the Department of Education Organization Act, including
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $412,093,000, of
which $12,795,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be for building alterations and related expenses for
the modernization of the Mary E. Switzer Building in
Washington, D.C.
OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights,
as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Edu-
cation Organization Act, $86,276,000.
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OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Inspector
General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department
of Education Organization Act, $41,000,000.
STUDENT AID ADMINISTRATION
For Federal administrative expenses (in addition to
funds made available under section 458), to carry out part
D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A, and parts
B, C, D and E of title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended, $105,388,000.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be
used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for
the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order
to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system,
or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the
purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to
carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or
school system.
SEC. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall
be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation
of any student to a school other than the school which is
nearest the student’s home, except for a student requiring
special education, to the school offering such special edu-
cation, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect re-
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quirement of transportation of students includes the trans-
portation of students to carry out a plan involving the reor-
ganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of
schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of
grade restructuring, pairing or clustering. The prohibition
described in this section does not include the establishment
of magnet schools.
SEC. 303. No funds appropriated under this Act may
be used to prevent the implementation of programs of vol-
untary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary
funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended) which are appro-
priated for the Department of Education in this Act may
be transferred between appropriations, but no such appro-
priation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any
such transfer: Provided, That the Appropriations Commit-
tees of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days
in advance of any transfer.
SEC. 305. Section 1202 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting the
following subsection at the end thereof:
‘‘(g) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—State or local
educational agency shall use funds received under this sub-
part only to supplement the level of non-Federal funds that,
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in the absence of funds under this subpart, would be ex-
pended for activities authorized under this subpart, and not
to supplant those non-Federal funds.’’.
SEC. 306. Notwithstanding section 1124(c)(2) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6333(c)(2)), for each fiscal year, if the local edu-
cational agency serving New York City receives an alloca-
tion under section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6332) in an amount that
is greater than the amount received by the agency under
section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6332) for fiscal year 2002, then—
(1) the agency shall distribute any funds received
under section 1122 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6332) in excess of
the amount of the fiscal year 2002 allocation con-
sistent with section 1113(c) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6313(c)); and
(2) each county in New York City shall receive
an amount from the agency that is not less than the
amount the county received in fiscal year 2002.
SEC. 307. Section 7304 of the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, Public Law 107–110 is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘(a)(2)(P) Dropout prevention
programs such as’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(2)(P) Dropout
prevention programs operated by’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘(a)(2)(S) Provision of oper-
ational support and purchasing equipment,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a)(2)(S) Provision of operational support
and construction funding, and purchasing of equip-
ment,’’.
SEC. 308. Section 7205 of the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, Public Law 107–110 is amended by adding
the following new subsection after subsection (L):
‘‘(M) construction, renovation, and mod-
ernization of any elementary school, secondary
school, or structure related to an elementary
school or secondary school, run by the Depart-
ment of Education of the State of Hawaii, that
serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian stu-
dent body.’’.
SEC. 309. FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. In
addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated under this
Act for part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, the following sums are appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003,
$5,000,000,000 for carrying out such part, to remain avail-
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able through September 30, 2004: Provided, That notwith-
standing any other provision of this Act, any amounts ap-
propriated for programs or activities under title III of Di-
vision G that are in excess of $54,195,685,000 shall be dis-
tributed to States and local educational agencies in accord-
ance with sections 5111 and 5112 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used by such States
and local educational agencies to carry out any activity
authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, the Individuals with Disabilities in Education
Act, or the Higher Education Act of 1965, to remain avail-
able through September 30, 2004: Provided further, That
the percentage amount of any across-the-board rescission
provided for under section 601 of Division N of this Act
shall be increased by the percentage amount necessary to
rescind an amount of funds equal to the total amounts ap-
propriated in excess of $54,195,685,000 for title III of Divi-
sion G.
SEC. 310. FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIS-
ABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. Not withstanding any other
provision of this Act, in addition to any amounts otherwise
appropriated under this Act for support of part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act other than sec-
tion 619 of such part, the following sum is appropriated
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
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priated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003,
$1,500,000,000, which shall become available on October 1,
2003, and shall remain available through September 30,
2004, for academic year 2003–2004: Provided, That not-
withstanding any other provision of this Act, funds pro-
vided under this section shall not result in a further across-
the-board rescission under section 601 of division N.
SEC. 311. FUNDING FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that:
(1) There remains a great need for after-school
programs. The Census Bureau reported that at least
8 to 15 million children have no place to go after
school is out.
(2) According to the FBI, youth are most at risk
for committing violent acts and being victims of vio-
lent crimes between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.—after
school is out and before parents arrive home.
(3) Studies show that organized extracurricular
activities, such as after-school programs, reduce crime,
drug use, and teenage pregnancy.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that every effort should be made to—
(1) accommodate the waiting lists of children
needing access to after-school programs; and
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(2) fund after-school programs at the level au-
thorized in the Leave No Child Behind Act.
SEC. 312. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the $6,667,533,000 provided for the Head Start Act
shall be exempt from the across-the-board rescission under
section 601 of division N.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Edu-
cation Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
TITLE IV—RELATED AGENCIES
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Re-
tirement Home—Washington and the Armed Forces Retire-
ment Home—Gulfport, to be paid from funds available in
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund,
$67,340,000, of which $5,712,000 shall remain available
until expended for construction and renovation of the phys-
ical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Wash-
ington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, a single contract or related contracts for development
and construction, to include construction of a facility at
the United States Naval Home, may be employed which col-
lectively include the full scope of the project: Provided fur-
ther, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the
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clause ‘‘availability of funds’’ found at 48 CFR 52.232–18
and 252.232–7007, Limitation of Government Obligations.
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
DOMESTIC VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAMS, OPERATING
EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Corporation for Na-
tional and Community Service to carry out the provisions
of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, as amended,
$351,063,000: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able to the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice in this Act for activities authorized by part E of title
II of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 shall be
used to provide stipends or other monetary incentives to vol-
unteers or volunteer leaders whose incomes exceed the re-
strictions outlined in Part B of title II of such Act.
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broad-
casting, as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934,
an amount which shall be available within limitations spec-
ified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2005, $395,000,000:
Provided, That no funds made available to the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting by this Act shall be used to pay
for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment
for Government officials or employees: Provided further,
That none of the funds contained in this paragraph shall
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be available or used to aid or support any program or activ-
ity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits,
or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, na-
tional origin, religion, or sex: Provided further, That for
fiscal year 2003, in addition to the amounts provided above,
$48,744,000, for costs related to digital program produc-
tion, development, and distribution, associated with the
transition of public broadcasting to digital broadcasting, to
be awarded as determined by the Corporation in consulta-
tion with public radio and television licensees or permittees,
or their designated representatives.
FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service to carry out the functions vested in
it by the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C.
171–180, 182–183), including hire of passenger motor vehi-
cles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Co-
operation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a); and for expenses
necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested
in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, Public Law 95–454
(5 U.S.C. ch. 71), $40,718,000, including $1,500,000, to re-
main available through September 30, 2004, for activities
authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of
1978 (29 U.S.C. 175a): Provided, That notwithstanding 31
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U.S.C. 3302, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for spe-
cial training activities and other conflict resolution services
and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign
governments and international organizations, and for arbi-
tration services shall be credited to and merged with this
account, and shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be
available only for education, training, and professional de-
velopment of the agency workforce: Provided further, That
the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use
on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, per-
sonal, or other property in the aid of any projects or func-
tions within the Director’s jurisdiction.
FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Review Commission (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
$7,127,000.
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services
Act, $203,000,000.
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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the
Social Security Act, $8,250,000, to be transferred to this
appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION
SCIENCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the National Commission
on Libraries and Information Science, established by the
Act of July 20, 1970 (Public Law 91–345, as amended),
$1,000,000.
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Council on
Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, $2,830,000.
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended (29
U.S.C. 141–167), and other laws, $238,223,000: Provided,
That no part of this appropriation shall be available to or-
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ganize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used
in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or
orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricul-
tural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of
July 5, 1935 (29 U.S.C. 152), and as amended by the
Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, as amended, and
as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938 (29
U.S.C. 203), and including in said definition employees en-
gaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals,
reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on
a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the
water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming pur-
poses.
NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151–188),
including emergency boards appointed by the President,
$11,203,000.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW
COMMISSION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety
and Health Review Commission (29 U.S.C. 661),
$9,577,000.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
DUAL BENEFITS PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account,
authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement
Act of 1974, $132,000,000, which shall include amounts be-
coming available in fiscal year 2003 pursuant to section
224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addition, an
amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided
herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by
which the product of recipients and the average benefit re-
ceived exceeds $132,000,000: Provided, That the total
amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approxi-
mately equal amounts on the first day of each month in
the fiscal year.
FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS
For payment to the accounts established in the Treas-
ury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retire-
ment Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks,
$150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2004,
which shall be the maximum amount available for payment
pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATION
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement
Board for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act
and 
the 
Railroad 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act,
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$97,720,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined
by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and
from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insur-
ance administration fund: Provided, That notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no monies made available under
this head for administration of the Railroad Retirement or
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts shall be available
for payment of charges, in excess of actual rent costs, pursu-
ant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U.S.C. 490(j)).
LIMITATION ON THE OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral for audit, investigatory and review activities, as au-
thorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended,
not more than $6,300,000, to be derived from the railroad
retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance
account: Provided, That none of the funds made available
in any other paragraph of this Act may be transferred to
the Office; used to carry out any such transfer; used to pro-
vide any office space, equipment, office supplies, commu-
nications facilities or services, maintenance services, or ad-
ministrative services for the Office; used to pay any salary,
benefit, or award for any personnel of the Office; used to
pay any other operating expense of the Office; or used to
reimburse the Office for any service provided, or expense
incurred, by the Office: Provided further, That funds made
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available under the heading in this Act, or subsequent De-
partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu-
cation, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, may be
used for any audit, investigation, or review of the Medicare
program.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
PAYMENTS TO SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors In-
surance and the Federal Disability Insurance trust funds,
as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2)
of the Social Security Act, $20,400,000.
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED COAL MINERS
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety
and Health Act of 1977, $300,177,000, to remain available
until expended.
For making, after July 31 of the current fiscal year,
benefit payments to individuals under title IV of the Fed-
eral Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, for costs incurred
in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be nec-
essary.
For making benefit payments under title IV of the Fed-
eral Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 for the first quar-
ter of fiscal year 2004, $97,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME PROGRAM
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Secu-
rity Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603, section 212
of Public Law 93–66, as amended, and section 405 of Public
Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security
trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant
to 
section 
201(g)(1) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act,
$23,914,392,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That any portion of the funds provided to a State
in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State
during that year shall be returned to the Treasury.
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year,
benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the So-
cial Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the
Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2004,
$11,080,000,000, to remain available until expended.
LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two pas-
senger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, not more than
$7,825,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section
201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all
of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided, That not
less than $1,800,000 shall be for the Social Security Advi-
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sory Board: Provided further, That unobligated balances of
funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal
year 2003 not needed for fiscal year 2003 shall remain
available until expended to invest in the Social Security
Administration information technology and telecommuni-
cations hardware and software infrastructure, including re-
lated equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses
associated solely with this information technology and tele-
communications infrastructure: Provided further, That re-
imbursement to the trust funds under this heading for ex-
penditures for official time for employees of the Social Secu-
rity Administration pursuant to section 7131 of title 5,
United States Code, and for facilities or support services
for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or
procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest,
from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appro-
priated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are
made.
In addition, $111,000,000 to be derived from adminis-
tration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment
collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security
Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66, which shall
remain available until expended. To the extent that the
amounts collected pursuant to such section 1616(d) or
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212(b)(3) in fiscal year 2003 exceed $111,000,000, the
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2004 only to the
extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
From funds previously appropriated for this purpose,
any unobligated balances at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall
be available to continue Federal-State partnerships which
will evaluate means to promote Medicare buy-in programs
targeted to elderly and disabled individuals under titles
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector Gen-
eral in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General
Act of 1978, as amended, $21,000,000, together with not to
exceed $62,000,000, to be transferred and expended as au-
thorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from
the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the
total provided in this appropriation may be transferred
from the ‘‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’, Social
Security Administration, to be merged with this account,
to be available for the time and purposes for which this
account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers
shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate.
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UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute
of Peace as authorized in the United States Institute of
Peace Act, $16,200,000.
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts
corresponding to current appropriations provided in this
Act: Provided, That such transferred balances are used for
the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for
which they were originally appropriated.
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained
in this Act shall be used, other than for normal and recog-
nized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or
propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or
use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, tele-
vision, or video presentation designed to support or defeat
legislation pending before the Congress or any State legisla-
ture, except in presentation to the Congress or any State
legislature itself.
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(b) No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant
or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, re-
lated to any activity designed to influence legislation or ap-
propriations pending before the Congress or any State legis-
lature.
SEC. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are
authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and
$20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and
expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official re-
ception and representation expenses; the Director of the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized
to make available for official reception and representation
expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for
‘‘Salaries and expenses, Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service’’; and the Chairman of the National Mediation
Board is authorized to make available for official reception
and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds
available for ‘‘Salaries and expenses, National Mediation
Board’’.
SEC. 505. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, no funds appropriated under this Act shall be used to
carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or sy-
ringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
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SEC. 506. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
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 Fed-
eral agency that any person intentionally affixed a label
bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscrip-
tion with the same meaning, to any product sold in or
shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act,
pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title
48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 507. When issuing statements, press releases, re-
quests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents
describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part
with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds
included in this Act, including but not limited to State and
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local governments and recipients of Federal research grants,
shall clearly state: (1) the percentage of the total costs of
the program or project which will be financed with Federal
money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the
project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount
of the total costs of the project or program that will be fi-
nanced by non-governmental sources.
SEC. 508. (a) None of the funds appropriated under
this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which
funds are appropriated under this Act, shall be expended
for any abortion.
(b) None of the funds appropriated under this Act, and
none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are
appropriated under this Act, shall be expended for health
benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
(c) The term ‘‘health benefits coverage’’ means the
package of services covered by a managed care provider or
organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
SEC. 509. (a) The limitations established in the pre-
ceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of
rape or incest; or
(2) in the case where a woman suffers from a
physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
including a life-endangering physical condition
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caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that
would, as certified by a physician, place the woman
in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
(b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed
as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity,
or private person of State, local, or private funds (other
than a State’s or locality’s contribution of Medicaid match-
ing funds).
(c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed
as restricting the ability of any managed care provider
from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or
locality to contract separately with such a provider for such
coverage with State funds (other than a State’s or locality’s
contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
SEC. 510. (a) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for—
(1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos
for research purposes; or
(2) research in which a human embryo or em-
bryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected
to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed
for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR
46.208(a)(2) and section 498(b) of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289g(b)).
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(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘human em-
bryo or embryos’’ includes any organism, not protected as
a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, par-
thenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more
human gametes or human diploid cells.
SEC. 511. (a) None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legaliza-
tion of any drug or other substance included in schedule
I of the schedules of controlled substances established by sec-
tion 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812).
(b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic
advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that
federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to de-
termine therapeutic advantage.
SEC. 512. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew
a contract with an entity if—
(1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the
United States and is subject to the requirement in
section 4212(d) of title 38, United States Code, re-
garding submission of an annual report to the Sec-
retary of Labor concerning employment of certain vet-
erans; and
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(2) such entity has not submitted a report as re-
quired by that section for the most recent year for
which such requirement was applicable to such entity.
SEC. 513. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard
under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320d–2(b)) providing for, or providing for the assignment
of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in
an individual’s capacity as an employer or a health care
provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving
the standard.
SEC. 514. (a) Section 1708 of the United States Insti-
tute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4607) is amended in subsection
(g), by striking ‘‘on or before December 31, 1970’’.
(b) Section 1710 of the United States Institute of Peace
Act (22 U.S.C. 4609) is amended in subsection (a)(1), by
striking the numeral ‘‘4’’ preceding the phrase ‘‘succeeding
fiscal years’’ and inserting the numeral ‘‘5’’.
SEC. 515. Of the budgetary resources available to the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education in this Act for salaries and expenses during fis-
cal year 2003, $138,264,000, to be allocated by the Office
of Management and Budget, are permanently canceled.
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This division may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
DIVISION H—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
APPROPRIATIONS, 2003
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other
purposes.
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,
2003, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
For a payment to Paul David Wellstone, Jr., son of
Paul David Wellstone, late a Senator from Minnesota,
$50,000; Mark D. Wellstone, son of Paul David Wellstone,
late a Senator from Minnesota, $50,000; and Michael
Kerner, Guardian of the Estate of Joshua Kerner, for Josh-
ua Kerner, minor, son of Marcia Wellstone Markuson, de-
ceased, daughter of Paul David Wellstone, late a Senator
from Minnesota, $50,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000;
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority
Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $20,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
ity Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore
emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees,
$5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $127,500.
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,
$117,041,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the following limitations:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,949,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $518,000.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus,
$150,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$3,094,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$2,042,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$11,266,000.
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, $1,305,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,610,000.
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, $648,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,362,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,724,000.
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OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $315,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $17,079,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$43,161,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,410,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $30,075,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $4,581,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,176,000.
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,
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$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 under section 134(a) of Public
Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress section 112 of Public Law
96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11,
1980, $109,450,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $7,077,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $114,423,000, of which
$9,570,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2005, and of which $13,574,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2007.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $18,355,500, of which up to
$500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for
mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the pur-
pose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator
in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) with
a population of less than 250,000 and at which the Senator
will personally attend: Provided, That any amount allo-
cated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall
be paid by the Senator from other funds available to the
Senator: Provided further, That not later than October 31,
2003, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
shall submit a report to the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration and Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate on the results of the program.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $294,545,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. (a) Section 111 of title 3, United States Code,
is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’.
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(b) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT PRO TEM-
PORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS AND MAJORITY
AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH’’ under chapter VI of title I of the Second Sup-
plemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–355;
92 Stat. 532) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence (2 U.S.C. 31a–1) (re-
lating to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the
Senate) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘$20,000’’; and
(2) in the third sentence (2 U.S.C. 32b) (relating
to the President pro tempore) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’.
(c) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO
TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, AND MAJOR-
ITY AND MINORITY WHIPS’’ under the heading ‘‘LEGISLA-
TIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter IX of title I of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 31a–1; Public
Law 98–63; 97 Stat. 333) (relating to the Majority and
Minority Whips) is amended by striking ‘‘not exceed
$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not exceed $10,000’’.
(d) The matter under the subheading ‘‘EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO
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TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, THE MA-
JORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS, AND THE CHAIRMEN OF THE
MAJORITY
AND MINORITY CONFERENCE COMMITTEES’’
under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under
chapter IX of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1985 (2 U.S.C. 31a–3; Public Law 99–88; 99 Stat.
348) (relating to the Chairmen of the Majority and Minor-
ity Conference Committees) is amended by striking ‘‘not ex-
ceed $3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not exceed $5,000’’.
(e) Section 5 of title I of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2001, as enacted into law by section 1(a)
of Public Law 106–554 (2 U.S.C. 31a–4; 114 Stat. 2763A–
97) (relating to the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Policy Committees) is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$5,000’’.
(f) The amendments made by this section shall apply
to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 2. (a) The matter under the subheading ‘‘STA-
TIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)’’ under the heading ‘‘CONTIN-
GENT EXPENSES
OF
THE SENATE’’ under the heading
‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’ under chapter VII of title I
of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (2
U.S.C. 46a; Public Law 94–32; 89 Stat. 182) is amended
by striking ‘‘$4,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000’’.
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(b) The amendment made by this section shall apply
to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 3. Effective on and after October 1, 2002, each
of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the
dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in
effect on September 30, 2002, increased by an additional
$50,000 each.
SEC. 4. (a) The Majority Policy Committee, Minority
Policy Committee, Conference of the Majority, and Con-
ference of the Minority of the Senate are authorized, in the
discretion of each committee or conference, with the prior
consent of the Government department or agency concerned
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis,
the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
(b) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 5. PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTION TO INSCRIPTIONS
REQUIREMENT ON MOBILE OFFICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—
Section 3(f)(3) under the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ in the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(f)(3))
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is amended by adding at the end the following flush sen-
tence:
‘‘The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
may prescribe regulations to waive or modify the require-
ment under subparagraph (B) if such waiver or modifica-
tion is necessary to provide for the public safety of a Sen-
ator and the Senator’s staff and constituents.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act
and apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year there-
after.
SEC. 6. MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a)
Subject to regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Secretary and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of sev-
erable services for a period that begins in one fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same ex-
tent and under the same conditions as the head of an
executive agency under the authority of section 303L
of the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l); and
(2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acqui-
sition of property and services to the same extent and
under the same conditions as the head of an executive
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agency under the authority of section 304B of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of
1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c).
(b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2002,
and shall apply in fiscal year 2003 and successive fiscal
years.
SEC. 7. CONSULTANTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C.
61h–6) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence by
striking ‘‘six individual consultants’’ and inserting
‘‘eight individual consultants’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) Each appointing authority under subsection (a)
may designate the title of the position of any individual
appointed under that subsection.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 8. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
EMERITUS OF THE SENATE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There
is established the Office of the President pro tempore emer-
itus of the Senate.
(b) DESIGNATION.—Any Member of the Senate who—
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(1) is designated by the Senate as the President
pro tempore emeritus of the United States Senate;
and
(2) is serving as a Member of the Senate,
shall be the President pro tempore emeritus of the United
States Senate.
(c) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF EMPLOY-
EES.—The President pro tempore emeritus is authorized to
appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as the
President pro tempore emeritus determines appropriate.
(d) EXPENSE ALLOWANCE.—There is authorized an
expense allowance for the President pro tempore emeritus
which shall not exceed $7,500 each fiscal year. The Presi-
dent pro tempore emeritus may receive the expense allow-
ance (1) as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred
upon certification and documentation of such expenses by
the President pro tempore emeritus, or (2) in equal monthly
payments. Such amounts paid to the President pro tempore
emeritus as reimbursement of actual expenses incurred
upon certification and documentation under this sub-
section, shall not be reported as income, and the expenses
so reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction under
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply only with
respect to the 108th Congress.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $3,658,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $7,323,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of
$2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance of $725 per month each to four medical officers while
on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580
per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,414,000 for
reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses
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incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of
the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay-
able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$3,000,000, of which $300,000 shall remain available until
expended, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $3,035,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than 58 individuals:
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two ad-
ditional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and
not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than
6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, of the statements for the second session of
the One Hundred Seventh Congress, showing appropria-
tions made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the regular
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appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid
to the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise the work.
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, Social Security,
and other applicable employee benefits, $175,675,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the
employee assistance program, the awards program, postage,
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $28,100,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for
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the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center for fiscal year 2003 shall be paid by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security from funds available to the
Department of Homeland Security.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2003 for the Capitol Police may be
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 1002. CAPITOL POLICE CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Capitol Police may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of sev-
erable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same ex-
tent as the head of an executive agency under the au-
thority of section 303L of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l);
and
(2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acqui-
sitions of property and nonaudit-related services to
the same extent as executive agencies under the au-
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thority of section 304B of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1003. DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY. (a) IN
GENERAL.—Within the limits of available appropriations,
the Capitol Police may dispose of surplus or obsolete prop-
erty of the Capitol Police by interagency transfer, donation,
sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method.
(b) AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Any amounts received by
the Capitol Police from the disposition of property under
subsection (a) shall be credited to the account established
for the general expenses of the Capitol Police, and shall be
available to carry out the purposes of such account during
the fiscal year in which the amounts are received and the
following fiscal year.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATEection shall apply to fiscal year
2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1004. RECRUITMENT
AND RELOCATION BO-
NUSES. Section 909 of the Emergency Supplemental Act,
2002 (Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 2320) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the
Board determines that the Capitol Police would
be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, to en-
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counter difficulty in filling the position’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Chief, in the Chief’s sole discretion,
determines that such a bonus will assist the Cap-
itol Police in recruitment efforts’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) DETERMINATION NOT APPEALABLE OR RE-
VIEWABLE.—Any determination of the Chief under
this subsection shall not be appealable or reviewable
in any manner.’’;
(2) by striking subsections (e) and (f)(2); and
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively.
SEC. 1005. RECRUITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT
REGARD TO AGE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Cap-
itol Police shall carry out any activities and programs to
recruit individuals to serve as members of the Capitol Police
without regard to the age of the individuals.
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to affect any provision of law of
any rule or regulation providing for the mandatory separa-
tion of members of the Capitol Police on the basis of age,
or any provision of law or any rule or regulation regarding
the calculation of retirement or other benefits for members
of the Capitol Police.
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SEC. 1006. RETENTION ALLOWANCES. Section 909(b)
of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (Public Law
107–117; 115 Stat. 2320) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);
and
(B) by striking ‘‘if—’’ and inserting ‘‘if the
Chief, in the Chief’s sole discretion, determines
that such a bonus will assist the Capitol Police
in retention efforts.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the reduction
or the elimination of a retention allowance may not
be appealed’’ and inserting ‘‘any determination of the
Chief under this subsection, or the reduction or elimi-
nation of a retention allowance, shall not be appeal-
able or reviewable in any manner’’.
SEC. 1007. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Sec-
tion 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2
U.S.C. 1924; Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 2319) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES
‘‘SEC. 908. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to recruit
or retain qualified personnel, the Chief of the Capitol Police
may establish an educational assistance program for em-
ployees of the Capitol Police under which the Capitol Police
may agree—
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‘‘(1) to repay (by direct payments on behalf of
the participating employee) all or any portion of a
student loan previously taken out by the employee;
‘‘(2) to make direct payments to an educational
institution on behalf of a participating employee or
to reimburse a participating employee for all or any
portion of any tuition or related educational expenses
paid by the employee.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR STUDENT LOAN REPAY-
MENTS.—
‘‘(1) APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS UNDER EX-
ECUTIVE BRANCH PROGRAM.—In carrying out sub-
section (a)(1), the Capitol Police Board may, by regu-
lation, make applicable such provisions of section
5379 of title 5, United States Code, as the Board de-
termines necessary to provide for such program.
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS
ON
PRIOR
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.—The Capitol Police may not reimburse any
individual under subsection (a)(1) for any repay-
ments made by the individual prior to entering into
an agreement with the Capitol Police to participate
in the program under this section.
‘‘(3) USE
OF
RECOVERED
AMOUNTS.—Any
amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual
under subsection (a)(1) and its implementing regula-
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tions shall be credited to the appropriation account
available for salaries and expenses of the Capitol Po-
lice at the time of repayment or recovery. Such cred-
ited amount may be used for any authorized purpose
of the account and shall remain available until ex-
pended.
‘‘(c) LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.—The total
amount paid by the Capitol Police with respect to any indi-
vidual under the program under this section may not exceed
$40,000.
‘‘(d) NO REVIEW OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any deter-
mination made under the program under this section shall
not be reviewable or appealable in any manner.
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 1008. APPLICABLE PAY RATE UPON APPOINT-
MENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the rate of basic pay payable to an individual
upon appointment to a position with the Capitol Police
shall be at a rate within the minimum and maximum pay
rates applicable to the position.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1009. OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS
AT RANK OF LIEUTENANT OR HIGHER. (a) IN GENERAL.—
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The Chief of the Capitol Police may provide for the com-
pensation of overtime work of officers of the Capitol Police
at the rank of lieutenant and higher. Nothing in this sub-
section may be construed to affect the compensation of over-
time work of officers of the Capitol Police at any rank not
described in the previous sentence.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—In providing for the
compensation of overtime work under this section, the Chief
shall provide the compensation in the same manner and
subject to the same terms and conditions which are applica-
ble to the compensation of overtime work of officers and
members of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Di-
vision and the United States Park Police who serve at the
rank of lieutenant and higher, in accordance with section
1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide a 5-day week for
officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the
United States Park Police force, and the White House Police
force, and for other purposes’’, approved August 15, 1950
(sec. 5–1304, D.C. Official Code).
SEC. 1010. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL. (a)
IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘§ 4120. Training for employees of the Capitol Police
‘‘(a) The Chief of the Capitol Police may, by regula-
tion, make applicable such provisions of this chapter as the
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Chief determines necessary to provide for training of em-
ployees of the Capitol Police. The regulations shall provide
for training which, in the determination of the Chief, is
consistent with the training provided by agencies under the
preceding sections of this chapter.
‘‘(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide
the Chief of the Capitol Police with such advice and assist-
ance as the Chief may request in order to enable the Chief
to carry out the purposes of this section.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for
chapter 41 of such title is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘4120. Training for employees of the Capitol Police.’’.
SEC. 1011. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOY-
EES WITH SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS AND PROFICIENCIES.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS.—The Chief of the Cap-
itol Police may establish and determine, from time to time,
positions in salary classes of employees of the Capitol Police
to be designated as employees with specialty assignments
or proficiencies, based on the experience, education, train-
ing, or other appropriate factors required to carry out the
duties of such employees.
(b) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—In addition to the
regularly scheduled rate of basic pay, each employee holding
a position designated under this section shall receive a per
annum amount determined by the Chief, except that—
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(1) such amount may not exceed 25 percent of
the employee’s annual rate of basic pay; and
(2) such amount may not be paid in a calendar
year to the extent that, when added to the total basic
pay paid or payable to such employee for service per-
formed in the year, such amount would cause the
total to exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable
for level II of the Executive Schedule, as of the end
of such year.
(c) MANNER OF PAYMENT.—The additional compensa-
tion authorized by this subsection shall be paid to an em-
ployee in a manner determined by the Chief or his designee
except when the employee ceases to be assigned to the spe-
cialty assignment or ceases to maintain the required pro-
ficiency. The loss of such additional compensation shall not
constitute an adverse action for any purpose.
(d) DETERMINATION NOT APPEALABLE OR REVIEW-
ABLE.—Any determination under section (a) shall not be
appealable or reviewable in any manner.
SEC. 1012. APPLICATION OF PREMIUM PAY LIMITS ON
ANNUALIZED BASIS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any limits on the
amount of premium pay which may be earned by officers
and members of the Capitol Police during emergencies (as
determined by the Capitol Police Board) shall be applied
by the Chief of the Capitol Police on an annual basis and
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not on a pay period basis. Any determination under this
subsection shall not be reviewable or appealable in any
manner.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply
with respect to hours of duty occurring on or after Sep-
tember 11, 2001.
SEC. 1013. TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PO-
LICE TO THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. (a) TRANS-
FER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE TO THE UNITED
STATES CAPITOL POLICE.—
(1) TRANSFER
OF
PERSONNEL
AND
FUNC-
TIONS.—There are transferred to the United States
Capitol Police—
(A) each Library of Congress Police em-
ployee; and
(B) any functions performed under the first
section of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C.
167) and section 9 of that Act (2 U.S.C. 167h)
(as in effect immediately before the effective date
of this section).
(2) EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.—
(A) ANNUAL
AND
SICK
LEAVE.—Any an-
nual or sick leave to the credit of an individual
transferred under paragraph (1) shall be trans-
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ferred to the credit of that individual as an em-
ployee of the United States Capitol Police.
(B) SERVICE PERFORMED FOR RETIREMENT
PURPOSES.—For those Library of Congress Po-
lice employees transferred under paragraph
(1)(A), any period of service performed by a Li-
brary of Congress Police employee shall be
deemed to be service performed as a member of
the United States Capitol Police for purposes of
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States
Code.
(C) 
VACANCIES.—Notwithstanding 
any
other provision of law, upon the date of enact-
ment of this section and until completion of the
transfer under paragraph (1), vacancies in Li-
brary of Congress police employee positions, if
filled, shall be filled in accordance with the em-
ployment standards of the United States Capitol
Police, to the extent practicable.
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
TRANSFER
OF
PER-
SONNEL AND FUNCTIONS.—Library of Congress em-
ployees transferred to the United States Capitol Police
under paragraph (1)(A), and Library of Congress
functions transferred under paragraph (1)(B) shall be
transferred to the United States Capitol Police as
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specified in the implementation plan under subsection
(b)(1), but no later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this section.
(b) TRANSITION.—
(1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—
(A) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Chief of
the Capitol Police shall prepare and submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress, the Cap-
itol Police Board, and the Librarian of Congress,
a plan—
(i) describing the policies and proce-
dures, and actions the Chief of the Capitol
Police will take in implementing the trans-
fer provisions under this section;
(ii) establishing dates by which Li-
brary of Congress personnel and functions
authorized to be transferred under sub-
section (a)(1) shall be transferred to the
United States Capitol Police, with all such
transfers completed not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this section;
(iii) in consultation with the Librar-
ian of Congress, providing for the perform-
ance of law enforcement and protection
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functions relating to the buildings and
grounds of the Library of Congress, includ-
ing collections security, within the overall
security responsibilities of the United States
Capitol Police;
(iv) recommending legislative changes
needed to implement the transfers under
subsection (a)(1), including—
(I) identifying options for ad-
dressing how to apply United States
Capitol Police retirement provisions to
such transferred personnel;
(II) identifying options related to
providing voluntary separation incen-
tives to transferred personnel; and
(III) identifying options to ensure
the Librarian of Congress maintains
appropriate authority to execute his se-
curity responsibilities;
(v) detailing the mechanisms to be used
by the Chief of the Capitol Police for ensur-
ing that Library of Congress employees
transferred to the United States Capitol Po-
lice under subsection (a)(1) are not ad-
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versely affected by the transfer with respect
to pay;
(vi) addressing—
(I) how United States Capitol Po-
lice training and qualification require-
ments will be applied to Library of
Congress employees transferred under
subsection (a)(1); and
(II) the overall training needs of
the merged police force; and
(vii) providing an analysis of the cost
implications of implementing the plan.
(2) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this section, and
annually thereafter until the transfer is fully imple-
mented, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall prepare
and submit a report to the appropriate committees of
Congress, the Capitol Police Board, and the Librarian
of Congress, on the Chief of the Capitol Police’s
progress in implementing the plan required in para-
graph (1)(A) of this subsection, including any adjust-
ments to cost estimates or legislative changes needed
to implement the provisions of this section.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
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(1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means the
Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the
buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress’’,
approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.); and
(2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police
employee’’—
(A) means an employee of the Library of
Congress designated as police under the first sec-
tion of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167)
(as in effect immediately before the effective date
of this section); and
(B) does not include any civilian employee
performing police support functions.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise provided
in this section, this section shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this section.
SEC. 1014. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF CAP-
ITOL POLICE TO POLICE BOTANIC GARDEN. (a) BUILD-
INGS.—Section 5101 of title 40, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘all buildings on the real property
described under section 5102(c) (including the Administra-
tive Building of the United States Botanic Garden),’’ after
‘‘Capitol Power Plant,’’.
(b) GROUNDS.—Section 5102 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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the maintenance and improvement of the grounds de-
scribed in such paragraph.
‘‘(3) AUTHORITY NOT LIMITED.—Nothing in this
subsection shall limit the authority of the Architect of
the Capitol under section 307E of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c).’’.
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 9(a) of the Act of July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961(a))
is amended by striking ‘‘sections 193a to 193m, 212a,
212a–2, and 212b of this title and regulations promulgated
under section 212b of this title,’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act
(and regulations promulgated under section 14 of this Act
(2 U.S.C. 1969)), and chapter 51 of title 40, United States
Code,’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
subsection shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
SEC. 1015. CAPITOL POLICE SPECIAL OFFICERS. (a)
IN GENERAL.—In the event of an emergency, as determined
by the Capitol Police Board or in a concurrent resolution
of Congress, the Chief of the Capitol Police may appoint—
(1) any law enforcement officer from any Fed-
eral agency or State or local government agency made
available by that agency to serve as a special officer
of the Capitol Police; and
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(2) any member of the uniformed services, in-
cluding members of the National Guard, made avail-
able by the appropriate authority to serve as a special
officer of the Capitol Police.
(b) CONDITIONS
OF APPOINTMENT.—An individual
appointed as a special officer under this section shall—
(1) serve without pay for service performed as a
special officer (other than pay received from the ap-
plicable employing agency or service);
(2) serve as a special officer no longer than a pe-
riod specified at the time of appointment;
(3) not be a Federal employee by reason of serv-
ice as a special officer, except as provided under
paragraph (4); and
(4) shall be an employee of the Government for
purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States
Code, if that individual is acting within the scope of
his office or employment in service as a special offi-
cer.
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Any individual appointed
under subsection (a) shall be subject to—
(1) qualification requirements as the Chief of the
Capitol Police determines necessary; and
(2) approval by the Capitol Police Board.
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(d) AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES.—During any period
of service as a special officer under this section, a special
officer—
(1) may exercise all authorities and perform all
duties of members of the Capitol Police in any appro-
priate capacity, in the policing, protection, and phys-
ical security responsibilities of the Capitol Police
Board and Capitol Police; and
(2) shall wear an emblem provided by the Chief
of the Capitol Police that designates the wearer as a
special officer.
(e) REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this
section shall prohibit the Capitol Police from entering into
an agreement for the reimbursement of services provided
under this section with any Federal, State, or local agency.
(f) REGULATIONS.—The Capitol Police Board may
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal
year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1016. TRANSFER OF DISBURSING FUNCTION. (a)
IN GENERAL.—
(1) DISBURSING
OFFICER.—The Chief of the
Capitol Police shall be the disbursing officer for the
Capitol Police. Any reference in any law or resolution
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before the date of enactment of this section to funds
paid or disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of
the Senate relating to the pay and allowances of Cap-
itol Police employees shall be deemed to refer to the
Chief of the Capitol Police.
(2) TRANSFER.—Any statutory function, duty,
or authority of the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Sen-
ate as disbursing officers for the Capitol Police shall
transfer to the Chief of the Capitol Police as the single
disbursing officer for the Capitol Police.
(3) CONTINUITY OF FUNCTION DURING TRANSI-
TION.—Until such time as the Chief notifies the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives and the Secretary of the Senate that systems are
in place for discharging the disbursing functions
under this subsection, the House of Representatives
and the Senate shall continue to serve as the dis-
bursing authority on behalf of the Capitol Police.
(b) TREASURY ACCOUNTS.—
(1) SALARIES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in
the Treasury of the United States a separate ac-
count for the Capitol Police, into which shall be
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deposited appropriations received by the Chief of
the Capitol Police and available for the salaries
of the Capitol Police.
(B) TRANSFER AUTHORITY DURING TRANSI-
TION.—Until such time as the Chief notifies the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate
that systems are in place for discharging the dis-
bursing functions under subsection (a), the Chief
shall have the authority to transfer amounts in
the account to the House of Representatives and
the Senate to the extent necessary to enable the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate
to continue to serve as the disbursing authority
on behalf of the Capitol Police pursuant to sub-
section (a)(3).
(2) GENERAL EXPENSES.—There is established
in the Treasury of the United States a separate ac-
count for the Capitol Police, into which shall be de-
posited appropriations received by the Chief of the
Capitol Police and available for the general expenses
of the Capitol Police.
(c) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS, ASSETS, ACCOUNTS,
RECORDS, AND AUTHORITY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives and the Sec-
retary of the Senate are authorized and directed to
transfer to the Chief of the Capitol Police all funds,
assets, accounts, and copies of original records of the
Capitol Police that are in the possession or under the
control of the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Sen-
ate in order that all such items may be available for
the unified operation of the Capitol Police. Any funds
so transferred shall be deposited in the Treasury ac-
counts established under subsection (b) and be avail-
able to the Chief of the Capitol Police for the same
purposes as, and in like manner and subject to the
same conditions as, the funds prior to the transfer.
(2) 
EXISTING
TRANSFER
AUTHORITY.—Any
transfer authority existing before the date of enact-
ment of this Act granted to the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sec-
retary of the Senate for salaries, expenses, and oper-
ations of the Capitol Police shall be transferred to the
Chief of the Capitol Police.
(d) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Except as may other-
wise be provided in law, the unexpended balances of appro-
priations for the fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal
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years that are subject to disbursement by the Chief of the
Capitol Police shall be withdrawn as of September 30 of
the fifth fiscal year following the period or year for which
provided. Unpaid obligations chargeable to any of the bal-
ances so withdrawn or appropriations for prior years shall
be liquidated from any appropriations for the same general
purpose, which, at the time of payment, are available for
disbursement.
(e) HIRING AUTHORITY; ELIGIBILITY FOR SAME BEN-
EFITS AS HOUSE EMPLOYEES.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), the Chief of the Capitol Police, in carrying
out the duties of office, is authorized to appoint,
hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions,
and privileges of employment of employees of the
Capitol Police, subject to and in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations.
(B) REVIEW
OR
APPROVAL.—In carrying
out the authority provided under this paragraph,
the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be subject to
the same statutory requirements for review or
approval by committees of Congress that were
applicable to the Capitol Police Board on the
day before the date of enactment of this Act.
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(2) BENEFITS.—Employees of the Capitol Police
who are appointed by the Chief under the authority
of this subsection shall be subject to the same type of
benefits (including the payment of death gratuities,
the withholding of debt, and health, retirement, Social
Security, and other applicable employee benefits) as
are provided to employees of the House of Representa-
tives, and any such individuals serving as employees
of the Capitol Police as of the date of enactment of
this Act shall be subject to the same rules governing
rights, protections, pay, and benefits in effect imme-
diately before such date until such rules are changed
under applicable laws or regulations.
(f) WORKER’S COMPENSATION.—
(1) ACCOUNT.—There shall be established a sepa-
rate account in the Capitol Police for purposes of
making payments for employees of the Capitol Police
under section 8147 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) PAYMENTS WITHOUT FISCAL YEAR LIMITA-
TION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
payments may be made from the account established
under paragraph (1) of this subsection without regard
to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make
such payments is incurred.
(g) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this section
shall not be construed to reduce the pay or benefits of
any employee of the Capitol Police whose pay was
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Sen-
ate before the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) SUPERSEDING
PROVISIONS.—All provisions
of law inconsistent with this section are hereby super-
seded to the extent of the inconsistency.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1821 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 1901)
is amended by striking the third sentence.
(2) Section 1822 of the Revised Statutes of the United
States (2 U.S.C. 1921) is repealed.
(3) Section 111 of title I of the Act entitled ‘‘Making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1977, and for other purposes’’, approved May
4, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 64–3), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate’’ and
inserting ‘‘Chief of the Capitol Police’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘United States Senate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Capitol Police’’.
(i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect on the date of
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enactment of this Act and shall apply to fiscal year 2003
and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1017. DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS. Not later
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Chief of the Capitol Police shall promulgate any regula-
tions required by Sections 1004, 1006, 1007 and 1011 of
this Act.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,059,000, of which
$254,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2004:
Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office of Com-
pliance may have the authority, within the limits of avail-
able appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete per-
sonal property by interagency transfer, donation, or dis-
carding.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than
$3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $32,101,000, of
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which not more than $100,000 is to remain available until
September 30, 2006, for the acquisition and partial support
for implementation of a Central Financial Management
System: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1101. (a) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office may, by regulation, make applicable such
provisions of section 3396 of title 5, United States Code,
as the Director determines necessary to establish a program
providing opportunities for employees of the Office to en-
gage in details or other temporary assignments in other
agencies, study or uncompensated work experience which
will contribute to the employees’ development and effective-
ness.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1102. (a) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office may enter into agreements or contracts with-
out regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (41 U.S.C. 5).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve;
for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of
a passenger motor vehicle, $59,343,000, of which $450,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007.
CAPITOL BUILDING
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol, $32,094,000, of which
$19,065,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House
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office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $8,356,000,
of which $1,780,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2007.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $64,871,000, of which
$21,600,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating,
power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and
water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House
office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the
grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage,
and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants
in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing
Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and
chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court
Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Mar-
shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and
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amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury
to the credit of this appropriation, $102,286,000, of which
$61,739,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007: Provided, That not more than $4,400,000 of the funds
credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year
2003.
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
buildings and grounds, $37,521,000, of which $18,014,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007 and
$5,500,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care,
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United States
Capitol Police, $23,900,000, of which $23,500,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That
$22,000,000 of the amount provided is withheld from obli-
gation subject to the notification of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:
Provided further, That any amounts provided to the Archi-
tect of the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment of this
Act for maintenance, care, and operation of buildings of
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the United States Capitol Police which remain unobligated
as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be trans-
ferred to the account under this heading.
BOTANIC GARDEN
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries,
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $6,103,000, of which $120,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That
this appropriation shall not be available for any activities
of the National Garden.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1201. SMALL PURCHASE CONTRACTING AUTHOR-
ITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law—
(1) section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with respect
to purchases and contracts for the Architect of the
Capitol as if the reference to ‘‘$25,000’’ in paragraph
(1) of such section were a reference to ‘‘$100,000’’;
and
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(2) the Architect may procure services, equip-
ment, and construction for security related projects in
the most efficient manner he determines appropriate.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1202. MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT AUTHORITY. (a) IN
GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of sev-
erable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same ex-
tent as the head of an executive agency under the au-
thority of section 303L of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l);
and
(2) enter into multiyear contracts for the acqui-
sitions of property and nonaudit-related services to
the same extent as executive agencies under the au-
thority of section 304B of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254c).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1203. DEPUTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL/
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEP-
UTY ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—There shall be a Dep-
uty Architect of the Capitol who shall serve as the Chief
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Operating Officer of the Office of the Architect of the Cap-
itol. The Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall be appointed
by the Architect of the Capitol and shall report directly to
the Architect of the Capitol and shall be subject to the au-
thority of the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the
Capitol shall appoint the Deputy Architect of the Capitol
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act. The appointment shall be made without regard to po-
litical affiliation or activity. The Architect of the Capitol
shall consult with the Comptroller General or his designee
before making the appointment.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall have strong leadership skills and demonstrated
ability in management, including in such areas as strategic
planning, performance management, worker safety, cus-
tomer satisfaction, and service quality.
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall be responsible to the Architect of the
Capitol for the overall direction, operation, and man-
agement of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol,
including implementing the Office’s goals and mis-
sion; providing overall organization management to
improve the Office’s performance; and assisting the
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Architect of the Capitol in promoting reform, and
measuring results.
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Architect’s
responsibilities include—
(A) developing, implementing, annually up-
dating, and maintaining a long-term strategic
plan covering a period of not less than 5 years
for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, in-
cluding the establishment of—
(i) a comprehensive mission statement
covering the major functions and operations
of the Office; and
(ii) general goals and objectives, in-
cluding outcome-related goals and objectives,
for the major functions and operations of
the Office;
(B) developing and implementing an an-
nual performance plan that includes annual per-
formance goals covering each of the general goals
and objectives in the strategic plan and includ-
ing to the extent practicable quantifiable per-
formance measures for the annual goals;
(C) proposing organizational changes and
new positions needed to carry out the Office of
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the Architect of the Capitol’s mission and stra-
tegic and annual performance goals; and
(D) reviewing and directing the operational
functions of the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol, including—
(i) facilities and project management;
(ii) administration and modernization
of systems employed by the Office;
(iii) 
productivity 
and 
cost-saving
measures;
(iv) strategic human capital manage-
ment, including performance management
and training and development initiatives;
and
(v) financial management, including
the integration of operational functions and
financial management to ensure that budg-
ets, financial information, and systems sup-
port the strategic and annual plans devel-
oped under this subsection.
(d) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Architect of
the Capitol may delegate to the Deputy Architect such addi-
tional duties as the Architect determines are necessary or
appropriate.
(e) ACTION PLAN.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—No later than 180 days after
the appointment, the Deputy Architect shall prepare
and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate and the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate, an action plan describing the policies, procedures,
and actions the Deputy Architect will implement and
timeframes for carrying out the responsibilities under
this section.
(2) ACTION PLAN.—The action plan shall be—
(A) approved and signed by both the Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Deputy Architect; and
(B) developed concurrently and consistent
with the development of a strategic plan.
(3) ADDITIONAL
SENIOR
POSITIONS.—Notwith-
standing the provisions in section 129(c) of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, Public Law
107–68, the Architect of the Capitol may, upon sub-
mission of the action plan, fix the rate of basic pay
for not more than 3 additional positions at a rate not
to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior
Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter
53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality in-
volved, in order to implement the action plan.
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(f) EVALUATION.—Effective 180 days from the ap-
pointment of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol, the Gen-
eral Accounting Office shall evaluate at least annually the
implementation of the action plan and provide the results
of the evaluation to the Architect of the Capitol, the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate.
(g) REMOVAL.—The Deputy Architect of the Capitol
may be removed by the Architect of the Capitol for mis-
conduct or failure to meet performance goals set forth in
the performance agreement in subsection (i). Upon the re-
moval of the Deputy Architect of the Capitol, the Architect
of the Capitol shall immediately notify in writing the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, stating the specific reasons
for the removal.
(h) COMPENSATION.—The Deputy Architect of the
Capitol shall be paid at an annual rate of pay to be deter-
mined by the Architect but not to exceed $1,000 less than
the annual rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol.
(i) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol and the Deputy Architect of the Capitol,
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shall enter into an annual performance agreement that sets
forth measurable individual goals linked to the organiza-
tional goals in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol’s
annual performance plan for the Deputy Architect of the
Capitol in key operational areas. The agreement shall be
subject to review and renegotiation on an annual basis.
(j) ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT.—The Deputy Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall prepare and transmit to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol an annual performance report. This
report shall contain an evaluation of the extent to which
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol met the goals and
objectives identified in the annual performance plan in sub-
section (c)(2) for the preceding year and an explanation
of the results achieved during the preceding year relative
to the established goals. This report shall also include the
evaluation rating of the performance of the Deputy Archi-
tect of the Capitol under subsection (h), including the
amounts of bonus compensation awarded to the Deputy Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, and such additional information as
may be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol.
(k) TERMINATION OF ROLE.—As of October 1, 2004,
the role of the Comptroller General and the General Ac-
counting Office, as established by this section, will cease.
SEC. 1204. DEPUTY ARCHITECT TO ACT IN CASE OF
ABSENCE, DISABILITY, OR VACANCY. The proviso under the
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subheading ‘‘SALARIES’’ under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF
THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the heading ‘‘AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C. 164a) is amended by
striking ‘‘Assistant Architect’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy Ar-
chitect’’.
SEC. 1205. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY BY ARCHI-
TECT OF THE CAPITOL. The matter under the subheading
‘‘OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ under the
heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ of the Legis-
lative Appropriation Act, 1956 (40 U.S.C. 163b) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Architect of the Capitol is authorized’’
through ‘‘proper’’ and inserting ‘‘Architect of the Capitol
may delegate to the assistants of the Architect such author-
ity of the Architect as the Architect may determine proper,
except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities specifi-
cally assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol by the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
SEC. 1206. ASSISTANT ARCHITECT. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the compensation of the Assist-
ant Architect who is incumbent in that position when the
position of Assistant Architect is abolished shall not be re-
duced so long as the former Assistant Architect is employed
at the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. Whenever the
Architect of the Capitol receives a pay adjustment after the
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date of enactment of this section, the compensation of such
former Assistant Architect shall be adjusted by the same
percentage as the compensation of the Architect of the Cap-
itol. The authority granted in this section shall be in addi-
tion to the authority the Architect of the Capitol has in
section 129(c)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2002, as amended by this Act, to fix the rate
of basic pay for not more than 15 positions at a rate not
to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Execu-
tive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title
5, United States Code, for the locality involved.
SEC. 1207. SENATE STAFF HEALTH AND FITNESS FA-
CILITY. Section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 121f) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after
‘‘Senate’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’
after ‘‘Senate’’;
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after
‘‘costs of the Senate’’;
(4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘Staff’’ after
‘‘Senate’’; and
(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the
following:
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‘‘(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the
operation and use of the Senate Staff Health and Fitness
Facility.’’.
SEC. 1208. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR LI-
BRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The
first section of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141)
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LI-
BRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
‘‘(a) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol
shall have charge of all work at the Library of Con-
gress buildings and grounds (as defined in section 11
of the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of
the buildings of the Library of Congress’ approved
August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)) that affects—
‘‘(A) the structural integrity of the build-
ings;
‘‘(B) buildings systems, including mechan-
ical, electrical, plumbing, and elevators;
‘‘(C) the architectural features of the build-
ings;
‘‘(D) compliance with building and fire
codes, laws, and regulations with respect to the
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specific responsibilities set for under this para-
graph;
‘‘(E) the care and maintenance of Library
grounds; and
‘‘(F) purchase of all equipment necessary to
fulfill the responsibilities set forth under this
paragraph.
‘‘(2) EMPLOYEES.—The employees required for
the performance of the duties under paragraph (1)
shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.
‘‘(b) LIBRARIAN
OF CONGRESS.—The Librarian of
Congress shall have charge of all work (other than work
under subsection (a)) at the Library of Congress buildings
and grounds.
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Architect of the Cap-
itol and the Librarian of Congress may enter into agree-
ments with each other to perform work under this section,
and, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
and the Joint Committee on the Library, may transfer be-
tween themselves appropriations or other available funds to
pay the costs therefor.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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, $358,474,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003, and
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150)
and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collec-
tions during fiscal year 2003 and shall remain available
until expended for the development and maintenance of an
international legal information database and activities re-
lated thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may
not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
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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 $6,850,000: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $10,886,000 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub-
scriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, includ-
ing $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when
specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more
than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official represen-
tation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$1,793,000 shall remain available until expended for the ac-
quisition and partial support for implementation of an In-
tegrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, $11,100,000 shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of teaching edu-
cators how to incorporate the Library’s digital collections
into school curricula and shall be transferred to the edu-
cational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining Hands
Across America: Local Community Initiative’’ project as
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approved by the Library: Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available
until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the pur-
poses of Public Law 106–173, of which amount $10,000
may be used for official representation and reception ex-
penses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$5,250,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007
for the acquisition and partial support for implementation
of a Central Financial Management System: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $789,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2004 for the Lewis
and Clark Exhibition and an additional $200,000 shall re-
main available until expended, and shall be transferred to
Southern Illinois University for the purpose of developing
a permanent commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expe-
dition: Provided further, That, of the total amount appro-
priated, $500,000 shall remain available until expended
and shall be equally divided and transferred to the Alexan-
dria Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art
for activities relating to the Louisiana Purchase Bicenten-
nial Celebration.
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COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$39,226,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend
any funds derived from collections under such section, in
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not
more than $6,191,000 shall be derived from collections dur-
ing fiscal year 2003 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by
the amount by which collections are less than $29,512,000:
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
$4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librar-
ian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for activities of the International
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Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors,
and seminars.
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $86,952,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
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),
$50,963,000, of which $13,697,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That, of the total amount appro-
priated, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended
to reimburse the National Federation of the Blind for costs
incurred in the operation of its ‘‘NEWSLINE’’ program.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1301. 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. 1302. (a) For fiscal year 2003, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $109,929,000.
(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.
(c) During fiscal year 2003, the Librarian of Congress
may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—SALA-
RIES
AND EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the
FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program es-
tablished under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fis-
cal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–
481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of
such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further,
That the appropriate revolving fund account shall reim-
burse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before
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the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires.
SEC. 1303. NATIONAL DIGITAL INFORMATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.—The Miscella-
neous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by section
1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–194), di-
vision A, chapter 9, under the heading ‘‘Library of Con-
gress’’ ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ is amended by striking
‘‘March 31, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘March 31, 2005’’.
SEC. 1304. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COM-
MISSION. The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Act (36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 106–173) is
amended—
(1) in section 6(b), by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) STAFF.—Consistent with all other applica-
ble Federal laws governing appointments and com-
pensation, the staff of the Commission may be ap-
pointed without regard to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and may be paid without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.’’; and
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(2) in section 7(h)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 6(b)(2)’’.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and
session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by
law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing
and binding of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing,
binding, and distribution of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re-
cipient, $90,143,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the
payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided
further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
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appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided
to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code,
may be expended to print a document, report, or publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate.
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing
of Government publications and their distribution to the
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies,
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $29,661,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
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nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for 2001 and 2002 to depository and other designated
libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds avail-
able and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code,
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses 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 expended on the certifi-
cation of the Public Printer in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses: Provided further, That
the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase
of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided fur-
ther, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be
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deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving
fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the headings ‘‘OFFICE
OF SUPERINTENDENT
OF DOCU-
MENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not
be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more
than 3,219 workyears (or such other number of workyears
as the Public Printer may request, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate): Provided further, That activities
financed through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of-
fice, including not more than $12,500 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 sec-
tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
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individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accord-
ance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; bene-
fits comparable to those payable under section 901(5), (6),
and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of liv-
ing quarters in foreign countries, $451,134,000: Provided,
That not more than $2,210,000 of payments received under
section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be avail-
able for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That not
more than $790,000 of reimbursements received under sec-
tion 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That this ap-
propriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available
to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as
determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided fur-
ther, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be cred-
ited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which
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costs involved are initially financed: 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 Pub-
lic 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.
PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Foreign Leadership Development
Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Center for
Foreign Development, $13,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 1401. CENTER FOR FOREIGN LEADERSHIP DE-
VELOPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–
554; 114 Stat. 2763A–120) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RUS-
SIAN’’ and inserting ‘‘FOREIGN’’;
(2) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Rus-
sian’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking
‘‘United States and Russian relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘relations between the United States and
eligible foreign states’’;
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Russia’’
and inserting ‘‘eligible foreign states’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Russian
nationals’’ and inserting ‘‘nationals of eligible
foreign states’’;
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking
‘‘3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘3,500’’; and
(D) in paragraph (3)(C)(i), by striking
‘‘Russia’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible foreign
state’’;
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Russian’’
and inserting ‘‘Foreign’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE FOREIGN STATE DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘eligible foreign state’ means—
‘‘(1) any country specified in section 3 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801); and
‘‘(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act.
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued
by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2003 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 203. 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 des-
ignation of any office or position appropriated for is dif-
ferent 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 ex-
penses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators
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and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures
are a matter of public record and available for public in-
spection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing
law.
SEC. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of section
415 of the Congressional Accountability Act to pay awards
and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
SEC. 206. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
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SEC. 207. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 208. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and
sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by
Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street
SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning
of the I–395 tunnel on the southeast.
SEC. 209. UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SE-
CURITY
REVIEW
COMMISSION. (a) APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, $1,800,000, to remain available
until expended, to the United States-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
(b) NAME CHANGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1238 of the Floyd D.
Spence National Defense Authorization Act of 2001
(22 U.S.C. 7002) is amended—
(A) in the section heading by inserting
‘‘ECONOMIC AND’’ before ‘‘SECURITY’’;
(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’; and
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(C) in subsection (b)—
(i) in the subsection heading, by insert-
ing ‘‘ECONOMIC AND’’ before ‘‘SECURITY’’;
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘Eco-
nomic and’’ before ’’Security’’; and
(II) in subparagraph (H), by in-
serting ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Secu-
rity’’; and
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’ each
place it appears; and
(D) in subsection (e)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
(iii) in paragraph (3)—
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(I) in the first sentence, by insert-
ing ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’;
and
(II) in the second sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Secu-
rity’’;
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’; and
(v) in paragraph (6), by inserting
‘‘Economic and’’ before ‘‘Security’’ each
place it appears.
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Federal
law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of
authority, or any document of or relating to the
United States-China Security Review Commission
shall be deemed to refer to the United States-China
Economic and Security Review Commission.
(c) MEMBERSHIP, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TERMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1238(b)(3) of the
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act
of 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002) is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (F) and inserting the following:
‘‘(F) each appointing authority referred to
under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this
paragraph shall—
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‘‘(i) appoint 3 members to the Com-
mission;
‘‘(ii) make the appointments on a stag-
gered term basis, such that—
‘‘(I) 1 appointment shall be for a
term expiring on December 31, 2003;
‘‘(II) 1 appointment shall be for a
term expiring on December 31, 2004;
and
‘‘(III) 1 appointment shall be for
a term expiring on December 31, 2005;
‘‘(iii) make all subsequent appoint-
ments on an approximate 2-year term basis
to expire on December 31 of the applicable
year; and
‘‘(iv) make appointments not later
than 30 days after the date on which each
new Congress convenes;’’.
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSION.—
The United States-China Commission shall focus on
the following nine areas when conducting its work
during fiscal year 2003 and beyond:
(A) PROLIFERATION PRACTICES.—The Com-
mission shall analyze and assess the Chinese role
in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
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tion and other weapons (including dual use tech-
nologies) to terrorist-sponsoring states, and sug-
gest possible steps which the United States might
take, including economic sanctions, to encourage
the Chinese to stop such practices.
(B) ECONOMIC
REFORMS
AND
UNITED
STATES
ECONOMIC
TRANSFERS.—The Commis-
sion shall analyze and assess the qualitative and
quantitative nature of the shift of United States
production activities to China, including the re-
location of high-technology, manufacturing, and
R&D facilities; the impact of these transfers on
United States national security, including polit-
ical influence by the Chinese Government over
American firms, dependence of the United States
national security industrial base on Chinese im-
ports, the adequacy of United States export con-
trol laws, and the effect of these transfers on
United States economic security, employment,
and the standard of living of the American peo-
ple; analyze China’s national budget and assess
China’s fiscal strength to address internal insta-
bility problems and assess the likelihood of exter-
nalization of such problems.
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(C) ENERGY.—The Commission shall evalu-
ate and assess how China’s large and growing
economy will impact upon world energy supplies
and the role the United States can play, includ-
ing joint R&D efforts and technological assist-
ance, in influencing China’s energy policy.
(D) UNITED STATES CAPITAL MARKETS.—
The Commission shall evaluate the extent of Chi-
nese access to, and use of United States capital
markets, and whether the existing disclosure and
transparency rules are adequate to identify Chi-
nese companies which are active in United
States markets and are also engaged in pro-
liferation activities.
(E) CORPORATE
REPORTING.—The Com-
mission shall assess United States trade and in-
vestment relationship with China, including the
need for corporate reporting on United States in-
vestments in China and incentives that China
may be offering to United States corporations to
relocate production and R&D to China.
(F) REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND SECURITY IM-
PACTS.—The Commission shall assess the extent
of China’s ‘‘hollowing-out’’ of Asian manufac-
turing economies, and the impact on United
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States economic and security interests in the re-
gion; review the triangular economic and secu-
rity relationship among the United States, Tai-
pei and Beijing, including Beijing’s military
modernization and force deployments aimed at
Taipei, and the adequacy of United States execu-
tive branch coordination and consultation with
Congress on United States arms sales and de-
fense relationship with Taipei.
(G) UNITED STATES-CHINA BILATERAL PRO-
GRAMS.—The Commission shall assess science
and technology programs to evaluate if the
United States is developing an adequate coordi-
nating mechanism with appropriate review by
the intelligence community with Congress; assess
the degree of non-compliance by China and
United States-China agreements on prison labor
imports and intellectual property rights; evalu-
ate United States enforcement policies; and rec-
ommend what new measures the United States
Government might take to strengthen our laws
and enforcement activities and to encourage com-
pliance by the Chinese.
(H) WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION COMPLI-
ANCE.—The Commission shall review China’s
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record of compliance to date with its accession
agreement to the WTO, and explore what incen-
tives and policy initiatives should be pursued to
promote further compliance by China.
(I) MEDIA
CONTROL.—The Commission
shall evaluate Chinese government efforts to in-
fluence and control perceptions of the United
States and its policies through the internet, the
Chinese print and electronic media, and Chinese
internal propaganda.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 210. JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. There are appro-
priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, $300,000, to remain available until expended,
to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training
and Development.
SEC. 211. TITLE II OF THE CONGRESSIONAL AWARD
ACT. There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, $250,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, to carry out title II of the Congres-
sional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 811 et seq.): Provided, That
funds appropriated for this purpose do not exceed 100 per-
cent of funds donated to the Board in cash or in kind under
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section 208(c) of the Congressional Award Act: Provided
further, That such funds are used for staff salaries and over-
head, postage, travel, equipment, and accounting costs.
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
DIVISION I—TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 2003
Making appropriations for the Department of Transpor-
tation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary,
$83,069,000, of which not to exceed $2,201,000 shall be
available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to
exceed $799,000 shall be available for the immediate Office
of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $15,507,000 shall be
available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed
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$11,123,000 shall be for the Office of the Under Secretary
for Transportation Policy; not to exceed $8,375,000 shall
be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,282,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Gov-
ernmental Affairs; not to exceed $26,070,000 shall be avail-
able for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administra-
tion; not to exceed $1,920,000 shall be available for the Of-
fice of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,390,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to
exceed $611,000 shall be available for the Board of Contract
Appeals; not to exceed $1,304,000 shall be available for the
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization;
not to exceed $11,487,000 shall be available for the Office
of the Chief Information Officer: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department
for official reception and representation expenses as the Sec-
retary may determine: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any other provision of law, excluding fees author-
ized in Public Law 107–71, there may be credited to this
appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user
fees.
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights,
$8,700,000.
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TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND
DEVELOPMENT
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation
planning, research, systems development, development ac-
tivities, and making grants, to remain available until ex-
pended, $21,000,000.
TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
Necessary expenses for operating costs and capital out-
lays of the Transportation Administrative Service Center,
not to exceed $131,779,000, shall be paid from appropria-
tions made available to the Department of Transportation:
Provided, That such services shall be provided on a competi-
tive basis to entities within the Department of Transpor-
tation: Provided further, That the above limitation on oper-
ating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Pro-
vided further, That no funds appropriated in this Act to
an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the
Transportation Administrative Service Center without the
approval of the agency modal administrator: Provided fur-
ther, That no assessments may be levied against any pro-
gram, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this
Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor
are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Ap-
propriations and are approved by such Committees.
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MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $500,000, as author-
ized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided, That such costs, including
the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in sec-
tion 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided
further, That these funds are available to subsidize total
loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not
to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative ex-
penses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $400,000.
MINORITY BUSINESS OUTREACH
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource
Center outreach activities, $3,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2004: Provided, That notwithstanding
49 U.S.C. 332, these funds may be used for business oppor-
tunities related to any mode of transportation.
PAYMENTS TO AIR CARRIERS
(AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)
In addition to funds made available from any other
source to carry out the essential air service program under
49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, to be derived from the Air-
port and Airway Trust Fund, $65,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
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TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security
Administration related to transportation security services
pursuant to Public Law 107–71, $5,346,000,000 of which
$55,000,000 shall be derived from a reimbursement from the
heading, ‘‘Facilities and Equipment’’, Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration for explosives detection systems in this fiscal
year, to remain available until September 30, 2004: Pro-
vided, That, security service fees authorized under 49
U.S.C. 44940 shall be credited to this appropriation as off-
setting collections and used for providing security services
authorized by that section: Provided further, That the sum
herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced
on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are
received during fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That
any security service fees collected in excess of the amount
appropriated under this heading shall be treated as offset-
ting collections in 2004: Provided further, That, of such
amounts provided herein $150,000,000 shall be available for
the Secretary of Homeland Security pursuant to the terms
and conditions of section 70107(i) of Public Law 107–295
to award grants to national laboratories, private nonprofit
organizations, institutions of higher education, and other
entities for the support of research and development of tech-
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nologies that can be used to secure the ports of the United
States.
COAST GUARD
OPERATING EXPENSES
For necessary expenses for the operation and mainte-
nance of the Coast Guard, not otherwise provided for; pur-
chase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for re-
placement only; payments pursuant to section 156 of Public
Law 97–377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and section
229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)); and
recreation 
and 
welfare, 
$4,318,456,000, 
of 
which
$340,000,000 shall be available for defense-related activities;
and of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund: Provided, That none of the funds ap-
propriated in this or any other Act shall be available for
pay of administrative expenses in connection with shipping
commissioners in the United States: Provided further, That
none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
to compensate in excess of 37 active duty flag officer billets:
Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this
Act shall be available for expenses incurred for yacht docu-
mentation under 46 U.S.C. 12109, except to the extent fees
are collected from yacht owners and credited to this appro-
priation.
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ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS
For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction,
renovation, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore
facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment related
thereto, $752,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; of which
$25,600,000 shall be available to acquire, repair, renovate
or improve vessels, small boats and related equipment, to
remain available until September 30, 2007; $132,700,000
shall be available for other equipment, to remain available
until September 30, 2005; $48,700,000 shall be available
for shore facilities and aids to navigation facilities, to re-
main available until September 30, 2005; $65,000,000 shall
be available for personnel compensation and benefits and
related costs, to remain available until September 30, 2003;
and $480,000,000 shall be available for the Integrated Deep-
water Systems program, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2006: Provided, That the Commandant of the
Coast Guard is authorized to dispose of surplus real prop-
erty, by sale or lease, and the proceeds shall be credited to
this appropriation as offsetting collections and made avail-
able only for the National Distress and Response System
Modernization program, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2004: Provided further, That none of
the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or