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(b) COMPENSATION OF ASSISTANT ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—
Pursuant to the authority described in section 308(a) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b–3a(a)), the
pay for the position of assistant referred to in the proviso in the
first undesignated paragraph under the center subheadings ‘‘OFFICE
OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ and ‘‘SALARIES’’ in the first
section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C.
164a) shall be an amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual
rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol.
(c) COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with the authority
described in section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b–3a(a)), section 108 of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b–3b)
is amended—
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic
pay for not more than 12 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 involved.’’; and
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or
after the expiration of the 21-day period which begins on the
date the Architect of the Capitol submits to the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
a list containing the 12 positions for which the Architect will
fix the rate of basic pay under the amendment, the rate of
basic pay for each such position, and the job description for
each such position.
(d) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY AND RESPONSE.—
(1) STUDY
BY
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—Not later than
November 1, 2002, the Comptroller General shall conduct a
comprehensive management study of the operations of the
Architect of the Capitol, and submit the study to the Architect
of the Capitol and the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and Senate.
(2) PLAN BY ARCHITECT IN RESPONSE.—After the Comp-
troller General submits the study conducted under paragraph
(1) to the Committees referred to in such paragraph, the
Architect of the Capitol shall develop and submit to such
Committees a management improvement plan which addresses
the study and which indicates how the personnel for whom
the Architect fixes the rate of basic pay under the amendment
made by subsection (c)(1) will support such plan.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in subsections (c)(2)
and (d), this section and the amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after October
1, 2001.
SEC. 130. (a) LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.—The Architect of the Cap-
itol may not enter into or administer any construction contract
with a value greater than $50,000 unless the contract includes
a provision requiring the payment of liquidated damages in the
amount determined under subsection (b) in the event that comple-
tion of the project is delayed because of the contractor.
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(b) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The amount of payment required
under a liquidated damages provision described in subsection (a)
shall be equal to the product of—
(1) the daily liquidated damage payment rate; and
(2) the number of days by which the completion of the
project is delayed.
(c) DAILY LIQUIDATED DAMAGE PAYMENT RATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—In subsection (b), the ‘‘daily liquidated
damage payment rate’’ means—
(A) $140, in the case of a contract with a value greater
than $50,000 and less than $100,000;
(B) $200, in the case of a contract with a value equal
to or greater than $100,000 and equal to or less than
$500,000; and
(C) the sum of $200 plus $50 for each $100,000 incre-
ment by which the value of the contract exceeds $500,000,
in the case of a contract with a value greater than $500,000.
(2) ADJUSTMENT
IN
RATE
PERMITTED.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), the daily liquidated damage payment rate may
be adjusted by the contracting officer involved to a rate greater
or lesser than the rate described in such paragraph if the
contracting officer makes a written determination that the rate
described does not accurately reflect the anticipated damages
which will be suffered by the United States as a result of
the delay in the completion of the contract.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect
to contracts entered into during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding
fiscal year.
SEC. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) sec-
tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes (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 clause I of such section were
a reference to ‘‘$100,000’’; and (2) the Architect may procure serv-
ices, equipment, and construction for security related projects in
the most efficient manner he determines appropriate.
SEC. 132. ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
The Architect of the Capitol shall develop and maintain an
accounting and financial management system, including financial
reporting and internal controls, which—
(1) complies with applicable federal accounting principles,
standards, and requirements, and internal control standards;
(2) complies with any other requirements applicable to
such systems; and
(3) provides for—
(A) complete, reliable, consistent, and timely informa-
tion which is prepared on a uniform basis and which is
responsive to financial information needs of the Architect
of the Capitol;
(B) the development and reporting of cost information;
(C) the integration of accounting and budgeting
information; and
(D) the systematic measurement of performance.
SEC. 133. (a) LIMITATION.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), none of the funds provided by this Act or any other Act may
be used by the Architect of the Capitol after the expiration of
the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of
this Act to employ any individual as a temporary employee within
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a category of temporary employment which does not provide
employees with the same eligibility for life insurance, health insur-
ance, retirement, and other benefits which is provided to temporary
employees who are hired for a period exceeding 1 year in length.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any of the
following individuals:
(A) An individual who is employed under the Architect
of the Capitol Summer Employment Program.
(B) An individual who is hired for a total of 120 days
or less during any 5-year period (excluding any days in which
the individual is employed under the Architect of the Capitol
Summer Employment Program).
(C) An individual employed by the Architect of the Capitol
as a temporary employee as of the date of the enactment
of this Act who exercises in writing, not later than 90 days
after such date, an option offered by the Architect to remain
under the pay system (including benefits) provided for the
individual as of such date.
(D) An individual who becomes employed by the Architect
of the Capitol after the date of the enactment of this Act
who exercises in writing, prior to the individual’s employment,
an option offered by the Architect to receive pay and benefits
under an alternative system which does not provide the benefits
described in paragraph (1), except that under such an option
the Architect shall be required to provide the individual with
the benefits described in paragraph (1) as soon as the individ-
ual’s period of service as a temporary employee exceeds 1
year in length.
(3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require
the Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative benefits for
any employee.
(b) ALLOTMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF PAY.—(1) Section 5525
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term
‘agency’ includes the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.’’.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with
respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEC. 134. CONGRESSIONAL AWARD YOUTH PARK. (a) DESIGNA-
TION.—The parcel of approximately 5 acres of land located on the
Capitol Grounds and described in subsection (b) shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Congressional Award Youth Park’’.
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel of land described in subsection
(a) is—
(A) bounded on the north by Constitution Avenue,
N.W.;
(B) bounded on the east by First Street, N.W.;
(C) bounded on the south by Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W.; and
(D) bounded on the west by Third Street N.W.
(2) EXTENSION.—The park shall extend to the curbs of
the streets described in paragraph (1).
(c) DESIGN.—
(1) COMPETITION.—The Architect of the Capitol shall
sponsor a competition for the design of the park, based on
specifications developed by the Architect.
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(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than June 30, 2002, the
Architect, in consultation with the majority leader and
the minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and
the minority leader of the House of Representatives, shall
develop the specifications for the park.
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The specifications shall require
an outdoor design that is accessible to the public.
(ii) INCLUSIONS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the specifications shall include requirements
for—
(I) a fountain;
(II) extensive use of trees and flowering plants
from each of the 50 States;
(III) large-scale replicas of the medals awarded
under the Congressional Award Program; and
(IV) the inscription of the names of all
Congressional Award recipients.
(3) SELECTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the com-
petition is completed, the Architect shall forward at least
3 designs, with recommendations, to the United States
Capitol Preservation Commission.
(B) FINAL
SELECTION.—The United States Capitol
Preservation Commission shall select and approve the final
design from among the 3 designs submitted under subpara-
graph (A).
(d) FUNDING.—Funds otherwise made available to the Architect
of the Capitol under this Act shall be available to carry out this
section.
SEC. 135. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN GIFTS AND EXPENDITURES
RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GARDEN. Section 201 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended
by striking ‘‘$14,500,000’’ each place it appears and inserting
‘‘$16,500,000’’.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166)
and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United
States of America, $81,454,000: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection
with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except
the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library
of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate.