I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2492
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 18, 1995
Mr. PACKARD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President,
$10,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
$10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
ity Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the
Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Com-
mittees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY
AND MINORITY LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and
Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such
Leader; in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others
as authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$69,727,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the below limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore,
$325,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,195,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$656,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Con-
ference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be
fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $996,000
for each such committee; in all, $1,992,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF
THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of
the Majority and the Conference of the Minority,
$360,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and
the Minority Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such
committee, in all, $1,930,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$31,889,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,047,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as
authorized by law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate
Legal Counsel, $936,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
OF
THE SECRETARY
OF
THE
SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF
THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJOR-
ITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen-
ate, $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate,
$3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000;
in all, $12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a)
of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended,
section 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution
281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the
Senate, $1,266,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $61,347,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $204,029,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair
Employment Practices, $778,000.
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For 
expenses 
for 
settlements 
and 
awards,
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate,
$4,500, for officers of the Senate and the Conference of
the Majority and Conference of the Minority of the Senate,
$8,500; in all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $11,000,000.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘SENATE’’, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no
Senator shall receive mileage under section 17 of the Act
of July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43).
(b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of
the Senate shall not receive mileage under the first section
of the Act of July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a).
SEC. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of
the United States within the contingent fund of the Senate
a revolving fund, to be known as the ‘‘Office of the Chap-
lain Expense Revolving Fund’’ (hereafter referred to as
the ‘‘fund’’). The fund shall consist of all moneys collected
or received with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of
the Senate.
(b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year
limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate,
not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for the payment
of official expenses incurred by the Chaplain of the Senate.
In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to purchase
food or food related items. The fund shall not be available
for the payment of salaries.
(c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received
or collected with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of
the Senate shall be deposited in the fund and shall be
available for purposes of this section.
(d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on
vouchers approved by the Chaplain of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ‘‘Set-
tlements and Awards Reserve’’ in Public Law 103–283
shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is amended by striking
the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the revolving
fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the
Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by
section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1995 (2 U.S.C. 88b–7).’’.
SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance
telecommunications service provided to any user by the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall
cover the total invoiced amount, including any amount re-
lating to separately identified toll calls, and shall be
charged to the appropriation for the fiscal year in which
the underlying base service period covered by the invoice
ends.
(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘user’’ means
any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or
entity provided telephone equipment and services by the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is
amended by inserting before ‘‘collected’’ the following:
‘‘(including donated moneys)’’.
SEC. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101–520 (2 U.S.C.
61g–6a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority
or Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during
any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from
the appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and
Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account,
within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which ex-
penses are payable for such committees.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Pol-
icy Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year,
at his or her election transfer funds from the appropria-
tion account for expenses, within the contingent fund of
the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Commit-
tees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are
payable for such committees.
‘‘(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority
Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fis-
cal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the
appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and
Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the ac-
count, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from
which expenses are payable for such committees.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Con-
ference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for expenses, within the contingent fund
of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which sala-
ries are payable for such committees.
‘‘(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall
be—
‘‘(1) available for expenditure by such commit-
tee in like manner and for the same purposes as are
other moneys which are available for expenditure by
such committee from the account to which the funds
were transferred; and
‘‘(2) made at such time or times as the Chair-
man shall specify in writing to the Senate Disburs-
ing Office.
‘‘(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds
under this section shall notify the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate of the transfer.’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with re-
spect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $671,561,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$11,271,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,478,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,470,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $928,000, including $5,000 for of-
ficial expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minor-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$918,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Mi-
nority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, 
$376,000; 
Republican 
Steering 
Committee,
$664,000; Republican Conference, $1,083,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,181,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $566,000; and nine minority employees,
$1,127,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail,
$360,503,000: Provided, That no such funds shall be used
for the purposes of sending unsolicited mass mailings
within 90 days before an election in which the Member
is a candidate.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$78,629,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $16,945,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies
for services performed.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $83,733,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $13,807,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not to exceed
$750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$3,410,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, $53,556,000, including sala-
ries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information 
Resources, 
$27,500,000, 
of 
which
$16,000,000 is provided herein: Provided, That House In-
formation Resources is authorized to receive reimburse-
ment from Members of the House of Representatives and
other governmental entities for services provided and such
reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for cred-
it to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Inspector General, $3,954,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Compliance, $858,000; Office of
the Chaplain, $126,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentar-
ian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,180,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,700,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the House, $4,524,000; and other authorized employ-
ees, $618,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $120,480,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$1,213,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $1,000,000;
reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $68,000; Govern-
ment contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, re-
tirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund,
health benefits fund, and worker’s and unemployment
compensation, $117,541,000; and miscellaneous items in-
cluding purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and oper-
ation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary recep-
tions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $658,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C.
184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget
of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside
sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives (other than mail through the
Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for
internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees
equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the
Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding
sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellane-
ous receipts.
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
from the Administrator of General Services for rebates
under the Government Travel Charge Card Program shall
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 103. The provisions of section 223(b) of House
Resolution 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to
January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, establishing
the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities;
House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing for the designation of certain minority employ-
ees; House Resolution 9, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing amounts for the Republican Steering Committee
and the Democratic Policy Committee; House Resolution
10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5
(legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing for the trans-
fer of two employee positions; and House Resolution 113,
One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10,
1995, providing for the transfer of certain employee posi-
tions shall each be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 104. (a) The five statutory positions specified
in subsection (b), subsection (c), and subsection (d) are
transferred from the House Republican Conference to the
Republican Steering Committee.
(b) The first two of the five positions referred to in
subsection (a) are—
(1) the position established for the chief deputy
majority whip by subsection (a) of the first section
of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress,
agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–3); and
(2) the position established for the chief deputy
majority whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1990;
both of which positions were transferred to the majority
leader by House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Con-
gress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4),
1995, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of
this Act, and both of which positions were further trans-
ferred to the House Republican Conference by House Res-
olution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to
March 10, 1995, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of this Act.
(c) The second two of the five positions referred to
in subsection (a) are the two positions established by sec-
tion 103(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1986.
(d) The fifth of the five positions referred to in sub-
section (a) is the position for the House Republican Con-
ference established by House Resolution 625, Eighty-ninth
Congress, agreed to October 22, 1965, as enacted into per-
manent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriation Act, 1967.
(e) The transfers under this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, or any rule, regulation, or other authority, travel
for studies and examinations under section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(b))
shall be governed by applicable laws or regulations of the
House of Representatives or as promulgated from time to
time by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to travel performed
on or after that date.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding the paragraph under
the heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ in chapter XI of the
Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
102a) or any other provision of law, effective on the date
of the enactment of this section, unexpended balances in
accounts described in subsection (b) are withdrawn, with
unpaid obligations to be liquidated in the manner provided
in the second sentence of that paragraph.
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are the
House of Representatives legislative service organization
revolving accounts under section 311 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a).
SEC. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent pro-
vided in appropriations Acts.
(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection
(a) are—
(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber
Shops, established by the paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’’ in
the matter relating to the House of Representatives
in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat.
1776);
(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty
Shop, established by the matter under the heading
‘‘HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP’’ in the matter relating to
administrative provisions for the House of Rep-
resentatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation
Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347);
(3) the special deposit account established for
the House of Representatives Restaurant by section
208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Ap-
propriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note); and
(4) the revolving fund established for the House
Recording Studio by section 105(g) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
123b(g)).
(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995,
and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on
or after that date.
SEC. 107A. For fiscal year 1996, subject to the direc-
tion of the Committee on House Oversight of the House
of Representatives, of the total amount deposited in the
account referred to in section 107(b)(3) of this Act from
vending operations of the House of Representatives Res-
taurant System, the cost of goods sold shall be available
to pay the cost of inventory for such operations.
SEC. 108. The House Employees Position Classifica-
tion Act (2 U.S.C. 291, et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 3(1), by striking out ‘‘Door-
keeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the In-
spector General’’;
(2) in the first sentence of section 4(b), by
striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, and the Inspector General’’;
(3) in section 5(b)(1), by striking out ‘‘Door-
keeper, and the Postmaster’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the In-
spector General’’; and
(4) in the first sentence of section 5(c), by
striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, and the Inspector General’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Upon the approval of the appropriate
employing authority, an employee of the House of Rep-
resentatives who is separated from employment, may be
paid a lump sum for the accrued annual leave of the em-
ployee. The lump sum—
(1) shall be paid in an amount not more than
the lesser of—
(A) the amount of the monthly pay of the
employee, as determined by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives;
or
(B) the amount equal to the monthly pay
of the employee, as determined by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Represent-
atives, divided by 30, and multiplied by the
number of days of the accrued annual leave of
the employee;
(2) shall be paid—
(A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk
hire allowance of the Member;
(B) 
for 
committee 
employees, 
from
amounts appropriated for committees; and
(C) for other employees, from amounts ap-
propriated to the employing authority; and
(3) shall be based on the rate of pay in effect
with respect to the employee on the last day of em-
ployment of the employee.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘employee of
the House of Representatives’’ means an employee whose
pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, as applicable, except that such term does
not include a uniformed or civilian support employee
under the Capitol Police Board.
(d) Payments under this section may be made with
respect to separations from employment taking place after
June 30, 1995.
SEC. 110. (a)(1) Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the allowances for office personnel and
equipment for certain Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, as adjusted through the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted as speci-
fied in paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments referred to in paragraph
(1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the majority leader is in-
creased by $167,532.
(B) The allowance for the majority whip is de-
creased by $167,532.
(b)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the House of Representatives allowances referred to
in paragraph (2), as adjusted through the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted,
or are established, as the case may be, as specified in para-
graph (2).
(2) The further adjustments and the establishment
referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the Republican Con-
ference is increased by $134,491.
(B) The allowance for the Republican Steering
Committee is established at $66,995.
(C) The allowance for the Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee is increased by $201,430.
(D) The allowance for the Democratic Caucus
is increased by $56.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,000,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $5,116,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the
House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending
Physician and his assistants, including (1) an allowance
of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an
allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers
while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400
per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4)
$852,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $1,260,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allow-
ance of not more than $600 each for members required
to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions to
employees’ benefits funds, as authorized by law, of offi-
cers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police,
$70,132,000, of which $34,213,000 is provided to the Ser-
geant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House, and $35,919,000 is pro-
vided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen-
ate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Pro-
vided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this head-
ing, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate, upon approval of the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses
of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, commu-
nications and other equipment, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic serv-
ices, stenographic services, the employee assistance pro-
gram, not more than $2,000 for the awards program,
postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra
services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an em-
ployee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House
of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, $2,560,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the
House of Representatives: Provided, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the cost of basic training
for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 1996 shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the De-
partment of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1996
for the Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL
POLICE’’ may be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That
none of these funds shall be used to employ more than
forty individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not
more than two additional individuals for not more than
one hundred twenty days each, and not more than ten ad-
ditional individuals for not more than six months each,
for the Capitol Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House