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Union Calendar No. 346
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5121
[Report No. 107–576]
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 15, 2002
Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, 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, 2003, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $960,406,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$16,530,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,979,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,899,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,309,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,624,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,214,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $446,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$834,000; Republican Conference, $1,397,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,490,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $741,000; nine minority employees,
$1,337,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $290,000; training and program development—minor-
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ity, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $340,000;
and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $340,000.
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,
$476,536,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$108,741,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain
available for such salaries and expenses until December
31, 2004.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $24,200,000, 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: Provided, That such amount shall
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2004.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $151,027,000, including:
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not more than $13,000, of which not more than
$10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $20,032,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms,
including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and
including not more than $3,000 for official representation
and reception expenses, $5,097,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
$104,363,000, of which $7,693,000 shall remain available
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Inspector General, $3,947,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness
and Operations, $6,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General
Counsel, $894,000; for the Office of the Chaplain,
$149,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,464,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $2,168,000; for salaries and ex-
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penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
House, $5,852,000; for salaries and expenses of the Cor-
rections Calendar Office, $915,000; and for other author-
ized employees, $146,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $183,372,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$3,384,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits,
$178,888,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$690,000.
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.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2003. Any
amount remaining after all payments are made under such
allowances for fiscal year 2003 shall be deposited in the
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress.
SEC. 102. (a) There is hereby established in the
Treasury of the United States a revolving fund for the
House of Representatives to be known as the Net Ex-
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penses of Equipment Revolving Fund (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Revolving Fund’’), consisting
of funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives from amounts provided by
offices of the House of Representatives to purchase, lease,
obtain, and maintain the equipment located in such of-
fices, and amounts provided by Members of the House of
Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Com-
missioners to the Congress) to purchase, lease, obtain, and
maintain furniture for their district offices.
(b) Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by
the Chief Administrative Officer without fiscal year limita-
tion to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain equipment
for offices of the House of Representatives and furniture
for the district offices of Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives (including Delegates and Resident Commis-
sioners to the Congress).
(c) The Revolving Fund shall be treated as a category
of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2
U.S.C. 95b(a)).
(d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2003 and each succeeding fiscal year, except that for pur-
poses of making deposits into the Revolving Fund under
subsection (a), the Chief Administrative Officer may de-
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posit amounts provided by offices of the House of Rep-
resentatives during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fis-
cal year.
SEC. 103. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2003
and each succeeding fiscal year, any amount received by
House Information Resources from any office of the
House of Representatives as reimbursement for services
provided shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to
the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 104. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply to pur-
chases and contracts for supplies or services for any office
of the House of Representatives in any fiscal year.
SEC. 105. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Chief Admin-
istrative Officer shall establish a program under which an
employing office of the House of Representatives may
agree to repay (by direct payment on behalf of the em-
ployee) any student loan previously taken out by an em-
ployee of the office. For purposes of this section, a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate
or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) shall not be
considered to be an employee of the House of Representa-
tives.
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(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration shall promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the program under this section.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out the program under this section dur-
ing fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
PROGRAM TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
FOR
INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES
SEC. 106. (a) IN GENERAL.—In order to promote an
increase in opportunities for individuals with disabilities
to provide services to the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives is authorized to—
(1) enter into 1 or more contracts with non-
governmental entities to provide for the performance
of services for offices of the House of Representa-
tives by individuals with disabilities who are employ-
ees of, or under contract with, such entities; and
(2) provide reasonable accommodations, includ-
ing assistive technology devices and assistive tech-
nology services, to enable such individuals to per-
form such services under such contracts.
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives, in enter-
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ing into any contract under subsection (a), shall seek to
ensure that—
(1) traditional and nontraditional outreach ef-
forts are used to attract individuals with disabilities
for educational benefit and employment opportuni-
ties in the House;
(2) the non-governmental entity provides ade-
quate education and training for individuals with
disabilities to enhance such employment opportuni-
ties; and
(3) efforts are made to educate employing of-
fices in the House about opportunities to employ in-
dividuals with disabilities.
(c) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated from the applicable accounts of the House of Rep-
resentatives $500,000 to carry out this section for each
of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,658,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $7,323,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House: Provided, That
$590,000 of such amount shall not be made available until
the Joint Committee publicly releases the report on tax
evasion by expatriates which was requested by the Honor-
able William Archer, the former chair of the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
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 $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an
allowance 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 heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4)
$1,414,000 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-
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ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $3,000,000, of which
$300,000 shall remain available until expended, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of 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, $3,035,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not
more than two additional individuals for not more than
120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individ-
uals 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 ses-
sion of the One Hundred Seventh Congress, showing ap-
propriations made, indefinite appropriations, and con-
tracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
the regular appropriations bills as required by law,
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$30,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chair-
men of such committees to supervise the work.
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police for salaries of officers, mem-
bers, and employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government
contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $175,675,000, to be
disbursed by the Capitol Police.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police for necessary expenses, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment,
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons,
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic
services, stenographic services, personal and professional
services, the employee assistance program, not more than
$2,000 for the awards program, and not more than $5,000
to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police in connection with official representation and
reception expenses, postage, communication services, trav-
el advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center,
$43,000,000, of which $7,632,000 shall remain available
until expended, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police or
their delegee: Provided, That $5,000,000 of the amount
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provided is withheld from obligation subject to the ap-
proval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropria-
tions: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
for fiscal year 2003 shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
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, $37,500,000, of which $36,500,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided,
That $13,000,000 of the amount provided is withheld
from obligation subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate: Provided further, That of this amount, not more
than $3,500,000 may be used for studying, planning, de-
signing, and architect and engineer services, except that
this amount may be increased to a greater amount deter-
mined by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for
such purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate of the determination, the greater amount, and the Ar-
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chitect’s reasons therefor: Provided further, That any
amounts provided to the Architect of the Capitol prior to
the date of the enactment of this Act for maintenance,
care, and operation of buildings of the United States Cap-
itol Police which remain unobligated as of the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the account
under this heading.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 107. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003
for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ‘‘SALARIES’’, ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’, and ‘‘AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’, ‘‘CAPITOL
POLICE
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’’, upon the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
SEC. 108. During fiscal year 2003 and any suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Capitol Police may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
severable 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
authority of section 303L of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253l); and
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(2) enter into multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisitions of property and nonaudit-related services
to the same extent as executive agencies under the
authority of section 304B of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
254c).
SEC. 109. (a) Within the limits of available appro-
priations, the Capitol Police may dispose of surplus or ob-
solete property of the Capitol Police by inter-agency trans-
fer, donation, sale, trade-in, or any other appropriate
method.
(b) Any amounts received by the Capitol Police from
the disposition of property pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be credited to the account established for the general ex-
penses 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) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 110. (a) TRANSFER OF DISBURSING FUNC-
TION.—(1) The Chief of the Capitol Police shall be the
disbursing officer for the Capitol Police. Any reference in
any law or resolution before the enactment of this section
to funds paid or disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
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ficer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary
of the Senate relating to the pay and allowances of Capitol
Police officers, members, and employees shall be deemed
to refer to the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(2) Any statutory function, duty, or authority of the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives or the Secretary of the Senate as disbursing officers
for the Capitol Police shall transfer to the Chief as the
single disbursing officer for the Capitol Police.
(3) 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 disbursing functions under this sub-
section, the House of Representatives and the Senate shall
continue to serve as the disbursing authority on behalf of
the Capitol Police.
(b) TREASURY ACCOUNTS.—(1) There is established
in the Treasury of the United States a separate account
for the Capitol Police, to be deposited appropriations re-
ceived by the Chief of the Capitol Police and available for
the salaries of the Capitol Police.
(2) There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a separate account for the Capitol Police, to be de-
posited appropriations received by the Chief of the Capitol
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Police and available for the general expenses of the Capitol
Police.
(c) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS, ASSETS, ACCOUNTS,
RECORDS, AND AUTHORITY.—(1) The Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives and the Sec-
retary of the Senate are hereby authorized and directed
to transfer to the Chief of the Capitol Police all funds,
assets, accounts, and copies of original records of the Cap-
itol Police that are in the possession or under the control
of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Secretary of the Senate 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 accounts established under sub-
section (b) and be available to the Chief for the same pur-
poses as, and in like manner and subject to the same con-
ditions as, the funds prior to the transfer.
(2) Any transfer authority existing prior to the enact-
ment of this Act granted to the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of
the Senate for salaries, expenses, and operations of the
Capitol Police shall be transferred to the Chief.
(d) UNEXPENDED BALANCES.—Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law, the unexpended balances of
appropriations for the fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fis-
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cal years that are subject to disbursement by the Chief
of the Capitol Police shall be withdrawn as of September
30 of the second fiscal year following the period or year
for which provided. Unpaid obligations chargeable to any
of the balances 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
BENEFITS AS HOUSE EMPLOYEES.—(1) The Chief of the
Capitol Police, in carrying out the duties of office, is au-
thorized to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms,
conditions, and privileges of employment of officers, mem-
bers, and employees of the Capitol Police, subject to and
in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
(2) Officers, members, and 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 ben-
efits (including the payment of death gratuities, the with-
holding of debt, and health, retirement, Social Security,
and other applicable employee benefits) as are provided
to employees of the House of Representatives, and any
such individuals serving as officers, members, and employ-
ees of the Capitol Police as of the date of the enactment
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of this Act shall be subject to the same rights, protections,
pay, and benefits received prior to such date.
(f) WORKER’S COMPENSATION.—(1) There shall be
established a separate account in the Capitol Police for
purposes of making payments for officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police under section 8147 of title
5, United States Code.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pay-
ments may be made from the account established under
paragraph (1) of this subsection without regard to the fis-
cal year for which the obligation to make such payments
is incurred.
(g) EFFECT ON EXISTING LAW.—(1) The provisions
of this section shall not be construed to reduce the pay
or benefits of any officer, member, or employee of the Cap-
itol Police whose pay was disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Sec-
retary of the Senate prior to the enactment of this Act.
(2) All provisions of law inconsistent with this section
are hereby superseded to the extent of the inconsistency.
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1821
of the Revised Statutes of the United States (40 U.S.C.
206) is amended by striking the third sentence.
(2) Section 1822 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (40 U.S.C. 207) is repealed.
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(3) Section 9C of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define
the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate
the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved July
31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 207a) is amended by striking the
second sentence.
(4) Section 111 of title I of the Act entitled ‘‘Making
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending
September 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 October 1,
2002, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever
is later.
SEC. 111. (a) CONDITIONS FOR RECRUITMENT AND
RELOCATION BONUSES.—Section 909(a) of chapter 9 of
the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 207b–
2; Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 2320) (in this section
referred to as the ‘‘Act’’) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘determines
that the Capitol Police would be likely, in the ab-
sence of such a bonus, to encounter difficulty in fill-
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ing the position’’ and inserting ‘‘, in the sole discre-
tion of the Chief, determines that such a bonus will
assist the Capitol Police in recruitment efforts’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) DETERMINATIONS
NOT
APPEALABLE
OR
REVIEWABLE.—Any determination of the Chief
under this subsection shall not be appealable or re-
viewable in any manner.’’.
(b) CONDITIONS FOR RETENTION ALLOWANCES.—
Section 909(b) of the Act 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 sole discretion of the Chief, deter-
mines that such a bonus will assist the Capitol
Police in retention efforts.’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the reduction
or elimination of a retention allowance may not be
appealed’’ and inserting ‘‘any determination of the
Chief under this subsection, or the reduction or
elimination of a retention allowance, shall not be ap-
pealable or reviewable in any manner’’.
(c) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 909 of the Act is
amended—
(A) by redesignating subsections (f) and
(g) as subsections (g) and (h); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (e) the
following new subsection:
‘‘(f) TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to recruit or re-
tain highly qualified personnel, the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police shall establish a tuition reimbursement
program for officers and members of the Capitol Po-
lice who are enrolled in or accepted for enrollment
in a degree, certificate, or other program leading to
a recognized educational credential at an institution
of higher education in a course of study relating to
law enforcement.
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS FOR ELIGIBILITY.—In addi-
tion to meeting any other conditions the Chief may
by regulation impose, an officer or member of the
Capitol Police may participate in the tuition reim-
bursement program under this subsection only if—
‘‘(A) the officer or member agrees in writ-
ing, before receiving any reimbursement under
the program, to remain in the service of the
Capitol Police for a period specified by the
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Chief (not less than 3 years), unless involun-
tarily separated; and
‘‘(B) the officer or member has not partici-
pated, and agrees in writing not to participate
in, any student loan repayment program cov-
ering the academic program involved.
‘‘(3) CAP ON AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.—
The total amount reimbursed with respect to any in-
dividual under the program established under this
subsection may not exceed $40,000.’’.
(2) 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 regulations required to carry out the amend-
ment made by paragraph (1).
SEC. 112. (a) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR EM-
PLOYEES WITH SPECIALTY ASSIGNMENTS
AND PRO-
FICIENCIES.—
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
POSITIONS.—The
Chief of the Capitol Police may establish and deter-
mine, from time to time, positions in salary classes
of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol
Police to be designated as employees with specialty
assignments or proficiencies, based on the experi-
ence, education, training, or other appropriate fac-
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tors required to carry out the duties of such employ-
ees.
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.—In addition
to the regularly scheduled rate of basic pay, each of-
ficer, member, or employee holding a position des-
ignated under this subsection shall receive a per
annum amount determined by the Chief, except
that—
(A) such amount may not exceed 25% of
the member’s or employee’s annual rate of basic
pay; and
(B) such amount may not be paid in a cal-
endar year to the extent that, when added to
the total basic pay paid or payable to such offi-
cer, member, or employee for service performed
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.
(3) MANNER
OF
PAYMENT.—The additional
compensation authorized by this subsection shall be
paid to an officer or employee in the same manner
as the regular compensation paid to the officer or
employee.
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(b) RECRUITMENT OF FORMER MILITARY AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL
WITHOUT
REGARD
TO
AGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice shall carry out any activities and programs to
recruit former members of the uniformed services
and former officers of other law enforcement agen-
cies to serve as members of the Capitol Police with-
out regard to the age of such former members and
former officers.
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this
subsection may be construed to affect any provision
of law or any rule or regulation providing for the
mandatory separation of members of the Capitol Po-
lice 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 Cap-
itol Police.
(c) AUTHORIZING PREMIUM PAY TO ENSURE AVAIL-
ABILITY OF PERSONNEL.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice may provide premium pay to officers and mem-
bers of the Capitol Police to ensure the availability
of such officers and members for unscheduled duty
in excess of a 40-hour work week, based on the
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needs of the Capitol Police, in the same manner and
subject to the same terms and conditions as pre-
mium pay provided to criminal investigators under
section 5545a of title 5, United States Code (subject
to paragraph (2)).
(2) CAP ON TOTAL AMOUNT PAID.—Premium
pay for an officer or member under this subsection
may not be paid in a calendar year to the extent
that, when added to the total basic pay paid or pay-
able to such officer or member for service performed
in the year, such pay 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.
(d) INCREASE IN RATES APPLICABLE TO NEWLY-AP-
POINTED MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.—The Chief of the
Capitol Police may compensate newly-appointed officers,
members, and civilian employees of the Capitol Police at
an annual rate of basic compensation in excess of the low-
est rate of compensation otherwise applicable to the posi-
tion to which the employee is appointed, except that in
no case may such a rate be greater than the maximum
annual rate of basic compensation otherwise applicable to
the position.
(e) OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND
MEMBERS AT RANK OF LIEUTENANT OR HIGHER.—
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(2) 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 regulations required to carry out this section.
SEC. 113. (a) CAPITOL POLICE BOARD; COMPOSI-
TION; REDEFINING MISSION.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Capitol Po-
lice Board is to oversee and support the Capitol Po-
lice in its mission and to advance coordination be-
tween the Capitol Police and the Sergeants at Arms
of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in
their law enforcement capacities, and the Congress.
Consistent with this purpose, the Capitol Police
Board shall establish general goals and objectives
covering its major functions and operations to im-
prove the efficiency and effectiveness of its oper-
ations.
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Capitol Police Board
shall consist of the Sergeant at Arms of the House
of Representatives, the Sergeant at Arms of the Sen-
ate, the Chief of the Capitol Police, and the Archi-
tect of the Capitol. The Chief of Capitol Police shall
serve in an ex-officio capacity and be a non-voting
member of the Board.
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(3) CHAIR POSITION.—The position of chair of
the Capitol Police Board shall rotate between the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate every other
year.
(b) INITIAL REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Capitol Police Board shall—
(1) examine the mission of the Capitol Police
Board and, based on that analysis, redefine the Cap-
itol Police Board’s mission, mission-related proc-
esses, and administrative processes;
(2) conduct an assessment of the effectiveness
and usefulness of its statutory functions in contrib-
uting to the Capitol Police Board’s ability to carry
out its mission and meet its goals, including an ex-
planation of the reasons for any determination that
the statutory functions are appropriate and advis-
able in terms of its purpose, mission, and long-term
goals; and
(3) submit to the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives and the majority
leader and minority leader of the Senate a report on
the results of its examination and assessment, in-
cluding recommendations for any legislation that the
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Capitol Police Board considers appropriate and nec-
essary.
(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be estab-
lished in the Capitol Police an Executive Director
for the Capitol Police Board to act as a central point
for communication and enhance the overall effective-
ness and efficiency of the Capitol Police Board’s ad-
ministrative activities.
(2) APPOINTMENT; COMPENSATION.—The Ex-
ecutive Director shall be appointed by the Chief of
Police in consultation with the Sergeant at Arms of
the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at
Arms of the Senate. The Executive Director shall be
paid at an annual rate of compensation equal to the
annual rate of basic pay payable under level IV of
the Executive Schedule.
(3) DUTIES.—The Executive Director shall be
assigned to, and report to, the Chairman of the
Board. The Executive Director shall assist the Cap-
itol Police Board in developing, documenting, and
implementing a clearly defined process for additional
tasks assigned to the Capitol Police Board under
this section, and shall perform any additional duties
assigned by the Capitol Police Board.
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(d) DOCUMENTATION.—
(1) FUNCTIONS AND PROCESSES.—The Capitol
Police Board shall document its functions and proc-
esses, including its mission statement, policies, direc-
tives, and operating procedures established or re-
vised under subsection (a)(1) or (b), and make such
documentation available for examination to the
Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, the majority leader and minority leader
of the Senate, the Capitol Police, and the Comp-
troller General.
(2) MEETINGS.—The Capitol Police Board shall
document Board meetings and make the documenta-
tion available for distribution to the Speaker and mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives and
the majority leader and minority leader of the Sen-
ate.
(e) ASSISTANCE
OF
COMPTROLLER
GENERAL.—
Upon request, the Comptroller General shall provide as-
sistance to the Capitol Police Board in carrying out its
responsibilities under this subsection.
(f) REFERENCES
IN
LAW; EFFECT
ON
OTHER
LAWS.—(1) Any reference in any law or resolution in ef-
fect as of the date of the enactment of this Act to the
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‘‘Capitol Police Board’’ shall be deemed to refer to the
Capitol Police Board as composed under subsection (a)(2).
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to af-
fect the jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives of the Capitol
Police Board or its individual members unless specifically
provided herein.
SEC. 114. (a) Subsection (c) of the first section of
Public Law 96–152 (40 U.S.C. 206–1) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than
the lower of the annual rate of pay in effect for the Ser-
geant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives or the an-
nual rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-at-Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate.’’.
(b) Section 907(b) of the Emergency Supplemental
Act, 2002 (40 U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) The annual rate of pay for the Assistant Chief
of the Capitol Police shall be the amount equal to $1,000
less than the annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief
of the Capitol Police.’’.
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b)
shall apply with respect to the first pay period beginning
on or after the date of the enactment of the Act.
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,059,000,
of which $254,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2004.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 115. (a) If any person files with the Office of
Compliance or the Board of Directors of the Office of
Compliance a written response to any decision or report
of the Office or the Board (as the case may be), the Office
or the Board shall include such response in its final publi-
cation of the decision or report, unless the person directs
the Office or the Board to exclude the response from pub-
lication.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to decisions
and reports issued during fiscal year 2003 or any suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
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-
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cial representation and reception expenses, $32,390,000,
of which not more than $100,000 shall remain available
until expended for the acquisition and partial support for
implementation of a Central Financial Management Sys-
tem: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 116. 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 Di-
rector determines necessary to establish hereafter a pro-
gram providing opportunities for employees of the Office
to engage in details or other temporary assignments in
other agencies, study, or uncompensated work experience
which will contribute to the employees’ development and
effectiveness.
SEC. 117. The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office is hereafter authorized to enter into agreements or
contracts without regard to section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5).
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the As-
sistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal serv-
ices, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and stud-
ies in connection with activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the
general and administrative support of the operations
under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic
Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, and other facilities under the juris-
diction of the Architect of the Capitol; including fur-
nishings 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 ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $61,927,000, of which
$6,450,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol, $32,062,000, of which
$19,065,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007: Provided, That of this amount, not more than
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tember 30, 2007: Provided, That of this amount, not more
than $10,020,000 may be used for studying, planning, de-
signing, and architect and engineer services, except that
this amount may be increased to a greater amount deter-
mined by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for
such purposes if the Architect notifies the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the de-
termination, the greater amount, and the Architect’s rea-
sons therefor.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy)
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation,
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$107,173,000, of which $66,450,000 shall remain avail-
able 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: Provided further,
That of this amount, not more than $450,000 may be used
for studying, planning, designing, and architect and engi-
neer services, except that this amount may be increased
to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate of the determination, the
greater amount, and the Architect’s reasons therefor.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law: (a) 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 clause (1) of such section were
a reference to ‘‘$100,000’’; and (b) the Architect may pro-
cure services, equipment, and construction for security re-
lated projects in the most efficient manner he determines
appropriate.
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SEC. 119. (a) Section 133(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107–68;
115 Stat. 581), is amended—
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) An individual who is covered by a collec-
tive bargaining agreement entered into by the Archi-
tect of the Capitol establishing terms and conditions
of employment which include eligibility for life insur-
ance, health insurance, retirement, and other bene-
fits.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make em-
ployer contributions for benefits for employees of the Ar-
chitect (including temporary employees) directly to any
third party designated to receive such contributions on be-
half of the employees under a collective bargaining agree-
ment, participation agreement, or any other arrangement
entered into by the Architect which provides for such con-
tributions.’’.
(b) Any individual who exercised an option offered
by the Architect of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, prior
to the date of the enactment of this Act may revoke the
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option during the 90-day period which begins on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the enactment of section
133(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2002.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions
of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno-
tated Constitution of the United States of America,
$86,241,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may
be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with
any publication, or preparation of material therefor (ex-
cept the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by
the Library of Congress unless such publication has ob-
tained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
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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 author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code);
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge
to the recipient, $90,143,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized 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 appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code,
none of the funds appropriated or made available under
this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and
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related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of
title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print
a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report,
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance
with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2003’’.
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries,
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $5,936,000, of which $120,000
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shall remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided,
That of this amount, not more than $120,000 may be used
for studying, planning, designing, and architect and engi-
neer services, except that this amount may be increased
to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect
notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate of the determination, the
greater amount, and the Architect’s reasons therefor: Pro-
vided further, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for any activities of the National Garden.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress
not otherwise provided for, including development and
maintenance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial
care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning,
laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion
pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Li-
brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and
other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one
passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of
Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to
the income of any trust fund held by the Board,
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$358,797,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited 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 collections during fiscal year 2003
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related 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 authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections 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, periodicals, news-
papers, and all other materials including subscriptions for
bibliographic services for the Library, including $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
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Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$2,200,000 shall remain available until expended for the
acquisition and partial support for implementation of an
Integrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $9,600,000 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 approved by the Library: Provided further, That
of the amount appropriated, $500,000, shall remain avail-
able until expended, 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 expended for the
acquisition and partial support for implementation of a
Central Financial Management System: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $10,000,000 shall
remain available until expended for the purpose of devel-
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oping a high-speed data transmission between the Library
of Congress and educational facilities, libraries, or net-
works serving Western North Carolina.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$44,876,000, of which not more than $24,911,000, 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 ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
not more than $6,191,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2003 under sections 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less
than $31,102,000: 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,
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That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for activities
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
delegations, visitors, and seminars.
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), $56,522,000, of which $20,256,000 shall
remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. 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. 202. (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.
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(c) For 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
established under section 103 of the Library of Congress
Fiscal 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
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it
before the period of availability of the Library appropria-
tion expires.
SEC. 203. NATIONAL DIGITAL INFORMATION INFRA-
STRUCTURE AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM.—The Mis-
cellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by sec-
tion 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763A–
194), division A, chapter 9, under the heading ‘‘Library
of Congress’’ ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ is amended by
striking ‘‘March 31, 2003’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘March 31, 2005’’.
SEC. 204. Section 2(c)(3) of the History of the House
Awareness and Preservation Act (2 U.S.C. 183(c)(3)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘excerpts of’’ after ‘‘dissemination
of’’.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$35,319,000, 
of 
which
$15,887,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2007 and $5,500,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of this amount, not more than
$2,958,000 may be used for studying, planning, designing,
and architect and engineer services, except that this
amount may be increased to a greater amount determined
by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for such
purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate
of the determination, the greater amount, and the Archi-
tect’s reasons therefor.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
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libraries 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 dis-
seminating Congressional serial sets and other related
publications for 2001 and 2002 to depository and other
designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobli-
gated or unexpended 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 Representatives and Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
available and in accord with the law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year
limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the pro-
grams and purposes set forth in the budget for the current
fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving
fund: Provided, That not more than $2,500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
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for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in con-
nection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to
the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OF-
FICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for
the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,219
workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Pub-
lic Printer may request, subject to the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and Senate): Provided further, That activities fi-
nanced through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended
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on the certification of the Comptroller General of the
United States in connection with official representation
and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but
at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one
passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign
countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31,
United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), 901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and
4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comp-
troller General of the United States, rental of living quar-
ters in foreign countries, $453,534,000: Provided, That
not more than $2,210,000 of payments received under sec-
tion 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That not
more than $790,000 of reimbursements received under
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
available for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further,
That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis-
trative expenses of any other department or agency which
is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum
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shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either
Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, in-
cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appro-
priation from which costs involved are initially financed:
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropria-
tions for administrative expenses of any other department
or agency which is a member of the American Consortium
on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be
available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs
as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses at-
tributable to membership of ACIPA in the International
Institute of Administrative Sciences.
PAYMENT TO THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Russian Leadership Develop-
ment Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the
Center 
for 
Russian 
Leadership 
Development,
$13,000,000.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
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cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the
Committee on House Administration and for the Senate
issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2003 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different from that specifically established by such Act,
the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided,
That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of
the House of Representatives and Senate, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 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 inspection, except where otherwise provided
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under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 305. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act to pay
awards and settlements as authorized under such sub-
section.
SEC. 306. 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.
SEC. 307. The Architect of the Capitol, in consulta-
tion with the District of Columbia, is authorized to main-
tain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets
and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bound-
ed 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. 308. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
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strumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority pro-
vided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
SEC. 309. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
as enacted by reference in section 1(a)(2) of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2001, is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h)
as subsections (d) through (i); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(c) RUSSIAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN
LEADERSHIP.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the program
established under subsection (b), the Center shall es-
tablish a program to carry out activities (including
the awarding of grants) to enable emerging political
leaders of the Federal Government and State and
local governments to visit the Russian Federation to
study the operation of political institutions, business
organizations, and nongovernmental organizations of
the Russian Federation.
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
provisions 
of
paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b) shall apply
with respect to the program under this subsection in
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the same manner as such provisions apply to the
program under subsection (b).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 313 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the period
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and to es-
tablish and administer the program described in sub-
section (c).’’.; and
(2) in subsection (i)(2) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1)), by striking ‘‘Subsection (g)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subsection (h)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect upon enactment of this Act.
SEC. 310. (a) The Librarian of Congress and the Di-
rector of the Congressional Research Service shall take
such steps as may be necessary to ensure that all materials
of the Congressional Research Service which are provided
and available to Members of Congress and officers and
employees of the House of Representatives and Senate at
the United States Capitol and Congressional office build-
ings (including materials provided through electronic
means) may be provided and available to such individuals
in the same manner and to the same extent at all other
locations where such individuals carry out their official du-
ties.
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(b) This section shall apply to materials of the Con-
gressional Research Service which are provided and avail-
able at any time after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 311. (a) Each office in the legislative branch
which is responsible for preparing any written statement
furnished under part 3 of subchapter A of chapter 61 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on behalf of an person
shall make the statement available to the person in an
electronic format (at the direction of the person) which
will enable the person to provide the statement electroni-
cally to a tax preparer or other provider of financial serv-
ices.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to state-
ments prepared for taxable years ending on or after De-
cember 31, 2002.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2003’’.
Union Calendar No. 346
107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 5121
[Report No. 107–576]
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003,
and for other purposes.
JULY 15, 2002
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed