H. R. 2348
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
MILEAGE AND EXPENSES ALLOWANCES
MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS
For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United
States, $60,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the 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
Committees, $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 author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $69,895,000, 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, $1,431,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SEC-
RETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee
and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,199,100 for each such
committee; in all, $2,398,200.
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,
$77,000,000.
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $336,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,366,500.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $74,894,000, of which $16,500,000 shall
remain available until expended.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,748,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$185,768,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employ-
ment Practices, $825,000.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$20,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. (a) Charges for expenses of any office, the funds of
which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, may be
vouchered by a Senate support office paying such expenses or
to which such charges are owed for goods or services provided,
if—
(1) such charges are paid on behalf of the office incurring
such expenses by such Senate support office; or
(2) such charges are payable to such Senate support office
for goods or services provided by such office to the office incur-
ring such expenses.
(b) Payments under this section shall be charged to the official
funds of the office on whose behalf the expenses were paid, or
which received the goods or services for which payment is required.
(c) Any voucher submitted by a Senate support office pursuant
to this section shall be accompanied by a certification from such
office of the amount and that such purchases were of the nature
that they could be charged to the official funds of the office on
whose behalf charges were paid, or to which goods or services
were provided.
(d) Vouchers under this section shall be submitted and paid
subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Commit-
tee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1993, the aggregate
of each of the sums determined under clauses (iii) and (iv) of
section 506(b)(3)(A) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973
(2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)(A) (iii) and (iv)), shall be deemed decreased by
2.5 percent.
SEC. 3. Section 12 under the subheading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ in the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 58c–1), is amended in the first
sentence by striking ‘‘the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and’’.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES (PRIOR YEAR)
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991, for the House of Representatives under the heading
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’, there is rescinded a total $730,037.41,
in the amounts specified for the following headings and accounts:
(1) ‘‘HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES’’, $24,988.44, as follows:
(A) ‘‘Office of the Speaker’’, $5,245.00; (B) ‘‘Office of the Majority
Leader’’, $4,743.44; (C) ‘‘Office of the Minority Leader’’,
$5,000.00; (D) ‘‘Office of the Majority Whip’’, $5,000.00; and
(E) ‘‘Office of the Minority Whip’’, $5,000.00.
(2) ‘‘MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE’’, $686.50.
(3) ‘‘COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES’’, $44.59.
(4) 
‘‘STANDING
COMMITTEES, 
SPECIAL
AND
SELECT’’,
$138,448.87.
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(5) ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’, $500,691.91 as follows:
(A) ‘‘furniture and furnishings’’, $624.54; (B) ‘‘reemployed annu-
itants 
reimbursements’’, 
$67.37; 
and 
(C) 
unspecified,
$500,000.00.
(6) ‘‘COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVES-
TIGATIONS)’’, $2,682.97.
(7) ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’, $62,494.13, as
follows: (A) ‘‘Office of the Clerk’’, $2,053.34; (B) ‘‘Office of the
Sergeant at Arms’’, $352.20; (C) ‘‘Office of the Doorkeeper’’,
$99.08; (D) ‘‘Office of the Chaplain’’, $255.50; (E) ‘‘the House
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the Democratic
Caucus’’, $9,355.14; (F) ‘‘the House Republican Conference’’,
$1,824.87; and (G) ‘‘six minority employees’’, $48,554.00.
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992, for the House of Representatives under the heading
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’, there is rescinded a total of $891,717.36,
in the amounts specified for the following headings and accounts:
(1) ‘‘HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES’’, $533,169.67, as follows:
(A) ‘‘Office of the Speaker’’, $308,604.60; (B) ‘‘Office of the
Majority Leader’’, $46,970.75; (C) ‘‘Office of the Minority
Leader’’, $154,142.11; (D) ‘‘Office of the Majority Whip’’,
$18,819.23; and (E) ‘‘Office of the Minority Whip’’, $4,632.98.
(2) ‘‘MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE’’, $7,272.63.
(3) ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’, $12,226.40 as follows:
(A) ‘‘furniture and furnishings’’, $4,379.86; and (B) ‘‘reemployed
annuitants reimbursements’’, $7,846.54.
(4) ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’, $339,048.66, as
follows: (A) ‘‘Office of the Sergeant at Arms’’, $500.00; (B)
‘‘Office of the Chaplain’’, $1,886.97; (C) ‘‘Office of the Par-
liamentarian’’, $35,969.46; (D) ‘‘Office of the Historian’’,
$62,999.89; (E) ‘‘the House Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee and the Democratic Caucus’’, $115,226.11; and (F)
‘‘six minority employees’’, $122,466.23.
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1993, for the House of Representatives under the heading
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’, there is rescinded a total of $1,500,000
in the amounts specified for the following heading: ‘‘STANDING
COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT’’.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$686,318,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $5,871,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,395,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,003,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,383,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, $1,235,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $539,600, for the Chief
Deputy Majority Whips; and Office of the Minority Whip, $855,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and
not to exceed $97,980, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.
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MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of official
and representative duties, $225,004,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
For professional and clerical employees of standing committees,
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on the Budget, $70,445,000.
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)
For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the
Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to
be expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and
901(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available
for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $389,000.
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by the House, $52,662,000.
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Systems, under the direction of the Committee on
House Administration, $22,885,000, of which $14,557,000 is pro-
vided herein: Provided, That House Information Systems is author-
ized to receive reimbursement for services provided from Members
of the House of Representatives and other Governmental entities
and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for
credit to this account: Provided further, That amounts so credited
for fiscal year 1993 and not obligated shall be available for obliga-
tion in fiscal year 1994.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $220,812,000, including: Official Expenses of Members,
$76,545,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal
tort claims, $11,328,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and
maintenance of office equipment, $7,196,000; net expenses for tele-
communications, $5,960,000; furniture and furnishings, $1,720,000;
stenographic 
reporting 
of 
committee 
hearings, 
$1,055,000;
reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $933,000; Government con-
tributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement funds, Social
Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker’s
and unemployment compensation, $115,314,000; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and oper-
ation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $761,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
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established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions 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
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS)
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of execu-
tive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary
personal services 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, $6,431,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House
of Representatives, as authorized by law, $40,000,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $50,147,000, including: Office of the Clerk,
including not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $11,947,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, includ-
ing not to exceed $500 for official representation and reception
expenses, $1,384,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime,
as authorized by law, $10,101,000; Office of Director of Non-legisla-
tive and Financial Services, $14,402,000; for the salaries and
expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $674,000; Office of the
Chaplain, $123,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the
Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$898,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian,
$310,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $1,453,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,071,000;
six minority employees, $738,000; the House Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee and the Democratic Caucus, $1,474,000; the
House Republican Conference, $1,474,000; and other authorized
employees, $1,098,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. (a) Upon the transfer of any function to the Director
of Non-legislative and Financial Services by the authority of the
Committee on House Administration pursuant to rule X of the
House of Representatives and upon the commencement of operation
of the Office of Inspector General, the applicable amounts appro-
priated by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992, or
by this Act, for the purposes specified in subsection (b) shall be
available to the Director and the Office of Inspector General for
the carrying out of such function or operation, upon the approval
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
In no case shall the transfer of any function referred to in the
preceding sentence include the transfer of any function of the Cap-
itol Guide Service.
(b) The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are salaries
and expenses of the House of Representatives under the headings
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‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’ and ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES’’.
SEC. 101A. (a) House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress,
agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by
chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and
supplemented by the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to former Speak-
ers of the House of Representatives’’ (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C.
31b–1 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘SEC. 8. The entitlements of a former Speaker of the House
of Representatives under this resolution shall be available—
‘‘(1) in the case of an individual who is a former Speaker
on the effective date of this section, for 5 years, commencing
on such effective date; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who becomes a former
Speaker after such effective date, for 5 years, commencing
at the expiration of the term of office of the individual as
a Representative in Congress.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
on October 1, 1993.
JOINT ITEMS
For joint committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,980,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$1,344,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,701,000, 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 expenses 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 each to two assistants
and $400 per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on
the basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4) $1,002,000
for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the
Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the
applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries,
allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available
for all the purposes thereof, $1,502,000, to be disbursed by the
Clerk of the House.
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CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime,
and Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds, as
authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Cap-
itol Police, $62,255,000, of which $29,453,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed
by the Clerk of the House, and $32,802,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts
appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for salaries, including overtime,
and Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds under
this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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, communications and other
equipment, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medi-
cal services, the employee assistance program, not more than $2,000
for the awards program, postage, telephone service, travel advances,
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services
performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives
designated by the Chairman of the Board, $1,977,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Provided,
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 1994 shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for the
Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’ may
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL
EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service,
$1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided,
That none of these funds shall be used to employ more than thirty-
three 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 additional individuals for not more
than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
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SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office,
$363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–484),
including official reception and representation expenses (not to
exceed $5,500 from the Trust Fund), and expenses incurred in
administering an employee incentive awards program (not to exceed
$2,500), and rental of space in the District of Columbia, $21,315,000:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Office of Technology
Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees: Provided further,
That no part of this appropriation shall be available for assessments
or activities not initiated and approved in accordance with section
3(d) of Public Law 92–484: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of
employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection
with any reimbursable study for which funds are provided from
sources other than appropriations made under this Act, or shall
be available for any other administrative expenses incurred by
the Office of Technology Assessment in carrying out such a study.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344),
including not to exceed $2,500 to be expended on the certification
of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection
with official representation and reception expenses, $22,317,000:
Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the pur-
chase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further, That
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or
expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in
excess of 226 staff employees: Provided further, That any sale
or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congressional
Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of such property,
supplies, or services to the Congress subject to section 903 of Public
Law 98–63: Provided further, That the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall have the authority, within the limits of available
appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property
by inter-agency transfer, donation, or discarding.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of
the Capitol; and other personal services; at rates of pay provided
by law, $8,453,000.
TRAVEL
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not
to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and
studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activi-
ties under his care, $100,000.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and
House office buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of
the Capitol, including furnishings and office equipment; including
not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may
approve; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle; security installations, which are approved
by the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Reso-
lution 550, Ninety-Second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972,
the cost limitation of which is hereby further increased by $200,000;
and attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects
related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $23,978,000,
of which $4,413,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,
and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,289,000, of which $225,000 shall
remain available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation
of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of
the Capitol, $47,339,000, of which $10,177,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, including the position of Super-
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intendent of Garages as authorized by law, $32,287,000, of which
$2,400,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including
the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Con-
gress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden,
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing
Office and Washington City Post Office; and heating and chilled
water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, Union
Station complex, 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, $32,777,000, of which $665,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,200,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appro-
priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during
fiscal year 1994.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section
203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166)
and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United
States of America, $56,718,000: Provided, That no part of this
appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connec-
tion with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except
the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library
of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congres-
sional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual
rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title
5, United States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
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 Capitol; expenses necessary
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and
binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribu-
tion of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed
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without charge to the recipient, $88,404,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part
2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known
as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the permanent
edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives,
Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C.
906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1994’’.
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair,
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,008,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not other-
wise 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; oper-
ation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog cards 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, $202,250,000, of which not more than $7,500,000
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation dur-
ing fiscal year 1994 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301;
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total amount avail-
able for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions are less than the $7,500,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $8,127,000 is to remain available until
expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers,
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.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $26,244,000, of which not more than $14,500,000 shall
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be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 1994 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than
$2,333,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1994
under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), and 1005: Provided, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the
amount by which collections are less than $16,833,000: Provided
further, That $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available
for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in
the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose
of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property
laws and policies: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250
may be expended on the certification of the Librarian of Congress
or his designee, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the
Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),
$42,713,000, of which $10,377,000 shall remain available until
expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture,
furnishings, office and library equipment, $3,939,000: Provided,
That of those funds that remain available until expended, up to
$593,000 may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol appro-
priation ‘‘Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechani-
cal Care’’ to complete renovation and restoration work on the
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Buildings.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library
of Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $175,690,
of which $54,800 is for the Congressional Research Service, when
specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings
concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation
is made.
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible
or compressed work schedule which—
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position
the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS–
15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not
be at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time
worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager or super-
visor’’ means any management official or supervisor, as such terms
are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United
States Code.
SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Con-
gress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administra-
tive overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work
for other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536
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shall not be used to employ more than 65 employees and may
be expended or obligated—
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent
or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts;
or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead
costs as are attributable to the work performed for such
agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided
in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not
allowable under subparagraph (A).
SEC. 204. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appropriated to
the Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive
awards program.
SEC. 205. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appropriated to the
Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress or his designee, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field
Offices.
SEC. 206. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year
1995, obligations for any reimbursable and revolving fund activities
performed by the Library of Congress are limited to the total
amounts provided (1) in the annual regular appropriations Act
making appropriations for the legislative branch, or (2) in a supple-
mental appropriations Act that makes appropriations for the legisla-
tive branch.
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, $9,974,000, of which $1,341,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That, subject to approval by the Commit-
tee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Librarian of Con-
gress may transfer from any appropriation under the heading
‘‘Library of Congress’’ amounts not to exceed in the aggregate
$3,200,000 to the appropriation ‘‘Architect of the Capitol, Library
buildings and grounds, Structural and mechanical care, No Year’’
to complete the renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jefferson
and John Adams buildings.
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal,
$1,028,000, of which $900,000 shall be derived by collections from
the appropriation ‘‘Payments to Copyright Owners’’ for the reason-
able costs incurred in proceedings involving distribution of royalty
fees as provided by 17 U.S.C. 807.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Con-
gress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and
international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,082,000:
Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the
Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed
$130,000: Provided further, That funds, not to exceed $2,000,000,
from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and
disseminating Congressional Serial Sets and other related Congres-
sional/non-Congressional publications for 1991 and 1992 to deposi-
tory and other designated libraries.
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
104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary
in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget
for the current fiscal year for the ‘‘Government Printing Office
revolving fund’’: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500 may be
expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection
with official representation and reception expenses: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or
purchase of passenger motor vehicles, not to exceed a fleet of
twelve: Provided further, That expenditures in connection 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 services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
rate for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316): Provided
further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the paragraph entitled ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS,
SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the
full-time equivalent employment of more than 4,850 workyears:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for
expenses not to exceed $500,000 for the development of plans and
design of a multi-purpose facility: Provided further, That activities
financed through the revolving fund may provide information in
any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not
be used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule
which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade
or level of which is equal to or higher than GS–15: Provided further,
That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
SEC. 207. (a) Subsection (b) of section 309 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking out
‘‘shall be:’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall be—’’;
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