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(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. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Con-
gress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for the incentive
awards program.
SEC. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of Con-
gress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field
Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2001, the obligational authority
of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection
(b) may not exceed $92,845,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other
than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
SEC. 207. Section 1 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress,
and for other purposes’’, approved December 15, 1997 (2 U.S.C.
141 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(c) TRANSFER PAYMENT BY ARCHITECT.—Notwithstanding the
limitation on reimbursement or transfer of funds under subsection
(a) of this section, the Architect of the Capitol may, not later
than 90 days after acquisition of the property under this section,
transfer funds to the entity from which the property was acquired
by the Architect of the Capitol. Such transfers may not exceed
a total of $16,500,000.’’.
SEC. 208. The Librarian of Congress may convert to permanent
positions 84 indefinite, time-limited positions in the National Digital
Library Program authorized in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1996 for the Library of Congress under the heading,
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ (Public Law 104–53). Notwithstanding any
other provision of law regarding qualifications and methods of
appointment of employees of the Library of Congress, the Librarian
may fill these permanent positions through the non-competitive
conversion of the incumbents in the ‘‘indefinite-not-to-exceed’’ posi-
tions to ‘‘permanent’’ positions.
SEC. 209. (a) In addition to any other transfer authority pro-
vided by law, during fiscal year 2001 and fiscal years thereafter,
the Librarian of Congress may transfer to and among available
accounts of the Library of Congress amounts appropriated to the
Librarian from funds for the purchase, installation, maintenance,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, and office and library equip-
ment.
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(b) Any amounts transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall
be merged with and be available for the same purpose and for
the same period as the appropriation or account to which such
amounts are transferred.
(c) The Librarian may transfer amounts pursuant to subsection
(a) only with the approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate.
SEC. 210. (a)(1) This subsection shall apply to any individual
who—
(A) is employed by the Library of Congress Child Develop-
ment Center (known as the ‘‘Little Scholars Child Development
Center’’, in this section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’) established
under section 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1991; and
(B) makes an election to be covered by this subsection
with the Librarian of Congress, not later than the later of—
(i) December 1, 2000; or
(ii) 60 days after the date the individual begins such
employment.
(2)(A) Any individual described under paragraph (1) may be
credited, under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for
service as an employee of the Center before the date of enactment
of this Act, if such employee makes a payment of the deposit
under section 8411(f )(2) of such title without application of section
8411(b)(3) of such title.
(B) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be cred-
ited under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for any
service as an employee of the Center on or after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, if such employee has such amounts deducted
and withheld from his pay as determined by the Office of Personnel
Management which would be deducted and withheld from the basic
pay of an employee under section 8422 of title 5, United States
Code.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
any service performed by an individual described under paragraph
(1) as an employee of the Center is deemed to be civilian service
creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for
purposes of qualifying for survivor annuities and disability benefits
under subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of such title, if such
individual makes payment of an amount, determined by the Office
of Personnel Management, which would have been deducted and
withheld from the basic pay of such individual if such individual
had been an employee subject to section 8422 of title 5, United
States Code, for such period so credited, together with interest
thereon.
(4) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be deemed
an employee for purposes of chapter 84 of title 5, United States
Code, including subchapter III of such title, and may make contribu-
tions under section 8432 of such title effective for the first applicable
pay period beginning on or after the date such individual elects
coverage under this section.
(5) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress concerning creditable service
for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Any individual who is employed by the Center on or after
the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed an employee
under section 8901(1) of title 5, United States Code, for purposes
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of health insurance coverage under chapter 89 of such title. An
individual who is an employee of the Center on the date of enact-
ment of this Act may elect coverage under this subsection before
December 1, 2000, and during such periods as determined by the
Office of Personnel Management for employees of the Center
employed after such date.
(c) An individual who is employed by the Center shall be
deemed an employee under section 8701(a) of title 5, United States
Code, for purposes of life insurance coverage under chapter 87
of such title.
(d) Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits
under this section, as computed under sections 8423, 8432, 8708,
and 8906 shall be made by the Librarian of Congress from any
appropriations available to the Library of Congress.
(e) The Library of Congress, directly or by agreement with
its designated representative, shall—
(1) process payroll for Center employees, including making
deductions and withholdings from the pay of employees in
the amounts determined under sections 8422, 8432, 8707, and
8905 of title 5, United States Code;
(2) maintain appropriate personnel and payroll records for
Center employees, and transmit appropriate information and
records to the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) transmit funds for Government and employee contribu-
tions under this section to the Office of Personnel Management.
(f ) The Center shall—
(1) pay to the Library of Congress funds sufficient to cover
the gross salary and the employer’s share of taxes under section
3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for Center
employees, in amounts computed by the Library of Congress;
(2) as required by the Library of Congress, reimburse the
Library of Congress for reasonable administrative costs
incurred under subsection (e)(1);
(3) comply with regulations and procedures prescribed by
the Librarian of Congress for administration of this section;
(4) maintain appropriate records on all Center employees,
as required by the Librarian of Congress; and
(5) consult with the Librarian of Congress on the adminis-
tration and implementation of this section.
(g) The Librarian of Congress may prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.
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, $15,970,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until expended.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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, $27,954,000:
Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the
Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed
$175,000: Provided further, That amounts of not more than
$2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for
producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other
related publications for 1999 and 2000 to depository and other
designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or
unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar pur-
poses for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Govern-
ment 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 programs 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
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 not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of
the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for
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 V
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided
further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and
‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the
full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,285 workyears
(or such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may
request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives): 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
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compressed work schedule which applies to any manager or super-
visor 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.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office,
including not more than $10,000 to be expended 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 Executive 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 Comptroller General of the
United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries,
$384,867,000: Provided, That not more than $1,900,000 of payments
received under 31 U.S.C. 782 shall be available for use in fiscal
year 2001: Provided further, That not more than $1,100,000 of
reimbursements received under 31 U.S.C. 9105 shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That this appropriation
and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other depart-
ment or agency which is a member of the National Intergovern-
mental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum
shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s
costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder
to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropria-
tion from which costs involved are initially financed: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation and appropriations 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 attrib-
utable to membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of
Administrative Sciences.
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 facilities for the House of Represent-
atives 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 2001 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifi-
cally established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated
for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or
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position appropriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Pro-
vided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and
Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent
law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursu-
ant 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 under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the
greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased
with funds made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act,
the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable,
shall provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made
in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription with the same
meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States
that is not made in the United States, such person shall be ineligible
to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds provided
pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409
of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated
to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public
Law 104–1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized under
such subsection.
SEC. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses 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 appro-
priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except
that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating
legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $252,000.
SEC. 308. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act
under the heading ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’ or ‘‘Botanic Garden’’
shall be obligated or expended for a construction contract in excess
of $100,000, unless such contract includes a provision that requires
liquidated damages for contractor caused delay in an amount
commensurate with the daily net usable square foot cost of leasing
similar space in a first class office building within two miles of
the United States Capitol multiplied by the square footage to be
constructed under the contract.
SEC. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is amended in
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting
‘‘2001’’.
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SEC. 310. RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. Section 3011 of the
1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106–
31; 113 Stat. 93) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1999 and 2000’’ in subsections
(a)(1), (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A) and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2000 and 2001’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2001’’ in subsection (a)(2), (e)(1), and
(h)(1)(B) and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
SEC. 311. (a)(1) Any State may request the Joint Committee
on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of a statue
the State has provided for display in Statuary Hall in the Capitol
of the United States under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes
(40 U.S.C. 187).
(2) A request shall be considered under paragraph (1) only
if—
(A) the request has been approved by a resolution adopted
by the legislature of the State and the request has been
approved by the Governor of the State, and
(B) the statue to be replaced has been displayed in the
Capitol of the United States for at least 10 years as of the
time the request is made, except that the Joint Committee
may waive this requirement for cause at the request of a
State.
(b) If the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress approves
a request under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall
enter into an agreement with the State to carry out the replacement
in accordance with the request and any conditions the Joint Com-
mittee may require for its approval. Such agreement shall provide
that—
(1) the new statue shall be subject to the same conditions
and restrictions as apply to any statue provided by a State
under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187),
and
(2) the State shall pay any costs related to the replacement,
including costs in connection with the design, construction,
transportation, and placement of the new statue, the removal
and transportation of the statue being replaced, and any
unveiling ceremony.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit a
State to have more than 2 statues on display in the Capitol of
the United States.
(d)(1) Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the
Library, ownership of any statue replaced under this section shall
be transferred to the State.
(2) If any statue is removed from the Capitol of the United
States as part of a transfer of ownership under paragraph (1),
then it may not be returned to the Capitol for display unless
such display is specifically authorized by Federal law.
(e) The Architect of the Capitol, upon the approval of the
Joint Committee on the Library and with the advice of the Commis-
sion of Fine Arts as requested, is authorized and directed to relocate
within the United States Capitol any of the statues received from
the States under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C.
187) prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, and to provide
for the reception, location, and relocation of the statues received
hereafter from the States under such section.
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SEC. 312. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended by striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘$14,500,000’’.
(b) Section 201 of such Act is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Pursuant’’, and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to solicit, receive,
accept, and hold amounts under section 307E(a)(2) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(2)) in excess
of the $14,500,000 authorized under subsection (a), but such
amounts (and any interest thereon) shall not be expended by the
Architect without approval in appropriation Acts as required under
section 307E(b)(3) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)(3)).’’.
SEC. 313. CENTER
FOR RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the legislative
branch of the Government a center to be known as the ‘‘Center
for Russian Leadership Development’’ (the ‘‘Center’’).
(2) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The Center shall be subject to
the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees which
shall be composed of 9 members as follows:
(A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, 1 of whom shall be designated by the
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and 1
of whom shall be designated by the Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives.
(B) 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore
of the Senate, 1 of whom shall be designated by the
Majority Leader of the Senate and 1 of whom shall be
designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(C) The Librarian of Congress.
(D) 4 private individuals with interests in improving
United States and Russian relations, designated by the
Librarian of Congress.
Each member appointed under this paragraph shall serve for
a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment and the individual so
appointed shall serve for the remainder of the term. Members
of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled
to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(b) PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY OF THE CENTER.—
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center is to establish,
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2), a program
to enable emerging political leaders of Russia at all levels
of government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the
American free market economic system and the operation of
American democratic institutions through visits to governments
and communities at comparable levels in the United States.
(2) GRANT PROGRAM.—Subject to the provisions of para-
graphs (3) and (4), the Center shall establish a program under
which the Center annually awards grants to government or
community organizations in the United States that seek to
establish programs under which those organizations will host
Russian nationals who are emerging political leaders at any
level of government.
(3) RESTRICTIONS.—
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(A) DURATION.—The period of stay in the United States
for any individual supported with grant funds under the
program shall not exceed 30 days.
(B) LIMITATION.—The number of individuals supported
with grant funds under the program shall not exceed 3,000
in any fiscal year.
(C) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under the program
shall be used to pay—
(i) the costs and expenses incurred by each pro-
gram participant in traveling between Russia and the
United States and in traveling within the United
States;
(ii) the costs of providing lodging in the United
States to each program participant, whether in public
accommodations or in private homes; and
(iii) 
such 
additional 
administrative 
expenses
incurred by organizations in carrying out the program
as the Center may prescribe.
(4) APPLICATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each organization in the United
States desiring a grant under this section shall submit
an application to the Center at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the Center may
reasonably require.
(B) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted pursuant
to subparagraph (A) shall—
(i) describe the activities for which assistance
under this section is sought;
(ii) include the number of program participants
to be supported;
(iii) describe the qualifications of the individuals
who will be participating in the program; and
(iv) provide such additional assurances as the
Center determines to be essential to ensure compliance
with the requirements of this section.
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund to be known as the ‘‘Russian
Leadership Development Center Trust Fund’’ (the ‘‘Fund’’)
which shall consist of amounts which may be appropriated,
credited, or transferred to it under this section.
(2) DONATIONS.—Any money or other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised to the Center under the authority of
this section shall be credited to the Fund.
(3) FUND MANAGEMENT.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The provisions of subsections (b),
(c), and (d) of section 116 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 1105 (b), (c), and (d)), and
the provisions of section 117(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
1106(b)), shall apply to the Fund.
(B) EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to pay to the Center from amounts in the Fund
such sums as the Board of Trustees of the Center deter-
mines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Center
to carry out the provisions of this section.
(d) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board shall appoint an Execu-
tive Director who shall be the chief executive officer of the Center