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(e) Section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 112g) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) This section shall not apply with respect to any 
telecommunications equipment which is subject to cov-
erage under section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2005 (relating to the Net Expenses of Tele-
communications Revolving Fund).’’. 
(f) This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2005 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, except that for purposes of 
making deposits into the Revolving Fund under subsection 
(a), the Chief Administrative Officer may deposit amounts 
provided by legislative branch offices during fiscal year 
2004 or any succeeding fiscal year.
SEC. 103. CONTRACT FOR EXERCISE FACILITY. (a) 
IN GENERAL.—The Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives shall enter into a contract on 
a competitive basis with a private entity for the manage-
ment, operation, and maintenance of the exercise facility 
established for the use of employees of the House of Rep-
resentatives which is constructed with funds made avail-
able under this Act. 
(b) USE OF FEES TO SUPPORT CONTRACT.—Any 
amounts paid as fees for the use of the exercise facility
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described in subsection (a) shall be used to cover costs 
incurred by the Chief Administrative Officer under the 
contract entered into under this section or to otherwise 
support the management, operation, and maintenance of 
the facility, and shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 104. SENSE OF THE HOUSE. It is the sense of 
the House of Representatives that Members of the House 
who use vehicles in traveling for official and representa-
tional purposes, including Members who lease vehicles for 
which the lease payments are made using funds provided 
under the Members’ Representational Allowance, are en-
couraged to use hybrid electric and alternatively fueled ve-
hicles whenever possible, as the use of these vehicles will 
help to move our Nation toward the use of a hydrogen 
fuel cell vehicle and reduce our dependence on oil. 
Ω2æJOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,139,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $8,433,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
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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) 
$1,680,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which 
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $2,528,000, 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, $3,844,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no