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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1854
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 20, 1995
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
Ω1æSENATE
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 Sen-
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ate, $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 Mi-
nority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader;
in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$69,727,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation
without regard to the below limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,195,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$656,000.
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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference
of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the
Chairman of each such committee, $996,000 for each such
committee; in all, $1,992,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF
THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $360,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such com-
mittee, in all, $1,930,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$31,889,000. The account for the Office of Sergeant at Arms
and Doorkeeper is reduced by $10,000: Provided, That there
shall be no new elevator operators hired to operate auto-
matic elevators.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,047,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $936,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES 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.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of
Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, sec-
tion 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281,
agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,266,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $61,347,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $204,029,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair
Employment Practices, $778,000.
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SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500,
for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority
and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in
all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $11,000,000.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘SENATE’’, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Sen-
ator shall receive mileage under section 17 of the Act of
July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43).
(b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of the
Senate shall not receive mileage under the first section of
the Act of July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a).
SEC. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States within the contingent fund of the Senate a
revolving fund, to be known as the ‘‘Office of the Chaplain
Expense Revolving Fund’’ (hereafter referred to as the
‘‘fund’’). The fund shall consist of all moneys collected or
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received with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the
Senate.
(b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year lim-
itation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not
to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for the payment of
official expenses incurred by the Chaplain of the Senate.
In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to purchase
food or food related items. The fund shall not be available
for the payment of salaries.
(c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or
collected with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the
Senate shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available
for purposes of this section.
(d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on
vouchers approved by the Chaplain of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ‘‘Set-
tlements and Awards Reserve’’ in Public Law 103–283 shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is amended by striking
the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the revolving
fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Dan-
iel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section
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4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2
U.S.C. 88b–7).’’.
SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance
telecommunications service provided to any user by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the
total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to
separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the
appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying
base service period covered by the invoice ends.
(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘user’’ means
any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or en-
tity provided telephone equipment and services by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is amend-
ed by inserting before ‘‘collected’’ the following: ‘‘(including
donated moneys)’’.
SEC. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101–520 (2 U.S.C.
61g–6a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or
Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any
fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the
appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Mi-
nority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account,
within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which ex-
penses are payable for such committees.
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‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at
his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation
account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of
the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable
for such committees.
‘‘(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority
Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account, within
the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are
payable for such committees.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Con-
ference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for expenses, within the contingent fund
of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which sala-
ries are payable for such committees.
‘‘(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall
be—
‘‘(1) available for expenditure by such committee
in like manner and for the same purposes as are other
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moneys which are available for expenditure by such
committee from the account to which the funds were
transferred; and
‘‘(2) made at such time or times as the Chair-
man shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing
Office.
‘‘(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds
under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate of the transfer.’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take ef-
fect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect
to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Rep-
resentatives, $671,561,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$11,271,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,478,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,470,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
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Deputy Majority Whip, $928,000, including $5,000 for of-
ficial expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minor-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$918,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Mi-
nority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, 
$376,000; 
Republican 
Steering 
Committee,
$664,000; Republican Conference, $1,083,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,181,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $566,000; and nine minority employees,
$1,127,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail,
$360,503,000: Provided, That no such funds shall be used
for the purposes of sending unsolicited mass mailings
within 90 days before an election in which the Member
is a candidate.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$78,629,000.
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tions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $658,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C.
184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget
of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside
sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives (other than mail through the
Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for
internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees
equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the
Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding
sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellane-
ous receipts.
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
from the Administrator of General Services for rebates
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Congress, agreed to October 22, 1965, as enacted into per-
manent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriation Act, 1967.
(e) The transfers under this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, or any rule, regulation, or other authority, travel
for studies and examinations under section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(b))
shall be governed by applicable laws or regulations of the
House of Representatives or as promulgated from time to
time by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to travel performed
on or after that date.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding the paragraph under
the heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ in chapter XI of the
Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
102a) or any other provision of law, effective on the date
of the enactment of this section, unexpended balances in
accounts described in subsection (b) are withdrawn, with
unpaid obligations to be liquidated in the manner provided
in the second sentence of that paragraph.
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(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are the
House of Representatives legislative service organization
revolving accounts under section 311 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a).
SEC. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent pro-
vided in appropriation Acts.
(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection
(a) are—
(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber
Shops, established by the paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’’ in
the matter relating to the House of Representatives
in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat.
1776);
(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty
Shop, established by the matter under the heading
‘‘HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP’’ in the matter relating to
administrative provisions for the House of Rep-
resentatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation
Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347);
(3) the special deposit account established for
the House of Representatives Restaurant by section
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208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Ap-
propriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note); and
(4) the revolving fund established for the House
Recording Studio by section 105(g) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
123b(g)).
(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995,
and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on
or after that date.
SEC. 107A. For fiscal year 1996, subject to the direc-
tion of the Committee on House Oversight of the House
of Representatives, of the total amount deposited in the
account referred to in section 107(b)(3) of this Act from
vending operations of the House of Representatives Res-
taurant System, the cost of goods sold shall be available
to pay the cost of inventory for such operations.
SEC. 108. The House Employees Position Classifica-
tion Act (2 U.S.C. 291, et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 3(1), by striking out ‘‘Door-
keeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the In-
spector General’’;
(2) in the first sentence of section 4(b), by
striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and
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inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, and the Inspector General’’;
(3) in section 5(b)(1), by striking out ‘‘Door-
keeper, and the Postmaster’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the In-
spector General’’; and
(4) in the first sentence of section 5(c), by
striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, and the Inspector General’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Upon the approval of the appropriate
employing authority, an employee of the House of Rep-
resentatives who is separated from employment, may be
paid a lump sum for the accrued annual leave of the em-
ployee. The lump sum—
(1) shall be paid in an amount not more than
the lesser of—
(A) the amount of the monthly pay of the
employee, as determined by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives;
or
(B) the amount equal to the monthly pay
of the employee, as determined by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Represent-
atives, divided by 30, and multiplied by the
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number of days of the accrued annual leave of
the employee;
(2) shall be paid—
(A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk
hire allowance of the Member;
(B) 
for 
committee 
employees, 
from
amounts appropriated for committees; and
(C) for other employees, from amounts ap-
propriated to the employing authority; and
(3) shall be based on the rate of pay in effect
with respect to the employee on the last day of em-
ployment of the employee.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘employee of
the House of Representatives’’ means an employee whose
pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, as applicable, except that such term does
not include a uniformed or civilian support employee
under the Capitol Police Board.
(d) Payments under this section may be made with
respect to separations from employment taking place after
June 30, 1995.
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SEC. 110. (a)(1) Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the allowances for office personnel and
equipment for certain Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, as adjusted through the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted as speci-
fied in paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments referred to in paragraph
(1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the majority leader is in-
creased by $167,532.
(B) The allowance for the majority whip is de-
creased by $167,532.
(b)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the House of Representatives allowances referred to
in paragraph (2), as adjusted through the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted,
or are established, as the case may be, as specified in para-
graph (2).
(2) The further adjustments and the establishment
referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the Republican Con-
ference is increased by $134,491.
(B) The allowance for the Republican Steering
Committee is established at $66,995.
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(C) The allowance for the Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee is increased by $201,430.
(D) The allowance for the Democratic Caucus
is increased by $56.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,000,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
Ω2æ(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For duties formerly carried out by the Joint Commit-
tee on Printing, $750,000, to be divided into equal
amounts and transferred to the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. For
the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Joint
Committee on Printing for the remainder of the One Hun-
dred Fourth Congress only, the rules and structure of the
committee will apply.
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $1,164,000, 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, Ω3æ$6,019,000 $5,116,000, to be disbursed by
the Clerk of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending
Physician and his assistants, including (1) an allowance
of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an
allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers
while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400
per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4)
$852,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $1,260,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House.
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CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allow-
ance of not more than $600 each for members required
to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions to
employees’ benefits funds, as authorized by law, of offi-
cers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police,
Ω4æ$70,132,000 $69,825,000, of which Ω5æ$34,213,000
$33,906,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Clerk
of the House, and $35,919,000 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 under this heading, such amounts
as may be necessary may be transferred between the Ser-
geant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon ap-
proval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses
of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, commu-
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nications and other equipment, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic serv-
ices, stenographic services, the employee assistance pro-
gram, not more than $2,000 for the awards program,
postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra
services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an em-
ployee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House
of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, Ω6æ$2,560,000 $2,190,000, to be disbursed 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 1996 shall
be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds avail-
able to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1996
for the Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL
POLICE’’ may be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
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Ω7æCAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That
none of these funds shall be used to employ more than
forty individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not
more than two additional individuals for not more than
one hundred twenty days each, and not more than ten ad-
ditional individuals for not more than six months each,
for the Capitol Guide Service.
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 Of-
fice, $363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Sen-
ate.
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 first session
of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, showing appropria-
tions made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the regu-
lar appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be
paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such
committees to supervise the work.
Ω8æADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 112. (a) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) In addition to any other function under this sec-
tion, the Capitol Guide Service shall provide special serv-
ices to Members of Congress, and to officers, employees,
and guests of Congress.’’.
(b) Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) is repealed.
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(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) and the
repeal made by subsection (b) shall take effect on October
1, 1995.
Ω9æOFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104–1, the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385),
$2,500,000.
Ω10æOFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
orderly closure of the Office of Technology Assessment,
$3,615,000, of which $150,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 1997. Upon enactment of this Act,
$2,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
in Public Law 103–283 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1996: Provided, That none of the funds made
available in this Act shall be available for salaries or ex-
penses of any employee of the Office of Technology Assess-
ment in excess of 17 employees except for severance pay pur-
poses.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 112. Upon enactment of this Act all employees
of the Office of Technology Assessment for 183 days preced-
ing termination of employment who are terminated as a
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result of the elimination of the Office and who are not other-
wise gainfully employed may continue to be paid by the
Office of Technology Assessment at their respective salaries
for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the
employee’s date of termination or until the employee be-
comes otherwise gainfully employed whichever is earlier. A
statement in writing to the Director of the Office of Tech-
nology Assessment or his designee by any such employee
that he was not gainfully employed during such period or
the portion thereof for which payment is claimed shall be
accepted as prima facie evidence that he was not so em-
ployed.
SEC. 113. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended, or any other provision of law, upon the abolition
of the Office of Technology Assessment, all records and prop-
erty of that agency (including Unix system, all computer
hardware and software, all library collections and research
materials, and all photocopying equipment), with the excep-
tion of realty and furniture, are hereby transferred to the
jurisdiction and control of the Library of Congress, Con-
gressional Research Service, to be used and employed in
connection with its functions.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Pub-
lic Law 93–344), including not to exceed $2,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office in connection with official representa-
tion 
and 
reception 
expenses, 
Ω11æ$23,188,000
$25,788,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be
available for the purchase 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 em-
ployee of the Congressional Budget Office in excess of
Ω12æ219 244 full-time equivalent positions: Provided fur-
ther, That any sale or lease of property, supplies, or serv-
ices 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 Congres-
sional Budget Office shall have the authority, within the
limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or
obsolete personal property by inter-agency transfer, dona-
tion, or discarding.
Ω13æIn addition, for salaries and expenses of the
Congressional Budget Office necessary to carry out the
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provisions of title I of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Public Law 104–4), as authorized by section 109
of such Act, $1,100,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. Ω14æ113 114. Section 8402(c) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(7) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
may exclude from the operation of this chapter an em-
ployee under the Congressional Budget Office whose em-
ployment is temporary or intermittent.’’.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Archi-
tect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates
of pay provided by law, Ω15æ$8,569,000 $8,876,000.
TRAVEL
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of
the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on offi-
cial business not to exceed in the aggregate under all
funds the sum of $20,000.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make sur-
veys and studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in con-
nection with activities under his care, $100,000.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol and electrical substations of
the Senate and House office buildings, under the jurisdic-
tion 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 ex-
pended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; pur-
chase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a pas-
senger motor vehicle; 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, Ω16æ$22,832,000
$23,132,000, of which Ω17æ$3,000,000 $2,950,000 shall re-
main available until expendedΩ18æ: Provided, That here-
after expenses, based on full cost recovery, for flying Amer-
ican flags and providing certification services therefor 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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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, $5,143,000,
of which $25,000 shall remain available until expended.
Ω19æSENATE 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 super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $41,757,000, of which
$4,850,000 shall remain available until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, $33,001,000,
of which $5,261,000 shall remain available until expended.
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
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heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, Union Station complex, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad-
vanced 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,
Ω20æ$32,578,000 $31,518,000: Provided, That not to ex-
ceed $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed
to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available
for obligation during fiscal year 1996.
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,
Ω21æ$75,083,000 $60,084,000: Provided, That no part of
this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or ex-
pense in connection 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 Com-
mittee on House Oversight of the House of Representa-
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tives 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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Con-
gress, 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 Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and dis-
tribution of Government publications authorized by law to
be 
distributed 
without 
charge 
to 
the 
recipient,
Ω22æ$88,281,000 $85,500,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Ω23æSenators, Representatives, Resident Commissioners
or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided
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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 Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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 Commit-
tee on the Library, $3,053,000.
Ω24æCONSERVATORY RENOVATION
For renovation of the Conservatory of the Botanic
Garden, $7,000,000, to be available to the Architect of
the Capitol without fiscal year limitation: Provided, That
the total amount appropriated for such renovation for this
fiscal
year
and
later
fiscal
years
may
not
exceed
$21,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amend-
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ed by striking out ‘‘$6,000,000’’ each place it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
(b) Section 307E(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(1)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘plans’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘plants’’.
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; 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, Ω25æ$195,076,000
(less
$1,165,000)
$213,164,000, of which not more than
$7,869,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 1996 under the Act
of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C.
150): Provided, That the total amount available for obliga-
tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections
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are less than the $7,869,000: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, $8,458,000 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, and newspapers, and all other materials including
subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, in-
cluding $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, in-
cluding publication of the decisions of the United States
courts involving copyrights, $30,818,000, of which not
more than $16,840,000 shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1996
under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than $2,990,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1996
under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005:
Provided, That the total amount available for obligation
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are
less than $19,830,000: Provided further, That up to
$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
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intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,250 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress or his designee, in con-
nection with official representation and reception 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), $44,951,000, of which $11,694,000 shall
remain available until expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair
of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$4,882,000, of which $943,000 shall be available until ex-
pended only for the purchase and supply of furniture,
shelving, furnishings, and related costs necessary for the
renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams Library buildings.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 202. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount not
to exceed $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congres-
sional Research Service, when specifically authorized by
the Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with
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the function or activity for which the appropriation is
made.
SEC. 203. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in
this Act shall be used by the Library of Congress to ad-
minister 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 supervisor’’ means any management official or super-
visor, as such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10)
and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 204. Appropriated funds received by the Library
of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general
and administrative overhead costs generated by perform-
ing reimbursable work for other agencies under the au-
thority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to
employ more than 65 employees and may be expended or
obligated—
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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 adminis-
trative 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 re-
spect to any purpose not allowable under sub-
paragraph (A).
SEC. 205. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appro-
priated to the Library of Congress may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses for
the Library of Congress incentive awards program.
SEC. 206. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appro-
priated to the Library of Congress may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress or his des-
ignee, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 207. Under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’
obligational authority shall be available, in an amount not
to exceed Ω26æ$86,912,000 $99,412,000 for reimbursable
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and revolving fund activities, and Ω27æ$5,667,000
$7,295,000 for non-expenditure transfer activities in sup-
port of parliamentary development during the current fis-
cal year.
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding this or any other Act,
obligational authority under the heading ‘‘Library of Con-
gress’’ for activities Ω28æfunded by the Agency for Inter-
national Development in support of parliamentary develop-
ment is prohibited, except for Russia, Ukraine, Albania,
Slovakia, Ω29æand Romania, Romania, and Egypt for
other than incidental purposes.
Ω30æSEC. 209. (a) Section 206 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 132a–1) is
amended by striking out ‘‘Effective’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘provided’’, and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Obliga-
tions for reimbursable activities and revolving fund activi-
ties performed by the Library of Congress and obligations
exceeding $100,000 for a fiscal year for any single gift
fund activity or trust fund activity performed by the Li-
brary of Congress are limited to the amounts provided for
such purposes’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect on October 1, 1996, and shall apply with respect
to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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Ω31æSEC. 209. The Library of Congress may for such
employees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to
employees who voluntarily retire during fiscal 1996 which
payment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions
of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
Ω32æSEC. 210. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sec-
tion is to reduce the cost of information support for the Con-
gress by eliminating duplication among systems which pro-
vide electronic access by Congress to legislative information.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, the
term ‘‘legislative information’’ means information about
legislation prepared by, or on behalf of, the entire Congress,
or by the committees, subcommittees, or offices of the Con-
gress, to include, but not limited to, the text of bills and
amendments to bills; the Congressional Record; legislative
activity recorded for the Record and/or the current Senate
or House bill status systems; committee hearings, reports,
and prints.
(c) Consistent with the provisions of any other law,
the Library of Congress shall develop and maintain, in co-
ordination with other appropriate Legislative Branch enti-
ties, a single legislative information retrieval system to
serve the entire Congress.
(d) The Library shall develop a plan for creation of
this system, taking into consideration the findings and rec-
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ommendations of the study directed by House Report No.
103–517 to identify and eliminate redundancies in congres-
sional information systems. This plan must be approved by
the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
House Oversight Committee. The Library shall provide
these committees, as well as the Senate and House Appro-
priations Committees, with regular status reports on the
implementation of the plan.
(e) In formulating its plan, the Library shall examine
issues regarding efficient ways to make this information
available to the public. This analysis shall be submitted to
the Senate and House Appropriations Committees as well
as the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
House Oversight Committee for their consideration and pos-
sible action.
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, $12,428,000, of which $3,710,000
shall remain available until expended.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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
libraries 
as 
authorized 
by 
law, 
Ω33æ$16,312,000
$30,307,000: Provided, That travel expenses, including
travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the
Public Printer, shall not exceed $130,000: Provided fur-
ther, That funds, not to exceed $2,000,000, from current
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating Congressional Serial Sets and other related
Congressional/non-Congressional publications for 1994
and 1995 to depository and other designated libraries.
Ω34æADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 210. The last paragraph of section 1903 of title
44, United States Code, is amended by striking out the
last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘The cost of production and distribution for publications
distributed to depository libraries—
‘‘(1) in paper or microfiche formats, whether or
not such publications are requisitioned from or
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in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be
available for the hire or purchase of passenger motor vehi-
cles, not to exceed a fleet of twelve: Provided further, That
expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the ad-
visory 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 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 headings ‘‘OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND
EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the full-time
equivalent 
employment 
of 
more 
than 
Ω35æ3,550
workyears 3,900 workyears by the end of fiscal year 1996:
Provided further, That activities financed through the re-
volving fund may provide information in any format: Pro-
vided 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.
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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not to exceed $7,000 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
States in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses; 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 IV of the Executive Sched-
ule (5 U.S.C. 5315); hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with
31 U.S.C. 3324; 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 and travel benefits comparable
with those which are now or hereafter may be granted sin-
gle employees of the Agency for International Develop-
ment, including single Foreign Service personnel assigned
to AID projects, by the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development—or his designee—under the
authority of section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); Ω36æ$392,864,000
$374,406,000: Provided, That not more than $400,000 of
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reimbursements received incident to the operation of the
General Accounting Office Building shall be available for
use in fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That notwith-
standing 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed
to the Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall
be deposited to the appropriation of the General Account-
ing Office then available and remain available until ex-
pended, and not more than $8,000,000 of such funds shall
be available for use in fiscal year 1996 Ω37æand, in addi-
tion, the following sums are appropriated, to be available
for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996 and ending
September 30, 1997, for the necessary expenses of the Gen-
eral Accounting Office, in accordance with the authority,
and on such terms and conditions, as provided for in fiscal
year 1996, including $7,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $338,425,400: Provided further, That
not more than $100,000 of reimbursements received inci-
dent to the operation of the General Accounting Office
Building shall be available for use in 1997: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter
amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General pursuant
to that section shall be deposited to the appropriation of
the General Accounting Office then available and remain
available until expended, and not more than $6,000,000 of
such funds shall be available in fiscal year 1997: Provided
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further, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative expenses of any other department or agency
which is a member of the Joint Financial Management
Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined
by the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Di-
rector and secretarial support: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be avail-
able to finance an appropriate share of Forum costs as
determined by the Forum, including necessary travel ex-
penses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder
to either the Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs in-
volved are initially financed: Provided further, That to the
extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation,
agreements or contracts for the removal of asbestos, and
renovation of the building and building systems (including
the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, elec-
trical system and other major building systems) of the
General Accounting Office Building may be made for peri-
ods not exceeding five years: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
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penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber 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 attributable to member-
ship of ACIPA in the International Institute of Adminis-
trative Sciences.
Ω38æADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Ω39æSEC. 211. (a) Effective June 30, 1996, the func-
tions of the Comptroller General identified in subsection
(b) are transferred to the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget, contingent upon the additional
transfer to the Office of Management and Budget of such
personnel, budget authority, records, and property of the
General Accounting Office relating to such functions as
the Comptroller General and the Director jointly deter-
mine to be necessary. The Director may delegate any such
function, in whole or in part, to any other agency or agen-
cies if the Director determines that such delegation would
be cost-effective or otherwise in the public interest, and
may transfer to such agency or agencies any personnel,
budget authority, records, and property received by the
Director pursuant to the preceding sentence that relate
to the delegated functions. Personnel transferred pursuant
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to this provision shall not be separated or reduced in clas-
sification or compensation for one year after any such
transfer, except for cause.
(b) The following provisions of the United States
Code contain the functions to be transferred pursuant to
subsection (a): sections 5564 and 5583 of title 5; sections
2312, 2575, 2733, 2734, 2771, 4712, and 9712 of title
10; sections 1626 and 4195 of title 22; section 420 of title
24; sections 2414 and 2517 of title 28; sections 1304,
3702, 3726, and 3728 of title 31; sections 714 and 715
of title 32; section 554 of title 37; section 5122 of title
38; and section 256a of title 41.
Ω40æSEC. 211. (a) Section 732 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (h)
as follows:
‘‘(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of
chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, the Comptroller
General shall prescribe regulations for the release of officers
and employees of the General Accounting Office in a reduc-
tion in force which give due effect to tenure of employment,
military preference, performance and/or contributions to
the agency’s goals and objectives, and length of service. The
regulations shall, to the extent deemed feasible by the Comp-
troller General, be designed to minimize disruption to the