H. R. 2492
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1996, 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, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
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, $69,727,000, 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.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000.
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 committee, 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.
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 authorized
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 Legislative Coun-
sel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$936,000.
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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
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,
$66,395,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,266,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper 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 Employ-
ment Practices, $778,000.
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.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$11,000,000.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading ‘‘SEN-
ATE’’, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Senator 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 received with respect to the Office of
the Chaplain of the Senate.
(b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation
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, ‘‘Settlements
and Awards Reserve’’ in Public Law 103–283 shall remain available
until expended.
SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations 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 Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence, as
established by section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 88b–7).’’.
SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance tele-
communications service provided to any user by the Sergeant 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 Sen-
ator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided
telephone equipment and services by the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is amended by
inserting before ‘‘collected’’ the following: ‘‘(including donated mon-
eys)’’.
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 Minority Policy 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 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 Senate, 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 appropriation account for sala-
ries 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 Conference
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 Senate, for the Majority
and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account
from which salaries 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 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 Chairman 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 Appropriations of the
Senate of the transfer.’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect
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 Representatives,
$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
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Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$928,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
Minority Whip, $918,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $376,000; Republican Steering Committee, $664,000; Repub-
lican Conference, $1,083,000; Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee, $1,181,000; Democratic 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: Pro-
vided, 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.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$16,945,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies 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.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $83,733,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $13,807,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not to
exceed $750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$3,410,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, $53,556,000, including salaries, expenses
and temporary personal services of House Information Resources,
$27,500,000, of which $16,000,000 is provided herein: Provided,
That House Information Resources is authorized to receive
reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and
other governmental entities for services provided and such
reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to
this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, $3,954,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
Compliance, $858,000; Office of the Chaplain, $126,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the
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Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,180,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law
Revision Counsel of the House, $1,700,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,524,000;
and other authorized employees, $618,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $120,480,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $1,213,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House,
$1,000,000; 
reemployed 
annuitants 
reimbursements, 
$68,000;
Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retire-
ment funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits
fund, and worker’s and unemployment compensation, $117,541,000;
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte-
nance, 
repair 
and 
operation 
of 
House 
motor 
vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased
employees of the House, $658,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
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.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning 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 Representa-
tives, 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 miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with
fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives from the Administrator
of General Services for rebates under the Government Travel
Charge Card Program shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts.
SEC. 103. The provisions of section 223(b) of House Resolution
6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative
day, January 4), 1995, establishing the Speaker’s Office for Legisla-
tive Floor Activities; House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fourth
Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing for the designation of certain minority employees; House
Resolution 9, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January
5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing amounts for the
Republican Steering Committee and the Democratic Policy Commit-
tee; House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed
to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing for the
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transfer of two employee positions; and House Resolution 113, One
Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10, 1995, providing
for the transfer of certain employee positions shall each be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 104. (a) The five statutory positions specified in subsection
(b), subsection (c), and subsection (d) are transferred from the
House Republican Conference to the Republican Steering Commit-
tee.
(b) The first two of the five positions referred to in subsection
(a) are—
(1) the position established for the chief deputy majority
whip by subsection (a) of the first section of House Resolution
393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 1977, as
enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–3); and
(2) the position established for the chief deputy majority
whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1990;
both of which positions were transferred to the majority leader
by House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed
to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, as enacted into
permanent law by section 103 of this Act, and both of which posi-
tions were further transferred to the House Republican Conference
by House Resolution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed
to March 10, 1995, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of this Act.
(c) The second two of the five positions referred to in subsection
(a) are the two positions established by section 103(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1986.
(d) The fifth of the five positions referred to in subsection
(a) is the position for the House Republican Conference established
by House Resolution 625, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to October
22, 1965, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation 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 Appropria-
tions 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.
(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).
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SEC. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in subsection
(b) shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations
Acts.
(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber Shops, estab-
lished by the paragraph under the heading ‘‘HOUSE BARBER
SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’’ in the matter relating to the House
of Representatives in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat. 1776);
(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty Shop, estab-
lished by the matter under the heading ‘‘HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP’’
in the matter relating to administrative provisions for the
House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tion Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347);
(3) the special deposit account established for the House
of Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First
Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation 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 Legislative 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 direction 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 Rep-
resentatives Restaurant System, the cost of goods sold shall be
available to pay the cost of inventory for such operations.
SEC. 108. The House Employees Position Classification Act
(2 U.S.C. 291, et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 3(1), by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the
Postmaster,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative
Officer, and the Inspector General’’;
(2) in the first sentence of section 4(b), by striking out
‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General’’;
(3) in section 5(b)(1), by striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and
the Postmaster’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administra-
tive Officer, and the Inspector 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 Officer, and the Inspector General’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Upon the approval of the appropriate employing
authority, an employee of the House of Representatives who is
separated from employment, may be paid a lump sum for the
accrued annual leave of the employee. 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 Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives; or
(B) the amount equal to the monthly pay of the
employee, as determined by the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives, divided by 30, and
multiplied by the number of days of the accrued annual
leave of the employee;
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(2) shall be paid—
(A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk hire allow-
ance of the Member;
(B) for committee employees, from amounts appro-
priated for committees; and
(C) for other employees, from amounts appropriated
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 employment 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 Representatives or the Chief Adminis-
trative 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.
SEC. 110. (a)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the allowances for office personnel and equipment for
certain Members of the House of Representatives, as adjusted
through the day before the date of the enactment of this Act,
are further adjusted as specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are
as follows:
(A) The allowance for the majority leader is increased by
$167,532.
(B) The allowance for the majority whip is decreased 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 paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments and the establishment referred
to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the Republican Conference is
increased by $134,491.
(B) The allowance for the Republican Steering Committee
is established at $66,995.
(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
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$750,000, 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,
$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 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 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 assigned to the Office of the Attending
Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for
all the purposes thereof, $1,260,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk
of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more
than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and
Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds, as author-
ized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol
Police, $70,132,000, of which $34,213,000 is provided to the Ser-
geant 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 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 Representatives and the Committee on Appropria-
tions 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, forensic services, stenographic 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, $2,560,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk
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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 available 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 ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL
EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be disbursed 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 additional
individuals for not more than six months each, for the Capitol
Guide Service.
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
of the statements for the first session of the One Hundred Fourth
Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations,
and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to
be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise the work.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 112. Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e), is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘Clerk’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Sergeant at Arms’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘Librarian of Congress’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104–1, the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,500,000, of which
$500,000 shall be transferred from the amount provided for salaries
and expenses of the Office of Compliance under the headings
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES’’, ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, and
‘‘Salaries, Officers and Employees’’.
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OFFICE 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
September 30, 1996: Provided, That none of the funds made avail-
able in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any
employee of the Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 17
employees except for severance pay purposes.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 113. Upon enactment of this Act all employees of the
Office of Technology Assessment for 183 days preceding termination
of employment who are terminated as a result of the elimination
of the Office and who are not otherwise 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 becomes otherwise gainfully employed whichever is ear-
lier. Any day for which a former employee receives a payment
under this section shall be counted as Federal service for purposes
of determining entitlement to benefits, including retirement, annual
and sick leave earnings, and health and life insurance. A statement
in writing to the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment
or his designee by any such employee that he was not gainfully
employed during such period or the portion thereof for which pay-
ment is claimed shall be accepted as prima facie evidence that
he was not so employed.
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Prop-
erty 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 property of the Office (including the
Unix system, all computer hardware and software, all library collec-
tions and research materials, and all photocopying equipment),
shall be under the administrative control of the Architect of the
Capitol. Not later than December 31, 1995, the Architect shall
submit a proposal to transfer such records and property to appro-
priate support agencies of the Legislative Branch which request
such transfer, and shall carry out such transfer subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
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, $24,288,000:
Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the pur-
chase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further, That
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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 232 full-time equivalent positions: Provided further, That
any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of
such property, supplies, or services to the Congress subject to sec-
tion 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 115. Section 8402(c) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
‘‘(7) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may
exclude from the operation of this chapter an employee under
the Congressional Budget Office whose employment is temporary
or intermittent.’’.
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, $8,569,000.
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; and attendance, when specifically author-
ized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions
in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect
of the Capitol, $22,882,000, of which $2,950,000 shall remain avail-
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able until expended: Provided, That hereafter expenses, based on
full cost recovery, for flying American flags and providing certifi-
cation 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.
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.
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, $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 oper-
ation 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 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, $31,518,000: Provided, That not
to exceed $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed
to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obliga-
tion 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 Annotated Constitution of the United
States of America, $60,084,000: 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
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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 Oversight of the House of Rep-
resentatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congressional
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
without charge to the recipient, $83,770,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the perma-
nent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44
U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be avail-
able for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropria-
tions for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1996’’.
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, $3,053,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended 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 Appropriations
Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ‘‘plans’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘plants’’.