IIA
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4454
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 7, 1994
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 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, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:
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TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
For payment to the estate of William H. Natcher,
late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Ken-
tucky, $133,600.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $728,468,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$6,096,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,444,000,
including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Of-
fice of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,042,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Of-
fice of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,429,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Of-
fice of the Majority Whip, $1,284,000, including $5,000
for official expenses of the Majority Whip and not to ex-
ceed $563,000 for the Chief Deputy Majority Whips; and
Office of the Minority Whip, $897,000, including $5,000
for official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to ex-
ceed $104,000 for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.
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MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge
of official and representative duties, $240,417,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
For professional and clerical employees of standing
committees, including the Committee on Appropriations
and the Committee on the Budget, $73,925,000.
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)
For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee
on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such
committee to be expended in accordance with sections
101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, and to be available for reimbursement to
agencies for services performed, $401,000.
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by the House, $53,191,000.
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For salaries, expenses and temporary personal serv-
ices of House Information Systems, under the direction
of the Committee on House Administration, $22,437,000,
of which $16,017,000 is provided herein: Provided, That
House Information Systems is authorized to receive reim-
bursement for services provided from Members of the
House of Representatives and other Governmental entities
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and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treas-
ury for credit to this account: Provided further, That
amounts so credited for fiscal year 1994 and not obligated
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 1995.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $244,572,000, including: Official Ex-
penses of Members, $79,800,000; supplies, materials, ad-
ministrative costs and Federal tort claims, $6,103,000;
net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance of office
equipment, $11,779,000; net expenses for telecommuni-
cations, 
$10,872,000; 
furniture 
and 
furnishings,
$2,012,000; stenographic reporting of committee hearings,
$1,100,000; 
reemployed 
annuitants 
reimbursements,
$1,279,000; Government contributions to employees’ life
insurance fund, retirement funds, Social Security fund,
Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker’s and un-
employment compensation, $130,849,000; and miscellane-
ous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, re-
pair 
and 
operation 
of 
House 
motor 
vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $778,000.
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-
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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.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND
INVESTIGATIONS)
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations
of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and temporary personal services for such committee,
to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available
for reimbursement to agencies for services performed,
$6,495,000: Provided, That the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may
in any fiscal year pay all administrative uncontrollable
overtime accrued by its employees while on detail to the
Committee on Appropriations.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
House of Representatives, as authorized by law,
$31,000,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $56,354,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
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tion expenses, $14,158,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including not to exceed
$500 for official representation and reception expenses,
$1,502,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Doorkeeper, including overtime as authorized by law,
$11,506,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Di-
rector 
of 
Non-legislative 
and 
Financial 
Services,
$16,360,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of In-
spector General, $295,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $762,000; Office of the
Chaplain, $124,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, includ-
ing the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Di-
gest of Rules, $983,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Historian, $337,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the
House, $1,630,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,400,000; six
minority employees, $747,000; the House Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee and the Democratic Cau-
cus, $1,523,000; the House Republican Conference,
$1,523,000; and other authorized employees, $504,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 101. (a) TRANSFER OF MAJORITY AND MINOR-
ITY PRINTERS TO DIRECTOR OF NON-LEGISLATIVE AND
FINANCIAL SERVICES.—As soon as practicable, but not
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later than October 1, 1994, authority over the Majority
and Minority Printers of the House of Representatives
shall be transferred to the Director of Non-legislative and
Financial Services of the House.
(b) FEES FOR OFFICES AND UTILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the transfer required
by subsection (a), the Director shall charge the Ma-
jority and Minority Printers a reasonable monthly
fee for the rental of offices and utilities.
(2) AVAILABILITY OF RECEIPTS.—The amounts
received under this subsection shall be deposited in
the Treasury of the United States for credit to the
appropriation for ‘‘Salaries and Expenses of the
House of Representatives’’, and shall be available for
expenditure in any fiscal year to the extent provided
in appropriations Acts.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall take effect
upon the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply
to any fiscal year.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $4,090,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $1,370,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,019,000, 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 each to two assistants and
$400 per month each not to exceed nine assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4)
$918,000 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-
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able for all the purposes thereof, $1,335,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including
overtime, and Government contributions to employees’
benefits funds, as authorized by law, of officers, members,
and employees of the Capitol Police, $65,991,000, of
which $31,833,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms
of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the
Clerk of the House, and $34,158,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That
of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for sala-
ries, including overtime, and Government contributions to
employees’ benefits funds under this heading, such
amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of 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-