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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4516
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 17, 2000
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, 2001, 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, 2001, 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; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Policy Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all,
$62,000.
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,
$92,321,000, 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, $1,785,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $453,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,742,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$1,722,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$6,917,000.
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, $1,152,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,304,000.
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, $590,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,171,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,342,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $288,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $14,738,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$34,811,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,292,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $22,337,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $4,046,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,069,000.
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, $73,000,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $370,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $2,077,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $71,261,000, of which $2,500,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2003.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $253,203,000.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.—
Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of para-
graph (1) relating to the level of detail of statement and
itemization, each report by the Secretary of the Senate re-
quired under such paragraph shall be compiled at a sum-
mary level for each office of the Senate authorized to obli-
gate appropriated funds.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the report-
ing of expenditures relating to personnel compensation,
travel and transportation of persons, other contractual serv-
ices, and acquisition of assets.
‘‘(C) In carrying out this paragraph the Secretary of
the Senate shall apply the Standard Federal Object Classi-
fication of Expenses as the Secretary determines appro-
priate.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
amendment made by this section shall take effect on
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) FIRST
REPORT
AFTER
ENACTMENT.—The
Secretary of the Senate may elect to compile and sub-
mit the report for the semiannual period during
which the date of enactment of this section occurs, as
if the amendment made by this section had not been
enacted.
SEC. 2. SENATE EMPLOYEE PAY ADJUSTMENTS. Sec-
tion 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2
U.S.C. 60a–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or section 5304 or 5304a
of such title, as applied to employees employed
in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Bal-
timore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan sta-
tistical area)’’ after ‘‘employees under section
5303 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(and, as the case may be,
section 5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to
employees employed in the pay locality of the
Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consoli-
dated metropolitan statistical area)’’ after ‘‘the
President under such section 5303’’;
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(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection
(f); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) Any percentage used in any statute specifically
providing for an adjustment in rates of pay in lieu of an
adjustment made under section 5303 of title 5, United
States Code, and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a
of such title for any calendar year shall be treated as the
percentage used in an adjustment made under such section
5303, 5304, or 5304a, as applicable, for purposes of sub-
section (a).’’.
SEC. 3. (a) Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 121b–1(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and agency contributions’’ in
paragraph (2)(A), and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) Agency contributions for employees of Sen-
ate Hair Care Services shall be paid from the appro-
priations account for ‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES’.’’
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning
on or after October 1, 2000.
SEC. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a revolving fund to be known as the Senate
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Health and Fitness Facility Revolving Fund (‘‘the revolv-
ing fund’’).
(b) The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit in the
revolving fund—
(1) any amounts received as dues or other assess-
ments for use of the Senate Health and Fitness Facil-
ity, and
(2) any amounts received from the operation of
the Senate waste recycling program.
(c) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate, amounts in the revolving fund shall
be available to the Architect of the Capitol, without fiscal
year limitation, for payment of costs of the Senate Health
and Fitness Facility.
(d) The Architect of the Capitol shall withdraw from
the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the
United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the
revolving fund that the Architect determines are in excess
of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of the Senate
Health and Fitness Facility.
(e) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Architect of the Cap-
itol may issue such regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section.
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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. During fiscal year 2001 and any suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives may—
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
severable services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year to the same ex-
tent as the head of an executive agency under the
authority of section 303L of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
253l); and
(2) enter into multi-year contracts for the ac-
quisitions of property and nonaudit-related services
to the same extent as executive agencies under the
authority of section 304B of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
254c).