H. Con. Res. 221
Agreed to January 31, 2000
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
Concurrent Resolution
SECTION 1. OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 1999 revised edition of the brochure
entitled ‘‘Our American Government’’ shall be printed as a House
document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual number, there
shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies
shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000
copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies
shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
(2) such number of copies of the document as does not
exceed a total production and printing cost of $412,873, with
distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described
in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number
of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.
SEC. 2. DOCUMENT-SIZED, ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CONSTITU-
TION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 1999 edition of the document-sized, anno-
tated version of the United States Constitution shall be printed
as a House document under the direction of the Joint Committee
on Printing.
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual number, there
shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies
shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000
copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies
shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
(2) such number of copies of the document as does not
exceed a total production and printing cost of $393,316, with
distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described
in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number
of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.
SEC. 3. HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—An edition of the brochure entitled ‘‘How
Our Laws Are Made’’, as revised under the direction of the
Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives in consultation
with the Parliamentarian of the Senate, shall be printed as a
House document under the direction of the Joint Committee on
Printing.
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual number, there
shall be printed the lesser of—
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(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies
shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000
copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies
shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
(2) such number of copies of the document as does not
exceed a total production and printing cost of $200,722, with
distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described
in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number
of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.
SEC. 4. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The 20th edition of the pocket version of
the United States Constitution shall be printed as a House docu-
ment under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
(b) ADDITIONAL COPIES.—In addition to the usual number, there
shall be printed the lesser of—
(1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies
shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000
copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies
shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
(2) such number of copies of the document as does not
exceed a total production and printing cost of $115,208, with
distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as described
in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the number
of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.
SEC. 5. CAPITOL BUILDER: THE SHORTHAND JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN
MONTGOMERY C. MEIGS, 1853–1861.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be printed as a Senate document
the book entitled ‘‘Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of Cap-
tain Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853–1861’’, prepared under the direc-
tion of the Secretary of the Senate, in consultation with the Clerk
of the House of Representatives and the Architect of the Capitol.
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.—The Senate document described in sub-
section (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in the style,
form, manner, and binding as directed by the Joint Committee
on Printing after consultation with the Secretary of the Senate.
(c) NUMBER OF COPIES.—In addition to the usual number of
copies, there shall be printed with suitable binding the lesser of—
(1) 1,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of
Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be allocated
as determined by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
of the House of Representatives; or
(2) a number of copies that does not have a total production
and printing cost of more than $31,500.
SEC. 6. THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: A CHRONICLE OF CONSTRUC-
TION, DESIGN, AND POLITICS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be printed as a Senate document
the book entitled ‘‘The United States Capitol: A Chronicle of
Construction, Design, and Politics’’, prepared by the Architect of
the Capitol.
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.—The Senate document described in sub-
section (a) shall include illustrations and shall be in the style,
form, manner, and binding as directed by the Joint Committee
on Printing after consultation with the Secretary of the Senate.
(c) NUMBER OF COPIES.—In addition to the usual number of
copies, there shall be printed with suitable binding the lesser of—
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(1) 6,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of
Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be allocated
as determined by the Secretary of the Senate; or
(2) a number of copies that does not have a total production
and printing cost of more than $143,000.
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.