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Union Calendar No. 336
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4112
[Report No. 105–595]
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 23, 1998
Mr. WALSH, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following
bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 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, 1999, 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 Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven
H. Schiff, late a Representative from the State of New
Mexico, $136,700.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $733,971,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$13,117,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,686,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,652,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,043,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,020,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $397,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$738,000; Republican Conference, $1,199,000; Demo-
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cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $642,000; nine minority employees,
$1,190,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $290,000; and training and program development—
minority, $290,000.
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,
$385,279,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$89,743,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain
available for such salaries and expenses until December
31, 2000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $19,373,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices 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
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for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not more than $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is
for the Family Room, for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $15,365,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more
than $750 for official representation and reception ex-
penses, $3,501,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, $57,211,000, includ-
ing $24,282,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary per-
sonal services of House Information Resources, of which
$23,074,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the
amount provided for House Information Resources,
$7,130,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommuni-
cations: Provided further, That House Information Re-
sources is authorized to receive reimbursement from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other govern-
mental entities for services provided and such reimburse-
ment shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this
account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
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spector General, $3,953,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office
of the Chaplain, $133,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parlia-
mentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,106,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the House, $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Corrections Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other au-
thorized employees, $191,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$2,575,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits,
$132,832,000; and miscellaneous items including pur-
chase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House,
$651,000.
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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. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611,
Ninety-seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982,
as enacted into permanent law by section 127 of Public
Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–3), is amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress
and each succeeding Congress.
SEC. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House
Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April
4, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2
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U.S.C. 130–1(b)), is amended by striking ‘‘$55,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$80,000’’.
SEC. 103. (a) There is hereby established an account
in the House of Representatives for purposes of carrying
out training and program development activities of the Re-
publican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Pol-
icy Committee.
(b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection
(c), funds in the account established under subsection (a)
shall be paid—
(1) for activities of the Republican Conference
in such amounts, at such times, and under such
terms and conditions as the Speaker of the House
of Representatives may direct; and
(2) for activities of the Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee in such amounts, at such
times, and under such terms and conditions as the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
may direct.
(c) Of the total amount in the account established
under subsection (a)—
(1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker
for payments for activities of the Republican Con-
ference; and
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(2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority
Leader for payments for activities of the Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee.
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
account under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each
succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for
training and program development activities of the Repub-
lican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee during the fiscal year.
SEC. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is
amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’
and inserting a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is
amended by striking paragraph (4).
SEC. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or any other rule or regulation, any information on pay-
ments made by the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct of the House of Representatives to an individual
for attendance as a witness before the Committee in execu-
tive session during a Congress shall be reported not later
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than the second semiannual report filed under section 106
of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following
Congress.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe
by regulation appropriate conditions for the incidental use,
for other than official business, of equipment and supplies
owned or leased by, or the cost of which is reimbursed
by, the House of Representatives.
(b) The authority of the Committee on House Over-
sight to prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year.
SEC. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Mi-
nority Leader of the House of Representatives are each
authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of 1 con-
sultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily
rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equiva-
lent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation
which may be paid to employees of a standing committee
of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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SEC. 108. (a) The House of Representatives shall
participate in State and local government transit pro-
grams to encourage employees of the House to use public
transportation pursuant to section 7905 of title 5, United
States Code.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall issue
regulations pertaining to the participation of the House
of Representatives in State and local government transit
programs through, and at the discretion of, its Members,
committees, officers, and officials.
SEC. 109. Any amount appropriated in this Act for
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 1999. Any
amount remaining after all payments are made under such
allowances for such fiscal year shall be deposited in the
Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $2,796,000, 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, $202,000, together with an additional amount
of $150,000 if there is enacted into law legislation which
transfers the legislative and oversight responsibilities of
the Joint Committee on Printing to the Committee on
House Oversight of the House of Representatives: Pro-
vided, That such additional amount shall be transferred
to the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives and made available beginning January 1,
1999.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,018,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer 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 Office of the Attending Physician;
(3) an allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and
$400 per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on
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the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4)
$893,000 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, $1,383,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers,
members, and employees of the Capitol Police, 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 for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits, $72,615,000, of which $35,022,000 is
provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Rep-
resentatives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House, and $37,593,000 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
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ury from funds available to the Department of the Treas-
ury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 110. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and
‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of—
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives, in the case of amounts
transferred from the appropriation provided to the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate under the heading ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives, in the
case of other transfers.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $2,110,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no
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part of such amount may 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.
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 second ses-
sion of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appro-
priations 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 committees to supervise the work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,086,000.
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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 more than $2,500 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Con-
gressional Budget Office in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $25,671,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used for the
purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the As-
sistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal serv-
ices, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and stud-
ies in connection with activities under the care of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and elec-
trical substations of the Senate and House office buildings
under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, in-
cluding furnishings and office equipment, including not
more than $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
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may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed
$20,000 for attendance, when specifically authorized by
the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions
in connection with subjects related to work under the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, $40,347,000, of which $6,425,000
shall remain available until expended.
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, $5,803,000,
of which $325,000 shall remain available until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, $42,139,000,
of which $11,449,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended.
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
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Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the
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,
$37,145,000, of which $100,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000
of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appro-
priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 1999.
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,
$66,688,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may
be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with
any publication, or preparation of material therefor (ex-
cept the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by
the Library of Congress unless such publication has ob-
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tained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives or the Commit-
tee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Re-
search 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 sec-
tion 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,
$74,465,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not
be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of
the Congressional Record for individual Representatives,
Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44
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U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation
shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred
under the appropriations for similar purposes for preced-
ing fiscal years.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amend-
ed in the item relating to ‘‘CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND
BINDING’’ under the heading ‘‘GOVERNMENT PRINT-
ING OFFICE’’ by striking ‘‘$81,669,000’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘Provided,’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘$70,652,000: Provided, That an additional amount of not
more than $11,017,000 may be derived by transfer from
the Government Printing Office revolving fund under sec-
tion 309 of title 44, United States Code: Provided fur-
ther,’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1999’’.
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,
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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, $3,032,000.
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; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Li-
brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records 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,
$234,822,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation
during fiscal year 1999, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301;
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1999
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
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135a), $46,824,000, of which $13,744,000 shall remain
available until expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation,
maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office
and library equipment, $4,178,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of
not more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Con-
gressional Research Service, when specifically authorized
by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned
with the function or activity for which the appropriation
is made.
SEC. 202. (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 super-
visor on another workday.
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(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. 203. 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—
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appro-
priations Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administra-
tive 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. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Li-
brary of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
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gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library
of Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be
expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $99,765,100.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are re-
imbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded
from sources other than appropriations to the Library in
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
SEC. 207. Effective October 1, 1998, the Library of
Congress is authorized to receive funds from participants
in and sponsors of an international legal information data-
base led by the Law Library of Congress, and to credit
any such funds to the Library of Congress appropriations,
up to the extent authorized in appropriations Acts, for the
development and maintenance of the database.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY
For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance
of the historic Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to re-
main available until expended.
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, $11,933,000, of which $910,000
shall remain available until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 208. (a) GRANT FOR CARE AND MAINTENANCE
OF CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.—In order to assist in the
perpetual care and maintenance of the historic Congres-
sional Cemetery, the Architect of the Capitol shall make
a grant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘National
Trust’’) in accordance with an agreement entered into by
the Architect of the Capitol with the National Trust and
the Association for the Preservation of Historic Congres-
sional Cemetery (hereafter in this section referred to as
the ‘‘Association’’) which contains the terms and condi-
tions described in subsection (b) and such other provisions
as the Architect may deem necessary or desirable for the
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implementation of this section or for the protection of the
interests of the Federal government.
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT.—The
terms and conditions described in this subsection are as
follows:
(1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under
the grant made under subsection (a), the National
Trust shall deposit the amounts in a permanently
restricted account in its endowment and shall ad-
minister, invest, and manage such grant funds in
the same manner as other National Trust endow-
ment funds.
(2) The National Trust shall make distributions
to the Association from the amounts deposited in the
endowment pursuant to paragraph (1), in accord-
ance with its regularly established spending rate, for
the care and maintenance of the Cemetery (other
than the cost of personnel), except that the National
Trust may only make such distributions incremen-
tally and proportionately upon receipt by the Na-
tional Trust of contributions from the Association
which incrementally match the amounts provided
under the grant made under subsection (a) and
which are to be added to the permanently restricted
account described in paragraph (1).
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(3) The Association shall use such distributions
from the endowment and the match for the care and
maintenance of Congressional Cemetery, except that
the Association may not use such distributions for
nonroutine restoration or capital projects.
(4) The Association, or any successor thereto,
shall maintain adequate records and accounts of all
financial transactions and operations carried out
with such distributions, and such records shall be
available at all times for audit and investigation by
the Architect of the Capitol and the Comptroller
General.
(c) NO TITLE IN UNITED STATES.—Nothing in this
section shall be construed to vest title to the Congressional
Cemetery in the United States.
SEC. 209. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the amount avail-
able for expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol from
the fund established under section 4 of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real property
for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes’’, ap-
proved December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105–144; 111
Stat. 2688), may not exceed $2,500,000.
(b) The portion of the appropriated funds made avail-
able to the Architect of the Capitol for fiscal year 1999
which the Architect may expend for improvements to the