In the Senate of the United States,
July 31, 2001.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2647) entitled ‘‘An Act making appropriations for
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2002, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENTS:
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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 Sen-
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.
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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,
$104,039,000, 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, $1,867,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $473,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,868,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$1,912,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$9,875,000.
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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, $1,250,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,500,000.
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, $618,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,275,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,550,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $301,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $15,424,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$39,082,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,350,000.
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AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $25,219,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $4,306,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,109,000.
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.
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, $107,264,000.
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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, $8,571,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available
until expended.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $95,904,000, of which $8,654,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2004, and of
which $11,354,000 shall remain available until expended.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $11,274,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $270,494,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
MAILINGS FOR TOWN MEETINGS
For mailings of postal patron postcards by Members
for the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by
a Member in a county (or equivalent unit of local govern-
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ment) with a population of less than 50,000 that the Mem-
ber will personally attend to be allotted as requested,
$3,000,000, subject to authorization: Provided, That any
amount allocated to a Member for such mailing under this
paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the
mailing and the remaining costs shall be paid by the Mem-
ber from other funds available to the Member.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) is amended
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘four individual consult-
ants’’ and inserting ‘‘six individual consultants’’, and is
amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘one consult-
ant’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than two individual consult-
ants’’.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 2. STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENTS. (a) DEFINI-
TIONS.—In this section:
(1) EMPLOYEE OF THE SENATE.—The term ‘‘em-
ployee of the Senate’’ has the meaning given the term
in section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301).
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(2) EMPLOYING OFFICE.—The term ‘‘employing
office’’ means the employing office, as defined in such
section 101, of an employee of the Senate.
(3) STUDENT LOAN.—The term ‘‘student loan’’
has the meaning given the term in section 5379 of
title 5, United States Code.
(b) STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.—The head
of an employing office may, in order to recruit or retain
highly qualified personnel, establish a program under which
the office may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf
of an employee of the Senate) any student loan previously
taken out by such employee.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of an employing of-
fice shall carry out the program in accordance with
the provisions of subsections (b) through (d) and sub-
section (f) of section 5379 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) APPLICATION.—For purposes of this section,
references in such provisions—
(A) to an agency shall be considered to be
references to an employing office; and
(B) to an employee shall be considered to be
references to an employee of the Senate.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such
sums as may be necessary.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 3. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose
salaries are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from
the appropriations account ‘‘Expenses of the United States
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control’’ under
the heading ‘‘Congressional Operations’’ shall be paid from
the Senate appropriations account for ‘‘Salaries, Officers
and Employees’’.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning
on or after October 1, 2001.
SEC. 4. (a) Section 5(a) under the subheading ‘‘ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’
under title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a note) is amended by striking ‘‘invoice
ends’’ and inserting ‘‘invoice begins’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply to base service
periods beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 5. (a) Section 120 of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C.
61g–6) is amended in the first sentence by striking
‘‘$75,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’.
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(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 6. Effective on and after October 1, 2001, each
of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the
dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in
effect on September 30, 2001, increased by an additional
$50,000 each.
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JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $3,424,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,733,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative 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 Physi-
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cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of
$1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance of $500 per month each to three 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 not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,159,904 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 cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay-
able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof,
$1,765,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer 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, $112,922,000, of which $55,296,000 is
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provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Represent-
atives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House, and $57,626,000 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 Com-
mittee 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, communica-
tions and other equipment, security equipment and instal-
lation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services,
personal and professional services, the employee assistance
program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program,
postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment 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 Rep-
resentatives designated by the Chairman of the Board,
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$12,394,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board
or their delegee: 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 2002 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury from funds available to the Department of the Treas-
ury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2002
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL 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 Sen-
ate, in the case of amounts transferred from the ap-
propriation 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.
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CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $2,512,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than 43 individuals:
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two ad-
ditional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and
not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than
6 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 first session of the
One Hundred Seventh Congress, showing appropriations
made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized,
together with a chronological history of the regular appro-
priations 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 Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,059,000.
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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 (Public
Law 93–344), including not more than $3,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $30,680,000: Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or
hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 102. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions
of chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, as the Director
determines necessary to provide hereafter for training of in-
dividuals employed by the Congressional Budget Office.
(b) The implementing regulations shall provide for
training that, in the determination of the Director, is con-
sistent with the training provided by agencies subject to
chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Any recovery of debt owed to the Congressional
Budget Office under this section and its implementing regu-
lations shall be credited to the appropriations account
available for training employees of the Office at the time
of recovery.
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(d) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 103. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. § 606(a)), is amended by
striking ‘‘or discarding.’’ and inserting ‘‘sale, trade-in, or
discarding.’’, and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of personal prop-
erty shall be credited to funds available for the operations
of the Congressional Budget Office and be available for the
costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such funds
shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year
in which received and the following fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 104. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office may, in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel,
establish and maintain hereafter a program under which
the Office may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf
of the employee) all or a portion of any student loan pre-
viously taken out by such employee.
(b) The Director may, by regulation, make applicable
such provisions of section 5379 of title 5, United States
Code as the Director determines necessary to provide for
such program.
(c) The regulations shall provide the amount paid by
the Office may not exceed—
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(1) $6,000 for any employee in any calendar
year; or
(2) a total of $40,000 in the case of any em-
ployee.
(d) The Office may not reimburse an employee for any
repayments made by such employee prior to the Office en-
tering into an agreement under this section with such em-
ployee.
(e) Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an indi-
vidual under this section and its implementing regulations
shall be credited to the appropriation account available for
salaries and expenses of the Office at the time of repayment
or recovery.
(f) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assist-
ant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services,
at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies
in connection with activities under the care of the Architect
of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the mainte-
nance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical sub-
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stations of the Senate and House office buildings under the
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including fur-
nishings and office equipment, including not more than
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve;
for purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for at-
tendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with
subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol,
$54,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol,
in consultation with the Comptroller General or his des-
ignee, shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer within 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided fur-
ther, That notwithstanding any other provision of law and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Architect
of the Capitol is authorized to secure, through multi-year
rental, lease, or other appropriate agreement, the property
located at 67 K Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., for use of
Legislative Branch agencies, and to incur any necessary in-
cidental expenses including maintenance, alterations, and
repairs in connection therewith: Provided further, That in
connection with the property referred to under the preceding
proviso, the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to expend
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funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol for the
purpose of the operations and support of Legislative Branch
agencies, including the United States Capitol Police, as
may be required for that purpose.
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, $6,000,000.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $47,500,000, of which
$3,400,000 shall remain available until expended.
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation 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 Congress 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
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Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and
chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court
Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Mar-
shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and
amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury
to the credit of this appropriation, $47,403,000, of which
$3,300,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided,
That not more than $4,400,000 of the funds credited or to
be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2002.
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 Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $81,139,000: Pro-
vided, 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 (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Con-
gress unless such publication has obtained prior approval
of either the Committee on House Administration of the
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House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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 authorized by
law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $81,000,000: 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 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 preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That
notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of
title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated
or made available under this Act or any other Act for print-
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ing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be
expended to print a document, report, or publication after
the 27-month period beginning on the date that such docu-
ment, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to
be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code:
Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended bal-
ances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government
Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes
of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
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,
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 Com-
mittee on the Library, $5,829,000.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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, $297,775,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2002, 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 collec-
tions during fiscal year 2002 and shall remain available
until expended for the development and maintenance of an
international legal information database and activities re-
lated thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may
not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
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authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That the total amount available for
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $10,824,474 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub-
scriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, includ-
ing $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when
specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,517,903
is to remain available until expended for the acquisition
and partial support for implementation of an Integrated
Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of the
amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available
until expended for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-
mission, of which amount $3,000 may be used for official
representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lin-
coln Bicentennial Commission.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$40,701,000, of which not more than $21,880,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
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tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2002
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright Of-
fice may not obligate or expend any funds derived from col-
lections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations
Acts: Provided further, That not more than $5,984,000 shall
be derived from collections during fiscal year 2002 under
17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided
further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$27,864,000: Provided further, That not more than
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in
the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the pur-
pose of training nationals of developing countries in intel-
lectual property laws and policies: Provided further, That
not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certification
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for activities of the
International Copyright Institute and for copyright delega-
tions, visitors, and seminars.
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March
3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),
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$49,765,000, of which $14,437,000 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, $8,532,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not
more than $407,560, of which $86,486 is for the Congres-
sional Research Service, when specifically authorized by the
Librarian of Congress, 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 admin-
ister 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 supervisor
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 performing re-
imbursable work for other agencies under the authority of
sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United States Code, 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 Library
of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
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in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses 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 ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2002, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $114,473,000.
(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.
(c) For fiscal year 2002, the Librarian of Congress
may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act
under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program
and the Federal Research Program established under section
103 of title I of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000, Public Law 106–481: Provided,
That the total amount of such transfers may not exceed
$1,900,000: Provided further, That the appropriate revolv-
ing fund account shall reimburse the Library for any
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amounts transferred to it before the period of availability
of the Library appropriation expires.
SEC. 207. The Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481) is hereby
amended by striking the words ‘‘audio and video’’ in the
heading for section 101 and in subsection 101(a).
SEC. 208. The Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481) is hereby
amended in section 102 by adding the following new para-
graph to subsection (a):
‘‘(4) Special events and programs.’’.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
For necessary expenses for the planning, engineering,
design, and construction of a new facility to provide greater
security for all persons working in or visiting the United
States Capitol and to enhance the educational experience
of those who have come to learn about the Capitol building
and Congress, $1,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended.
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY
For a grant for the care and maintenance of the his-
toric Congressional Cemetery, $2,500,000, to remain avail-
able until expended.
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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, $18,753,000, of which $6,878,000
shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing
of Government publications and their distribution to the
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies,
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $28,728,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository
Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed
$175,000: Provided further, That amounts of not more than
$2,000,000 from current year appropriations are author-
ized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial
sets and other related publications for 2000 and 2001 to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further,
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this ac-
count or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
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years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office
revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds avail-
able and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts
and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code,
as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for
the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided,
That not more than $2,500 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Public Printer in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses: Provided further, That
the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase
of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided fur-
ther, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be
deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44,
United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving
fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equiva-
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lent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the headings ‘‘OFFICE
OF SUPERINTENDENT
OF DOCU-
MENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not
be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more
than 3,260 workyears (or such other number of workyears
as the Public Printer may request, subject to the approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives): Provided further, That activities
financed through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format: Provided further, That the revolving
fund shall not be used to administer any flexible or com-
pressed work schedule which applies to any manager or su-
pervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal
to or higher than GS–15: Provided further, That expenses
for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 209. EXTENSION OF EARLY RETIREMENT AND
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENT AUTHORI-
TIES. (a) EARLY RETIREMENT.—Section 309(b)(A) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (44 U.S.C.
305 note), is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2001’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘October 1, 2004’’.
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(b) VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—
Section 309(c)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 (44 U.S.C. 305 note), is amended by striking
‘‘September 30, 2001’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2004’’.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of-
fice, including not more than $12,000 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
States in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses; temporary or intermittent services under sec-
tion 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the an-
nual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accord-
ance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; bene-
fits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5),
901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and 4081(8)); and under regula-
tions prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United
States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries,
$417,843,000: Provided, That not more than $1,751,000 of
payments received under 31 U.S.C. 782 shall be available
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for use in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That not more
than $750,000 of reimbursements received under 31 U.S.C.
9105 shall be available for use in fiscal year 2002: Provided
further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency
which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall
be available to finance an appropriate share of either Fo-
rum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, includ-
ing necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants:
Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum
may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation
from which costs involved are initially financed: Provided
further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency
which is a member of the American Consortium on Inter-
national Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available
to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as deter-
mined by the ACIPA, including any expenses attributable
to membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of
Administrative Sciences: Provided further, That $1,000,000
from funds made available under this heading shall be
available for a pilot program in technology assessment: Pro-
vided further, That not later than June 15, 2002, a report
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on the pilot program referred to under the preceding proviso
shall be submitted to Congress.
PAYMENT TO THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Russian Leadership Develop-
ment Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Cen-
ter for Russian Leadership Development, $10,000,000.
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued
by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2002 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or des-
ignation of any office or position appropriated for is dif-
ferent from that specifically established by such Act, the rate
of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be
the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the
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provisions in this Act for the various items of official ex-
penses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate
and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators
and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under
this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
SEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
purchased with funds made available in this Act should be
American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering
into any contract with, any entity using funds made avail-
able in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the
greatest extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a
notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by
the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Fed-
eral agency that any person intentionally affixed a label
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bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscrip-
tion with the same meaning, to any product sold in or
shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant
to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and in-
eligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
SEC. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of section
415 of Public Law 104–1 to pay awards and settlements
as authorized under such subsection.
SEC. 307. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC
costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $252,000.
SEC. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.
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SEC. 309. Section 5596(a) of title 5, U.S.C., is amend-
ed by deleting ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (4); by delet-
ing the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting
a semicolon, and by adding the following new paragraphs,
which shall be effective for all personnel actions taken on
or after the date of enactment of this Act:
‘‘(6) the Architect of the Capitol, including em-
ployees of the United States Senate Restaurants; and
‘‘(7) the United States Botanic Garden.’’.
SEC. 310. The Architect of the Capitol shall develop
and maintain an accounting and financial management
system, including financial reporting and internal controls,
which—
(1) complies with applicable federal accounting
principles, standards, and requirements, and internal
control standards;
(2) complies with any other requirements appli-
cable to such systems; and
(3) provides for—
(A) complete, reliable, consistent, and time-
ly information which is prepared on a uniform
basis and which is responsive to financial infor-
mation needs of the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) the development and reporting of cost
information;
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(C) the integration of accounting and budg-
eting information; and
(D) the systematic measurement of perform-
ance.
SEC. 311. (a) AUTHORITY OF ARCHITECT TO SET PAY
FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.—Section 108 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b–3b) is
amended as follows:
(1) Subsections (a) and (b) are deleted in their
entirety and a new subsection (a) is added to read as
follows:
‘‘(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of
basic pay for not more than 12 positions, at a rate not
less than the minimum rate nor more than the maximum
rate for the Senior Executive Service under chapter 53 of
title 5, for the locality involved.’’.
(2) Subsection (c) is redesignated as subsection
(b).
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to any pay periods begin-
ning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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