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106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1905
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1999
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, 2000, 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, 2000, 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; in all, $56,000.
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,
$89,968,000, 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, $1,721,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $437,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,644,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$1,634,000.
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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$6,525,000.
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, $1,132,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,264,000.
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, $1,151,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,302,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $277,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $14,202,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$34,794,000.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,246,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,901,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,035,000.
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, $71,604,000.
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, $1,511,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $66,261,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $245,703,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Effective in the case of any fiscal year
which begins on or after October 1, 1999, clause (iii) of
paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the
Senator 
represents 
Alabama, 
$184,476, 
Alaska,
$252,784, Arizona, $200,830, Arkansas, $169,453,
California, 
$474,426, 
Colorado, 
$189,246, 
Con-
necticut, $161,999, Delaware, $128,102, Florida,
$305,664, Georgia, $213,982, Hawaii, $280,277,
Idaho, 
$164,491, 
Illinois, 
$268,850, 
Indiana,
$196,677, Iowa, $172,129, Kansas, $169,343, Ken-
tucky, 
$179,294, 
Louisiana, 
$187,141, 
Maine,
$148,779, 
Maryland, 
$173,860, 
Massachusetts,
$197,265, Michigan, $238,866, Minnesota, $189,441,
Mississippi, $169,570, Missouri, $200,277, Montana,
$162,375, Nebraska, $161,164, Nevada, $173,159, New
Hampshire, $143,378, New Jersey, $207,958, New
Mexico, $167,622, New York, $329,562, North Caro-
lina, $216,136, North Dakota, $150,545, Ohio,
$261,920, Oklahoma, $182,009, Oregon, $191,432,
Pennsylvania, $267,991, Rhode Island, $139,303,
South Carolina, $172,723, South Dakota, $152,385,
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Tennessee, 
$194,539, 
Texas, 
$354,501, 
Utah,
$170,413, Vermont, $136,826, Virginia, $196,177,
Washington, $216,915, West Virginia, $148,814, Wis-
consin, $193,708, Wyoming, $153,169, plus’’.
SEC. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1999, 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 increased by section 8 of
Public Law 105–275, increased by an additional $50,000
each.
SEC. 3. SENATE OFFICE SPACE ALLOCATIONS. Section
3 under the heading ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in the
appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the
State of the Senator is less than 3,000,000;’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘8,000’’ in paragraph (13)
and inserting ‘‘8,200’’; and
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(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (13) as paragraphs (2) through (12), re-
spectively; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$30,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$40,000’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘4,800’’ and inserting
‘‘5,000’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘$734’’ and inserting
‘‘$1,000’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Ef-
fective beginning with the 106th Congress, the
aggregate amount in effect under this paragraph
for any Congress shall be increased by the infla-
tion adjustment factor for the calendar year in
which the Congress begins. For purposes of the
preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment fac-
tor for any calendar year is a fraction the nu-
merator of which is the implicit price deflator
for the gross domestic product as computed and
published by the Department of Commerce for
the preceding calendar year and the denominator
of which is such deflator for the calendar year
1998.’’.
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SEC. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 2 U.S.C. 121b–
1(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31,
1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating
to solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out
pursuant to this section, subject to approval of such activi-
ties by the Committee on Rules and Administration.’’.
SEC. 5. The first section of Public Law 87–82 (40
U.S.C. 174j–1) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31,
1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating
to solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out
pursuant to this section, subject to the approval of such ac-
tivities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.’’.
SEC. 6. The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the ap-
proval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, designate
one of the Senior Counsels appointed under section 102 of
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C.
274 note; Public Law 95–391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy Leg-
islative Counsel. The Deputy Legislative Counsel shall per-
form the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the ab-
sence or disability of the Legislative Counsel, or when the
office is vacant.
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SEC. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations Au-
thorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C.
2291 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 1999’’
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2002’’.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $769,019,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$14,202,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,740,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,705,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,423,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,057,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $406,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$757,000; Republican Conference, $1,244,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,337,000; Demo-
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cratic Caucus, $664,000; nine minority employees,
$1,218,000; 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,
$413,576,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$93,878,000: 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, $21,308,000, 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
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall
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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, $90,633,000, 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, $14,881,000; 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, $3,746,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Chief Administrative Officer, $57,289,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended, includ-
ing $25,169,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary per-
sonal services of House Information Resources, of which
$24,641,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the
amount provided for House Information Resources,
$6,260,000 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
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House of Representatives with respect to any proceeding
in which the United States is a party of any determination
by the Attorney General or Solicitor General not to appeal
any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act
or joint resolution of Congress within such time as will
enable the House to direct the General Counsel to inter-
vene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to applicable
rules of the House of Representatives.
(c) GENERAL COUNSEL DEFINITION.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘General Counsel of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ means—
(1) the head of the Office of General Counsel
established and operating under clause 8 of rule II
of the Rules of the House of Representatives;
(2) the head of any successor office to the Of-
fice of General Counsel which is established after the
date of the enactment of this Act; and
(3) any other person authorized and directed in
accordance with the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives to provide legal assistance and represen-
tation to the House in connection with the matters
described in this section.
SEC. 102. section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 112 Stat.
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘The Official Mail Allowance’’
and inserting ‘‘Funds used for official mail’’;
(B) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(3) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE TRANSFER AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e))
is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(4) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—(A) section
1(a) of House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Con-
gress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted into per-
manent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)), is amended
by striking ‘‘the Official Mail Allowance’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘official mail’’.
(B) section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is
amended by striking ‘‘costs charged against the Offi-
cial Mail Allowance for’’ and inserting ‘‘costs in-
curred for official mail by’’.
(b) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE REFERENCES TO CLERK
HIRE ALLOWANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 104(a) of the House
of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
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Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘clerk hire’’ each place it appears.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading
of section 104 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘CLERK HIRE’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to the first session
of the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding
session of Congress.
SEC. 104. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
TO
BE
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2000. Any
amount remaining after all payments are made under such
allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be deposited in the
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) PUBLICATION.—After each session of Congress or
other period for which the amounts described in subsection
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(a) are made available, there shall be published in the Con-
gressional Record a statement showing, with respect to
such session or period, the amount deposited with respect
to each Member under subsection (a) and the total depos-
ited with respect to all Members.
(c) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(d) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress.
Ω2æJOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,188,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
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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 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 eleven assistants on
the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4)
$1,002,600 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, $1,898,000, 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
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to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits, $78,501,000, of which $37,725,000 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 $40,776,000 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 Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses
of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, commu-
nications and other equipment, security equipment and in-
stallation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, train-
ing, medical services, forensic services, stenographic serv-
ices, personal and professional services, the employee as-
sistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards
program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relo-
cation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal
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Law Enforcement 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 Representatives designated by the Chair-
man of the Board, $6,711,000, to be disbursed by the
Capitol Police Board or their delegee: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center for fiscal year 2000 shall be
paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available
to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000
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
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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, $2,293,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
forty-three individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol
Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ
not more than two additional individuals for not more
than 120 days each, and not more than ten additional in-
dividuals for not more than six months each, for the Cap-
itol 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 Sixth Congress, showing appropria-
tions made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the reg-
ular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to
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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), $2,000,000.
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, $26,221,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used for the
purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional
Budget Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum
payments to enhance staff recruitment and to reward ex-
ceptional performance by an employee or a group of em-
ployees.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1999.
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SEC. 107. Paragraph (5) of section 201(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601(a)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(5)(A) The Director shall receive compensa-
tion at an annual rate of pay that is equal to the
lower of—
‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of compensa-
tion of any officer of the Senate; or
‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of compensa-
tion of any officer of the House of Representa-
tives.
‘‘(B) The Deputy Director shall receive com-
pensation at an annual rate of pay that is $1,000
less than the annual rate of pay received by the Di-
rector, as determined under subparagraph (A).’’.
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-
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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
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, $47,569,000, of which $4,520,000
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,
$5,579,0000, of which $155,000 shall remain available
until expended.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
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JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,456,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
the Library, $500,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
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-
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 eleven assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 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,
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$1,898,000, 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, $80,783,000, of which $38,648,000 is pro-
vided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House, and $42,135,000 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.
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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,
$7,913,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives: Provided, That, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center for fiscal year 2000 shall be paid
by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to
the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be
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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.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $2,336,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than forty-three indi-
viduals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board
is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than
two additional individuals for not more than 120 days
each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not
more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
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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 Sixth 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), $2,000,000.
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 $2,500 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, $26,221,000: Provided, That
no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or
hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
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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-
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,
$48,195,000, of which $7,620,000 shall remain available
until expended.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House
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office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,627,000,
of which $330,000 shall remain available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and
operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and fur-
nishings to be expended under the control and supervision
of the Architect of the Capitol, $64,038,000, of which
$22,305,000 shall remain available until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, $40,679,000,
of which $7,842,000 shall remain available until expended.
Ω3æCAPITOL 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
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
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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,
$39,180,000: 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 2000.
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,
$71,255,000: 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-
tained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
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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,
$77,704,000: 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 pre-
ceding 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 printing and
binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be ex-
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pended to print a document, report, or publication after
the 27–month period beginning on the date that such doc-
ument, 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.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 2000’’.
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, $3,538,000.
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
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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,
$256,970,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation
during fiscal year 2000, 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 2000
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related 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 authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less
than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $10,438,000 is to remain available
until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, news-
papers, and all other materials including subscriptions for
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bibliographic services for the Library, including $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, $2,347,000 is to remain
available until expended for the acquisition and partial
support for implementation of an Integrated Library Sys-
tem (ILS): Provided further, That of the total amount ap-
propriated, $5,579,000 is to remain available until ex-
pended for the purpose of teaching educators how to incor-
porate the Library’s digital collections into school cur-
ricula, which amount shall be transferred to the edu-
cational consortium formed to conduct the ‘‘Joining
Hands Across America: Local Community Initiative’’
project as approved by the Library.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$37,639,000, of which not more than $20,800,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2000
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright Of-
fice may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appro-
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priations Acts: Provided further, That not more than
$5,454,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal
year 2000 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h),
and 1005: Provided further, That the total amount avail-
able for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by
which collections are less than $26,254,000: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appro-
priated is available for the maintenance of an ‘‘Inter-
national Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of
the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nation-
als of developing countries in intellectual 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 Copy-
right Institute and for Copyright delegations, 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), $48,033,000, of which $14,032,600 shall remain
available until expended.
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FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation,
maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office
and library equipment, $5,415,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of
not more than $198,390, of which $59,300 is for the Con-
gressional Research Service, when specifically authorized
by the Librarian of Congress, for attendance at meetings
concerned with the function or activity for which the ap-
propriation 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
supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager
or supervisor’’ means any management official or super-
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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 per-
forming reimbursable work for other agencies under the
authority 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-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the incentive awards program.
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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 2000, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $98,788,000.
(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.
SEC. 207. The Library of Congress may use available
funds, now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the
lease or acquisition of severable services for a period that
begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year
and to enter into multi-year contracts for the acquisition
of property and services pursuant to sections 303L and
304B, respectively, of the Federal Property and Adminis-
trative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
SEC. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law regarding the qualifications and method of appoint-
ment of employees of the Library of Congress, the Librar-
ian of Congress, using such method of appointment as the
Librarian may select, may appoint not more than three
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individuals who meet such qualifications as the Librarian
may impose to serve as management specialists for a term
not to exceed three years.
(b) No individual appointed as a management spe-
cialist under subsection (a) may serve in such position
after December 31, 2004.
SEC. 209. (a) section 904 of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a–2) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 904. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law—
‘‘(1) the Librarian of Congress shall be com-
pensated at an annual rate of pay which is equal to
the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at
level II of the Executive Schedule under section
5313 of title 5, United States Code; and
‘‘(2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be
compensated at an annual rate of pay which is equal
to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions
at level III of the Executive Schedule under section
5314 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
(b) section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
basic pay of the Director shall be at a per annum rate
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equal to the rate of basic pay provided for level III of the
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United
States Code.’’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to the first pay period which begins on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act and each subse-
quent pay period.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
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, $17,782,000, of which $5,150,000
shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $29,986,000: Provided,
That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the De-
pository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not
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exceed $175,000: Provided further, That amounts of not
more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congres-
sional serial sets and other related publications for 1998
and 1999 to depository and other designated libraries.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized
to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
available 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 pro-
grams and purposes 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 ex-
pended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
for the hire or purchase of not more than twelve passenger
motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in con-
nection 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 tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of
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title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OF-
FICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALA-
RIES AND EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for
the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,313
workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Pub-
lic Printer may request, subject to the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives): Provided further, That activi-
ties financed through the revolving fund may provide in-
formation in any format: Provided further, That the re-
volving fund shall not be used to administer any flexible
or compressed work schedule which applies to any man-
ager or supervisor 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. 210. (a) section 311 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
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‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, sec-
tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall
apply with respect to purchases and contracts for the Gov-
ernment Printing Office as if the reference to ‘$25,000’
in clause (1) of such section were a reference to
‘$100,000’.’’.
(b) The heading of section 311 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘AUTHORITY’’ and
inserting ‘‘AUTHORITY; SMALL PURCHASE THRESH-
OLD’’.
(c) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 311 and inserting the following:
‘‘311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services
Act; contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold.’’.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not more than $7,000 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
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates
for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one pas-
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senger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign coun-
tries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits com-
parable 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 regulations
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United
States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries,
$372,681,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller
General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the
appropriation of the General Accounting Office then avail-
able and remain available until expended, and not more
than $1,400,000 of such funds shall be available for use
in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That this appropria-
tion and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the
Joint
Financial
Management
Improvement
Program
(JFMIP) shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, in-
cluding the salary of the Executive Director and secre-
tarial support: 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
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finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as
determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments
hereunder to either Forum or the JFMIP may be credited
as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the American Consortium on International Public
Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the
ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to member-
ship of ACIPA in the International Institute of Adminis-
trative Sciences.
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
Committee 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
2000 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
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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
designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different 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 provisions in this Act for the various items of
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of
the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited
to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter
of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under ex-
isting 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 prod-
ucts 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-
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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
Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a
label bearing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any in-
scription 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 contract or subcontract made with funds provided
pursuant to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspen-
sion, and ineligibility procedures described in section
9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of sec-
tion 415 of Public Law 104–1 to pay awards and settle-
ments 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
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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 $1,500.
SEC. 308. section 308 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–275; 112 Stat.
2452) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C.
174j–1(b)(1))’’ and inserting ‘‘(40 U.S.C. 174j–1
note)’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C.
174j–1(c))’’
and
inserting
‘‘(40
U.S.C.
174j–1
note)’’; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(40 U.S.C.
174j–1(e))’’
and
inserting
‘‘(40
U.S.C.
174j–1
note)’’.
SEC. 309. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act, appropriations under this Act for the following
agencies and activities are reduced by the following respec-
tive amounts:
House of Representatives, Salaries and Ex-
penses, $29,135,000, from which the following ac-
counts are to be reduced by the following amounts:
House Leadership Offices, $142,000;
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Members’ Representational Allowances In-
cluding Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses
of Members, and Official Mail, $28,297,000;
Committee on Appropriations, $213,000;
and
Salaries,
Officers
and
Employees,
$483,000 to be derived from other authorized
employees.
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds, Capitol Buildings, Salaries and Expenses,
$1,465,000;
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds, House Office Buildings, $3,400,000;
Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds, Capitol Power Plant, $4,400,000;
Library of Congress, Congressional Research
Service, Salaries and Expenses, $315,000;
Government
Printing
Office,
Congressional
Printing and Binding, $4,127,000;
Library of Congress, Salaries and Expenses,
$685,000;
Library
of
Congress,
Furniture
and
Fur-
nishings, $5,415,000;
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Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and
Grounds,
Structural
and
Mechanical
Care,
$4,372,000; and
General Accounting Office, Salaries and Ex-
penses, $1,500,000:
Provided, That the amount reduced under House of Rep-
resentatives, House Leadership Offices, shall be distrib-
uted among the various leadership offices as approved by
the Committee on Appropriations: Provided further, That
the amount to remain available under the heading Archi-
tect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Cap-
itol Buildings, Salaries and Expenses, is reduced by
$1,465,000; the amount to remain available under the
heading Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Buildings and
Grounds,
House
Office
Buildings,
is
reduced
by
$3,400,000; and the amount to remain available under the
heading Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings and
Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care, is reduced by
$4,000,000.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2000’’.
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