IIA
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1854
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 23 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 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, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Rep-
resentatives, $671,561,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$11,271,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,478,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,470,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $928,000, including $5,000 for of-
ficial expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minor-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$918,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Mi-
nority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, 
$376,000; 
Republican 
Steering 
Committee,
$664,000; Republican Conference, $1,083,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,181,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $566,000; and nine minority employees,
$1,127,000.
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,
$360,503,000: Provided, That no such funds shall be used
for the purposes of sending unsolicited mass mailings
within 90 days before an election in which the Member
is a candidate.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$78,629,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $16,945,000, 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.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $83,733,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $13,807,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not to exceed
$750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$3,410,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, $53,556,000, including sala-
ries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Systems, $27,500,000, of which $16,000,000
is provided herein: Provided, That House Information Sys-
tems is authorized to receive reimbursement from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other govern-
mental entities for services provided and such reimburse-
ment shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this
account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
spector General, $3,954,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of Compliance, $858,000; Office of the Chap-
lain, $126,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,180,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $1,700,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
House, $4,524,000; and other authorized employees,
$618,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $120,480,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$1,213,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $1,000,000;
reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $68,000; Govern-
ment contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, re-
tirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund,
health benefits fund, and worker’s and unemployment
compensation, $117,541,000; and miscellaneous items in-
cluding purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and oper-
ation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary recep-
tions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $658,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C.
184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget
of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside
sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives (other than mail through the
Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for
internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees
equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the
Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding
sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellane-
ous receipts.
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
from the Administrator of General Services for rebates
under the Government Travel Charge Card Program shall
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 103. The provisions of section 223(b) of House
Resolution 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to
January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, establishing
the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities;
House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing for the designation of certain minority employ-
ees; House Resolution 9, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing amounts for the Republican Steering Committee
and the Democratic Policy Committee; House Resolution
10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5
(legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing for the trans-
fer of two employee positions; and House Resolution 113,
One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10,
1995, providing for the transfer of certain employee posi-
tions shall each be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 104. (a) The five statutory positions specified
in subsection (b), subsection (c), and subsection (d) are
transferred from the House Republican Conference to the
Republican Steering Committee.
(b) The first two of the five positions referred to in
subsection (a) are—
(1) the position established for the chief deputy
majority whip by subsection (a) of the first section
of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress,
agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–3); and
(2) the position established for the chief deputy
majority whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1990;
both of which positions were transferred to the majority
leader by House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Con-
gress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4),
1995, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of
this Act, and both of which positions were further trans-
ferred to the House Republican Conference by House Res-
olution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to
March 10, 1995, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of this Act.
(c) The second two of the five positions referred to
in subsection (a) are the two positions established by sec-
tion 103(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1986.
(d) The fifth of the five positions referred to in sub-
section (a) is the position for the House Republican Con-
ference established by House Resolution 625, Eighty-ninth
Congress, agreed to October 22, 1965, as enacted into per-
manent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriation Act, 1967.
(e) The transfers under this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, or any rule, regulation, or other authority, travel
for studies and examinations under section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(b))
shall be governed by applicable laws or regulations of the
House of Representatives or as promulgated from time to
time by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to travel performed
on or after that date.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding the paragraph under
the heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ in chapter XI of the
Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
102a) or any other provision of law, effective on the date
of the enactment of this section, unexpended balances in
accounts described in subsection (b) are withdrawn, with
unpaid obligations to be liquidated in the manner provided
in the second sentence of that paragraph.
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are the
House of Representatives legislative service organization
revolving accounts under section 311 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a).
SEC. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent pro-
vided in appropriation Acts.
(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection
(a) are—
(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber
Shops, established by the paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’’ in