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on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per
month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 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,
$2,236,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service
and Special Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than 70 individuals:
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 2 addi-
tional 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
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Representatives, of the statements for the 1st session of the
108th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite
appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a
chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as
required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons des-
ignated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise
the work.
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, social security,
and other applicable employee benefits, $207,000,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the
employee assistance program, the awards program, postage,
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police
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in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $33,000,000, of which $1,700,000 shall remain
available until expended, to be disbursed by the Chief of
the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the cost of basic train-
ing for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 2004 shall be paid by the
Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the
Department of Homeland Security.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2004 for the Capitol Police may be
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives.
SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION
OF WEAPONS. Section
1824 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 1941) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Sergeant at Arms of
the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘The
Capitol Police Board’’; and
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(B) by striking all beginning with ‘‘payable
out’’ through the period and inserting ‘‘payable
from appropriations to the Capitol Police upon
certification of payment by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police.’’; and
(2) in the second sentence—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or other arms as author-
ized by the Capitol Police Board’’ after ‘‘fur-
nished’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘the Sergeant at Arms of
the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the
Capitol Police Board’’.
SEC. 1003. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY. (a)
IN GENERAL.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF REPRESENTATION.—Any
counsel described under paragraph (2) may for the
purposes of providing legal assistance and representa-
tion to the United States Capitol Police Board or the
United States Capitol Police enter an appearance in
any proceeding before any court of the United States
or of any State or political subdivision thereof, with-
out compliance with any requirement for admission
to practice before such court.
(2) COUNSEL.—Paragraph (1) refers to—
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(A) the General Counsel for the United
States Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the
Capitol Police;
(B) the Employment Counsel for the United
States Capitol Police Board and the United
States Capitol Police;
(C) any attorney employed in the Office of
the General Counsel for the United States Cap-
itol Police or the Office of Employment Counsel
for the United States Capitol Police;
(D) the counsel for, or any attorney em-
ployed by, any successor office of either office de-
scribed under subparagraph (C); and
(E) any attorney retained by contract with
either office described under subparagraph (C).
(b) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) DIRECTION FOR APPEARANCE.—Entrance of
appearance authorized under subsection (a) shall be
subject to the direction of the Capitol Police Board or
the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(2) UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.—The au-
thority under subsection (a) shall not apply with re-
spect to the admission of any person to practice before
the United States Supreme Court.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1004. EXTENDED CAPITOL POLICE JURISDIC-
TION ZONE. (a) Section 9B of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved
July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is amended by striking sub-
section (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) The area referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this
section is that area bounded by the north curb of New York
Avenue, NW and H Street, NW extending northeast along
the north curb of H Street, NW extending east along the
north curb of H Street, NE, to the intersection of H Street,
NE and 13th Street, NE, extending south along the east
curb to the intersection of 13th Street, SE and I Street,
SE, running west along the south curb of I Street, SE to
the intersection of I Street, SW and 7th Street, SW extend-
ing northwest along the Potomac river front to 14th Street,
NW, extending north along the west curb of 14th Street,
NW to the intersection of the north curb of New York Ave-
nue, NW and the north curb of H Street, NW.’’ .
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section will become effec-
tive upon the approval by the Capitol Police Board of writ-
ten policy and procedures for implementing the truck inter-
diction program.
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SEC. 1005. RETIREMENT TREATMENT FOR CAPITOL
POLICE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM MEM-
BERS. (a) RETIREMENT TREATMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of chapters 83
and 84 of title 5, United States Code, a hazardous
materials response team member of the Capitol Police
shall be treated as a member of the Capitol Police.
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply
to periods of service performed as a hazardous mate-
rials response team member of the Capitol Police on
and after December 1, 2002.
(b) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—
(1) 
DEFINITIONS.—In 
this 
subsection, 
the
term—
(A) ‘‘incumbent’’ means an individual
who—
(i) is first appointed as a hazardous
materials response team member of the Cap-
itol Police before the effective date of this
section; and
(ii) is employed as a hazardous mate-
rials response team member of the Capitol
Police on that date; and
(B) ‘‘prior service’’ means any period of
service performed by an incumbent as a haz-
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ardous materials response team member of the
Capitol Police before the effective date of this sec-
tion.
(2) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—An incumbent shall pay
with respect to prior service an amount into the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
equal to—
(i) the difference between the indi-
vidual contributions that were actually
made for such prior service and the indi-
vidual contributions that would have been
made for such service if subsection (a) had
then been in effect; and
(ii) interest computed on the amount
under clause (i) based on section 8334(e) of
title 5, United States Code.
(B) EFFECT OF NOT CONTRIBUTING.—If no
part of or less than the full amount required
under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior serv-
ice of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable
as treated under subsection (a), but the resulting
annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar to
that described under section 8334(d)(2) of title 5,
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United States Code, to the extent necessary to
make up the amount unpaid.
(3) GOVERNMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR
PRIOR
SERVICE.—The Capitol Police shall pay with respect
to prior service of each incumbent an amount into the
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal
to—
(A) the difference between the Government
contributions that were actually made for such
prior service and the Government contributions
that would have been made for such service if
subsection (a) had then been in effect; and
(B) interest computed on the amount under
subparagraph (A) based on section 8334(e) of
title 5, United States Code.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning
on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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), $2,255,000, of which
$304,700 shall remain available until September 30, 2005:
Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office of Com-
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pliance may, within the limits of available appropriations,
dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-
agency transfer, donation, or discarding.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than
$3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $33,612,000:
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of Federal Accounting Stand-
ards Advisory Board (FASAB) costs as determined by
FASAB.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other
personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the
Botanic Garden; including furnishings and office equip-
ment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception
and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
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of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange,
maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle,
$71,697,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008.
CAPITOL BUILDING
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol, $27,777,000, of which
$12,302,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2008.
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, $6,986,000,
of which $685,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2008.
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, $63,388,000, of which
$17,433,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2008.
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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
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, $88,979,000, of which
$38,402,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2008: 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
2004.
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
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buildings and grounds, $41,620,000, of which $23,747,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2008.
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care,
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United States
Capitol Police, $3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2008.
BOTANIC GARDEN
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, $6,239,000, of which $202,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008.
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen-
ter project, $47,800,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may
not obligate any of the funds which are made available for
the Capitol Visitor Center without an obligation plan ap-
proved by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and of the House of Representatives.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1101. ACQUISITION
OF SPACE. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol
shall be available—
(1) for the leasing of space in areas within the
District of Columbia and its environs beyond the
boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds to
meet space requirements of the United States Senate,
United States House of Representatives, United
States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol
under such terms and conditions as the Committee or
Commission referred to under subsection (b) may au-
thorize; and
(2) to incur any necessary expense in connection
with any leasing of space under paragraph (1).
(b) CONDITIONS TO LEASE SPACE.—The Architect of
the Capitol may lease space under subsection (a) upon sub-
mission of written notice of intent to lease such space to—
(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate for space to be leased that is situated
north of the United States Capitol Building;
(2) the House Office Building Commission for
space to be leased that is situated south of the United
States Capitol Building; and
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(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 1102. ALTERNATE COMPUTING FACILITY. (a) IN
GENERAL.—There are transferred into the account under
the subheading ‘‘GENERAL ADMINISTRATION’’ under the
heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’ $54,000,000
for the purchase of an alternate computing facility, of
which—
(1) $44,000,000 shall be transferred from unobli-
gated funds transferred to ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’,
‘‘Capitol Buildings and Grounds’’, ‘‘Capitol Build-
ings’’ (under the subheading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS)’’ under the heading ‘‘JOINT ITEMS’’
under the heading ‘‘LEGISLATIVE BRANCH’’
under chapter 9 of division B of the Department of
Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropria-
tions for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist At-
tacks on the United States Act, 2002 (Public Law
107–117)) from amounts made available in Public
Law 107–38; and
(2) $10,000,000 shall be transferred from unobli-
gated funds transferred to ‘‘Capitol Police Board’’,
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‘‘Capitol Police’’, ‘‘General Expenses’’ under that sub-
heading (relating to the Legislative Branch Emer-
gency Response Fund) from amounts made available
in Public Law 107–38.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect
on September 30, 2004.
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 Library’s 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 1 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, $367,539,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2004, 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-
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tions during fiscal year 2004 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
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, $11,596,000 shall 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, not more
than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official represen-
tation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$905,000 shall remain available until expended for the ac-
quisition and partial support for implementation of an In-
tegrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of
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College Abraham Lincoln Studies Center for exhibits relat-
ing to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Underground
Railroad and for other educational activities of the Center:
Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated,
$500,000 shall remain available until expended and shall
be transferred to the Louisiana Department of Culture,
Recreation and Tourism for activities relating to the Lou-
isiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$48,290,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2003
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend
any funds derived from collections under such section, in
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not
more than $6,343,000 shall be derived from collections dur-
ing fiscal year 2004 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by
the amount by which collections are less than $29,664,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
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amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of
an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright
Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training
nationals 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 Librar-
ian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for activities of the International
Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors,
and seminars.
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, $91,726,000: 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
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
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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),
$51,706,000, of which $14,812,000 shall remain available
until expended.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1201. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. Of the
amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this
Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses for the incentive
awards program.
SEC. 1202. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND AC-
TIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2004, the
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b) may not exceed
$105,589,000.
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities
that are funded from sources other than appropriations to
the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative
branch.
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2004,
the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds
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appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS’’ under the subheading ‘‘—SALARIES AND
EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Pro-
gram and the Federal Research Program established under
section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C.
182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers
may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the ap-
propriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Li-
brary for any amounts transferred to it before the period
of availability of the Library appropriation expires.
SEC. 1203. NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL CONSERVATION
CENTER. (a) ACQUISITION.—Section (1)(a) of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real prop-
erty for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes’’
(2 U.S.C. 141 note; Public Law 105–144) is amended by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45
acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir-
ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel
Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de-
scribed as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres) con-
veyed to David and Lucille Packard Foundation by
deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated
May 15, 1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the
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Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Vir-
ginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate
(consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Hu-
manities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep,
dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13,
2002, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, 
Virginia, 
as 
instrument 
number
020001299.’’.
(b) LIBRARY BUILDINGS
AND GROUNDS.—Section
11(d) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating the policing of
the buildings of the Library of Congress’’, approved August
4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45
acres, more or less, located in Culpeper County, Vir-
ginia, and identified as Culpeper County Tax Parcel
Numbers 51–80B, 51–80C, and 51–80D, further de-
scribed as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres) con-
veyed to David and Lucille Packard Foundation by
deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated
May 15, 1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the
Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Vir-
ginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate
(consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Hu-
manities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep,
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dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13,
2002, in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, 
Virginia, 
as 
instrument 
number
020001299.’’.
SEC. 1204. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAYMENTS. (a)
IN GENERAL.—The Congressional Research Service may for
such employees as it determines appropriate authorize a
payment to employees who voluntarily separate before
March 31, 2004, whether by retirement or resignation,
which payment shall be paid in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) LIMITATION.—No more than 40 employees may re-
ceive a voluntary separation payment under this section.
SEC. 1205. TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PO-
LICE.—Section 1015(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 2003, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or, if ear-
lier, on February 20, 2005’’ before the period.
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
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law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing
and binding of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing,
binding, and distribution of Government publications au-
thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re-
cipient, $91,111,000: Provided, That this appropriation
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized
under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 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 printing 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 publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
pended balances in this account or accounts for similar
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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 Rep-
resentatives and Senate.
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, $34,456,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for calendar years 2002 and 2003 to depository and
other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unob-
ligated or unexpended balances 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 Senate.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $10,000,000 for working capital. The Gov-
ernment Printing Office may make such expenditures, with-
in the limits of funds available and in accord with the law,
and to make such contracts and commitments without re-
gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104
of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in car-
rying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget
for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing Of-
fice revolving fund: Provided, That not more than $5,000
may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be
available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 pas-
senger motor vehicles: Provided further, 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 tem-
porary 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 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and
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the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPER-
INTENDENT
OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES
AND
EX-
PENSES’’ together may not be available for the full-time
equivalent employment of more than 3,189 workyears (or
such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may
request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and Senate): Pro-
vided further, That activities financed through the revolving
fund may provide information in any format.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1301. PAY OF PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY
PUBLIC PRINTER. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of title
44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 303. PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER:
PAY
‘‘The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall
be a rate which is equal to the rate for level II of the Execu-
tive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5.
The annual rate of pay for the Deputy Public Printer shall
be a rate which is equal to the rate for level III of such
Executive Schedule.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect on the first day of the first applica-
ble pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment
of this Act.
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SEC. 1302. SURPLUS PROPERTY, ACCEPTANCE
OF
GIFTS, AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES. (a) IN GENERAL.—
Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by
adding after section 317 the following:
‘‘SEC. 318. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PROPERTY, ACCEPT-
ANCE OF GIFTS, AND ACCEPTANCE OF VOL-
UNTARY SERVICES
‘‘(a) The Public Printer may—
‘‘(1) transfer or donate surplus Government pub-
lications and condemned Government Printing Office
machinery, material, equipment, and supplies, to—
‘‘(A) other Federal entities;
‘‘(B) any organization described under sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of
such Code; or
‘‘(C) State or local governments;
‘‘(2) accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts
and bequests of property, both real and personal, for
the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Government Printing Office; and
‘‘(3) accept voluntary and uncompensated serv-
ices, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.
‘‘(b) Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from
sales of other property received as gifts or bequests to the
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Government Printing Office shall be deposited in the revolv-
ing fund and shall be disbursed upon order of the Public
Printer. Property accepted under this section, and the pro-
ceeds from that property, shall be used as nearly as possible
in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest. For pur-
poses of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, property ac-
cepted under this section shall be considered as a gift, de-
vise, or bequest to the United States.
‘‘(c) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompen-
sated services under subsection (a)(3) shall not be considered
Federal employees, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title
5, with respect to job-incurred disability and title 28, with
respect to tort claims.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The
table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 317 the following:
‘‘318. Transfer of surplus property, acceptance of gifts, and acceptance of vol-
untary services.’’.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Of-
fice, including not more than $12,500 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-
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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 1 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 section 901(5), (6),
and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of liv-
ing quarters in foreign countries, $462,112,000: Provided,
That not more than $4,806,200 of payments received under
section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be avail-
able for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That not
more than $1,200,000 of reimbursements received under sec-
tion 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That this ap-
propriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available
to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s costs as
determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided fur-
ther, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be cred-
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ited 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 International Pub-
lic Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance
an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the
ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to membership
of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative
Sciences: Provided further, That this appropriation shall
hereafter be available to finance an appropriate share of
the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board costs.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 1401. PAYMENT FOR AUDITS. (a) IN GENERAL.—
At any time during fiscal year 2004 or thereafter, the
Comptroller General may accept payment from the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission for the performance of any
audit of the financial statements of the Commission which
is conducted by the Comptroller General.
(b) CREDIT
TO ACCOUNT.—Any payment accepted
under the authority of subsection (a) shall be credited to
the account established for salaries and expenses of the Gen-
eral Accounting Office, and shall be available for obligation
and expenditure upon receipt.
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PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP
CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World
Leadership Center, $14,000,000.
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHI-
CLES. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, ex-
cept for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be pro-
vided under regulations relating to parking facilities 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. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the
funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for
obligation beyond fiscal year 2004 unless expressly so pro-
vided in this Act.
SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNA-
TION. Whenever in this Act any office or position not spe-
cifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46
Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensa-
tion 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
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Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Pro-
vided, 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 Representatives shall
be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure of
any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service
through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title
5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued under existing law.
SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as
may be necessary are appropriated to the account described
in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and set-
tlements as authorized under such subsection.
SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for
administrative expenses 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 appro-
priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC,
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except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all
participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations
among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
TITLE III—FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY
SUPPLEMENTAL
For an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Dis-
aster Relief Fund’’, to cover necessary expenses under the
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,550,000,000, and not-
withstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That for an additional amount for ‘‘Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, Human
Space Flight’’, to cover necessary expenses for responding
to the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, $50,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That for
an additional amount for ‘‘Department of Agriculture, For-
est Service, Wildland Fire Management’’, to cover necessary
expenses for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilita-
tion activities of the Forest Service, $253,000,000, to re-
main available until expended: Provided further, That for
an additional amount for ‘‘Department of the Interior, Bu-
reau of Land Management, Wildland Fire Management’’,
to cover necessary expenses for wildfire suppression and
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emergency rehabilitation activities of the Bureau of Land
Management, $61,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available for emer-
gency actions to reduce the threat to human safety in areas
declared under a State of Emergency by the Governor of
any State due to the danger of catastrophic fire from dead
and dying trees, including—(1) clearing of evacuation
routes, (2) clearing around emergency shelter locations, (3)
clearing around emergency communication sites, and (4)
clearing buffer zones around highly populous communities
in order to prevent fire sweeping though such communities:
Provided further, That for an additional amount for ‘‘Cor-
poration for National and Community Service, National
and Community Service Programs Operating Expenses’’,
for grants under the National Service Trust program au-
thorized under subtitle C of title I of the National and Com-
munity Service Act of 1990 (the ‘‘Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 12571
et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps pro-
gram) and for educational awards authorized under subtitle
D of title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601), $100,000,000,
with funds for grants to remain available until September
30, 2004, and funds for educational awards to remain
available until expended: Provided further, That the first
proviso under the heading ‘‘Corporation for National and
Community Service, National and Community Service Pro-
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grams Operating Expenses’’ in Public Law 108–7 shall
apply only to positions originally approved subsequent to
March 10, 2003: Provided further, That the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice shall conduct random audits of the Corporation and the
grantees that administer activities under the AmeriCorps
programs and shall de-fund any grantee that has been de-
termined to have committed any substantial violations of
the requirements of the AmeriCorps programs: Provided
further, That the Corps of Engineers shall immediately re-
program such funds as are necessary to cover $11,000,000
in contractual obligations and other expenses relating to the
Grand Forks Flood Control Project, Grand Forks, North
Dakota, authorized by section 137 of title I of division C
of Public Law 105–277 (112 Stat. 2681–597): Provided fur-
ther, That Notwithstanding any other provision of law, dur-
ing the period from September 1 through September 30,
2003, the Secretary of Education shall transfer to the Edu-
cation for the Disadvantaged account an amount not to ex-
ceed $4,353,368 from amounts that would otherwise lapse
at the end of fiscal year 2003 and that were originally made
available under the Department of Education Appropria-
tions Act, 2003 or any Department of Education Appro-
priations Act for a previous fiscal year: Provided further,
That the funds transferred to the Education for the Dis-
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advantaged account shall be obligated by September 30,
2003: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
of any such transfer: Provided further, That any amounts
transferred to the Education for the Disadvantaged account
pursuant to this paragraph shall be for carrying out sub-
part 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, and shall be allocated, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, only to those States
that received funds under that subpart for fiscal year 2003
that were less than those States received under that subpart
for fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the Secretary
of Education shall use these additional funds to increase
those States’ allocations under that subpart up to the
amount they received under that subpart for fiscal year
2002: Provided further, That each such State shall use the
funds appropriated under this paragraph to ratably in-
crease the amount of funds for each eligible local edu-
cational agency in the State that received less under that
subpart in fiscal year 2003 than it received under that sub-
part in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not take into account the funds made available
under this paragraph in determining State allocations
under any other program administered by the Secretary in
any fiscal year: Provided further, That for an additional
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amount for ‘‘Corps of Engineers—Civil, Flood Control and
Coastal Emergencies’’, for emergency expenses due to flood
control, hurricane, and shore protection activities, as au-
thorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August
16, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n), $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided further, That the
Secretary of Agriculture shall use $20,000,000 of the funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available
until expended, for the suppression and control of the Mor-
mon cricket infestation on public and private land in Ne-
vada, Utah, and Idaho, that amount to be expended in
equal amounts among the 3 States: Provided further, That
these amounts for these specific purposes are designated by
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 502 of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on
the budget for fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That this
paragraph shall be effective immediately upon the enact-
ment of this Act.
Attest:
Secretary.