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priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 1998.
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,
$64,603,000: 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
Oversight of the House of Representatives or the Commit-
tee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided
further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Re-
search Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual
rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for
positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
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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 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,
$81,669,000, of which $11,017,000 shall be derived by
transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving
fund under section 309 of title 44, United States Code:
Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available
for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congres-
sional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C.
906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be
available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years.
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This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1998’’.
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 Commit-
tee on the Library, $1,771,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress
not otherwise provided for, including development and
maintenance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial
care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning,
laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion
pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Li-
brary; preparation and distribution of catalog records and
other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one
passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of
Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to
the income of any trust fund held by the Board,
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$223,507,000, of which not more than $7,869,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation
during fiscal year 1998, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301;
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): 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 collections are less than the $7,869,000:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$8,845,000 is to remain available until expended for ac-
quisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other
materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services
for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely
for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librar-
ian, of special and unique materials for additions to the
collections.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, in-
cluding publication of the decisions of the United States
courts involving copyrights, $34,361,000, of which not
more than $17,340,000 shall be derived from collections
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credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1998
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), and not more than $5,086,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1998
under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005:
Provided, That the total amount available for obligation
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are
less than $22,426,000: Provided further, That not more
than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for
the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’
in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not more than $2,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for activities
of the International Copyright Institute.
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), $45,936,000, of which $12,319,000 shall remain
available until expended.
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FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair
of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$4,178,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of
not more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Con-
gressional Research Service, when specifically authorized
by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned
with the function or activity for which the appropriation
is made.
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in
this Act shall be used by the Library of Congress to ad-
minister any flexible or compressed work schedule which—
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a
position the grade or level of which is equal to or
higher than GS–15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right
to not be at work for all or a portion of a workday
because of time worked by the manager or super-
visor on another workday.
(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 perform-
ing reimbursable work for other agencies under the au-
thority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to
employ more than 65 employees and may be expended or
obligated—
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such
extent or in such amounts as are provided in appro-
priations Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administra-
tive overhead costs as are attributable to the
work performed for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as
are provided in appropriations Acts, with re-
spect to any purpose not allowable under sub-
paragraph (A).
SEC. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Li-
brary of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
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 1998, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $97,490,000.
(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.
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, $10,073,000, of which $710,000
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
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the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $29,264,000: Provided,
That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the De-
pository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not
exceed $150,000: 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 1996
and 1997 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-
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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
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 3,550
workyears: Provided further, That activities financed
through the revolving fund may provide information in any
format: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not
be used to administer any flexible or compressed work
schedule which applies to any manager or supervisor in
a position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher
than GS–15: Provided further, That expenses for attend-
ance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not more than $7,000 to be expended on
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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-
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;
$323,520,000: Provided, That not more than $1,000,000
of reimbursements received incident to the operation of
the General Accounting Office Building shall be available
for use in fiscal year 1998: Provided further, That an addi-
tional amount of $4,404,000 shall be made available by
transfer from funds previously deposited in the special ac-
count established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 782: Provided
further, 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 and remain available until
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expended, and not more than $2,000,000 of such funds
shall be available for use in fiscal year 1998: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative expenses of any other department or agency
which is a member of the Joint Financial Management
Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined
by the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Di-
rector and secretarial support: Provided further, That this
appropriation 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 avail-
able to finance an appropriate share of Forum costs as
determined by the Forum, including necessary travel ex-
penses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder
to either the Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs in-
volved 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-
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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 Oversight 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
1998 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position
not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of
1929 is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
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.
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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-
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-
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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
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. (a) Section 713(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘Senate,’’ the
following: ‘‘or the seal of the United States House of Rep-
resentatives, or the seal of the United States Congress,’’.
(b) Section 713 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f); and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsections:
‘‘(d) Whoever, except as directed by the United
States House of Representatives, or the Clerk of the
House of Representatives on its behalf, knowingly uses,
manufactures, reproduces, sells or purchases for resale, ei-
ther separately or appended to any article manufactured
or sold, any likeness of the seal of the United States
House of Representatives, or any substantial part thereof,
except for manufacture or sale of the article for the official
use of the Government of the United States, shall be fined
under this title or imprisoned not more than six months,
or both.
‘‘(e) Whoever, except as directed by the United States
Congress, or the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk
of the House of Representatives, acting jointly on its be-
half, knowingly uses, manufactures, reproduces, sells or
purchases for resale, either separately or appended to any
article manufactured or sold, any likeness of the seal of
the United States Congress, or any substantial part there-
of, except for manufacture or sale of the article for the
official use of the Government of the United States, shall
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six
months, or both.’’.
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(c) Section 713(f) of title 18, United States Code (as
redesignated by subsection (b)(1)), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(3) in the case of the seal of the United States
House of Representatives, upon complaint by the
Clerk of the House of Representatives; and
‘‘(4) in the case of the seal of the United States
Congress, upon complaint by the Secretary of the
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, acting jointly.’’.
(d) The heading of section 713 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘and the seal of
the United States Senate’’ and inserting the follow-
ing: ‘‘the seal of the United States Senate, the
seal of the United States House of Representa-
tives, and the seal of the United States Con-
gress’’.
(e) The table of sections for chapter 33 of part I of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by amending the
item relating to section 713 to read as follows:
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‘‘713. Use of likenesses of the great seal of the United States, the seals of the
President and Vice President, the seal of the United States
Senate, the seal of the United States House of Representatives,
and the seal of the United States Congress.’’.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for 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, $50,922,000, of which
$13,200,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That appropriations under this heading for manage-
ment personnel and miscellaneous restaurant expenses here-
after shall be transferred at the beginning of each fiscal year
to the special deposit account in the United States Treasury
established under Public Law 87–82, approved July 6,
1961, as amended (40 U.S.C. 174j–4), and effective October
1, 1997, all management personnel of the Senate Res-
taurant facilities shall be paid from the special deposit ac-
count. Management personnel transferred hereunder shall be
paid at the same rates of pay applicable immediately prior
to the date of transfer, and annual and sick leave balances
shall be credited to leave accounts of such personnel in the
Senate Restaurants.
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
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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, Union Station complex, Thurgood Marshall Fed-
eral Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Li-
brary, 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, $33,645,000, of which $1,650,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not
more than $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reim-
bursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be
available for obligation during fiscal year 1998.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of
section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $65,134,000: Pro-
vided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
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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 Oversight of the House
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the compensation of the Di-
rector of the Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the
annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and
session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by
law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $82,269,000: Provided,
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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 none of the funds appropriated or made available
under this Act may be expended for printing and binding
and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7
of title 44, United States Code, unless such printing and
binding and related services are provided during fiscal year
1998 and the billing of such printing and binding and re-
lated services occurs not later than December 31, 1998.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1998’’.
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 Commit-
tee on the Library, $3,228,000.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
nance of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger
motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust
Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any
trust fund held by the Board, $229,904,000, of which not
more than $7,869,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1998, and
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of
June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150):
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 collections are less than
the $7,869,000: Provided further, That of the total amount
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appropriated, $9,619,000 is to remain available until ex-
pended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers,
and all other materials including subscriptions for biblio-
graphic 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 addi-
tions to the collections: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $5,584,000 is to remain available
until expended for the acquisition and partial support for
implementation of an integrated library system (ILS).
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, includ-
ing publication of the decisions of the United States courts
involving copyrights, $34,567,000, of which not more than
$17,340,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 1998 under 17 U.S.C.
708(d), and not more than $5,086,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 1998 under 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by
the amount by which collections are less than $22,426,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the
amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of
an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copyright
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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
$2,250 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.
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),
$47,870,000, of which $14,194,000 shall remain available
until expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library
equipment, $4,178,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not
more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congres-
sional Research Service, when specifically authorized by the
Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with the
function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
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SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in
this Act shall be used by the Library of Congress to admin-
ister any flexible or compressed work schedule which—
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a
position the grade or level of which is equal to or
higher than GS–15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right
to not be at work for all or a portion of a workday
because of time worked by the manager or supervisor
on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager
or supervisor’’ means any management official or super-
visor, as such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and
(11) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library
of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and
administrative overhead costs generated by performing re-
imbursable work for other agencies under the authority of
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—
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(A) to pay for such general or administra-
tive overhead costs as are attributable to the
work performed for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as
are provided in appropriations Acts, with re-
spect to any purpose not allowable under sub-
paragraph (A).
SEC. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library
of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the incentive awards program.
SEC. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library
of Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress,
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1998, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $100,490,000.
(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.
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SEC. 207. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Effective October 1,
1997, there is established in the Treasury of the United
States a revolving fund to be known as the Cooperative Ac-
quisitions Program Revolving Fund (in this section referred
to as the ‘‘revolving fund’’). Moneys in the revolving fund
shall be available to the Librarian of Congress, without fis-
cal year limitation, for financing the cooperative acquisi-
tions program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘program’’)
under which the Library acquires foreign publications and
research materials on behalf of participating institutions
on a cost-recovery basis. Obligations under the revolving
fund are limited to amounts specified in the appropriations
Act for that purpose for any fiscal year.
(b) AMOUNTS DEPOSITED.—The revolving fund shall
consist of—
(1) any amounts appropriated by law for the
purposes of the revolving fund;
(2) any amounts held by the Librarian as of Oc-
tober 1, 1997 or the date of enactment, whichever is
later, that were collected as payment for the Library’s
indirect costs of the program; and
(3) the difference between (A) the total value of
the supplies, equipment, gift fund balances, and other
assets of the program, and (B) the total value of the
liabilities (including unfunded liabilities such as the
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value of accrued annual leave of employees) of the
program.
(c) CREDITS TO THE REVOLVING FUND.—The revolv-
ing fund shall be credited with all advances and amounts
received as payment for purchases under the program and
services and supplies furnished to program participants, at
rates estimated by the Librarian to be adequate to recover
the full direct and indirect costs of the program to the Li-
brary over a reasonable period of time.
(d) UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.—Any unobligated and
unexpended balances in the revolving fund that the Librar-
ian determines to be in excess of amounts needed for activi-
ties financed by the revolving fund, shall be deposited in
the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
Amounts needed for activities financed by the revolving
fund means the direct and indirect costs of the program,
including the costs of purchasing, shipping, binding of
books and other library materials; supplies, materials,
equipment and services needed in support of the program;
salaries and benefits; general overhead; and travel.
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 31 of
each year, the Librarian of Congress shall prepare and sub-
mit to Congress an audited financial statement for the re-
volving fund for the preceding fiscal year. The audit shall
be conducted in accordance with Government Auditing
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Standards for financial audits issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States.
SEC. 208. AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO INVEST GIFT
FUNDS.—Section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to create
a Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other
purposes’’, approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is
amended by adding at the end the following new undesig-
nated paragraph:
‘‘Upon agreement by the Librarian of Congress and
the board, a gift or bequest accepted by the Librarian under
the first paragraph of this section may be invested or rein-
vested in the same manner as provided for trust funds
under the second paragraph of section 2.’’.
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, $14,699,000, of which $3,910,000
shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing
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(A) is involuntarily separated from service on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act and before
October 1, 1999 (except by removal for cause on
charges of misconduct or delinquency); and
(B) has performed any period of service em-
ployed in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol
(including the United States Senate Restaurants) in
a position in the excepted service as defined under
section 2103 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) For purposes of applying for employment for any
position in the executive branch (including for purposes of
the administration of chapter 33 of title 5, United States
Code, with respect to such employment application), any
period of service described under paragraph (1)(B) of this
subsection shall be deemed a period of service in the com-
petitive service as defined under section 2102 of title 5,
United States Code.
(3) This subsection shall—
(A) take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(B) apply only to an employment application
submitted by an employee during the 2-year period
beginning on the date of such employee’s separation
from service described under paragraph (1)(A).