H. R. 4454
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
MILEAGE AND EXPENSES ALLOWANCES
MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS
For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United
States, $60,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000;
Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,
$5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $71,338,000, which
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below
limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,513,000.
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $457,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman
of each such committee, $996,000 for each such committee; in
all, $1,992,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $384,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,961,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$32,739,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,197,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized
by law, and related expenses, $17,052,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Coun-
sel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$936,000.
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SEC-
RETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee
and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,287,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,574,000.
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the
Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law
601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public
Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$78,112,000.
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $348,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,966,500 and, in addition, $7,000,000, to be derived by transfer
from funds appropriated in fiscal year 1992 for ‘‘Salaries, Officers
and Employees’’ and to remain available until September 30, 1998.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $74,894,000, of which $21,347,000 shall
remain available until expended.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $7,429,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$206,542,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employ-
ment Practices, $889,000.
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SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$11,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading ‘‘SEN-
ATE’’, $23,000,000 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. Effective on and after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Senate, subject to the approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, is authorized to trans-
fer up to $300,000 from any Senate appropriations account with
respect to which the Secretary has disbursing authority to the
revolving fund established under section 2(c) under the subheading
‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’
in Public Law 102–392 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) to provide additional
capitalization for such revolving fund. Any moneys so transferred
shall be available for use in the same manner and to the same
extent as the moneys otherwise in such revolving fund.
SEC. 2. (a) Not later than September 30, 1995, the Secretary
of the Senate shall submit to the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration a report evaluating the quality and scope of the educational
experience available to visitors to the Senate concerning the con-
stitutional and historical role of the Senate in American Govern-
ment and society.
(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall include in the report
a plan for the improvement of the educational experience available
to Senate visitors. Senate officers and officials and legislative branch
support agencies shall work with the Secretary of the Senate in
the development of the plan. Appropriate executive branch agencies,
such as the National Archives and Records Administration and
the Smithsonian Institution, are encouraged to offer assistance
to the Secretary of the Senate in developing the plan.
(c) There are authorized to be paid out of the contingent fund
of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the
Senate, such sums as are necessary to reimburse the routine
expenses associated with developing the report required by this
section.
SEC. 3. (a) Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act 1965 (Public Law 88–454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Each report by the Secretary of the Senate required by
paragraph (1) shall contain a separate summary of Senate accounts
statement for each office of the Senate authorized to obligate appro-
priated funds, including each Senator’s office, each officer of the
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Senate, and each committee of the Senate. The summary of Senate
accounts statement shall include—
‘‘(A) the total amount of appropriations made available
or allocated to the office;
‘‘(B) any supplemental appropriation, transfer of funds,
or rescission and the effect of such action on the appropriation
or allocation to the office;
‘‘(C) total expenses incurred for salary and office expenses;
and
‘‘(D) the unexpended balance.’’.
(b) Section 318 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1991 (Public Law 101–520; 2 U.S.C. 59f) is amended by striking
the period at the end of the last sentence and inserting the following:
‘‘, and in the case of each Senator, the allocation made to such
Senator from the appropriation for official mail expenses.’’.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective
with respect to—
(1) reports and statements covering periods beginning on
and after October 1, 1994; and
(2) appropriations made and obligations incurred on and
after such date.
SEC. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate
to be known as the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence Revolv-
ing Fund (hereafter referred to in this section as the ‘‘fund’’). The
fund shall consist of all rental payments and other moneys collected
or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the Daniel
Webster Senate Page Residence. All moneys in the fund shall be
available without fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the
Secretary of the Senate in connection with operation and mainte-
nance of the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence not normally
performed by the Architect of the Capitol. In addition, such moneys
may be used by the Sergeant at Arms to purchase food and food
related items and fund activities for the pages.
(b) All moneys received from rental payments and other moneys
collected or received by the Sergeant at Arms with regard to the
Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence shall be deposited in the
fund and shall be available for purposes of this section.
(c) Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers
approved by the Sergeant at Arms, or the designee of the Sergeant
at Arms.
(d) The Sergeant at Arms is authorized to prescribe such regula-
tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section
and to provide for the operations of the Daniel Webster Senate
Page Residence.
SEC. 5. Effective October 1, 1994, each of the figures contained
in section 506(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)(A)(iii)) is increased by $50,000: Provided,
That, in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1995, a Senator
may use funds provided for official office expenses, but not to
exceed $50,000, for mass mailing, as defined in section 6(b)(1)
and all such mass mailings shall be under the frank.
SEC. 6. (a) This section shall apply to mailings by Senators,
made during fiscal year 1995 and each fiscal year thereafter in
addition to any other law relating to the use of the franking privi-
lege.
(b) For the purposes of this paragraph—
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(1) the term ‘‘mass mailing’’—
(A) means, with respect to a session of Congress, a
mailing of more than 500 newsletters or other pieces of
mail with substantially identical content (whether such
mail is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same time
or different times), but
(B) does not include a mailing—
(i) of matter in direct response to a communication
from a person to whom the matter is mailed;
(ii) to other Members of Congress or to a Federal,
State, or local government official;
(iii) of a news release to the communications
media;
(iv) of a town meeting notice, but no such mailing
may be made fewer than 60 days immediately before
the date of any primary election or general election
(whether regular, special, or runoff) for any Federal,
State, or local office in which a Member of the Senate
is a candidate for election; or
(v) of a Federal publication or other item that
is provided by the Senate to all Senators or made
available by the Senate for purchase by all Senators
from official funds specifically for distribution.
(c) Except as provided in section 5, a Senator may not mail
a mass mailing under the frank.
(d) The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall
prescribe rules and regulations and take other action as the
Committee considers necessary and proper for Senators to comply
with this section and regulations.
SEC. 7. Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading
‘‘SENATE’’, $65,000,000 shall not remain available for obligation
beyond the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 8. None of the funds appropriated under the heading
‘‘SENATE’’ under the subheading ‘‘OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS’’ may be
used in any fiscal year beginning on or after October 1, 1994,
for mass mailings as defined in section 6(b)(1).
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS
For payment to the estate of William H. Natcher, late a Rep-
resentative from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, $133,600.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$728,468,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $6,096,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,444,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,042,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,429,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
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Majority Whip, $1,284,000, including $5,000 for official expenses
of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $563,000 for the Chief
Deputy Majority Whips; and Office of the Minority Whip, $897,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and
not to exceed $104,000 for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.
MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of official
and representative duties, $240,417,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
For professional and clerical employees of standing committees,
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
on the Budget, $73,925,000.
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)
For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the
Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to
be expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and
901(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available
for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $401,000.
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by the House, $53,191,000.
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Systems, under the direction of the Committee on
House Administration, $22,437,000, of which $16,017,000 is pro-
vided herein: Provided, That House Information Systems is author-
ized to receive reimbursement for services provided from Members
of the House of Representatives and other Governmental entities
and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for
credit to this account: Provided further, That amounts so credited
for fiscal year 1994 and not obligated shall be available for obliga-
tion in fiscal year 1995.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, $244,572,000, including: Official Expenses of Members,
$79,800,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal
tort claims, $6,103,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and mainte-
nance of office equipment, $11,779,000; net expenses for tele-
communications, 
$10,872,000; 
furniture 
and 
furnishings,
$2,012,000; 
stenographic 
reporting 
of 
committee 
hearings,
$1,100,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $1,279,000;
Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retire-
ment funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits
fund, and worker’s and unemployment compensation, $130,849,000;
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, mainte-
nance, 
repair 
and 
operation 
of 
House 
motor 
vehicles,
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interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased
employees of the House, $778,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions 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
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS)
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of execu-
tive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary
personal services 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, $6,495,000: Provided, That the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may in any
fiscal year pay all administrative uncontrollable overtime accrued
by its employees while on detail to the Committee on Appropria-
tions.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House
of Representatives, as authorized by law, $31,000,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $56,354,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $14,158,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including
not to exceed $500 for official representation and reception expenses,
$1,502,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Doorkeeper,
including overtime as authorized by law, $11,506,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of Director of Non-legislative and Finan-
cial Services, $16,360,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of Inspector General, $295,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of General Counsel, $762,000; Office of the Chaplain,
$124,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Par-
liamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $983,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $337,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel
of the House, $1,630,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,400,000; six minority
employees, $747,000; the House Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee and the Democratic Caucus, $1,523,000; the House
Republican Conference, $1,523,000; and other authorized employees,
$504,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 101. (a) TRANSFER OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY PRINTERS
TO DIRECTOR OF NON-LEGISLATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.—As
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soon as practicable, but not later than October 1, 1994, authority
over the Majority and Minority Printers of the House of Representa-
tives shall be transferred to the Director of Non-legislative and
Financial Services of the House.
(b) FEES FOR OFFICES AND UTILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the transfer required by subsection
(a), the Director shall charge the Majority and Minority Printers
a reasonable monthly fee for the rental of offices and utilities.
(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
RECEIPTS.—The amounts received
under this subsection shall be deposited in the Treasury of
the United States for credit to the appropriation for ‘‘Salaries
and Expenses of the House of Representatives’’, and shall be
available for expenditure in any fiscal year to the extent pro-
vided in appropriations Acts.
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall take effect upon the date
of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any fiscal year.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,090,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$1,370,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$6,019,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his
assistants, including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each
to two medical officers while on duty in the Attending Physician’s
office; (3) an allowance of $500 per month each to two assistants
and $400 per month each not to exceed nine assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4) $918,000
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 credited to the
applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries,
allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available
for all the purposes thereof, $1,335,000, to be disbursed by the
Clerk of the House.
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CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more
than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and
Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds, as author-
ized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol
Police, $69,382,000, of which $33,463,000 is provided to the Ser-
geant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed
by the Clerk of the House, and $35,919,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts
appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for salaries, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more
than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and
Government contributions to employees’ benefits funds under this
heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the
Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other
equipment, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medi-
cal services, the employee assistance program, not more than $2,000
for the awards program, postage, telephone service, travel advances,
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services
performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives
designated by the Chairman of the Board, $2,000,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Provided,
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 1995 shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for the
Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’ may
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL
EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service,
$1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided,
That none of these funds shall be used to employ more than thirty-
three individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board
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is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two
additional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days
each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more
than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office,
$363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–484),
including official reception and representation expenses (not to
exceed $5,500 from the Trust Fund), and expenses incurred in
administering an employee incentive awards program (not to exceed
$2,500), and rental of space in the District of Columbia, $21,970,000:
Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available
for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Office of Technology
Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees: Provided further,
That no part of this appropriation shall be available for assessments
or activities not initiated and approved in accordance with section
3(d) of Public Law 92–484: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of
employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection
with any reimbursable study for which funds are provided from
sources other than appropriations made under this Act, or shall
be available for any other administrative expenses incurred by
the Office of Technology Assessment in carrying out such a study.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344),
including not to exceed $2,500 to be expended on the certification
of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection
with official representation and reception expenses, $23,188,000:
Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the pur-
chase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further, That
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or
expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in
excess of 221 fulltime equivalent positions: Provided further, That
any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of
such property, supplies, or services to the Congress subject to sec-
tion 903 of Public Law 98–63: Provided further, That the Director
of the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority, within
the limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or
obsolete personal property by inter-agency transfer, donation, or
discarding.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Architect of
the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided
by law, $9,103,000.
TRAVEL
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not
to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and
studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activi-
ties under his care, $100,000.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and
House office buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of
the Capitol, including furnishings and office equipment; including
not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation
expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may
approve; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle; security installations which are approved
by the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Reso-
lution 550, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972,
the cost limitation of which is hereby further increased by $200,000;
and attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects
related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $22,797,000,
of which $2,763,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,
and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,270,000, of which $25,000 shall
remain available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation
of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of
the Capitol, $47,619,000, of which $7,709,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That of the amount appropriated under
this heading such sums as are necessary shall be used, at the
direction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
to complete improvements to the property acquired pursuant to
section 1202 of Public Law 103–50.
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HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, including the position of Super-
intendent of Garages as authorized by law, $41,364,000, of which
$10,260,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation 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 Con-
gress 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 Federal Judiciary Building
and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol
and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to
the credit of this appropriation, $33,437,000, of which $865,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed
$3,200,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appro-
priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during
fiscal year 1995.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 103. The matter in chapter III of title I of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1975 under ‘‘Capitol Buildings and
Grounds’’ under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’
(40 U.S.C. 166b–2) is amended by striking ‘‘to grade 11’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘at not to exceed grade 12’’.
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 Constitution of the United
States of America, $60,084,000: Provided, That no part of this
appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connec-
tion with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except
the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library
of Congress 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: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congres-
sional 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.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and
binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribu-
tion of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed
without charge to the recipient, $89,724,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part
2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known
as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the permanent
edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives,
Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C.
906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1995’’.
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair,
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,230,000, and, in addition,
$7,000,000 to remain available until expended to be derived by
transfer from funds previously made available without fiscal year
limitation under the heading ‘‘ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not other-
wise 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; oper-
ation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog cards 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, $210,164,000, of which not more than $7,869,000
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation dur-
ing fiscal year 1995 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301;
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32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total amount avail-
able for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions are less than the $7,869,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $8,458,000 is to remain available until
expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and 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 Librarian, of
special and unique materials for additions to the collections.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $27,456,000, of which not more than $14,500,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 1995 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than
$2,911,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1995
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 $17,411,000:
Provided further, That up to $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 intellec-
tual property laws and policies: Provided further, That not to exceed
$2,250 may be expended on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress or his designee, 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 provisions of the
Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a),
$44,951,000, of which $11,694,000 shall remain available until
expended.
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture,
furnishings, office and library equipment, $5,825,000, of which
$1,886,000 shall be available until expended only for the purchase
and supply of furniture, shelving, furnishings, and related costs
necessary for the renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jeffer-
son and John Adams Library buildings.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library
of Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $194,290,
of which $58,100 is for the Congressional 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 administer 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 super-
visor’’ means any management official or supervisor, 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 Con-
gress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administra-
tive overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work
for other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536
shall not be used to employ more than 65 employees and may
be expended or obligated—
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent
or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts;
or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administrative 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 respect to any purpose not
allowable under subparagraph (A).
SEC. 204. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appropriated to
the Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive
awards program.
SEC. 205. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appropriated to the
Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress or his designee, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field
Offices.
SEC. 206. Under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ obligational
authority shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $75,236,000
for reimbursable activities, $8,706,000 for revolving fund activities,
and $6,150,000 for non-expenditure transfer activities in support
of parliamentary development during the current fiscal year.
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, $12,483,000, of which $3,441,000 shall remain available
until expended.