104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1854
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,
and for other purposes.
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1854
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Rep-
resentatives, $671,561,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$11,271,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker,
$1,478,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,470,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Majority Whip, $928,000, including $5,000 for of-
ficial expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minor-
ity Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$918,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Mi-
nority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, 
$376,000; 
Republican 
Steering 
Committee,
$664,000; Republican Conference, $1,083,000; Demo-
cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,181,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $566,000; and nine minority employees,
$1,127,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members’ representational allowances, including
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail,
$360,503,000: Provided, That no such funds shall be used
for the purposes of sending unsolicited mass mailings
within 90 days before an election in which the Member
is a candidate.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
$78,629,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $16,945,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies
for services performed.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $83,733,000, including: for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $13,807,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not to exceed
$750 for official representation and reception expenses,
$3,410,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, $53,556,000, including sala-
ries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Systems, $27,500,000, of which $16,000,000
is provided herein: Provided, That House Information Sys-
tems is authorized to receive reimbursement from Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives and other govern-
mental entities for services provided and such reimburse-
ment shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this
account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the In-
spector General, $3,954,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of Compliance, $858,000; Office of the Chap-
lain, $126,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,180,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $1,700,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
House, $4,524,000; and other authorized employees,
$618,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $120,480,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$1,213,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $1,000,000;
reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $68,000; Govern-
ment contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, re-
tirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund,
health benefits fund, and worker’s and unemployment
compensation, $117,541,000; and miscellaneous items in-
cluding purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and oper-
ation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary recep-
tions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the
House, $658,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C.
184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget
of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside
sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives (other than mail through the
Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for
internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the
Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees
equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the
Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding
sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellane-
ous receipts.
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years begin-
ning with fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives
from the Administrator of General Services for rebates
under the Government Travel Charge Card Program shall
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 103. The provisions of section 223(b) of House
Resolution 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to
January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, establishing
the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities;
House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing for the designation of certain minority employ-
ees; House Resolution 9, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995,
providing amounts for the Republican Steering Committee
and the Democratic Policy Committee; House Resolution
10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5
(legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing for the trans-
fer of two employee positions; and House Resolution 113,
One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10,
1995, providing for the transfer of certain employee posi-
tions shall each be the permanent law with respect thereto.
SEC. 104. (a) The five statutory positions specified
in subsection (b), subsection (c), and subsection (d) are
transferred from the House Republican Conference to the
Republican Steering Committee.
(b) The first two of the five positions referred to in
subsection (a) are—
(1) the position established for the chief deputy
majority whip by subsection (a) of the first section
of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress,
agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into perma-
nent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–3); and
(2) the position established for the chief deputy
majority whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1990;
both of which positions were transferred to the majority
leader by House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Con-
gress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4),
1995, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of
this Act, and both of which positions were further trans-
ferred to the House Republican Conference by House Res-
olution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to
March 10, 1995, as enacted into permanent law by section
103 of this Act.
(c) The second two of the five positions referred to
in subsection (a) are the two positions established by sec-
tion 103(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1986.
(d) The fifth of the five positions referred to in sub-
section (a) is the position for the House Republican Con-
ference established by House Resolution 625, Eighty-ninth
Congress, agreed to October 22, 1965, as enacted into per-
manent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriation Act, 1967.
(e) The transfers under this section shall take effect
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, or any rule, regulation, or other authority, travel
for studies and examinations under section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(b))
shall be governed by applicable laws or regulations of the
House of Representatives or as promulgated from time to
time by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act and shall apply to travel performed
on or after that date.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding the paragraph under
the heading ‘‘GENERAL PROVISION’’ in chapter XI of the
Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
102a) or any other provision of law, effective on the date
of the enactment of this section, unexpended balances in
accounts described in subsection (b) are withdrawn, with
unpaid obligations to be liquidated in the manner provided
in the second sentence of that paragraph.
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are the
House of Representatives legislative service organization
revolving accounts under section 311 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a).
SEC. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in
subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent pro-
vided in appropriation Acts.
(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection
(a) are—
(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber
Shops, established by the paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘HOUSE BARBER SHOPS REVOLVING FUND’’ in
the matter relating to the House of Representatives
in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat.
1776);
(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty
Shop, established by the matter under the heading
‘‘HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP’’ in the matter relating to
administrative provisions for the House of Rep-
resentatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation
Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347);
(3) the special deposit account established for
the House of Representatives Restaurant by section
208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Ap-
propriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note); and
(4) the revolving fund established for the House
Recording Studio by section 105(g) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C.
123b(g)).
(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995,
and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on
or after that date.
SEC. 107A. For fiscal year 1996, subject to the direc-
tion of the Committee on House Oversight of the House
of Representatives, of the total amount deposited in the
account referred to in section 107(b)(3) of this Act from
vending operations of the House of Representatives Res-
taurant System, the cost of goods sold shall be available
to pay the cost of inventory for such operations.
SEC. 108. The House Employees Position Classifica-
tion Act (2 U.S.C. 291, et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 3(1), by striking out ‘‘Door-
keeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the In-
spector General’’;
(2) in the first sentence of section 4(b), by
striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, and the Inspector General’’;
(3) in section 5(b)(1), by striking out ‘‘Door-
keeper, and the Postmaster’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer, and the In-
spector General’’; and
(4) in the first sentence of section 5(c), by
striking out ‘‘Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,’’ and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, and the Inspector General’’.
SEC. 109. (a) Upon the approval of the appropriate
employing authority, an employee of the House of Rep-
resentatives who is separated from employment, may be
paid a lump sum for the accrued annual leave of the em-
ployee. The lump sum—
(1) shall be paid in an amount not more than
the lesser of—
(A) the amount of the monthly pay of the
employee, as determined by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives;
or
(B) the amount equal to the monthly pay
of the employee, as determined by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Represent-
atives, divided by 30, and multiplied by the
number of days of the accrued annual leave of
the employee;
(2) shall be paid—
(A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk
hire allowance of the Member;
(B) 
for 
committee 
employees, 
from
amounts appropriated for committees; and
(C) for other employees, from amounts ap-
propriated to the employing authority; and
(3) shall be based on the rate of pay in effect
with respect to the employee on the last day of em-
ployment of the employee.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall have
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) As used in this section, the term ‘‘employee of
the House of Representatives’’ means an employee whose
pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives, as applicable, except that such term does
not include a uniformed or civilian support employee
under the Capitol Police Board.
(d) Payments under this section may be made with
respect to separations from employment taking place after
June 30, 1995.
SEC. 110. (a)(1) Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the allowances for office personnel and
equipment for certain Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, as adjusted through the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted as speci-
fied in paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments referred to in paragraph
(1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the majority leader is in-
creased by $167,532.
(B) The allowance for the majority whip is de-
creased by $167,532.
(b)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the House of Representatives allowances referred to
in paragraph (2), as adjusted through the day before the
date of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted,
or are established, as the case may be, as specified in para-
graph (2).
(2) The further adjustments and the establishment
referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the Republican Con-
ference is increased by $134,491.
(B) The allowance for the Republican Steering
Committee is established at $66,995.
(C) The allowance for the Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee is increased by $201,430.
(D) The allowance for the Democratic Caucus
is increased by $56.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,000,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
For duties formerly carried out by the Joint Commit-
tee on Printing, $750,000, to be divided into equal
amounts and transferred to the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. For
the purpose of carrying out the functions of the Joint
Committee on Printing for the remainder of the One Hun-
dred Fourth Congress only, the rules and structure of the
committee will apply.
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 ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending
Physician and his assistants, including (1) an allowance
of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an
allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers
while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400
per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the
basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4)
$852,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses
of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, commu-
nications and other equipment, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic serv-
ices, stenographic services, the employee assistance pro-
gram, not more than $2,000 for the awards program,
postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law En-
forcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra
services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an em-
ployee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House
of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, $2,560,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the
House of Representatives: Provided, That, notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the cost of basic training
for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 1996 shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the De-
partment of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1996
for the Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL
POLICE’’ may be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES
OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That
none of these funds shall be used to employ more than
forty individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board 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 ad-
ditional individuals for not more than six 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 Representatives, of the statements for the first session
of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, showing appropria-
tions made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the regu-
lar appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be
paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such
committees to supervise the work.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 112. (a) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(k) In addition to any other function under this sec-
tion, the Capitol Guide Service shall provide special serv-
ices to Members of Congress, and to officers, employees,
and guests of Congress.’’.
(b) Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e) is repealed.
(c) The amendment made by subsection (a) and the
repeal made by subsection (b) shall take effect on October
1, 1995.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Pub-
lic Law 93–344), including not to exceed $2,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $23,188,000: Provided, That
none of these funds shall be available for the purchase 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 219 full-time equivalent positions: Pro-
vided further, That any sale or lease of property, supplies,
or services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be
deemed to be a sale or lease of such property, supplies,
or services to the Congress subject to section 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.
In addition, for salaries and expenses of the Congres-
sional Budget Office necessary to carry out the provisions
of title I of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(Public Law 104–4), as authorized by section 109 of such
Act, $1,100,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 113. Section 8402(c) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(7) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
may exclude from the operation of this chapter an em-
ployee under the Congressional Budget Office whose em-
ployment is temporary or intermittent.’’.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Archi-
tect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates
of pay provided by law, $8,569,000.
TRAVEL
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of
the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on offi-
cial 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 sur-
veys and studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in con-
nection with activities under his care, $100,000.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol and electrical substations of
the Senate and House office buildings, under the jurisdic-
tion 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 ex-
pended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; pur-
chase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a pas-
senger motor vehicle; 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, $22,832,000, of which
$3,000,000 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, $5,143,000,
of which $25,000 shall remain available until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, $33,001,000,
of which $5,261,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy)
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, Union Station complex, Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be ad-
vanced 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,
$32,578,000: Provided, That not to exceed $4,000,000 of
the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropria-
tion as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 1996.
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,
$75,083,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation
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 Congress unless such publication has
obtained 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.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Gov-
ernment publications authorized by law to be distributed
to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and dis-
tribution of Government publications authorized by law to
be 
distributed 
without 
charge 
to 
the 
recipient,
$88,281,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not
be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of
the Congressional Record for individual Senators, Rep-
resentatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obliga-
tions incurred under the appropriations for similar pur-
poses for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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, $3,053,000.
CONSERVATORY RENOVATION
For renovation of the Conservatory of the Botanic
Garden, $7,000,000, to be available to the Architect of
the Capitol without fiscal year limitation: Provided, That
the total amount appropriated for such renovation for this
fiscal year and later fiscal years may not exceed
$21,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amend-
ed by striking out ‘‘$6,000,000’’ each place it appears and
inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
(b) Section 307E(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(1)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘plans’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘plants’’.
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; 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, $195,076,000 (less $1,165,000),
of which not more than $7,869,000 shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year
1996 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32
Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than the $7,869,000: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$8,458,000 is to remain available until expended for ac-
quisition 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, in-
cluding publication of the decisions of the United States
courts involving copyrights, $30,818,000, of which not
more than $16,840,000 shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1996
under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than $2,990,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1996
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 $19,830,000: 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
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,250 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress or his designee, in con-
nection 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,
$4,882,000, of which $943,000 shall be available until ex-
pended only for the purchase and supply of furniture,
shelving, furnishings, and related costs necessary for the
renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jefferson and
John Adams Library buildings.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 202. 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 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.
SEC. 203. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in
this Act shall be used by the Library of Congress to ad-
minister any flexible or compressed work schedule which—
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in
a position the grade or level of which is equal to or
higher than GS–15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the
right to not be at work for all or a portion of a
workday because of time worked by the manager or
supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager
or supervisor’’ means any management official or super-
visor, as such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10)
and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 204. 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—
fund activities, and $5,667,000 for non-expenditure trans-
fer activities in support of parliamentary development dur-
ing the current fiscal year.
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding this or any other Act,
obligational authority under the heading ‘‘Library of Con-
gress’’ for activities in support of parliamentary develop-
ment is prohibited, except for Russia, Ukraine, Albania,
Slovakia, and Romania, for other than incidental pur-
poses.
SEC. 209. (a) Section 206 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 132a–1) is amended
by striking out ‘‘Effective’’ and all that follows through
‘‘provided’’, and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Obligations for
reimbursable activities and revolving fund activities per-
formed by the Library of Congress and obligations exceed-
ing $100,000 for a fiscal year for any single gift fund ac-
tivity or trust fund activity performed by the Library of
Congress are limited to the amounts provided for such
purposes’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect on October 1, 1996, and shall apply with respect
to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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, $12,428,000, of which $3,710,000
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
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange
libraries as authorized by law, $16,312,000: Provided,
That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the De-
pository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not
exceed $130,000: Provided further, That funds, not to ex-
ceed $2,000,000, from current year appropriations are au-
thorized for producing and disseminating Congressional
Serial Sets and other related Congressional/non-Congres-
sional publications for 1994 and 1995 to depository and
other designated libraries.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 210. The last paragraph of section 1903 of title
44, United States Code, is amended by striking out the
last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘The cost of production and distribution for publications
distributed to depository libraries—
‘‘(1) in paper or microfiche formats, whether or
not such publications are requisitioned from or
through the Government Printing Office, shall be
borne by the components of the Government respon-
sible for their issuance; and
‘‘(2) in other than paper or microfiche for-
mats—
‘‘(A) if such publications are requisitioned
from or through the Government Printing Of-
fice, shall be charged to appropriations provided
to the Superintendent of Documents for that
purpose; and
‘‘(B) if such publications are obtained else-
where than from the Government Printing Of-
fice, shall be borne by the components of the
Government responsible for their issuance.’’.
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 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget
for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing
Office revolving fund: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500
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 passenger motor vehi-
cles, not to exceed a fleet of twelve: Provided further, That
expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the ad-
visory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be
available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule
(5 U.S.C. 5316): Provided further, That the revolving fund
and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES 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 re-
volving fund may provide information in any format: Pro-
vided 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 attendance at
meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting
Office, including not to exceed $7,000 to be expended on
the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
States in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule (5 U.S.C. 5315); hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with
31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable 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 Comp-
troller General of the United States, rental of living quar-
ters in foreign countries and travel benefits comparable
with those which are now or hereafter may be granted sin-
gle employees of the Agency for International Develop-
ment, including single Foreign Service personnel assigned
to AID projects, by the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development—or his designee—under the
authority of section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); $392,864,000: Provided,
That not more than $400,000 of reimbursements received
incident to the operation of the General Accounting Office
Building shall be available for use in fiscal year 1996: Pro-
vided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 here-
after amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General pur-
suant to that section shall be deposited to the appropria-
tion of the General Accounting Office then available and
remain available until expended, and not more than
$8,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fis-
cal year 1996: Provided further, That this appropriation
and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the
Joint Financial Management Improvement Program
(JFMIP) shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, in-
cluding the salary of the Executive Director and secretar-
ial support: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other
department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergov-
ernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of Forum costs as determined by the
Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants. Payments hereunder to either the Forum or
the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to any ap-
propriation from which costs involved are initially fi-
nanced: Provided further, That to the extent that funds
are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or con-
tracts for the removal of asbestos, and renovation of the
building and building systems (including the heating, ven-
tilation and air conditioning system, electrical system and
other major building systems) of the General Accounting
Office Building may be made for periods not exceeding
five years: 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 Public 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.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 211. (a) Effective June 30, 1996, the functions
of the Comptroller General identified in subsection (b) are
transferred to the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, contingent upon the additional transfer to the
Office of Management and Budget of such personnel,
budget authority, records, and property of the General Ac-
counting Office relating to such functions as the Comp-
troller General and the Director jointly determine to be
necessary. The Director may delegate any such function,
in whole or in part, to any other agency or agencies if
the Director determines that such delegation would be
cost-effective or otherwise in the public interest, and may
transfer to such agency or agencies any personnel, budget
authority, records, and property received by the Director
pursuant to the preceding sentence that relate to the dele-
gated functions. Personnel transferred pursuant to this
provision shall not be separated or reduced in classifica-
tion or compensation for one year after any such transfer,
except for cause.
(b) The following provisions of the United States
Code contain the functions to be transferred pursuant to
subsection (a): sections 5564 and 5583 of title 5; sections
2312, 2575, 2733, 2734, 2771, 4712, and 9712 of title
10; sections 1626 and 4195 of title 22; section 420 of title
24; sections 2414 and 2517 of title 28; sections 1304,
3702, 3726, and 3728 of title 31; sections 714 and 715
of title 32; section 554 of title 37; section 5122 of title
38; and section 256a of title 41.
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 any appropriation contained in
this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
SEC. 303. Whenever any office or position not specifi-
cally established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is ap-
propriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensa-
tion or designation of any position appropriated for herein
is different from that specifically established for such posi-
tion by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation of the position, or either, appropriated for or pro-
vided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto: Provided, That the provisions herein for the var-
ious 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. 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.
SEC. 306. (a) Upon approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and in
accordance with conditions determined by the Committee
on House Oversight, positions in connection with House
parking activities and related funding shall be transferred
from the appropriation ‘‘Architect of the Capitol, Capitol
buildings and grounds, House office buildings’’ to the ap-
propriation ‘‘House of Representatives, salaries, officers
and employees, Office of the Sergeant at Arms’’: Provided,
That the position of Superintendent of Garages shall be
subject to authorization in annual appropriation Acts.
(b) For purposes of section 8339(m) of title 5, United
States Code, the days of unused sick leave to the credit
of any such employee as of the date such employee is
transferred under subsection (a) shall be included in the
total service of such employee in connection with the com-
putation of any annuity under subsections (a) through (e)
and (o) of such section.
(c) In the case of days of annual leave to the credit
of any such employee as of the date such employee is
transferred under subsection (a) the Architect of the Cap-
itol is authorized to make a lump sum payment to each
such employee for that annual leave. No such payment
shall be considered a payment or compensation within the
meaning of any law relating to dual compensation.
SEC. 307. None of the funds made available in this
Act may be used for the relocation of the office of any
Member of the House of Representatives within the House
office buildings.
SEC. 308. (a)(1) Effective October 1, 1995, the unex-
pended balances of appropriations specified in paragraph
(2) are transferred to the appropriation for general ex-
penses of the Capitol Police, to be used for design and
installation of security systems for the Capitol buildings
and grounds.
(2) The unexpended balances referred to in para-
graph (1) are—
(A) the unexpended balance of appropriations
for security installations, as referred to in the para-
graph under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL
BUILDINGS’’,
under the general headings ‘‘JOINT ITEMS’’, ‘‘AR-
CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL’’, and ‘‘CAPITOL
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS’’ in title I of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (108 Stat.
1434), including any unexpended balance from a
prior fiscal year and any unexpended balance under
such headings in this Act; and
(B) the unexpended balance of the appropria-
tion for an improved security plan, as transferred to
the Architect of the Capitol by section 102 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (102
Stat. 2165).
(b) Effective October 1, 1995, the responsibility for
design and installation of security systems for the Capitol
buildings and grounds is transferred from the Architect
of the Capitol to the Capitol Police Board. Such design
and installation shall be carried out under the direction
of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Admin-
istration of the Senate, and without regard to section 3709
of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C.
5). On and after October 1, 1995, any alteration to a
structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the Cap-
itol buildings and grounds that is required for a security
system under the preceding sentence may be carried out
only with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol.
(c)(1) Effective October 1, 1995, all positions speci-
fied in paragraph (2) and each individual holding any such
position (on a permanent basis) immediately before that
date, as identified by the Architect of the Capitol, shall
be transferred to the Capitol Police.
(2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are
those positions which, immediately before October 1,
1995, are—
(A) under the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) within the Electronics Engineering Division
of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(C) related to the design or installation of secu-
rity systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the
credit of an individual immediately before such individual
is transferred under paragraph (1) shall be credited to
such individual, without adjustment, in the new position
of the individual.
SEC. 309. (a) Section 230(a) of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371(a)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘Administrative Conference of the United
States’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Board’’.
(b) Section 230(d)(1) of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘Administrative Conference
of the United States’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Board’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘and shall submit the study
and recommendations to the Board’’.
SEC. 310. Section 122(d) of the Military Construc-
tion Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–110; 2
U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘The Provost Marshal (U.S. Army
Military Police), Fort George G. Meade, is authorized to
police the real property, including improvements thereon,
transferred under subsection (a), and to make arrests on
the said real property and within any improvements situ-
ated thereon for any violation of any law of the United
States, the District of Columbia, or any State, or of any
regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, and such au-
thority shall be construed as authorizing the Provost Mar-
shal, with the consent or upon the request of the Librarian
of Congress or his assistants, to enter any improvements
situated on the said real property that are under the juris-
diction of the Library of Congress to make arrests or to
patrol such structures.’’.
SEC. 311. (a)(1) Effective as prescribed by paragraph
(2), the administrative jurisdiction over the property de-
scribed in subsection (b), known as the Botanic Garden,
is transferred, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of
Agriculture. After such transfer, the Botanic Garden shall
continue as a scientific display garden to inform and edu-
cate visitors and the public as to the value of plants to
the well-being of humankind and the natural environment.
(2) The transfer referred to in paragraph (1) shall
take effect—
(A) on October 1, 1996, with respect to the
property described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(B) on the later of October 31, 1996, or the
date of the conveyance described in subsection
(b)(1)(B), with respect to the property described in
that subsection.
(b)(1) The property referred to in subsection (a)(1)
is the property consisting of—
(A) Square 576 in the District of Columbia
(bounded by Maryland Avenue on the north, First
Street on the east, Independence Avenue on the
south, and Third Street on the west) and Square
578 in the District of Columbia (bounded by Inde-
pendence Avenue on the north, First Street on the
east, and Washington Avenue on the southwest),
other than the property included in the Capitol
Grounds by paragraph (20) of the first section of
Public Law 96–432 (40 U.S.C. 193a note);
(B) the site known as the Botanic Garden
Nursery at D.C. Village, consisting of 25 acres lo-
cated at 4701 Shepherd Parkway, S.W., Washing-
ton, D.C. (formerly part of a tract of land known as
Parcel 253/26), which site is to be conveyed by the
District of Columbia to the Architect of the Capitol
pursuant to Public Law 98–340 (40 U.S.C. 215
note);
(C) all buildings, structures, and other improve-
ments located on the property described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(D) all equipment and other personal property
that, immediately before the transfer under this sec-
tion, is located on the property described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and is under the
control of the Architect of the Capitol, acting under
the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library.
(c) Not later than the date of the conveyance to the
Architect of the Capitol of the property described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B), the Architect of the Capitol and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement to per-
mit the retention by the Architect of the Capitol of a por-
tion of that property for legislative branch storage and
support facilities and expansion of such facilities, and fa-
cilities to be developed for use by the Capitol Police.
(d)(1) Effective October 1, 1996, all employee posi-
tions specified in paragraph (2) and each individual hold-
ing any such position (on a permanent basis) immediately
before the transfer, as identified by the Architect of the
Capitol, shall be transferred to the Department of Agri-
culture.
(2) The employee positions referred to in paragraph
(1) are those positions which, immediately before October
1, 1996, are under the Architect of the Capitol and are
primarily related to the functions of the Botanic Garden.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the
credit of an individual immediately before such individual
is transferred under paragraph (1) shall be credited to
such individual, without adjustment, in the new position
of the individual.
(e)(1) Notwithstanding the transfer under this sec-
tion, and without regard to the laws specified in paragraph
(2), the Architect of the Capitol shall retain full authority
for completing, under plans approved by the Architect, the
National Garden authorized by section 307E of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c),
including the renovation of the Conservatory of the Bo-
tanic Garden under section 209(b) of Public Law 102–
229 (40 U.S.C. 216c note). In carrying out the preceding
sentence, the Architect—
(A) shall have full responsibility for design, con-
struction management and supervision, and accept-
ance of gifts;
(B) shall inform the Secretary of Agriculture
from time to time of the progress of the work in-
volved; and
(C) shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture
when, as determined by the Architect, the National
Garden, including the renovation of the Conserv-
atory of the Botanic Garden, is complete.
(2) The laws referred to in paragraph (1) are section
2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for a comprehen-
sive development of the park and playground system of
the National Capital.’’, approved June 6, 1924 (40 U.S.C.
71a), and the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
establishing a Commission of Fine Arts.’’, approved May
17, 1910 (40 U.S.C. 104).
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective
October 1, 1996, the unexpended balances of appropria-
tions for the Botanic Garden are transferred to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture.
(2) Any unexpended balances of appropriations for
completion of the National Garden, including the Conserv-
atory of the Botanic Garden, under subsection (e) shall
remain under the Architect of the Capitol.
(g) After the transfer under this section—
(1) under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may impose, including a re-
quirement for payment of fees for the benefit of the
Botanic Garden, the National Garden and the Con-
servatory of the Botanic Garden shall be available
for receptions sponsored by Members of Congress;
and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, through the
Botanic Garden, shall continue, with reimbursement,
to propagate and provide such plant materials as the
Architect may require for the United States Capitol
Grounds, and such indoor plant materials and cut
flowers as are authorized by policies of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.