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Calendar No. 147
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1854
[Report No. 104–114]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 23 (legislative day, JUNE 19), 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
JULY 18 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995
Reported by Mr. MACK, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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:
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TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
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 Sen-
ate, $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 Mi-
nority 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
authorized by law, including agency contributions,
$69,727,000, 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.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.
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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, $360,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such com-
mittee, in all, $1,930,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$31,889,000.
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OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,047,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $936,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SEN-
ATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE
SENATE, AND SECRETARIES 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.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
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, sec-
tion 112 of Public Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281,
agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,266,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $61,347,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $204,029,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair
Employment Practices, $778,000.
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SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
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.
RESCISSION
Of the funds previously appropriated under the head-
ing ‘‘SENATE’’, $63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Sen-
ator shall receive mileage under section 17 of the Act of
July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43).
(b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of the
Senate shall not receive mileage under the first section of
the Act of July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a).
SEC. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States within the contingent fund of the Senate a
revolving fund, to be known as the ‘‘Office of the Chaplain
Expense Revolving Fund’’ (hereafter referred to as the
‘‘fund’’). The fund shall consist of all moneys collected or
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received with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the
Senate.
(b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year lim-
itation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not
to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for the payment of
official expenses incurred by the Chaplain of the Senate.
In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to purchase
food or food related items. The fund shall not be available
for the payment of salaries.
(c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or
collected with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the
Senate shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available
for purposes of this section.
(d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on
vouchers approved by the Chaplain of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ‘‘Set-
tlements and Awards Reserve’’ in Public Law 103–283 shall
remain available until expended.
SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b–6) is amended by striking
the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘The
amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the revolving
fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Dan-
iel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section
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4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2
U.S.C. 88b–7).’’.
SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance
telecommunications service provided to any user by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the
total invoiced amount, including any amount relating to
separately identified toll calls, and shall be charged to the
appropriation for the fiscal year in which the underlying
base service period covered by the invoice ends.
(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘‘user’’ means
any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or en-
tity provided telephone equipment and services by the Ser-
geant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103–283 is amend-
ed by inserting before ‘‘collected’’ the following: ‘‘(including
donated moneys)’’.
SEC. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101–520 (2 U.S.C.
61g–6a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SECTION 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or
Minority Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any
fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the
appropriation account for salaries for the Majority and Mi-
nority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account,
within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which ex-
penses are payable for such committees.
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‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at
his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation
account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Sen-
ate, for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of
the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable
for such committees.
‘‘(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority
Conference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for salaries for the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees of the Senate, to the account, within
the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are
payable for such committees.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Con-
ference Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal
year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appro-
priation account for expenses, within the contingent fund
of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which sala-
ries are payable for such committees.
‘‘(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall
be—
‘‘(1) available for expenditure by such committee
in like manner and for the same purposes as are other
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moneys which are available for expenditure by such
committee from the account to which the funds were
transferred; and
‘‘(2) made at such time or times as the Chair-
man shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing
Office.
‘‘(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds
under this section shall notify the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate of the transfer.’’.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take ef-
fect on October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect
to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
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
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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.
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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-
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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-
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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
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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—
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(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
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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.
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(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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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(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.
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $1,164,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate.
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CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allow-
ance of not more than $600 each for members required
to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions to
employees’ benefits funds, as authorized by law, of offi-
cers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police,
$70,132,000
$69,825,000, 
of 
which 
$34,213,000
$33,906,000 is provided to the Sergeant 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 under this heading, such amounts
as may be necessary may be transferred between the Ser-
geant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon ap-
proval of the Committee on Appropriations 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-
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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 $2,190,000, to be disbursed 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 1996 shall
be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds avail-
able to the Department 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.
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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.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 112. (a) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorga-
nization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended by adding
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 services
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.
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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.
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance,
as authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104–1, the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385),
$2,500,000.
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
orderly closure of the Office of Technology Assessment,
$3,615,000, of which $150,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 1997. Upon enactment of this Act,
$2,500,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading
in Public Law 103–283 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 1996: Provided, That none of the funds made
available in this Act shall be available for salaries or ex-
penses of any employee of the Office of Technology Assess-
ment in excess of 17 employees except for severance pay pur-
poses.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 113. Upon enactment of this Act all employees
of the Office of Technology Assessment for 183 days preced-
ing termination of employment who are terminated as a
result of the elimination of the Office and who are not other-
wise gainfully employed may continue to be paid by the
Office of Technology Assessment at their respective salaries
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for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the
employee’s date of termination or until the employee be-
comes otherwise gainfully employed whichever is earlier. A
statement in writing to the Director of the Office of Tech-
nology Assessment or his designee by any such employee
that he was not gainfully employed during such period or
the portion thereof for which payment is claimed shall be
accepted as prima facie evidence that he was not so em-
ployed.
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Fed-
eral Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended, or any other provision of law, upon the abolition
of the Office of Technology Assessment, all records and prop-
erty of that agency (including Unix system, all computer
hardware and software, all library collections and research
materials, and all photocopying equipment), with the excep-
tion of realty and furniture, are hereby transferred to the
jurisdiction and control of the Library of Congress, Con-
gressional Research Service, to be used and employed in
connection with its functions.
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-
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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 $25,788,000:
Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for
the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Pro-
vided 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 219 244 full-time
equivalent positions: Provided 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 appro-
priations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal prop-
erty 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. 113 115. Section 8402(c) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
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(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 $8,876,000.
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.
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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
$23,132,000, of which $3,000,000 $2,950,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That hereafter expenses,
based on full cost recovery, for flying American flags and
providing certification services therefor shall be advanced
or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol,
and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treas-
ury to the credit of this appropriation.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House
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office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,143,000,
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 super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $41,757,000, of which
$4,850,000 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-
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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 $31,518,000: Provided, That not to exceed
$4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to
this appropriation 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 $60,084,000: Provided, That no part of this
appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense
in connection with any publication, or preparation of ma-
terial therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills),
to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publi-
cation has obtained prior approval of either the Committee
on House Oversight of the House of Representatives or
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the compensation of the Director of the Con-
gressional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be
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at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of
basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Sched-
ule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress
and the distribution of Congressional information in any
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly
and session index to the Congressional Record, as 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 $85,500,000: Provided, That this appropria-
tion shall not be available for paper copies of the perma-
nent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Senators, Representatives, Resident Commissioners or
Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation shall be available for the pay-
ment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for
similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Oper-
ations Appropriations Act, 1996’’.
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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’’.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress,
not otherwise provided for, including development and
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)
$213,164,000, of which not more than $7,869,000 shall be
derived from collections credited to this appropriation dur-
ing 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 re-
duced by the amount by which collections 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 subscrip-
tions for bibliographic services for the Library, including
$40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when spe-
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cifically 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.
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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—
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(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—
(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—
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(A) to pay for such general or adminis-
trative overhead costs as are attributable to the
work performed for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts
as are provided in appropriations Acts, with re-
spect to any purpose not allowable under sub-
paragraph (A).
SEC. 205. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appro-
priated to the Library of Congress may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses for
the Library of Congress incentive awards program.
SEC. 206. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appro-
priated to the Library of Congress may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress or his des-
ignee, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
SEC. 207. Under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’
obligational authority shall be available, in an amount not
to exceed $86,912,000 $99,412,000 for reimbursable and
revolving fund activities, and $5,667,000 $7,295,000 for
non-expenditure transfer activities in support of par-
liamentary development during the current fiscal year.
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding this or any other Act,
obligational authority under the heading ‘‘Library of Con-
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gress’’ for activities funded by the Agency for International
Development in support of parliamentary development is
prohibited, except for Russia, Ukraine, Albania, Slovakia,
and Romania, Romania, and Egypt for other than inciden-
tal purposes.
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.
SEC. 209. The Library of Congress may for such em-
ployees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to em-
ployees who voluntarily retire during fiscal 1996 which
payment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions
of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 210. (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section
is to reduce the cost of information support for the Congress
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by eliminating duplication among systems which provide
electronic access by Congress to legislative information.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section, the
term ‘‘legislative information’’ means information about
legislation prepared by, or on behalf of, the entire Congress,
or by the committees, subcommittees, or offices of the Con-
gress, to include, but not limited to, the text of bills and
amendments to bills; the Congressional Record; legislative
activity recorded for the Record and/or the current Senate
or House bill status systems; committee hearings, reports,
and prints.
(c) Consistent with the provisions of any other law,
the Library of Congress shall develop and maintain, in co-
ordination with other appropriate Legislative Branch enti-
ties, a single legislative information retrieval system to
serve the entire Congress.
(d) The Library shall develop a plan for creation of
this system, taking into consideration the findings and rec-
ommendations of the study directed by House Report No.
103–517 to identify and eliminate redundancies in congres-
sional information systems. This plan must be approved by
the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
House Oversight Committee. The Library shall provide
these committees, as well as the Senate and House Appro-
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priations Committees, with regular status reports on the
implementation of the plan.
(e) In formulating its plan, the Library shall examine
issues regarding efficient ways to make this information
available to the public. This analysis shall be submitted to
the Senate and House Appropriations Committees as well
as the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the
House Oversight Committee for their consideration and pos-
sible action.
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 $30,307,000:
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Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses
of the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer,
shall not exceed $130,000: Provided further, That funds,
not to exceed $2,000,000, from current year appropria-
tions are authorized for producing and disseminating Con-
gressional Serial Sets and other related Congressional/
non-Congressional publications for 1994 and 1995 to de-
pository 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
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‘‘(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
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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
3,900 workyears by the end of fiscal year 1996: Provided
further, That activities financed through the revolving
fund may provide information in any format: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund shall not be used to admin-
ister any flexible or compressed work schedule which ap-
plies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade
or level of which is equal to or higher than GS–15: Pro-
vided 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-
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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 $374,406,000:
Provided, That not more than $400,000 of reimburse-
ments received incident to the operation of the General
Accounting Office Building shall be available for use in
fiscal year 1996: Provided further, That notwithstanding
31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the
Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be de-
posited to the appropriation of the General Accounting Of-
fice then available and remain available until expended,
and not more than $8,000,000 of such funds shall be
available for use in fiscal year 1996 and, in addition, the
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following sums are appropriated, to be available for the fis-
cal year beginning October 1, 1996 and ending September
30, 1997, for the necessary expenses of the General Account-
ing Office, in accordance with the authority, and on such
terms and conditions, as provided for in fiscal year 1996,
including $7,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $338,425,400: Provided further, That not more
than $100,000 of reimbursements received incident to the
operation of the General Accounting Office Building shall
be available for use in 1997: Provided further, That not-
withstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed
to the Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall
be deposited to the appropriation of the General Accounting
Office then available and remain available until expended,
and not more than $6,000,000 of such funds shall be avail-
able in fiscal year 1997: Provided further, That this appro-
priation 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