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Calendar No. 191
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2657
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 10, 2003
Received, read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
APPROPRIATIONS 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,014,464,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$17,094,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$2,048,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,965,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,390,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,684,000, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,259,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $460,000; Republican Steering Committee, 
$862,000; Republican Conference, $1,448,000; Demo-
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cratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,542,000; Demo-
cratic Caucus, $768,000; nine minority employees, 
$1,380,000; training and program development—major-
ity, $290,000; training and program development—minor-
ity, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $354,000; 
and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $354,000. 
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, 
$514,454,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$106,058,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2004.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $24,926,000, 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
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1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2004. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $158,324,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not more than $13,000, of which not more than 
$10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $18,632,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and re-
ception expenses, $5,471,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Chief 
Administrative 
Officer, 
$113,141,000, of which $9,400,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $3,847,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness 
and Operations, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General 
Counsel, $926,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$153,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
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of the One Hundred Eighth Congress, showing appropria-
tions made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the reg-
ular 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. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits, 
$189,913,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol 
Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 
services, stenographic services, personal and professional 
services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 
than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the
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Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $21,917,000, of which 
$1,745,000 shall remain available until expended, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
cal year 2004 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2004 for the Capitol Police may 
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and 
‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,255,000, 
of which $304,700 shall remain available until September 
30, 2005: Provided, That the Executive Director of the
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Office of Compliance may have the authority, within the 
limits of available appropriations, to dispose of surplus or 
obsolete personal property by interagency transfer, dona-
tion, or discarding. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $33,820,000: 
Provided, That no part of such amount may be used for 
the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 
other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 
for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 
the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than
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$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $84,513,000, of which 
$11,660,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $23,307,000, of which 
$7,863,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,886,000, 
of which $585,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $54,564,000, 
of which $19,498,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
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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, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 
$81,543,000, of which $36,652,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That not more than 
$4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2004. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$34,750,000, 
of 
which 
$16,877,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008.
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CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United 
States Capitol Police, $3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2008. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $6,062,000, of which $25,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall not be available for any ac-
tivities of the National Garden. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1101. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds provided by this Act or any other Act 
may be used by the Architect of the Capitol after the expi-
ration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of 
the enactment of this Act to employ any individual as a 
temporary employee within a category of temporary em-
ployment which does not provide employees with the same 
eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement,
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and other benefits which is provided to temporary employ-
ees who are hired for a period exceeding 1 year in length. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
of the following individuals: 
(1) An individual who is employed under the 
Architect of the Capitol Summer Employment Pro-
gram. 
(2) An individual who is hired for a total of 120 
days or less during any 5-year period (excluding any 
days in which the individual is employed under the 
Architect of the Capitol Summer Employment Pro-
gram). 
(3) An individual employed by the Architect of 
the Capitol as a temporary employee as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act who exercises in writ-
ing, not later than 180 days after such date, an op-
tion offered by the Architect to remain under the 
pay system (including benefits) provided for the in-
dividual as of such date. 
(4) An individual who becomes employed by the 
Architect of the Capitol after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act who exercises in writing, prior to 
the individual’s employment, an option offered by 
the Architect to receive pay and benefits under an 
alternative system which does not provide the bene-
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fits described in subsection (a), except that under 
such an option the Architect shall be required to 
provide the individual with the benefits described in 
subsection (a) as soon as the individual’s period of 
service as a temporary employee exceeds 1 year in 
length. 
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to re-
quire the Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative 
benefits for any employee. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s Catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 
and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 
and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$366,520,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation
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during fiscal year 2004, and shall remain available until 
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2004 
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $11,236,000 shall remain available 
until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, news-
papers, 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: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 
Congress, in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Pro-
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vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$905,000 shall remain available until expended for the ac-
quisition and partial support for implementation of an In-
tegrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of 
the amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available 
until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the pur-
poses of Public Law 106–173, of which amount $10,000 
may be used for official representation and reception ex-
penses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$1,380,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008 for the acquisition and partial support for implemen-
tation of a Central Financial Management System: Pro-
vided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$11,060,000 shall remain available until expended for par-
tial support of the National Audio-Visual Conservation 
Center: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $2,762,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008, for the development and maintenance 
of the Alternate Computer Facility. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$47,290,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to re-
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main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2004 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
not more than $6,343,000 shall be derived from collections 
during fiscal year 2004 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than $29,664,000: Provided further, That not more than 
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in 
the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in 
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, 
That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for activities 
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars.
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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, 
$93,590,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may 
be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with 
any publication, or preparation of material therefor (ex-
cept the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by 
the Library of Congress unless such publication has ob-
tained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of 
March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 
135a), $51,706,000, of which $14,812,000 shall remain 
available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. Of the amounts appropriated to the Li-
brary of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may 
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
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gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the incentive awards program. 
SEC. 1202. (a) For fiscal year 2004, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b) may not exceed $105,589,000. 
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are re-
imbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded 
from sources other than appropriations to the Library in 
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. 
(c) During fiscal year 2004, the Librarian of Con-
gress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this 
Act under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—
SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ to the revolving fund for the 
FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program 
established under section 103 of the Library of Congress 
Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 
106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount 
of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided 
further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it 
before the period of availability of the Library appropria-
tion expires.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress 
and the distribution of Congressional information in any 
format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap-
itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly 
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $91,111,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 
none of the funds appropriated or made available under 
this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and
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related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 
title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 
a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 
with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of 
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 
Senate. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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, $34,456,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
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seminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
publications for 2002 and 2003 to depository and other 
designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobli-
gated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be 
transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving 
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject 
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $5,000,000 for working capital. The Gov-
ernment 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 com-
mitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 
for the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Pro-
vided, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on 
the certification of the Public Printer in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the 
hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor
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vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection 
with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Public 
Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary 
or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more 
than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and 
the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SU-
PERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the full-time 
equivalent employment of more than 3,189 workyears (or 
such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may 
request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): 
Provided further, That activities financed through the re-
volving fund may provide information in any format. 
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting 
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended 
on the certification of the Comptroller General of the 
United States in connection with official representation