H. R. 4516
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
DIVISION A
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
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, 2001, and for other pur-
poses, namely:
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS
For a payment to Nancy Nally Coverdell, widow of Paul D.
Coverdell, late a Senator from Georgia, $141,300.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000;
Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate,
$5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $3,000 for each Chair-
man; in all, $62,000.
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $92,321,000, which
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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, $1,785,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $453,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,742,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,722,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,917,000.
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, $1,152,000 for each such committee; in
all, $2,304,000.
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, $590,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,171,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,342,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $288,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $14,738,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$34,811,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,292,000.
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AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized
by law, and related expenses, $22,337,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $4,046,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,069,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the
Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law
601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public
Law 96–304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$73,000,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $370,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$2,077,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $71,511,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2003.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$253,203,000.
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. SEMIANNUAL REPORT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section
105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C.
104a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1)
relating to the level of detail of statement and itemization, each
report by the Secretary of the Senate required under such para-
graph shall be compiled at a summary level for each office of
the Senate authorized to obligate appropriated funds.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the reporting of
expenditures relating to personnel compensation, travel and
transportation of persons, other contractual services, and acquisition
of assets.
‘‘(C) In carrying out this paragraph the Secretary of the Senate
shall apply the Standard Federal Object Classification of Expenses
as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment
made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) FIRST REPORT AFTER ENACTMENT.—The Secretary of the
Senate may elect to compile and submit the report for the
semiannual period during which the date of enactment of this
section occurs, as if the amendment made by this section had
not been enacted.
SEC. 2. SENATE EMPLOYEE PAY ADJUSTMENTS. Section 4 of
the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a–1) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or section 5304 or 5304a of such
title, as applied to employees employed in the pay locality
of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated
metropolitan statistical area)’’ after ‘‘employees under sec-
tion 5303 of title 5, United States Code,’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘(and, as the case may be, section
5304 or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees
employed in the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Balti-
more, Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area)’’
after ‘‘the President under such section 5303’’;
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f ); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
‘‘(e) Any percentage used in any statute specifically providing
for an adjustment in rates of pay in lieu of an adjustment made
under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, and, as the
case may be, section 5304 or 5304a of such title for any calendar
year shall be treated as the percentage used in an adjustment
made under such section 5303, 5304, or 5304a, as applicable, for
purposes of subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 3. (a) Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 121b–1(c)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and agency contributions’’ in paragraph
(2)(A), and