Calendar No. 147
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2348
[Report No. 103–103]
AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994,
and for other purposes.
JUNE 14 (legislative day, JUNE 10), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on
Appropriations
JULY 20 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Reported with amendments
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Calendar No. 147
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2348
[Report No. 103–103]
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 14 (legislative day, JUNE 10), 1993
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations
JULY 20 (legislative day, JUNE 30), 1993
Reported by Mr. REID, 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, 1994, 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, 1994, 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,
$69,895,000, 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, $1,431,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $432,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,076,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips,
$644,000.
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, $942,000 for each such
committee; in all, $1,884,000.
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, $362,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $172,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $11,715,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$32,739,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,133,000.
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AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $17,307,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $3,080,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $833,000.
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.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Com-
mittee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,199,100 for
each such committee; in all, $2,398,200.
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered
by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of
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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, $77,000,000.
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $336,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $1,366,500.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper 
of 
the 
Senate, 
$74,894,000, 
of 
which
$16,500,000 shall remain available until expended.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,748,000.
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE
ACCOUNT
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $185,768,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair
Employment Practices, $825,000.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500,
for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority
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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, $20,000,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 1. (a) Charges for expenses of any office, the funds
of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, may
be vouchered by a Senate support office paying such ex-
penses or to which such charges are owed for goods or serv-
ices provided, if—
(1) such charges are paid on behalf of the office
incurring such expenses by such Senate support office;
or
(2) such charges are payable to such Senate sup-
port office for goods or services provided by such office
to the office incurring such expenses.
(b) Payments under this section shall be charged to
the official funds of the office on whose behalf the expenses
were paid, or which received the goods or services for which
payment is required.
(c) Any voucher submitted by a Senate support office
pursuant to this section shall be accompanied by a certifi-
cation from such office of the amount and that such pur-
chases were of the nature that they could be charged to the
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official funds of the office on whose behalf charges were paid,
or to which goods or services were provided.
(d) Vouchers under this section shall be submitted and
paid subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1993, the ag-
gregate of each of the sums determined under clauses (iii)
and (iv) of section 506(b)(3)(A) of the Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)(A) (iii) and (iv)),
shall be deemed decreased by 2.5 percent.
SEC. 3. Section 12 under the subheading ‘‘ADMINIS-
TRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ under the heading ‘‘SENATE’’ in the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
58c–1) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and’’.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES (PRIOR YEAR)
(RESCISSION)
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991, for the House of Representa-
tives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND EXPENSES’’,
there is rescinded a total $730,037.41, in the amounts
specified for the following headings and accounts:
(1) 
‘‘HOUSE
LEADERSHIP
OFFICES’’,
$24,988.44, as follows: (A) ‘‘Office of the Speaker’’,
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$5,245.00; (B) ‘‘Office of the Majority Leader’’,
$4,743.44; (C) ‘‘Office of the Minority Leader’’,
$5,000.00; (D) ‘‘Office of the Majority Whip’’,
$5,000.00; and (E) ‘‘Office of the Minority Whip’’,
$5,000.00.
(2) ‘‘MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE’’, $686.50.
(3) ‘‘COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES’’, $44.59.
(4) ‘‘STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SE-
LECT’’, $138,448.87.
(5) 
‘‘ALLOWANCES
AND
EXPENSES’’,
$500,691.91 as follows: (A) ‘‘furniture and furnish-
ings’’, $624.54; (B) ‘‘reemployed annuitants reim-
bursements’’, 
$67.37; 
and 
(C) 
unspecified,
$500,000.00.
(6) ‘‘COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUD-
IES AND INVESTIGATIONS)’’, $2,682.97.
(7) ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS
AND
EMPLOYEES’’,
$62,494.13, as follows: (A) ‘‘Office of the Clerk’’,
$2,053.34; (B) ‘‘Office of the Sergeant at Arms’’,
$352.20; (C) ‘‘Office of the Doorkeeper’’, $99.08;
(D) ‘‘Office of the Chaplain’’, $255.50; (E) ‘‘the
House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
and the Democratic Caucus’’, $9,355.14; (F) ‘‘the
House Republican Conference’’, $1,824.87; and (G)
‘‘six minority employees’’, $48,554.00.
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Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1992, for the House of Representa-
tives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND EXPENSES’’,
there is rescinded a total of $891,717.36, in the amounts
specified for the following headings and accounts:
(1) 
‘‘HOUSE
LEADERSHIP
OFFICES’’,
$533,169.67, as follows: (A) ‘‘Office of the Speak-
er’’, $308,604.60; (B) ‘‘Office of the Majority Lead-
er’’, $46,970.75; (C) ‘‘Office of the Minority Lead-
er’’, $154,142.11; (D) ‘‘Office of the Majority
Whip’’, $18,819.23; and (E) ‘‘Office of the Minority
Whip’’, $4,632.98.
(2) ‘‘MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE’’, $7,272.63.
(3) 
‘‘ALLOWANCES
AND
EXPENSES’’,
$12,226.40 as follows: (A) ‘‘furniture and furnish-
ings’’, $4,379.86; and (B) ‘‘reemployed annuitants
reimbursements’’, $7,846.54.
(4) ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS
AND
EMPLOYEES’’,
$339,048.66, as follows: (A) ‘‘Office of the Sergeant
at Arms’’, $500.00; (B) ‘‘Office of the Chaplain’’,
$1,886.97; (C) ‘‘Office of the Parliamentarian’’,
$35,969.46; 
(D) 
‘‘Office 
of 
the 
Historian’’,
$62,999.89; (E) ‘‘the House Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee and the Democratic Caucus’’,
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$115,226.11; and (F) ‘‘six minority employees’’,
$122,466.23.
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993, for the House of Representa-
tives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES
AND EXPENSES’’,
there is rescinded a total of $1,500,000 in the amounts
specified for the following heading: ‘‘STANDING COMMIT-
TEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT’’.
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $686,318,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$5,871,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,395,000,
including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Of-
fice of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,003,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Of-
fice of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,383,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Of-
fice of the Majority Whip, $1,235,000, including $5,000
for official expenses of the Majority Whip and not to ex-
ceed $539,600, for the Chief Deputy Majority Whips; and
Office of the Minority Whip, $855,000, including $5,000
for official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to ex-
ceed $97,980, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.
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MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge
of official and representative duties, $225,004,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
For professional and clerical employees of standing
committees, including the Committee on Appropriations
and the Committee on the Budget, $70,445,000.
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)
For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee
on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such
committee to be expended in accordance with sections
101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, and to be available for reimbursement to
agencies for services performed, $389,000.
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees,
special and select, authorized by the House, $52,662,000.
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION
HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS
For salaries, expenses and temporary personal serv-
ices of House Information Systems, under the direction
of the Committee on House Administration, $22,885,000,
of which $14,557,000 is provided herein: Provided, That
House Information Systems is authorized to receive reim-
bursement for services provided from Members of the
House of Representatives and other Governmental entities
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and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treas-
ury for credit to this account: Provided further, That
amounts so credited for fiscal year 1993 and not obligated
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 1994.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $220,812,000, including: Official Ex-
penses of Members, $76,545,000; supplies, materials, ad-
ministrative costs and Federal tort claims, $11,328,000;
net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance of office
equipment, $7,196,000; net expenses for telecommuni-
cations, 
$5,960,000; 
furniture 
and 
furnishings,
$1,720,000; stenographic reporting of committee hearings,
$1,055,000; 
reemployed 
annuitants 
reimbursements,
$933,000; Government contributions to employees’ life in-
surance fund, retirement funds, Social Security fund,
Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker’s and un-
employment compensation, $115,314,000; and miscellane-
ous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, re-
pair 
and 
operation 
of 
House 
motor 
vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $761,000.
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-
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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.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND
INVESTIGATIONS)
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations
of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and temporary personal services for such committee,
to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and to be avail-
able for reimbursement to agencies for services performed,
$6,431,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
House of Representatives, as authorized by law,
$40,000,000.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $50,147,000, including: Of-
fice of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $11,947,000; Of-
fice of the Sergeant at Arms, including not to exceed $500
for official representation and reception expenses,
$1,384,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime,
as authorized by law, $10,101,000; Office of Director of
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upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives. In no case shall the transfer
of any function referred to in the preceding sentence in-
clude the transfer of any function of the Capitol Guide
Service.
(b) The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are sal-
aries and expenses of the House of Representatives under
the headings ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’ and ‘‘SALA-
RIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’.
SEC. 101A. (a) House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first
Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into
permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental Ap-
propriations Act, 1971, and supplemented by the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act relating to former Speakers of the House
of Representatives’’ (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b–1 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 8. The entitlements of a former Speaker of the
House of Representatives under this resolution shall be
available—
‘‘(1) in the case of an individual who is a
former Speaker on the effective date of this section,
for 5 years, commencing on such effective date; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who becomes
a former Speaker after such effective date, for 5
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years, commencing at the expiration of the term of
office of the individual as a Representative in Con-
gress.’’.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect on October 1, 1993.
JOINT ITEMS
For joint committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic
Committee, $3,980,000 $3,626,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Printing, $1,377,000 $1,311,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $5,701,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the
House.
For other joint items, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending
Physician and his assistants, including (1) an allowance
of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an
allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers
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while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month each to two assistants and
$400 per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on
the basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4)
$1,002,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $1,502,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House.
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including
overtime, and Government contributions to employees’
benefits funds, as authorized by law, of officers, members,
and employees of the Capitol Police, $62,255,000, of
which $29,453,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms
of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the
Clerk of the House, and $32,802,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That
of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for sala-
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ries, including overtime, and Government contributions to
employees’ benefits funds under this heading, such
amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate.
GENERAL EXPENSES
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses
of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, commu-
nications and other equipment, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, the employee
assistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards
program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relo-
cation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month
for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board
by an employee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
or the House of Representatives designated by the Chair-
man of the Board, $1,977,000, 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 1994 shall
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be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds avail-
able to the Department of the Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994
for the Capitol Police Board under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL
POLICE’’ may be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALA-
RIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’, upon approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice, $1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used
to employ more than thirty-three individuals: Provided fur-
ther, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during
emergencies, to employ not more than two additional indi-
viduals for not more than one hundred twenty days each,
and not more than ten additional individuals for not more
than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Of-
fice, $363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
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OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972
(Public Law 92–484), including official reception and rep-
resentation expenses (not to exceed $5,500 from the Trust
Fund), and expenses incurred in administering an em-
ployee incentive awards program (not to exceed $2,500),
and rental of space in the District of Columbia,
$20,815,000: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act
shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee
of the Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 143
staff employees: Provided further, That no part of this ap-
propriation shall be available for assessments or activities
not initiated and approved in accordance with section 3(d)
of Public Law 92–484: Provided further, That none of the
funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses
of employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in
connection with any reimbursable study for which funds
are provided from sources other than appropriations made
under this Act, or shall be available for any other adminis-
trative expenses incurred by the Office of Technology As-
sessment in carrying out such a study.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Pub-
lic Law 93–344), including not to exceed $2,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $22,317,000 $22,442,000:
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 226 staff employ-
ees: 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 appropriations, to dispose of
surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-agency trans-
fer, donation, or discarding.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SALARIES
For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Archi-
tect of the Capitol; and other personal services; at rates
of pay provided by law, $8,762,000 $8,144,000.
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,–to re-
main available until expended.
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-
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senger motor vehicle; security installations, which are ap-
proved by the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House
Concurrent Resolution 550, Ninety-Second Congress, agreed
to September 19, 1972, the cost limitation of which is hereby
further increased by $200,000; and attendance, when spe-
cifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at
meetings or conventions in connection with subjects relat-
ed to work under the Architect of the Capitol,
$23,978,000, of which $4,663,000 $4,413,000 shall remain
available until expended.
CAPITOL GROUNDS
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,289,000,
of which $225,000 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, $47,339,000, of which
$10,177,000 shall remain available until expended.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care
and operation of the House office buildings, including the
position of Superintendent of Garages as authorized by