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structural, mechanical, or architectural feature of the Cap-
itol buildings and grounds that is required for a security
system under the preceding sentence may be carried out
only with the approval of the Architect of the Capitol.
(c)(1) Effective October 1, 1995, all positions speci-
fied in paragraph (2) and each individual holding any such
position (on a permanent basis) immediately before that
date, as identified by the Architect of the Capitol, shall
be transferred to the Capitol Police.
(2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are
those positions which, immediately before October 1,
1995, are—
(A) under the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) within the Electronics Engineering Division
of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(C) related to the design or installation of secu-
rity systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the
credit of an individual immediately before such individual
is transferred under paragraph (1) shall be credited to
such individual, without adjustment, in the new position
of the individual.
Ω44æSEC. 309 308. (a) Section 230(a) of the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371(a))
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is amended by striking out ‘‘Administrative Conference of
the United States’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Board’’.
(b) Section 230(d)(1) of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371(d)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘Administrative Conference
of the United States’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘Board’’; and
(2) by striking out ‘‘and shall submit the study
and recommendations to the Board’’.
Ω45æ(c) The amendments made by this section shall
take effect only if the Administrative Conference of the
United States ceases to exist prior to the completion and
submission of the study to the Board as required by section
230 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1371).
Ω46æSEC. 310. Section 122(d) of the Military Con-
struction Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103–110;
2 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ‘‘The Provost Marshal (U.S. Army
Military Police), Fort George G. Meade, is authorized to
police the real property, including improvements thereon,
transferred under subsection (a), and to make arrests on
the said real property and within any improvements situ-
ated thereon for any violation of any law of the United
States, the District of Columbia, or any State, or of any
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regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, and such au-
thority shall be construed as authorizing the Provost Mar-
shal, with the consent or upon the request of the Librarian
of Congress or his assistants, to enter any improvements
situated on the said real property that are under the juris-
diction of the Library of Congress to make arrests or to
patrol such structures.’’.
Ω47æSEC. 311. (a)(1) Effective as prescribed by
paragraph (2), the administrative jurisdiction over the
property described in subsection (b), known as the Botanic
Garden, is transferred, without reimbursement, to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. After such transfer, the Botanic
Garden shall continue as a scientific display garden to in-
form and educate visitors and the public as to the value
of plants to the well-being of humankind and the natural
environment.
(2) The transfer referred to in paragraph (1) shall
take effect—
(A) on October 1, 1996, with respect to the
property described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(B) on the later of October 31, 1996, or the
date
of
the
conveyance
described
in
subsection
(b)(1)(B), with respect to the property described in
that subsection.
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(b)(1) The property referred to in subsection (a)(1)
is the property consisting of—
(A) Square 576 in the District of Columbia
(bounded by Maryland Avenue on the north, First
Street on the east, Independence Avenue on the
south, and Third Street on the west) and Square
578 in the District of Columbia (bounded by Inde-
pendence Avenue on the north, First Street on the
east, and Washington Avenue on the southwest),
other than the property included in the Capitol
Grounds by paragraph (20) of the first section of
Public Law 96–432 (40 U.S.C. 193a note);
(B) the site known as the Botanic Garden
Nursery at D.C. Village, consisting of 25 acres lo-
cated at 4701 Shepherd Parkway, S.W., Washing-
ton, D.C. (formerly part of a tract of land known as
Parcel 253/26), which site is to be conveyed by the
District of Columbia to the Architect of the Capitol
pursuant to Public Law 98–340 (40 U.S.C. 215
note);
(C) all buildings, structures, and other improve-
ments located on the property described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
(D) all equipment and other personal property
that, immediately before the transfer under this sec-
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tion, is located on the property described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively, and is under the
control of the Architect of the Capitol, acting under
the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library.
(c) Not later than the date of the conveyance to the
Architect of the Capitol of the property described in sub-
section (b)(1)(B), the Architect of the Capitol and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement to per-
mit the retention by the Architect of the Capitol of a por-
tion of that property for legislative branch storage and
support facilities and expansion of such facilities, and fa-
cilities to be developed for use by the Capitol Police.
(d)(1) Effective October 1, 1996, all employee posi-
tions specified in paragraph (2) and each individual hold-
ing any such position (on a permanent basis) immediately
before the transfer, as identified by the Architect of the
Capitol, shall be transferred to the Department of Agri-
culture.
(2) The employee positions referred to in paragraph
(1) are those positions which, immediately before October
1, 1996, are under the Architect of the Capitol and are
primarily related to the functions of the Botanic Garden.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the
credit of an individual immediately before such individual
is transferred under paragraph (1) shall be credited to
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such individual, without adjustment, in the new position
of the individual.
(e)(1) Notwithstanding the transfer under this sec-
tion, and without regard to the laws specified in paragraph
(2), the Architect of the Capitol shall retain full authority
for completing, under plans approved by the Architect, the
National Garden authorized by section 307E of the Legis-
lative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c),
including the renovation of the Conservatory of the Bo-
tanic Garden under section 209(b) of Public Law 102–
229 (40 U.S.C. 216c note). In carrying out the preceding
sentence, the Architect—
(A) shall have full responsibility for design, con-
struction management and supervision, and accept-
ance of gifts;
(B) shall inform the Secretary of Agriculture
from time to time of the progress of the work in-
volved; and
(C) shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture
when, as determined by the Architect, the National
Garden, including the renovation of the Conserv-
atory of the Botanic Garden, is complete.
(2) The laws referred to in paragraph (1) are section
2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act providing for a comprehen-
sive development of the park and playground system of
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the National Capital.’’, approved June 6, 1924 (40 U.S.C.
71a), and the first section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act
establishing a Commission of Fine Arts.’’, approved May
17, 1910 (40 U.S.C. 104).
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), effective
October 1, 1996, the unexpended balances of appropria-
tions for the Botanic Garden are transferred to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture.
(2) Any unexpended balances of appropriations for
completion of the National Garden, including the Conserv-
atory of the Botanic Garden, under subsection (e) shall
remain under the Architect of the Capitol.
(g) After the transfer under this section—
(1) under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may impose, including a re-
quirement for payment of fees for the benefit of the
Botanic Garden, the National Garden and the Con-
servatory of the Botanic Garden shall be available
for receptions sponsored by Members of Congress;
and
(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, through the
Botanic Garden, shall continue, with reimbursement,
to propagate and provide such plant materials as the
Architect may require for the United States Capitol
Grounds, and such indoor plant materials and cut
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flowers as are authorized by policies of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
SEC. Ω48æ312 309. Any amount appropriated in this
Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries
and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances’’
shall be available only for fiscal year 1996. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allow-
ances for such fiscal year shall be deposited in the Treas-
ury, to be used for deficit reduction.
Ω49æSEC. 310. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is
amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996’’.
Ω50æSEC. 311. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that
the Senate should consider a resolution in the 104th Con-
gress, 1st Session, that requires an accredited member of
any of the Senate press galleries to file an annual public
report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the iden-
tity of the primary employer of the member and of any
additional sources of earned outside income received by the
member, together with the amounts received from each such
source.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Senate press
galleries’’ means—
(1) the Senate Press Gallery;