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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2657
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2003
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered 
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, 
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 
Ω1æSENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; 
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority
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Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Sen-
ate, $20,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minor-
ity Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore 
emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and 
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, 
$5,000 for each Chairman; in all, $127,500. 
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, 
$125,307,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
without regard to the following limitations: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,028,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, 
$156,000.
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
$3,220,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 
$2,324,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$12,799,000. 
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, $1,358,000 for each such 
committee; in all, $2,716,000. 
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, $674,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such com-
mittee; in all, $2,834,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $18,299,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$45,789,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
Secretary for the Minority, $1,468,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as au-
thorized by law, and related expenses, $32,134,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla-
tive Counsel of the Senate, $4,843,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
Counsel, $1,222,000. 
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, 
$6,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
$6,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; 
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $6,000; in all, 
$24,000.
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CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 
by the Senate, or conducted under section 134(a) of the Leg-
islative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 97–601), 
section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescis-
sion Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 
281, 
96th 
Congress, 
agreed 
to 
March 
11, 
1980, 
$118,462,000. 
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control, $520,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Sen-
ate, $2,265,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred to 
the Senate Preservation Fund and shall be available with-
out fiscal year limitation. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $136,843,000, of which 
$30,835,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2006, and of which $4,255,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2008.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $18,425,000, of which up to 
$500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for 
mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the pur-
pose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator 
in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at 
which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That 
any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall 
not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the 
remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other 
funds available to the Senator. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE 
ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 
Account, $310,000,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
Senate, $300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SECTION. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OF-
FICES OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2003, 
each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under sec-
tion 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be 
the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and
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in effect on September 30, 2003, increased by an additional 
$50,000 each. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF CONFERENCES OF 
MAJORITY AND MINORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 120 
of Public Law 97–51 (2 U.S.C. 61g–6) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘an amount, not in excess of 
$100,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘such amount as necessary’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATING TO SENATE COMMIS-
SION
ON ART. (a) AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE
AND DIS-
POSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Senate Commission on 
Art (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) 
may—
(A) accept gifts of money; and 
(B) acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise) 
any work of art, historical object, document, or 
material relating to historical matters, or ex-
hibit, for placement or exhibition in the Senate 
Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, 
or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof. 
(2) ACCESSION OR DISPOSAL.—All works of art, 
historical objects, documents, or material related to 
historical matters, or exhibits, acquired by the Com-
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mission may, as determined by the Commission and 
after consultation with the Curatorial Advisory 
Board, be—
(A) retained for accession to the United 
States Senate Collection or other use; or 
(B) disposed of by sale or other transaction. 
(3) REPEAL.—Senate Resolution 95, 92d Con-
gress, agreed to April 1, 1971, and enacted into law 
by section 901(a) of Public Law 100–696 (2 U.S.C. 
2106) is repealed. 
(b) ADVISORY BOARDS.—
(1) CURATORIAL ADVISORY BOARD.—There is es-
tablished a Board which shall be chaired by the Sen-
ate Curator. The Curatorial Advisory Board shall 
provide advice and assistance to the Commission on 
the acquisition, care, and disposition of items for or 
within the United States Senate Collection, and on 
such other matters as the Commission determines ap-
propriate. 
(2) ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARDS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, or the 
chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on 
behalf of the Commission and after giving notice 
to the Commission, may establish 1 or more ad-
ditional advisory boards.
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(B) TERM.—The term of existence for an 
additional advisory board—
(i) shall be specified by the Commis-
sion but no longer than 4 years; and 
(ii) shall be renewable. 
(C) PURPOSE.—The purpose of an addi-
tional advisory board shall be to provide advice 
and assistance to the Commission and to further 
the purposes of the Commission. 
(3) APPOINTMENTS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Curatorial Advisory Board and other 
advisory boards established by the Commission 
under paragraph (2) shall be composed of mem-
bers appointed by the Commission, or the chair-
man and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf 
of the Commission and after giving notice to the 
Commission. 
(B) APPLICABLE
RULES.—Members ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A)—
(i) shall be appointed from public and 
private life and shall serve at the pleasure 
of the Commission; and 
(ii) in the case of individuals ap-
pointed to the Curatorial Advisory Board,
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shall be experts or have significant experi-
ence in the field of arts, historic preserva-
tion, or other appropriate fields. 
Each member of the Commission may have ap-
pointed to an advisory board created by the 
Commission at least 1 individual requested by 
that member. 
(4) MEMBERS.—A member of a board under this 
subsection—
(A) may, at the discretion of the Commis-
sion, be reimbursed for actual and necessary ex-
penses incurred in the performance of the official 
duties of the board from any funds available to 
the Commission in accordance with applicable 
Senate regulations for such expenses; and 
(B) shall not, by virtue of such member’s 
service on the board, be deemed to be an officer, 
employee, or agent of the Senate and may not 
bind the Senate in any contract or obligation. 
(5) TERMS FOR ADDITIONAL ADVISORY BOARD 
MEMBERS.—Members appointed to the other advisory 
boards created under paragraph (2) shall serve for 
terms as stated in their appointment, but no longer 
than a term of 4 years, except that any member may 
be reappointed upon the expiration of their term.
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(6) REGULATIONS.—The Commission, or the 
chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf 
of the Commission and after giving notice to the Com-
mission, in consultation with the Committee on Rules 
and Administration, may promulgate such regula-
tions governing advisory boards established under this 
subsection as are necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this subsection. 
(7) ASSISTANCE.—The Executive Secretary of the 
Commission shall provide assistance to an advisory 
board as authorized by the Commission. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SENATE
PRESERVATION 
FUND.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘Senate 
Preservation Fund’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘fund’’), which shall consist of amounts deposited and 
credited under paragraph (3). 
(2) PAYMENT
OF
COSTS.—The fund shall be 
available to the Commission for the payment of acqui-
sition and transaction costs incurred for acquisitions 
under subsection (a), for official activities of any ad-
visory board established under subsection (b), and for 
any purposes for which funds from the contingent
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fund of the Senate may be used under section 316(a) 
of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107). 
(3) DEPOSITS, CREDITS, AND DISBURSEMENTS.—
(A) DEPOSITS.—The Commission shall de-
posit in the fund amounts appropriated for use 
of the fund, gifts of money, and proceeds of 
transactions under subsection (a). 
(B) CREDITS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall credit to the fund the interest on, and 
the proceeds from sale or redemption of, obliga-
tions held in the fund. 
(C) DISBURSEMENTS.—Disbursements from 
the fund shall be made on vouchers approved by 
the Commission and signed by the Executive 
Secretary of the Commission. 
(4) INVESTMENTS.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall invest any portion of the fund 
that, as determined by the Commission, is not 
required to meet current withdrawals. 
(B) TYPE
OF
OBLIGATION.—Each invest-
ment required by this paragraph shall be made 
in an interest bearing obligation of the United 
States or an obligation guaranteed as to the 
principal and interest by the United States that,
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as determined by the Commission, has a matu-
rity suitable for the fund. 
(C) COMMISSION
APPROVAL.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury 
may make such purchases, sales, and redemption 
of obligations as may be approved by the Com-
mission. 
(5) SERVICES AND SUPPORT.—The Library of 
Congress shall provide financial management and 
disbursing services and support to the Commission as 
may be required and mutually agreed to by the Li-
brarian of Congress and the Executive Secretary of 
the Commission. 
(6) AUDITS.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct annual audits of the Sen-
ate Preservation Fund and shall report the results of 
each audit to the Commission. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES.—
(1) SENATE COMMISSION ON ART.—Section 1 of 
Senate Resolution 382, 90th Congress, agreed to Octo-
ber 1, 1968, and enacted into law by section 901(a) 
of Public Law 100–696 (2 U.S.C. 2101) is amend-
ed—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking the first 
sentence and inserting ‘‘The Majority Leader
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and Minority Leader of the Senate shall be the 
chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the 
Commission.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall appoint a Sen-
ate Curator approved by the Senate Commission on Art. 
The Senate Curator shall be an employee of the Secretary 
of the Senate assigned to assist the Commission. The Sec-
retary of the Senate shall assign additional employees to 
assist the Commission, and provide such other assistance, 
as the Commission determines necessary.’’. 
(2) PURCHASE OF ART.—The first sentence of 
section 316(a) of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 
2107(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘in which in-
curred,’’ the following: ‘‘for the purchase of art and 
historical objects for the United States Senate Collec-
tion, for exhibits and public education relating to the 
United States Senate Collection, for administrative 
and transitional expenses of the Senate Commission 
on Art, and’’. 
SEC. 4. ORIENTATION SEMINARS. The first sentence of 
section 107(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1979 (Public Law 96–38; 2 U.S.C. 69a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000’’.
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SEC. 5. EXPENSE ALLOWANCES FOR CERTAIN OFFI-
CERS OF THE SENATE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119(a) 
of the joint resolution entitled ‘‘Joint resolution making 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, and for 
other purposes’’, approved October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 65c) 
is amended by striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 6. CONSULTANTS. With respect to fiscal year 
2004, the first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘nine individual consultants’’ 
for ‘‘eight individual consultants’’.
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
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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-
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
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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 
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
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House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and 
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, 
$690,000. 
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 (2 U.S.C. 2112), 
subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, 
as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE 
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2004. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2004 shall be deposited in the 
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been
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made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
SEC. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used 
to provide supplemental dental or vision heath insurance 
benefits for Members and employees of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
JOINT ITEMS 
Ω2æFor Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $3,805,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $8,112,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House. 
For other joint items, as follows:
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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 $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 
allowance of $725 per month each to four medical officers 
while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and 
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the 
basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) 
$1,566,000 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, $2,236,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES 
OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $3,511,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no 
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
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58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not 
more than two additional individuals for not more than 
120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individ-
uals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol 
Guide Service. 
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 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.
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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 
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
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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 
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.
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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.
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 
CEREMONIES OF 2005
For all construction expenses, salaries, and other ex-
penses associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies 
of the President and Vice President of the United States, 
January 20, 2005, in accordance with such program as 
may be adopted by the joint congressional committee au-
thorized to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2005, 
$1,250,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate 
and to remain available until September 30, 2005. Funds 
made available under this heading shall be available for 
payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether in-
curred on, before, or after, October 1, 2004: Provided, That 
the compensation of any employee of the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been des-
ignated to perform service with respect to the inaugural 
ceremonies of 2005 shall continue to be paid by the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration, but the account from
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which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed for the 
services of the staff member (including agency contributions 
when appropriate) out of funds made available under this 
heading. 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Com-
mittee, $3,988,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $8,112,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Adminis-
trative Officer 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 Physi-
cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of 
$2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance of $725 per month each to 4 medical officers while 
on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an 
allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per 
month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis here-
tofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 for 
reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses 
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of
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the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from 
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay-
able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, 
$2,236,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer of the House of Representatives. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service 
and Special Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
amount may be used to employ more than 70 individuals: 
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 2 addi-
tional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and 
not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than 
6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service. 
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 1st session of the 
108th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite 
appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a 
chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as 
required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons des-
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ignated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
the work. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
and other applicable employee benefits, $207,000,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the 
employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $33,000,000, of which $1,700,000 shall remain 
available until expended, to be disbursed by the Chief of 
the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the cost of basic train-
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ing for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center for fiscal year 2004 shall be paid by the 
Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2004 for the Capitol Police may be 
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1002. AUTHORIZATION
OF WEAPONS. Section 
1824 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 1941) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘The Sergeant at Arms of 
the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
Capitol Police Board’’; and 
(B) by striking all beginning with ‘‘payable 
out’’ through the period and inserting ‘‘payable 
from appropriations to the Capitol Police upon 
certification of payment by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police.’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or other arms as author-
ized by the Capitol Police Board’’ after ‘‘fur-
nished’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Sergeant at Arms of 
the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the 
House of Representatives’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Capitol Police Board’’. 
SEC. 1003. LEGAL REPRESENTATION AUTHORITY. (a) 
IN GENERAL.—
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF REPRESENTATION.—Any 
counsel described under paragraph (2) may for the 
purposes of providing legal assistance and representa-
tion to the United States Capitol Police Board or the 
United States Capitol Police enter an appearance in 
any proceeding before any court of the United States 
or of any State or political subdivision thereof, with-
out compliance with any requirement for admission 
to practice before such court. 
(2) COUNSEL.—Paragraph (1) refers to—
(A) the General Counsel for the United 
States Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the 
Capitol Police; 
(B) the Employment Counsel for the United 
States Capitol Police Board and the United 
States Capitol Police;
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(C) any attorney employed in the Office of 
the General Counsel for the United States Cap-
itol Police or the Office of Employment Counsel 
for the United States Capitol Police; 
(D) the counsel for, or any attorney em-
ployed by, any successor office of either office de-
scribed under subparagraph (C); and 
(E) any attorney retained by contract with 
either office described under subparagraph (C). 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—
(1) DIRECTION FOR APPEARANCE.—Entrance of 
appearance authorized under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to the direction of the Capitol Police Board or 
the Chief of the Capitol Police. 
(2) UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.—The au-
thority under subsection (a) shall not apply with re-
spect to the admission of any person to practice before 
the United States Supreme Court. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fis-
cal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 1004. EXTENDED CAPITOL POLICE JURISDIC-
TION ZONE. (a) Section 9B of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to 
define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to 
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved
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July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is amended by striking sub-
section (b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) The area referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this 
section is that area bounded by the north curb of New York 
Avenue, NW and H Street, NW extending northeast along 
the north curb of H Street, NW extending east along the 
north curb of H Street, NE, to the intersection of H Street, 
NE and 13th Street, NE, extending south along the east 
curb to the intersection of 13th Street, SE and I Street, 
SE, running west along the south curb of I Street, SE to 
the intersection of I Street, SW and 7th Street, SW extend-
ing northwest along the Potomac river front to 14th Street, 
NW, extending north along the west curb of 14th Street, 
NW to the intersection of the north curb of New York Ave-
nue, NW and the north curb of H Street, NW.’’ . 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section will become effec-
tive upon the approval by the Capitol Police Board of writ-
ten policy and procedures for implementing the truck inter-
diction program. 
SEC. 1005. RETIREMENT TREATMENT FOR CAPITOL 
POLICE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM MEM-
BERS. (a) RETIREMENT TREATMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of chapters 83 
and 84 of title 5, United States Code, a hazardous
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materials response team member of the Capitol Police 
shall be treated as a member of the Capitol Police. 
(2) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall apply 
to periods of service performed as a hazardous mate-
rials response team member of the Capitol Police on 
and after December 1, 2002. 
(b) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS.—
(1) 
DEFINITIONS.—In 
this 
subsection, 
the 
term—
(A) ‘‘incumbent’’ means an individual 
who—
(i) is first appointed as a hazardous 
materials response team member of the Cap-
itol Police before the effective date of this 
section; and 
(ii) is employed as a hazardous mate-
rials response team member of the Capitol 
Police on that date; and 
(B) ‘‘prior service’’ means any period of 
service performed by an incumbent as a haz-
ardous materials response team member of the 
Capitol Police before the effective date of this sec-
tion. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—An incumbent shall pay 
with respect to prior service an amount into the 
Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
equal to—
(i) the difference between the indi-
vidual contributions that were actually 
made for such prior service and the indi-
vidual contributions that would have been 
made for such service if subsection (a) had 
then been in effect; and 
(ii) interest computed on the amount 
under clause (i) based on section 8334(e) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(B) EFFECT OF NOT CONTRIBUTING.—If no 
part of or less than the full amount required 
under subparagraph (A) is paid, all prior serv-
ice of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable 
as treated under subsection (a), but the resulting 
annuity shall be reduced in a manner similar to 
that described under section 8334(d)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code, to the extent necessary to 
make up the amount unpaid. 
(3) GOVERNMENT
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR
PRIOR 
SERVICE.—The Capitol Police shall pay with respect 
to prior service of each incumbent an amount into the
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Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal 
to—
(A) the difference between the Government 
contributions that were actually made for such 
prior service and the Government contributions 
that would have been made for such service if 
subsection (a) had then been in effect; and 
(B) interest computed on the amount under 
subparagraph (A) based on section 8334(e) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, 
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability 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 Office of Com-
pliance may, within the limits of available appropriations, 
dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-
agency transfer, donation, or discarding.
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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, $33,612,000: 
Provided, That this appropriation shall be available to fi-
nance an appropriate share of Federal Accounting Stand-
ards Advisory Board (FASAB) costs as determined by 
FASAB. 
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 sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the 
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; including furnishings and office equip-
ment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception 
and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect 
of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, 
maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle,
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$71,697,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2008. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $27,777,000, of which 
$12,302,000 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, $6,986,000, 
of which $685,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2008. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the 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, $63,388,000, of which 
$17,433,000 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.
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Ω3æCAPITOL 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, 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
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buildings
and
grounds,
$34,750,000,
of
which 
$16,877,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008. 
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-
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ployment which does not provide employees with the same 
eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, 
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
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the Architect to receive pay and benefits under an 
alternative system which does not provide the bene-
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,
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$366,520,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
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
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Congress, in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Pro-
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.
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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-
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
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of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars. 
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
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be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
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