An Act making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for other purposes
PL 91-382 (H.R.16915), enacted 08/18/1970

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Public Law 91-382 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
June 30,1971, and for other purposes. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America in Congress assembled, That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30,1971, and for other purposes, namely: 
SENATE 
COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS, MILEAGE OF THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SENATORS, AND EXPENSE ALLOW-
ANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND LEADERS OF THE SENATE 
COMPENSATION OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS 
For compensation of the Vice President and Senators of the United 
States, $4,707,200. 
;,, 
MILEAGE OF T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E SENATE AND OF SENATQRS 
For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, $58,370, 
EXPENSE 
ALLOWANCES 
OF T H E 
VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
AND 
MAJORITY 
AND 
MINORITY LEADERS 
For expense allowance of the Vice President, $10,000; Majority 
Leader of the Senate, $3,000 j and Minority Leader of the Senate, 
$3,000; in all, $10,000.;: 
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, clerks to Senators, and 
others as authorized by law, including agency contributions and 
longevity compensation as authorized, which shall be paid from this 
appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows: 
OFFICE OF T H E VICE PRESIDENT 
For clerical assistance to the Vice President, $367,203. 
August 18, 1970 
[H. R.16915] 
Legislative 
Branch Appropri-
ation Act, 197 1» 
OFFICE OF T H E PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For office of the President Pro Tempore, $44,165: Provided, That, 
elfeclive August 1, 1970, the President Pro Tempore is authorized to 
appoint a Comptroller of the Senate at a salary of $36,000 per annum, 
and the Comptroller may appoint a Secretary to the Comptroller at a 
salary of not to exceed $13,688 per annum, which appointments shall 
be in lieu of the two appointments authorized by the second proviso 
contained in the paragraph "Office of the Secretary" under the head-
ing "SENATE" in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970: 
Provided further, That the Comptroller of the Senate shall prepare 
budgets and amendments to the budgets of the Senate and shall audit 
all financial records of the Senate relating to the expenditure of appro-
l)riated funds. The Comptroller shall have complete access to all infor-
mation as may be necessary to carry out his budget and auditing duties. 
Comptroller of 
the Senate. 
83 Stat. 340. 
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note. 
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OFFICES OF T H E MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For the offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $176,514. 
OFFICES OF T H E MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
W H I P S 
For offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $90,228. 
OFFICE OF T H E 
CHAPLAIN 
For office of the Chaplain, $18,615: Provided^ That effective July 1, 
1970, the compensation of the Chaplain shall be $10,208 per annum 
and the compensation of the secretary to the Chaplain may be fixed 
at not to exceed $8,584 per annum. 
OFFICE OF T H E SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary; $1,816,240, including $68,145 required 
for the purpose specified and authorized by section 74b of title 2, 
60 Stat. 839. 
United States Code: Provided, That effective August 1,1970, the Sec-
retary may employ and fix the compensation of an administrative 
assistant at not to exceed $22,040 per annum, an assistant legislative 
clerk at not to exceed $27,376 per annum, a second assistant legislative 
clerk at not to exceed $20,648 per annum, a special assistant at not to 
exceed $16,704 per annum, a receptionist at not to exceed $12,528 per 
annum in lieu of an assistant secretary at not to exceed $12,528 per 
annum, and an assistant legislative analyst in the library at not to 
exceed $11,832 per annum in lieu of a custodian of records at $11,832 
per annum: Provided further, That any specific rate of compensation 
established by law, as such rate has been increased or may hereafter 
be increased by or pursuant to law, for any position under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary shall be considered as the maximum rate of com-
pensation for that position, and the Secretary is authorized to adjust 
the rate of compensation of an individual occupying any such position 
to a rate not exceeding such maximum rate. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For professional and clerical assistance to standing committees and 
the Select Committee on Small Business, $4,420,734. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Majority, at rates of 
compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $127,239. 
For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Minority, at rates 
of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, 
$127,239. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS TO SENATORS 
For administrative and clerical assistants to Senators, $27,909,141. 
OFFICE OF SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $5,713,520: Pro-
vided, That effective July 1,1970, the Sergeant at Arms may employ a 
video engineer at $20,880 per annum, an assistant video engineer at 
$17,632 per annum, three automatic typewriter repairmen at $10,672 per 
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annum each in lieu of one automatic typing repairman at $10,672 
per annum, a driver-messenger for attending physician at $10,672 
per annum, eight laborers in the service department, at $6,728 
per 
annum 
each, 
five 
additional 
sergeants, 
police 
force 
at 
$10,904 per annum each if not qualified as provided by section 
105 of the Legislative Branch Ai)propriation Act, 1969 or $11,600 
sastat. 413. 
per annum each if qualified as provided therein, four additional pages 
at $6,960 per annum each, a ni^ht foreman, duplicating department 
at $10,904 per annum, three additional offset press operators at $9,976 
per annum each, one additional mimeograph operator at $7,424 per 
annum, one additional inserting machine operator at $7,656 per annum, 
and the per annum compensation of the following positions shall be 
increased as indicated: superintendent of press gallery $21,576 in lieu 
of $19,256; first assistant superintendent of press gallery $19,256 in 
lieu of $17,400; second assistant superintendent of press gallery $15,080 
in lieu of $13,920; third assistant superintendent of press gallery 
$13,456 in lieu of $12,064; fourth assistant superintendent of press 
gallery $10,672 in lieu of $9,744; secretary, press gallery $9,744 in lieu 
of $8,120; superintendent of radio press gallery $21,576 in lieu of 
$19,024; first assistant superintendent in radio press gallery $19,256 in 
lieu of $14,848; second assistant superintendent in radio press gallery 
$15,080 in lieu of $12,992; third assistant superintendent in radio press 
gallery $13,456, in lieu of $11,136; superintendent, periodical press 
gallery $19,256 in lieu of $17,400; assistant superintendent, periodical 
press gallery $13,456 in lieu of $11,136; superintendent, press photog-
raphers gallery $19,256 in lieu of $14,848; and assistant superintendent, 
press photographers gallery $13,456 in lieu of $10,440. 
OFFICERS o r THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $216,372. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $415,130. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and 
the Minority Policy Committee, $261,430 for each such Committee; 
in all, $522,860. 
AUTOMOBILES AND MAINTENANCE 
For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of 
four automobiles, one for the Vice President, one for the President 
Pro Tempore, one for the Majority Leader, and one for the Minority 
Leader, $55,220. 
FURNITURE 
For service and materials in cleaning and repairing furniture, and 
for the purchase of furniture, $31,190: Provided^ That the furniture 
purchased is not available from other agencies of the Government. 
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INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, 
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-
2°us*c*'i90b' 
lunth Congress, including $456,625 for the Committee on Appropria-
tions, to be available also tor the purposes mentioned in Senate Resolu-
tion Numbered 193j agreed to October 14, 1943, $7,341,580, including 
5^200,000, to be available for obligations incurred in fiscal year 1970. 
FOLDING DOCUMENTS 
For the employment of personnel for folding speeches and pamphlets 
at a gross rate of not exceeding $2.99 per hour per person, $51,015. 
MAIL TRANSPORTATION 
For maintaining, exchanging, and equipping motor vehicles for 
(^arrying the mails and for official use of the offices of the Secretary 
and Sergeant at Arms, $16,560. 
MISCEIXANEOUS I'rEMS 
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, $6,188,736, including 
$497,000 for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance 
with section 4 of Public Law 87-82, approved July 6, 1961. 
75 Stat. 199. 
40 u s e 174J-4. 
POSTAGE STAMPS 
For postage stamps for the offices of the Secretaries for the Majority 
and Mniority, $240; Comptroller, $100; and for air mail and special 
delivery stamps for the office of the Secretary, $350; office of the Ser-
geant at Arms, $215; Senators and the President of the Senate, as 
authorized by law, $119,328; in all $120,233. 
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND) 
For stationery for Senators and the President of the Senate, 
$363,600; and for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, 
$14,500; in all, $378,100. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION S 
Effective August 1, 1970, the last paragraph under the heading 
83 Stat. 169. 
-vSenate" in the First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1926 (2 V.S.C. 64a) 
is amended to read as follows: 
"In the event of the death, resignaticm, or disability of the Secretary 
of the Senate, the Financial Clerk of the Senate shall be deemed his 
successor as a disbursing officer, under liis bond as Financial Clerk, 
and he shall serve as such disbursing officer until the end of the quar-
terly period during which a new Secretary shall have lieen elected and 
qualified, or such disability shall have been ended." 
Effective July 1, 1970, "and thereafter, the contingent fund of the 
Senate is made available, in accordance with rules and regulations 
prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate, for the reimbursement to Senators and the President of the 
Senate of strictly official telephone and telegraph communications 
charges incurred by them or on their behalf, not exceeding $150 per 
annum each, to be in addition to reimbursement or payment authority 
contained in any other law. 
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HOUSP: OF RP:PRESENTATIVES 
For payment to Virginia Lipscomb, widow of Glenard P. Lips-
comb, late a Representative from the State of California, $42,500, to 
he immediately available. 
For payment to Mrs. Charlena E. TJtt, widow of James B. Utt, late 
a Representative from the State of California, $42,500, to be immedi-
ately available. 
For payment to Dorothy H. St. Onge, widow of William L. St. Onge, 
late a Representative from the State of Connecticut, $42,500, to be 
immediately available. 
For payment to Alice C. Kirwan, widow of Michael J. Kirwan, 
late a Representative from the State of Ohio, $42,500, to be immedi-
ately available. 
SALARIES, MILEAGE FOR THE MEMBERS, AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF 
THE 
SPEAKER 
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS 
For compensation of Members, as authorized by law (wherever used 
herein the term "Member" shall include Members of the House of 
Representatives and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico), 
$20,1(55,950. 
MILEA(}E OF MEMBERS AND EXPENSE ALIX)WANCE OF THE SPEAKER 
For mileage of Members and expense allowance of the Speaker, 
as authorized by law, $200,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPIX>YEES 
For compensation of officers and employees, as authorized by law, 
as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER 
For the Office of the Speaker, $163,490. 
OFFICE o r THE PARLIAMENTARIAN 
For the Office of the Parliamentarian, $163,175, including the Par-
liamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of the Rules, as 
authorized by law. 
COMPILATION OF PRECEDENTS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
For compiling the precedents of the House of Representatives, as 
heretofore authorized, $14,540. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For the Office of the Chaplain, $19,770. 
OFFICE OF THE CLERK 
For the Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $204,830 for 
tlie House Recording Studio, $2,600,000. 
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OFFICE OF T H E SERGEANT AT ARMS 
For tlie Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $3,300,000. 
OFFICE OF T H E DOORKEEPER 
For the Office of the Doorkeeper, $2,575,000. 
OFFICE OF T H E POSTMASTER 
For the Office of the Postmaster, including $13,670 for employment 
of substitute messengers and extra services of regular employees when 
required at the basic salary rate of not to exceed $2,100 per annum 
each, $720,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For committee employees, including the Committee on Appropria-
tions, $H,()50,(X)0. 
SPECIAL AND MINORITY EMPLOYEES 
For six minority employees, $188,730. 
For the House Democratic Steering Committee, $60,350. 
For the House Republican Conference, $60,350. 
For the office of the majority floor leader, including $3,000 for 
official expenses of the majority leader, $128,050. 
For the office of the minority floor leader, including $3,000 for 
official expenses of the minority leader, $118,560. 
For the office of the majority whip, including $13,480 basic lump-sum 
clerical assistance, $96,515. 
For the office of the minority whip, including $13,480 basic lump-sum 
clerical assistance, $96,515. 
For two printing clerks, one for the majority caucus room and one 
for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and mi-
nority leaders, respectively, $20,630, to be equally divided. 
For a technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, to be 
appointed by the attending physcian, subject to the approval of the 
Speaker, $18,540. 
OFFICIAL REPORTERS OP DEBATES 
For official reporters of debates, $357,015. 
OFFICIAL REPORTERS TO COMMITTEES 
For official i-eporters to committees, $438,885. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive 
agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal 
services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 
2°us*c'7 2a^' 
202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to be avail-
able for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $1,015,000. 
OFFICE OF T H E LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of 
the House, $526,000. 
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MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE 
For clerk hire, necessarily emplo^y^ed by each Member in the dis-
charge of his official and representative duties, $48,^00,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
FURNrrURK 
For furniture, materials for furniture repairs, including- tools and 
machinery for furniture repair shops, and for purcliase of packing 
boxes and carpets, $300,000. 
The Clerk of the House is authorized and directed to transfer to 
Library of 
the Library of Congress, without exchange of funds, such office fumi- 
°"^''^^^* 
ture and equipment as the Clerk shall have determined to be excess to 
the needs of the House and the Librarian of Congress deems necessary 
and suitable to the needs of the Library. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of salaries unless specitically 
ordered by the House of Representatives, including the sum of 
$270,000 for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance 
with section 208 of the Act approved October 9, 1940 (Public Law 
S12): exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Clerk's 
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inotor veliicles, the publications and distribution service motor truck, 
and the post office motor vehicles for carrying the mails; not to exceed 
$5,000 for the purposes authorized by section 1 of House Resolution 
348, approved June 29,1961; purposes authorized by House Resolution 
416, Eighty-ninth (^ongress; the sum of $600 for hire of automobile 
for the Sergeant at Arms; materials for folding; and for stationery 
for the use of committees, departments, and officers of the House; 
$5,875,000. 
CONGRESSIONAL STUDENT INTERN 
PROGRAM 
Such amount of the af)propriation in this Act for "miscellaneous funds^"^*^""^ "^ 
items" as may be necessary for purposes authorized by House Resolu-
tion 416, Eighty-ninth Congress, shall be immediately available. 
GOVERNMENT 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
For contributions to employees life insurance fund, retirement fund, 
and health benefits fund, as authorized by law, $4,300,000, and in addi-
tion, such amount as may be necessary may be transferred from the 
preceding appropriation for "miscellaneous items". 
REPORTING 
HEARINGS 
For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other than 
special and select committees, $373,750. 
SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMI'lTEES 
For salaries and expenses of special and select committees author-
ized by the House, $6,800,000. 
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TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE 
For telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, 
$3,650,000. 
STATIONERY 
(REVOLVING 
F U N D ) 
For a stationery allowance for each Member for the first session of 
the Ninety-second Congress, as authorized by law, $1,308,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
POSTAGE STAMP 
ALLOWANCES 
Postage stamp allowances for the first session of the Ninety-second 
Congress, as follows: Clerk, $1,120; Sergeant at Arms, $840; Door-
keeper, $700; Postmaster, $560, airmail and special-delivery postage 
stamps for each Member, the Speaker, the majority and minority 
leaders, the majority and minority whips, and to each standing com-
mittee, as authorized by law; $320,390. 
REVISION OF LAWS 
61 Stat. 637. 
For preparation and editing of the laws as authorized by 1 U.S.C. 
202, 203, 213, $35,000, to be expended under the direction of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary. 
LEADERSHIP AUTOMOBILES 
For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of an automobile for the Speaker, $15,750. 
For purchase, exchange, hire, drivm^, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of an automobile for the majority leader of the House, 
$15,750. 
For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of an automobile for the minority leader of the House, 
$15,750. 
NEW EDITION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE 
For preparation of a new edition of the District of Columbia Code, 
$150,000, to remain available until expended, and to be expended 
under the direction of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Except as provided by the House Employees Position Classification 
7
8 Stat. 1079. 
Act (2 U.S.C. 291 aiid following) or by anv other provision of law 
to the contrary, salaries or wages paid out of the items herein for the 
House of Representatives shall oe computed at basic rates, plus 
increased and additional compensation, as authorized and provided 
by law. 
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JOINT ITEMS 
For joint committees, as follows: 
JOINT CoMMirraK ox EEDUCTION OF FEDERAL EXPENDITURES 
For an amount to enable the Joint Committee on Reduction of 
Federal Expenditures to carry out the duties imposed upon it by 
section 601 of the Revenue Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726), to remain avail- 
^9 stat. io2<>. 
able during the existence of the Committee, $61,000, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSHS OF THE SENATE 
JOINT rX^ONOMIC COMMrriT.E 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
*572,900'. 
.TOINT COMMFITEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Atomic 
Energy, $484,640. 
.TOINT COMMTITEE ON PRINTING 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
J!>236,110; and for salaries and expenses of compiling, preparing, and 
indexing material for the 1970 edition of the Biographical Congres-
sional Directory, $17,000; in all, $253,110. 
('0NTiN(}ENT E X P E N S E S O F T H E H O U S E 
JOINT COMMn'PEE ON I N T ^ N A L REVENUE TAXA'ITON 
For salaries and exi)enses of the Joint (Committee on Internal 
Revenue Taxation, $657,715. 
' 
JOINT OOMMrrrEE ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Defense Pro-
duction as authorized by the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
amended, $118,800. 
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64 stat. 798. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the 
emergency rooms, and for the attending physician and his assistants, 
including (1) an allowance of one thousand dollars per month to the 
attending physician; (2) an allowance of one hundred fifty dollars 
per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the attend-
ing physician's office; and (3) an allowance of one hundred fifty 
dollars per month each to not to exceed eight assistants on the basis 
heretofore provided for such assistants, $77,300. 
Sonne1 
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(\^l»IT()L POLICK 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, mainte-
nance, and repair of police motor vehicles, including two-way police 
radio equipment; contingent expenses, including $25 per month for 
extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such mem-
ber of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House 
as nuiy be designated by the (^hairman of the I^oard; $134,000. 
CAPnX)I. POLICE BOARD 
To enable the Capitol Police l^oard to provide additional protec-
tion for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds, including the Senate 
and House Office Buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, $880,000. 
Such sum shall be expended only for payment of salaries and other 
expenses of personnel detailed from the Metropolitan Police of the 
District of C^olumbia, and the Commissioner of the District of Colum-
bia is authorized and directed to make such details upon the request 
Derail per- 
^f the I^oard. Personnel so detailed shall, during the period of such 
detail, serve luider the direction and instructions of the Board and are 
authorized to exercise the same authority as members of such Metro-
politan Police and members of the Capitol Police and to perform such 
Reimbursement. Q^^j^er cluties as may be assigned by the Board. Reimbursement for 
salaries and other expenses of such detail personnel shall be made to 
the government of the District of Columbia, and any sums so reim-
bursed shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations from 
which such salaries and expenses are payable and shall be available 
for all the purposes thereof: Provided^ That any person detailed 
under the authority of this paragraph or under similar authority 
t\ !*^*' ^!!' 
^^ ^^® Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Second 
Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, from the Metropolitan Police 
of the District of Columbia shall be deemed a member of such Metro-
politan Police during the period or periods of any such detail for all 
purposes of rank, pay, allow^ances, privileges, and benefits to the same 
extent as though such detail had not been made, and at the termi-
nation thereof any such person who was a member of such police on 
fluly 1, 1940, shall have a status with respect to rank, pay, allowances, 
privileges, and benefits which is not less than the status of such person 
in such police at the end of such detail: Provided further^ That the 
(Commissioner of the District of Columbia is directed (1) to pay the 
deputy chief of police detailed under the authority of this paragraph 
and serving as Chief of the Capitol Police, the salary of the rank of 
deputy chief plus $4,000 and such increases in basic compensation as 
may be subsequently provided by law so long as this position is held 
by the present incumbent, (2) to pay the two acting inspectors detailed 
under the authority of this paragraph and serving as assistants to the 
Chief of the Capitol Police, the salary of the rank of inspector plus 
$1,625 and such increases in basic compensation as may be subse-
quently provided by law so long as these positions are held by the 
present incumbents, (3) to elevate and pay the two acting lieutenants 
detailed under the authority of this paragraph and serving as super-
visors of the plainclothes officers to the rank and salary of captains 
plus $1,625 and such increases in basic compensation as may be subse-
quently provided by law so long as these positions are held by the 
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present iiicuiubeiits, (4) to pay the three detectives permanently 
detailed under the authority of this paragraph and serving as act-
ing detective sergeants the salary of the rank of detective sergeant 
and such increases in basic compensation as may be subsequently pro-
vided by law, and (5) to elevate and pay the acting sergeant of the 
uniform force regularly assigned as such to the rank and salary of 
lieutenant and such increases in basic compensation as may be subse-
quently provided by law so long as this position is held by the present 
incumbent. 
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be paid 
as compensation to any person appointed after June 30, 1935, as an 
officer or member of the Capitol Police who does not meet the stand-
ards to be prescribed for such appointees by the Capitol Police Board: 
Provided^ That the Capitol Police Board is hereby authorized to detail 
police from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol buildings 
for police duty on the Capitol Grounds and on the Library of Congress 
Grounds. 
EDUCATION or PAGES 
For education of congressional pages and pages of the Supreme 
Court, pursuant to section 243 of the Legislative Keorganization Act, 
2°us*c*'88a^^' 
1946, $112,310, which amount shall be advanced and credited to the 
applicable appropriation of the District of Columbia, and the Board 
of Education of the District of Columbia is here^by authorized to 
employ such personnel for the education of pages as may be required 
and to pay compensation for such services in accordance with such 
rates of compensation as the Board of Education may prescribe. 
OFP^K'IAL MAIL COSTS 
74 Stat. 663; 
82 Stat. 278. 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs pursuant to title 39, 
U.S.C., section 4107, $11,244,000, to be available immediately. 
The foregoing amounts under "other joint items" shall be disbursed 
by the Clerk of the House. 
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the 
statements for the second session of the Ninety-first Congress, showing 
appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts au-
thorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appro-
priation bills as required by law, $13,000, to be paid to the persons 
designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work. 
ARCHITECT OF T H E CAPITOL 
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
SALARIES 
For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the 
Capitol; the Executive Assistant (whose salary shall be equivalent to 
the rate for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332a), 
^"'^' P- ^^«-^-
on and after the date of enactment hereof); and other personal serv-
ices; at rates of pay provided by la^v, $938,800: Provided, That, on 
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and after such date, tlie Assistant Architect of tlie Capitol shall act 
as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that 
official or whenever there is no Architect, and, in case of the absence 
or disability of the Assistant Architect, the Executive Assistant shall 
so act. 
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the (Capitol 
shall be available for expenses of travel on official 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 surveys and studies 
and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities under his 
care, $50,000. 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GKOUNDS 
OAprix)L BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical 
substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the juris-
diction of the Architect of the Capitol, including improvements, main-
teiiance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and 
appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; special and protec-
tive clothing for workmen; uniforms or allowances therefor as author-
g^%Jtat.^508; 
^2ed by law (5 JT.S.C. 5^01-5902) ; personal and otlier services; 
cleaning and repairing works of art, without regard to section 8709 of 
41 use 5. 
f\^^ Revised Statutes, as amended; purchase or exchange, maintenance 
and oi)eration of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of necessary 
reference books and periodicals; for expenses of attendance, when spe-
cifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or 
conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the 
Architect of the Capitol, $2,442,526, of which $100,000 shall remain 
available until expended. 
Not to exceed $125,000 of the unobligated balance of the appropria-
tion under this head for the fiscal year 1970 is hereby continued avail-
able until June 30, 1971. 
CAPITOL 
GROUNDS 
For care and improvement of grounds surrounding the (^apitol, 
the Senate and House Office Buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant; 
personal and other services; careof ti'ees; planting; fertilizers; repairs 
to pavements, walks, and roadways; waterj)roof wearing apparel; 
manitenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men 
and equipment or under contract without regard to section 8709 of 
the Revised Statutes, as amended; $881,800. 
SENAIT. OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For maintenance, miscellaneous items and supplies, including furni-
ture, furnishings, and equipment, and for labor and material incident 
thereto, and repairs thereof; for purchase of waterproof wearing ap-
parel, and for personal and other services; including eight attendants 
at $1,800 each; for the care and operation of the Senate Office Build-
ings; including the subway and subway transportation systems con-
Jiecting the Senate Office Buildings with the Capitol; uniforms or 
allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 T^S.C. 5901-5902), preven-
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turn and eradicjitiou of insect and other pests witlioiit regard to section 
3709 of the Revised Statutes as amended; to be expended under the 
4i use s. 
control and supervision of the Architect of tlie Capitol; in all, 
$3,855,000, of which $250,000 shall remain available until expended and 
of which $80,000 shall remain available until June 80, 1972. 
EXTBNSIOX OF ADDITIONAL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING SITE 
To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the 
Senate Office l^uilding Connnission, to acquire on behalf of the 
Fnited States, in addition to the real propei+y heretofore acquired 
under the provisions of the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 
1948, approved June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 1028), as a site for an addi-
tional office building for the United States Senate, and under Public 
Law 85-591, approved August 6, 1958 (72 Stat. 495-t96) and Public 
Law 85-429, approved May 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 148-149), for purposes 
of extension of such site or for additions to the Ignited States Capitol 
(xrounds, and authorized to l)e acquired for such purposes by Public 
Law 91-145, approved December 12, 1969 (88 Stat. 852-858), by pur-
chase, condenmation, transfer, or otherwise, for purposes of further 
extension of such site oi' for additions to the Ignited States Capitol 
Grounds, all privately owned property contained in lots 845 and 882 
in square 724 in the District of Columbia, as such square appears on 
the records in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia 
as of the date of the approval of this Act: Provided, That any pro-
ceeding for condemnation brought under this Act shall be conducted 
in accordance with the Act of December 28, 1968 (16 D.C. Code, sees. 
1851-1868) : Proruled further. 
That for the purposes of this Act, 
77 stat. 577. 
square 724 shall be deemed to extend to the outer face of the curbs 
surrounding such square: Provided fvrfher. 
That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any parts of streets contained within the 
curblines surrounding square 724 shall, upon request of the Architect 
of the (^apitol, made with the approval of the Senate Office Building 
Connnission, be transferred to the jurisdiction and control of the 
Architect of the Capitol: Provided further. That, upon acquisition of 
any real property pursuant to this Act, the Architect of the Capitol, 
when directed by the Senate Office Building Commission to so act, 
is authorized to provide for the demolition and/or removal of any 
buildings or other structures on, or constituting a part of, such prop-
erty and, pending demolition, to use the property for Government 
])urposes or to lease any or all of such property for such periods and 
under such terms and conditions as he may deem most advantageous 
to the Ignited States and to incur any necessary expenses in connec-
tion therewith: Provided further. That the jurisdiction of the Capitol 
Police shall extend over any real property acquired under this Act 
and such property shall become a i)art of the United States CaT)itol 
Grounds; and the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the 
Senate Office Building (Commission, is authorized to enter into con-
tracts and to make such expenditures, including expenditures for per-
sonal and other services, as may l)e necessary to carry out the purposes 
of this appropriation: $510,000, to remain available until expended. 
SENATE (JARAGE 
For maintenance, repairs, alterations, i)ersona1 and other service", 
and all other necessary expenses, $80,000. 
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[84 STAT. 
HOUSE 
OFFICE 
BUILDINGS 
For maintenance, 
including 
equipment; 
waterproof 
wearing 
apparel; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by law (5 
8i*statr'206°^' 
U.S.C. 5901-5902); prevention and eradication of insect and other 
pests without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as 
41 use 5. 
amended; miscellaneous items; and for all necessary services, includ-
ing the position of Superintendent of Garages as authorized by law, 
$6,165,000; of which $112,000 shall remain available until June 30, 
1972. 
CAPITOL POWER 
PLANT 
For lighting, heating, and power (including the purchase of electri-
cal energy) for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, 
Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and tiie 
grounds about the same. Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and for air-
conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants m any of such 
buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office, Washington 
City Post Office, and Folger Shakespeare Library, reimbursement for 
which shall be made and covered into the Treasury; personal and 
other services, fuel oil, materials, waterproof wearing apparel, and 
all other necessary expenses in connection with the maintenance and 
operation of the plant; $3,915,300. 
EXPANSION OF FACILITIES, CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For an additional amount for "Expansion of facilities, Capitol 
power plant", $50,000, to remain available until expended and to be 
expended by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the 
House Office Building Commission, in accordance with the provisions 
of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1714-1716). 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE 
For necessary expenditures for mechanical and structural mainte-
nance, including improvements, equipment, supplies, waterproof wear-
ing apparel, and personal and other services, $1,555,200, of which 
$165,000 shall remain available until June 30, 1972. 
Not to exceed $29,500 of the unobligated balance of the appropria-
tion under this head for the fiscal year 1970 and the unooligated 
balance of the amount of $60,000 appropriated under this head for 
the fiscal year 1969 and continued available until June 30, 1970 are 
hereby continued available until June 30, 1971. 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 
For furniture, partitions, screens, shelving, and electrical work per-
taining thereto and repairs thereof, office and library equipment, 
apparatus, and labor-saving devices, $350,000: Provided^ That these 
funds shall be transferred by the Architect of the Capitol to the 
Librarian of Congress for expenditure in accord with Public Law 
Ante. p. 309. 
91-280, appTOved June 12,1970. 
2 u s e 141 note. 
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LIBRARY o r CONGRESS JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL BUILDING 
For additional amount for "Library of Congress James Madison 
Memorial Building", $15,610,000, authorized by the Act of Octo-
ber 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 986-987), as amended by the Act of March 16, 
1970 (84 Stat. 69), to remain available until expended. 
BOTANIC GAKDEN 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, re-
pairing, and improving the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, build-
ings, grounds, collections, and equipment pertaining thereto, including 
personal services; waterproof wearing apparel; not to exceed $25 for 
emergency medical supplies; traveling expenses, including bus fares, 
not to exceed $275; the prevention and eradication of insect and other 
pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of 
personal services by contract without regard to the provisions of any 
other Act; purchase and exchange of motor trucks; purchase and 
exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of refer-
ence, not to exceed $100; all under the direction of the Joint Commit-
tee on the Library; $672,800. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of'Congress, not otherwise 
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union 
Catalogs; custody, care, and maintenance of the Library Buildings; 
special clothing; cleaning, laundering, and repair of uniforms; preser-
vation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; and expenses 
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable 
to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $21,573,100, includ-
ing $604,000 to be available for reimbursement to the General Services 
Administration for rental of suitable space in the District of Colum-
bia or its immediate environs for the Library of Congress. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including publica-
tion of the decisions of the United States courts involving copyrights, 
$3,594,500. 
LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended (2 U.S.C. 
166), $5,178,000: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation may be 
^ost, p. iisi. 
used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, 
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
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[84 STAT. 
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such 
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on 
House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration. 
DISTRIBUTION OF CATALOG CARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the preparation and distribution of 
catalog cards and other publications of the Library, $9,000,000: 
Provided^ That $200,000 of this appropriation shall be apportioned 
for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended 
(31 U.S.C. 665), only to the extent necessary to provide for expenses 
(excluding permanent personal services) for workload increases not 
anticipated in the budget estimates and which cannot be provided for 
by normal budgetary adjustments. 
BOOKS FOR THE GENERAL COLLECTIONS 
For necessary expenses (except personal services) for acquisition 
of books, periodicals, and newspapers, and all other material for the 
increase of the Library, $800,000, to remain available until expended, 
including $25,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when specif-
ically approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials for 
additions to the collections. 
BOOKS FOR THE LAW LIBRARY 
For necessary expenses (except personal services) for acquisition of 
books, legal periodicals, and all otner material for the increase of the 
law library, $140,000, to remain available until expended. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act 
80 Stat. 330. 
approved March 3,1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a), as amended, $7,598,000. 
ORGANIZING AND MICROFILMING THE PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
August 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 368), as amended by the Act of April 27, 
1964 (78 Stat. 183), $136,000, to remain available until expended. 
2 use 131 note. 
COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS (SPECIAL 
FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of section 
104(b)(5) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance 
80 Stat. 1528. 
^ct of 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704), to remain available until 
expended, $2,377,000, of which $2,148,000 shall be available only for 
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823 
payments in foreign currencies which the Treasury Department shall 
determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress for 
salaries shall be available for expenses of investigating the loyalty of 
Library employees; special and temporary services 
(including 
employees engaged by the day or hour or in piecework); and services 
as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 
«° ^'^'- ^'^' 
Not to exceed ten positions in the Library of Congress may be 
AUens, empioy-
exempt from the provisions of appropriation Acts concerning the 
employment of aliens during the current fiscal year, but the Librarian 
shall not make any appointment to any such position until he has ascer-
tained that he cannot secure for such appointments a person in any 
of the categories si)ecitied in such provisions who })ossesses the special 
qualifications for the particular position and also otherwise meets the 
general requirements for employment in the Library of (^ongress. 
Funds available to the Library of Congress may be expended to 
reimburse the Department of State for medical services rendered to 
employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad and for con-
tracting on behalf of and hiring alien employees for the Library of 
(^ongress under compensation plans comparable to those authorized 
by section 444 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 
I^.S.C. 889(a)); for purchase or hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
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for payment of tra\e], storage and transportation of household goods, 
and transportation and per diem expenses for families en route (not 
to exceed twenty-four); for benefits comparable to those payable 
under sections 911(9). 911(11), and 941 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1136(9). 1136(11), and 1156, respec-
tively) ; and travel benefits comparable with those which are now or s/statfey^r^' 
hereafter may be granted single employees of the Agency for Inter- 7o stat. yoe. 
national Development, including single Foreign Service personnel 
assigned to A.LD. projects, by the Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development—or his designee—under the authority of 
section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 
87-195, 22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); subject to such rules and regulations as 
^^ ^'^'- ^^s-
may be issued by the Librarian of Congress. 
Payments in advance for subscriptions or other charges for biblio- ^Jms^"'^^ ^^^' 
graphical data. i)ublications. materials in any other form, and services 
may be made by the Librarian of Congress whenever he determines 
it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so in the interest 
of carrying out re([uired Library programs. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
PRINTIXO AND HIM)IX(; 
For authorized printing and binding for the (^ongress; for printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for 
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional 
Record, as authorized by law (44 I\S.(\ 902) : printing, binding, and 
distribution of the Federal Register (including the Code of Federal 
Regulations) as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 1509, 1510) : and print-
ing and binding of Government publications authorized l)y law to be 
distributed without charge to the recipients: $32,000,000: Proru/e(/, 
82 Stat. 1256. 
47-348 O - 72 - 56 (Pt. 1) 
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[84 STAT. 
That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding 
part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known 
as the Yearbook of Agriculture) : Provided further^ That this appro-
priation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred 
under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
years. 
OFFICP: OF SUPERINTENDENT or 
DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments, including compensation of all employees in accordance with 
the Act entitled "An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for em-
ployees and officers of the Government Printing Office", approved 
53*sta5^453^'^°' 
^^^^ '^' ^^^^ ^^'^ U.S.C. 305); travel expenses (not to exceed $22,000) ; 
price lists and bibliographies; repairs to buildings, elevators and 
machinery; and supplying books to depository libraries; $11,382,000: 
Prooided^ That $200,000 of this appropriation shall be apportioned 
for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended 
(31 U.S.C. 665), with the approval of the Public Printer, only to the 
extent necessary to provide for expenses (excluding permanent per-
sonal services) for workload increases not anticipated in the budget 
estimates and which cannot be provided for by normal budgetary 
adjustments. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the "Government Printing Office revolving fund", 
J2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for improving elec-
trical and air-conditioning systems, and building structures, and addi-
tional capital as necessary for the operation and maintenance of the 
Government Printing Office. 
The Government 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 commitments without regard 
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government 
31 use 849 * 
Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying 
out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the cur-
rent fiscal year for the "Government Printing Office revolving fund": 
Provided^ That during the current fiscal year the revolving fund shall 
be available for the hire of one passenger motor vehicle and the pur-
chase of one passenger motor vehicle (station wagon). 
GENERAL 
ACCOUNTING 
OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including 
not to exceed $3,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comp-
troller General of the United States in connection with special studies 
of governmental financial practices and procedures; services as au-
80 Stat. 416. 
thorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade GS-18; advance pay-
ments in foreign countries notwithstanding section 3648, Revised Stat-
utes, as amended (31 I"!.S.C. 529) ; benefits comparable to those 
payable under section 911(9), 911(11) and 942(a) of the Foreign 
Ante, p. 198-1. 
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PUBLIC LAW 91-383-AUG. 18, 1970 
825 
Service Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1136(9), 1136(11) 
and 1157(a), respectively); and under regulations prescribed by the 
Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in 
foreign countries and travel benefits comparable with those which are 
now or hereafter may be granted single employees of the Agency for 
International Development, including single Foreign Service person-
nel assigned to A.I.D. projects, by the Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development—or his designee—under the authority of 
Section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 
87-195, 22 U.S.C. 2396(b)), $74,020,000. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 102. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
for the maintenance or care of private vehicles. 
SEC. 103. Whenever any office or position not specifically established 
by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or when-
ever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appro-
priated for herein is different from that specifically established for 
such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designa-
tion of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided herein, 
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided^ That the 
provisions herein for the various items of official expenses of Mem-
bers, officers, and committees of the Senate and House, and clerk hire 
for Senators and Members shall be the permanent law with respect 
thereto: Provided further^ That the provisions relating to positions 
and salaries thereof carried in House Resolutions 644 and 865, Ninety-
first Congress, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
SEC. 104. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act, 1971". 
Approved August 18, 1970. 
75 Stat. 464; 
81 Stat. 671. 
75 Stat. 458. 
46 Stat. 32. 
2 u s e 60a note. 
Short title. 
Public Law 91-383 
AN ACT 
August 18, 1970 
To improve the adininistration of the national park system by the Secretary of 
[H. R. 14114] 
the Interior, and to clarify the autliorities applicable to the system, and for 
other purposes. 
National park 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Vmted 
States of America 
in Congress assembled., That Congress ^ ^^^^ 
declares tliat the national park system, which began with establish- 
Administration; 
ment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, has since grown to include authority ciari-
superlative natural, historic, and recreation areas in every major ^'le use 21. 
region of the United States, its territories and island possessions; that 
these areas, though distinct in character, are united through their 
inter-related purposes and resources into one national park system 
as cumulative expressions of a single national heritage; that, individ-
ually and collectively, these areas derive increased national dignity 
and recognition of their superb environmental quality through their 
inclusion jointly with each other in one national park system pre-
served and managed for the benefit and inspiration of all the people 
of the United States; and that it is the purpose of this Act to include 
all such areas in the System and to clarify the authorities applicable 
to the system.