Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989
PL 100-458 (H.R.4587), enacted 10/01/1988

102 STAT. 2158 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
Oct. 1, 1988 
[H.R. 4587] 
Legislative 
Branch 
Appropriations 
Act, 1989. 
Congressional 
Operations 
Appropriations 
Act, 1989. 
2 u s e 60a note. 
Public Law 100-458 
100th Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1989, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by 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 
otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1989, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS 
SUBTITLE A—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS 
SENATE 
MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS AND EXPENSE AL-
LOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, 
MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
WHIPS, AND CHAIRMEN OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY CONFER-
ENCE COMMITTEES 
MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS 
For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United 
States, $60,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PRESIDENT PRO 
TEMPORE, MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS, MAJORITY AND MINOR-
ITY WHIPS, AND CHAIRMEN OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY CON-
FERENCE COMMITTEES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the Presi-
dent Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the 
Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority 
Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and 
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, 
$3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000. 
REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Lead-
ers of the Senate, $10,000 for each such Leader; in all, $20,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $49,255,000 which shall be 
paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limita-
tions, as follows: 
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102 STAT. 2159 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,168,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $156,000. 
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the Deputy President Pro Tempore, $23,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $1,416,000, 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORTTY AND MINORITY AVHIPS 
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For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $440,000. 
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, $567,500 for each such committee; in all, 
$1,135,000. 
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, $279,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $117,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $8,165,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $24,987,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $944,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, $10,425,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $1,799,000: Provided^ That the amounts appropriated 
to the Office of the L^islative Counsel of the Senate for fiscal year 
1988 shall remain available untU September 30,1989. 
102 STAT. 2160 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$646,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT 
AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR 
THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of 
the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
SENATE P O L I C Y COMMITTEES 
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and 
the Minority Policy Committee, $1,101,500 for each such committee; 
in all, $2,203,000. 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, 
Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 
96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$62,673,000. 
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $325,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $727,200. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $65,643,000. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $6,180,000. 
S E N A T O R S ' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$151,065,000. 
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND) 
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for officers 
of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and Conference of 
the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2161 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SECTION 1. The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference 
Committee of the Senate may, during the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 30, 1989, at his election, transfer not more than $50,000 from the 
appropriation account for salaries for the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, to the account, 
within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are 
payable under section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6). Any 
transfer of funds under authority of the preceding sentence shall be 
made at such time or times as such chairman shall specify in 
writing to the Senate Disbursing Office. Any funds so transferred by 
the chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee 
shall be available for expenditure by such committee in like manner 
and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available 
for expenditure by such committee from the account, within the 
contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable 
under section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6). 
SEC. 2. Funds appropriated to the Conference of the Majority and 
funds appropriated to the Conference of the Minority for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1989, may be utilized in such amounts as 
the Chairman of each Conference deems appropriate for the special-
ized training of professional staff, subject to such limitations, insofar 
as they are applicable, as are imposed by the Committee on Rules 
and Administration with respect to such training when provided to 
professional staff of standing committees of the Senate. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized, with the 
approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to transfer, 
during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account, within the 
contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the 
Secretary of the Senate, such sums as he shall specify to the Senate 
appropriations account, appropriated under the headings "Salaries, 
Officers and Employees" and "Office of the Secretary"; and any 
funds so transferred shall be available in like manner and for the 
same purposes as are other funds in the account to which the funds 
are transferred. 
(b) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is 
authorized, with the approval of the Senate Committee on Appro-
priations, to transfer, during any fiscal year, from the appropria-
tions account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses 
of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
such sums as he shall specify to the appropriations account, appro-
priated under the headings "Salaries, Officers and Employees' and 
"Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper"; and any funds so 
transferred shall be available in like manner and for the same 
purposes as are other funds in the account to which the funds are 
transferred. 
SEC. 4. Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 
(2 U.S.C. 61h-6) is amended by inserting "President Pro Tempore," 
immediately before "Majority Leader" each place it appears therein. 
SEC. 5. The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
may provide for the distribution of unused food from the Senate 
cafeterias under the jurisdiction of the committee to the needy of 
the District of Columbia through an appropriate private distribution 
organization selected by the committee. 
SEC. 6. Effective with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, 
section 117 of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976 
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note. 
2 u s e 68-6. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
Homeless 
persons. 
District of 
Columbia. 
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note. 
Effective date. 
102 STAT. 2162 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
(2 U.S.C. 61f-la), is amended by striking out "not to exceed 
$167,000 during any fiscal year" and inserting in lieu thereof "not to 
exceed $250,000 during any fiscal year". 
SEC. 7. Section 117 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61f-8) is amended 
by striking out "from the contingent fund of the Senate an amount 
not to exceed $210,000 for:" and inserting in lieu thereof "from the 
account for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
within the contingent fund of the Senate, an amount not to exceed 
$300,000:". 
SEC. 8. (a) Section 506(aX9) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(aX9)) is amended by striking out "necessary" 
and all that follows, and inserting in lieu thereof "necessary.". 
Effective date. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective only 
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jjj the case of expenses incurred on or after October 1, 1988. 
SEC. 9. Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 
(2 U.S.C. 61 h-6) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence thereof, by striking out "Minority 
Leader", and 
(2) by inserting immediately after the first sentence thereof 
the following new sentence: "The Minority Leader of the Senate 
is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more 
than four individual consultants, on a temporary or intermit-
tent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of that 
specified in the preceding sentence.". 
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SEC. 10. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is 
authorized to employ, and fix the compensation of such employees 
as he determines necessary to operate the Senate Beauty Shop. 
Ot)Kl) Section 106(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1977 (2 U.S.C. 121a) is amended by deleting "Senate Barber Shops 
Revolving Fund" and inserting in lieu thereof "Senate Barber and 
Beauty Shops Revolving Fund". 
(2) Section 106(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1977 (2 U.S.C. 121a) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) All moneys received by the Senate Barber Shop and the 
Senate Beauty Shop from fees for services or from any other source 
shall be deposited to the credit of the revolving fund. Moneys in the 
revolving fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for 
disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate for necessary equip-
ment, supplies, and expenses of the Senate Barber and Beauty 
Shops.". 
(c) Any individual who, on the date of the enactment of this 
section, is an employee of the Senate Building Beauty Shop and who, 
after having been employed by the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, attains 5 years of 
civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United States 
Code, other than service credited pursuant to subsection (d) of this 
section, may be credited under such section for any service as an 
employee of the Senate Building Beauty Shop prior to such date of 
enactment, if such employee makes a payment of the amount, 
determined by the Office of Personnel Management, that would 
have been deducted and withheld from the basic pay of such em-
ployee under section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such 
period so credited, tc^ether with interest thereon. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any serv-
ice performed by an individual in the Senate Building Beauty Shop 
prior to the date of the enactment of this section is deemed to be 
civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United States 
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102 STAT. 2163 
Code, for purposes of qualifying for survivor annuities and disability 
benefits under subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, if such individual— 
(1) on the date of the enactment of this Act, is an employee of 
the Senate Building Beauty Shop; 
(2) on or after the date of such enactment is employed by the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper pursuant to subsection (a) of 
this section; and 
(3) pajnnent is made of an amount, determined by the Office 
of Personnel Management, which would have been deducted 
and withheld from the basic pay of such employee under section 
8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such period so credited, 
together with interest thereon. 
^ 
(e) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certifi-
cation of the Secretary of the Senate concerning creditable service 
for the purpose of this section. 
(f) The foregoing provisions of this section shall take effect on 
October 1,1988. 
SEC. 11. Of the funds available under the head "Contingent Ex-
penses of the Senate" for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate, for fiscal year 1988, $3,600,000 shall remain available 
until September 30,1989. 
SEC. 12. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emer-
gency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations 
relating to paring facilities for the Senate issued by the Committee 
on Rules and Administration. 
SEC. 13. Section 506(aX3) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(aX3)) is amended by inserting "postage on, and fees 
and charges in connection with, mail matter sent through the mail 
under the franking privilege in excess of amounts provided from the 
appropriation for official mail costs, upon certification by the Senate 
Sergeant at Arms and subject to such regulations as may be promul-
gated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, 
and" before "reimbursement". 
SEC. 14. (a) Section 506(a)(9) of the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)(9)) is amended by striking out "necessary" 
and all that follows, and inserting in lieu thereof "necessary.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective only 
in the case of expenses incurred on or after October 1, 1988. 
Effective date. 
Mail. 
Effective date. 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MILEAGE OF MEMBERS 
For mileage of Members, as authorized by law, $210,000. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$505,500,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $4,024,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $902,000, including $18,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
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$828,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $926,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, $733,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Majority Whip and not to exceed $162,950, for the Chief Deputy 
Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, $635,000, including 
' 5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to exceed 
1,740, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip. 
MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE 
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of his official 
and representative duties, $178,828,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, 
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
the Budget, $51,067,000. 
COMMITTEE O N THE BUDGET (STUDIES) 
For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the 
Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to be 
expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available for 
reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $336,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by the House, $54,092,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $177,163,000, including: Official 
Expenses of Members, 
$82,068,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal 
tort claims, $21,193,000; furniture and furnishings, $1,265,000; steno-
graphic reporting of committee hearings, $800,000; reemployed 
annuitants reimbursements, $1,380,000; Government contributions 
to employees' life insurance fund, retirement funds. Social Security 
fund. Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker's and un-
employment compensation, $69,835,000; and miscellaneous items 
including, but not limited to, purchase, exchange, maintenance, 
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary 
receptions and gratuities to heii*s of deceased employees of the 
House, $622,000. 
Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of allow-
ances and expenses under this heading may be transferred among 
the various categories of allowances and expenses under this head-
ing, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
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102 STAT. 2165 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS) 
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive 
agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary per-
sonal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and 
to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services per-
formed, $4,429,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $35,561,000, including: Office of the Clerk, 
$15,905,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $951,000; Office of the 
Doorkeeper, including overtime, as authorized by law, $7,525,000; 
Office of the Postmaster, $2,610,000, including $49,570 for employ-
ment of substitute messengers and extra services of regular employ-
ees when required at the salary rate of not to exceed $17,101 per 
annum each; Office of the Chaplain, $78,000; Office of the Par-
liamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for prepar-
ing the Digest of Rules, $746,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office for the Bicentennial of the House of Representatives, 
$261,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
Counsel of the House, $954,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $3,222,000; six minor-
ity employees, $521,000; the House Democratic Steering Committee 
and Caucus, $803,000; the House Republican Conference, $803,000; 
and other authorized employees, $1,182,000. 
Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of sala-
ries of officers and employees under this heading may be transferred 
among the various offices and activities under this heading, upon 
the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1989 for 
salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, such 
amounts as may be necessary may be transferred among the head-
ings "HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES", "MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE", "COMMIT-
TEE EMPLOYEES", "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE (STANDING 
COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT)", "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE 
HOUSE (ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES)", and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND 
EMPLOYEES", upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 102. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1989, 
the additional amount appropriated as a joint item for the Capitol 
Police Board in chapter IX of title I of the Urgent Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1986, shall be transferred from the Clerk of the 
House to the Architect of the Capitol and disbursed by the Architect 
of the Capitol, subject to the review, approval, and other procedures 
specified with respect to such appropriation. 
SEC. 103. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1989, 
the annual rate of pay for the positions established by section 103(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1986, and the posi-
tions established by section 102(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1988, shall not exceed the annual rate of pay payable 
Effective date. 
Effective date. 
102 STAT. 2166 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
from time to time for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For joint committees, as follows: 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF 1 9 8 9 
For construction of platform and seating stands and for salaries 
and expenses of conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 1989, in 
accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint 
committee authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 105, One 
Hundredth Congress, agreed to March 18, 1988, $775,000, to remain 
available until September 30, 1989. Such funds shall be available for 
such salaries (when paid on a reimbursable basis) and expenses, 
whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 1988. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
JOINT E C X J N O M I C COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$3,330,000. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
$1,143,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$4,346,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House. 
For other joint items, as follows; 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the 
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assist-
ants, including (1) an allowance of $1,000 per month to the Attend-
ing Physician; (2) an allowance of $600 per month to one Senior 
Medical Officer while on duty in the Attending Physician's office; (3) 
an allowance of $200 per month each to two medical officers while 
on duty in the Attending Physician's office; (4) an allowance of $200 
per month each to not to exceed twelve assistants on the basis 
heretofore provided for such assistance; and (5) $998,000 for re-
imbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred 
for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending 
Physician, such amount shall be advanced and credited to the 
applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such sala-
ries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $1,414,000, to be disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House. 
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102 STAT. 2167 
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD 
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CAPITOL POUCE 
SALARIES 
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime, and 
Government contributions to employees' benefits funds, as au-
thorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol 
Police, $52,922,000, of which $25,673,000 is appropriated to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed 
by the Clerk of the House, and $27,249,000 is appropriated to the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Senate, the remainder, to be disbursed by the 
Architect of the Capitol 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol 
Police, including purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, 
maintenance, and repair of police motor vehicles, including two-way 
police radio equipment; contingent expenses, including advance pay-
ment for travel for training or other purposes, and expenses associ-
ated with the relocation of instructor personnel to and from the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as approved by the 
Chairman of the Capitol Police Board, and including $85 per month 
for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such 
member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the 
House as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board, 
$1,887,000, to be disbursed by the Architect of the Capitol: Provided, 
That the funds used to maintain the petty cash fund referred to as 
"Petty Cash IT" which is to provide for the prevention and detection 
of crime shall not exceed $4,000: Provided further, That the funds 
used to maintain the petty cash fund referred to as "Petty Cash III" 
which is to provide for the advance of travel expenses attendant to 
protective assignments shall not exceed $4,000: Provided 
further. 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost involved 
in providing basic training for members of the Capitol Police at the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1989 shall 
be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the 
Treasury Department. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs, $53,926,000, to be 
disbursed by the Clerk of the House, to be available immediately 
upon enactment of this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for 
such purpose for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, shall 
remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, $1,220,000, 
to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That none 
of these funds shall be used to employ more than thirty-three 
individuals: Provided further. That the Capitol Guide Board is au-
thorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two addi-
tional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days each, 
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and not more than ten additional individuals for not more than six 
months each, for the Capitol Guide Service. 
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 One Hundredth Congress, 
showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and con-
tracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regu-
lar appropriations bills as required by law, $20,000, to be paid to the 
persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
the work. 
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-484), includ-
ing reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $3,500 from 
the Trust Fund), and rental of space in the District of Columbia, and 
those necessary to carry out the duties of the Director of the Office 
of Technology Assessment under 42 U.S.C. 1395ww and 42 U.S.C. 
1395W-1, $17,937,000: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act 
shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of the 
Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees: 
Provided further. That no part of this appropriation shall be avail-
able for assessments or activities not initiated and approved in 
accordance with section 3(d) of Public Law 92-484, except that funds 
shall be available for the assessment required by Public Law 96-151: 
Provided further. That none of the funds in this Act shall be 
available for salaries or expenses of employees of the Office of 
Technology Assessment in connection with any reimbursable study 
for which funds are provided from sources other than appropriations 
made under this Act, or be available for any other administrative 
expenses incurred by the Office of Technology Assessment in carry-
ing out such a study. 
BIOMEDICAL ETHICS BOARD 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For the Biomedical Ethics Board and the Biomedical Ethics Ad-
visory Committee, subject to reauthorization of section 381 of the 
Public Health Service Act (Public Law 99-158) or similar legislation, 
the amounts appropriated under this head in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1988 (as enacted by Public Law 100-202), shall 
Effective date. 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 1989: Provided, 
2 use I42h. 
That effective October 1, 1988, the Disbursing Officer of the Library 
of Congress is authorized to— 
(1) disburse funds appropriated for the Biomedical Ethics 
Board; 
(2) compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the 
Biomedical Ethics Board; and 
(3) provide financial management services and support to the 
Biomedical Ethics Board, 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2169 
in the same manner as provided with respect to the Office of 
Technol(^y Assessment under section 101(c) of Public Law 97-51 
(2 U.S.C. 142f). 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), 
$18,361,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for 
the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further. 
That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or 
expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in 
excess of 226 staff employees: Provided further, That any sale or 
lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congressional Budget 
2 USC 605. 
Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of such property, 
supplies, or services to the Congress subject to section 903 of Public 
Law 98-63. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
SALARIES 
For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the 
Capitol; the Executive Assistant; and other personal services; at 
rates of pay provided by law, $6,532,000. 
TRAVEL 
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol 
40 USC I66a. 
shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to 
exceed in the aggr^ate 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 activi-
ties under his care, $100,000, which shall remain available until 
expended. 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate 
and House Office Building^ under the jurisdiction of the Architect 
of the Capitol, including^umishings and office equipment; not to 
exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; purchase 
or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor 
vehicle; security installations, which are approved by the Capitol 
Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 550, 
Ninety-second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972, the cost 
limitation of which is hereby further increased by $445,000; for 
expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with 
subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, 
102 STAT. 2170 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
$15,471,000, of which $1,100,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available until ex-
pended, $500,000 shall be available for obligation without regard to 
section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. 
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, $3,771,000, of which $160,000 shall remain 
available until expended. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of 
Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be ex-
pended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 
Capitol, $24,086,000, of which $2,896,000 shall remain available until 
expended. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House Office Buildings, including the position of Super-
intendent of Garages as authorized by law, $28,895,000, of which 
40 use 175 note. $4,453,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That 
upon enactment of this Act, the pay for the position of Superintend-
ent of Garages shall be equivalent to the pay payable for positions at 
step 1 of level 12 of the House Employees Schedule, subject to the 
further increases authorized under 5 U.S.C. 5307(a)(1)(B) relating to 
the implementation of salary comparability policy. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; for lighting, heating, and power 
(including the purchase of electrical energy) for the Capitol, Senate 
and House Office Buildings, Congressional Library Buildings, and 
the grounds about the same. Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and for 
air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office and 
Washington City Post Office and heating and chilled water for air 
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, Union Station com-
plex 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 Treas-
ury to the credit of this appropriation; $24,785,000: Provided, That 
not to exceed $1,950,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obliga-
40 use 185 note, tion during fiscal year 1989: Provided further, That appropriations 
under this head shall hereafter be available for maintenance, alter-
ations, personal and other services, and for all other necessary 
expenses of the Government owned property, buildings and facilities 
located in Lot 803, Square 695, formerly known as the General 
Services Administration Coal Yard at 42 I Street, S.E., in the 
District of Columbia. 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2171 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 104. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol is hereby authorized to (1) develop a pilot 
program to determine the economic feasibility and efficiency of 
centralizing certain maintenance functions, to assign and reassign, 
without increase or decrease in basic salary or wages, any person on 
the employment rolls of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, for 
personal services in any buildings, facilities, or grounds under his 
jurisdiction for which appropriations have been made and are avail-
able; (2) maintain appropriate cost and productivity records for the 
pn^ram; and (3) report to appropriate authorities, including the 
Committees on Appropriations, on the results of the program, to-
gether with recommendations for continuation or expansion of the 
program. 
SEC. 105. The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, is authorized to accept donations to 
restore and display the Statue of Freedom model. 
SEC. 106. The Architect of the Capitol shall give the highest 
priority to expediting the installation of an alarm system to alert 
individuals occupying the Longworth House Office Building, the 
Cannon House Office Building, the Russell Senate Office Building, 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, and the Capitol, of a fire or other 
emergency. The installation of such alarm system shall be com-
pleted not later than October 1, 1989, and the Architect of the 
Capitol shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the 
Congress concerning such installation on October 1, 1989 
40 u s e 166b-6 
note. 
Records. 
Reports. 
Gifts and 
property. 
Reports. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 
321 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 166) and 
to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United 
States of America, $44,684,000: Provided, That no part of this appro-
priation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the 
Digest of Public 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: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensation of 
the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Con-
gress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of 
basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
2 u s e 166 note. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; for printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for 
102 STAT. 2172 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
John C. Stennis 
Center for Public 
Service Training 
and 
Development 
Act 
2 u s e 1101 note. 
2 u s e 1101. 
2 u s e 1102. 
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional 
Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of 
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to 
Members of Congress; and for printing, binding, and distribution of 
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed with-
out charge to the recipient, $72,000,000: Provided, That funds 
remaining from the unexpended balances from obligations made 
under prior year appropriations for this account shall be available 
for the purposes of the printing and binding account for the same 
fiscal year: Provided further, 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) nor 
for copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for 
individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates 
authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That, to the extent 
that funds remain from the unexpended balance of fiscal year 1984 
funds obligated for the printing and binding costs of publications 
produced for the Bicentennial of the Congress, such remaining funds 
shall be available for the current year printing and binding cost of 
publications produced for the Bicentennial: Provided further. That 
this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations 
incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preced-
ing fiscal years. 
SUBTITLE B—JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 111. SHORT TITLE 
This subtitle may be cited as the "John C. Stennis Center for 
Public Service Training and Development Act". 
SEC. 112. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Senator John C. Stennis of the State of Mississippi has 
served his State and country with distinction for more than 60 
years as a public servant, including service in the United States 
Senate for a period of 41 years. 
(2) Senator Stennis has a distinguished record as a United 
States Senator, including service as the first Chairman of the 
Select Committee on Ethics, Chairman of the Committee on 
Armed Services, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, 
and President pro tempore of the Senate. 
(3) Senator Stennis has long maintained a special interest in 
and devotion to the development of leadership and excellence in 
public service. 
(4) There is a compelling need to encourage outstanding 
young people to pursue public service on a career basis and to 
provide public service leadership training opportunities for 
individuals serving in State and local governments and for 
individuals serving as employees of Members of Congress. 
(5) It would be a fitting tribute to Senator Stennis and to his 
leadership, integrity, and years of devoted public service to 
establish in his name a center for the training and development 
of leadership and excellence in public service. 
SEC. 113. DEFINITIONS 
In t h i s subtitle: 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2173 
(1) The term "Center" means the John C. Stennis Center for 
Public Service Training and Development established under 
section 114(a). 
(2) The term "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the 
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Develop-
ment established under section 114(b). 
(3) The term "fund" means the John C. Stennis Center for 
Public Service Training and Development Trust Fund provided 
for under section 116. 
SEC. 114. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 
SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
(a) EsTABUSHMENT.—There is established in the legislative branch 
of the Government a center to be known as the "John C. Stennis 
Center for Public Service Training and Development". 
(b) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—The Center shall be subject to the super-
vision and direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be 
composed of seven members, as follows: 
(1) Two members to be appointed by the majority leader of the 
Senate. 
(2) One member to be appointed by the minority leader of the 
Senate. 
(3) Two members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives. 
(4) One member to be appointed by the minority leader of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Executive Director of the Center, who shall serve as 
an ex officio member of the Board. 
(c) TERM OF OFFICE.—The term of office of each member of the 
Board appointed under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection 
(b) shall be six years, except that— 
(1) the members first appointed under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
shall serve, as designated by the majority leader of the Senate, 
one for a term of two years, one for a term of four years, and one 
for a term of six years; 
(2) the members first appointed under paragraphs (3) and (4) 
shall serve, as designated by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, one for a term of two years, one for a term of 
four years, and one for a term of six years; and 
(3) a member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the 
remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed 
and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original 
appointment for that vacancy was made. 
(d) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE PAY.—Members of the Board (other 
than the Executive Director) shall serve without pay, but shall be 
entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other nec-
essary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 
(e) LOCATION OF CENTER.—The Center shall be located at or near 
Starkville, Mississippi, the location of Mississippi State University. 
SEC. 115. PURPOSES AND AUTHORITY OF THE CENTER 
(a) PURPOSES OF CENTER.—The purposes of the Center shall be— 
(1) to increase awareness of the importance of public service, 
to foster among the youth of the United States greater recogni-
tion and understanding of the role of public service in the 
development of the United States, and to promote public service 
as a career choice; 
2 use 1103. 
Mississippi. 
2 use 1104. 
Children and 
youth. 
102 STAT. 2174 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
State and local 
governments. 
Schools and 
colleges. 
Communications 
and 
telecommuni-
cations. 
Libraries. 
Research and 
development. 
2 u s e 1105. 
(2) to provide training and development opportunities for 
State and local elected government officials and employees of 
State and local governments in order to assist such of^cials and 
employees to become more effective and more efficient in 
performing their public duties and develop their potential for 
accepting increased public service opportunities; and 
(3) to provide training and development opportunities for 
those employees of Members of the Congress who perform key 
roles in helping Members of Congress serve the people of the 
United States. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF CENTER.—The Center is authorized, consistent 
with this subtitle, to develop such programs, activities, and services 
as it considers appropriate to carry out the purpose of this subtitle. 
Such authority shall include the following: 
(1) The development and implementation of educational pro-
grams for secondary and post-secondary schools and colleges 
designed— 
(A) to improve the attitude of students toward public 
service; 
(B) to encourage students to consider public service as a 
career goal; 
(O to create a better understanding of the important role 
that people in public service have played in the growth and 
development of the United States; and 
(D) to foster a sense of civic responsibOity among the 
youth of the United States. 
(2) The development and implementation of programs de-
signed— 
(A) to enhance skills and abilities of public service 
employees and elected officials at the State and local levels 
of government; 
(B) to make such officials more productive and effective 
in the performance of their duties; and 
(O to help prepare such employees and officials to 
assume greater responsibilities in the field of public service. 
(3) The development and implementation of congressional 
staff training programs designed to equip congressional staff 
personnel to perform 
their duties more effectively 
and 
efficiently. 
(4) The development and implementation of media and tele-
communications production capabilities to assist the Center in 
expanding the reach of its prc^ams throughout the United 
States. 
(5) The establishment of library and research facilities for the 
collection and compilation of research materials for use in 
carrying out the prc^rams of the Center. 
(c) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—^The Board of Trustees shall determine 
the priority of the programs to be carried out under this subtitle and 
the amount of funds to be allocated for such programs. 
SEC. 
1
1
6
. 
JOHN 
C. 
STENNIS 
CENTER 
FOR 
PUBLIC 
SERVICE 
DEVELOPMENT 
TRUST 
FUND 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—^There is established in the Treas-
ury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the "John C. 
Stermis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund". The 
fund shall consist of amounts appropriated to it pursuant to section 
121 and amounts credited to it under subsection (d). 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
' 
102 STAT. 2175 
(b) INVESTMENT OF FUND ASSETS.—(1) It shall be the duty of the 
Secretary of the Treasury to invest in full the amounts appropriated 
to the fund. Such investments may be made only in interest bearing 
obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to 
both principal and interest by the United States. For such purpose, 
such obligations may be acquired on original issue at the issue price 
or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the marketplace. 
(2) The purposes for which obligations of the United States may be 
issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act are hereby extended to 
authorize the issuance at par of special obligations exclusively to the 
fund. Such special obligations shall bear interest at a rate equal to 
the average rate of interest, computed as to the end of the calendar 
month next preceding the date of such issue, borne by all market-
able interest bearing obligations of the United States then forming a 
part of the pubUc debt, except that when such average rate is not a 
multiple of one-eighth of one percent, the rate of interest of such 
special obligations shall be the multiple of one-eighth of one percent 
next lower than such average rate. Such special obligations shall be 
issued only if the Secretary determines that the purchase of other 
interest bearing obligations of the United States, or of obligations 
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States or 
original issue or at the market price, is not in the public interest. 
(c) AUTHORITY TO SELL OBUGATIONS.—Any obligation acquired by 
the fund (except special obligations issued exclusively to the fund) 
may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price, 
and such special obligations may be redeemed at par plus accrued 
interest. 
(d) PROCEEDS FROM CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS CREDITED TO FUND.— 
The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, 
any obligations held in the fund shall be credited to and form a part 
of the fund. 
SEC. 117. EXPENDITURES AND AUDIT OF TRUST FUND 
2 USC 1106. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to 
pay to the Center from the interest and earnings of the fund such 
sums as the Board determines are necessary and appropriate to 
enable the Center to carry out the provisions of this subtitle. 
(b) AUDIT BY GAO.—The activities of the Center under this sub-
title may be audited by the General Accounting Oftice under such 
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Comptroller 
General of the United States. Representatives of the General 
Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, records, 
reports, and files and all other papers, things, or property belonging 
to or in use by the Center, pertaining to such activities and nec-
essary to facilitate the audit. 
SEC. 118. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CENTER 
2 USC 1107. 
(a) APPOOTTMENT BY BOARD.—(1) There shall be an Executive 
Director of the Center who shall be appointed by the Board. The 
Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Center 
and shall carry out the functions of the Center subject to the 
supervision and direction of the Board. The Executive Director shall 
carry out such other functions consistent with the provisions of this 
subtitle as the Board shall prescribe. 
(2) The Executive Director shall not be eligible to serve as Chair-
man of the Board. 
102 STAT. 2176 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
(b) COMPENSATION.—The Executive Director of the Center shall be 
compensated at the rate specified for employees in grade OS-18 of 
the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
2 u s e 1108. 
SEC. 119. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to carry out the provisions of this 
subtitle, the Center may— 
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may 
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, except 
that in no case shall employees other than the Executive Direc-
tor be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for 
employees in grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under sec-
tion 5332 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) procure temporary and intermittent services of experts 
and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to 
exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for grade 
GS-18 under section 5332 of such title; 
(3) prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary 
governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried 
out; 
(4) solicit and receive money and other property donated, 
bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other 
than it be used for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, 
or otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carry-
ing out its functions; 
(5) accept and 
utilize the services of voluntary 
and 
noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel ex-
penses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 
5, United States Code; 
(6) enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or 
modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this sub-
title, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the 
concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, be 
entered into without performance or other bonds, and without 
regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5); and 
(7) make other necessary expenditures. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Center shall submit to Congress an 
annual report of its operations under this subtitle. 
2 u s e 1109. 
SEC. 120, AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this subtitle. 
2 u s e 1110. 
SEC. 12L APPROPRIATIONS 
There is appropriated to the fund the sum of $7,500,000 to carry 
out this subtitle. 
This title may be cited as the "Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1989". 
Gifts and 
property. 
Voluntarism. 
Contracts. 
Grants. 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2177 
TITLE n—OTHER AGENCIES 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 
and collections; purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, $2,521,000. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not otherwise 
provided for, including the Civic Achievement Award Program in 
Honor of the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
development and maintenance of the Union Catalogs; custody and 
custodial care of the Library Buildings; special clothing; cleaning, 
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 distribu-
tion of catalc^ cards and other publications 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, 
$153,042,000, of which not more than $5,000,000 shall be derived 
from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
1989 under the Act of June 28, 1902, as amended (2 U.S.C. 150): 
Provided, That the total amount available for obligation shall be 
reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the 
$5,000,000: Provided further. That, of the total amount appropriated, 
$5,784,000 is to remain available until expended for acquisition of 
books, periodicals, and newspapers, and all other materials includ-
ing subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, includ-
ing $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 the balance 
remaining from the $11,500,000 appropriation in Public Law 98-396, 
dated August 22, 1984, shall be used to purchase equipment, supplies 
and services as needed to deacidify books and other materials from 
the collections of 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 copy-
rights, $19,697,000, of which not more than $7,000,000 shall be 
derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal 
year 1989 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than $1,034,000 shall 
be derived from collections during fiscal year 1989 under 17 U.S.C. 
lll(dX3) and 116(cXl): Provided, That the total amount available for 
obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 
less than the $8,034,000: Provided further. That $100,000 of the 
102 STAT. 2178 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
Government 
organization and 
employees. 
Employment 
and 
unemployment. 
amount appropriated is available for the creation and 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. 
BOOKS FOR THE BUND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act 
approved March 3, 1931, as amended (2 U.S.C. 135a), $36,474,000. 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture, 
furnishings, office and library equipment, $3,381,000, of which 
$1,000,000 shall be available until expended only for the purchase 
and supply of furniture, shelving, furnishings, and related costs 
necessary for the renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jeffer-
son and John Adams Library Buildings. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of 
Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $128,790, of 
which $41,100 is for the Congressional Research Service, when 
specifically authorized by the Librarian, for expenses of attendance 
at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the 
appropriation is made. 
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or 
compressed work schedule which— 
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the 
grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and 
(2) grants the manager or supervisor the right not to be at 
work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked 
by the manager or supervisor on another workday. 
Qy) For purposes of this section, the term "manager or supervisor" 
means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are 
defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress 
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative 
overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for 
other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall 
not be used to employ more than 65 employees. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $7,500,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
expended. 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2179 
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, 
$633,000, of which $510,000 shall be derived by collections from the 
appropriation "Payments to Copyright Owners" for the reasonable 
costs incurred in proceedings involving distribution of royalty fees 
as provided by 17 U.S.C. 807. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments, including compensation of all employees in accordance with 
the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 305; travel expenses (not to exceed 
$117,000); price lists and bibliographies; repairs to buildings, ele-
vators, and machinery; and supplying publications to the Depository 
Library and International Exchange Programs, $25,155,000, of 
which $11,424,000 representing excess receipts from the sale of 
publications shall be derived from the Government Printing Office 
revolving fund: Provided^ That $300,000 of this appropriation shall 
be apportioned for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised 
Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1512), with the approval of the 
Public Printer, 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. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make Contracts. 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord 
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
r ^ a r d to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation CJontrol Act, as amended, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the 
buij^et for the current fiscal year for the "Government Printing 
Office revolving fund": Provided, That not to exceed $5,000 may be 
expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses: Provided fur-
ther. That during the current fiscal year the revolving fund shall be 
avaUable for the hire of twelve passenger motor 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 provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further. That the revolving fund shall be available for services as 
authorized 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: Provided 
further. That the revolving fund shall be available to acquire needed 
land, located in Northwest D.C., which is adjacent to the present 
Government Printing Office, and is bounded by Massachusetts 
Avenue and the southern property line of the Government Printing 
Office, between North Capitol Street and First Street. The land to be 
102 STAT. 2180 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
purchased is identified as Parcels 45-D, 45-E, 45-F, and 47-A in 
Square 625, and includes the alleys adjacent to these parcels, and 
G Street, N.W. fi*om North Capitol Street to First Street: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the 
paragraph entitled "Office of Superintendent of Documents, Sala-
ries and Expenses" together may not be available for the full-time 
equivalent employment of more than 5,117 workyears: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for expenses not 
to exceed $500,000 for the development of plans and design of a 
multi-purpose facility: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
limitations of 5 U.S.C. 5901(a), as amended, the cost of uniforms 
furnished or allowances paid for uniforms to each uniformed special 
policeman appointed under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 317, shall not 
exceed $400 during the first year in which the employee is required 
to wear a prescribed uniform. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 204. Funds authorized to be expended by the Government 
Printing Office for fiscal year 1989, not to exceed $282,000, shall be 
available without regard to the 25 per centum limitation of section 
322 of the Economy Act of June 30,1932, as amended, for the repair, 
alteration, and improvement of rented premises. 
Real property. 
SEC. 205. Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on 
District of 
Printing, and without regard to any other provision of law, the 
Columbia. 
Public Printer is authorized to dispose of the parcel of land identi-
fied as Lot 884, Square 677, in Northeast D.C., in such manner and 
on such terms and conditions as he determines to be in the best 
interests of the Government. The proceeds from this transaction 
shall be deposited and separately held in the Government Printing 
Office revolving fund pending authorization in an appropriation Act 
as to their disposition. 
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, includ-
ing not to exceed $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the 
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses; services as authorized 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; hire of one passenger 
motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable under 
sections 901(5), 901(6) and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8), 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 Develop-
ment, including single Foreign Service personnel 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 (22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); 
$347,339,000: Provided, That this appropriation and appropriations 
for administrative expenses of any other department or agency 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2181 
which is a member of the Joint Financial Management Improve-
ment Prc^ram (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an appropriate 
share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, including but not 
limited to the salary of the Executive Director and secretarial 
support: Provided further. That this appropriation and appropria-
tions for administrative expenses of any other department or agency 
which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum 
or a R ^ o n a l Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of Forum costs as determined by the 
Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants. Payments hereunder to either the Forum or the JFMIP may 
be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which 
costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this 
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any 
other department or agency which is a member of the American 
Consortium on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as 
determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to 
membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administra-
tive Sciences: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be 
available to finance a portion, not to exceed $50,000, of the costs of 
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board: Provided 
further. 
That $100,000 of this appropriation shall be available for the ex-
penses of planning the triennial Congress of the International 
Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) to be hosted 
by the United States General Accounting Office in Washington, 
D.C., in 1992, to the extent that such expenses cannot be met from 
the trust authorized below: Provided further. That the General 
Accounting Office is authorized to solicit and accept contributions 
(including contributions from INTOSAI), to be held in trust, which 
shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the planning, 
administration, and such other expenses as the Comptroller General 
deems necessary to act as the sponsor of the aforementioned tri-
ennial Congress of INTOSAI. Monies in the trust not to exceed 
$10,000 shall be available upon the request of the Comptroller 
General to be expended for the purposes of the trust. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for 
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regu-
lations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representa-
tives issued by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 302. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
SEC. 303. Whenever any office or position not specifically estab-
lished by the L^islative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein 
or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position 
appropriated for herein is different from that specifically estab-
lished for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and 
the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or pro-
vided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: 
Provided, That the provisions herein for the various items of official 
expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and 
19-194 O—91—Part 3 
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102 STAT. 2182 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
C!ontracts. 
Records. 
Public 
information. 
C!ommunications 
and 
telecommuni-
cations. 
40 u s e 166 note. 
Communications 
and 
telecommuni-
cations. 
2 u s e 177f. 
eommunications 
and 
telecommuni-
cations 
Ruby M. Daniel. 
Marlene V. 
Howard. 
Geraldine M. 
Price. 
Lois S. Duncan. 
House, and clerk hire for Senators and Members shall be the 
permanent law with respect thereto. 
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or 
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 
SEC. 305. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the 
heads of the agencies of the legislative branch, shall develop an 
overall plan for satisfying the telecommunications requirements of 
such agencies, using a common system architecture for maximum 
interconnection capability and engineering compatibility. The plan 
shall be subject to joint approval by the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and, upon approval, 
shall be communicated to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. No part of any appropriation in this Act or any other 
Act shall be used for acquisition of £iny new or expanded tele-
conununications S3rstem for an agency of the legislative branch, 
unless, as determined by the Architect of the Capitol, the acquisition 
is in conformance with the plan, as approved. 
0>) As used in this section— 
(1) the term "agency of the legislative branch" means, the 
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, the 
General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the 
Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, and 
the Congressional Budget Office; and 
(2) the term "telecommunications system" means an elec-
tronic system for voice, data, or image communication, includ-
ing any associated cable and switching equipment. 
SEC. 306. (a) Effective upon enactment of this Act, the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives is authorized to receive commissions for 
providing public telephone service in space occupied by the United 
States House of Representatives. 
(b) The Clerk is authorized to receive for deposit, amounts charged 
to any l^islative branch entity, including but not limited to L^isla-
tive Service Organizations, the Congressional Budget Office and the 
Architect of the Capitol, for the provision of telephone or tele-
communications services: Provided, That no amounts charged to the 
official expense allowances of Members of the House shall be depos-
ited in accordance with this section. 
(c) Receipts from the commissions and charges set forth in subsec-
tions (a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the United 
States Treasury for credit to the appropriation for "Salaries and 
Expenses of the United States House of Representatives", and shall 
be available for expenditure upon the approval of the Conmuttee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 307. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, includ-
ing the joint item for the Capitol Police Board in the undesignated 
paragraph under the subheading "GENERAL EXPENSES", amounts for 
general expenses of the Capitol Police shall be disbursed by the 
Oerk of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 307A- For pajonent to Ruby M. Daniel, widow of Dan Daniel, 
late a Representative from the State of Virginia, $89,500. For pay-
ment to Marlene V. Howard, widow of James J. Howard, late a 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2183 
Representative from the State of New Jersey, $89,500. For payment 
to Greraldine M. Price, widow of Charles Melvin Price, late a Rep-
resentative from the State of Illinois, $89,500. For payment to Lois S. 
Duncan, widow of John J. Duncan, late a Representative from the 
State of Tennessee, $89,500. 
SEC. 307B. (a) Notwithstanding the applicable statutes described 
in subsection 0>), an agency of the legislative branch to which those 
statutes apply is authorized to use telecommunications systems and 
services provided by the Architect of the Capitol or the House of 
Representatives or the Senate under the approved plan required by 
section 305 of Public Law 100-202 (101 Stat. 1329-308) if such 
systems and services— 
(1) have been acquired competitively; and 
(2) have been determined by the Architect of the Capitol to be 
at least equal in quality to, and not greater in cost than, the 
systems and services available under the procurement con-
ducted by the Administrator of General Services known as 
"FTS2000". 
Ot)) The applicable statutes described in this subsection are— 
(1) section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949; and 
(2) section 627 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government Appropriations Act of 1989. 
(c) As used in th^ section, the term "agency of the legislative 
branch" means the office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic 
Garden, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing 
Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assess-
ment, and the Congressional Bucket Office. 
SEC. 307C. There is established in the office of the Attending 
Physician one additional position of technical assistant to be ap-
pointed by the Attending Physician, subject to the approval of the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 307D. For an additional amount for "Expenses, Presidential 
Transition, Gteneral Services Administration", not to exceed 
$2,000,000: Provided, That the availabUity of these funds shall be in 
accordance with sections 305) and 4 of the Presidential Transition 
Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note). 
SEC. 307E. The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of 
the Joint Committee on the Library, is authorized to— 
(1) construct a National Garden demonstrating the diversity of 
E
lants, including the rose, our national flower, to be located 
etween Maryland and Independence Avenues, S.W., and ex-
tending from the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory to 
Third Street, S.W., in the District of Columbia; and 
(2) accept gifts, including money, plants, volunteer time, plan-
ning, construction and installation expenses, assistance and 
implements, and garden structures, on behalf of the United 
States Botanic Gaitlen for the purpose of constructing the Na-
tional Garden described in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 308. The pay for the positions described in section 3080t)) of 
the L^islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988, as contained in 
section lOl(i) of Public Law 100-202— 
(1) shall be subject to any applicable adjustment during fiscal 
year 1989 under, or by reference to any applicable adjustment 
during; fiscal year 1989 under, subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 
5, Umted States Code; and 
Communications 
and 
telecommuni-
cations. 
40 u s e 166 note. 
Public buildings 
and grounds. 
40 u s e 216c. 
Gifts and 
property. 
Voluntarism. 
40 u s e 166b-3a 
note. 
102 STAT. 2184 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
(2) with respect to the positions of Assistant Architect of the 
Capitol and Executive Assistant, shall be subject to any rec-
ommendation of the President that, pursuant to section 225 of 
the Federal Salary Act of 1967 (2 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), takes effect 
during fiscal year 1989. 
Contracts. 
SEC. 309. (a) None of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1989 by 
this Act or any other law may be obligated or expended by any 
entity of the executive branch for the procurement from commercial 
sources of any printing related to the production of Government 
publications (including forms), unless such procurement is by or 
through the Government Planting Office. 
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to (1) individual printing orders 
costing not more than $1,000, if the work is not of a continuing or 
repetitive nature, (2) printing for the Central Intelligence Agency, 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, or the National Security Agency, 
or (3) printing from commercial sources that is specifically au-
thorized by law or is of a kind that has not been routinely procured 
by or through the Government Printing Office. 
(c) As used in this section, the term "printing" means the process 
of composition, platemaking, presswork, binding, and microform, 
and the end items of such processes. 
SEC. 310. (a) The first sentence of section 309(a) of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ", except the Office of Super-
intendent of Documents," after "Government Printing Office" and 
inserting "(except for those programs of the Superintendent of 
Documents which are funded by specific appropriations),". 
(b) Section 309(c) of such title is amended by striking the last two 
sentences and inserting "This budget program shall be considered 
and enacted as prescribed by section 9104 of title 31.". 
(c) Section 309(d) of such title is amended to read as follows: 
Records. 
"(d) The Comptroller General shall audit the activities of the 
Reports. 
Government Printing Office at least once every 3 years and shall 
furnish reports of such audits to the Congress and the Public 
Printer. For these purposes the Comptroller General shall have such 
access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Govern-
ment Printing Office as he considers necessary.". 
SEC. 311. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act shall be used by the Congressional Budget 
Office to add to, delete, or alter any information such Office has 
provided to any Member or committee of the House of Representa-
tives or the Senate or any joint committee of the Congress, except to 
correct errors or to provide new or updated information. 
SEC. 312. Section 202(iXl) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(iXl)) is amended by inserting immediately before 
the period the following: "or with respect to the administration of 
the affairs of the committee". 
SEC. 313. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1989 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act. 
PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988 
102 STAT. 2185 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1989". 
Approved October 1, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4587: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-621 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 100-1000 (Comm. 
of Conference). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-382 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
May 19, considered and passed House. 
June 14, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Sept. 29, House agreed to conference report. 
Sept. 30, Senate agreed to conference report.