An Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, and for other purposes
PL 88-248 (H.R.6868), enacted 12/30/1963

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P U B L I C LAW 88-248-DEC. 30, 1963 
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Public Law 88-248 
AN ACT 
December 30, 1963 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
[H. R. 6868] 
June 30, 1964. 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 
Legislative 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- ^l^^^^^^ll\gf^^ 
wise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year end-
ing June 30,1964, and for other purposes, namely: 
SENATE 
COMPENSATION or THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS, MILEAGE or 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, $2,471,140. 
MILEAGE or PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND OF SENATORS 
For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, $58,370. 
EXPENSE ALIX)WANCES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, AND MAJORITY AND 
MINORITY LEADERS 
For expense allowance of the Vice President, $10,000; Majority 
Leader of the Senate, $2,000; and Minority I^eader of the Senate, 
$2,000; in all, $14,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of oiRcers, employees, clerks to Senators, and 
others as authorized by law, including agency contributions and lon-
gevity compensation as authorized, which shall be paid from this 
appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows: 
OFFICE or T H E VICE PRESIDENT 
For clerical assistance to the Vice President, at rates of compensa-
tion to be fixed by him in basic multiples of $5 per month, $136,710. 
CHAPLAIN 
Chaplain of the Senate, $9,430. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For office of the Secretary, $897,885, including $128,000 required 
for the purposes specified and authorized by section 74b of title 2, 
United States Code: Provided, That effective July 1, 1963, the basic 
eo stat. 839. 
compensation of the printing clerk shall be $5,700 in lieu of $5,400. 
COMMITTEE 
EMPLOYEES 
For professional and clerical assistance to standing committees and 
the Select Committee on Small Business, $2,731,965. 
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CONPKRENCE COMMIITKES 
For clericiil assistance to the Conference of the Majority, at rates 
of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, 
$82,740. 
For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Minority, at rates 
of compensation to be fixed by the chaii-man of said committee, 
$82,740. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL ASSISTANTS 'W SENATORS 
For administrative and clerical assistants and messenger service for 
Senators, $13,609,650. 
OFFICE OF SERGEANT AT ARMS AND rXIORKEEPER 
For office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $2,704,615: Pro-
vided, That effective July 1, 1963, the Sergeant at Arms may employ 
two additional assistant chief telephone operators at $2,580 basic per 
annum each in lieu of two telephone operators at $1,980 each, one 
additional messenger acting as assistant doorkeeper at $2,580 basic 
per annum in lieu of one messenger at $2,100, the basic per annum 
compensation of the administrative officer shall be $5,280 in lieu of 
$4,140, and the title of positions shall be changed as follows: wagon-
master to truck driver, assistant wagonmaster to assistant truck 
driver, two female attendants ladies' retiring room to two attendants, 
laborer in charge of private passage to skilled laborer. 
OFFICES o r THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY 
For the offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $135,195. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY' AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For four clerical assistants, two for the Majority Whip and two 
for the Minority Wliip, at rates of compensation to be fixed in basic 
multiples of $60 per annum by the respective Whips, $15,165 each; in 
all, $30,330. 
OFFICIAL REPORTERS OF DEBATES 
For office of the Official Reporters of Debates, $231,555. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISIiATIVE COl'NSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of 
the Senate, $247,260: Provided, That effective July 1, 1963, one 
additional employee in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
Senate may be designated as Senior Counsel, and the compensation of 
the additional employee so designated shall be equal to the gross per 
annum i*ate presently authorized for other employees so designated. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF T H E SENATE 
SENATE POLICY 
COMMITTEES 
For salaries and escpenses of the Majority Policy Committee and 
the Minority Policy Coimnittee, $175,585 for each such committee; 
in all, $351,170. 
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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, $37,840. 
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. 
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, including $380,000 for the Committee on Appropria- 
eo stat. 831. 
tions, to be available also for the purposes mentioned in Senate Resolu- 
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tion Numbered 193, agreed to October 14, 1943, $4,025,760. 
r 0 I J ) I N G DOCUMENTS 
For the employment of personnel for folding speeches and pam-
phlets at a gross rate of not exceeding $2.03 per hour per person, 
$36,700. 
MAIL TRANSPORTATION 
For maintaining, exchanging, and equipping motor vehicles for 
carrying the mails and for official use of the offices of the Secretary 
and Sergeant at Arms, $16,560. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, $2,458,860, including 
$90,000 for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance 
with section 4 of Public Law 87-82, approved July 6, 1961. 
7s stat. 199. 
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POSTAGE STAMPS 
For postage stamps for the Offices of the Secretaries for the Major-
ity and Minority, $140; and for airmail and special-delivery stamps 
for Office of the Secretary, $160; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, 
$125; Senators and the President of the Senate, as authorized by law, 
$61,610, and the maximum allowance per capita of $550 is increased to 
$610 for the fiscal year 1964 and thereafter; for maintenance of a 
supply of stamps in the Senate Post Office, $1,500; in all, $63,535. 
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND) 
For stationery for Senators and the President of the Senate, 
$181,800; and for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, 
$13,200; in all, $195,000, to remain available until expended. 
COMMUNICATIONS 
For an amount for communications which may be expended inter-
changeably for payment, in accordance with such limitations and 
restrictions as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration, of charges on official telegrams and long-distance tele-
phone calls made by or on behalf of Senators or the President of the 
Senate, such telephone calls to be in addition to those authorized by 
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the provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947 (60 
Stat. 392; 2 U.S.C. 46c, 46d, 46e), as amended, and the First Deficiency 
70 Stat. 360; 
Appropriation Act, 1949 (63 Stat. 77; 2 U.S.C. 46d-l), $15,150. 
HOUSE OF REPKESENTATIVES 
SALARIES, MILEAGE FOR THE MEMBERS, AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE 
OF THE SPEAKER 
COMPENSATION or 
MEMBERS 
For compensation of Members (wherever used herein the term 
"Member" shall include Members of the House of Representatives 
and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico), $10,622,500. 
M I L E A G E OP" MEMBEltS AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF THE SPEAKER 
For mileage of Members and expense, allowance of the Speaker, 
as authorized by law, $200,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers and employees, as authorized by law, 
as follows: 
OFFICE o r THE SPEAKER 
For the Office of the Speaker, $94,875. 
OFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENTARIAN 
For the Office of the Parliamentarian, $75,380, including the Parlia-
mentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of the Rules E
L
S author-
ized by law, and in addition the Parliamentarian may, subject to the 
approval of the Speaker, hereafter employ and fix the compensation 
of such assistants and other employees as necessary for the perform-
ance of the duties of the Office. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For the Office of the Chaplain, $9,425. 
OFFICE OF THE CLERK 
For the Office of the Clerk, including $127,330 for the House 
Recording Studio, $1,220,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For committee employees, including the Committee on Appropria-
tions, $3,125,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT AKMS 
For the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including $8,000 for 
additional clerical assistants, $661,600. 
OFFICE OF THE DOORKEEPER 
For the Office of the Doorkeeper, $1,150,410. 
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SPECIAL AND MINORITY EMPIX)YEES 
For six minority employees, $94,595. 
For the office of the majority floor leader, including $2,000 for 
official expenses of the majority leader, $77,760. 
For the office of the minority floor leader, including $2,000 for 
official expenses of the minority leader, $60,100. 
For the office of the majority whip, including $8,100 basic lump-
sum clerical assistance, $40,100. 
For the office of the minority whip, including $8,100 basic lump-sum 
clerical assistance, $40,100. 
For two printing clerks, one for tlie majority caucus room and one 
for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and 
minority leaders, respectively, $14,515. 
For a technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, 
to be appointed by the attending physician, subject to the approval 
of the Speaker, $12,345. 
OFFICE OF T H E POSTMASTER 
For the Office of the Postmaster, including $9,700 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, $359,525. 
OFFICL\L REPORTERS OF DEBATES 
For official reporters of debates, $217,120. 
OFFICIAL REPORTERS TO COMMIITEES 
For official reporters to committees, $219,345. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
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 
eo stat. 834. 
available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, 
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$660,000, of which such amount as may be necessary may be trans-
ferred to the appropriation under this heading for tlie fiscal year 
1963. 
OFFICE OF T H E Ll-XJISLATIVE COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the House, $252,530. 
MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE 
For clerk hire, necessarily employed by each Member in the dis-
charge of his official and representative duties, $21,300,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
P L ' R N I T U R E 
For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, including labor, 
tools, and machinei-y for furniture repair shops, and for the purchase 
of packing boxes, $269,620. 
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3riSCKU^ANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of salaries unless specifically 
ordered by the House of Representatives, including the sum of $60,000 
for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with section 
54 Stat. 1056. 
208 of the Act approved October 9, 1940 (Public Law 812); the 
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exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Clerk's motor 
vehicles; the exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the 
folding room motortruck; the exchange, maintenance, operation, and 
repair of the post office motor vehicles for canying the mails; not to 
exceed $5,000 for the puiposes authorized by section 1 of House Reso-
lution 348, approved June 29, 1961; the sum of $600 for hire of auto-
mobile for the Sergeant at Arms; materials for folding; and for 
stationery for the use of committees, departments, and officers of the 
House; $2,800,000, of which such amount as may be necessary may be 
transferred to the appropriation under this heading for the fiscal 
year 1963. 
REPORTTNCi HUXRINGS 
For stenographic reports of hearings of committees other than 
special and seilect committees, $175,000, of which such amount as may 
be necessary may be transferred to the appropriation under this head-
ing for the fiscal year 1963. 
SPECIAL AND SELECT COMMITTEES 
For salaries and expenses of special and select committees author-
ized by the House, $3,300,000, of which such amomit as may be 
necessary may be transferred to the appropriation under this heading 
for the fiscal year 1963. 
OFFICE OF T H E COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION 
For salaries and exi)enses of the Office of the (Coordinator of 
Information, $121,855. 
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE 
iTor telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of pei-sonal services, 
$1,670,000, of which such amount as may be necessary may be trans-
ferred to the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1963. 
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND) 
For a stationery allowance of $1,800 for each Member for the second 
session of the Eighty-eighth Congress, $784,800, to i-emain available 
until expended. 
ATTENDING P H Y S I C I A N ' S OFFICE 
For medical supplies, equipment, ajid contingent expenses of the 
emergency room and for the attending physician and his assistants, 
including an allowance of $1,500 to be paid to the attending physician 
in equal monthly installments as authorized by the Act approved 
June 27, 1940 (54 Stat. 629), and including an allowance of $75 per 
month each to five assistants as provided by the House resolutions 
adopted July 1, 1930, January 20, 1932, November 18, 1940, and May 
69 Stat. 499. 
21, 1959, and Public Law 242, Eighty-fourth Congress, $16,545. 
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1»0STAGE STAMPS 
Postage stamp allowances foi- the second session of the Eighty-
eighth Congress, as follows: Postmaster, $320; Clerk, $640; Sergeant 
at Arms, $480; Doorkeeper, $400; airmail and special-delivery postage 
stamps for each Member, the Speaker, the majority and minority lead-
ers, the majority and minority whips, and to each standing committee, 
as authorized by law; $182,840. 
FOLDING DOCUMENTS 
For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a gross rate not exceeding 
$2.72 per thousand or for the employment of persoiniel at a gross rate 
not exceeding $2.04 j)er hour per person, $251,300. 
REVISION o r LAWS 
For preparation and editing of the laws as authorized by 1 U.S.C. 
202, 203, 213, $20,765, to be expended under the direction of the 
eistat. 637, 
Committee on the Judiciary. 
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SPEAKER'S AUTOMOBILE 
For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of an automobile for the Speaker, $10,600. 
MAJORITY LEADER'S AUTOMOBILE 
For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of an automobile for the majoritv leader of the House, 
$10,500. 
MINORITY LEADER'S AUTOMOBILE 
For purchase, exchange, hire, driving, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of an automobile for the minority leader of the House, 
$10,500. 
ADMINISTRATIVI: PROVISION 
Salaries or wages paid out of the items herein for the House of 
Representatives shall hereafter be computed at basic rates, plus 
increased and additional compensation, as authorized and provided by 
law. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For joint committees, as follows: 
JOINT COMMIT-JT^E ON REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL FEDERAL 
EXPENDITURES 
For an amount to enable the Joint Committee on Reduction of Non-
essential Federal Expenditures to carry out the duties imposed upon 
it hj section 601 of the Revenue Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726), to remain 
available during the existence of the Committee, $29,750, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES or THE SENATE 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$235,000. 
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J O I N T ( O M M i r r K E o x 
ATOMIC ENERGY 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Atomic 
Ener^ry, $311,000. 
•JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
$123,530. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
J O I N T C O M M I T T E E ON INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Rev-
enue Taxation, $344,440. 
J O I N T COMMrri'EE ON IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY POLICY 
For salaries and expenses of tlie Joint Committee on Immigration 
and Nationality Policy, $20,000. 
J O I N T COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE PRODUCTION 
For all necessary expenses of the Joint Committee on Defense Pro-
duction as authorized by the Defense Production Act of 1950, as 
64 Stat. 798. 
amended, $69,550. 
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PQJ. other ioint items, as follows: 
2061. 
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CAPITOL POLICE 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, maintenance, 
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 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; $36,700. 
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD 
To enable the Capitol Police Board to provide additional protection 
for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds, including the Senate and 
House Office Buildings and the Capitol Power Plant, $144,000. Such 
sum shall be expended only for payment of salaries and other expenses 
of personnel detailed from the Metropolitan Police of the District of 
Columbia, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are 
authorized and directed to make such details upon the request of the 
Board. Pei*sonnel so detailed shall, during the period of such detail, 
serve under the direction and instructions of the Board and are author-
ized to exercise the same authority as members of such Metropolitan 
Police and membei-s of the Capitol Police and to perform such other 
duties 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 reimbursed 
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 in the Legis-
55 Stat. 456. 
lative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Second Deficiency 
60^stft.^408!^' 
Appropriation Act, 1940, from the Metropolitan Police of the District 
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of Columbia shall be deemed a member of such Metropolitan Police 
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during the period or periods of any such detail for all purposes of 
rank, pay, allowances, privileges, and benefits to the same extent as 
though such detail had not been made, and at the termination thereof 
any such person who was a member of such police on July 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 Commissioners 
of the District of Columbia are directed to pay the captain and the 
lieutenant detailed under the authority of this paragraph the same 
salary as that paid the two lieutenants so detailed! in fiscal year 1955 
plus $625 and such increase in basic compensation as may be sub-
sequently provided by law so long as these positions are held by the 
present incumbents and that the Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia are directed to pay the deputy chief detailed under the 
authority of this paragraph the same salary as that paid in fiscal year 
1961 plus $1,025 and such increases in basic compensation as may be 
subsequently provided by law so long as this position is held by the 
present incumbent and that the Commissioners of the District of 
Columbia are directed to pay the uniformed lieutenant detailed under 
the authority of this paragraph and serving as acting captain a salary 
of the rank of captain and such increases in basic compensation as 
may be subsequently provided by law. 
Xo part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be paid 
as compensation to any person appointed after June 30, 1935, as an 
ojfficer 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^ Tliat \\\i& 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. 
EDUCATION OF PAGES 
For education of congressional pages and pages of the Supreme 
Court, pursuant to section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 
1946, $77,025, which amount shall be advanced and credited to the 
eo stat. 839. 
applicable appropriation of the District of Columbia, and the Board 
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of Education of the District of Columbia is hereby 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. 
PENALTY MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary under section 2 of Public Law 286, Eighty-
third Congress, $4,867,374, to be available immediately. 
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The foregoing amomits under "other joint it^ms" shall be disbursed ^"^gg^usc^^i's? and 
by the Clerk of the House. 
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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 first session of the Eighty-eighth Congress, showing 
appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts author-
ized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropria-
tion bills as required by law, $13,000, to be paid to the persons desig-
nated by the chainnen of such committees to supervise the work. 
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ARCPTITECT OF T H E CAPITOL 
O F F I C E OF THE ARCHITECT OF T H E CAPITOLI 
SALARIES 
For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect of the Capitol, 
and. Second Assistant Architect of the Capitol, at salary rates of 
$20,700, $19,000, and $17,500 per annum, respectively, and other per-
sonal services at rates of pay provided by law; $442,500. 
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. 
CONITNGENT EXPENSES 
To enable the Arcliitect 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 GROUNDS 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS 
For necessaiy 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 minor improvements, 
maintenance, 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 
authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U..S.C. 
68 Stat, 1114. 
2131); personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of 
art, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as 
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amended; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a pas-
senger motor vehicle; purchase of necessary reference books and 
periodicals; not to exceed $500 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, $1,428,500: Provided^ That the unobligated 
balance of the appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1962, 
heretofore continued available until June 30, 1963, is hereby continued 
available until June 30,1964. 
EXTENSION OF T H E CAPITOL 
For an additional amount for "Extension of the Capitol", $700,000: 
Provided^ That the proviso to the paragraph entitled "Extension of 
69 Stat. 515, 
the Capitol" in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as amended, 
516. 
is amended by striking out "and to obligate the additional sums herein 
authorized prior to the actual appropriation thereof", and by sub-
stituting in lieu thereof "and, prior to any appropriations being pro-
vided for extension, reconstruction, and replacement of the west cen-
tral portion of the United States Capitol, to obligate such sums as may 
be necessary for the employment of nongovernmental engineering and 
other necessary services and for test borings and other necessary inci-
dental items recjuired to make a survey, study and examination of the 
structural condition of such west central portion, to make reports of 
findings, and to make recommendations with respect to such remedial 
measures as may be deemed necessary, including the feasibility of 
corrective measures in conjunction with extension of such west central 
portion." 
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P L A N N I N G FOR KKSTOKATION OF OLD SENAl-E CHAMBER AND OLD SUPREME 
COURT CHAMBER I N T H E CAPITOL 
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to prepare working drawings, 
specifications, and estimates of cost for restoration of the Old Senate 
Chamber on the principal floor of the Capitol and the Old Supreme 
Court Chamber on the ground floor of the Capitol substantially to 
the condition in which these chambers existed and were furnished 
when last occupied in 1859 and 1860, respectively, by the United 
States Senate and the LTnited States Supreme Court, $37,500. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the 
Senate and House Office Buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant; 
personal and other services; care of trees; planting; fertilizers; 
repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; waterproof wearing 
apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire 
of men and equipment or under contract without regard to section 
3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; $476,000. 
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LEGISLATIVE GARAGE 
For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personal and other services, 
and all other necessary expenses, $50,500. 
SENATE 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 
apparel, and for personal and other sendees; including eight attend-
ants at $1,800 each; for the care and operation of the Senate Office 
Buildings, including the subway and subway transportation systems 
connecting the Senate Office Buildings with the Capitol; uniforms or 
allowances therefor as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); to be expended under the control and super- 
es stat. 11 M. 
vision of the Architect of the Capitol; in all, $2,535,300: Provided^ 
That there is hereby authorized to be established and maintained, in 
an amount not to exceed $50, a petty cash fund for small purchases 
necessary for such care and operation of the buildings, which shall be 
reimbursed by vouchers properly chargeable to this and successor 
appropriations. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For 
maintenance, 
including equipment; 
waterproof 
wearing 
apparel; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by the Act 
of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); prevention and 
eradication of insect and other pests without regard to section 3709 of 
the Revised Statutes, as amended; miscellaneous items; and for all 
necessary services; $1,778,000. 
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY, CONSTRUCTION, AND EQUIPMENT, ADDITIONAL 
HOUSE OFFICE 
BUILDING 
To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the 
House Office Building Commission, to continue to provide for the 
acquisition of property, construction, and equipment of an additional 
fireproof office building for the use of the House of Representatives, 
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and other changes and improvements, authorized by the Additional 
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House Office Building Act of 1955 (69 Stat. 41, 42), $20,000,000. 
lote. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For lighting, heating, and power (including the purchase of elec-
trical energy) for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, 
Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the 
grounds about the same. Botanic Garden, legislative garage, and for 
air-conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in 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; $2,213,000. 
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, $3,388,200, of which not 
to exceed $20,000 shall be available for expenditure without regard to 
41 use 5. 
section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, and of which 
$2,225,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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, $180,000. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, 
repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, build-
ings, grounds, collections, and equipment pertaining thereto, includ-
ing 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 pro-
curement of personal services by contract without regard to the pro-
visions of any other Act; purchase and exchange of motor trucks; 
purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a pas-
senger motor vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and 
books of reference, not to exceed $100; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library; $454,500. 
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; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund 
77 STAT. ] 
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815 
Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held 
by the Board; $9,726,000, together with $258,000 to be derived by 
transfer from the appropriation "Salaries and expenses, National 
Science Foundation", of which $28,000 shall be retransferred to the 
appropriation "Distribution of catalog cards, salaries and expenses". 
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, 
$1,781,000. 
LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE SERVICE 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended (2 TJ.S.C. 
166), $2,119,000: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation may 
eo stat. 836. 
be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publica-
tion, 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. 
DISTRIBUTION OF CATALOG CARDS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the preparation and distribution of 
catalog cards and other publications of the Library, $3,042,000. 
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, $670,000, to remain available until expended. 
BOOKS FOR THE LAW LIBRARY 
For necessary expenses (except personal services) for acquisition 
of books, legal periodicals, and all other material for the increase of 
the law library, $110,000, to remain available until expended. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of 
the Act approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a), as amended, 
46 stat. i487; 
$1,900,000. 
" 
" 
71 Stat, 630. 
ORGANIZING AND MICROFII^MING THE PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS 
SALU^RIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act of 
August 16, 1957 (71 Stat. 368), $112,800, to remain available until 
2 use 131. note. 
expended. 
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[77 STAT. 
PRESERVATION OF AMERICAX MOTION PICTURES 
For expenses necessary for tlie conversion of American motion 
pictures now in the custody of the Libraiy from nitrate film to safety 
base film, $50,000. 
COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS 
(SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY PROGRAM) 
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of section 
104 (n) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
72 Stat 1790 
^
^
^ 1954, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1704(n)), to remain available until 
expended, $978,000, of which $898,000 shall be available for the pur-
chase of foreign currencies which the Treasury Department shall 
determine to be excess to the normal requirements of the United 
States: Provided^ That this appropriation shall be available to reim-
burse the Department of State for medical services rendered to 
employees of the Library of Congress stationed abroad. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress for 
salaries shall be available for expenses of investigating the loyalty of 
Libraiy employees; special and temporary services 
(including 
employees engaged by the day or hour or in piecework); and services 
60 Stat, 810. 
as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2,1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a). 
Not to exceed ten positions in the Library of Congress may be 
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 pei^son in any of 
the categories specified in such provisions who possesses the special 
qualifications for the particular position and also otherwise meets the 
general requirements for employment in the Library of Congress. 
(GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
PRINIING AND BINDING 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; not to 
exceed $7,500 fox- printing and binding for the Architect of the 
C^apitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and ses-
sion index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 
49 Stat. 1546. 
U.S.C. 182); printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Regis-
ter (including the C ^ e of Federal Regulations) as authorized by law 
49 Stat. 502; 
(44 U.S.C. 309, 311, 311a); and printing and binding of Government 
67 Stat. 388; 
publicatious authorized by law to be distributed without charge to 
se^sia^'1045. 
the recipients; $18,200,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall 
not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report 
of the Secretaiy of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agricul-
ture) : Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for 
similar pui-poses for preceding fiscal years. 
77 STAT.] 
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817 
O F F I C E OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCU^IENTS 
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 employees 
and officers of the Government Printing Office", approved June 7, 
1924 (44 TJ.S.C. 40); travel expenses (not to exceed $1,500); price 
43 stat, ess. 
lists and bibliographies; repairs to buildings, elevators, and machin-
ery; and supplying books to depository libraries; $5,242,000: Pro-
vided^ 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. 
GOVI:RNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For additional capital for the "Goveniment Printing Office Revolv-
ing Fund," $3,550,000, together with $6,450,000 to be derived by trans-
fer from the appropriation "Acquisition of site and construction of 
annex", to remain available until expended: Provided^ That during 
the current fiscal year said revolving fund shall be available for the 
purchase of one passenger motor vehicle (station wagon) for replace-
ment only. 
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- 
46 stat. 32. 
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 designation 
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 Members, officers, 
and committees of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators 
and Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Pro-
vided further^ That the provisions relating to positions and salaries 
thereof carried in House Resolutions 603 and 773 of the Eighty-seventh 
Congress and House Resolution 225 of the Eighty-eighth Congress 
shall be the peraianent law with respect thereto: Provided 
further^ 
That the provisions of House Resolution 735 of the Eighty-seventh 
Congress shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
93-025 0-64-54 
2 u s e 60a note. 
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[77 STAT. 
SEC. 104. No part of any amount appropriated in this Act shall be 
available to finance, under authority of section 4167(a) of title 39, 
74 Stat. 663. 
United States Code, the mailing and delivering of mail matter sent 
through the mails after October 2, 1962, with a simplified form of 
address under the franking privilege by any Member or Member-elect 
of the United States Senate to postal patrons, including those patrons 
on rural or star routes; nor shall any part of any amount appropriated 
in this Act be so available with respect to the mailing and delivering 
of such mail matter so addressed by any Member or Member-elect of 
the House of Representatives beyond the district which such Member 
or Member-elect was elected to represent. 
Short title. 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriation 
Act. 1064". 
Approved December 30, 1963. 
Public Law 88-249 
December 30, 1963 
A N 
A C T 
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To revise the bouudaries of the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in the State 
of New Mexico, and for other purposes. 
Be it emtcted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Carlsbad Cav- 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That Carlsbad Cav-
pTrk ^^"°"^^ 
erns National Park situated in the State of New Mexico shall consist 
^Boundaries. 
of the foUowiug descHbed lands: 
X E W MKXICO PRINCIPAL MERHHAN, NEW^ MEXICO 
Township 24 south, range 23 east: south half section 35; section 36. 
Township 24 south, range 24 east: sections 25 to 29, inclusive; sec-
tions 31 to 36, inclusive. 
Township 24 south, range 25 east: south half southeast quarter sec-
tion 19; south half south half section 20; south half south half section 
21; southwest quarter southwest quarter section 26; sections 27 to 33, 
inclusive; west half section 34; northwest quarter northeast quarter 
section 34. 
Township 25 south, range 22 east: sections 24, 25, 35, and 36. 
Township 25 south, range 23 east: sections 1 to 33, inclusive; north-
west quarter section 34. 
Township 25 south, range 24 east: north half section 1; west half 
section 2; northeast quarter section 2; sections 3 to 8, inclusive; west 
half section 9; northeast quarter section 9; northwest quarter section 
10; west half section 17; northeast quarter section 17; section 18; 
northwest quarter section 19. 
Township 25 south, range 25 east: north half section 5; north half 
section 6. 
Township 26 south, range 22 east: north half section 1; west half 
southwest quarter section 1; section 2; section 11; west half west 
lialf section 12; northwest quarter section 14. 
Township 26 south, range 23 east: northwest quarter section 6. 
All of which contains 46,786.11 acres, more or less. 
And the tract of land, including Rattlesnake Springs, lying in sec-
tion 23, township 25 south, range 24 east, New Mexico principal 
meridian, acquired by the United States for water right purposes by 
warranty deed dated January 23, 1934, recorded in Eddy County, 
New Mexico, records in deedbook 64 on page 97, containing 79.87 acres, 
more or less. 
SEC. 2. (a) For the purpose of acquiring the State-owned lands 
lying within the area described in section 1 of this Act, consisting of 
2.721.12 acres, and described as follows: