Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992
PL 102-90 (H.R.2506), enacted 08/14/1991

PUBLIC LAW 102-90—AUG. 14, 1991 
105 STAT. 447 
Public Law 102-90 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Septem- 
Aug. 14, 1991 
ber 30, 1992, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 2506] 
Be it enacted by 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 Apw-oDriations 
otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal Act, 1992. 
year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS 
Congressional 
Operations 
SENATE 
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PAYMENTS TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 
note. 
For a payment to Teresa Heinz, widow of John Heinz, late a Teresa Heinz. 
Senator from Pennsylvania, $101,900. 
MILEAGE AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS 
For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United 
States, $60,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
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, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $69,895,000, to remain avail-
able until expended, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
without regard to the below limitations, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,387,000. 
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $419,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,012,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $624,000. 
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, $913,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$1,826,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY 
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AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $350,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $161,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $11,357,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $32,700,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,059,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $18,000,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $3,080,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$833,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-90—AUG. 14, 1991 
105 STAT. 449 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OP 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 POUCY COMMITTEES 
For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and 
the Minority Policy Committee, $1,199,100 for each such committee; 
in all, $2,398,200, to remain available until expended. 
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, 
$77,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $336,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,855,500, to remain available until expended. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $88,800,000, to remgiin available until ex-
pended. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $7,200,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$185,768,000, to remain available until expended. 
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. 
105 STAT. 450 
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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$32,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
Effective date. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SECTION 1. (a) Section 1 of the Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6a), is amended by deleting 
"$75,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$275,000". 
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1,1991. 
SEC. 2. Section 4(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1990 (2 U.S.C. 121c(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new sentence: "On or before December 31 of each year, the 
Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw from the fund and deposit in 
the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts all 
moneys in excess of $5,000 in the fund at the close of the preceding 
fiscal year.". 
SEC. 3. Section 101 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 
(2 U.S.C. 61h-6) is amended— 
(1) by inserting immediately after the second sentence thereof 
the following new sentence: "The Legislative Counsel of the 
Senate (subject to the approval of the President pro tempore) is 
authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of not more 
than 2 consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a 
daily rate of compensation not in excess of that specified in the 
first sentence of this section.", and 
(2) in the last sentence of such section, by striking out "and 
the Secretary of the Senate, respectively" and inserting in lieu 
thereof ", Secretary of the Senate, or Legislative Counsel of the 
Senate, as the case may be". 
SEC. 4. Subsection (a) of section 2 of Public Law 100-71 is amended 
b y -
(1) striking "$25,000" and inserting "$50,000", and 
(2) striking "The Secretary of the Senate is authorized" and 
inserting "Hereafter the Secretary of the Senate is authorized". 
SEC. 5. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 105(d)(1) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-l(d)(l)), 
and except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (C) of such 
subsection (dXD, the aggregate of gross compensation paid employ-
ees in the office of a Senator shall not exceed during each fiscal year 
$1,012,083 if the population of his State is less than 5,000,000. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect October 1,1991. 
SEC. 6. (a) The rate of pay for the offices referred to under section 
703(a)(2)(B) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5318 note) 
shall be the rate of pay that would be payable for each such office if 
the provisions of sections 703(a)(2)(B) and 1101(a)(1)(A) of such Act (5 
U.S.C. 5318 note and 5305 note) had not been enacted. 
(b) The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 503(1)(B) by striking out "legislative branch 
officers and employees other than Senators, officers, and 
employees of the Senate and" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Senators and legislative branch officers and employees"; 
(2) in section 505(1) by inserting "a Senator in," before "a 
Representative"; and 
(3) in section 505(2) by striking out "(A)" through "(B)". 
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105 STAT. 451 
Effective date. 
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(c) Section 908 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 
U.S.C. 31-1) is repealed. 
(d) Section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441i) is repealed. 
(e)(1) Of the funds appropriated under the heading "SENATE" in 
any appropriations Act or joint resolution making funds available to 
the Senate before fiscal year 1992, and which (except for the provi-
sions of this paragraph) would remain available until expended, of 
the remaining balances, $3,040,000, are rescinded. 
(2) In addition to funds rescinded under the preceding paragraph, 
of the funds appropriated under the heading "SALARIES, OFFICERS 
AND EMPLOYEES Under the heading "SENATE" of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991, and which (except for the provi-
sions of this paragraph) would remain available until expended, of 
the remaining balances, $250,000, are rescinded effective on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(f)(1) Except for the provisions of subsection (eXD, the provisions of 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) The provisions of subsection (eXD shall take effect on Effective date 
October 1,1991. 
SEC. 7. (a) Section 506(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)) is amended as follows: 
(1) in the material preceding clause (1), delete "payment" and 
insert in lieu thereof "payment (including reimbursement)"; 
(2) in clauses (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), and (9), delete "reimbursement 
to each Senator for"; 
(3) in the material following clause (9), delete "Reimburse-
ment to a Senator and his employees" and insert in lieu thereof 
"Payment"; 
(4) in the material following clause (9), delete "reimbursed" 
and insert in lieu thereof "paid or reimbursed"; and 
(5) in the last sentence, delete "reimbursement" and insert in 
lieu thereof "payment". 
(b) Section 3(f) under the heading "Administrative Provisions" in 
the appropriations for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appro-
priation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)) is amended as follows: 
(1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), delete "shall be 
reimbursed from the contingent fund of the Senate for the 
rental payments" and insert in lieu thereof "the contingent 
fund of the Senate is available for the rental payments (includ-
ing by way of reimbursement)"; 
(2) in paragraph (2), delete "reimbursed" and insert in lieu 
thereof "paid"; 
(3) in paragraph (3), delete "reimbursement" and insert in 
lieu thereof "pa3mient"; 
(4) in paragraph (4), delete "reimbursement" and insert in 
lieu thereof "payment"; and 
(5) in paragraph (5), delete "Reimbursement" and insert in 
lieu thereof "Pajnnent". 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take 
effect October 1,1991. 
SEC. 8. (a) Effective October 1,1991, the jurisdiction and control of 
the Senate chamber public address system is transferred from the 
Architect of the Capitol to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate. In the case of any employee of the Architect of the 
Effective date. 
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Capitol transferred during fiscal year 1992 to the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate as an audio operator— 
(1) in the case of days of annual leave to the credit of any such 
employee as of the date such employee is transferred, the 
Architect of the Capitol is authorized to make payment to each 
such employee for that annual leave, and no such payment shall 
be considered a payment or compensation within the meaning 
of any law relating to dual compensation; and 
(2) for purposes of section 8339(m) of title 5, United States 
Code, the days of unused sick leave to the credit of any such 
employee as of the date such employee is transferred shall be 
included in the total service of such employee in connection 
with the computation of any annuity under subsections (a) 
through (e), (n), and (q) of such section. 
(b) The Architect of the Capitol shall provide the maintenance of 
the Senate chamber public address system until such system is 
replaced by a combined public address and audio broadcsust system. 
Effective date. 
SEC. 9. (a) Subject to subsection (b), those employees of the Ar-
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chitect of the Capitol engaged in operating elevators in that part of 
the United States Capitol Building under the control and jurisdic-
tion of the United States Senate, together with the elevator operat-
ing functions performed by such employees, effective October 1, 
1991, shall be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 
(b) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is au-
thorized to enter into an agreement or other arrangement with the 
Architect of the Capitol regarding the supervision of such employ-
ees. 
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, 
$709,001,000, to remain available until expended, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $5,781,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,477,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$1,127,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,388,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, $1,025,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of 
the Majority Whip and not to exceed $308,930, for the Chief Deputy 
Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, $764,000, including 
$5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to exceed 
$93,520, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip. • 
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105 STAT. 453 
MEMBERS CLERK HIRE 
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of his official 
and representative duties, $218,500,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, 
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
the Budget, $67,900,000. 
COMMITTEE ON 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, $409,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by the House, $57,900,000. 
COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION 
HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 
For salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House 
Information Systems, under the direction of the Committee on 
House Administration, $20,025,000, of which $8,615,000 is provided 
herein: Provided, That House Information Systems is authorized to 
receive reimbursement for services provided from Members and 
Officers of the House of Representatives and other Governmental 
entities and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury 
for credit to this account. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $214,518,000, including: Official 
Expenses of Members, 
$82,600,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal 
tort claims, $19,116,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and mainte-
nance of office equipment, $4,427,000; furniture and furnishings, 
$1,810,000; 
stenographic 
reporting 
of 
committee 
hearings, 
$1,100,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $1,000,000; 
Government contributions to employees' life insurance fund, retire-
ment funds. Social Security fund. Medicare fund, health benefits 
fund, £ind worker's and unemployment compensation, $103,833,000; 
and miscellaneous items including, but not limited to, purchase, 
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor ve-
hicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
deceased employees of the House, $632,000. 
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-
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ing, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
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, $6,500,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House of 
Representatives, as authorized by law, $80,000,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $48,878,000, including: Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $20,860,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including not 
to exceed $500 for official representation and reception expenses, 
$1,288,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, as au-
thorized by law, $10,013,000; Office of the Postmaster, $4,377,000, 
including $126,850 for employment of substitute messengers and 
extra services of regular employees when required at the salary rate 
of not to exceed $19,805 per annum each; Office of the Chaplain, 
$120,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentar-
ian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $946,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $361,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of 
the House, $1,356,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,171,000; six minority employ-
ees, $713,000; the House Democratic Steering Committee and 
Caucus, $1,476,000; the House Republican Conference, $1,476,000; 
and other authorized employees, $1,721,000. 
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 1992 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 (HOUSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS)", "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF 
THE HOUSE (ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES)", "OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS", 
and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", upon approval of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
Effective date. 
SEC. 102. Effective for the fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
1992, the annual rate of pay for the positions established for the 
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105 STAT. 455 
Democratic caucus and the Republican conference by section 2 of 
House Resolution 413, 94th Congress, as enacted by section 201 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1976 and the positions 
established by section 102(a) (1) and (2) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1990 shall not exceed the annual rate of pay 
payable from time to time for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 103. The Clerk of the House under the direction of the 
Committee on House Administration, is authorized to receive pay-
ments of assessments for monthly equipment charges incurred by 
such organizations as are authorized by the Committee on House 
Administration. Receipts under this subsection shall be deposited 
into the Treasury for credit to the appropriate account under the 
appropriation for "Salaries and expenses" under the heading 
"Contingent expenses of the House", "Allowances and expenses'. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For joint committees, as follows: 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,020,000. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
$1,391,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Tsixation, 
$5,759,000, 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 $1,500 per month to the Attend-
ing Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,000 per month to one Senior 
Medical Officer while on duty in the Attending Physician's office; (3) 
an allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers while 
on duty in the Attending Physician's office; (4) an allowance of $500 
per month each to two £issistants and $400 per month each to not to 
exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such 
assistance; and (5) $999,800 for reimbursement 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 ad-
vanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropria-
tions from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are 
payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, 
$1,509,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House. 
105 STAT. 456 
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CAPITOL POLICE BOARD 
CAPITOL POLICE 
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, $64,093,000, of which $31,741,500 is appropriated to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed 
by the Clerk of the House, and $32,351,500 is appropriated to the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 1992 for salaries, including overtime, and 
Government contributions to employees' benefits under this head-
ing, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between 
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
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 vehicles, including two-way police 
radio equipment; contingent expenses, including advance payment 
for travel for training, protective details, and tuition and registra-
tion, expenses associated with the implementation of the Capitol 
Police Employee Assistance Program, including but not limited to 
professional referrals, and expenses associated with the awards 
program not to exceed $2,000, expenses associated with the reloca-
tion of instructor personnel to and from the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center as approved by the Chairman of the Capitol 
Police Board, and including $85 per month for extra services per-
formed 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, $2,029,000, to be disbursed 
by the Clerk of the House: Provided, That the funds used to main-
tain the petty cash fund referred to as "Petty Cash 11" 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 1992 shall be paid by the Secretary of 
the Treasury from funds available to the Treasury Department. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, $1,603,000, 
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-
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105 STAT. 457 
tional individuals for not more than one hundred and twenty days 
each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more 
than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service, 
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SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 
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For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office, $292,000, 
to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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 One Hundred Second Con-
gress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and 
contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the 
regular 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 official representation and reception expenses (not to exceed 
$3,500 from the Trust Fund) to be expended on the certification of 
the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, expenses in-
curred in administering an employee incentive awards program (not 
to exceed $1,800), 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, $21,025,000: 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. 
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), including 
not to exceed $2,300 to be expended on the certification of the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses, $22,542,000: Pro-
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vided. 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 C!ongressional Budget Office in excess of 226 
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staff employees: Provided further. That any sale or lease of property, 
supplies, or services to the Congressional Budget 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 
O F F I C E OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL 
SALARIES 
For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the 
Capitol; and other personal services; at rates of pay provided by law, 
$7,858,000. 
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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 $50,000. 
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 Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect 
of the Capitol, including furnishings 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; for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by 
the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connec-
tion with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, 
$23,021,000, of which $4,905,000 shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available until ex-
pended, $2,000,000 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, $4,425,000. 
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105 STAT. 459 
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, $40,406,000, of which $10,149,000 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, $33,403,000, of which 
$4,780,000 shall remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; for lighting, heating, power 
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer 
services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library 
of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same. Botanic 
Garden, Senate 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 complex. Judiciary Office Building 
and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol 
and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the 
credit of this appropriation, $30,800,000: Provided, That not to 
exceed $3,200,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation 
during fiscal year 1992. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 10803)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b(bXl)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "the rate payable" 
through the semicolon and inserting "90 percent of the maxi-
mum rate allowable for the Senior Executive Service;"; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking "the rate payable" 
through the period and inserting "85 percent of the maximum 
rate allowable for the Senior Executive Service."; and 
(3) by adding at the end, as a flush left sentence, the following: 
"For purposes of the preceding sentence, 'the maximum rate allow-
able for the Senior Executive Service' means the highest rate of 
basic pay that may be set for the Senior Executive Service under 
section 5382(b) of title 5, United States Code.". 
Qo) Section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 
(4() U.S.C. 166b-3b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
"(c) Effective beginning with any pay period beginning on or after Effective date, 
the date of enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1992, the rate of basic pay for up to 8 positions under the jurisdiction 
of the Architect of the Capitol may be fixed at such rate as the 
Architect considers appropriate for each, not to exceed 135 percent 
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of the minimum rate payable for grade GS-15 of the General 
Schedule.". 
SEC. 105. The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 is 
amended in the matter under "House Office Buildings", under the 
paragraph headed "Architect of the Capitol" (40 U.S.C. 175 note)— 
(1) by striking "5 U.S.C. 5307(a)(1)(B)" and inserting "section 
5306(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code,"; and 
(2) by striking "policy." and inserting "policy, and subject to 
any increase which may be allowed by the Committee on House 
Administration based on performance exceeding an acceptable 
level of competence over a 52-week period (except that no such 
performance-based increase shall affect the waiting period or 
effective date of any longevity step-increase or increase under 
such section 5306(a)(1)(B)).". 
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, $55,725,000: 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 
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Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided further, That 
note. 
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. 
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 
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, $89,341,000: 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 
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105 STAT. 461 
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. 
This title may be cited as the "Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1992". 
TITLE II—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, $2,862,000. 
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 and custodisd 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 distribution of catalog cards and other publications 
of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly 
chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$196,266,000, of which not more than $7,300,000 shall be derived 
from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 
1992 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 
$7,300,000: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$7,636,000 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, notwithstanding 
the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 150, as amended, $622,000 is to be avail-
able to support the catalog cards service. 
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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, $25,823,000, of which not more than $14,000,000 shall be 
derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal 
year 1992 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than $1,979,000 shall 
be derived from collections during fiscal year 1992 under 17 U.S.C. 
111(d)(3), 116(c)(1), and 119(b)(2): Provided, That the total amount 
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which 
collections are less than the $15,979,000: Provided further, 
That 
$100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the mainte-
nance of an "International Copyright Institute" in the Copyright 
Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nation-
als of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND 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), $41,179,000, of 
which $9,417,000 shall remain available until expended. 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture, 
furnishings, office and library equipment, $3,235,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of 
Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $175,690, of 
which $54,800 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. 
Library of 
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
Congress. 
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 mangiger or supervisor the right to not be at 
work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked 
by the manager or supervisor on another workday. 
(b) 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 and may be expended 
or obligated— 
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or in 
such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or 
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105 STAT. 463 
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only— 
(A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead 
costs as are attributable to the work performed for such 
agency; or 
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not allow-
able under subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 204. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appropriated to the 
Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the 
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive awards 
program. 
SEC. 205. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appropriated to the 
Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the 
Librarian of Congress or his designee, in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 
Offices. 
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, $10,187,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available 
until expended. 
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, 
$865,000, of which $735,000 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 expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents nec-
essary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Con-
gress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and 
international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $26,327,000: 
Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the 
Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed 
$117,000. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord 
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with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the 
Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be nec-
essary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the 
budget 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 
available 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 level V of the Executive 
Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316): Provided further. That the revolving fund 
and the funds provided under the paragraph entitled "Office of 
Superintendent of Documents, Salaries and expenses" together may 
not be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more 
than 5,000 workyears: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
shall be available for expenses not to exceed $500,000 for the devel-
opment of plans and design of a multi-purpose facility: Provided 
further. That the revolving fund shall not be used to administer any 
flexible or compressed work schedule which applies to any manager 
or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal to or 
higher than GS-15, nor to any employee involved in the in-house 
production of printing and binding: Provided further. That expenses 
for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $95,000: Provided fur-
ther. That the revolving fund shall be available for expenses not to 
exceed $100,000 for a special study of GPO's personnel and com-
pensation systems. 
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 level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 
U.S.C. 5315); 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 Greneral of the United States, rental of living quarters 
in foreign countries and travel benefits comparable with those 
which are now or hereafter may be granted single employees of the 
Agency for International Development, including single Foreign 
Service 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)); $438,679,000: Provided, That not more 
th£Ln $6,213,000 of reimbursements received incident to the oper-
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105 STAT. 465 
ation of the General Accounting Office Building shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 1992: Provided further. That this appropriation 
and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other depart-
ment or agency which is a member of the Joint Financial Manage-
ment Improvement Program (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 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department 
or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental 
Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be 
available to finance an appropriate share of Forum costs as deter-
mined by the Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-
Federal participants. 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 to the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, 
agreements or contracts for the removal of asbestos, and renovation 
of the building and building systems (including the heating, ventila-
tion and air conditioning system, electrical system and other major 
building systems) of the General Accounting Office Building may be 
made for periods not exceeding five years: 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, notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, $1,800,000 of this appropriation shall be available 
for the planning, administering, receiving, sponsoring and such 
other expenses as the Comptroller General deems necessary to 
represent the United States as host of the 1992 triennial Congress of 
the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions 
(INTOSAI): Provided further. That the General Accounting Office is 
authorized to solicit and accept contributions to be held in trust, 
which shall be available without fiscal year limitation, not to exceed 
$20,000, for any purpose related to the 1992 triennial Congress. 
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 and for the 
Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and 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 Legislative 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: 
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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. 
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 expendi-
tures are a matter of public record and available for public inspec-
tion, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 
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SEC. 305. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the 
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heads of the agencies of the legislative branch, shall develop an 
overall plan for satisfying the telecommunications requirements of 
such ^encies, 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 any new or expanded tele-
communications system 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, 
(b) 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. Section 3216(eX2) of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended by striking "subsection (1) of this section'* each place it 
appears and inserting "paragraph (1) of this subsection". 
SEC. 307. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject 
to approval by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, and subject to enactment of authorizing legislation, amounts 
may be transferred from the appropriation * Library of Congress, 
Salaries and expenses" to the appropriation "Architect of the Cap-
itol, Library buildings and grounds, Structural and mechanical 
care" for the purpose of rental, lease, or other agreement, of tem-
porary storage and warehouse space for use by the Library of 
Congress during fiscal year 1992, and to incur incidental expenses in 
connection with such use. 
SEC. 308. Section 311(dX2)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a-2a), as amended by section 308 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-520; 
104 Stat. 2277), and section 315(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 60a-lb(a)) are each amended by striking 
"5305" and inserting "5303". 
SEC. 309. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 pay 
raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the 
levels appropriated in this Act. 
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105 STAT. 467 
SEC. 310. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first 
sentence of subsection (a) by striking "1991" and inserting "1992". 
SEC. 311. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to any 
individual who is employed by the Senate day care center (known as 
the "Senate Employee Child Care Center" and hereafter in this 
section referred to as the "Center") established pursuant to Senate 
Resolution 269, Ninety-eighth Congress, and section 3 of the Act 
entitled "An Act to authorize appropriations for the American 
Folklife Center for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other pur-
poses", approved August 21, 1984 (40 U.S.C 214b; Public Law 98-
392; 98 Stat. 1362). 
(b) Any individual described under subsection (a) who is employed 
by the Center on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
be deemed an employee under section 8901(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, for purposes of health insurance coverage under chap-
ter 89 of such title. An individual described under subsection (a) who 
is an employee of the Center oi\ the date of the enactment of this 
Act may elect coverage under this subsection during the 31-day 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
during such periods as determined by the Office of Personnel 
Management for employees of the Center employed after such date. 
(c) The Center shall make such deductions and withholdings from 
the pay of an individual described under subsection (a) who is an 
employee of the Center in accordance with subsection (d) of this 
section. 
(d) The Center shall— 
(1) maintain records on all employees covered under this 
section in such manner as the Secretary of the Senate may 
require for administrative purposes; and 
(2) after consultation with the Secretary of the Senate— 
(A) make deductions from the pay of employees of 
amounts determined in accordance with section 8906 of title 
5, United States Code; and 
(B) transmit such deductions to the Secretary of the 
Senate for deposit and remittance to the Office of Personnel 
Management. 
(e) Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits 
under this section, as computed under section 8906 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate from the 
appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
"miscellaneous items". 
(f) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regulations 
to carry out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 312. (a)(1) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
maintain and operate a child care center (to be known as the "House 
of Representatives Child Care Center") to furnish pre-school child 
care— 
(A) for children of individuals whose pay is disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Sergeant at Arms 
of the House of Representatives and children of support person-
nel of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) if places are available after admission of all children who 
are eligible under subparagraph (A), for children of individuals 
whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and 
children of employees of agencies of the legislative branch. 
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Government 
employees. 
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Records. 
Children 
and youth. 
Grovemment 
organization. 
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(2) Children shall be admitted to the center on a nondiscrim-
inatory basis and without regard to any office or position held by 
their parents. 
(b)(1)(A) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall ap-
point 15 individuals (of whom 7 shall be upon recommendation of 
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives), to serve 
without pay, as members of an advisory board for the center. The 
board shall— 
(i) provide advice to the Clerk on matters of policy relating to 
the administration and operation of the center (including the 
selection of the director of the center); 
(ii) be chosen from among Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives, spouses of Members, parents of children enrolled 
in the center, and other individuals with expertise in child care 
or interest in the center; and 
(iii) serve during the Congress in which they are appointed, 
except that a member of the board may continue to serve after 
the expiration of a term until a successor is appointed. 
(B) The director of the center shall serve as an additional member 
of the board, ex officio and without the right to vote. 
(2) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment is made. 
(3) The chairman of the board shall be elected by the members of 
the board. 
(c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Clerk is authorized— 
(1) to collect fees for child care services; 
Gifts and 
(2) to accept such gifts of money and property as may be 
property. 
approved by the Chairman and the ranking minority party 
member of the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives, acting jointly; and 
(3) to employ a director and other employees for the center. 
(d)(1) There is established in the contingent fund of the House of 
Representatives an account which, subject to appropriation, and 
except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be the exclusive source for 
all salaries and expenses for activities carried out under this section. 
The Clerk shall deposit in the account any amounts received under 
subsection (c). 
(2) During fiscal year 1992, of the funds provided in this Act for 
the "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" under "SALARIES AND EX-
PENSES", not more than $45,000 may be expended to carry out this 
section, subject to approval of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. Any amount under this paragraph 
shall be in addition to any amount made available under paragraph 
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(1). 
(e) As used in this section— 
(1) the term "Member of the House of Representatives" 
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress; 
(2) 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, the 
Congressional Budget Office, and the Copyright Royalty Tribu-
nal; and 
(3) the term "support personnel" means, with respect to the 
House of Representatives, any employee of a credit union or of 
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the Architect of the Capitol, whose principal duties are to 
support the functions of the House of Representatives, 
(f) House Resolution 21, Ninety-ninth Congress, agreed to Decem-
ber 11, 1985, enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by 
reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-
591) (40 U.S.C. 184b-184f) is repealed. 
SEC. 313, Technical Corrections to Ethics in Government Act of 
1978. The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 103(i) by striking "7-day" and inserting "30-day"; 
and 
(2) in section 105(b)(1) by— 
(A) striking "Each agency" and inserting "Except as 
provided in the second sentence of this subsection, each 
agency"; and 
(B) inserting after the first sentence the following: "With 
respect to any report required to be filed by May 15 of any 
year, such report shall be made available for public inspec-
tion within 30 calendar days after May 15 of such year or 
within 30 days of the date of filing of such a report for 
which an extension is granted pursuant to section 101(g).". 
SEC. 314. (a) Section 102(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 is amended— 
(1) by repealing subparagraph (A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C), respectively; 
(3) by amending subparagraph (A) (as redesignated) to read as 
follows: 
"(A) The identity of the source, a brief description, and the 
value of all gifts aggregating more than the minimal value as 
established by section 7342(aX5) of title 5, United States Code, or 
$250, whichever is greater, received from any source other than 
a relative of the reporting individual during the preceding 
calendar year, except that any food, lodging, or entertainment 
received as personal hospitality of an individual need not be 
reported, and any gift with a fair market value of $100 or less, 
as adjusted at the same time and by the same percentage as the 
minimal value is adjusted, need not be aggregated for purposes 
of this subparagraph."; 
(4) by striking "$250 or more in value" in subparagraph (B) (as 
redesignated) and inserting "more than the minimal value as 
established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, or 
$250, whichever is greater"; and 
(5) by striking "or (B)" in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated). 
(b) Section 505(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is 5 USC app. 505. 
amended by inserting "(including a series of appearances, speeches, 
or articles if the subject matter is directly related to the individual's 
official duties or the payment is made because of the individual's 
status with the Government)" before "by a Member". 
Reports. 
Public 
information. 
5 USC app. 102. 
Gifts and 
property. 
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2 use 31-2. 
26 u s e 7701. 
Government 
employees. 
5 use app. 
101 note. 
Effective date. 
2 u s e 31-2 
note. 
(c) Section 901(a) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 is amended— 
(1) by repealing paragraphs (1), (3), and (4); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as 
paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively; 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated), by striking "having an 
aggregate value exceeding $300 during a calendar year" and 
inserting "in any calendar year aggregating more than the 
minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, 
United States Code, or $250, whichever is greater"; 
(4) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated) by striking "less than 
$75" and inserting "$100 or less, as adjusted under section 
102(a)(2)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978"; and 
(5) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 
(d) Clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives is amended— 
(1) by striking "$75 or less" and inserting "$100 or less, as 
adjusted under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978"; 
(2) by striking "paragraph (5) of section 7342" and inserting 
"section 7342(a)(5)"; and 
(3) by inserting "or $250, whichever is greater" after "United 
States Code,". 
(e) The last sentence of section 7701(k) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: "For purposes of this 
subsection, a Senator, a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress shall be treated as an officer or 
employee of the Federal Government.". 
(f) The provisions of this section that are applicable to Members, 
officers, or employees of the legislative branch are enacted by the 
Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they 
shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respec-
tively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and 
such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that 
they are inconsistent therewith; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either 
House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at 
any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the 
case of any other rule of such House. 
(g) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on 
January 1,1992. 
SEC. 315. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
under the heading 
"OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS" under the heading 
"SENATE" in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 and 
which would remain available until expended, $150,000 of the 
remaining balances are rescinded: Provided, That the amount re-
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scinded by this section shall be deducted from the amount edlocated 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration to the junior Sen-
ator from Pennsylvania for mass mail. 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriations 
' 
Act, 1992". 
Approved August 14,1991. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2506: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 102-82 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 102-176 (Ctomm. of 
Con 
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-81 (Cbmm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 137 (1991): 
June 5, considered and passed House. 
July 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
July 31, House agreed to conference report. 
Aug. 2, Senate agreed to conference report. 
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