Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994
PL 103-69 (H.R.2348), enacted 08/11/1993

107 STAT. 692 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
Aug. 11, 1993 
[H.R. 2348] 
Legislative 
Branch 
Appropriations 
Act, 1994. 
Congressional 
Operations 
Appropriations 
Act, 1994. 
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Public Law 103-69 
103d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30,1994, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS 
SENATE 
MILEAGE AND EXPENSES 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 
President Fro 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 
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $69,895,000, 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, $1,431,000. 
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107 STAT. 693 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $432,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Mcgority and Minority Leaders, $2,076,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $644,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Msgority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be Cbced by the Chairman 
of each such committee, $942,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $1,884,000. 
OFFICES 
OF 
THE 
SECRETARIES 
OF 
THE 
CONFERENCE 
OF 
THE 
MAJORITY 
AND 
THE 
CONFERENCE 
OF 
THE 
MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Mjgority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $362,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $172,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $11,715,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$32,739,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Msgority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,133,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $17,307,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Coun-
sel of the Senate, $3,080,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Coimsel, 
$833,000. 
107 STAT. 694 
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EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT 
AT 
ARMS AND 
DOORKEEPER OF 
THE 
SENATE, 
AND SEC-
RETARIES 
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 POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries and expenses of the M£gority Policy Committee 
and the Minority PoliQr Committee, $1,199,100 for each such 
committee; in all, $2,398,200. 
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 Confess, as amended, section 112 of Public 
Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$77,000,000. 
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL 
NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $336,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,366,500. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $74,894,000, of which $16,500,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $6,748,000. 
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators' Officisd Personnel and Office Expense Accoimt, 
$185,768,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employ-
ment Practices, $825,000. 
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND) 
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for 
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and 
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
107 STAT. 695 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$20,000,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1. (a) Charges for expenses of any office, the funds of 2 use 68-8. 
which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, may be 
vouchered by a Senate support ofElce paying such expenses or 
to which such charges are owed for goods or services provided, 
if— 
(1) such charges are paid on behalf of the office incurring 
such expenses by such Senate support office; or 
(2) such charges are payable to such Senate support office 
for goods or services provided by such office to the office incur-
ringsuch expenses. 
(b) Payments under this section shall be charged to the official 
funds of the office on whose behalf the expenses were paid, or 
which received the goods or services for which payment is required. 
(c) Any voucher submitted by a Senate support office pursuant 
to this section shall be accompanied by a certification from such 
office of the amount and that such purchases were of the nature 
that they could be charged to the official funds of the office on 
whose behalf charges were paid, or to which goods or services 
were provided. 
(d) Vouchers under this section shall be submitted and paid 
subject to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Commit-
tee on Rules and Administration. 
SEC. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1993, the aggregate 
Effe^ivedate. 
of each of the sums determined under clauses (iii) and (iv) of ^ ^°^ ^^ "°*®-
section 506(b)(3XA) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 
(2 U.S.C. 58(bX3XA) (iii) and (iv)), shall be deemed decreased by 
2.5 percent. 
SEC. 3. Section 12 under the subheading "ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROVISIONS" under the heading "SENATE" in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 58c-l), is amended in the first 
sentence by striking "the Committee on Appropriations of the Sen-
ate and". 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES (PRIOR YEAR) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991, for uie House of Representatives under the heading 
"SALARIES AND EXPENSES", there is rescinded a total $730,037.41, 
in the amounts specified for the following headings and accounts: 
(1) "HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES", $24,988.44, as follows: 
(A) "Office of the Speaker", $5,245.00; (B) "Office of the Majority 
Leader", $4,743.44; (C) "Office of the Minority Leader*, 
$5,000.00; (D) "Office of the Majority Whip", $5,000.00; and 
(E) "Office of the Minority Whip", $5,000.00. 
(2) "MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE", $686.50. 
(3) "COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES", $44.59. 
(4) 
"STANDING 
COMMITTEES, 
SPECIAL 
AND 
SELECT", 
$138,448.87. 
107 STAT. 696 
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(5) "ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES", $500,691.91 as follows: 
(A) "furniture and furnishings", $624.54; (B) "reemployed annu-
itants 
reimbursements", 
$67.37; 
and 
(C) 
unspecified, 
$500,000.00. 
(6) "COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVES-
TIGATIONS)", $2,682.97. 
(7) "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", $62,494.13, as 
follows: (A) "Office of the Clerk", $2,^53.34; (B) "Office of the 
Sergeant at Arms", $352.20; (C) "Office of the Doorkeeper", 
$99.08; (D) "Office of the Chaplain", $255.50; (E) "the House 
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the Democratic 
Caucus", $9,355.14; (F) "the House Republican Conference", 
$1,824.87; and (G) "six minority employees", $48,554.00. 
Of the funds appropriated in tne Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992, for the House of Representatives under the heading 
"SALARIES AND EXPENSES", there is rescinded a total of $891,717.36, 
in the amoimts specified for the following headings and accounts: 
(1) "HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES", $533,169.67, as follows: 
(A) "Office of the Speaker", $308,604.60; (B) "Office of the 
Majority Leader", $46,970.75; (C) "Office of the Minority 
Leader'^ $154,142.11; (D) "Office of the Majority Whip* 
$18,819.23; and (E) "Office of the Minority Whip", $4,632.98. 
(2) "MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE", $7,272.63. 
(3) "ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES", $12,226.40 as follows: 
(A) "furniture and furnishings", $4,379.86; and (B) "reemployed 
annuitants reimbursements , $7,846.54. 
(4) "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", $339,048.66, as 
follows: (A) "Office of the Sergeant at Arms", $500.00; (B) 
"Office of the Chaplain", $1,886.97; (C) "Office of the Par-
liamentarian", $35,969.46; (D) "Office of the Historian", 
$62,999.89; (E) "the House Democratic Steering and Poli^r 
Committee and the Democratic Caucus", $115,226.11; and (F) 
"six minority employees", $122,466.23. 
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1993, for the House of Representatives under the neading 
"SALARIES AND EXPENSES", there is rescinded a total of $1,500,000 
in the amounts specified for the following heading: "STANDING 
COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT". 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$686,318,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $5,871,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,395,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$1,003,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the M^ority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,383,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, $1,235,000, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $539,600, for the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whips; and Office of the Minority Whip, $855,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minoritjr Whip and 
not to exceed $97,980, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
107 STAT. 697 
MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE 
For staff employed by each Member in the disch£u:ge of official 
and representative duties, $225,004,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For professional £ind clerical employees of standing committees, 
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on the Budget, $70,445,000. 
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, $389,000. 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by the House, $52,662,000. 
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, $22,885,000, of which $14,557,000 is pro-
vided herein: Provided, That House Information Systems is author-
ized to receive reimbursement for services provided from Members 
of the House of Representatives and other Governmental entities 
and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for 
credit to this account: Provided further. That amounts so credited 
for fiscal year 1993 and not obligated shall be available for obliga-
tion in fiscal year 1994. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $220,812,000, including: Ofilcial Expenses of Members, 
$76,545,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal 
tort claims, $11,328,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and 
maintenance of office equipment, $7,196,000; net expenses for tele-
commimications, $5,960,000; furniture and furnishings, $1,720,000; 
stenographic 
reporting 
of 
committee 
hearings, 
$1,055,000; 
reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $933,000; Government con-
tributions to employees' life insurance fund, retirement funds. Social 
Security fund. Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker's 
and unemployment compensation, $115,314,000; and miscellaneous 
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and oper-
ation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and 
gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $761,000. 
CHILD CARE CENTER 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account 
107 STAT. 698 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
established by section 312(dXl) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(dXl)), subject to the level specified 
in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS) 
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of execu-
tive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary 
personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, 
and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services 
performed, $6,431,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House 
of Representatives, as authorized by law, $40,000,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $50,147,000, including: Office of the Clerk, 
including not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $11,947,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, includ-
ing not to exceed $500 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $1,384,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, 
as authorized by law, $10,101,000; Office of Director of Non-legisla-
tive £uid Financial Services, $14,402,000; for the salaries and 
expenses of the Office of General Coimsel, $674,000; Office of the 
Chaplain, $123,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
P£irliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, 
$898,000; for salaries and expenses oi the Office of the Historian, 
$310,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
Counsel of the House, $1,453,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,071,000; 
six minority employees, $738,000; the House Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee and the Democratic Caucus, $1,474,000; the 
House Republican Conference, $1,474,000; and other authorized 
employees, $1,098,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) Upon the transfer of any function to the Director 
of Non-legislative and Financial Services by the authority of the 
Committee on House Administration pursuant to rule X of the 
House of Representatives and upon the commencement of operation 
of the Office of Insi}ector Greneral, the applicable amounts appro-
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riated by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992, or 
y this Act, for the purposes specified in subsection (b) shall be 
available to the Director and the Office of Inspector General for 
the carrying out of such fimction or operation, upon the approval 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
In no case shall the transfer of any function referred to in the 
preceding sentence include the transfer of any function of the Cap-
itol Guide Service. 
(b) The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are salaries 
and expenses of the House of Representatives under the headings 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
107 STAT. 699 
"ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES" and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES". 
SEC. lOlA. (a) House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, 
agreed to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by 
chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and 
supplemented by the Act entitled "An Act relating to former Speak-
ers of the House of Representatives" (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 
31b-l et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
"SEC. 8. The entitlements of a former Speaker of the House 2 use 3ib-7. 
of Representatives under this resolution shall be available— 
"(1) in the case of an individual who is a former Speaker 
on the effective date of this section, for 5 years, commencing 
on such effective date; and 
"(2) in the case of an individual who becomes a former 
Speaker after such effective date, for 5 years, commencing 
at the expiration of the term of office of the individual as 
a Representative in Congress.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect Effective date. 
on October 1,1993. 
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JOINT ITEMS 
"
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For joint committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$3,980,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
$1,344,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$5,701,000, 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 
assistants, including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the 
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each 
to two medicsd officers while on duty in the Attending Physician's 
office; (3) an allowance of $500 per month each to two assistants 
and $400 per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on 
title basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4) $1,002,000 
for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses 
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the 
Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the 
applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available 
for all the purposes thereof, $1,502,000, to be disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House. 
107 STAT. 700 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime, 
£uid Government contributions to employees' benefits funds, as 
authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Cap-
itol Police, $62,255,000, of which $29,453,000 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed 
by the Clerk of the House, and $32,802,000 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Anns and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed 
by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts 
appropriated for fiscal vear 1994 for salaries, including overtime, 
and Government contributions to employees' benefits funds under 
this heading, 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 tne Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other 
equipment, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medi-
cal services, the employee assistance program, not more than $2,000 
for the awards program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services 
performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the 
Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives 
designated by the Chairman of the Board, $1,977,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Provided, 
That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center for fiscal year 1994 shall be paid by the Secretary 
of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the 
Treasury. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for the 
Capitol Police Board imder the heading "CAPITOL POLICE" may 
be transferred between the headings "SALARIES" and "GENERAL 
EXPENSES", upon approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, 
$1,628,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, 
That none of these fimds shall be used to employ more than thirty-
three individtials: Provided further. That the Capitol Guide Board 
is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two 
additional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days 
each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more 
than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
107 STAT. 701 
SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office, 
$363,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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), 
including official reception and representation expenses (not to 
exceed $5,500 from the Trust Fimd), and expenses incurred in 
administering an employee incentive awards program (not to exceed 
$2,500), and rental of space in the District of Columbia, $21,315,000: 
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 available for assessments 
or activities not initiated and approved in accordance with section 
3(d) of Public Law 92-484: Provided further. That none of the 
fimds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of 
employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection 
with £my reimbursable study for which funds are provided from 
sources other than appropriations made under this Act, or shall 
be available for any other administrative expenses incurred by 
the Office of Technology Assessment in carrying 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 $2,500 to be expended on the certification 
of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses, $22,317,000: 
Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the pur-
chase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further. That 
none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or 
expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in 
excess of 226 staff employees: Provided further. That any sale 2 use 605. 
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: Provided further. That the Director of the Congressional 
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Budget Office shall have the authority, within the limits of available 
appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property 
by inter-agency transfer, donation, or discarding. 
107 STAT. 702 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
OFFICE 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, $8,453,000. 
TRAVEL 
40 use 166a. 
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 siun of $20,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES 
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and 
studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activi-
ties under his care, $100,000. 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
CAPITOL BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and 
House office buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of 
the Capitol, including furnishing and office equipment; including 
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 
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assenger motor vehicle; security installations, which are approved 
y the Capitol Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Reso-
lution 550, Ninety-Second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972, 
the cost limitation of which is hereby further increased by $200,000; 
and attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of 
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects 
related to work imder the Architect of the Capitol, $23,978,000, 
of which $4,413,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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, $5,289,000, of which $225,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation 
of Senate Office Buildings; £md furniture and furnishings, to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of 
the Capitol, $47,339,000, of which $10,177,000 shall remain avail-
able imtil 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-
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
107 STAT. 703 
intendent of Garages as authorized by law, $32,287,000, of which 
$2,400,000 shall remain available until expended. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessaiy expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol rower Plant; Ughting, heating, power (including 
the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 
for tne Capitol, Senate and House office buildings. Library of Con-
gress builmngs, and the grounds about the same. Botanic Garden, 
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in £uiy of such buildings; heating the Government Printing 
Office and Washington Citv Post Office; and heatin^^ and chilled 
water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Bmlding, Union 
Station complex, Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building 
and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol 
and amoimts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to 
the credit of this appropriation, $32,777,000, of which $665,000 
shall remain available imtil expended: Provided, That not to exceed 
$3,200,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appro-
priation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during 
fiscal year 1994. 
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 (2 U.S.C. 166) 
and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United 
States of America, $56,718,000: Provided, That no part of this 
appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense in connec-
tion 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 of the House 
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate: Provided further. That, notwithstanding any other 2 use 166 note. 
provision of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congres-
sional Research Service, Library of Congress, 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 and the 
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary 
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and 
binding of (xovemment publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribu-
tion of Gk)vemment publications authorized by law to be distributed 
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without chsirge to the recipient, $88,404,000: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 
2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known 
as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the permanent 
edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, 
Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 
906: Provided further. That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. 
This title may be cited as the "Congressional Operations Appro-
priations Act, 1994". 
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; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, 
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction 
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,008,000. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not other-
wise provided for, including development and maintenance of the 
Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library Buildings; 
special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; 
preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; oper-
ation 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, $202,250,000, of which not more than $7,500,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation dur-
ing fiscal year 1994 under the Act of Jime 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total amount avail-
able for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collec-
tions are less than the $7,500,000: Provided further. That of the 
total amount appropriated, $8,127,000 is to remain available until 
expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers, 
and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic 
services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely 
for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of 
special and unique materials for additions to the collections. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including 
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving 
copyrights, $26,244,000, of which not more than $14,500,000 shall 
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107 STAT. 705 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 1994 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than 
$2,333,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1994 
under 17 U.S.C. lll(dX2), 119(bX2), and 1005: Provided, That 
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amoiuit by which collections are less than $16,833,000: Provided 
further, "niat $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available 
for the maintenance of an "International Copyright Institute" in 
the Cop3n:ight Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose 
of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
laws and policies: Provided further. That not to exceed $2,250 
may be expended on the certification of the Librarian of Congress 
or his designee, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the 
Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
$42,713,000, of which $10,377,000 shall remain available until 
expended. 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture, 
furnishings, office and library equipment, $3,939,000: Provided, 
That of those funds that remain available imtil expended, up to 
$593,000 may be transferred to the Architect of the Capitol appro-
priation ''Library Buildings and Groimds, Structural and Mechani-
cal Care" to complete renovation and restoration work on the 
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Buildings. 
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 attendance at meetings 
concerned with the fiuiction or activity for which the appropriation 
is made. 
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible 
or compressed work schedule which— 
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position 
the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-
15; and 
(2) grants such manager 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 super-
visor" 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 fimds received by the Library of Con-
gress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administra-
tive overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work 
generated by performing 
ider the authority of 31 U. 
for other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 
107 STAT. 706 
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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 amoimts as are provided in appropriations Acts; 
or 
(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 
agen^; or 
(B) to such extent or in such amoimts as are provided 
in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
allowable 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 representa-
tion and reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive 
aw£irds 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 
Ofnces. 
Effective date. 
SEC. 206. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 
2 use I32a-l. 
1995^ obligations for any reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
performed by the Library of Congress are limited to the total 
amoimts provided (1) in the annual regular appropriations Act 
making appropriations for the legislative branch, or (2) in a supple-
mental appropriations Act that makes appropriations for the legisla-
tive branch. 
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, $9,974,000, of which $1,341,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That, subject to approval by the Commit-
tee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Librarian of Con-
gress may transfer from any appropriation under the heading 
Library of Congress" amounts not to exceed in the aggregate 
$3,200,000 to the appropriation "Architect of the Capitol, Library 
buildings and grounds, Structural and mechanical care. No Year* 
to complete the renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jefferson 
and John Adams buildings. 
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, 
$1,028,000, of which $900,000 shall be derived by collections from 
the appropriation "Payments to Copyright Owners" for the reason-
able costs incurred in proceedings involving distribution of royalty 
fees as provided by 17 U.S.C. 807. 
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107 STAT. 707 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
necessaiy 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, $29,082,000: 
Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the 
Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed 
$130,000: Provided further. That funds, not to exceed $2,000,000, 
from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and 
disseminating Congressional Serial Sets and other related Congres-
sional/non-Congressional publications for 1991 and 1992 to deposi-
tory and other designated libraries. 
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 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 may be necessary 
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 $2,500 may be 
expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses: Provided fur-
ther. That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or 
purchase of passenger motor vehicles, not to exceed a fleet of 
twelve: Provided further. That expenditures in connection with 
travel expenses of the advisory coimcils 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 emplo3rment of more than 4,850 workyears: 
Provided further. That the revolving fimd shall be available for 
expenses not to exceed $500,000 for the development of plans and 
design of a multi-purpose facility: Provided further. That activities 
financed through the revolving fimd may provide information in 
any format: 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: Provided further. 
That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000. 
SEC. 207. (a) Subsection (b) of section 309 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking out 
"shall be:" and inserting in lieu thereof shall be—"\ 
107 STAT. 708 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting "and" after the semicolon 
at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking out "; and" and inserting 
in lieu thereof a period; and 
(4) by striking out paragraph (3). 
(b) The first undesignated paragraph of section 1708 of title 
44, United States Code, is amended by striking out the third sen-
tence. 
Effective date. 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
44 use 309 note. ^^^ eg-g^t on October 1,1993. 
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
including 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 pa3rments 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)); and under regula-
tions prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
rental of living quarters in foreign countries and travel benefits 
comparable with those which are now or hereafter m ^ be granted 
single employees of the Agency for International Development, 
including single Foreign Service personnel assigned to AID projects, 
by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development— 
or his designee—imder the authority of section 636(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); $430,815,000: Provided, 
That not more than $1,600,000 of reimbursements received incident 
to the operation of the (Jeneral Accoimting Office Building shall 
be available for use in fiscal year 1994: Provided further, That 
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses 
of any other department or agency which is a member of the 
Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as 
determined by the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive 
Director and secretarial support: Provided further, That this appro-
priation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
department or agency which is a member of the National Intergov-
ernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit 
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of Forum 
costs as determined by the Forum, including necessary travel 
expenses of non-Federal 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 avail-
able for obligation, agreements or contracts for the removal of 
asbestos, and renovation of the building and building systems 
(including the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, 
electrical system and other msgor building systems) of the Greneral 
Accounting Office Building may be made for periods not exceeding 
PUBLIC LAW 103-69—AUG. 11, 1993 
107 STAT. 709 
five years: Provided further. That this appropriation and appropria-
tions 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 Administrative Sciences: Provided 
further, That of the amoimt provided imder this heading, not to 
exceed $500,000 shall be available for a broadbased organizational 
performance review of the (Jeneral Accoimting Office, focused on 
agency structure, skills, staffing, systems, and its execution of its 
statutory and assigned responsibilities. 
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 
regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Represent-
atives 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-
Ushed 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 estabhshed 
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 
of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with 
respect thereto. 
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Contracts. 
Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursu-
ant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where 
such expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under exist-
ing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to exist-
ing law. 
SEC. 305. 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, amoimts may be transferred from the appropriation 
"Library of Congress, Salaries and expenses" to the appropriation 
"Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds, Structural 
and mechanical care" for the purpose of purchase, rental, lease, 
or other agreement, of storage and warehouse space for use by 
the Library of Congress during fiscal year 1994, and to incur 
incidental expenses in connection with sucn use. 
SEC. 306. (a) The General Accounting Office, the Government 
Printing Office, or the Library of Congress may for such employees 
as it deems appropriate authorize a pajrment to employees who 
voluntarily separate before January 1, 1994, whether by retirement 
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or resignation, which payment shall be paid in accordance with 
the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code, 
(b) The number of employee positions authorized for the Gen-
eral Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, or the 
Library of Congress, as the case may be, shall be reduced by 
one position for each vacancy created by reason of a separation 
under subsection (a). No fimds appropriated by this Act for salaries 
or expenses of any position that is eliminated under the preceding 
sentence may be used for any other purpose. 
2 use 60-1 note. 
SEC. 307. (a) The number of employee positions, on a full-
time equivalent basis, for each covered entity shall be reduced 
by at least 4 percent from the level, other than those supported 
by gift and trust funds, as of September 30, 1992, or, with the 
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
as of a later date, but not later than September 30, 1993. At 
least 10 percent of the positions eliminated shall be positions the 
pay for which is equal to or greater than the annual rate of basic 
pay payable for grade GS-14 of the General Schedule. 
(b) The reduction required by subsection (a) shall be completed 
not later than September 30, 1995, with at least 62.5 percent 
of the reduction for each covered entity to be achieved by September 
30,1994. 
Reports. 
(c) The Comptroller General shall carry out compliance report-
ing under this section. 
(d) As used in this section— 
(1) the term "covered entity" means an entity of the legisla-
tive branch with more than 100 employee positions, on a full-
time equivalent basis, as of September 30,1992; and 
(2) the term "entity of the legislative branch" means the 
House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect 
of the Capitol (including the Botonic Garden), the Capitol 
Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty 
Tribunal, the General Accounting Office, the Government Print-
ing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology 
A sfifiRflm fin i
"
. 
31 use 1105 
SEC. 308. (a) For fiscal years 1995,1996, and 1997, the submis-
sions in support of the amounts included in the Budget for each 
entity of the legislative branch shall set forth a separate category 
for administrative expenses. For fiscal years 1993 and 1994, the 
administrative expenses for each entity of the legislative branch 
shall be calculated and submitted in a separate category in the 
same format as if submitted in support of amounts included in 
the Budget. 
(b) For fiscal years 1994,1995, 1996, and 1997, the submissions 
under subsection (a) in the separate category for administrative 
expenses for each entity of the legislative branch shall include 
reductions from the amount calculated for administrative expenses 
for fiscal year 1993, adjusted for inflation, as follows: 
(1) Fiscal year 1994, reduction of not less than 3 percent. 
(2) Fiscal year 1995, reduction of not less than 6 percent. 
(3) Fiscal year 1996, reduction of not less than 9 percent. 
(4) Fiscal year 1997, reduction of not less than 14 percent. 
Reports. 
(c) The Comptroller General shall carry out compliance report-
ing under this section. 
(d) As used in this section— 
note. 
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107 STAT. 711 
(1) the term "administrative expenses" means expenses 
of contractual services and supplies, other than rentm pay-
ments, programmatic mission-essential expenses, reimbursable 
expenses, and expenses required by law; 
(2) the term ''Budget means the Budget of the United 
States Government, submitted under section 1105 of title 31, 
United States Code; and 
(3) the term ''entity of the legislative branch" means the 
House of Representatives, the Senate, the OfElce of the Architect 
of the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol 
Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty 
Tribunal, the General Accounting Office, the Government Print-
ing Office, the Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology 
Assessment. 
RETIREMENT CREDIT FOR CERTAIN PRIOR SERVICE WITH THE HOUSE 
CHILD CARE CENTER 
SEC. 309. (a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purpose of this section— 40 use i84g 
(1) the term "House Child Care Center" means the House ^°^-
of Representatives Child Care Center; and 
(2) the term "Congressional employee" has the meaning 
given such term— 
(A) in subchapter HI of chapter 83 of title 5, United 
States Code, to the extent that this section relates to the 
Civil Service Retirement System; or 
(B) in chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
the extent that this section relates to the Federal Employ-
ees' Retirement System. 
(b) CSRS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any individual who 
is an employee of the House Child Care Center on the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be allowed credit under subchapter 
HI of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, as a Congressional 
employee, for any service if— 
(A) such service was performed before October 1, 1991, 
as an employee of the House Child Care Center (as constituted 
before that date); and 
(B) the employee is subject to subchapter III of chapter 
83 of such title as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Credit for service described in paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
be allowed under this section unless there is paid into the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund, by or on behalf of the 
employee involved, an amoimt equal to the deductions from pay 
which would have been applicable under section 8334(c) of title 
5, United States Code, for the period of service involved, if such 
employee were then a Congressional employee, including interest. 
Retirement credit may not be allowed under this section for any 
such service unless the full amoimt of the deposit required under 
the preceding sentence has been paid. 
(c) FERS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any individual who 
is an employee of the House Child (Jare Center on the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be allowed credit under chapter 84 
of title 5, United States Code, as a Congressional employee, for 
any service if— 
(A) such service was performed before October 1, 1991, 
as an employee of the House Child Care Center (as constituted 
before that date); and 
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(B) the employee is subject to chapter 84 of such title 
as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Credit for service described in paragraph (1)(A) shall not 
be allowed under this section unless there is paid into the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fimd, by or on behalf of the 
employee involved, an amount equal to the deductions from pay 
which would have been payable imder applicable provisions of law, 
for the period of service involved, if such employee were then 
a Congressional employee, including interest (computed in the same 
way as interest under subsection (b)(2)). Retirement credit may 
not be allowed under this section for any such service unless the 
full amount of the deposit required under the preceding sentence 
has been paid. 
(d) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section shall be considered 
to relate to the Thrift Savings Plan. 
(e) 0PM FUNCTIONS.—The Office of Personnel Management 
shall— 
Regulations. 
(1) prescribe any regulations which may be necessary to 
carry out this section; anof 
(2) with respect to any service for which credit is sought 
under this section, accept the certification of the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives concerning the period of such service 
and the amount of pay which was paid for such service. 
SEC. 310. (a) Section 17 of the Act entitled "An Act making 
appropriations for sundiy Civil Expenses of the Government for 
the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen himdred and sixty-seven, 
and for other purposes", approved Julv 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43), 
is amended by inserting after "mileage' the first place it appears 
the following: "for each Senator". 
(b) The first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1936 (2 U.S.C. 43a), under the heading "SENATE", and sub-
heading "SALARIES AND MILEAGE OF SENATORS", is amended by 
striking "Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, and 
Delegates in Congress" and inserting "Senators". 
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall 
take effect on October 1,1993. 
SEC. 311. The Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives is authorized and directed to take such action, 
whether by regulation or otherwise, to transfer to the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives responsibilitv for all financial activi-
ties of legislative service organizations, including the establishment 
and maintenance of revolving accounts to receive their dues and 
assessments and to make disbursements of their ordinary and nec-
essary business expenses in support of Members' official and rep-
Effective date. 
resentational duties. The trcmsfer referred to in the preceding sen-
tence shall take effect not later than January 1,1994. 
SEC. 312. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for the relocation of the office of any Member of the 
House of Representatives within the House office bmldings. 
SEC. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision oi law, such 
sums as may be necessary for the replacement of the Thomas 
Jefferson Library of Congress Building roof shall be transferred 
from the funds appropriated to the Clerk of the House in the 
Fiscal Year 1986 Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public 
Law 99-349, and subsequently transferred to the Architect of the 
Capitol pursuant to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1989, Public Law 100-458 for Capitol Complex Security Enhance-
Effective date. 
2 u s e 43 note. 
2 u s e 96a. 
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107 STAT. 713 
ments, to "Architect of the Capitol, Library Biiildings and Groiinds, 
Structural and Mechanical Care": Provided, That not to exceed 
$7,000,000 may be transferred pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 314. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 40 use i88b-6. 
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ''1993" and inserting 
"1994". 
SEC. 315. Section 2(a) of the Act of July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
130c(a)) is amended by deleting "$500" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$1,500". 
SEC. 316. The Librarian of Congress shall enter into an agree- Contracts. 
ment with the President of the University of Nevada, Reno for fjevld?^*^ °^ 
the purpose of assisting in the establishment of the Great Basin 
Intergovernmental Center. The Great Basin Intergovernmental 
Center is authorized to accept contributions from Federal sources. 
The Center may also receive contributions both in-kind and cash 
from private and other non-Federal sources. 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1994". 
Approved August 11, 1998. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2348: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 103-117 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 103-210 (Comm. of 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-103 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
June 10, considered and passed House. 
July 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Aug. 6, House eind Senate agreed to conference report.