Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993
PL 102-392 (H.R.5427), enacted 10/06/1992

PUBLIC LAW 102-392—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1703 
Public Law 102-392 
102d Congress 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
Oct. 6, 1992 
September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. 
[H.R. 5427] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Legislative 
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury Appropriations 
not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal ^ct, 1993. 
year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS 
Congressional 
Operations 
SENATE 
A?t^'S'^°"' 
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 
President 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 
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. 
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 Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,076,000. 
2 use 60a note. 
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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINOMTY WHIPS 
For Offices of the M^ority and Minority Whips, $644,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Mcgority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed 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 Majority 
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, 
$33,739,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,133,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $16,307,000. 
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 Counsel, 
$833,000. 
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 Msgority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000. 
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106 STAT. 1705 
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. 
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. 
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, 
$1,452,500. 
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms £uid Door-
keeper of the Senate, $82,944,000. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $6,748,000; Provided, That funds 
appropriated imder this heading for fiscal years 1991 and 1992 
pursuant to S. Res. 239 (102d Congress, agreed to November 27, 
1991), shall remain available imtil September 30,1993. 
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators' Ofiicial Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$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. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$20,000,000, to remain available until September 30,1994. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Effective date. 
SECTION 1. Effective October 1, 1992, section 111(a) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 61-1 note) 
is amended by striking "$149,286" and inserting "an amount equal 
to 3 times the maximum annual gross rate of compensation that 
may be paid to an employee of the office of a Senator". 
2 use I2id. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to establish 
a Senate Gift Shop for the purpose of providing for the sale of 
gift items to Members of the Senate, staff, and the general public. 
(b) All moneys received from sales and other services by the 
Senate Gift Shop shall be deposited in the revolving fund estab-
lished by subsection (c) and shall be available for purposes of 
this section, 
(c) There is established in the Treasury of the United States 
a revolving fund within the contingent fund of the Senate to be 
known as the Senate Gift Shop Revolving Fund (hereafter referred 
to in this section as the "fund"). The fimd shall consist of all 
amounts collected or received by the Secretary of the Senate from 
sales and services by the Senate Gift Shop. All moneys in the 
fimd shall be available without fiscal year limitation for disburse-
ment by the Secretary of the Senate in connection with the operation 
of the Senate Gift Shop, including supplies, equipment, and other 
expenses. In addition, such moneys may be used by the Secretary 
of the Senate to reimburse the Senate appropriations account, 
appropriated under the heading "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOY-
EES" and "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY", for amounts used from 
such account to pay the salaries of employees of the Senate Gift 
Shop. 
(d) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 
(40 U.S.C. 193d), shall not be applicable to any activity carried 
out pursuant to this section. 
(e) To provide capital for the fund, the Secretary of the Senate 
is authorized to transfer, from moneys in the Stationery Revolving 
Fund in the contingent fund of the Senate, to the fund such sum 
as he may determine necessary, not to exceed $300,000. 
(f) For the purpose of acquiring supplies, equipment, and meet-
ing other initial expenses in implementing subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of the Senate is authorized, upon the date of the enactment 
of this Act, to expend, from moneys appropriated to the appropria-
tions account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses 
of the Secretary of the Senate, by the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991, such amounts as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. 
(g) Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers 
approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee. 
(h) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
of this section. 
SEC. 3. Section 69a of title 2 of the United States Code is 
amended by striking "$4,000" and inserting "$10,000". 
SEC. 4. Section 7 under the heading "Senate" and "Administra-
tive Provisions" of Public Law 101-163 (103 Stat. 1046) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking "enter into an agreement with the Secretary 
of Education to" in the first sentence thereof; 
(2) by striking the second sentence thereof; and 
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(3) by striking in the last sentence ''Miscellaneous Items" 
and inserting in lieu thereofSecretary of the Senate". 
SEC. 5. Section 10 of Senate Resolution 144, agreed to June 
13, 1989 (101st Congress, 1st Session) as amended by Senate Reso-
lution 352, agreed to October 27, 1990 (101st Congress, 2d Session), 
is amended by striking "One Himdred and Second Congress" and 
inserting "One Himdred and Third Congress". 
Effective with this reauthorization, the Commission shall sup- Effective date. 
port objectives of Public Law 100-696 and be renamed accordingly. 
SEC. 6. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
"(3) The report requirement relating to quantity, as contained 
in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (1), does not apply with respect 
to the Senate. . 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES (PRIOR YEARS) 
(RESCISSION) 
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991, for the House of Representatives imder the heading 
"SALARIES 
AND 
EXPENSES", there is rescinded a total of 
$6,775,642.83, in the amounts specified for the following headings 
and accounts: 
(1) "HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES", $308,988.51, as follows: 
(A) "Office of the Speaker", $17,647.07; (B) "Office of the Major-
ity Floor Leader", $36,233.46; (C) "Office of the Minority Floor 
Leader", $183,097.26; (D) "Office of the Majority Whip", 
$61,579.53; and (E) "Office of the Minority Whip", $10,431.19. 
(2) "COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)", $8,261.37. 
(3) 
"STANDING 
COMMITTEES, 
SPECIAL 
AND 
SELECT", 
$2,171,051.63. 
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D EXPENSES", $2,592,737.63, as follows: 
(A) "Official Expenses of Members", $2,196,821.48; (B) "sup-
plies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims", 
$3,108.30; (C) "net expenses of purchase, lease and mainteneuice 
of office equipment", $292,766.95; and (D) "stenographic report-
ing of committee hearings", $100,040.90. 
(5) COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGA-
TIONS)", $955,144.83. 
(6) "OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS", $41,210.33. 
(7) "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", $698,248.53, as 
follows: (A) "Office of the Postmaster", $1,000.53; (B) "Office 
of the Pariiamentarian", $119,087.71; (C) "for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Historian", $54,324.08; (D) "for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the House", $198,559.05; (E) "six minority employees, 
$85,315.44; (F) "the House Democratic Steering Committee and 
Caucus", $123,537.90; (G) "the House Republican Conference", 
$94,273.55; and (H) "other authorized employees", $22,150.27. 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$699,109,000, as follows: 
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HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $5,561,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,383,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Msgority Floor Leader, 
$994,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of tiie Minority Floor Leader, $1,348,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, $1,095,000, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $405,830, for the Chief 
Deputy Mfinority Whip; and Office of the Minority Whip, $741,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and 
not to exceed $97,330, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip. 
MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE 
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of official 
and representative duties, $228,313,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, 
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
on the Budget, $70,950,000. 
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, $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, $22,885,000, of which $8,139,000 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 Grovemmental 
entities and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury 
for credit to this account: Provided further, That amounts so credited 
for fiscal year 1992 and not obligated shall be available for obliga-
tion in fiscal year 1993. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $222,737,000, including: Official Expenses of Members, 
$78,545,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal 
tort claims, $19,116,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and 
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106 STAT. 1709 
maintenance of office equipment, $4,427,000; furniture and furnish-
ings, $1,720,000; stenographic reporting of committee hearings, 
$1,055,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $1,039,000; 
Government contributions to employees' life insurance fiind, retire-
ment fUnds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits 
fiuid, and worker's and unemployment compensation, $116,203,000; 
and miscellaneous items incIu(Ung, but not limited to, purchase, 
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
vehicles, interparliamentaiy receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
deceased employees of the House, $632,000. 
CHILD CARE CENTER 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
Child Care Center, such amoimts as are deposited in the accoimt 
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 Reorgeuiization Act, 1946, 
and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services 
performed, $6,631,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House 
of Representatives, as authorized by law, $47,711,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $50,778,000, including: Office of the Clerk, 
including not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $22,354,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, includ-
ing not to exceed $500 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $1,369,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, 
as authorized by law, $10,750,000; Office of the Postmaster, 
$4,079,000; Office of the Chaplain, $123,000; Office of the Par-
liamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for prepar-
ing the Digest of Rules, $854,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Historian, $310,000; for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,403,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the House, $4,155,000; six minority employees, $735,000; tJie 
House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the Demo-
cratic Caucus, $1,461,000; the House Republican Conference, 
$1,461,000; and other authorized employees, $1,724,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC 101. (a) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for 2 use 95b. 
the House of Representatives under the heading "ALLOWANCES AND 
EXPENSES" may be transferred among the various categories of 
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allowances and expenses under such heading, upon approval of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(b) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House 
of Representatives under the heading "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND 
EMPLOYEES" may be transferred among the various offices and 
activities imder such heading, upon approval of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(c)(1) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House 
of Representatives under the headings specified in paragraph (2) 
may be transferred among such headings, upon approval of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
(2) The headings referred to in paragraph (1) are "HOUSE 
LEADERSHIP OFFICES , "MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE^, "COMMITTEE EMPLOY-
EES", 
"STANDING 
COMMITTEES, 
SPECIAL AND SELECT", "HOUSE 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS", "ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES", "OFFICIAL 
MAIL COSTS", and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES". 
40 use 206 note. 
SEC. 102. The provisions of H. Res. 199, approved April 1, 
1991, establishing 114 civilian support positions for the Capitol 
Police Avith respect to the House of Representatives, shall be the 
permanent law with respect thereto. 
SEC. 103. (a) Upon the transfer of any function to the Director 
of Non-legislative and Financial Services or the Office of General 
Counsel by reason of the House Administrative Reform Resolution 
of 1992, £md upon the commencement of operation of the Office 
of Inspector General, the applicable amoimts appropriated by the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992, or by this Act for 
the purposes specified in subsection (b) shall be available to the 
Director, the Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Inspector 
General for the carrying out of such fiinction or operation, upon 
the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. In no case shall the transfer of any fimction 
referred to in the preceding sentence include the transfer of any 
fimction of the Capitol Guide Service. 
(b) The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are salaries 
and expenses of the House of Representatives under the headings 
"ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES" and "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOY-
EES". 
SEC. 104. (a) There is established a subaccount in the appropria-
tion account for salaries and expenses of the House of Representa-
tives for the deposit of fees received firom Members and ofilcers 
of the House of Representatives for services provided to such Mem-
bers and officers oy the Office of the Attending Physician. The 
amounts so deposited shall be available, subject to appropriation, 
for the operations of the Office of the Attending Physician. 
Effective date. 
(b) This section shall take effect at the beginning of the first 
month after the month in which this Act is enacted. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For joint committees, as follows: 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF 1993 
For construction of platform and seating stands and for salaries 
and expenses of conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 1993, 
in accordcmce with such program as may be adopted by the joint 
committee authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 102, One 
2 use 117h. 
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106 STAT. 1711 
Hundred Second Congress, agreed to March 25, 1992, $906,000, 
to remain available until September 30, 1993. Such funds shall 
be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, for 
such construction, salaries, and expenses, whether incurred on, 
before, or after, October 1,1992. 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,020,000. 
I 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING 
I 
i 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
$1,391,000. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$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 
assistants, including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the 
Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each 
to two medical 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 
the basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (4) $973,000 
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, $1,509,000, to be disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House. 
CAPITOL POLICE BOARD 
CAPITOL POUCE 
SALARIES 
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime, 
and Government contributions to employees' benefits funds, as 
authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Cap-
itol Police, $62,852,000, of which $31,000,500 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representotives, to be disbursed 
by the Clerk of the House, and $31,851,500 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed 
by the Secretory of the Senate: Provided, That of the amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year 1993 for salaries, including overtime, 
and Government contributions to employees' benefits fimds under 
this heading, such amoiuits as may be necessary may be transferred 
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representotives 
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon 
approval of the Committee on Appropriations of tiie House of Rep-
resentotives and the Committee on Appropriations of tibe Senate. 
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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
Capitol Police, including purchasing and supplying uniforms; the 
purchase, maintenance, and repfdr of police vehicles, including two-
way police radio equipment; and contingent expenses, including 
advance payment for travel for training, protective details, and 
tuition and registration, expenses associated with the implementa-
tion 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 relocation of instructor/liaison personnel to and from the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as approved by the 
Chairman of the Capitol Police Board, and including $85 per month 
for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such 
member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or 
the House as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board, 
$2,029,000, to be disbiursed by the Clerk of the House: Provided, 
That the funds used to mcdntain the petty cash fund referred 
to as Tetty Cash H" 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 fimd referred to as 
"Petty Cash HI" 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 1993 shall be paid by the Secretary of the 
Treasury from funds available to the Treasury Department. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
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SEC. 105. Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1993 
\ 
for "Capitol Police Board", "Capitol Police", such amoimts as may 
be necessary may be transferred between the headings "Salaries", 
and "General expenses", upon approval of the Committees on Appro-
priations of the Senate £uid House of Representatives. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, 
$1,644,000, 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 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. 
SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office, 
$366,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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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 $3,500 from the Trust Fund), and expenses incurred in 
administering an employee incentive awards program (not to exceed 
$1,800), rental of space in the District of Columbia, and those 
expenses 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 available 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 Technologj?' Assessment in connection with any 
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, $22,542,000: 
Provided, That none of these fluids 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 USC 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. 
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, $8,144,000. 
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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 imforeseen 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 Building and electrical substations of the Senate 
and House OfiEice Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect 
of the Capitol, including furnishings 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 
passenger motor vehicle; purchase and installation of security sys-
tems which are approved by the Capitol Police Board, as authorized 
by House Concurrent Resolution 550, Ninety-second Congress, 
agreed to September 19,1972, the cost limitation of which is hereby 
fiui;her increased by $340,000; and attendance, when specifically 
authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conven-
tions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect 
of the Capitol, $23,955,000, of which $4,645,000 shall remain avail-
able imtil expended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available 
until expended, $1,328,000 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 
surroimding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 
and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,600,000, of which $200,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessar}^ expenses for maintenemce, care and operation 
of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Arcnitect of 
the Capitol, $47,339,000, of which $11,339,000 shall remain avail-
able until expended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available 
until expended, $2,000,000 shall be available for obligation without 
regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. 
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, $32,387,000, of which 
$2,940,000 shall remain available until expended. 
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106 STAT. 1715 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessaiy expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including 
the purchase of electrical energy) and water ana sewer services 
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings. Library of Con-
gress buildings, and the grounds about the same. Botanic Garden, 
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
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lants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing 
office and Washington Citv Post Office; £uid heating and chilled 
water for air conditioning tor the Supreme Court Building, Union 
Station complex, Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare 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 appropria-
tion, $32,088,000, of which $665,000 shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,200,000 of the fimds 
credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 1993. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 106. There is established in the Treasury a revolving 2 use ii7i. 
fund for the House of Representatives gymnasium. The Architect 
of the Capitol shall deposit in the fimd such amounts as the 
Architect may receive as gymnasium dues or assessments from 
Members of the House of Representatives and other authorized 
users of the gymnasium. The amounts so deposited shall be avail-
able for obligation by the Architect for expenses of the gymnasium. 
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 
LJ.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution 
of the United States of America, $57,291,000: Provided, That no 
part of this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense 
in connection with any publication, or preparation of material there-
for (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by 
the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior 
approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the 
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided 
further. 
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation 2 USC 166 note. 
of the Director of the Congressional 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; printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary 
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for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized bjr law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and 
binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distrib-
uted to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribu-
tion of Grovemment publications authorized by law to be distributed 
without charge to the recipient, $89,591,000: 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 Ag^cultiu-e) 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 pajnnent 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, 1993". 
TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botenic 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, $4,906,000, of which 
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
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SEC. 201. Pursuant to section 307E of the Legislative Branch 
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Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c), not more than $6,000,000 
shall be accepted and not more than $6,000,000 of the amounte 
accepted shall be available for obligation by the Architect of the 
Capitol for constructing, equipping, and mamteining the National 
Garden. 
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 catelog 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, $203,163,000, of which not more than $7,500,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation dur-
ing fiscal year 1993 under the Act of June 28, 1902, as amended 
(2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the totel amount available for obliga-
tion shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than the $7,500,000: Provided fuHher, That of the totel amount 
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106 STAT. 1717 
appropriated, $7,669,000 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 
materi^s for additions to the collections: Provided further. That, 
notwithstanding the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 150, as amended, 
$303,000 is to be available to support the catalog cards service: 
Provided further. That, of the total amount appropriated, $3,186,000 
is to remain available until expended for the rental or purchase 
and outfitting for a warehouse and book storage facility away from 
Capitol Hill. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including 
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving 
copyrig[hts, $26,228,000, of which not more than $14,500,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 1993 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than 
$2,217,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1993 
under 17 U.S.C. lll(dX2), 116(cXl), 119(bX2), and 1013: Provided, 
That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced 
by the amount by which collections are less than $16,717,000: 
Provided further. That $200,000 of the amount appropriated is 
available for the maintenance of an "International Copyright 
Institute" in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for 
the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellec-
tual 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), 
$43,144,000, of which $10,377,000 shall remain available until 
expended. 
FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture, 
fiunishings, office and library equipment, $4,490,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 202. 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 function or activity for which the appropriation 
is made. 
SEC. 203. (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 
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(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 tMs section, the term "manager or super-
visor^ means any management ofdcied or supervisor, as such terms 
are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 204. 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 
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 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 
agency; or 
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided 
in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
allowable imder subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 205. 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 
awards program. 
SEC. 206. 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, $9,733,000, of which $860,000 shall remain available imtil 
expended. 
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, 
$911,000, of which $781,000 shall be derived by collections from 
the appropriation "Payments to Cop)rright Owners'* for the reason-
able costs incurred in proceedings involving distribution of royalty 
fees as provided by 17 U.S.C. 807. 
PUBLIC LAW 102-392—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1719 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 
pubUcations 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 Coimcil to the Public Printer, shall not exceed 
$120,000: 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 1989 and 1990 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 Grovemment Corporation Control Act, as amended, 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 connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses: Provided 
further. 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 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 anci Expenses" together may not be available for the full-
time equivalent emplo3rment of more than 4,950 workyears: Pro-
vided further. 
That the revolving fund shall be available for 
expenses not to exceed $500,000 for the development of plans and 
design of a multi-purpose facility: Provided further. That the revolv-
ing 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 attend-
ance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000. 
SEC. 207. (aXD None of the funds appropriated for any fiscal 44 usc 501 note. 
vear may be obligated or expended by any entity of the executive 
branch for the procurement of any printing related to the production 
of Government publications (including printed forms), unless such 
procurement is by or through the Grovemment Printing Office. 
106 STAT. 1720 
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(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to (A) individual printing 
orders costing not more than $1,000, if the work is not of a continu-
ing or repetitive nature, and, as certified by the Public Printer, 
cannot be provided more economically through the Government 
Printing Office, (B) printing for the Central Intelligence Agency, 
the Defense Intelligence Agency, or the National Security Agency, 
or (C) printing from other sources that is specifically authorized 
by law. 
(3) As used in this subsection, the term "printing" means the 
process of composition, platemaking, presswork, silk screen proc-
esses, binding, microform, and the end items of such processes. 
(b) Section 206 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1991 (44 U.S.C. 501 note) is repealed. 
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 payments in foreign countries in accordance 
with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable under 
sections 901(5), 901(6) and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8), respectively); and 
under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the 
United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries and 
travel benefits comparable with those which are now or hereafter 
may be granted single employees of the Agency for International 
Development, including single Foreign Service personnel assigned 
to AID 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)); 
$435,167,000: Provided, 
That 
not more than 
$1,200,000 of 
reimbursements received incident to the operation of the General 
Accounting Office Building shall be available for use in fiscal year 
1993: 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 but not 
limited to the salary of the Executive Director and secretarial 
support: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropria-
tions for administrative expenses of any other department or agency 
which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum 
or a 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 available for obligation, agreements 
or contracts for the removal of asbestos, and renovation of the 
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106 STAT. 1721 
building and bmlding systems (including the heating, ventilation 
and air conditioning system, electrical system and other msgor 
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 Consortiimi on International Public Administration 
(ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA 
costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses attrib-
utable to membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of 
Administrative Sciences: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, $2,191,000 of this appropriation shall 
be available for the planning, administering, receiving, sponsoring 
and such other expenses as the Comptroller General deems nec-
essary 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 fiinds 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-
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 established 
for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided 
herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, 
That the provisions herein for the various items of official expenses 
of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House, 
and clerk hire for Senators and Members shall be the permanent 
law with respect thereto. 
SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation imder this Contracts 
Act for any consulting service through prociu'ement 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 imder existing Executive order issued pursuant to exist-
ing law. 
SEC. 305. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation 
with the heads of the agencies of the legislative branch, shall 
develop an overall plan for satisfying the telecommimications 
requirements of such agencies, using a common system architecture 
for maximum interconnection capability and engineering compatibil-
ity. The plan shall be subject to joint approv^ by the Committee 
Communications. 
40 u s e 166 note. 
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Effective date. 
40 use 184g 
note. 
Effective date. 
39 use 3210 
note. 
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 Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appro-
priations 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 telecommunications 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 Greneral 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, including 
any associated cable and switching equipment. 
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning 
after September 30,1992. 
SEC. 306. 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, amounts 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 1993, and to incur 
incidental expenses in connection with such use. 
SEC. 307. The amounts deposited in the account established 
by section 312(dXl) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(dXl)) shall be available for salaries and 
expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center ydthout 
fiscal year limitation, subject to the approval of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 308. (a) Section 316(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1990 as so redesignated by section 311(h)(3) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (39 U.S.C. 3210 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking out 
"or a Member of the House of Representatives"; and 
(2) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking out "or Member" 
each place it appears. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take efiect 
on October 1,1992. 
SEC. 309. (a) Section 3210 of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (aX7), by striking out "of the Member, 
except" and all that follows through the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting in lieu thereof "from which the Member 
was elected."; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out "delivery—" and 
all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "delivery within that area constituting the 
congressional district or State from which the Member was 
elected.". 
PUBLIC LAW 102-392—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1723 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 310. Effective November 5, 1990, section 106(a) of Public 
Law 101-520 is amended by striking out **(a) The" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Section 9 of the". 
SEC. 311. (a) Paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b) of section 
5 of the Judiciary Office Building Development Act (40 U.S.C. 
1204(b)) are amended by deleting "and interior" and by adding 
the following new subsection: 
"(c) The United States Capitol Police are authorized to police 
the building and other improvements constructed pursuant to the 
Judiciary Office Building Development Act, including the interior 
and exterior thereof, and to make arrests within the interior and 
exterior of such building and other improvements for £inv violation 
of any law of the United States, of the District of Columbia, or 
of any State, or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto.". 
(b) Subsection (a) of section 9 of the Judiciary Office Building 
Development Act (40 U.S.C. 1207(a)) is amended by deleting "and 
interior". 
SEC. 312. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking "1992" and inserting 
"1993". 
SEC. 313. Section 12 of the Act of November 5, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
58c-l) is amended by deleting "the lesser of $100,000 or 50 p^ercent 
of the amount allocated to such Member for mass mail" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "$100,000 of the amount allocated to such 
Member". 
SEC. 314. (a) The Senate Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion shall promulgate regulations— 
(1) pertaining to the services provided by the Attending 
Physician and the operation and use of the Senate health 
and fitness facilities; and 
(2) requiring the payment of fees for services received from 
the Attending Physician and for the use of the Senate health 
and fitness facilities piursuant to such regulations. 
(b) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to withhold fees 
from the salary of an individual authorized by such regulations 
to receive such services from the Attending Physician and to use 
the Senate health and fitness facilities. 
(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall remit all fees required 
by subsection (aX2) that are collected piirsuant to subsection (b) 
or by direct payment to the General Fimd of the Treasury as 
miscellaneous receipts unless otherwise provided by law. 
(d) The provision of this section shall take effect on April 
9,1992. 
SEC. 315. (a) There is established in the Senate a Bipartisan 
Task Force on Senate Coverage (referred to in this section as 
the "Task Force") which shall consist o
f
— 
(1) the Msgority Leader and the Minority Leader, as ex 
officio members; 
(2) 3 Senators appointed by the Megority Leader; 
(3) 3 Senators appointed by the Minority Leader; 
(4) 4 representatives appointed jointly by the Msyority 
Leader and the Minoritv Leader, who are drawn from the 
administrative offices of the Senate, including— 
(A) the Office of the Secretary of the Senate; 
(B) the Office of the Sergeant at Arms; and 
Effective date. 
39 u s e 3210 
note. 
Effective date. 
40 u s e 212a. 
Law enforcement 
and crime. 
40 u s e 188b-6. 
Regulations. 
2 u s e 121e. 
Effective date. 
106 STAT. 1724 
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(C) the Office of the Architect of the CapitdL 
(b) The Task Force is authorized to consult with the Senate 
committees with jurisdiction over the statutes referred to in sub-
section (cX2). 
(cXD The Task Force shall— 
(A) review all existing statutes under which the Senate 
is covered; 
(B) review Senate rules to determine whether the Senate 
is effectively complying with other statutes that covld be 
applied to uie Senate such as those hsted in paragraph (2); 
and 
(C) recommend the extent to which, and the way in which, 
these statutes should be applied to the Senate. 
(2) The statutes referred to in paragraph (1) are— 
(A) conflict statutes; 
(B) the Freedom of Information Act; 
(C) the Privacy Act; and 
(D) labor laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. 
(d) The Task Force shall use existing Senate staff to carry 
out its responsibilities under this section. 
I^poi^- 
(e) The Task Force shall report its findings and recommenda-
tions to the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader not later 
than September 1,1993. 
SEC. 316. (a) Section 309(a) of Public Law 102-166 (2 U.S.C. 
1209) is amended by striking "or any Member of the Senate" 
through "a Member of the Senate' and" and inserting "and". 
2 use 1222. 
(b) Section 323 of such Act is repealed. 
SEC. 317. The provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 192 
(102d Congress), agreed to August 6, 1992 (relating to the Joint 
Committee on the Organization of Congress), shall continue in 
effect until December 31,1993. 
SEC. 318. Section 6(a) of the Judiciary Office Building Develop-
ment Act (40 U.S.C. 1205(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
"(7) LEASE AUTHORITY.—The Architect of the Capitol is 
authorized to lease and occupy not more than 75,000 square 
feet of space in the Federal Ju^ciary Building. Payments under 
any such lease shall be made upon vouchers approved by the 
Architect of the Capitol. There are authorized to be 
\ 
appropriated— 
"(A) to the Architect of the Capitol such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out this paragraph, including sums 
for the acquisition and installation of furniture and fiunish-
ings for space leased under this paragraph; and 
"(B) to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate such sums 
as may be necessary for the planning, acquisition, and 
installation of telecommunications equipment and services 
for the Architect of the Capitol with respect to space leased 
under this paragraph. 
"(8) LEASE APPROVAL.—^Any lease under paragraph (7) shall 
be subject to approval by the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate, the House Office Building Commission, 
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate.". 
PUBLIC LAW 102-392—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1725 
Effective date. 
40 use 184g 
note. 
Government 
employees. 
SEC. 319. (a) Section 312(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(2) with respect to employees of the center, the House of 
Representatives shall make (jrovemment contributions and pay-
ments for health insurance, retirement, employment taxes, and 
similar benefits and programs in the same manner as such contribu-
tions and pajmients are made for other employees of the House 
of Representatives.". 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
fiscal years beginning after September 30,1992. 
SEC. 320. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply to 
any individual who— 
(1)(A) on the date of the enactment of this act is employed 40 use 2i4d. 
by the Senate day care center (known as the "Senate Employee 
Child Care 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 purposes", 
approved August 21, 1984 (40 U.S.C. 214b; Public Law 98-
392; 98 Stat. 1362); and 
(B) makes an election to be covered by this section with 
the Secretary of the Senate, no later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) is hired by the Center after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and makes an election to be covered by this section 
with the Secretary of the Senate, no later than 60 days after 
the date such individual begins emplojonent. 
(b)(1) Any individual described imder subsection (a) may be 
credited, under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for 
service as an employee of the Senate day care center before the 
date of the enactment of this Act, if such employee makes a payment 
of the deposit under section 8411(f)(2) of such title without applica-
tion of the provisions of section 8411(b)(3) of such title. 
(2) An individual described under subsection (a) shall be cred-
ited under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for any 
service as an employee of the Senate day care center on or after 
the date of the enactment of this section, if such employee has 
such amounts deducted and withheld from his pay as determined 
by the Office of Personnel Management (in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by such Office subject to subsection (h) of this 
section) which would be deducted and withheld from the basic 
pay of an employee under section 8422 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any 
service performed by an individual described under subsection (a) 
as an employee of the Senate day care center is deemed to be 
civilian service creditable under section 8411 of title 5, United 
States Code, for purposes of qualif5dng for survivor annuities and 
disability benefits under subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of 
such title, if such individual makes pa3nnent of an amount, deter-
mined by the Office of Personnel Management, which would have 
been deducted and withheld from the basic pay of such individual 
if such individual had been an employee subject to section 8422 
of title 5, United States Code, for such period so credited, together 
with interest thereon. 
106 STAT. 1726 
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Records. 
Effective date. 
40 u s e 207a 
note. 
22 u s e 2291 
note. 
Establishment. 
40 u s e 193a 
note. 
(d) An individual described under subsection (a) shall be deemed 
a congressional employee for purposes of chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, including subchapter III thereof and may make 
contributions under section 8432 of such title effective for the first 
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this section. 
(e) An individual described under subsection (a) shall be deemed 
an employee under section 8701(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, 
for purposes of life insurance coverage under chapter 87 of such 
title. 
(f) Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits 
under this section, as computed under sections 8423, 8432, and 
8708, shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate from the 
appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
"Miscellaneous Items". 
(g) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the certifi-
cation of the Secretary of the Senate concerning creditable service 
for the purpose of this section. 
(h) The Center shall— 
(1) consult with the Secretary of the Senate on the adminis-
tration of this section; 
(2) maintain records on all employees covered under this 
section in such manner as the Secretary of the Senate may 
require for administrative purposes; 
(3) make deductions and withholdings from the pay of 
employees in the amounts determined under sections 8422, 
8432, and 8707 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(4) transmit such deductions and withholdings to the Sec-
retary of the Senate for deposit and remittance to the Office 
of Personnel Management. 
(i) The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe regula-
tions to carry out the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 321. Effective as of the enactment of the Act entitled 
"An Act to add to the area in which the Capitol Police have law 
enforcement authority, and for other purposes" (S. 1766, One Hun-
dred Second Congress), section 104 of such Act is amended by 
striking out "September 30, 1992" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"September 30, 1993". 
SEC. 322. Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1992, for the House of Representatives under 
the headings "SALARIES AND EXPENSES" and "OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS" 
there is rescinded the sum of $21,000,000. 
SEC. 323. Section 814(i) of Public Law 99-93 (99 Stat. 405) 
is amended by striking "September 30, 1988" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "September 30, 1997". 
SEC. 324. (a) There is established in the Congress the Commis-
sion on the Bicentennial of the United States Capitol (hereafter 
in this section referred to as the "Commission") for the purposes 
of— 
(1) overseeing the development of appropriate projects and 
activities to observe in 1993 the 200th anniversary of the lajdng 
of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol; 
(2) taking actions to appropriately bring this anniversary 
date to the attention of the public; and 
(3) conducting other activities that facilitate, encourage, 
or otherwise support any purposes specified in paragraph (1) 
PUBLIC LAW 102-392—OCT. 6, 1992 
106 STAT. 1727 
or (2), including the coordination of such activities as necessary 
with appropriate organizations outside the Congress. 
(b) The Commission shall be composed of the following Members 
of Congress: 
(1) The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority 
Leader of the Senate shall be the Senate Co-chairmen. The 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives shall be the House 
Co-chairmen. 
(2) The President pro tempore of the Senate. 
(3) The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(4) The Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration oi the Senate, 
and the Chairman and the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Committee on House Administration of the House of Represent-
atives. 
(5) One Senator appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
Senate and one Senator appointed by the Minority Leader 
of the Senate. 
(6) One Member of the House of Representatives appointed 
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one member 
of the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives. 
(c) Each member of the Cfommission specified under subsection 
(b) (other than a member under paragraph (5) or (6) of such sub-
section) may designate a Senator or Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives, as the case may be, to serve as a member of the 
Commission in place of the member so specified. 
(d) In addition to the members under subsection (b), the 
Architect of the Capitol shall participate in the activities of the 
Commission, ex officio, and without the right to vote. 
(e) The Co-chairmen may designate staff to work on Commis-
sion projects; however, no additional staff shall be employed by 
the Commission under the authority of this section. 
(f) The Commission may utilize such voluntary and uncompen-
sated staff and services as it deems necessary and may utilize 
the services, information, facilities, and personnel of the Secretary 
of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The 
Commission shall also receive such support and assistance as it 
deems necessary from the United States Capitol Preservation 
Commission, the United States Senate Commission on Art, the 
House of Representatives Fine Arts Board, the Library of Congress 
and other agencies of the legislative branch. The Co-chairmen shall Records, 
each designate an Executive Secretary of the Commission for the 
Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, to keep 
records and perform all necessary administrative tasks. 
(g) As used in this section, the term "Member of the House 
of Representatives" means a Representative in, or a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
(h) The expenses of the Commission, including official reception 
and representation expenses, shall be paid out of the contingent 
funds of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and shall 
be authorized on vouchers approved by the Co-chairmen of the 
Commission or their designees. The Secretary of the Senate and 
Clerk of the House of Representatives are authorized to advance 
such sums as may be necessary to defray the expenses incurred 
in carrying out the provisions of this section. 
note. 
106 STAT. 1728 
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Inter- 
SEC. 325. WORKERS'COMPENSATION. 
relations. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 504 of the Migrant and Seasonal 
Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1854) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(dXl) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, where 
a State workers' compensation law is applicable £uid coverage is 
provided for a migrant or seasonal agricultural worker, the workers' 
compensation benefits shall be the exclusive remedy for loss of 
such worker under this Act in the case of bodily injury or death. 
"(2) The exclusive remedy prescribed by paragraph (1) precludes 
the recovery under subsection (c) of actual damages for loss from 
an injury or death but does not preclude recovery under subsection 
(c) for statutory damages or an injunction.". 
29 u s e 1854 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to all actions commenced after the date of the 
enactment of this Act but shall not apply after the expiration 
of 9 months after such date. 
(2) REVIVAL.—Notwithstanding any applicable statute of 
limitations, an action for actual damages brought by a migrant 
or seasonal worker for loss from bodily injury or death under 
section 504 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act which may not be brought during the 9-month 
period referred to in paragraph (1) may be commenced, either 
as part of an earlier action or as an action by itself, after 
the expiration of such period. A statute of limitations which 
is waived by the preceding sentence shall be extended for 
only 9 months from the date of expiration of such statute 
of limitations. 
This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1993". 
Approved October 6, 1992. 
L E G I S L A T I V E H I S T O R Y — H . R . 5427: 
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 102-579 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 102-1007 (Coram, of 
S E N A T E REPORTS: No. 102-418 (Comm. on Appropriations). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): 
June 24, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 1, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
Oct. 4, House agreed to conference report. 
Oct. 5, Senate agreed to conference report. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 28 (1992): 
Oct. 6, Presidential statement.