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H.R.2492
FILE h2492.enr
--H.R.2492--
H.R.2492
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the fourth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, 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,
1996, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
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 authorized
by law, including agency contributions, $69,727,000, 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, $1,513,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $325,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $656,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of
each such committee, $996,000 for each such committee; in all,
$1,992,000.
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, $360,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $965,000 for each such committee, in all,
$1,930,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $192,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $12,128,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $31,889,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, $1,047,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $3,381,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$936,000.
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS
AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND
MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE
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,
$66,395,000.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $305,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,266,000.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $61,347,000.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$204,029,000.
OFFICE OF SENATE FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment
Practices, $778,000.
SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS RESERVE
For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$11,000,000.
rescission
Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading `SENATE',
$63,544,724.12 are rescinded.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Senator shall
receive mileage under section 17 of the Act of July 28, 1866 (2
U.S.C. 43).
(b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of the Senate
shall not receive mileage under the first section of the Act of
July 8, 1935 (2 U.S.C. 43a).
SEC. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United
States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving fund,
to be known as the `Office of the Chaplain Expense Revolving Fund'
(hereafter referred to as the `fund'). The fund shall consist of
all moneys collected or received with respect to the Office of the
Chaplain of the Senate.
(b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation
for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not to exceed
$10,000 in any fiscal year, for the payment of official expenses
incurred by the Chaplain of the Senate. In addition, moneys in the
fund may be used to purchase food or food related items. The fund
shall not be available for the payment of salaries.
(c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or collected
with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate shall be
deposited in the fund and shall be available for purposes of this
section.
(d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on vouchers
approved by the Chaplain of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, `Settlements and
Awards Reserve' in Public Law 103-283 shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983
(2 U.S.C. 88b-6) is amended by striking the second sentence and
inserting the following: `The amounts so withheld shall be
deposited in the revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the
Senate, for the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence, as
established by section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 88b-7).'.
SEC. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance
telecommunications service provided to any user by the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the total invoiced
amount, including any amount relating to separately identified toll
calls, and shall be charged to the appropriation for the fiscal
year in which the underlying base service period covered by the
invoice ends.
(b) As used in subsection (a), the term `user' means any Senator,
Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided
telephone equipment and services by the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate.
SEC. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103-283 is amended by
inserting before `collected' the following: `(including donated
moneys)'.
SEC. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101-520 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6a) is
amended to read as follows:
`SECTION 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority
Policy Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his
or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for
salaries for the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the
Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate,
from which expenses are payable for such committees.
`(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of
the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election
transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within
the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority
Policy Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries
are payable for such committees.
`(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries
for the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate,
to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from
which expenses are payable for such committees.
`(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for
expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the
Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the
account from which salaries are payable for such committees.
`(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
`(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like
manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are
available for expenditure by such committee from the account to
which the funds were transferred; and
`(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify
in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
`(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds under this
section shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate
of the transfer.'.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on
October 1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect to fiscal
years beginning on or after that date.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$671,561,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $11,271,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,478,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor
Leader, $1,470,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the
Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader;
Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority
Whip, $928,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Minority Whip, $918,000, including $5,000 for official
expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative
Floor Activities, $376,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$664,000; Republican Conference, $1,083,000; Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee, $1,181,000; Democratic Caucus, $566,000; and
nine minority employees, $1,127,000.
MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND
OFFICIAL MAIL
For Members' representational allowances, including Members'
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $360,503,000:
[Italic->] Provided [<-Italic] , That no such funds shall be used
for the purposes of sending unsolicited mass mailings within 90
days before an election in which the Member is a candidate.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $78,629,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$16,945,000, including studies and examinations of executive
agencies 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.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $83,733,000, including: for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000
for official representation and reception expenses, $13,807,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms,
including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including
not to exceed $750 for official representation and reception
expenses, $3,410,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Chief Administrative Officer, $53,556,000, including salaries,
expenses and temporary personal services of House Information
Resources, $27,500,000, of which $16,000,000 is provided herein:
[Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That House Information Resources
is authorized to receive reimbursement from Members of the House of
Representatives and other governmental entities for services
provided and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury
for credit to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Inspector General, $3,954,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of Compliance, $858,000; Office of the Chaplain,
$126,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for
preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,180,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$1,700,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,524,000; and other authorized
employees, $618,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $120,480,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative
costs and Federal tort claims, $1,213,000; official mail for
committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the
House, $1,000,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $68,000;
Government contributions to employees' life insurance fund,
retirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health
benefits fund, and worker's and unemployment compensation,
$117,541,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange,
maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased
employees of the House, $658,000.
CHILD CARE CENTER
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child
Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the
level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with
fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside sources
presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives (other than mail through the Postal Service and
mail with postage otherwise paid) for internal delivery in the
House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer is
authorized to collect fees equal to the applicable postage. Amounts
received by the Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the
preceding sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts.
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with
fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives from the Administrator of
General Services for rebates under the Government Travel Charge
Card Program shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts.
SEC. 103. The provisions of section 223(b) of House Resolution 6,
One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day,
January 4), 1995, establishing the Speaker's Office for Legislative
Floor Activities; House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing
for the designation of certain minority employees; House Resolution
9, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative
day, January 4), 1995, providing amounts for the Republican
Steering Committee
and the Democratic Policy Committee; House Resolution 10, One
Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day,
January 4), 1995, providing for the transfer of two employee
positions; and House Resolution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress,
agreed to March 10, 1995, providing for the transfer of certain
employee positions shall each be the permanent law with respect
thereto.
SEC. 104. (a) The five statutory positions specified in
subsection (b), subsection (c), and subsection (d) are transferred
from the House Republican Conference to the Republican Steering
Committee.
(b) The first two of the five positions referred to in subsection
(a) are--
(1) the position established for the chief deputy majority
whip by subsection (a) of the first section of House Resolution
393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 1977, as
enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-3); and
(2) the position established for the chief deputy majority
whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1990;
both of which positions were transferred to the majority leader by
House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January
5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, as enacted into permanent law
by section 103 of this Act, and both of which positions were
further transferred to the House Republican Conference by House
Resolution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10,
1995, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of this Act.
(c) The second two of the five positions referred to in
subsection (a) are the two positions established by section
103(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1986.
(d) The fifth of the five positions referred to in subsection (a)
is the position for the House Republican Conference established by
House Resolution 625, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to October 22,
1965, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1967.
(e) The transfers under this section shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any
rule, regulation, or other authority, travel for studies and
examinations under section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(b)) shall be governed by applicable laws
or regulations of the House of Representatives or as promulgated
from time to time by the Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
(b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply to travel performed on or after that
date.
SEC. 106. (a) Notwithstanding the paragraph under the heading
`GENERAL PROVISION' in chapter XI of the Third Supplemental
Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 102a) or any other provision of
law, effective on the date of the enactment of this section,
unexpended balances in accounts described in subsection (b) are
withdrawn, with unpaid obligations to be liquidated in the manner
provided in the second sentence of that paragraph.
(b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are the House of
Representatives legislative service organization revolving accounts
under section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a).
SEC. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in subsection (b)
shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations
Acts.
(b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection (a) are--
(1) the revolving fund for the House Barber Shops,
established by the paragraph under the heading `HOUSE BARBER
SHOPS REVOLVING FUND' in the matter relating to the House of
Representatives in chapter III of title I of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93-554; 88 Stat. 1776);
(2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty Shop, established
by the matter under the heading `HOUSE BEAUTY SHOP' in the
matter relating to administrative provisions for the House of
Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act,
1970 (Public Law 91-145; 83 Stat. 347);
(3) the special deposit account established for the House of
Representatives Restaurant by section 208 of the First
Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C.
174k note); and
(4) the revolving fund established for the House Recording
Studio by section 105(g) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b(g)).
(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall
apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.
SEC. 107A. For fiscal year 1996, subject to the direction of the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, of
the total amount deposited in the account referred to in section
107(b)(3) of this Act from vending operations of the House of
Representatives Restaurant System, the cost of goods sold shall be
available to pay the cost of inventory for such operations.
SEC. 108. The House Employees Position Classification Act (2
U.S.C. 291, et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3(1), by striking out `Doorkeeper, and the
Postmaster,' and inserting in lieu thereof `Chief
Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General';
(2) in the first sentence of section 4(b), by striking out
`Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,' and inserting in lieu thereof
`Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General';
(3) in section 5(b)(1), by striking out `Doorkeeper, and the
Postmaster' and inserting in lieu thereof `Chief Administrative
Officer, and the Inspector General'; and
(4) in the first sentence of section 5(c), by striking out
`Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,' and inserting in lieu thereof
`Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General'.
SEC. 109. (a) Upon the approval of the appropriate employing
authority, an employee of the House of Representatives who is
separated from employment, may be paid a lump sum for the accrued
annual leave of the employee. The lump sum--
(1) shall be paid in an amount not more than the lesser of--
(A) the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, as
determined by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House
of Representatives; or
(B) the amount equal to the monthly pay of the employee,
as determined by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives, divided by 30, and multiplied by
the number of days of the accrued annual leave of the
employee;
(2) shall be paid--
(A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk hire
allowance of the Member;
(B) for committee employees, from amounts appropriated
for committees; and
(C) for other employees, from amounts appropriated to the
employing authority; and
(3) shall be based on the rate of pay in effect with respect
to the employee on the last day of employment of the employee.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(c) As used in this section, the term `employee of the House of
Representatives' means an employee whose pay is disbursed by the
Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives, as applicable, except that
such term does not include a uniformed or civilian support employee
under the Capitol Police Board.
(d) Payments under this section may be made with respect to
separations from employment taking place after June 30, 1995.
SEC. 110. (a)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the allowances for office personnel and equipment for certain
Members of the House of Representatives, as adjusted through the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are further
adjusted as specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are as
follows:
(A) The allowance for the majority leader is increased by
$167,532.
(B) The allowance for the majority whip is decreased by
$167,532.
(b)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
House of Representatives allowances referred to in paragraph (2),
as adjusted through the day before the date of the enactment of
this Act, are further adjusted, or are established, as the case may
be, as specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The further adjustments and the establishment referred to in
paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) The allowance for the Republican Conference is increased
by $134,491.
(B) The allowance for the Republican Steering Committee is
established at $66,995.
(C) The allowance for the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee is increased by $201,430.
(D) The allowance for the Democratic Caucus is increased by
$56.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,000,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,116,000, 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 to one assistant and $400 per
month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore
provided for such assistance; and (4) $852,000 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, $1,260,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.
Capitol Police Board
CAPITOL POLICE
SALARIES
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more
than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and
Government contributions to employees' benefits funds, as
authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the
Capitol Police, $70,132,000, of which $34,213,000 is provided to
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be
disbursed by the Clerk of the House, and $35,919,000 is provided to
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed
by the Secretary of the Senate: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic]
That, of the amounts appropriated 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 the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
general expenses
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the
Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other
equipment, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training,
medical services, forensic services, stenographic 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, $2,560,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of
the House of Representatives: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic]
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 1996 shall be paid by the Secretary
of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for the
Capitol Police Board under 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 AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That
none of these funds shall be used to employ more than forty
individuals: [Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] 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.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of
the statements for the first session of the One Hundred Fourth
Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations,
and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of
the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be
paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees
to supervise the work.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 112. Section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1990 (2 U.S.C. 130e), is amended--
(1) by striking out `Clerk' and inserting in lieu thereof
`Sergeant at Arms'; and
(2) by striking out `Librarian of Congress' and inserting in
lieu thereof `Architect of the Capitol'.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104-1, the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,500,000, of which
$500,000 shall be transferred from the amount provided for salaries
and expenses of the Office of Compliance under the headings `HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES', `Salaries and Expenses', and `Salaries,
Officers and Employees'.
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the orderly
closure of the Office of Technology Assessment, $3,615,000, of
which $150,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1997.
Upon enactment of this Act, $2,500,000 of the funds appropriated
under this heading in Public Law 103-283 shall remain available
until September 30, 1996: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That
none of the funds made available in this Act shall be available for
salaries or expenses of any employee of the Office of Technology
Assessment in excess of 17 employees except for severance pay
purposes.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 113. Upon enactment of this Act all employees of the Office
of Technology Assessment for 183 days preceding termination of
employment who are terminated as a result of the elimination of the
Office and who are not otherwise gainfully employed may continue to
be paid by the Office of Technology Assessment at their respective
salaries for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the
employee's date of termination or until the employee becomes
otherwise gainfully employed whichever is earlier. Any day for
which a former employee receives a payment under this section shall
be counted as Federal service for purposes of determining
entitlement to benefits, including retirement, annual and sick
leave earnings, and health and life insurance. A statement in
writing to the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment or
his designee by any such employee that he was not gainfully
employed during such period or the portion thereof for which
payment is claimed shall be accepted as prima facie evidence that
he was not so employed.
SEC. 114. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, or any other
provision of law, upon the abolition of the Office of Technology
Assessment, all records and property of the Office (including the
Unix system, all computer hardware and software, all library
collections and research materials, and all photocopying
equipment), shall be under the administrative control of the
Architect of the Capitol. Not later than December 31, 1995, the
Architect shall submit a proposal to transfer such records and
property to appropriate support agencies of the Legislative Branch
which request such transfer, and shall carry out such transfer
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
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, $24,288,000:
[Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That none of these funds shall be
available for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] 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 232
full-time equivalent positions: [Italic->] Provided further,
[<-Italic] That any sale or lease of property, supplies, or
services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a
sale or lease of such property, supplies, or services to the
Congress subject to section 903 of Public Law 98-63: [Italic->]
Provided further, [<-Italic] That the Director of the
Congressional 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.
Administrative Provision
SEC. 115. Section 8402(c) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
`(7) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may exclude
from the operation of this chapter an employee under the
Congressional Budget Office whose employment is temporary or
intermittent.'.
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, $8,569,000.
travel
Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not
to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES
To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and
studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with
activities under his care, $100,000.
CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
CAPITOL BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate
and House office 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; and attendance, when
specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at
meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work
under the Architect of the Capitol, $22,882,000, of which
$2,950,000 shall remain available until expended: [Italic->]
Provided, [<-Italic] That hereafter expenses, based on full cost
recovery, for flying American flags and providing certification
services therefor shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of
the Architect of the Capitol, and amounts so received shall be
deposited into the Treasury.
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, $5,143,000, of which $25,000 shall remain
available until expended.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of
Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
Capitol, $41,757,000, of which $4,850,000 shall remain available
until expended.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the House office buildings, $33,001,000, of which
$5,261,000 shall remain available until expended.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer
services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings,
Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same,
Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration
not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the
Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and
heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme
Court Building, Union Station complex, 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 amounts so received shall be deposited into the
Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $31,518,000:
[Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That not to exceed $4,000,000 of
the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as
herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal
year 1996.
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, $60,084,000: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That no
part of this appropriation may be used to pay any salary or expense
in connection with any publication, or preparation of material
therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued
by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
prior approval of either the Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate: [Italic->] Provided further,
[<-Italic] That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
compensation 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 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
Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902);
printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding,
and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be
distributed without charge to the recipient, $83,770,000:
[Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That this appropriation shall not
be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] 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
Appropriations Act, 1996'.
TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation 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, $3,053,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended by
striking out `$6,000,000' each place it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof `$10,000,000'.
(b) Section 307E(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(1)) is amended by striking out `plans'
and inserting in lieu thereof `plants'.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings;
special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms;
preservation of motion pictures in the custody of 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, $211,664,000, of which not more than $7,869,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 1996 under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32
Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the
amount by which collections are less than the $7,869,000:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That of the total amount
appropriated, $8,458,000 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, $30,818,000, of which not more than $16,840,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 1996 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than
$2,990,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year
1996 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005:
[Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That the total amount available
for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections
are less than $19,830,000: [Italic->] Provided further,
[<-Italic] That up to $100,000 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
intellectual property laws and policies: [Italic->] Provided
further, [<-Italic] 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 reception 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),
$44,951,000, of which $11,694,000 shall remain available until
expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture,
furnishings, office and library equipment, $4,882,000, of which
$943,000 shall be available until expended only for the purchase
and supply of furniture, shelving, furnishings, and related costs
necessary for the renovation and restoration of the Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams Library buildings.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 202. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $194,290,
of which $58,100 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
(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
supervisor' means any management official or supervisor, as such
terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5,
United States Code.
SEC. 204. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative
overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other
agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not
be used to employ more than 65 employees and may be expended or
obligated--
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or
in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
(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 under 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 representation
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.
SEC. 207. Under the heading `Library of Congress' obligational
authority shall be available, in an amount not to exceed
$99,412,000 for reimbursable and revolving fund activities, and
$6,812,000 for non-expenditure transfer activities in support of
parliamentary development during the current fiscal year.
SEC. 208. Notwithstanding this or any other Act, obligational
authority under the heading `Library of Congress' for activities in
support of parliamentary development is prohibited, except for
Russia, Ukraine, Albania, Slovakia, and Romania, for other than
incidental purposes.
SEC. 209. (a) The purpose of this section is to reduce the cost
of information support for the Congress by eliminating duplication
among systems which provide electronic access by Congress to
legislative information.
(b) As used in this section, the term `legislative information'
means information, prepared within the legislative branch,
consisting of the text of publicly available bills, amendments,
committee hearings, and committee reports, the text of the
Congressional Record, data relating to bill status, data relating
to legislative activity, and other similar public information that
is directly related to the legislative process.
(c) Pursuant to the plan approved under subsection (d) and
consistent with the provisions of any other law, the Library of
Congress or the entity designated by that plan shall develop and
maintain, in coordination with other appropriate entities of the
legislative branch, a single legislative information retrieval
system to serve the entire Congress.
(d) The Library shall develop a plan for creation of this system,
taking into consideration the findings and recommendations of the
study directed by House Report No. 103-517 to identify and
eliminate redundancies in congressional information systems. This
plan must be approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate, the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate
and the House of Representatives. The Library shall provide these
committees with regular status reports on the development of the
plan.
(e) In formulating its plan, the Library shall examine issues
regarding efficient ways to make this information available to the
public. This analysis shall be submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives as
well as the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate,
and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives for their consideration and possible action.
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, $12,428,000, of which $3,710,000 shall remain available
until expended.
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
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of
Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and
international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $
30,307,000: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That travel expenses,
including travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the
Public Printer, shall not exceed $130,000: [Italic->] Provided
further, [<-Italic] That funds, not to exceed $2,000,000, from
current year appropriations are authorized for producing and
disseminating Congressional Serial Sets and other related
Congressional/non-Congressional publications for 1994 and 1995 to
depository and other designated libraries.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 210. The fiscal year 1997 budget submission of the Public
Printer to the Congress for the Government Printing Office shall
include appropriations requests and recommendations to the Congress
that--
(1) are consistent with the strategic plan included in the
technological study performed by the Public Printer pursuant to
Senate Report 104-114;
(2) assure substantial progress toward maximum use of
electronic information dissemination technologies by all
departments, agencies, and other entities of the Government
with respect to the Depository Library Program and information
dissemination generally; and
(3) are formulated so as to require that any department,
agency, or other entity of the Government that does not make
such progress shall bear from its own resources the cost of its
information dissemination by other than electronic means.
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: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That not to exceed $2,500
may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in
connection with official representation and reception expenses:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That the revolving fund
shall be available for the hire or purchase of passenger motor
vehicles, not to exceed a fleet of twelve: [Italic->] Provided
further, [<-Italic] 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: [Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] 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): [Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That the
revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings `OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS' and `SALARIES AND EXPENSES' together
may not be available for the full-time equivalent employment of
more than 3,800 workyears by the end of fiscal year 1996:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That activities financed
through the revolving fund may provide information in any format:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] 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:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That expenses for
attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
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)); 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));
$374,406,000: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] That not more than
$400,000 of reimbursements received incident to the operation of
the General Accounting Office Building shall be available for use
in fiscal year 1996: [Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the
Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to
the appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available
and remain available until expended, and not more than $8,000,000
of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 1996:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] 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: [Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses
of any other department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of Forum
costs as 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:
[Italic->] Provided further, [<-Italic] That to the extent that
funds are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or
contracts for the removal of asbestos, and renovation of the
building and building systems (including the heating, ventilation
and air conditioning system, electrical system and other major
building systems) of the General Accounting Office Building may be
made for periods not exceeding five years: [Italic->] Provided
further, [<-Italic] That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is
a member of the American Consortium on International Public
Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any
expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International
Institute of Administrative Sciences.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 211. (a) Effective June 30, 1996, the functions of the
Comptroller General identified in subsection (b) are transferred to
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, contingent
upon the additional transfer to the Office of Management and Budget
of such personnel, budget authority, records, and property of the
General Accounting Office relating to such functions as the
Comptroller General and the Director jointly determine to be
necessary. The Director may delegate any such function, in whole or
in part, to any other agency or agencies if the Director determines
that such delegation would be cost-effective or otherwise in the
public interest, and may transfer to such agency or agencies any
personnel, budget authority, records, and property received by the
Director pursuant to the preceding sentence that relate to the
delegated functions. Personnel transferred pursuant to this
provision shall not be separated or reduced in classification or
compensation for one year after any such transfer, except for cause.
(b) The following provisions of the United States Code contain
the functions to be transferred pursuant to subsection (a):
sections 5564 and 5583 of title 5; sections 2312, 2575, 2733, 2734,
2771, 4712, and 9712 of title 10; sections 1626 and 4195 of title
22; section 420 of title 24; sections 2414 and 2517 of title 28;
sections 1304, 3702, 3726, and 3728 of title 31; sections 714 and
715 of title 32; section 554 of title 37; section 5122 of title 38;
and section 256a of title 41.
SEC. 212. (a) Section 732 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding a new subsection (h) as follows:
`(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35
of title 5, United States Code, the Comptroller General shall
prescribe regulations for the release of officers and employees of
the General Accounting Office in a reduction in force which give
due effect to tenure of employment, military preference,
performance and/or contributions to the agency's goals and
objectives, and length of service. The regulations shall, to the
extent deemed feasible by the Comptroller General, be designed to
minimize disruption to the Office and to assist in promoting the
efficiency of the Office.'.
SEC. 213. Section 753 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as (c),
(d), and (e), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) a new subsection (b) as
follows:
`(b) The Board has no authority to issue a stay of any reduction
in force action.'; and
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (c), as
redesignated, by striking `(c)' and inserting `(d)'.
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
Representatives issued by the Committee on House Oversight 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
established 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: [Italic->] Provided, [<-Italic] 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 Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
SEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the
greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased
with funds made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act,
the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 306. (a) Upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives, and in accordance with conditions
determined by the Committee on House Oversight, positions in
connection with House parking activities and related funding shall
be transferred from the appropriation `Architect of the Capitol,
Capitol buildings and grounds, House office buildings' to the
appropriation `House of Representatives, salaries, officers and
employees, Office of the Sergeant at Arms': [Italic->] Provided,
[<-Italic] That the position of Superintendent of Garages shall be
subject to authorization in annual appropriations Acts.
(b) For purposes of section 8339(m) of title 5, United States
Code, the days of unused sick leave to the credit of any such
employee as of the date such employee is transferred under
subsection (a) shall be included in the total service of such
employee in connection with the computation of any annuity under
subsections (a) through (e) and (o) of such section.
(c) In the case of days of annual leave to the credit of any such
employee as of the date such employee is transferred under
subsection (a) the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to make a
lump sum payment to each such employee for that annual leave. No
such payment shall be considered a payment or compensation within
the meaning of any law relating to dual compensation.
SEC. 307. 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 buildings.
SEC. 308. (a)(1) Effective October 1, 1995, the unexpended
balances of appropriations specified in paragraph (2) are
transferred to the appropriation for general expenses of the
Capitol Police, to be used for design and installation of security
systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds.
(2) The unexpended balances referred to in paragraph (1) are--
(A) the unexpended balance of appropriations for security
installations, as referred to in the paragraph under the
heading `CAPITOL BUILDINGS', under the general headings `JOINT
ITEMS', `ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL', and `CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND
GROUNDS' in title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1995 (108 Stat. 1434), including any unexpended balance
from a prior fiscal year and any unexpended balance under such
headings in this Act; and
(B) the unexpended balance of the appropriation for an
improved security plan, as transferred to the Architect of the
Capitol by section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1989 (102 Stat. 2165).
(b) Effective October 1, 1995, the responsibility for design and
installation of security systems for the Capitol buildings and
grounds is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the
Capitol Police Board. Such design and installation shall be carried
out under the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, and without regard to section 3709 of
the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5). On and
after October 1, 1995, any alteration to a structural, mechanical,
or architectural feature of the Capitol buildings and grounds that
is required for a security system under the preceding sentence may
be carried out only with the approval of the Architect of the
Capitol.
(c)(1) Effective October 1, 1995, all positions specified in
paragraph (2) and each individual holding any such position (on a
permanent basis) immediately before that date, as identified by the
Architect of the Capitol, shall be transferred to the Capitol Police.
(2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are those
positions which, immediately before October 1, 1995, are--
(A) under the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) within the Electronics Engineering Division of the Office
of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(C) related to the design or installation of security systems
for the Capitol buildings and grounds.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the credit of an
individual immediately before such individual is transferred under
paragraph (1) shall be credited to such individual, without
adjustment, in the new position of the individual.
SEC. 309. (a) Section 230(a) of the Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371(a)) is amended by striking out
`Administrative Conference of the United States' and inserting in
lieu thereof `Board'.
(b) Section 230(d)(1) of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking out `Administrative Conference of the United
States' and inserting in lieu thereof `Board'; and
(2) by striking out `and shall submit the study and
recommendations to the Board'.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect only if
the Administrative Conference of the United States ceases to exist
prior to the completion and submission of the study to the Board as
required by section 230 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1371).
SEC. 310. Any amount appropriated in this Act for `HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational
Allowances' shall be available only for fiscal year 1996. Any
amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances
for such fiscal year shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be used
for deficit reduction.
SEC. 311. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the
first sentence of subsection (a) by striking `1995' and inserting
`1996'.
SEC. 312. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law
104-1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such
subsection.
SEC. 313. (a) The Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives shall have the same law enforcement authority,
including the authority to carry firearms, as a member of the
Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority under the preceding
sentence shall be subject to the requirement that the Sergeant at
Arms have the qualifications specified in subsection (b).
(b) The qualifications referred to in subsection (a) are the
following:
(1) A minimum of five years of experience as a law
enforcement officer before beginning service as the Sergeant at
Arms.
(2) Current certification in the use of firearms by the
appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or an equivalent
non-Federal entity.
(3) Any other firearms qualification required for members of
the Capitol Police.
(c) The Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.
SEC. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective
September 1, 1995, the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives shall have authority--
(1) to combine the House of Representatives Clerk Hire
Allowance, Official Expenses Allowance, and Official Mail
Allowance into a single allowance, to be known as the `Members'
Representational Allowance'; and
(2) to prescribe regulations relating to allocations,
expenditures, and other matters with respect to the Members'
Representational Allowance.
This Act may be cited as the `Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1996'.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
