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H.R.2348
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
Mileage and Expenses Allowances
mileage of the vice president and senators
For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United States,
$60,000.
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President
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, $69,895,000, 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.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $644,000.
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, $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, $32,739,000.
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, $17,307,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $3,080,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$833,000.
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
Senate Policy 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 International
Narcotics Control, $336,000.
secretary of the Senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,366,500.
Sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $74,894,000, of which $16,500,000 shall remain available
until expended.
miscellaneous Items
For miscellaneous items, $6,748,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$185,768,000.
Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment
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.
administrative provisions
Sec. 1. (a) Charges for expenses of any office, the funds of which
are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, may be vouchered by a
Senate support office paying such expenses or to which such charges are
owed for goods or services provided, if--
(1) such charges are paid on behalf of the office incurring such
expenses by such Senate support office; or
(2) such charges are payable to such Senate support office for
goods or services provided by such office to the office incurring
such expenses.
(b) Payments under this section shall be charged to the official
funds of the office on whose behalf the expenses were paid, or which
received the goods or services for which payment is required.
(c) Any voucher submitted by a Senate support office pursuant to
this section shall be accompanied by a certification from such office of
the amount and that such purchases were of the nature that they could be
charged to the official funds of the office on whose behalf charges were
paid, or to which goods or services were provided.
(d) Vouchers under this section shall be submitted and paid subject
to such regulations as may be promulgated by the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
Sec. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1993, the aggregate of
each of the sums determined under clauses (iii) and (iv) of section
506(b)(3)(A) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C.
58(b)(3)(A) (iii) and (iv)), shall be deemed decreased by 2.5 percent.
Sec. 3. Section 12 under the subheading ``administrative
provisions'' under the heading ``SENATE'' in the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 58c-1), is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``the Committee on Appropriatio
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ns of the Senate
and''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses (Prior Year)
(rescission)
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1991, for the House of Representatives under the heading ``Salaries
and Expenses'', there is rescinded a total $730,037.41, in the amounts
specified for the following headings and accounts:
(1) ``House leadership offices'', $24,988.44, as follows: (A)
``Office of the Speaker'', $5,245.00; (B) ``Office of the Majority
Leader'', $4,743.44; (C) ``Office of the Minority Leader'',
$5,000.00; (D) ``Office of the Majority Whip'', $5,000.00; and (E)
``Office of the Minority Whip'', $5,000.00.
(2) ``Members' clerk hire'', $686.50.
(3) ``Committee employees'', $44.59.
(4) ``Standing committees, special and select'', $138,448.87.
(5) ``Allowances and expenses'', $500,691.91 as follows: (A)
``furniture and furnishings'', $624.54; (B) ``reemployed annuitants
reimbursements'', $67.37; and (C) unspecified, $500,000.00.
(6) ``Committee on appropriations (studies and
investigations)'', $2,682.97.
(7) ``Salaries, officers and employees'', $62,494.13, as
follows: (A) ``Office of the Clerk'', $2,053.34; (B) ``Office of the
Sergeant at Arms'', $352.20; (C) ``Office of the Doorkeeper'',
$99.08; (D) ``Office of the Chaplain'', $255.50; (E) ``the House
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the Democratic
Caucus'', $9,355.14; (F) ``the House Republican Conference'',
$1,824.87; and (G) ``six minority employees'', $48,554.00.
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1992, for the House of Representatives under the heading ``Salaries
and Expenses'', there is rescinded a total of $891,717.36, in the
amounts specified for the following headings and accounts:
(1) ``House leadership offices'', $533,169.67, as follows: (A)
``Office of the Speaker'', $308,604.60; (B) ``Office of the Majority
Leader'', $46,970.75; (C) ``Office of the Minority Leader'',
$154,142.11; (D) ``Office of the Majority Whip'', $18,819.23; and
(E) ``Office of the Minority Whip'', $4,632.98.
(2) ``Members' clerk hire'', $7,272.63.
(3) ``Allowances and expenses'', $12,226.40 as follows: (A)
``furniture and furnishings'', $4,379.86; and (B) ``reemployed
annuitants reimbursements'', $7,846.54.
(4) ``Salaries, officers and employees'', $339,048.66, as
follows: (A) ``Office of the Sergeant at Arms'', $500.00; (B)
``Office of the Chaplain'', $1,886.97; (C) ``Office of the
Parliamentarian'', $35,969.46; (D) ``Office of the Historian'',
$62,999.89; (E) ``the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
and the Democratic Caucus'', $115,226.11; and (F) ``six minority
employees'', $122,466.23.
Of the funds appropriated in the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1993, for the House of Representatives under the heading ``Salaries
and Expenses'', there is rescinded a total of $1,500,000 in the amounts
specified for the following heading: ``standing committees, special and
select''.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$686,318,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $5,871,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,395,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,003,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,383,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, $1,235,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Majority Whip and not to exceed $539,600, for the Chief Deputy Majority
Whips; and Office of the Minority Whip, $855,000, including $5,000 for
official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to exceed $97,980, for
the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.
members' clerk hire
For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of official and
representative duties, $225,004,000.
committee employees
For professional and clerical employees of standing committees,
including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the
Budget, $70,445,000.
committee on the budget (studies)
For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the Budget,
and temporary personal services for such committee to be expended in
accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available for reimbursement
to agencies for services performed, $389,000.
standing committees, special and select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by the House, $52,662,000.
committee on house administration
house information systems
For salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Systems, under the direction of the Committee on House
Administration, $22,885,000, of which $14,557,000 is provided herein:
Provided, That House Information Systems is authorized to receive
reimbursement for services provided from Members of the House of
Representatives and other Governmental entities and such reimbursement
shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this account: Provided
further, That amounts so credited for fiscal year 1993 and not obligated
shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 1994.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $220,812,000, including: Official Expenses of Members, $76,545,000;
supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$11,328,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance of office
equipment, $7,196,000; net expenses for telecommunications, $5,960,000;
furniture and furnishings, $1,720,000; stenographic reporting of
committee hearings, $1,055,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements,
$933,000; Government contributions to employees' life insurance fund,
retirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits
fund, and worker's and unemployment compensation, $115,314,000; and
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair
and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions,
and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $761,000.
child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account 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.
committee on appropriations (studies and investigations)
For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive
agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal
services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section
202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and to be
available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed,
$6,431,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House of
Representatives, as authorized by law, $40,000,000.
salaries, officers and employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $50,147,000, including: Office of the Clerk,
including not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $11,947,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including not to
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xceed $500 for official representation and reception expenses,
$1,384,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, as authorized
by law, $10,101,000; Office of Director of Non-legislative and Financial
Services, $14,402,000; for the salaries and expenses of the Office of
General Counsel, $674,000; Office of the Chaplain, $123,000; Office of
the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for
preparing the Digest of Rules, $898,000; 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, $1,453,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
House, $4,071,000; six minority employees, $738,000; the House
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and the Democratic Caucus,
$1,474,000; the House Republican Conference, $1,474,000; and other
authorized employees, $1,098,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. (a) Upon the transfer of any function to the Director of
Non-legislative and Financial Services by the authority of the Committee
on House Administration pursuant to rule X of the House of
Representatives and upon the commencement of operation of the Office of
Inspector General, the applicable amounts 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
and the Office of Inspector General for the carrying out of such
function or operation, upon the approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives. In no case shall the
transfer of any function referred to in the preceding sentence include
the transfer of any function of the 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 employees''.
Sec. 101A. (a) House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed
to December 22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and supplemented by the Act
entitled ``An Act relating to former Speakers of the House of
Representatives'' (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b-1 et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 8. The entitlements of a former Speaker of the House of
Representatives under this resolution shall be available--
``(1) in the case of an individual who is a former Speaker on
the effective date of this section, for 5 years, commencing on such
effective date; and
``(2) in the case of an individual who becomes a former Speaker
after such effective date, for 5 years, commencing at the expiration
of the term of office of the individual as a Representative in
Congress.''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
October 1, 1993.
JOINT ITEMS
For joint committees, as follows:
joint economic committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,980,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
joint committee on printing
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$1,344,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
joint committee on taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,701,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to two 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) $1,002,000 for reimbursement to the
Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment
assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be
advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and
shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $1,502,000, to be
disbursed by the Clerk of the House.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
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 Capitol Police,
$62,255,000, of which $29,453,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of
the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House,
and $32,802,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided,
That of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for salaries,
including overtime, and Government contributions to employees' benefits
funds under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be
transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of
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, the
employee assistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards
program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services performed for the
Capitol Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate or the House of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, $1,977,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House of
Representatives: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1994 shall be paid by
the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of
the Treasury.
administrative provision
Sec. 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1994 for the Capitol
Police Board 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
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, $1,628,000,
to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That none of
these 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, $363,000,
to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-484), including
official reception and representation
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expenses (not to exceed $5,500
from the Trust Fund), and expenses incurred in administering an employee
incentive awards program (not to exceed $2,500), and rental of space in
the District of Columbia, $21,315,000: Provided, That none of the funds
in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee
of the Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees:
Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available
for assessments or activities not initiated and approved in accordance
with section 3(d) of Public Law 92-484: Provided further, That none of
the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of
employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection with any
reimbursable study for which funds are provided from sources other than
appropriations made under this Act, or shall be available for any other
administrative expenses incurred by the Office of Technology Assessment
in carrying out such a study.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not
to exceed $2,500 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $22,317,000: Provided, That none
of these funds shall be available for the purchase or hire of a
passenger motor vehicle: Provided further, That none of the funds in
this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of
the Congressional Budget Office in excess of 226 staff employees:
Provided further, That any sale or lease of property, supplies, or
services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale
or lease of such property, supplies, or services to the Congress subject
to section 903 of Public Law 98-63: Provided further, 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.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Office of the Architect of the Capitol
salaries
For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the
Capitol; and other personal services; at rates of pay provided by law,
$8,453,000.
travel
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;
security installations, which are approved by the Capitol Police Board,
authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 550, Ninety-Second Congress,
agreed to September 19, 1972, the cost limitation of which is hereby
further increased by $200,000; and attendance, when specifically
authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions
in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the
Capitol, $23,978,000, of which $4,413,000 shall remain available until
expended.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $5,289,000, of which $225,000 shall remain
available until expended.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of
Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be expended
under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol,
$47,339,000, of which $10,177,000 shall remain available until expended.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, including the position of Superintendent
of Garages as authorized by law, $32,287,000, of which $2,400,000 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,
$32,777,000, of which $665,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That not to exceed $3,200,000 of the funds credited or to be
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available
for obligation during fiscal year 1994.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
$56,718,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be used to
pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, 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,
$88,404,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available
for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secre
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tary of
Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44
U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for
similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1994''.
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, $3,008,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress, not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library Buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance
of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog cards and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $202,250,000, of which not
more than $7,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 1994 under the Act of June 28, 1902
(chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total
amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than the $7,500,000: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $8,127,000 is to remain available until
expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers, and all
other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for
the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase,
when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and unique
materials for additions to the collections.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $26,244,000, of which not more than $14,500,000 shall be
derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal
year 1994 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than $2,333,000 shall be
derived from collections during fiscal year 1994 under 17 U.S.C.
111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), and 1005: Provided, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $16,833,000: Provided further, That $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: Provided further,
That not to exceed $2,250 may be expended on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress or his designee, in connection with official
representation and 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), $42,713,000,
of which $10,377,000 shall remain available until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture,
furnishings, office and library equipment, $3,939,000: Provided, That of
those funds that remain available until expended, up to $593,000 may be
transferred to the Architect of the Capitol appropriation ``Library
Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care'' to complete
renovation and restoration work on the Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
Buildings.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $175,690, of
which $54,800 is for the Congressional Research Service, when
specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings
concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation is
made.
Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or compressed
work schedule which--
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade
or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be at
work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked by the
manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or supervisor''
means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are defined
in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead
costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other agencies under
the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to employ
more than 65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or in
such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
(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. 204. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appropriated to the
Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive awards program.
Sec. 205. Not to exceed $12,000 of funds appropriated to the Library
of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of
Congress or his designee, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
Sec. 206. Effective for fiscal years beginning with fiscal year
1995, obligations for any reimbursable and revolving fund activities
performed by the Library of Congress are limited to the total amounts
provided (1) in the annual regular appropriations Act making
appropriations for the legislative branch, or (2) in a supplemental
appropriations Act that makes appropriations for the legislative branch.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$9,974,000, of which $1,341,000 shall remain available until expended:
Provided, That, subject to approval by the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, the Librarian of Congress may transfer from any
appropriation under the heading ``Library of Congress'' amounts not to
exceed in the aggregate $3,200,000 to the appropriation ``Architect o
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the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds, Structural and mechanical
care, No Year'' to complete the renovation and restoration of the Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams buildings.
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal,
$1,028,000, of which $900,000 shall be derived by collections from the
appropriation ``Payments to Copyright Owners'' for the reasonable costs
incurred in proceedings involving distribution of royalty fees as
provided by 17 U.S.C. 807.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 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, $29,082,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library
Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $130,000: Provided
further, That funds, not to exceed $2,000,000, from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating
Congressional Serial Sets and other related Congressional/non-
Congressional publications for 1991 and 1992 to depository and other
designated libraries.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government
Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs
and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
``Government Printing Office revolving fund'': Provided, That not to
exceed $2,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer
in connection with official representation and reception expenses:
Provided 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 and expenses'' together may not be
available for the full-time equivalent employment of more than 4,850
workyears: Provided 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 activities
financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any
format: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not be used to
administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which applies to any
manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal
to or higher than GS-15: Provided further, That expenses for attendance
at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
Sec. 207. (a) Subsection (b) of section 309 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking out ``shall
be:'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be--'';
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon
at the end;
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``; and'' and inserting in
lieu thereof a period; and
(4) by striking out paragraph (3).
(b) The first undesignated paragraph of section 1708 of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking out the third sentence.
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect
on October 1, 1993.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not to exceed $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C.
5315); hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance 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)); $430,815,000: Provided, That not more than $1,600,000
of reimbursements received incident to the operation of the General
Accounting Office Building shall be available for use in fiscal year
1994: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP)
shall be available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as
determined by the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Director
and secretarial support: Provided further, That this 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: Provided further, That to the extent that funds are
otherwise available for obligation, agreements or contracts for the
removal of asbestos, and renovation of the building and building systems
(including the heating, 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: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the American Consortium on International Public Administration
(ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA
costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to
membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative
Sciences: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this
heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for a broadbased
organizational performance review of the General Accounting Office,
focused on agency structure, skills, staffing, systems, and its
execution of its statutory and assigned responsibilities.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
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ergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives 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
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: Provided, That
the provisions herein for the various items of official expenses of
Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
Sec. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 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. 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
1994, and to incur incidental expenses in connection with such use.
Sec. 306. (a) The General Accounting Office, the Government Printing
Office, or the Library of Congress may for such employees as it deems
appropriate authorize a payment to employees who voluntarily separate
before January 1, 1994, whether by retirement or resignation, which
payment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of section
5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) The number of employee positions authorized for the General
Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, or the Library of
Congress, as the case may be, shall be reduced by one position for each
vacancy created by reason of a separation under subsection (a). No funds
appropriated by this Act for salaries or expenses of any position that
is eliminated under the preceding sentence may be used for any other
purpose.
Sec. 307. (a) The number of employee positions, on a full-time
equivalent basis, for each covered entity shall be reduced by at least 4
percent from the level, other than those supported by gift and trust
funds, as of September 30, 1992, or, with the approval of the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, as of a later date, but not later than
September 30, 1993. At least 10 percent of the positions eliminated
shall be positions the pay for which is equal to or greater than the
annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-14 of the General
Schedule.
(b) The reduction required by subsection (a) shall be completed not
later than September 30, 1995, with at least 62.5 percent of the
reduction for each covered entity to be achieved by September 30, 1994.
(c) The Comptroller General shall carry out compliance reporting
under this section.
(d) As used in this section--
(1) the term ``covered entity'' means an entity of the
legislative branch with more than 100 employee positions, on a full-
time equivalent basis, as of September 30, 1992; and
(2) the term ``entity of the legislative branch'' means the
House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of
the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the
Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the
General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the
Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology Assessment.
Sec. 308. (a) For fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997, the submissions
in support of the amounts included in the Budget for each entity of the
legislative branch shall set forth a separate category for
administrative expenses. For fiscal years 1993 and 1994, the
administrative expenses for each entity of the legislative branch shall
be calculated and submitted in a separate category in the same format as
if submitted in support of amounts included in the Budget.
(b) For fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, the submissions
under subsection (a) in the separate category for administrative
expenses for each entity of the legislative branch shall include
reductions from the amount calculated for administrative expenses for
fiscal year 1993, adjusted for inflation, as follows:
(1) Fiscal year 1994, reduction of not less than 3 percent.
(2) Fiscal year 1995, reduction of not less than 6 percent.
(3) Fiscal year 1996, reduction of not less than 9 percent.
(4) Fiscal year 1997, reduction of not less than 14 percent.
(c) The Comptroller General shall carry out compliance reporting
under this section.
(d) As used in this section--
(1) the term ``administrative expenses'' means expenses of
contractual services and supplies, other than rental payments,
programmatic mission-essential expenses, reimbursable expenses, and
expenses required by law;
(2) the term ``Budget'' means the Budget of the United States
Government, submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United States
Code; and
(3) the term ``entity of the legislative branch'' means the
House of Representatives, the Senate, the Office of the Architect of
the Capitol (including the Botanic Garden), the Capitol Police, the
Congressional Budget Office, the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, the
General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the
Library of Congress, and the Office of Technology Assessment.
retirement credit for certain prior service with the house child care
center
Sec. 309. (a) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section--
(1) the term ``House Child Care Center'' means the House of
Representatives Child Care Center; and
(2) the term ``Congressional employee'' has the meaning given
such term--
(A) in subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, to the extent that this section relates to the
Civil Service Retirement System; or
(B) in chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to the
extent that this section relates to the Federal Employees'
Retirement System.
(b) CSRS.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any individual who is an
employee of the House Child Care Center on the date of enactment of this
Act shall be allowed credit under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title
5, United States Code, as a Congressional employee, for any service if--
(A) such service was performed before October 1, 1991, as an
employee of the House Child Care Center (as constituted before that
date); and
(B) the employee is subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of
such title as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Credit for service described in paragraph (1)(A) shall not be
allowed under this section unless there is paid into the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund, by or on behalf of the employee
involved, an amount
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equal to the deductions from pay which would have
been applicable under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code,
for the period of service involved, if such employee were then a
Congressional employee, including interest. Retirement credit may not be
allowed under this section for any such service unless the full amount
of the deposit required under the preceding sentence has been paid.
(c) FERS.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any individual who is an
employee of the House Child Care Center on the date of enactment of this
Act shall be allowed credit under chapter 84 of title 5, United States
Code, as a Congressional employee, for any service if--
(A) such service was performed before October 1, 1991, as an
employee of the House Child Care Center (as constituted before that
date); and
(B) the employee is subject to chapter 84 of such title as of
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Credit for service described in paragraph (1)(A) shall not be
allowed under this section unless there is paid into the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund, by or on behalf of the employee
involved, an amount equal to the deductions from pay which would have
been payable under applicable provisions of law, for the period of
service involved, if such employee were then a Congressional employee,
including interest (computed in the same way as interest under
subsection (b)(2)). Retirement credit may not be allowed under this
section for any such service unless the full amount of the deposit
required under the preceding sentence has been paid.
(d) Clarification.--Nothing in this section shall be considered to
relate to the Thrift Savings Plan.
(e) OPM Functions.--The Office of Personnel Management shall--
(1) prescribe any regulations which may be necessary to carry
out this section; and
(2) with respect to any service for which credit is sought under
this section, accept the certification of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives concerning the period of such service and the amount
of pay which was paid for such service.
Sec. 310. (a) Section 17 of the Act entitled ``An Act making
appropriations for sundry Civil Expenses of the Government for the year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and for other
purposes'', approved July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 43), is amended by
inserting after ``mileage'' the first place it appears the following:
``for each Senator''.
(b) The first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1936 (2 U.S.C. 43a), under the heading ``SENATE'', and subheading
``Salaries and Mileage of Senators'', is amended by striking ``Senators,
Members of the House of Representatives, and Delegates in Congress'' and
inserting ``Senators''.
(c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect
on October 1, 1993.
Sec. 311. The Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives is authorized and directed to take such action, whether
by regulation or otherwise, to transfer to the Clerk of the House of
Representatives responsibility for all financial activities of
legislative service organizations, including the establishment and
maintenance of revolving accounts to receive their dues and assessments
and to make disbursements of their ordinary and necessary business
expenses in support of Members' official and representational duties.
The transfer referred to in the preceding sentence shall take effect not
later than January 1, 1994.
Sec. 312. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used
for the relocation of the office of any Member of the House of
Representatives within the House office buildings.
Sec. 313. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such sums as
may be necessary for the replacement of the Thomas Jefferson Library of
Congress Building roof shall be transferred from the funds appropriated
to the Clerk of the House in the Fiscal Year 1986 Urgent Supplemental
Appropriations Act, Public Law 99-349, and subsequently transferred to
the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-458 for Capitol Complex
Security Enhancements, to ``Architect of the Capitol, Library Buildings
and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care'': Provided, That not to
exceed $7,000,000 may be transferred pursuant to this section.
Sec. 314. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1994''.
Sec. 315. Section 2(a) of the Act of July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C.
130c(a)) is amended by deleting ``$500'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``$1,500''.
Sec. 316. The Librarian of Congress shall enter into an agreement
with the President of the University of Nevada, Reno for the purpose of
assisting in the establishment of the Great Basin Intergovernmental
Center. The Great Basin Intergovernmental Center is authorized to accept
contributions from Federal sources. The Center may also receive
contributions both in-kind and cash from private and other non-Federal
sources.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1994''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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