[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2492 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
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:
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

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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).

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TITLE I

-CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

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.

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Awards Reserve'' in Public Law 103-283 shall remain available until
expended.

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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).''.

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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.

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before ``collected'' the following: ``(including donated moneys)''.

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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: Provided,
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: Provided, 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

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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.

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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.

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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 Committeeand
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.

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(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.

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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.

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``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).

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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.

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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''.

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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.

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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: Provided, 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: 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 1996 shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provision

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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: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to employ more
than forty 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.
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

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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: Provided, 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

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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.

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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: 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 232 full-time equivalent
positions: 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.
Administrative Provision

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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: Provided, 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: Provided, 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: 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 Oversight 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, $83,770,000: Provided, 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: 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, 1996''.
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

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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): Provided, That the total
amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than the $7,869,000: Provided further, 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: Provided, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $19,830,000: Provided further, 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: 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), $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

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TITLE II

-OTHER AGENCIES

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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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: 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 1994 and 1995 to depository and other
designated libraries.
administrative provision

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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: 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 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: 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.
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:
Provided, 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: Provided further, 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: 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.
Administrative Provisions

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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.

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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.''.

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(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)''.

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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.

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TITLE III

-GENERAL PROVISIONS

remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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'': Provided, 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.

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for the relocation of the office of any Member of the House of
Representatives within the House office buildings.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1996''.

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account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.

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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.

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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.

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Legislative Branch FY96 Appropriations bill — HR. 2492

Other Sections

TITLE I

TITLE II

TITLE III

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