[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4112 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4112
One Hundred Fifth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
eight
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999, 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, 1999, 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, $87,233,000, 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, $1,659,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,436,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,416,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,050,000.
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, $1,092,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,184,000.
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, $570,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,218,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $33,805,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,200,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $3,753,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,004,000.
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, $66,800,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international
narcotics control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $370,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,511,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2000.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$239,156,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions

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begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) of
section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C.
58(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator
represents Alabama, $183,565, Alaska, $252,505, Arizona, $197,409,
Arkansas, $168,535, California, $470,272, Colorado, $187,366,
Connecticut, $161,691, Delaware, $127,384, Florida, $302,307,
Georgia, $211,784, Hawaii, $279,648, Idaho, $163,841, Illinois,
$267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa, $171,340, Kansas, $168,912,
Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, $186,714, Maine, $148,205, Maryland,
$172,455, Massachusetts, $196,819, Michigan, $235,846, Minnesota,
$187,742, Mississippi, $168,587, Missouri, $198,365, Montana,
$161,857, Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New Hampshire,
$142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico, $166,721, New York,
$328,586, North Carolina, $212,711, North Dakota, $150,225, Ohio,
$262,252, Oklahoma, $181,913, Oregon, $189,258, Pennsylvania,
$267,240, Rhode Island, $138,637, South Carolina, $171,731, South
Dakota, $151,838, Tennessee, $192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah,
$168,959, Vermont, $136,315, Virginia, $193,935, Washington,
$213,887, West Virginia, $149,135, Wisconsin, $191,314, Wyoming,
$153,016, plus''.
(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``that part of the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for
official mail expenses''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
``; and the part of the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)
that is allocated for official mail expenses shall be recalculated
in accordance with regulations of the Committee on Rules and
Administration''.

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TITLE I

-CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$35,000''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is effective on and after
October 1, 1998.

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149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress, 1st Session), as amended
by Senate Resolution 299, agreed to September 24, 1996 (104th Congress,
2d Session), is amended by striking ``until December 31, 1998'' and
inserting ``until December 31, 2000''.

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1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``The
President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to appoint and
fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or
intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess
of that specified in the first sentence of this subsection.''; and
(2) in the sentence that begins ``The provisions of'', by
striking ``section 8344'' and inserting ``sections 8344 and 8468''.
(b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2
U.S.C. 61h-6(b)) is amended by striking all after ``(b)'' through ``to
such position'' and inserting ``Any or all appointments under this
section may be''.
(c) This section is effective on and after the date of enactment of
this Act.

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(hereinafter referred to as the ``lecture series''). Expenses incurred
in connection with the lecture series shall be paid from the
appropriations account ``Secretary of the Senate'' within the
contingent fund of the Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any
fiscal year.
(b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture series may
cover expenses incurred by speakers, including travel, subsistence, and
per diem, and the cost of receptions, including food, food related
items, and hospitality.
(c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be made on
vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(d) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.

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authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as may
be necessary to operate Senate Hair Care Services.
(b) There is established in the Treasury of the United States
within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving fund to be known
as the Senate Hair Care Services Revolving Fund (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ``revolving fund'').
(c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Services from fees
for services or from any other source shall be deposited in the
revolving fund.
(2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without fiscal
year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate--
(A) for the payment of salaries and agency contributions of
employees of Senate Hair Care Services; and
(B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other expenses of
Senate Hair Care Services.
(d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made upon
vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
except that vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement of
salaries paid at an annual rate.
(e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and Administration,
the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw from the revolving fund and
deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts
all moneys in the revolving fund that the Committee may determine are
in excess of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of Senate
Hair Care Services.
(f) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate are
authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section, subject to the approval of the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
(g) There is transferred to the revolving fund established by this
section any unobligated balance in the fund established by section 106
of Public Law 94-440 on the effective date of this section.
(h)(1) Section 106 of Public Law 94-440 is repealed.
(2) Section 10(a) of Public Law 100-458 is repealed.
(i) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1998,
or 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.

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Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate Resolution
54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by $150,000.

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amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A))
shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as increased by
section 5 of Public Law 105-55, increased by an additional $50,000
each.

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Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into agreements with public or
private parties for the purpose of demonstrating the use of alternative
fuel vehicles (as defined in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (Public Law 102-486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such
agreement may also provide for necessary fueling infrastructure in
connection with the alternative fuel vehicles.
(b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) for a
period not exceeding 90 days.

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discretion--
(1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make
investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate;
(2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the
Senate;
(3) to employ personnel;
(4) with the prior consent of the Government department or
agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration to
use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, the services of
personnel of any such department or agency;
(5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or
organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senate Resolution 140,
agreed to May 14, 1975); and
(6) to provide for the training of the professional staff of
such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of
such Act).
(b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is amended
by striking section 4.
(c) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1998,
or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.

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Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer
funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account, within the
contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such
committee.
(2) The Chairman of the Appropriations 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 Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account
from which salaries are payable for such committee.
(b) 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.
(c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and shall be
effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date.

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Section 507(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2
U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
notwithstanding''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Travel between the washington metropolitan area and a
home state.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any travel award
relating to air transportation for a Member of the Senate, the
spouse of that Member, or a son or daughter of that Member, between
the Washington metropolitan area and the State of that Member.''.

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1992, is amended by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
``Fees established under this subsection for services received from the
Attending Physician by a Senator or an officer of the Senate shall be
equal to the fees for such services received by a member of the House
of Representatives.''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven H. Schiff, late a
Representative from the State of New Mexico, $136,700.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$733,971,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $13,117,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,652,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,043,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,020,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $397,000;
Republican Steering Committee, $738,000; Republican Conference,
$1,199,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000;
Democratic Caucus, $642,000; nine minority employees, $1,190,000;
training and program development--majority, $290,000; and training and
program development--minority, $290,000.
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, $385,279,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2000.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$19,373,000, 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: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000.
salaries, officers and employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of which not
more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official representation
and reception expenses, $15,365,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of
Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $750 for
official representation and reception expenses, $3,501,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, $57,211,000, including $24,282,000 for salaries, expenses and
temporary personal services of House Information Resources, of which
$23,074,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the amount provided
for House Information Resources, $7,130,000 shall be for net expenses
of telecommunications: Provided further, 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, $3,953,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $133,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian,
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of
Rules, $1,106,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law
Revision Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,980,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $799,000; and
for other authorized employees, $191,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $2,575,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $132,832,000; 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, $651,000.
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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Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent law by
section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 U.S.C. 88b-3), is amended--
(1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding Congress.

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1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted into
permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1(b)), is amended by striking ``$55,000'' and
inserting ``$80,000''.

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of Representatives for purposes of carrying out training and program
development activities of the Republican Conference and the Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee.
(b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), funds in
the account established under subsection (a) shall be paid--
(1) for activities of the Republican Conference in such
amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions as the
Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct; and
(2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such terms and
conditions as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
may direct.
(c) Of the total amount in the account established under subsection
(a)--
(1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker for payments
for activities of the Republican Conference; and
(2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority Leader for
payments for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee.
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account under
this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary for training and program development
activities of the Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and
Policy Committee during the fiscal year.

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Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is amended--
(1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4).

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rule or regulation, any information on payments made by the Committee
on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives to an
individual for attendance as a witness before the Committee in
executive session during a Congress shall be reported not later than
the second semiannual report filed under section 106 of the House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2
U.S.C. 104b) in the following Congress.

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Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation appropriate
conditions for the incidental use, for other than official business, of
equipment and supplies owned or leased by, or the cost of which is
reimbursed by, the House of Representatives.
(b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to prescribe
regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the
compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis,
at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem
equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may
be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and
each succeeding fiscal year.

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REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 1999. 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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resources may be used during a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year
1999), in accordance with regulations of the Committee on House
Oversight, to reimburse a Member, officer, or employee of the House of
Representatives for the ordinary and necessary expenses related to the
official use of telecommunications lines in the residence of the
Member, officer, or employee.
(b) The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such
regulations as are necessary to implement this section.

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(b)(2)--
(1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and
inserting ``; and'' therefor; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to cover
the costs of furnishings and furniture to accommodate the needs
of the House of Representatives Child Care Center.''.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,096,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Printing
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$202,000, together with an additional amount of $150,000 if there is
enacted into law legislation which transfers the legislative and
oversight responsibilities of the Joint Committee on Printing to the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives: Provided,
That such additional amount shall be transferred to the Committee on
House Oversight of the House of Representatives and made available
beginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That all such funds are to
be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,965,400, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 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 Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each
not to exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $893,000 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, $1,415,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay
differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for members
required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $76,844,000, of which $37,037,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House, and $39,807,000 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,
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies,
materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic
services, personal and professional 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, $6,237,000, to
be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 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 1999 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 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the case
of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under the heading
``salaries''; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ
more than forty-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 120 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 second session of the One Hundred Fifth 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.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,086,000.
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
more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $25,671,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; 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 more than $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for
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, $43,683,000, of which
$8,175,000 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, $6,046,000, of which $525,000 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,
$54,144,000, of which $14,615,000 shall remain available until
expended.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $42,139,000, of which $11,449,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount
provided under this heading, not less than $100,000 shall be used
exclusively for waste recycling programs.
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, the Union Station complex,
the 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, $38,174,000, of which $5,100,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That not more than $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 1999.
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, $67,124,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 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, $74,465,000: 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: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-
year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code.
administrative provision

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(Public Law 105-55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amended in the item relating to
``congressional printing and binding'' under the heading ``GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE'' by striking ``$81,669,000'' and all that follows
through ``Provided,'' and inserting the following: ``$70,652,000:
Provided, That an additional amount of not more than $11,017,000 may be
derived by transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving fund
under section 309 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further,''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1998.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1999''.
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, $3,052,000.
Administrative Provision

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Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)) is amended by--
(1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the
account designated in paragraph (1) that, as determined by the
Architect, is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment
shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States or
an obligation guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the
United States that, as determined by the Architect, has a maturity date
suitable for the purposes of the account. The Secretary of the Treasury
shall credit interest earned on the obligations to the account.''.
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 records 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, $238,373,000, of which
not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 1999, and shall remain available
until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat.
480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 1999 and shall remain available until
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the
Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the
$6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$10,119,000 is to remain available until expended for acquisition of
books, periodicals, 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: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $3,544,000 is to remain available until expended
for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of an
Integrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $2,000,000 is to remain available until expended
for a project to digitize collections for the Meeting of the Frontiers
United States-Russian digital library: Provided further, That of the
total amount appropriated, $250,000 is to remain available until
expended for the Library's efforts in connection with the commemoration
of the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $34,891,000, of which not more than $16,000,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d):
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any
funds derived from collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $5,170,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided further, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $21,170,000: Provided further, That not more
than $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 more than $2,250 may be expended,
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 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 Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $46,824,000, of which
$13,744,000 shall remain available until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, maintenance,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$4,448,000.
Administrative Provisions

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TITLE II

-OTHER AGENCIES

Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than $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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this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the certification of
the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.

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this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification
of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.

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the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $99,765,100.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than
appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.

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authorized to receive funds from participants in and sponsors of an
international legal information database led by the Law Library of
Congress, and to credit any such funds to the Library of Congress
appropriations, up to the extent authorized in appropriations Acts, for
the development and maintenance of the database.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Congressional Cemetery
For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance of the historic
Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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,
$12,672,000, of which $910,000 shall remain available until expended.
administrative provisions

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Cemetery.--In order to assist in the perpetual care and maintenance of
the historic Congressional Cemetery, the Architect of the Capitol shall
make a grant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter
in this section referred to as the ``National Trust'') in accordance
with an agreement entered into by the Architect of the Capitol with the
National Trust and the Association for the Preservation of Historic
Congressional Cemetery (hereafter in this section referred to as the
``Association'') which contains the terms and conditions described in
subsection (b) and such other provisions as the Architect may deem
necessary or desirable for the implementation of this section or for
the protection of the interests of the Federal Government.
(b) Terms and Conditions of Agreement.--The terms and conditions
described in this subsection are as follows:
(1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the grant made
under subsection (a), the National Trust shall deposit the amounts
in a permanently restricted account in its endowment and shall
administer, invest, and manage such grant funds in the same manner
as other National Trust endowment funds.
(2) The National Trust shall make distributions to the
Association from the amounts deposited in the endowment pursuant to
paragraph (1), in accordance with its regularly established
spending rate, for the care and maintenance of the Cemetery (other
than the cost of personnel), except that the National Trust may
only make such distributions incrementally and proportionately upon
receipt by the National Trust of contributions from the Association
which incrementally match the amounts provided under the grant made
under subsection (a) and which are to be added to the permanently
restricted account described in paragraph (1).
(3) The Association shall use such distributions from the
endowment and the match for the care and maintenance of
Congressional Cemetery, except that the Association may not use
such distributions for nonroutine restoration or capital projects.
(4) The Association, or any successor thereto, shall maintain
adequate records and accounts of all financial transactions and
operations carried out with such distributions, and such records
shall be available at all times for audit and investigation by the
Architect of the Capitol and the Comptroller General.
(c) No Title in United States.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to vest title to the Congressional Cemetery in the United
States.

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expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol from the fund established
under section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize acquisition
of certain real property for the Library of Congress, and for other
purposes'', approved December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105-144; 111 Stat.
2688), may not exceed $2,500,000.
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, $29,264,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library
Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $150,000: Provided
further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating
Congressional serial sets and other related publications for 1997 and
1998 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 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, 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 more than
$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 not more than twelve passenger motor vehicles:
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
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further,
That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading
``Office of Superintendent of Documents, salaries and expenses''
together may not be available for the full-time equivalent employment
of more than 3,383 workyears: 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 more than $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title; 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, $354,268,000: Provided, 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 $2,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use
in fiscal year 1999: 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 either
Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments
hereunder to either Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are
initially financed: 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 Provision

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to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for carrying out section
301(l) of Public Law 104-191 is transferred to the ``Salaries and
Expenses'' appropriation of Public Law 105-55 for necessary expenses of
the General Accounting Office, to remain available until September 30,
1998.

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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 fiscal year 1999 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.

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specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is
appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any
office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided,
That the provisions in this Act 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.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

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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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legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $1,500.

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Capitol.--Section 5595(a) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ``, but only with respect
to the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in clause (viii) in the matter following
subparagraph (B), by striking ``of the United States Senate
Restaurants''.
(b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the
Capitol.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``of
the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999;'' and inserting
``1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is not an employee of
the United States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the
enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 and
before October 1, 2001);''.
(c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees of the
Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(c) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the United States Senate
Restaurants''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``not more than 50'';
(B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``1999 (or, in the
case of an individual who is not an employee of the United
States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the
enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999
and before October 1, 2001)''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The
number of employees of the United States Senate Restaurants to
whom voluntary separation incentive payments may be offered
under the program established under the previous sentence may
not exceed 50.'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (6)
and (7), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4)(A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid
under this section on or after the date of enactment of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the Architect
of the Capitol submits a plan described under subparagraph (B) to
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and
such committees approve the plan.
``(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall
include--
``(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or
eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational
category, and pay or grade level;
``(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
``(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol
will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
``(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Architect
of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter III of chapter
83 of title 5, United States Code, the Architect of the Capitol
shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in
the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15
percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is covered
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid
under this section. This subparagraph shall not apply to any
employee of the United States Senate Restaurants.
``(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term `final basic
pay', with respect to an employee--
``(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be
payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using
the employee's final rate of basic pay; and
``(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount
computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on
other than a full-time basis.''.
(d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for
Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(e) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(e)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of the United States
Senate Restaurants''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the United States Senate
Restaurants of''.

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States Code, as amended by section 310 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon; and
(B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x) and
inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
``(ix) an employee of the Government Printing Office,
who is employed on a temporary when actually employed
basis; or''; and
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: ``The
Public Printer may prescribe regulations to effect the application
and operation of this section to the agency specified in subsection
(a)(1)(G) of this section.''.
(b) Early Retirement.--(1) This subsection applies to an employee
of the Government Printing Office who--
(A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date of
enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2001; and
(B) on such date of separation--
(i) has completed 25 years of service as defined under
section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of title 5, United States Code; or
(ii) has completed 20 years of such service and is at least
50 years of age.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5,
United States Code, an employee described under paragraph (1) is
entitled to an annuity which shall be computed consistent with the
provisions of law applicable to annuities under section 8336(d) or
8414(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--(1) In this
subsection, the term ``employee'' means an employee of the Government
Printing Office, serving without limitation, who has been currently
employed for a continuous period of at least 12 months, except that
such term shall not include--
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 83
or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another retirement
system for employees of the Government;
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which such
employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement under
any of the retirement systems referred to in subparagraph (A); or
(C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when actually
employed basis.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to avoid
or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to a reduction in
force, reorganization, transfer of function, or other similar action
affecting the agency, the Public Printer shall establish a program
under which voluntary separation incentive payments may be offered to
encourage eligible employees to separate from service voluntarily
(whether by retirement or resignation) during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act through September 30, 2001.
(3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be paid in
accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United
States Code. Any such payment shall not be a basis of payment, and
shall not be included in the computation, of any other type of
Government benefit.
(4)(A) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer shall
submit a plan described under subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee
on Printing (or any applicable successor committees).
(B) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid under
this section unless the Public Printer submits a plan described under
subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee on Printing (or any applicable
successor committees) and the Joint Committee on Printing approves the
plan (or such successor committees approve the plan).
(C) The plan referred to under subparagraph (B) shall include--
(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated,
identified by organizational unit, occupational category, and pay
or grade level;
(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation incentive
payments to be offered; and
(iii) a description of how the Government Printing Office will
operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Public Printer
is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5,
United States Code, the Public Printer shall remit to the Office of
Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States
to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an
amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who
is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been
paid under this section.
(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ``final basic
pay'', with respect to an employee--
(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be payable
for a year of service by such employee, computed using the
employee's final rate of basic pay; and
(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount computed
under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on other than a
full-time basis.
(6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has received a
voluntary separation incentive payment under this section and accepts
employment with the Government of the United States within 5 years
after the date of the separation on which the payment is based shall be
required to repay the entire amount of the incentive payment to the
agency that paid the incentive payment.
(B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined by
section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of the agency,
waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique
abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the
position.
(ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch,
the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the
repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is
the only qualified applicant available for the position.
(iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director
of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive the
repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is
the only qualified applicant available for the position.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph (B)),
the term ``employment'' includes employment under a personal services
contract with the United States.
(7) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
(d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services.--(1) In
this subsection, the term ``employee''--
(A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office; and
(B) shall not include--
(i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system for employees of the Government; or
(ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when
actually employed basis.
(2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide
retraining, job placement, and counseling services to employees and
former employees.
(3) A former employee may not participate in a program established
under this subsection, if--
(A) the former employee was separated from service with the
Government Printing Office for more than 1 year; or
(B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of
misconduct or delinquency.
(4) Retraining costs for the program established under this
subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former employee.
(e) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Public Printer--
(A) may use employees of the Government Printing Office to
establish and administer programs and carry out the provisions of
this section; and
(B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out such
provisions--
(i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under
such section 3109(b); and
(ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level
V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
(2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be expended only
from funds available for the basic pay of the employee who is receiving
the applicable payment.
(3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from any
funds made available to the Public Printer.

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(1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy
conservation strategy for all facilities currently administered by
Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 percent in energy
consumption on the congressional campus compared to fiscal year
1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot basis not
later than 7 years after the enactment of this Act;
(2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months after the
enactment of this Act a comprehensive energy conservation and
management plan which includes life cycle costs methods to
determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed energy efficiency
projects;
(3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in the
Senate and the House of Representatives a request for the amount of
appropriations necessary to carry out this section;
(4) shall present to Congress annually a report on
congressional energy management and conservation programs which
details energy expenditures for each facility, energy management
and conservation projects, and future priorities to ensure
compliance with the requirements of this section;
(5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional buildings
and update such surveys as needed;
(6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and payback
period of energy and water conservation measures likely to achieve
the required energy consumption levels;
(7) shall install energy and water conservation measures that
will achieve the requirements through previously determined life
cycle cost methods and procedures;
(8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ
private sector capital to finance energy conservation projects and
achieve energy consumption targets;
(9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will
attract private sector funding for the installation of energy-
efficient and renewable energy technology to meet the requirements
of this section;
(10) may participate in the Department of Energy's Financing
Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) contracts program
for Federal Government facilities; and
(11) shall produce information packages and ``how-to'' guides
for each Member and employing authority of the Congress that detail
simple, cost-effective methods to save energy and taxpayer dollars.

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sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''.

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(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) The American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
was created by Congress in 1976, building on the vast expertise
and archival material existing at the Library since 1928.
(B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, it is fitting
that the American Folklife Center should have a direct and
close relationship with the representatives of the people, who
are best able to oversee the ongoing activities of the Center
to preserve and promote the cultural traditions of the people,
and to ensure that the resources of the Center be readily
available to all Americans.
(C) In over 20 years since its creation, the American
Folklife Center in the Library of Congress has--
(i) increased the size of the Archive of Folk Culture
from 500,000 to 1,500,000 multi-format ethnographic items;
(ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys and field
documentation projects in all regions of the country;
(iii) provided publications, documentary equipment on
loan, and advisory and reference service to persons and
institutions in all 50 States;
(iv) produced exhibitions and other educational
programs on American Folklife at the Library and around the
country;
(v) begun sharing its unique collections in digital
form via the Internet; and
(vi) served as a national center for the professions of
folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.
(D) Congress has consistently provided encouragement and
support of American Folklife as an appropriate matter of
concern to the Federal Government, passing legislation to
reauthorize the Center eight times since its creation in 1976.
(E) The American Folklife Center is the only unit in the
Library of Congress which is not permanently authorized. Since
its establishment in 1976, the Center's collections and
activities have been fully and successfully integrated into the
Library of Congress. It is useful to statutorily conform the
American Folklife Center with the rest of the Library of
Congress.
(2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to authorize
permanently the American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
to preserve and present American Folklife.
(b) Reauthorization and Amendment.--
(1) Board of trustees; appointment and compensation of
director; elimination of deputy director position.--Section 4 of
the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103) is
amended--
(A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b)(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board of
Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows:
``(A) four members appointed by the President from among
individuals who are officials of Federal departments and agencies
concerned with some aspect of American Folklife traditions and
arts;
``(B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate from among individuals from private life who are widely
recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, creativity,
or interest in American Folklife traditions and arts, and four
members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
from among such individuals;
``(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress from
among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of their
scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in American
folklife traditions and arts; and
``(D) seven ex officio members including--
``(i) the Librarian of Congress;
``(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
``(iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the
Arts;
``(iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the
Humanities;
``(v) the President of the American Folklore Society;
``(vi) the President of the Society for Ethnomusicology;
and
``(vii) the Director of the Center.
``(2) In making appointments from private life under paragraph
(1)(B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and the Librarian of Congress shall give
due consideration to the appointment of individuals who collectively
will provide appropriate diversity and regional balance on the Board.
Not more than three of the members appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
may be affiliated with the same political party.
``(3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the Librarian
of Congress shall include at least two members who direct or are
members of the boards of major American folklife organizations other
than the American Folklore Society and the Society for
Ethnomusicology.'';
(B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but members who
are not regular full-time employees of the United States may, at the
discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed for the actual and necessary
traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance
of the duties of the Board.'';
(C) in subsection (e)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``currently
serving'' after ``Board''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal year.'';
(D) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
``(f) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian shall
appoint the Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Director shall
be at an annual rate that is not less than an amount equal to 120
percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the
General Schedule nor more than an amount equal to the pay payable under
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code.''; and
(E) in subsection (g)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph
designation; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2).
(2) Administrative provisions.--Section 7(a)(4) of the American
Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2106(a)(4)) is amended by
striking ``, but no individual so appointed shall receive
compensation in excess of the rate received by the Deputy Director
of the Center''.
(c) Permanent Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 of the
American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2107) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to carry
out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year.''.
(d) Board of Trustees, Transition Period.--The term of office of
members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the Librarian of Congress
under the amendments made by subsection (b)(1) shall be 6 years, except
that of the four members first appointed by the Librarian, one shall
serve for a term of 2 years, two for a term of 4 years, and one for a
term of 6 years.

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Code, the Government Printing Office is not considered an agency which
is required by statute to submit an annual budget pursuant to or as
provided by chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, and is not
required to pay an additional amount for the cost of administration.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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Appropriations bill FY99, Legislative Branch — HR. 4112

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