[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1854 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                              July 20 (legislative day, July 10), 1995.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
1854) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes'', do pass with the following

                              AMENDMENTS:
 (1)Page 2, after line 1, insert:
                                 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. The 
account for the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is reduced by 
$10,000: Provided, That there shall be no new elevator operators hired 
to operate automatic elevators.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,047,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $15,500,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $3,381,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$936,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

    For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for 
the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the 
Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

    For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, 
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-
ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate 
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,395,000.

expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $305,000.

                        secretary of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,266,000.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $61,347,000.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $6,644,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$204,029,000.

               Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Fair Employment 
Practices, $778,000.

                     Settlements and Awards Reserve

    For expenses for settlements and awards, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                      stationery (revolving fund)

    For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for 
officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and 
Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.

                          official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$11,000,000.

                               rescission

    Of the funds previously appropriated under the heading ``SENATE'', 
$63,544,724.12 are rescinded.

                       administrative provisions

    Section 1. (a) On and after October 1, 1995, no Senator shall 
receive mileage under section 17 of the Act of July 28, 1866 (2 U.S.C. 
43).
    (b) On and after October 1, 1995, the President of the Senate shall 
not receive mileage under the first section of the Act of July 8, 1935 
(2 U.S.C. 43a).
    Sec. 2. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving fund, to be 
known as the ``Office of the Chaplain Expense Revolving Fund'' 
(hereafter referred to as the ``fund''). The fund shall consist of all 
moneys collected or received with respect to the Office of the Chaplain 
of the Senate.
    (b) The fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation for 
disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate, not to exceed $10,000 in 
any fiscal year, for the payment of official expenses incurred by the 
Chaplain of the Senate. In addition, moneys in the fund may be used to 
purchase food or food related items. The fund shall not be available 
for the payment of salaries.
    (c) All moneys (including donated moneys) received or collected 
with respect to the Office of the Chaplain of the Senate shall be 
deposited in the fund and shall be available for purposes of this 
section.
    (d) Disbursements from the fund shall be made on vouchers approved 
by the Chaplain of the Senate.
    Sec. 3. Funds appropriated under the heading, ``Settlements and 
Awards Reserve'' in Public Law 103-283 shall remain available until 
expended.
    Sec. 4. Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 
U.S.C. 88b-6) is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting 
the following: ``The amounts so withheld shall be deposited in the 
revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the 
Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence, as established by section 4 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 88b-7).''.
    Sec. 5. (a) Any payment for local and long distance 
telecommunications service provided to any user by the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall cover the total invoiced amount, 
including any amount relating to separately identified toll calls, and 
shall be charged to the appropriation for the fiscal year in which the 
underlying base service period covered by the invoice ends.
    (b) As used in subsection (a), the term ``user'' means any Senator, 
Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided telephone 
equipment and services by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
Senate.
    Sec. 6. Section 4(b) of Public Law 103-283 is amended by inserting 
before ``collected'' the following: ``(including donated moneys)''.
    Sec. 7. Section 1 of Public Law 101-520 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6a) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``Section 1. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy 
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her 
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for 
the Majority and Minority Policy Committees of the Senate, to the 
account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses 
are payable for such committees.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Policy Committee of 
the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer 
funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the 
contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Policy 
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are 
payable for such committees.
    ``(b)(1) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference 
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her 
election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for 
the Majority and Minority Conference Committees of the Senate, to the 
account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses 
are payable for such committees.
    ``(2) The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee 
of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election 
transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the 
contingent fund of the Senate, for the Majority and Minority Conference 
Committees of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are 
payable for such committees.
    ``(c) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
            ``(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like 
        manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are 
        available for expenditure by such committee from the account to 
        which the funds were transferred; and
            ``(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall 
        specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
    ``(d) The Chairman of a committee transferring funds under this 
section shall notify the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of 
the transfer.''.
    (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on October 
1, 1995, and shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning 
on or after that date.

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on page 15 and insert:
    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, 
$1,164,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

 (3)Page 15, line 10, strike out [$6,019,000] and insert: $5,116,000

 (4)Page 16, line 15, strike out [$70,132,000] and insert: $69,825,000

 (5)Page 16, line 15, strike out [$34,213,000] and insert: $33,906,000

 (6)Page 17, line 16, strike out [$2,560,000] and insert: $2,190,000

 (7)Page 18, strike out lines 4 to 15 and insert:
                         Capitol Guide Service

    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, $1,628,000, 
to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That none of 
these funds shall be used to employ more than thirty-three individuals: 
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during 
emergencies, to employ not more than two additional individuals for not 
more than one hundred twenty days each, and not more than ten 
additional individuals for not more than six months each, for the 
Capitol Guide Service.

                        Special Services Office

    For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office, $363,000, 
to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

 (8)Page 19, strike out lines 1 to 13

 (9)Page 19, after line 13, insert:
                          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.

 (10)Page 19, after line 13, insert:
                    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

    Sec. 112. Upon enactment of this Act all employees of the Office of 
Technology Assessment for 183 days preceding termination of employment 
who are terminated as a result of the elimination of the Office and who 
are not otherwise gainfully employed may continue to be paid by the 
Office of Technology Assessment at their respective salaries for a 
period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the employee's date of 
termination or until the employee becomes otherwise gainfully employed 
whichever is earlier. A statement in writing to the Director of the 
Office of Technology Assessment or his designee by any such employee 
that he was not gainfully employed during such period or the portion 
thereof for which payment is claimed shall be accepted as prima facie 
evidence that he was not so employed.
    Sec. 113. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, or any other 
provision of law, upon the abolition of the Office of Technology 
Assessment, all records and property of that agency (including Unix 
system, all computer hardware and software, all library collections and 
research materials, and all photocopying equipment), with the exception 
of realty and furniture, are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction and 
control of the Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, to 
be used and employed in connection with its functions.

 (11)Page 19, line 21, strike out [$23,188,000] and insert: $25,788,000

 (12)Page 20, line 1, strike out [219] and insert: 244

 (13)Page 20, strike out lines 11 to 15

 (14)Page 20, line 17, strike out [113] and insert: 114

 (15)Page 21, line 8, strike out [$8,569,000] and insert: $8,876,000

 (16)Page 22, line 6, strike out [$22,832,000] and insert: $23,132,000

 (17)Page 22, line 7, strike out [$3,000,000] and insert: $2,950,000

 (18)Page 22, line 7, after ``expended'' insert: : 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 to the credit of this 
appropriation

 (19)Page 22, after line 12 insert:
                        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.

 (20)Page 23, line 9, strike out [$32,578,000] and insert: $31,518,000

 (21)Page 23, line 20, strike out [$75,083,000] and insert: $60,084,000

 (22)Page 24, line 21, strike out [$88,281,000] and insert: $85,500,000

 (23)Page 24, line 23, strike out [Senators,]

 (24)Page 25, strike out lines 15 to 21

 (25)Page 26, line 19, strike out [$195,076,000 (less $1,165,000)] and 
insert: $213,164,000

 (26)Page 30, line 25, strike out [$86,912,000] and insert: $99,412,000

 (27)Page 31, line 1, strike out [$5,667,000] and insert: $7,295,000

 (28)Page 31, line 6, after ``activities'' insert: funded by the Agency 
for International Development

 (29)Page 31, line 8, strike out [and Romania,] and insert: Romania, 
and Egypt

 (30)Page 31, strike out lines 10 to 22

 (31)Page 31, after line 22 insert:
    Sec. 209. The Library of Congress may for such employees as it 
deems appropriate authorize a payment to employees who voluntarily 
retire during fiscal 1996 which payment shall be paid in accordance 
with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.

 (32)Page 31, after line 22 insert:
    Sec. 210. (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce 
the cost of information support for the Congress by eliminating 
duplication among systems which provide electronic access by Congress 
to legislative information.
    (b) Definitions.--For the purpose of this section, the term 
``legislative information'' means information about legislation 
prepared by, or on behalf of, the entire Congress, or by the 
committees, subcommittees, or offices of the Congress, to include, but 
not limited to, the text of bills and amendments to bills; the 
Congressional Record; legislative activity recorded for the Record and/
or the current Senate or House bill status systems; committee hearings, 
reports, and prints.
    (c) Consistent with the provisions of any other law, the Library of 
Congress shall develop and maintain, in coordination with other 
appropriate Legislative Branch entities, 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 Senate Rules and Administration Committee and the House 
Oversight Committee. The Library shall provide these committees, as 
well as the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, with regular 
status reports on the implementation 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 Senate and House 
Appropriations Committees as well as the Senate Rules and 
Administration Committee and the House Oversight Committee for their 
consideration and possible action.

 (33)Page 32, line 16, strike out [$16,312,000] and insert: $30,307,000

 (34)Page 33, strike out lines 1 to 22

 (35)Page 34, line 24, strike out [3,550 workyears] and insert: 3,900 
workyears by the end of fiscal year 1996

 (36)Page 36, line 6, strike out [$392,864,000] and insert: 
$374,406,000

 (37)Page 36, line 16, after ``1996'' insert:  and, in addition, the 
following sums are appropriated, to be available for the fiscal year 
beginning October 1, 1996 and ending September 30, 1997, for the 
necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, in accordance with 
the authority, and on such terms and conditions, as provided for in 
fiscal year 1996, including $7,000 for official representation and 
reception expenses, $338,425,400: Provided further, That not more than 
$100,000 of reimbursements received incident to the operation of the 
General Accounting Office Building shall be available for use in 1997: 
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 
$6,000,000 of such funds shall be available in fiscal year 1997

 (38)Page 37, line 23, strike out

                       [Administrative Provision]

and insert:
                       Administrative Provisions

 (39)Page 37, strike out all after line 23, over to and including line 
2, on page 39

 (40)Page 39, after line 2 insert:
    Sec. 211. (a) Section 732 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding a new subsection (h) as follows:
    ``(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 
of title 5, United States Code, the Comptroller General shall prescribe 
regulations for the release of officers and employees of the General 
Accounting Office in a reduction in force which give due effect to 
tenure of employment, military preference, performance and/or 
contributions to the agency's goals and objectives, and length of 
service. The regulations shall, to the extent deemed feasible by the 
Comptroller General, be designed to minimize disruption to the Office 
and to assist in promoting the efficiency of the Office.''.

 (41)Page 39, after line 2 insert:
    Sec. 212. Section 753 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as (c), 
        (d), and (e), respectively.
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) a new subsection (b) 
        as follows:
    ``(b) The Board has no authority to issue a stay of any reduction 
in force action.''; and
            (3) in the second sentence of subsection (c), as 
        redesignated, by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(d)''.

 (42)Page 39, after line 2 insert:
    Sec. 213. The General Accounting Office may for such officers and 
employees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to officers and 
employees who voluntarily separate on or before September 30, 1995, 
whether by retirement or resignation, which payment shall be paid in 
accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United 
States Code.

 (43)Page 41, strike out all after line 23, over to and including line 
3 on page 44

 (44)Page 44, line 4, strike out [309] and insert: 308

 (45)Page 44, after line 14 insert:
    (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).

 (46)Page 44, strike out all after line 14, over to and including line 
6 on page 45

 (47)Page 45, strike out all after line 6, over to and including line 
25 on page 49

 (48)Page 50, line 1, strike out [312] and insert: 309

 (49)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
    Sec. 310. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first 
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1996''.

 (50)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
    Sec. 311. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that the Senate should 
consider a resolution in the 104th Congress, 1st Session, that requires 
an accredited member of any of the Senate press galleries to file an 
annual public report with the Secretary of the Senate disclosing the 
identity of the primary employer of the member and of any additional 
sources of earned outside income received by the member, together with 
the amounts received from each such source.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``Senate press 
galleries'' means--
            (1) the Senate Press Gallery;
            (2) the Senate Radio and Television Correspondents Gallery;
            (3) the Senate Periodical Press Gallery; and
            (4) the Senate Press Photographers Gallery.

 (51)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
    Sec. 312. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
for any program for the selection of Federal Government contractors 
when such program results in the award of Federal contracts to 
unqualified persons, in reverse discrimination, or in quotas, or is 
inconsistent with the decision of the Supreme Court of the United 
States in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena on June 12, 1995.

 (52)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
    Sec. 313. It is the sense of the Senate that before the conclusion 
of the 104th Congress, comprehensive welfare reform, food stamp reform, 
Medicare reform, Medicaid reform, superfund reform, wetlands reform, 
reauthorization of the Safe Drinking Water Act, reauthorization of the 
Endangered Species Act, immigration reform, Davis-Bacon reform, State 
Department reauthorization, Defense Department reauthorization, Bosnia 
arms embargo, foreign aid reauthorization, fiscal year 1996 and 1997 
Agriculture appropriations, Commerce, Justice, State appropriations, 
Defense appropriations, District of Columbia appropriations, Energy and 
Water Development appropriations, Foreign Operations appropriations, 
Interior appropriations, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 
appropriations, Legislative Branch appropriations, Military 
Construction appropriations, Transportation appropriations, Treasury 
and Postal appropriations, and Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies appropriations, reauthorization 
of the Older Americans Act, reauthorization of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, health care reform, comprehensive campaign 
finance reform, job training reform, child support enforcement reform, 
tax reform, and a ``Farm Bill'' should be considered.

 (53)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
Sec. 314. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) war and human tragedy have reigned in the Balkans since 
        January 1991;
            (2) the conflict has occasioned the most horrendous war 
        crimes since Nazi Germany and the Third Reich's death camps;
            (3) these war crimes have been characterized by ``ethnic 
        cleansing'', summary executions, torture, forcible 
        displacement, massive and systematic rape, and attacks on 
        medical and relief personnel committed mostly by Bosnian Serb 
        military, para-military, and police forces;
            (4) more than 200,000 people, mostly Bosnian Muslims, have 
        been killed or are missing, 2.2 million are refugees, and 
        another 1.8 million have been displaced in Bosnia;
            (5) the final report of the Commission of Experts on War 
        Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia, submitted to the United 
        Nations Security Council on May 31, 1995, documents more than 
        3500 pages of detailed evidence of war crimes committed in 
        Bosnia;
            (6) the decisions of the United Nations Security Council 
        have been disregarded with impunity;
            (7) Bosnian Serb forces have hindered humanitarian and 
        relief efforts by the United Nations High Commissioner for 
        Refugees, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and 
        other relief efforts;
            (8) Bosnian Serb forces have incessantly shelled relief 
        outposts, hospitals, and Bosnian population centers;
            (9) the rampage of violence and suffering in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina continues unchecked and the United Nations and NATO 
        remain unable or willing to stop it; and
            (10) the feeble reaction to the Bosnian tragedy is sending 
        a message to the world that barbaric warfare and inhumanity is 
        to be rewarded.
    (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
Senate hereby--
            (1) condemns the war crimes and crimes against humanity 
        committed by all sides to the conflict in the Balkans, 
        particularly the Bosnian Serbs; and
            (2) condemns the policies and actions of Bosnian Serb 
        President Radovan Karadzic and Bosnian Serb military commander 
        Ratko Mladic and urges the Special Prosecutor of the 
        International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to 
        expedite the review of evidence for their indictment for such 
        crimes.
            (3) It is the sense of the Senate that the Special 
        Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the 
        Former Yugoslavia should investigate the recent and ongoing 
        violations of international humanitarian law in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina.
            (4) The Senate urges the President to make all information, 
        including intelligence information, on war crimes and war 
        criminals available to the International Criminal Tribunal for 
        the Former Yugoslavia.
            (5) It is the sense of the Senate that the President should 
        not terminate economic sanctions, or cooperate in the 
        termination of such sanctions, against the Governments of 
        Serbia and Montenegro unless and until the President determines 
        and certifies to Congress that President Slobodan Milosovic of 
        Serbia is cooperating fully with the International Criminal 
        Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.

 (54)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
SEC. 315. REPEAL OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS 
              RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) In General.--(1) Section 3303 of title 5, United States Code, 
is repealed.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The table of sections 
for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
out the item relating to section 3303.
    (2) Section 2302(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(2) solicit or consider any recommendation or statement, 
        oral or written, with respect to any individual who requests or 
        is under consideration for any personnel action unless such 
        recommendation or statement is based on the personal knowledge 
        or records of the person furnishing it and consists of--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of the work performance, 
                ability, aptitude, or general qualifications of such 
                individual; or
                    ``(B) an evaluation of the character, loyalty, or 
                suitability of such individual;''.

 (55)Page 50, after line 7 insert:
    Sec. 316. (a) The head of each agency with responsibility for the 
maintenance and operation of facilities funded under this Act shall 
take all actions necessary to achieve during fiscal year 1996 a 5-
percent reduction in facilities energy costs from fiscal year 1995 
levels. The head of each such agency shall transmit to the Treasury of 
the United States the total amount of savings achieved under this 
subsection, and the amount transmitted shall be used to reduce the 
deficit.
    (b) The head of each agency described in subsection (a) shall 
report to the Congress not later than December 31, 1996, on the results 
of the actions taken under subsection (a), together with any 
recommendations as to how to further reduce energy costs and energy 
consumption in the future. Each report shall specify the agency's total 
facilities energy costs and shall identify the reductions achieved and 
specify the actions that resulted in such reductions.
            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1854

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