[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2137 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 399
105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2137

                          [Report No. 105-204]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.


Rule___________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 5, 1998

    Mr. Bennett from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the 
    following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 
                                calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 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:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           expense allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the 
Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip 
of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and 
Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for 
each Chairman; in all, $56,000.

    representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders

    For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $79,183,000, 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.

                         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, $19,332,000.

            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, $75,600,000.

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, $7,905,000.

        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

    Section 1. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year which 
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, 
        $263,748, 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''.
    Sec. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104-53 (2 U.S.C. 61d-3(b)) 
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.
    Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate Resolution 
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''.
    Sec. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
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 1 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.
    Sec. 5. (a) There is established the Senate Leader's Lecture Series 
(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.
    Sec. 6. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is 
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 is 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.
    Sec. 7. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate Resolution 
54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by $150,000.
    Sec. 8. Effective on and after October 1, 1998, each of the dollar 
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.
    Sec. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the Committee on 
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.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$2,796,000, 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, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, 
That funds appropriated under this heading may not be available for 
expenditure for expenses incurred after December 31, 1998.

                      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 to 
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, $74,281,000, of which $35,770,000 is provided to the Sergeant 
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House, and $38,511,000 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, $6,077,000, 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

    Sec. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the Capitol 
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), $2,286,000.

                      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, $44,641,000, 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, $6,055,000, 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, 
$53,644,000, of which $14,115,000 shall remain available until 
expended.

                          capitol power plant

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the 
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the 
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress 
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate 
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in 
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air 
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, 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, $38,222,000, 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, $67,877,483: 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, $75,500,000: 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 none of the funds appropriated or made available under 
this Act may be expended for printing and binding and related services 
provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, 
unless such printing and binding and related services are provided 
during fiscal year 1999 and the billing of such printing and binding 
and related services occurs not later than December 31, 2000.
    This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and 
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, $3,180,000.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise 
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union 
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special 
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and 
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation 
and distribution of catalog 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, $239,176,542, 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): 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 $6,500,000: 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, $35,269,000, of which not more than $16,000,000 shall be 
derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal 
year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), and 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, 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), $46,895,000, 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, 
$4,458,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of 
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.
    Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or 
compressed work schedule which--
            (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the 
        grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
            (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be 
        at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time 
        worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
    (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or 
supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as such terms 
are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United States 
Code.
    Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress 
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative 
overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other 
agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be 
used to employ more than 65 employees and may be expended or 
obligated--
            (1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or 
        in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
            (2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
                    (A) to pay for such general or administrative 
                overhead costs as are attributable to the work 
                performed for such agency; or
                    (B) to such extent or in such amounts as are 
                provided in appropriations Acts, with respect to any 
                purpose not allowable under subparagraph (A).
    Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in 
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.
    Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of Congress in 
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.
    Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational authority of 
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.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

                     structural and mechanical care

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$12,566,000, of which $910,000 shall remain available until expended.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 207. For fiscal year 1999, the amounts available for 
expenditure to the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to Section 4 of 
Public Law 105-144, approved December 15, 1997, 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, $29,600,000: 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 headings 
``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' 
together may not be available for the full-time equivalent employment 
of more than 3,350 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; $363,298,000: 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 the 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.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for 
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations 
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued 
by the Committee on House Oversight and for the Senate issued by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration.
    Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1999 unless 
expressly so provided in this Act.
    Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
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.
    Sec. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such 
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public 
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or 
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
    Sec. 305. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the 
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1 
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
    Sec. 306. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any 
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.
    Sec. 307. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first 
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``1999''.
    Sec. 308. The Government Printing Office shall be considered an 
agency for the purposes of the election in section 801(b)(2)(B) of the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Public Printer shall be 
considered the head of the agency for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(C) 
of such section.
    Sec. 309. 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.''.
    Sec. 310. That $3,110,611 shall be transferred from the Employees' 
Compensation Fund established under section 8147 of title 5, United 
States Code, to the Government Printing Office revolving fund as 
reimbursement for costs improperly transferred from the revolving fund 
pursuant to section 8147(c) of such title: Provided, That for purposes 
of section 8147 of title 5, United States 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.

               TITLE IV--TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

    Sec. 401. Short Title. This title may be cited as the ``Trade 
Deficit Review Commission Act''.
    Sec. 402. Findings. Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States continues to run substantial 
        merchandise trade and current account deficits.
            (2) Economic forecasts anticipate continued growth in such 
        deficits in the next few years.
            (3) The positive net international asset position that the 
        United States built up over many years was eliminated in the 
        1980s. The United States today has become the world's largest 
        debtor nation.
            (4) The United States merchandise trade deficit is 
        characterized by large bilateral trade imbalances with a 
        handful of countries.
            (5) The United States has one of the most open borders and 
        economies in the world. The United States faces significant 
        tariff and nontariff trade barriers with its trading partners. 
        Current overall trade balances do not reflect the actual 
        competitiveness or productivity of the United States economy.
            (6) Since the last comprehensive review of national trade 
        and investment policies was conducted by a Presidential 
        commission in 1970, there have been massive worldwide economic 
        and political changes which have profoundly affected world 
        trading relationships. Globalization, the increased mobility of 
        capital and technology, the role of transnational corporations, 
        and the outsourcing of production across national boundaries, 
        are reshaping both the comparative and competitive trade 
        advantages among nations.
            (7) The United States is once again at a critical juncture 
        in trade policy development. The nature of the United States 
        trade deficit and its causes and consequences must be analyzed 
        and documented.
    Sec. 403. Establishment of Commission. (a) Establishment.--There is 
established a commission to be known as the Trade Deficit Review 
Commission (hereafter in this title referred to as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to study the causes 
and consequences of the United States merchandise trade and current 
account deficits and to develop trade policy recommendations for the 
21st century. The recommendations shall include strategies necessary to 
achieve United States market access to foreign markets that fully 
reflects the competitiveness and productivity of the United States and 
also improves the standard of living of United States citizens.
    (c) Membership of Commission.--
            (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
        members of whom--
                    (A) 1 Senator and 2 other persons shall be 
                appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate 
                upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) 1 Senator and 2 other persons shall be 
                appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate 
                upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the 
                Senate;
                    (C) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 2 
                other persons shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                    (D) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 2 
                other persons shall be appointed by the Minority Leader 
                of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Qualifications of members.--
                    (A) Appointments.--Persons who are appointed under 
                paragraph (1), other than a person who is a Senator or 
                Member of the House of Representatives, shall be 
                persons who--
                            (i) have expertise in economics, 
                        international trade, manufacturing, labor, 
                        environment, business, or have other pertinent 
                        qualifications or experience; and
                            (ii) are not officers or employees of the 
                        United States.
                    (B) Other considerations.--In appointing Commission 
                members, every effort shall be made to ensure that the 
                members--
                            (i) are representative of a broad cross-
                        section of economic and trade perspectives 
                        within the United States; and
                            (ii) provide fresh insights to analyzing 
                        the causes and consequences of United States 
                        merchandise trade and current account deficits.
    (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--
            (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 
        60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the 
        appointment shall be for the life of the Commission.
            (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
        affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
        the original appointment.
    (e) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission 
shall hold its first meeting.
    (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
Chairperson.
    (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among 
the members of the Commission.
    (h) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
    (i) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to 1 
vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every other member of the 
Commission.
    Sec. 404. Duties of the Commission. (a) In General.--The Commission 
shall be responsible for developing trade policy recommendations, by 
examining the economic, trade, tax, and investment policies and laws, 
and other incentives and restrictions that are relevant to addressing 
the causes and consequences of the United States merchandise trade and 
current account deficits.
    (b) Recommendations.--The Commission shall examine and make 
recommendations to Congress and the President on the following:
            (1) The manner in which the Government of the United States 
        establishes and administers the Nation's fundamental trade 
        policies and objectives, including--
                    (A) the relationship of the merchandise trade and 
                current account balances to the overall well-being of 
                the United States economy and any impact the trade 
                balance may have on wages and employment in various 
                sectors of the United States economy;
                    (B) any effects the merchandise trade and current 
                account deficits may have on the areas of manufacturing 
                and technology and on defense production and innovation 
                capabilities of the United States;
                    (C) the impact that United States monetary and 
                fiscal policies may have on United States merchandise 
                trade and current account deficits; and
                    (D) the coordination, allocation, and 
                accountability of trade responsibilities among Federal 
                agencies and the means for congressional oversight of 
                the trade policy process.
            (2) The causes and consequences of the merchandise trade 
        and current account deficits and specific bilateral trade 
        deficits, including--
                    (A) identification and quantification of the 
                macroeconomic factors and bilateral trade barriers 
                contributing to the United States merchandise trade and 
                current account deficits;
                    (B) identification and quantification of any impact 
                of the merchandise trade and current account deficits 
                on the domestic economy, industrial base, manufacturing 
                capacity, number and quality of jobs, productivity, 
                wages, and the United States standard of living;
                    (C) identification and quantification of trade 
                deficits within individual industrial, manufacturing, 
                and production sectors, and any relationship to 
                intraindustry and intracompany transactions;
                    (D) a review of the adequacy of the current 
                collection and reporting of import and export data, and 
                the identification and development of additional data 
                bases and economic measurements that may be needed to 
                properly quantify the factors described in 
                subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
                    (E) the relationship that tariff and nontariff 
                barriers may have to the merchandise trade and current 
                account deficits and the extent to which such deficits 
                have become structural;
                    (F) the extent to which there is reciprocal market 
                access substantially equivalent to that afforded by the 
                United States in each country with which the United 
                States has a persistent and substantial bilateral trade 
                deficit; and
                    (G) the impact of transhipments on bilateral trade.
            (3) Any relationship of United States merchandise trade and 
        current account deficits to both comparative and competitive 
        trade advantages within the global economy, including--
                    (A) a systematic analysis of the United States 
                trade patterns with different trading partners, to what 
                extent the trade patterns are based on comparative and 
                competitive trade advantages, and how the trade 
                advantages relate to the goods that are exported to and 
                imported from various trading partners;
                    (B) the extent to which the increased mobility of 
                capital and technology has changed both comparative and 
                competitive trade advantages;
                    (C) the extent to which differences in the growth 
                rates of the United States and its trading partners may 
                impact on United States merchandise trade and current 
                account deficits;
                    (D) any impact that labor, environmental, or health 
                and safety standards may have on world trade;
                    (E) the impact that currency exchange rate 
                fluctuations and any manipulation of exchange rates may 
                have on United States merchandise trade and current 
                account deficits;
                    (F) the effect that offset and technology transfer 
                agreements have on the long-term competitiveness of the 
                United States manufacturing sectors; and
                    (G) any effect that international trade, labor, 
                environmental, or other agreements may have on United 
                States competitiveness.
            (4) The flow of investments both into and out of the United 
        States, including--
                    (A) any consequences for the United States economy 
                of the current status of the United States as a debtor 
                nation;
                    (B) any relationship between such investments and 
                the United States merchandise trade and current account 
                deficits and living standards of United States workers;
                    (C) any impact such investments may have on United 
                States labor, community, environmental, and health and 
                safety standards, and how such investment flows 
                influence the location of manufacturing facilities; and
                    (D) the effect of barriers to United States foreign 
                direct investment in developed and developing nations, 
                particularly nations with which the United States has a 
                merchandise trade and current account deficit.
    Sec. 405. Final Report; Congressional Hearings. (a) Final Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
        President and Congress a final report which contains--
                    (A) the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
                described in section 404;
                    (B) recommendations for addressing the problems 
                identified as part of the Commission's analysis; and
                    (C) any proposals for administrative and 
                legislative actions necessary to implement such 
                recommendations.
            (2) Separate views.--Any member of the Commission may 
        submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the 
        final report.
    (b) Congressional Hearings.--Not later than 6 months after the 
final report described in subsection (a) is submitted, the Committee on 
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate shall hold hearings on the report. Other 
committees of the House of Representatives and Senate with relevant 
jurisdiction may also hold hearings on the report.
    Sec. 406. Powers of Commission. (a) Hearings.--The Commission may 
hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission may find 
advisable to fulfill the requirements of this title. The Commission 
shall hold at least 1 or more hearings in Washington, D.C., and 4 in 
different regions of the United States.
    (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may secure 
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
title. Upon request of the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of 
such department or agency shall furnish such information to the 
Commission.
    (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
    Sec. 407. Commission Personnel Matters. (a) Compensation of 
Members.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission who is not 
        an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be 
        compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
        annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
        Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such 
        member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
        Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or 
        employees of the United States shall serve without compensation 
        in addition to that received for their services as officers or 
        employees of the United States.
            (2) Officer and employee of the united states.--For 
        purposes of this section, a member of the Commission who is a 
        Senator or a member of the House of Representatives shall be 
        treated as an officer or employee of the United States.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall be 
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes 
or regular places of business in the performance of services for the 
Commission.
    (c) Staff.--
            (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
        without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
        appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
        additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
        Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
        executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
        Commission.
            (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
        fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
        personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
        subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
        relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
        pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
        director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
        for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
        such title.
    (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and 
such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
status or privilege.
    (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 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.
    Sec. 408. Support Services. The Administrator of the General 
Services Administration shall provide to the Commission on a 
reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the 
Commission may request.
    Sec. 409. Appropriations. There are appropriated $2,000,000 to the 
Commission to carry out the provisions of this title.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1999''.


                                                       Calendar No. 399

105th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2137

                          [Report No. 105-204]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.

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                              June 5, 1998

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar