[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 221 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                     November 19, 1999.
      Resolved, That the resolution from the House of Representatives 
(H. Con. Res. 221) entitled ``Concurrent resolution authorizing 
printing of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'' and ``Our 
American Government'', the pocket version of the United States 
Constitution, and the document-sized, annotated version of the United 
States Constitution.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

        Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

SECTION 1. OUR AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.

    (a) In General.--The 1999 revised edition of the brochure entitled 
``Our American Government'' shall be printed as a House document under 
the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
    (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, there 
shall be printed the lesser of--
            (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
        copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
            (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
        exceed a total production and printing cost of $412,873, with 
        distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
        described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
        number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

SEC. 2. DOCUMENT-SIZED, ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

    (a) In General.--The 1999 edition of the document-sized, annotated 
version of the United States Constitution shall be printed as a House 
document under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
    (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, there 
shall be printed the lesser of--
            (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
        copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
            (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
        exceed a total production and printing cost of $393,316, with 
        distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
        described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
        number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

SEC. 3. HOW OUR LAWS ARE MADE.

    (a) In General.--An edition of the brochure entitled ``How Our Laws 
Are Made'', as revised under the direction of the Parliamentarian of 
the House of Representatives in consultation with the Parliamentarian 
of the Senate, shall be printed as a House document under the direction 
of the Joint Committee on Printing.
    (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, there 
shall be printed the lesser of--
            (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
        copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
            (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
        exceed a total production and printing cost of $200,722, with 
        distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
        described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
        number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

SEC. 4. POCKET VERSION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.

    (a) In General.--The 20th edition of the pocket version of the 
United States Constitution shall be printed as a House document under 
the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.
    (b) Additional Copies.--In addition to the usual number, there 
shall be printed the lesser of--
            (1) 550,000 copies of the document, of which 440,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, 100,000 
        copies shall be for the use of the Senate, and 10,000 copies 
        shall be for the use of the Joint Committee on Printing; or
            (2) such number of copies of the document as does not 
        exceed a total production and printing cost of $115,208, with 
        distribution to be allocated in the same proportion as 
        described in paragraph (1), except that in no case shall the 
        number of copies be less than 1 per Member of Congress.

SEC. 5. CAPITOL BUILDER: THE SHORTHAND JOURNALS OF CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY 
              C. MEIGS, 1853-1861.

    (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate document the 
book entitled ``Capitol Builder: The Shorthand Journals of Captain 
Montgomery C. Meigs, 1853-1861'', prepared under the direction of the 
Secretary of the Senate, in consultation with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Architect of the Capitol.
    (b) Specifications.--The Senate document described in subsection 
(a) shall include illustrations and shall be in the style, form, 
manner, and binding as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing 
after consultation with the Secretary of the Senate.
    (c) Number of Copies.--In addition to the usual number of copies, 
there shall be printed with suitable binding the lesser of--
            (1) 1,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of 
        Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be 
        allocated as determined by the Secretary of the Senate and the 
        Clerk of the House of Representatives; or
            (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
        production and printing cost of more than $31,500.

SEC. 6. THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL: A CHRONICLE OF CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, 
              AND POLITICS.

    (a) In General.--There shall be printed as a Senate document the 
book entitled ``The United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Construction, 
Design, and Politics'', prepared by the Architect of the Capitol.
    (b) Specifications.--The Senate document described in subsection 
(a) shall include illustrations and shall be in the style, form, 
manner, and binding as directed by the Joint Committee on Printing 
after consultation with the Secretary of the Senate.
    (c) Number of Copies.--In addition to the usual number of copies, 
there shall be printed with suitable binding the lesser of--
            (1) 6,500 copies for the use of the Senate, the House of 
        Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, to be 
        allocated as determined by the Secretary of the Senate; or
            (2) a number of copies that does not have a total 
        production and printing cost of more than $143,000.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  1st Session 

                            H. CON. RES. 221

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