[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 221 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.Con. Res.221
                                      Agreed to January 31, 2000        

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand


                          Concurrent Resolution

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:

                                 Clerk of the House of Representatives.

  Attest:

                                               Secretary of the Senate.