[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2647 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2647
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002, 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, 2002, 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; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy
Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $62,000.
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, $104,039,000, 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, $1,867,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $473,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,868,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,912,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $9,875,000.
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, $1,250,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,500,000.
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, $618,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,275,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,550,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $301,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $15,424,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $39,082,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,350,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $25,219,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $4,306,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,109,000.
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, $107,264,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international
narcotics control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $520,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$8,571,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $95,904,000, of which $8,654,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2004, and of which $11,354,000 shall remain
available until expended.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $14,274,000, of which not more than
$3,000,000 may be made available for mailings of postal patron
postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town
meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local
government) that the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That no
funds for the purpose of such mailings shall be made available until
the date of enactment of a statute authorizing the expenditure of funds
for such purpose.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$270,494,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions
Sec. 101. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ``four individual consultants'' and inserting ``six individual
consultants'', and is amended in the second sentence by striking ``one
consultant'' and inserting ``not more than two individual
consultants''.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 102. Student Loan Repayment Program. (a) Definitions.--In this
section:
(1) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(2) Eligible employee.--The term ``eligible employee'' means an
individual--
(A) who is an employee of the Senate; and
(B) whose rate of pay as an employee of the Senate, on the
date on which such eligibility is determined, does not exceed
the rate of basic pay for an employee for a position at ES-1 of
the Senior Executive Schedule as provided for in subchapter
VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code (including
any locality pay adjustment applicable to the Washington, D.C.-
Baltimore Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area).
(3) Employee of the senate.--The term ``employee of the
Senate'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301).
(4) Employing office.--The term ``employing office'' means the
employing office, as defined in section 101 of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an employee of the
Senate.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Senate.
(6) Student loan.--The term ``student loan'' means--
(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or
E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1071 et seq., 1087a et seq., or 1087aa et seq.); and
(B) a health education assistance loan made or insured
under part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 292 et seq.), or under part E of title VIII of such Act
(42 U.S.C. 297a et seq.).
(b) Senate Student Loan Repayment Program.--
(1) Service agreements.--
(A) In general.--The head of an employing office and an
eligible employee may enter into a written service agreement
under which--
(i) the employing office shall agree to repay, by
direct payments on behalf of the eligible employee, any
student loan indebtedness of the eligible employee that is
outstanding at the time the eligible employee and the
employing office enter into the agreement, subject to this
section; and
(ii) the eligible employee shall agree to complete the
1-year required period of employment described in
subsection (c)(1) with the employing office in exchange for
the student loan payments.
(B) Contents of service agreements.--
(i) Contents.--A service agreement under this paragraph
shall contain--
(I) the start and end dates of the required period
of employment covered by the agreement;
(II) the monthly amount of the student loan
payments to be provided by the employing office;
(III) the employee's agreement to reimburse the
Senate under the conditions set forth in subsection
(d)(1);
(IV) disclosure of the program limitations provided
for in subsection (d)(4) and paragraphs (2), (3), (6),
and (7) of subsection (f);
(V) other terms to which the employing office and
employee agree (such as terms relating to job
responsibilities or job performance expectations); and
(VI) any other terms prescribed by the Secretary.
(ii) Standard service agreements.--The Secretary shall
establish standard service agreements for employing offices
to use in carrying out this section.
(2) Submission of agreements.--On entering into a service
agreement under this section, the employing office shall submit a
copy of the service agreement to the Secretary.
(c) Program Conditions.--
(1) Period of employment.--The term of the required period of
employment under a service agreement under this section shall be 1
year. On completion of the required period of employment under such
a service agreement, the eligible employee and the employing office
may enter into additional service agreements for successive 1-year
periods of employment.
(2) Amount of payments.--
(A) In general.--The amount of student loan payments made
under service agreements under this section on behalf of an
eligible employee may not exceed--
(i) $500 in any month; or
(ii) a total of $40,000.
(B) Payments included in gross compensation limitations.--
Any student loan payment made under this section in any month
may not result in the sum of the payment and the compensation
of an employee for that month exceeding \1/12\th of the
applicable annual maximum gross compensation limitation under
section 105(d)(2), (e), or (f) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2), (e), or (f)).
(3) Timing of payments.--Student loan payments made under this
section under a service agreement shall begin the first day of the
pay period after the date on which the agreement is signed and
received by the Secretary, and shall be made on a monthly basis.
(d) Loss of Eligibility for Student Loan Payments and Obligation to
Reimburse.--
(1) In general.--An employee shall not be eligible for
continued student loan payments under a service agreement under
this section and (except in a case in which an employee's duty is
terminated under paragraph (2) or an employing office assumes
responsibilities under paragraph (3)) shall reimburse the Senate
for the amount of all student loan payments made on behalf of the
employee under the agreement, if, before the employee completes the
required period of employment specified in the agreement--
(A) the employee voluntarily separates from service with
the employing office;
(B) the employee engages in misconduct or does not maintain
an acceptable level of performance, as determined by the head
of the employing office; or
(C) the employee violates any condition of the agreement.
(2) Termination of agreement.--The duty of an eligible employee
to fulfill the required period of employment under the service
agreement shall be terminated if--
(A) funds are not made available to cover the cost of the
student loan repayment program carried out under this section;
or
(B) the employee and the head of the employing office
involved mutually agree to terminate the service agreement
under subsection (f)(7).
(3) Another employing office.--An employing office who hires an
eligible employee during a required period of employment under such
a service agreement may assume the remaining obligations (as of the
date of the hiring) of the employee's prior employing office under
the agreement.
(4) Failure of employee to reimburse.--If an eligible employee
fails to reimburse the Senate for the amount owed under paragraph
(1), such amount shall be collected--
(A) under section 104(c) of the Legislative Appropriation
Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 60c-2a(c)) or section 5514 of title 5,
United States Code, if the eligible employee is employed by any
other office of the Senate or agency of the Federal Government;
or
(B) under other applicable provisions of law if the
eligible employee is not employed by any other office of the
Senate or agency of the Federal Government.
(5) Crediting of amounts.--Any amount repaid by, or recovered
from, an eligible employee under this section shall be credited to
the subaccount for the employing office from which the amount
involved was originally paid. Any amount so credited shall be
merged with other sums in such subaccount for the employing office
and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the
same limitations (if any), as the sums with which such amount is
merged.
(e) Records and Reports.--
(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2003, and each
January 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, a report for the fiscal
year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted,
that contains information specifying--
(A) the number of eligible employees that received student
loan payments under this section; and
(B) the costs of such payments, including--
(i) the amount of such payments made for each eligible
employee;
(ii) the amount of any reimbursement amounts for early
separation from service or whether any waivers were
provided with respect to such reimbursements; and
(iii) any other information determined to be relevant
by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
or the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) Confidentiality.--Such report shall not include any
information which is considered confidential or could disclose the
identity of individual employees or employing offices. Information
required to be contained in the report of the Secretary under
section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a)
shall not be considered to be personal information for purposes of
this paragraph.
(f) Other Administrative Matters.--
(1) Account.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain
a central account from which student loan payments available
under this section shall be paid on behalf of eligible
employees.
(B) Office subaccounts.--The Secretary shall ensure that,
within the account established under subparagraph (A), a
separate subaccount is established for each employing office to
be used by each such office to make student loan payments under
this section. Such student loan payments shall be made from any
funds available to the employing office for student loan
payments that are contained in the subaccount for the office.
(C) Limitation.--Amounts in each subaccount established
under this paragraph shall not be made available for any
purpose other than to make student loan payments under this
section.
(2) Beginning of payments.--Student loan payments may begin
under this section with respect to an eligible employee upon--
(A) the receipt by the Secretary of a signed service
agreement; and
(B) verification by the Secretary with the holder of the
loan that the eligible employee has an outstanding student loan
balance that qualifies for payment under this section.
(3) Limitation.--Student loan payments may be made under this
section only with respect to the amount of student loan
indebtedness of the eligible employee that is outstanding on the
date on which the employee and the employing office enter into a
service agreement under this section. Such payments may not be made
under this section on a student loan that is in default or arrears.
(4) Payment on multiple loans.--Student loan payments may be
made under this section with respect to more than 1 student loan of
an eligible employee at the same time or separately, if the total
payments on behalf of such employee do not exceed the limits under
subsection (c)(2)(A).
(5) Treatment of payments.--Student loan payments made on
behalf of an eligible employee under this section shall be in
addition to any basic pay and other forms of compensation otherwise
payable to the eligible employee, and shall be subject to
withholding for income and employment tax obligations as provided
for by law.
(6) No relief from liability.--An agreement to make student
loan payments under this section shall not exempt an eligible
employee from the responsibility or liability of the employee with
respect to the loan involved and the eligible employee shall
continue to be responsible for making student loan payments on the
portion of any loan that is not covered under the terms of the
service agreement.
(7) Reduction in payments.--Notwithstanding the terms of a
service agreement under this section, the head of an employing
office may reduce the amount of student loan payments made under
the agreement if adequate funds are not available to such office.
If the head of the employing office decides to reduce the amount of
student loan payments for an eligible employee, the head of the
office and the employee may mutually agree to terminate the service
agreement.
(8) No right to continued employment.--A service agreement
under this section shall not be construed to create a right to,
promise of, or entitlement to the continued employment of the
eligible employee.
(9) No entitlement.--A student loan payment under this section
shall not be construed to be an entitlement for any eligible
employee.
(10) Treatment of payments.--A student loan payment under this
section--
(A) shall not be basic pay of an employee for purposes of
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code (relating to
retirement) and chapter 87 of such title (relating to life
insurance coverage); and
(B) shall not be included in Federal wages for purposes of
chapter 85 of such title (relating to unemployment
compensation).
(g) Allocation of Funds.--
(1) Maximum amount.--In this subsection, the term ``maximum
amount'', used with respect to a fiscal year, means--
(A) in the case of an employing office described in
subsection (i)(1)(A), the amount described in that subsection
for that fiscal year; and
(B) in the case of an employing office described in
subsection (i)(1)(B), the amount described in that subsection
for that fiscal year.
(2) Allocation.--From the total amount made available to carry
out this section for a fiscal year, there shall be allocated to
each employing office for that fiscal year--
(A) the maximum amount for that employing office for that
fiscal year; or
(B) if the total amount is not sufficient to provide the
maximum amount to each employing office, an amount that bears
the same relationship to the total amount as the maximum amount
for that employing office for that fiscal year bears to the
total of the maximum amounts for all employing offices for that
fiscal year.
(3) Apportionment.--In the case of an employing office that is
a Committee of the Senate, the funds allocated under this
subsection shall be apportioned between the majority and minority
staff of the committee in the same manner as amounts are
apportioned between the staffs for salaries.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated (or
otherwise made available from appropriations) to carry out this
section the following amounts for each fiscal year:
(A) For each employing office that is the personal office
of a Senator, an amount equal to 2 percent of the total sums
appropriated for the fiscal year involved for administrative
and clerical salaries for such office.
(B) For each other employing office, an amount equal to 2
percent of the total sums appropriated for the fiscal year
involved for salaries for such office.
(2) Limitation.--Amounts provided under this section shall be
subject to annual appropriations.
(i) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002
and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 103. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose salaries are
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from the appropriations
account ``Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control'' under the heading ``Congressional Operations''
shall be paid from the Senate appropriations account for ``Salaries,
Officers and Employees''.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after
October 1, 2001.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 5(a) under the subheading ``administrative
provisions'' under the heading ``SENATE'' under title I of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a note) is
amended by striking ``invoice ends'' and inserting ``invoice begins''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
October 1, 2001, and shall apply to base service periods beginning on
or after that date.
Sec. 105. (a) Section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ``$75,000'' and inserting
``$100,000''.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and
each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 106. Effective on and after October 1, 2001, 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 adjusted by
law and in effect on September 30, 2001, increased by an additional
$50,000 each.
Sec. 107. Transfers from Senate Gift Shop to Preservation Fund. (a)
In General.--Section 2(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1993 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The Secretary of the Senate may transfer from the fund to
the Capitol Preservation Fund the net profits (as determined by the
Secretary) from sales of items by the Senate Gift Shop which are
intended to benefit the Capitol Visitor Center.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to fiscal years beginning before, on, or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 108. Provisions Relating to Senate Commission on Art. (a)
Maintenance of Old Supreme Court Chamber.--Section 3 of Senate
Resolution 382 (90th Congress) (40 U.S.C. 188b-2) is amended by
striking ``insofar as it'' and inserting ``and of the Old Supreme Court
Chamber insofar as each''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 5 of Senate Resolution 382 (90th
Congress) (40 U.S.C. 188b-4) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the sum of $15,000 each fiscal year,'' and
inserting ``such amount as may be necessary each fiscal year,'';
and
(2) by striking ``the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Commission'' and inserting ``the Executive Secretary of the
Commission and approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to fiscal year 2002 and all succeeding fiscal years.
Sec. 109. Procurement of Temporary Help. (a) In general.--(1)
Subject to regulations that the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate may prescribe, the Secretary of the Senate and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may procure temporary
help services from a private sector source that offers such services.
Each procurement of services under this subsection shall be for no
longer than 30 days.
(2) A person performing services procured under paragraph (1) shall
not, during the period of the performance of the services, be an
employee of the United States or be considered to be an employee of the
United States for any purpose.
(b) This section shall take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall
apply in fiscal year 2002 and successive fiscal years.
Sec. 110. Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the matter preceding
paragraph (1) by inserting ``in the House, or official expenses for
franked mail, employee salaries, office space, furniture, or equipment
and any associated information technology services (excluding handheld
communications devices) in the Senate'' after ``expenses''.
Sec. 111. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and
Administration for expenses under section 14(c) of Senate Resolution
54, agreed to March 8, 2001, is increased by $150,000.
SEC. 112. TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
(1) ``employee of the Senate''--
(A) means any employee whose pay is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate; and
(B) does not include a member or civilian employee of the
Capitol Police; and
(2) ``employing office'' means the employing office, as defined
under section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
(2 U.S.C. 1301), of an employee of the Senate.
(b) Transportation Subsidy.--An employing office may provide a
monthly transportation subsidy to an employee of the Senate up to the
maximum monthly amount authorized under section 132(f)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For payment to Deborah Williams Spence, Floyd D. Spence Jr.,
Zacheriah W. Spence, Benjamin G. Spence and Caldwell D. Spence, widow
and children of Floyd Spence, late a Representative from the State of
South Carolina, $145,100.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$878,050,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $15,910,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,866,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,830,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,224,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,562,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,168,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $431,000;
Republican Steering Committee, $806,000; Republican Conference,
$1,342,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,435,000;
Democratic Caucus, $713,000; nine minority employees, $1,293,000;
training and program development--majority, $290,000; training and
program development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority,
$330,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $330,000.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $479,472,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $104,514,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2002.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$23,002,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2002.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $101,766,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $11,000, of which
not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $15,408,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $750 for
official representation and reception expenses, $4,139,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, $67,495,000, of which $3,525,000 shall remain available until
expended, including $31,510,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary
personal services of House Information Resources, of which $31,390,000
is provided herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House
Information Resources, $8,656,000 shall be for net expenses of
telecommunications: Provided further, That House Information Resources
is authorized to receive reimbursement from Members of the House of
Representatives and other governmental entities for services provided
and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to
this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, $3,756,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General
Counsel, $894,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $144,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including
the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,344,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $2,107,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $5,456,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $883,000; and
for other authorized employees, $140,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $157,436,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,379,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $152,957,000; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation
of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities
to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $690,000.
child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child
Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established
by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992
(40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget of
the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 113. (a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four
majority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the Speaker:
(1) The position of chief of floor service.
(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
(b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority
positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader:
(1) The position of chief of floor service.
(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an
individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under
subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time of the transfer, the total
number of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick
leave which were provided by the Clerk to the individual and which
remain unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for
the individual to use after the transfer.
Sec. 114. (a) The third sentence of section 104(a)(1) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by
reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591)
(2 U.S.C. 117e(1)) is amended by striking ``for credit to the
appropriate account'' and all that follows and inserting the following:
``for credit to the appropriate account of the House of
Representatives, and shall be available for expenditure in accordance
with applicable law. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case
of receipts from the sale or disposal of any audio or video transcripts
prepared by the House Recording Studio, the `appropriate account of the
House of Representatives' shall be the account of the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 115. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 2002. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2002 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations
to carry out this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Sec. 116. (a) Day for Paying Salaries of the House of
Representatives.--The usual day for paying salaries in or under the
House of Representatives shall be the last day of each month, except
that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal
public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives shall pay such salaries on the first weekday which
precedes the last day.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--(1) The first section and section 2 of
the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution authorizing the
payment of salaries of the officers and employees of Congress for
December on the 20th day of that month each year'', approved May 21,
1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 60e), are each repealed.
(2) The last paragraph under the heading ``Contingent Expense of
the House'' in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946 (2 U.S.C.
60e-1), is repealed.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning after the
expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 117. (a) The aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be
appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for the
Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be
increased by $40,000.
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and
each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 118. (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each
succeeding fiscal year, there are hereby established 2 additional
positions in each of the following offices of the House of
Representatives:
(1) The Office of the Clerk.
(2) The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(3) The Office of the Sergeant at Arms.
(b) The duty of the personnel appointed to a position established
under this section shall be to ensure the continuity of the operations
of the House of Representatives during periods of emergency, in
accordance with the direction of the head of the office in which the
position is established.
(c) The annual rate of pay provided for a position established
under this section shall be determined by the head of the office in
which the position is established.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of the
office in which a position is established under this section shall have
the exclusive authority to appoint personnel to such a position.
Sec. 119. (a) Section 408 of the Congressional Accountability Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1408) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(d) Appearances by House Employment Counsel.--
``(1) In general.--The House Employment Counsel of the House of
Representatives and any other counsel in the Office of House
Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives, including any
counsel specially retained by the Office of House Employment
Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of providing legal
assistance and representation to employing offices of the House of
Representatives under this Act, to enter an appearance in any
proceeding before any court of the United States or of any State or
political subdivision thereof without compliance with any
requirements for admission to practice before such court, except
that the authorization conferred by this paragraph shall not apply
with respect to the admission of any such person to practice before
the United States Supreme Court.
``(2) House employment counsel defined.--In this subsection,
the term `Office of House Employment Counsel of the House of
Representatives' means--
``(A) the Office of House Employment Counsel established
and operating under the authority of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives as of the date of the enactment of this
subsection;
``(B) any successor office to the Office of House
Employment Counsel which is established after the date of the
enactment of this subsection; and
``(C) any other person authorized and directed in
accordance with the Rules of the House of Representatives to
provide legal assistance and representation to employing
offices of the House of Representatives in connection with
actions brought under this title.''.
(b) The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to
proceedings occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,424,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$6,733,000, 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 three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to two assistants and $400 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,253,904 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, $1,865,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
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, $113,044,000, of which $55,239,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and
$57,805,000 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 and Doorkeeper of the Senate or
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives designated by the
Chairman of the Board, $13,146,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol
Police Board or their delegee: 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
2002 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds
available to the Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 120. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2002 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.
Sec. 121. At any time on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the United States Capitol Police may accept contributions of meals
and refreshments in support of activities of the United States Capitol
Police during a period of emergency (as determined by the Capitol
Police Board).
Sec. 122. (a) Section 108(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001, as amended by section 507(a) of the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2001 (as enacted into law by reference in section 101(a) of Public Law
106-346), is amended by striking ``the Capitol Police Board'' and all
that follows and inserting the following: ``the Chief of the Capitol
Police, but not to exceed $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay for
the Chief of the Capitol Police.''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
Sec. 123. Any obligation or expenditure of funds made prior to the
date of enactment of this Act by the House of Representatives or the
Capitol Police Board for meals, refreshments, and other support and
maintenance in response to a biological or other threat made after
September 11, 2001 shall be deemed to have been made in compliance with
sections 1301 and 1341 of title 31, United States Code.
Sec. 124. At any time on or after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Capitol Police Board may incur obligations and make
expenditures out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments
and other support and maintenance for the Capitol Police when, in the
judgment of the Capitol Police Board, such obligations and expenditures
are necessary to respond to emergencies involving the safety of human
life or the protection of property.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $2,512,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ
more than 43 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 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 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 first session of the One Hundred Seventh 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), $2,059,000, of which $254,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2003.
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 $3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $30,780,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 125. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may,
by regulation, make applicable such provisions of chapter 41 of title
5, United States Code, as the Director determines necessary to provide
hereafter for training of individuals employed by the Congressional
Budget Office.
(b) The implementing regulations shall provide for training that,
in the determination of the Director, is consistent with the training
provided by agencies subject to chapter 41 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) Any recovery of debt owed to the Congressional Budget Office
under this section and its implementing regulations shall be credited
to the appropriations account available for salaries and expenses of
the Office at the time of recovery.
(d) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
Sec. 126. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 606(a)), is amended by striking ``or discarding.''
and inserting ``sale, trade-in, or discarding.'', and by adding at the
end the following: ``Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of
personal property shall be credited to funds available for the
operations of the Congressional Budget Office and be available for the
costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such funds shall be
available for such purposes during the fiscal year in which received
and the following fiscal year.''.
Sec. 127. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may,
in order to recruit or retain qualified personnel, establish and
maintain hereafter a program under which the Office may agree to repay
(by direct payments on behalf of the employee) all or a portion of any
student loan previously taken out by such employee.
(b) The Director may, by regulation, make applicable such
provisions of section 5379 of title 5, United States Code as the
Director determines necessary to provide for such program.
(c) The regulations shall provide the amount paid by the Office may
not exceed--
(1) $6,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or
(2) a total of $40,000 in the case of any employee.
(d) The Office may not reimburse an employee for any repayments
made by such employee prior to the Office entering into an agreement
under this section with such employee.
(e) Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual under
this section and its implementing regulations shall be credited to the
appropriation account available for salaries and expenses of the Office
at the time of repayment or recovery.
(f) This section shall apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
general administration
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 general and administrative support of the operations
under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden;
electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, and other facilities 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, $51,371,000, of which $3,026,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2006.
capitol buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $15,194,000, of which $3,080,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2006.
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, $6,009,000.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the 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, $42,126,000, of which $3,760,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2006.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $54,006,000, of which $23,344,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2006.
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, $52,583,000, of which $8,013,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That not more than $4,400,000 of
the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2002.
administrative provisions
Sec. 128. Acquisition of Property by Architect of the Capitol.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the
availability of appropriations, the Architect of the Capitol is
authorized to secure, through multi-year rental, lease, or other
appropriate agreement, the property located at 67 K Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C., for use of Legislative Branch agencies, and to incur
any necessary incidental expenses including maintenance, alterations,
and repairs in connection therewith: Provided, That in connection with
the property referred to under the preceding proviso, the Architect of
the Capitol is authorized to expend funds appropriated to the Architect
of the Capitol for the purpose of the operations and support of
Legislative Branch agencies, including the United States Capitol
Police, as may be required for that purpose.
Sec. 129. (a) Compensation of Architect of the Capitol.--Section
203(c) of the Federal Legislative Salary Act of 1964 (40 U.S.C. 162a)
is amended by striking ``the annual rate of basic pay'' and all that
follows and inserting the following: ``the lesser of the annual salary
for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives or the annual
salary for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.''.
(b) Compensation of Assistant Architect of the Capitol.--Pursuant
to the authority described in section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), the pay for the
position of assistant referred to in the proviso in the first
undesignated paragraph under the center subheadings ``Office of the
Architect of the Capitol'' and ``salaries'' in the first section of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C. 164a) shall be an
amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay for the
Architect of the Capitol.
(c) Compensation for Certain Other Positions.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with the authority described in
section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988
(40 U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), section 108 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b) is amended--
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the
following:
``(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic pay
for not more than 12 positions at a rate not to exceed the highest
total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter
VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality
involved.''; and
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the
expiration of the 21-day period which begins on the date the
Architect of the Capitol submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a list
containing the 12 positions for which the Architect will fix the
rate of basic pay under the amendment, the rate of basic pay for
each such position, and the job description for each such position.
(d) Comprehensive Management Study and Response.--
(1) Study by comptroller general.--Not later than November 1,
2002, the Comptroller General shall conduct a comprehensive
management study of the operations of the Architect of the Capitol,
and submit the study to the Architect of the Capitol and the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
(2) Plan by architect in response.--After the Comptroller
General submits the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the
Committees referred to in such paragraph, the Architect of the
Capitol shall develop and submit to such Committees a management
improvement plan which addresses the study and which indicates how
the personnel for whom the Architect fixes the rate of basic pay
under the amendment made by subsection (c)(1) will support such
plan.
(e) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsections (c)(2) and
(d), this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
Sec. 130. (a) Liquidated Damages.--The Architect of the Capitol may
not enter into or administer any construction contract with a value
greater than $50,000 unless the contract includes a provision requiring
the payment of liquidated damages in the amount determined under
subsection (b) in the event that completion of the project is delayed
because of the contractor.
(b) Amount of Payment.--The amount of payment required under a
liquidated damages provision described in subsection (a) shall be equal
to the product of--
(1) the daily liquidated damage payment rate; and
(2) the number of days by which the completion of the project
is delayed.
(c) Daily Liquidated Damage Payment Rate.--
(1) In general.--In subsection (b), the ``daily liquidated
damage payment rate'' means--
(A) $140, in the case of a contract with a value greater
than $50,000 and less than $100,000;
(B) $200, in the case of a contract with a value equal to
or greater than $100,000 and equal to or less than $500,000;
and
(C) the sum of $200 plus $50 for each $100,000 increment by
which the value of the contract exceeds $500,000, in the case
of a contract with a value greater than $500,000.
(2) Adjustment in rate permitted.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the daily liquidated damage payment rate may be adjusted by
the contracting officer involved to a rate greater or lesser than
the rate described in such paragraph if the contracting officer
makes a written determination that the rate described does not
accurately reflect the anticipated damages which will be suffered
by the United States as a result of the delay in the completion of
the contract.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
contracts entered into during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal
year.
Sec. 131. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (1) section
3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with respect to
purchases and contracts for the Architect of the Capitol as if the
reference to ``$25,000'' in clause I of such section were a reference
to ``$100,000''; and (2) the Architect may procure services, equipment,
and construction for security related projects in the most efficient
manner he determines appropriate.
Sec. 132. Accounting and Financial Management System. The Architect
of the Capitol shall develop and maintain an accounting and financial
management system, including financial reporting and internal controls,
which--
(1) complies with applicable federal accounting principles,
standards, and requirements, and internal control standards;
(2) complies with any other requirements applicable to such
systems; and
(3) provides for--
(A) complete, reliable, consistent, and timely information
which is prepared on a uniform basis and which is responsive to
financial information needs of the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) the development and reporting of cost information;
(C) the integration of accounting and budgeting
information; and
(D) the systematic measurement of performance.
Sec. 133. (a) Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
none of the funds provided by this Act or any other Act may be used by
the Architect of the Capitol after the expiration of the 90-day period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to employ any
individual as a temporary employee within a category of temporary
employment which does not provide employees with the same eligibility
for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other benefits
which is provided to temporary employees who are hired for a period
exceeding 1 year in length.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any of the
following individuals:
(A) An individual who is employed under the Architect of the
Capitol Summer Employment Program.
(B) An individual who is hired for a total of 120 days or less
during any 5-year period (excluding any days in which the
individual is employed under the Architect of the Capitol Summer
Employment Program).
(C) An individual employed by the Architect of the Capitol as a
temporary employee as of the date of the enactment of this Act who
exercises in writing, not later than 90 days after such date, an
option offered by the Architect to remain under the pay system
(including benefits) provided for the individual as of such date.
(D) An individual who becomes employed by the Architect of the
Capitol after the date of the enactment of this Act who exercises
in writing, prior to the individual's employment, an option offered
by the Architect to receive pay and benefits under an alternative
system which does not provide the benefits described in paragraph
(1), except that under such an option the Architect shall be
required to provide the individual with the benefits described in
paragraph (1) as soon as the individual's period of service as a
temporary employee exceeds 1 year in length.
(3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the
Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative benefits for any
employee.
(b) Allotment and Assignment of Pay.--(1) Section 5525 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``For purposes of this section, the term `agency' includes
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.''.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to
pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Sec. 134. Congressional Award Youth Park. (a) Designation.--The
parcel of approximately 5 acres of land located on the Capitol Grounds
and described in subsection (b) shall be known and designated as the
``Congressional Award Youth Park''.
(b) Area Included.--
(1) In general.--The parcel of land described in subsection (a)
is--
(A) bounded on the north by Constitution Avenue, N.W.;
(B) bounded on the east by First Street, N.W.;
(C) bounded on the south by Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; and
(D) bounded on the west by Third Street N.W.
(2) Extension.--The park shall extend to the curbs of the
streets described in paragraph (1).
(c) Design.--
(1) Competition.--The Architect of the Capitol shall sponsor a
competition for the design of the park, based on specifications
developed by the Architect.
(2) Specifications.--
(A) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2002, the
Architect, in consultation with the majority leader and the
minority leader of the Senate, and the Speaker and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives, shall develop the
specifications for the park.
(B) Requirements.--
(i) In general.--The specifications shall require an
outdoor design that is accessible to the public.
(ii) Inclusions.--To the maximum extent practicable,
the specifications shall include requirements for--
(I) a fountain;
(II) extensive use of trees and flowering plants
from each of the 50 States;
(III) large-scale replicas of the medals awarded
under the Congressional Award Program; and
(IV) the inscription of the names of all
Congressional Award recipients.
(3) Selection.--
(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the
competition is completed, the Architect shall forward at least
3 designs, with recommendations, to the United States Capitol
Preservation Commission.
(B) Final selection.--The United States Capitol
Preservation Commission shall select and approve the final
design from among the 3 designs submitted under subparagraph
(A).
(d) Funding.--Funds otherwise made available to the Architect of
the Capitol under this Act shall be available to carry out this
section.
Sec. 135. Limitation on Certain Gifts and Expenditures Relating to
the National Garden. Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended by striking
``$14,500,000'' each place it appears and inserting ``$16,500,000''.
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, $81,454,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(including transfer of funds)
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 (section 902 of title 44, United States
Code); 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, $81,000,000: 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
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That
this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations
incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding
fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year
limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of
the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 2002''.
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, $5,646,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for any activities of the National
Garden.
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, $306,692,000, of which
not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 2002, and shall remain available
until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat.
480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2002 and shall remain available until
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the
Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the
$6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$15,824,474 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, $1,517,903 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, $7,100,000 is to remain available until expended
for the purpose of teaching educators how to incorporate the Library's
digital collections into school curricula and shall be transferred to
the educational consortium formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands Across
America: Local Community Initiative'' project as approved by the
Library: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, $500,000
shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to
remain available until expended for carrying out the purposes of Public
Law 106-173, of which amount $3,000 may be used for official
representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commission.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $40,896,000, of
which not more than $21,880,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2002 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any
funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $5,984,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2002 under sections 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by
which collections are less than $27,864,000: 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 $4,250 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 and for copyright delegations,
visitors, and seminars.
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), $49,788,000, of which
$14,437,000 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,
$7,932,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than $300,000, of
which $75,000 is for the Congressional Research Service, when
specifically authorized by the Librarian of Congress, 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 sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31,
United States Code, 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 2002, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $114,473,000.
(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.
(c) For fiscal year 2002, the Librarian of Congress may temporarily
transfer funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS--Salaries and Expenses'' to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK
Program and the Federal Research Program established under section 103
of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of
such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the
appropriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any
amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the
Library appropriation expires.
Sec. 207. Section 101 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182a) is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``AUDIO AND VIDEO''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``audio and video''.
Sec. 208. (a) Section 102(a) of the Library of Congress Fiscal
Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182b(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Special events and programs.''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the
date on which the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate approve a report submitted to the Committees
by the Librarian of Congress which describes the guidelines and
policies applicable to the hosting of special events and programs by
the Librarian which are covered under section 102(a)(4) of the Library
of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (as added by
subsection (a)).
Sec. 209. Section 7 of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Act, Public Law 106-173, is amended by adding the following new
subsections:
``(f) Gifts.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, accept and use gifts of money, property, and services, and,
notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, may
accept and use voluntary services as the Commission deems necessary.
``(g) Detail of Federal Employees.--On the request of the
Commission, the head of a Federal agency or other Federal appointing
authority may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, any
of its employees to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying
out the duties of the Commission under this Act. Any such detail of an
employee shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status
or privilege.''.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Visitor Center
For an additional amount for the unassigned space in the Capitol
Visitor Center project, $70,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to the funds made available
under this heading: Provided further, That the Architect of the Capitol
may not obligate any of the funds which are made available for the
Capitol Visitor Center under this Act or any other Act without an
obligation plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for
House space and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate for
Senate space.
Congressional Cemetery
For the perpetual care and maintenance of the historic
Congressional Cemetery, $1,250,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That $1,000,000 of such amount shall be paid to the National
Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this paragraph referred
to as the ``National Trust'') for deposit into the permanently
restricted account referred to in section 209(b) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2449)
and shall be used by the National Trust in accordance with the terms
and conditions applicable under such section to amounts deposited into
such account: Provided further, That $250,000 of such amount shall be
for the preparation of a study to develop a program for the ongoing
care and maintenance of the Cemetery.
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,
$21,753,000, of which $3,748,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2006 and $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
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, $29,639,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library
Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: 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 2000 and
2001 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further,
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
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 12 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 3,260 workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Public
Printer may request, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives):
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.
Administrative Provision
Extension of Early Retirement and Voluntary Separation Incentive
Payments for GPO
Sec. 210. (a) Section 309 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 (44 U.S.C. 305 note), is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``October 1, 2001''
and inserting ``October 1, 2004''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``September 30, 2001''
and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
(b) The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1999.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $12,500 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 section 3324 of title
31, United States Code; 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, $421,844,000: Provided, That not
more than $1,751,000 of payments received under section 782 of title
31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2002:
Provided further, That not more than $750,000 of reimbursements
received under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be
available for use in fiscal year 2002: 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: Provided
further, That payments hereunder to the Forum 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.
PAYMENT TO THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Russian Leadership Development Center Trust
Fund for financing activities of the Center for Russian Leadership
Development, $8,000,000.
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 Administration 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 2002 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
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 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. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds
made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 306. 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. 307. 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 $252,000.
Sec. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2002''.
Sec. 309. Section 5596(a) of title 5, U.S.C., is amended by
deleting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); by deleting the period at
the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding the
following new paragraphs, which shall be effective for all personnel
actions taken on or after the date of enactment of this Act:
``(6) the Architect of the Capitol, including employees of the
United States Senate Restaurants; and
``(7) the United States Botanic Garden.''.
Sec. 310. Section 4(b) of the House Employees Position
Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for
purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this
subsection for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief
Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States
Capitol telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.''.
Sec. 311. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the
District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular
shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast,
Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the
beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
Sec. 312. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.