[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2657 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2657
One Hundred Eighth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the seventh day of January, two thousand and three
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, 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 fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Leader of the
Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Whip
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President
Pro Tempore emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in
all, $127,500.
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, $125,307,000, which shall be
paid from this appropriation without regard to the following
limitations:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,028,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000.
office of the president pro tempore emeritus
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $156,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $3,220,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,324,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $12,799,000.
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, $1,358,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,716,000.
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, $674,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,834,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $18,299,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $45,789,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,468,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $32,134,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $4,843,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,222,000.
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, $6,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $6,000; in all, $24,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted under section 134(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 (Public Law 97-601), section 112 of the Supplemental
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate
Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $118,462,000.
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,
$2,265,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred to the Senate
Preservation Fund and shall be available without fiscal year
limitation.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $135,243,000, of which $30,835,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2006, and of which $4,255,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $18,425,000, of which up to $500,000 shall
be made available for a pilot program 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) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That
any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50
percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid
by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$310,000,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 1. Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices of Senators.
Effective on and after October 1, 2003, 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, 2003, increased by an additional $50,000
each.
Sec. 2. Payment of Expenses of Conferences of Majority and
Minority. (a) In General.--Section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C.
61g-6) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``an amount, not in
excess of $100,000,'' and inserting ``such amount as necessary''.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 3. Provisions Relating to Senate Commission on Art. (a)
Authority To Acquire and Dispose.--
(1) In general.--The Senate Commission on Art (referred to in
this section as the ``Commission'') may--
(A) accept gifts of money; and
(B) acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise) any work of
art, historical object, document, or material relating to
historical matters, or exhibit, for placement or exhibition in
the Senate Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, or
in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.
(2) Accession or disposal.--All works of art, historical
objects, documents, or material related to historical matters, or
exhibits, acquired by the Commission may, as determined by the
Commission and after consultation with the Curatorial Advisory
Board, be--
(A) retained for accession to the United States Senate
Collection or other use; or
(B) disposed of by sale or other transaction.
(3) Repeal.--Senate Resolution 95, 92d Congress, agreed to
April 1, 1971, and enacted into law by section 901(a) of Public Law
100-696 (2 U.S.C. 2106) is repealed.
(b) Advisory Boards.--
(1) Curatorial advisory board.--There is established a Board
which shall be chaired by the Senate Curator. The Curatorial
Advisory Board shall provide advice and assistance to the
Commission on the acquisition, care, and disposition of items for
or within the United States Senate Collection, and on such other
matters as the Commission determines appropriate.
(2) Additional advisory boards.--
(A) In general.--The Commission, or the chairman and vice
chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after
giving notice to the Commission, may establish 1 or more
additional advisory boards.
(B) Term.--The term of existence for an additional advisory
board--
(i) shall be specified by the Commission but no longer
than 4 years; and
(ii) shall be renewable.
(C) Purpose.--The purpose of an additional advisory board
shall be to provide advice and assistance to the Commission and
to further the purposes of the Commission.
(3) Appointments.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Curatorial Advisory Board and other advisory boards established
by the Commission under paragraph (2) shall be composed of
members appointed by the Commission, or the chairman and vice
chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after
giving notice to the Commission.
(B) Applicable rules.--Members appointed under subparagraph
(A)--
(i) shall be appointed from public and private life and
shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission; and
(ii) in the case of individuals appointed to the
Curatorial Advisory Board, shall be experts or have
significant experience in the field of arts, historic
preservation, or other appropriate fields.
Each member of the Commission may have appointed to an advisory
board created by the Commission at least 1 individual requested
by that member.
(4) Members.--A member of a board under this subsection--
(A) may, at the discretion of the Commission, be reimbursed
for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of the official duties of the board from any funds available to
the Commission in accordance with applicable Senate regulations
for such expenses; and
(B) shall not, by virtue of such member's service on the
board, be deemed to be an officer, employee, or agent of the
Senate and may not bind the Senate in any contract or
obligation.
(5) Terms for additional advisory board members.--Members
appointed to the other advisory boards created under paragraph (2)
shall serve for terms as stated in their appointment, but no longer
than a term of 4 years, except that any member may be reappointed
upon the expiration of their term.
(6) Regulations.--The Commission, or the chairman and vice
chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after
giving notice to the Commission, in consultation with the Committee
on Rules and Administration, may promulgate such regulations
governing advisory boards established under this subsection as are
necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
(7) Assistance.--The Executive Secretary of the Commission
shall provide assistance to an advisory board as authorized by the
Commission.
(c) Establishment of Senate Preservation Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
fund, to be known as the ``Senate Preservation Fund'' (in this
section referred to as the ``fund''), which shall consist of
amounts deposited and credited under paragraph (3).
(2) Payment of costs.--The fund shall be available to the
Commission for the payment of acquisition and transaction costs
incurred for acquisitions under subsection (a), for official
activities of any advisory board established under subsection (b),
and for any purposes for which funds from the contingent fund of
the Senate may be used under section 316(a) of Public Law 101-302
(2 U.S.C. 2107).
(3) Deposits, credits, and disbursements.--
(A) Deposits.--The Commission shall deposit in the fund
amounts appropriated for use of the fund, gifts of money, and
proceeds of transactions under subsection (a).
(B) Credits.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to
the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or
redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
(C) Disbursements.--Disbursements from the fund shall be
made on vouchers approved by the Commission and signed by the
Executive Secretary of the Commission.
(4) Investments.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest
any portion of the fund that, as determined by the Commission,
is not required to meet current withdrawals.
(B) Type of obligation.--Each investment required by this
paragraph shall be made in an interest bearing obligation of
the United States or an obligation guaranteed as to the
principal and interest by the United States that, as determined
by the Commission, has a maturity suitable for the fund.
(C) Commission approval.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary of the Treasury may make such purchases, sales,
and redemption of obligations as may be approved by the
Commission.
(5) Services and support.--The Library of Congress shall
provide financial management and disbursing services and support to
the Commission as may be required and mutually agreed to by the
Librarian of Congress and the Executive Secretary of the
Commission.
(6) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct annual audits of the Senate Preservation Fund and shall
report the results of each audit to the Commission.
(d) Administrative Changes.--
(1) Senate commission on art.--Section 1 of Senate Resolution
382, 90th Congress, agreed to October 1, 1968, and enacted into law
by section 901(a) of Public Law 100-696 (2 U.S.C. 2101) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking the first sentence and
inserting ``The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the
Senate shall be the chairman and vice chairman, respectively,
of the Commission.''; and
(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall appoint a Senate Curator
approved by the Senate Commission on Art. The Senate Curator shall be
an employee of the Secretary of the Senate assigned to assist the
Commission. The Secretary of the Senate shall assign additional
employees to assist the Commission, and provide such other assistance,
as the Commission determines necessary.''.
(2) Purchase of art.--The first sentence of section 316(a) of
Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)) is amended by inserting after
``in which incurred,'' the following: ``for the purchase of art and
historical objects for the United States Senate Collection, for
exhibits and public education relating to the United States Senate
Collection, for administrative and transitional expenses of the
Senate Commission on Art, and''.
Sec. 4. Orientation Seminars. The first sentence of section 107(a)
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public Law 96-38; 2
U.S.C. 69a) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting
``$25,000''.
Sec. 5. Expense Allowances for Certain Officers of the Senate. (a)
In General.--Section 119(a) of the joint resolution entitled ``Joint
resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982,
and for other purposes'', approved October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 65c) is
amended by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting ``$6,000''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 6. Consultants. With respect to fiscal year 2004, the first
sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977
(2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) shall be applied by substituting ``nine individual
consultants'' for ``eight individual consultants''.
Sec. 7. United States Senate Collection. Section 316 of Public Law
101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence of subsection
(a) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2004''.
Sec. 8. Data Communication Lines. Notwithstanding section 1348 of
title 31, United States Code, the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate may authorize the installation of data communication
lines and other appropriate Internet connections (not including voice
connections) in the private residence of a Senator and up to 2 staff
members designated by a Senator and the majority and minority staff
director of a committee for conducting the work of the Senate subject
to guidelines issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sec. 9. Provision of Services and Equipment on a Reimbursable
Basis.
(a) In General.--Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate may provide services and equipment funded by
appropriations available to the Senate to persons and entities not
funded by such appropriations.
(b) Reimbursement Required.--The provision of services and
equipment under subsection (a) shall be on a reimbursable basis.
(c) Crediting of Reimbursed Amounts.--In the case of services or
equipment provided under subsection (a) that were procured using
amounts available to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
in the account for Contingent Expenses, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, amounts received under subsection (b) as reimbursement
for the provision of such services or equipment shall be credited to
that account or, if applicable, to any subaccount of that account.
Amounts credited to any such account or subaccount shall be merged with
amounts in that account or subaccount and shall be available to the
same extent, and subject to the same terms and conditions, as amounts
in that account or subaccount.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal year 2004
and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 10. High Cost of Living Allowance. (a) In General.--Under the
authority of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2)), a Senator from a noncontiguous State
may pay a high cost of living allowance to any employee employed in an
office of the Senator located in that State.
(b) Limitation.--An allowance under this section may not exceed 25
percent of the basic pay of an employee, determined without regard to
this section.
(c) Basic Pay Treatment.--An allowance under this section shall be
treated as part of the basic pay of an employee.
(d) Payment.--
(1) Aggregate gross compensation.--The amount of any allowance
under this section shall not be taken into account for determining
the amount of aggregate gross compensation 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)).
(2) Appropriations.--Allowances under this section shall be
paid from appropriations under the heading ``senators' official
personnel and office expense account''.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,014,464,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $18,142,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,630,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,965,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,756,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,684,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,259,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $460,000;
Republican Steering Committee, $862,000; Republican Conference,
$1,448,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,542,000;
Democratic Caucus, $768,000; nine minority employees, $1,380,000;
training and program development--majority, $290,000; training and
program development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority,
$404,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $404,000.
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, $514,454,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $107,188,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2004.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$24,926,000, 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, 2004.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $156,896,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which
not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $19,452,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for
official representation and reception expenses, $5,471,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, $111,141,000, of which $8,400,000 shall remain available until
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector
General, $3,847,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $5,200,000, to remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
General Counsel, $926,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $153,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian,
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of
Rules, $1,560,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law
Revision Counsel of the House, $2,263,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $6,233,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs,
$500,000; and for other authorized employees, $150,000: Provided, That
of the amounts provided under this heading to the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to the
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $192,858,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,975,000; 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, $187,783,000; 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
(2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 101. (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 2004. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2004 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. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used to provide
supplemental dental or vision health insurance benefits for Members and
employees of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 103. Office of Interparliamentary Affairs.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the House of
Representatives an office to be known as the ``Office of
Interparliamentary Affairs'' (hereafter in this section referred to as
the ``Office'').
(b) Duties.--The duties of the Office are as follows:
(1) To receive and respond to inquiries from foreign
parliamentarians or foreign legislative bodies regarding official
visits to the House of Representatives.
(2) To coordinate official visits to the House of
Representatives by parliamentarians, officers, or employees of
foreign legislative bodies.
(3) To coordinate with the Sergeant at Arms, the Clerk, and
other officers of the House of Representatives in providing
services for delegations of Members on official visits to foreign
nations.
(4) To carry out other activities to--
(A) discharge and coordinate the activities and
responsibilities of the House of Representatives in connection
with participation in various interparliamentary exchanges and
organizations;
(B) facilitate the interchange and reception in the United
States of members of foreign legislative bodies and permanent
officials of foreign governments; and
(C) enable the House to host meetings with senior
government officials and other dignitaries in order to discuss
matters relevant to United States relations with other nations.
(c) Director.--
(1) Appointment.--The Office shall be headed by the Director of
Interparliamentary Affairs of the House of Representatives
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Director''), who
shall be appointed by the Speaker without regard to political
affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the
duties of the position. Any person so appointed shall serve at the
pleasure of the Speaker.
(2) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid at an annual rate
determined by the Speaker.
(d) Other Staff.--
(1) In general.--With the approval of the Speaker, or in
accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Speaker,
the Director may appoint and set the pay of such other employees as
may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office. Any such
appointment shall be made without regard to political affiliation
and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the
position. Any person so appointed may be removed by the Director
with the approval of the Speaker, or in accordance with policies
and procedures approved by the Speaker.
(2) Compensation.--Any employee of the Office appointed under
this subsection shall be paid at an annual rate determined by the
Director with the approval of the Speaker or in accordance with
policies approved by the Speaker.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of the first section of
House Resolution 1047, Ninety Fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978,
as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1), is amended by striking
``$80,000'' and inserting ``$40,000''.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the
following: ``, and who (in the case of an individual who is a Member of
the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress) serves as a Member prior to the date of
the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004;''.
(b)(1) During the 60-day period which begins on the date of the
enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004, any
individual who, as of such date, is serving as a Member of the House of
Representatives and on such date is not subject to chapter 84 of title
5, United States Code, may elect to become subject to such chapter.
(2) Any election under this paragraph shall be carried out in
accordance with such procedures as the Office of Personnel Management
may provide.
(3) In this subsection, the term ``Member of the House of
Representatives'' includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress.
Sec. 105. (a) Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)--
(1) by striking ``in the House, or official expenses''; and
(2) by striking ``in the Senate''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 106. (a)(1) Effective October 1, 2003--
(A) 3 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office, and
the functions associated with such positions, shall be transferred
to the Office of the Speaker; and
(B) 2 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office, and
the functions associated with such positions, shall be transferred
to the Office of the Minority Leader.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any
individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under
paragraph (1) 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 Corrections Calendar Office 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.
(b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding
fiscal year, the lump sum allowance for salaries and expenses of the
Corrections Calendar Office provided under House Resolution 130, One
Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, as enacted into
permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 74d-1 et seq.), is transferred as follows:
(1) 63.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to the
Office of the Speaker.
(2) 36.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to the
Office of the Minority Leader.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inaugural
ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States,
January 20, 2005, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by
the joint congressional committee authorized to conduct the inaugural
ceremonies of 2005, $1,250,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2005. Funds made
available under this heading shall be available for payment, on a
direct or reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or after,
October 1, 2004: Provided, That the compensation of any employee of the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been
designated to perform service with respect to the inaugural ceremonies
of 2005 shall continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and
Administration, but the account from which such staff member is paid
may be reimbursed for the services of the staff member (including
agency contributions when appropriate) out of funds made available
under this heading.
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,988,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$8,112,000, 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 $2,175 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each to four medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 for reimbursement to the Department of
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the
Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be
available for all the purposes thereof, $2,236,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ
more than 58 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 108th 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.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions
for health, retirement, social security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $197,600,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol
Police or his designee.
General Expenses
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, the awards
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $23,500,000, of which
$1,745,000 shall remain available until expended, to be disbursed by
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: 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 2004 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
Administrative Provisions
(including transfer of funds)
Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year
2004 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings
``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
Sec. 1002. Legal Representation Authority. (a) In General.--
(1) Authorization of representation.--Any counsel described
under paragraph (2) may for the purposes of providing legal
assistance and representation to the United States Capitol Police
Board or the United States Capitol Police 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
requirement for admission to practice before such court.
(2) Counsel.--Paragraph (1) refers to--
(A) the General Counsel for the United States Capitol
Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police;
(B) the Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol
Police Board and the United States Capitol Police;
(C) any attorney employed in the Office of the General
Counsel for the United States Capitol Police or the Office of
Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol Police;
(D) the counsel for, or any attorney employed by, any
successor office of either office described under subparagraph
(C); and
(E) any attorney retained by contract with either office
described under subparagraph (C).
(b) Limitations.--
(1) Direction for appearance.--Entrance of appearance
authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the direction
of the Capitol Police Board.
(2) United states supreme court.--The authority under
subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the admission of any
person to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal year 2004,
and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 1003. Extended Capitol Police Jurisdiction Zone for the Truck
Interdiction Program. (a) In General.--Section 9B of the Act entitled
``An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved July 31,
1946 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in subsection (b) of
this section.'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(1); and'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) within the area described under subsection (b)(2)--
``(A) with respect to any crime of violence committed in
the presence of the member, if the member is in the performance
of official duties, as defined under such regulations, when the
crime is committed; and
``(B) to prevent imminent loss of life or injury to person
or property, if the officer is in the performance of official
duties, as defined under such regulations, when the authority
is exercised.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The area referred to under subsection (a)(5) is that area
bounded by the north curb of Constitution Avenue from 14th Street,
N.W., to 3rd Street, N.W., the east curb of 3rd Street from
Constitution Avenue, N.W., to Independence Avenue, S.W., the south
curb of Independence Avenue from 3rd Street, S.W., to 14th Street,
S.W., and the west curb of 14th Street from Independence Avenue,
S.W., to Constitution Avenue, N.W.''.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made by this
section may be construed to limit the authority of the Capitol Police
as in effect before the effective date of this section.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date on
which the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the
Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives
approve regulations prescribed by the Capitol Police Board for the sole
implementation, execution and maintenance of the truck interdiction
program.
Sec. 1004. Retirement Treatment for Capitol Police Hazardous
Materials Response Team Members. (a) Retirement Treatment.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5,
United States Code, a hazardous materials response team member of
the Capitol Police shall be treated as a member of the Capitol
Police.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply to periods of
service performed as a hazardous materials response team member of
the Capitol Police on and after December 1, 2002.
(b) Treatment of Incumbents.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term--
(A) ``incumbent'' means an individual who--
(i) is first appointed as a hazardous materials
response team member of the Capitol Police before the
effective date of this section; and
(ii) is employed as a hazardous materials response team
member of the Capitol Police on that date; and
(B) ``prior service'' means any period of service performed
by an incumbent as a hazardous materials response team member
of the Capitol Police before the effective date of this
section.
(2) Individual contributions.--
(A) In general.--An incumbent shall pay with respect to
prior service an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund equal to--
(i) the difference between the individual contributions
that were actually made for such prior service and the
individual contributions that would have been made for such
service if subsection (a) had then been in effect; and
(ii) interest computed on the amount under clause (i)
based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code.
(B) Effect of not contributing.--If no part of or less than
the full amount required under subparagraph (A) is paid, all
prior service of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable as
treated under subsection (a), but the resulting annuity shall
be reduced in a manner similar to that described under section
8334(d)(2) of title 5, United States Code, to the extent
necessary to make up the amount unpaid.
(3) Government contributions for prior service.--The Capitol
Police shall pay with respect to prior service of each incumbent an
amount into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal
to--
(A) the difference between the Government contributions
that were actually made for such prior service and the
Government contributions that would have been made for such
service if subsection (a) had then been in effect; and
(B) interest computed on the amount under subparagraph (A)
based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the first
day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date
of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 1005. Technical. (a) In General.--Section 1005 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117
Stat. 358) is repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall be
effective as of February 20, 2003.
Sec. 1006. Training, Detailing, and Hiring Authority Pending
Transfer of Library of Congress Police Employees. (a) Training and
Detailing.--
(1) In general.--To provide for a more effective and efficient
transfer under section 1015 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note)--
(A) the Chief of the Capitol Police shall provide for
training, on a reimbursable basis, of Library of Congress
Police employees who on the date of enactment of this Act, are
42 years of age or less and have 5 years or less of service as
a Library of Congress Police employee, which shall be
supplemental to Library of Congress Police training;
(B) the Librarian of Congress may detail, with or without
reimbursement, Library of Congress Police employees to the
Capitol Police; and
(C) the Chief of the Capitol Police may detail, on a
reimbursable basis, members of the Capitol Police to the
Library of Congress Police.
(2) Beginning of training.--Training under paragraph (1) shall
begin within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Hiring.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``Act of August
4, 1950'' and ``Library of Congress Police employee'' have the
meanings given such terms under section 1015(c) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note).
(2) Limitation on new library of congress police employees.--
Notwithstanding the first section of the Act of August 4, 1950 or
any other provision of law, the Librarian of Congress may not--
(A) hire any individual as a Library of Congress Police
employee; or
(B) transfer any employee of the Library of Congress to a
Library of Congress Police employee position.
(3) Hiring of individuals.--
(A) In general.--The Librarian of Congress may select
individuals to be submitted to the Chief of the Capitol Police
for purposes of subparagraph (B).
(B) Hiring.--If an individual submitted under subparagraph
(A) meets all qualifications to be a member of the Capitol
Police, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall hire that
individual as a member of the Capitol Police.
(C) Limitation.--During fiscal year 2004, the number of
individuals hired under this subsection may not exceed the
total of--
(i) 23 individuals; and
(ii) the number of Library of Congress Police employees
who separate from service or transfer to a position other
than a Library of Congress Police employee position.
(4) Training and detailing.--An individual hired under this
subsection shall receive necessary training, including training by
the Library of Congress Police, and be detailed to the Library of
Congress Police.
(5) Assignments and reassignments.--Nothing under this
subsection may be construed to affect the authority of the Chief of
the Capitol Police, after the date of the transfer of Library of
Congress Police employees under section 1015 of the Legislative
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note), to assign or
reassign any member of the Capitol Police hired under this
subsection.
(6) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on the
date of enactment of this Act and apply with respect to--
(A) any remaining portion of fiscal year 2003, if this Act
is enacted before October 1, 2003; and
(B) fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year, thereafter.
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), $2,255,000, of which $304,700 shall remain
available until September 30, 2005: Provided, That the Executive
Director of the Office of Compliance may, within the limits of
available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal
property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, 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, $33,820,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
General Administration
For salaries for the 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 $5,000 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, $77,053,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $28,188,000, of which $13,002,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008.
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, $6,886,000, of which $585,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008.
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, $63,388,000, of which $17,433,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2008.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $62,816,000, of which $27,750,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008.
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, $81,543,000, of which $36,652,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008: 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 2004.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$39,159,000, of which $21,286,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2008.
Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation
of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police,
$3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2008.
Botanic Garden
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, $6,189,000, of which $152,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for construction of the National
Garden.
Capitol Visitor Center
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project,
$35,800,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition,
$1,039,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation costs of which $750,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition to
such amounts, there is transferred to the account under this heading
$12,000,000 of the amounts made available for the United States Capitol
Police headquarters under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'',
``Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds'' in chapter 8 of title I of the
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law
108-11; 117 Stat. 586), to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the
funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center without
an obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives: Provided further, That the total
amount of Federal funds which may be obligated or expended on, before,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act for the construction of
a tunnel connecting the Capitol Visitor Center with the Library of
Congress may not exceed $10,000,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1101. (a) Section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-68; 115 Stat. 581), is
amended--
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) An individual who is covered by a collective bargaining
agreement entered into by the Architect of the Capitol establishing
terms and conditions of employment which include eligibility for
life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other
benefits.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make employer
contributions for benefits for employees of the Architect (including
temporary employees) directly to any third party designated to receive
such contributions on behalf of the employees under a collective
bargaining agreement, participation agreement, or any other arrangement
entered into by the Architect which provides for such contributions.''.
(b) Any individual who exercised an option offered by the Architect
of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2002, prior to the date of the enactment of this
Act may revoke the option during the 90-day period which begins on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if
included in the enactment of section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2002.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon enactment of
this Act the Architect of the Capitol shall take all steps which may be
required to carry out section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2002.
Sec. 1102. Leasing of Space. (a) In General.--Funds appropriated to
the Architect of the Capitol shall be available--
(1) for the leasing of space in areas within the District of
Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the United
States Capitol Grounds to meet space requirements of the United
States Senate, United States House of Representatives, United
States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol under such
terms and conditions as the Committee or Commission referred to
under subsection (b) may authorize; and
(2) to incur any necessary expense in connection with any
leasing of space under paragraph (1).
(b) Conditions to Lease Space.--The Architect of the Capitol may
lease space under subsection (a) upon submission of written notice of
intent to lease such space to, and approved by--
(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate for
space to be leased for the Senate;
(2) the House Office Building Commission for space to be leased
for the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
Representatives.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 1103. (a) In General.--There are transferred into the account
under the subheading ``General Administration'' under the heading
``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' $63,000,000, of which--
(1) $44,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds
transferred to ``Architect of the Capitol'', ``Capitol Buildings
and Grounds'', ``Capitol Buildings'' (under the subheading
``legislative branch emergency response fund (including transfer of
funds)'' under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS'' under the heading
``LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'' under chapter 9 of division B of the
Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for
Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United
States Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117)) from amounts made available
in Public Law 107-38;
(2) $10,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds
transferred to ``Capitol Police Board'', ``Capitol Police'',
``General Expenses'' under that subheading (relating to the
Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund) from amounts made
available in Public Law 107-38; and
(3) $9,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds
appropriated under the subheading ``Capitol Police Buildings and
Grounds'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' under
chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11).
(b) Funds under subsection (a) shall be obligated upon notification
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on September
30, 2004.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
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, $370,897,000, of which
not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 2004, 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 2004 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,
$11,546,000 shall 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, 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:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $905,000 shall
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, $8,750,000 shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of teaching educators and
librarians how to incorporate the Library's digital collections into
school curricula and shall be transferred to the educational consortium
formed to conduct the ``Adventure of the American Mind'' project as
approved by the Library: Provided further, That of the amount
appropriated, $250,000 shall remain available until expended, and shall
be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for
carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106-173, of which amount
$10,000 may be used for official representation and reception expenses
of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $1,380,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008 for the acquisition and partial support for
implementation of a Central Financial Management System: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $11,060,000 shall
remain available until expended for partial support of the National
Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $2,762,000 shall remain available until expended
for the development and maintenance of the Alternate Computer Facility:
Provided further, That, of the total amount appropriated, $500,000
shall remain available until expended and shall be transferred to the
Knox College Abraham Lincoln Studies Center for exhibits relating to
the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Underground Railroad and for other
educational activities of the Center: Provided further, That, of the
total amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available until
expended and shall be transferred to the Louisiana Department of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism for activities relating to the
Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $48,290,000, of
which not more than $23,321,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2004 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 $6,343,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2004 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 $29,664,000: 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.
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, $91,726,000: 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.
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), $51,706,000, of which
$14,812,000 shall remain available until expended.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1201. Incentive Awards Program. 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. 1202. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) In
General.--For fiscal year 2004, the obligational authority of the
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may
not exceed $105,589,000.
(b) Activities.--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) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2004, the Librarian of
Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act, under
the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' under the subheading ``--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. 1203. National Audiovisual Conservation Center. (a)
Acquisition.--Section (1)(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize
acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress, and
for other purposes'' (2 U.S.C. 141 note; Public Law 105-144) is amended
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more or
less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as
Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-80D,
further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres)
conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by deed from
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 1998, and recorded
May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate
(consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Humanities
Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep, dated February 13, 2002,
and recorded February 13, 2002, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit
Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as instrument number
020001299.''.
(b) Library Buildings and Grounds.--Section 11(d) of the Act
entitled ``An Act relating the policing of the buildings of the Library
of Congress'', approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more or
less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as
Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-80D,
further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres)
conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by deed from
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 1998, and recorded
May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper
County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real estate
(consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard Humanities
Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep, dated February 13, 2002,
and recorded February 13, 2002, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit
Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as instrument number
020001299.''.
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, $91,111,000: 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.
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, $34,456,000: Provided, 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 fiscal years 2002 and 2003 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
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund,
$10,000,000 for working capital. The Government Printing Office may
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 $5,000 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 3,189 workyears (or such other number of workyears as the
Public Printer may request, subject to the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): Provided
further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may
provide information in any format.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1301. Pay of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer. (a) In
General.--Section 303 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 303. PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER: PAY.
``The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall be a rate
which is equal to the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule under
subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5. The annual rate of pay for the
Deputy Public Printer shall be a rate which is equal to the rate for
level III of such Executive Schedule.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take
effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on
or after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 1302. Surplus Property, Acceptance of Gifts, and Voluntary
Services. (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code,
is amended by adding after section 317 the following:
``Sec. 318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary
services
``(a) The Public Printer may--
``(1) transfer or donate surplus Government publications and
condemned Government Printing Office machinery, material,
equipment, and supplies to--
``(A) other Federal entities;
``(B) any organization described under section 501(c)(3) or
(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or
``(C) State or local governments; and
``(2) accept voluntary and uncompensated services,
notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.
``(b) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services
under subsection (a)(2) shall not be considered Federal employees,
except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation
for work injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort
claims).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 317 the following:
``318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary
services.''.
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
section 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the
Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in
foreign countries, $460,322,000: Provided, That not more than
$4,806,200 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided
further, That not more than $1,200,000 of reimbursements received under
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for
use in fiscal year 2004: 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.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1401. Payment for Audits. (a) In General.--At any time during
fiscal year 2004 or thereafter, the Comptroller General may accept
payment from the Securities and Exchange Commission for the performance
of any audit of the financial statements of the Commission which is
conducted by the Comptroller General.
(b) Credit to Account.--Any payment accepted under the authority of
subsection (a) shall be credited to the account established for
salaries and expenses of the General Accounting Office, and shall be
available for obligation and expenditure upon receipt.
PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center, $13,500,000.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Maintenance and Care of Private Vehicles. 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. 202. Fiscal Year Limitation. No part of the funds appropriated
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2004 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation. Whenever in this
Act any office or position not specifically established by the
Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) 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. 204. Consulting Services. The expenditure of any appropriation
under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract,
under 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 under
existing law.
Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements. Such sums as may be necessary are
appropriated to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415
of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay
awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC. 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 $2,000.
Sec. 207. 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. 208. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
Sec. 209. Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. During
fiscal year 2004 and any succeeding fiscal year, any entity in the
legislative branch which is a member of the Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board may use funds made available to the entity for
the fiscal year to finance an appropriate share of the costs of the
Board for the year.
TITLE III--FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
CHAPTER 1
THE JUDICIARY
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
Salaries and Expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$12,187,000, to remain available until expended, for costs associated
with judgeships authorized by section 312 of Public Law 107-273.
Defender Services
For an additional amount for ``Defender Services'', $17,228,000, to
remain available until expended.
Fees of Jurors and Commissioners
For an additional amount for ``Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'',
$2,778,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers--Civil
Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies
For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies'', for emergency expenses due to flood control, hurricane,
and shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the
Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n),
$60,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Disaster Relief
For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for necessary
expenses in carrying out the functions of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
$441,700,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Wildland Fire Management
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount to repay advances from other
appropriations transferred for wildfire suppression and emergency
rehabilitation activities of the Department of the Interior,
$36,000,000, to remain available until expended.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Resource Management
For an additional amount for ``Resource Management'' for Midway
Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $4,500,000 is for oil spill cleanup activities, and
of which $500,000 is for airfield operations.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Wildland Fire Management
(including transfers of funds)
For an additional amount to repay advances from other
appropriations from which funds were transferred for wildfire
suppression, and for mitigation and emergency rehabilitation activities
of the Forest Service, $283,000,000, to remain available until
expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, $10,000,000 is for
hazardous fuels reduction and hazard mitigation in southern California
and $20,000,000 is for State and volunteer fire assistance in southern
California: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of funds made available
in the previous proviso shall be transferred to the ``State and Private
Forestry'' account to fund hazard mitigation, fuels reduction and
forest health protection and mitigation activities on State and private
lands in southern California.
CHAPTER 5
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Human Space Flight
For an additional amount for ``Human Space Flight'' to cover
necessary expenses for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia
accident, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 3601. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless
expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 3602. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $9,700,000 of the
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available until
expended, to provide assistance under the tree assistance program,
subtitle C of title X of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et seq.), to compensate eligible orchardists (as
defined in section 10201 of such Act) for tree losses incurred since
January 1, 2000, due to fire blight in the State of Michigan.
Sec. 3603. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $20,000,000 of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available
until expended, for the suppression and control of the Mormon cricket
infestation on public and private land in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho, that
amount to be expended in equal amounts among the 3 States.
Sec. 3604. The statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106-554; House Report
106-1033), in chapter 13 of division A of the explanatory language on
H.R. 5666 (Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter under
the heading ``Community Development Fund'', is deemed to be amended
with respect to the amount made available to the City of Paso Robles,
California by striking ``for the Oak Parks Housing Project for
modernization and rehabilitation projects'' and inserting ``for
construction of a senior citizen project''.
Sec. 3605. The referenced statement of the managers under the
heading ``Community development fund'' in title II of Division K of the
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; House
Report 108-10) is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 526
by striking ``for an economic development study for the revitalization
of Westchester'' and inserting ``for the reconstruction of renaissance
plaza at Maine and Mamaroneck in downtown White Plains''.
Sec. 3606. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of the item in title
II of Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
(Public Law 108-7) relating to ``Federal Housing Administration,
General and special risk program account'', during fiscal year 2003,
commitments to guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of sections
238 and 519 of the National Housing Act shall not exceed a loan
principal of $25,000,000,000.
Sec. 3607. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds
awarded under a grant to the San Diego Workforce Partnership on June
30, 2001, pursuant to section 173 of the Workforce Investment Act (29
U.S.C. 2918), may be used to provide services to spouses of members of
the Armed Forces.
Sec. 3608. The matter under the heading ``Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health
Resources and Services'' in division G of Public Law 108-7, as amended
by chapter 5 of title II of Public Law 108-11, is further amended--
(1) by striking ``$296,638,000'' and inserting ``$296,238,000''
preceding the first proviso; and
(2) by inserting after ``$1,000,000 is available for the
Geisinger Health System, Harrisburg, PA, to establish centers of
excellence for the treatment of autism'' the following: ``,
$400,000 is available for the Muskegon Community Health Project,
Muskegon, Michigan for the Access Health insurance program,''.
Sec. 3609. The matter under the heading ``Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health
Resources and Services'', in Division G of Public Law 108-7, as amended
by chapter 5 of title II of Public Law 108-11, is further amended--
(1) by striking ``Venago County Area Vo-tech, Oil City, PA''
and inserting ``Victim Resource Center, Inc., of Pennsylvania'' in
lieu thereof;
(2) by striking ``$115,900,000 is available'' and inserting
``$116,650,000 is available''; and
(3) by inserting after ``health services to at-risk children in
day care'' the following: ``, $350,000 is available for the Phoenix
Children's Health Project in Arizona to address the health needs of
extremely vulnerable homeless and runaway youth in underserved
rural and urban areas, $200,000 is available for the Pittsburgh
Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, for health outreach and
education, $200,000 is available for the University of Pennsylvania
School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, for its minority
outreach oral health initiative,''.
Sec. 3610. (a) The matter under the heading ``Department of
Education, Special Education'', in Public Law 108-7 is amended--
(1) by striking ``$10,095,639,000'' and inserting
``$10,095,139,000''; and
(2) by striking ``$7,715,000'' and inserting ``$7,215,000''.
(b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference
accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-10), in
the matter in title III of Division G, relating to research and
innovation under the heading ``Special Education'', the provision
specifying $500,000 for the Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the
Deaf, Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model project
shall be deleted.
Sec. 3611. (a) The matter under the heading ``Department of
Education, Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'', in Public
Law 108-7 is amended--
(1) by striking ``$2,956,382,000'' and inserting
``$2,956,882,000''; and
(2) by striking ``$3,540,000'' and inserting ``$4,040,000''.
(b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference
accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-10), in
the matter in title III of Division G, relating to vocational
rehabilitation demonstration and training under the heading
``Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'', a provision shall
be added that reads: ``Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the Deaf,
Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model project,
$500,000''.
Sec. 3612. In the statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report
108-10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating to the Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the heading
``Higher Education'', the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul Simon Public
Policy Institute shall be deemed to read: ``Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute,
including an endowment, $1,000,000''.
Sec. 3613. In the statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report
108-10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating to the Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the heading
``Higher Education'', the provision specifying $275,000 for the Spoon
River College, Canton, IL, for equipment for community technology
centers in Canton and Macomb, Illinois shall be deemed to read: ``Spoon
River College, Canton, IL, for community technology centers in Canton
and Macomb, Illinois, $275,000''.
Sec. 3614. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the
period from September 1 through September 30, 2003, the Secretary of
Education shall transfer to the Education for the Disadvantaged account
an amount not to exceed $4,353,368 from amounts that would otherwise
lapse at the end of fiscal year 2003 and that were originally made
available under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2003 or
any Department of Education Appropriations Act for a previous fiscal
year: Provided, That the funds transferred to the Education for the
Disadvantaged account shall be obligated by September 30, 2003:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any such transfer:
Provided further, That any amounts transferred to the Education for the
Disadvantaged account pursuant to this paragraph shall be for carrying
out subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, and shall be allocated, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, only to those States that received funds under
that subpart for fiscal year 2003 that were less than those States
received under that subpart for fiscal year 2002: Provided further,
That the Secretary of Education shall use these additional funds to
increase those States' allocations under that subpart up to the amount
they received under that subpart for fiscal year 2002: Provided
further, That each such State shall use the funds appropriated under
this paragraph to ratably increase the amount of funds for each
eligible local educational agency in the State that received less under
that subpart in fiscal year 2003 than it received under that subpart in
fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not take
into account the funds made available under this paragraph in
determining State allocations under any other program administered by
the Secretary in any fiscal year.
Sec. 3615. Funds made available under the heading, ``Special
Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners'' in Division G of Public Law 108-7,
shall be subject to the provisions of Public Law 107-275,
notwithstanding section 514 of such Division G.
Sec. 3616. The amounts provided or made available by this title are
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
Sec. 3617. This title shall be effective immediately upon the
enactment of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003''.
TITLE IV--REFERENCES
Sec. 4001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in titles I and II of this Act shall be treated
as referring only to the provisions of such titles, and any reference
to ``this Act'' contained in title III of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of such title.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2004''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.