[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2657 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 191
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2657
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 10, 2003
Received, read twice and placed on the calendar
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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
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, $17,094,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,048,000, 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, $2,390,000, 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,
$354,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $354,000.
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, $106,058,000: 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, $158,324,000, 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, $18,632,000; 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, $113,141,000, of which $9,400,000 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, $5,000,000, 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 Corrections Calendar Office, $948,000; and
for other authorized employees, $150,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $193,608,000, 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, $188,533,000; 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 heath insurance benefits for Members and
employees of the House of Representatives.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,805,000, 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 One Hundred Eighth 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, $189,913,000, 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, $21,917,000, 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 Provision
(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.
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 have the authority, within the
limits of available appropriations, to 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, $84,513,000, of which $11,660,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $23,307,000, of which $7,863,000 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.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $54,564,000, of which $19,498,000 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,
$34,750,000, of which $16,877,000 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, $6,062,000, of which $25,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for any activities of the National
Garden.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1101. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds provided by this Act or any other Act may be used by the
Architect of the Capitol after the expiration of the 180-day period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to employ any
individual as a temporary employee within a category of temporary
employment which does not provide employees with the same eligibility
for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other benefits
which is provided to temporary employees who are hired for a period
exceeding 1 year in length.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any of the
following individuals:
(1) An individual who is employed under the Architect of
the Capitol Summer Employment Program.
(2) An individual who is hired for a total of 120 days or
less during any 5-year period (excluding any days in which the
individual is employed under the Architect of the Capitol
Summer Employment Program).
(3) An individual employed by the Architect of the Capitol
as a temporary employee as of the date of the enactment of this
Act who exercises in writing, not later than 180 days after
such date, an option offered by the Architect to remain under
the pay system (including benefits) provided for the individual
as of such date.
(4) An individual who becomes employed by the Architect of
the Capitol after the date of the enactment of this Act who
exercises in writing, prior to the individual's employment, an
option offered by the Architect to receive pay and benefits
under an alternative system which does not provide the benefits
described in subsection (a), except that under such an option
the Architect shall be required to provide the individual with
the benefits described in subsection (a) as soon as the
individual's period of service as a temporary employee exceeds
1 year in length.
(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the
Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative benefits for any
employee.
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, $366,520,000, 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,
$11,236,000 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 amount appropriated, $500,000 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 September 30, 2008, for the
development and maintenance of the Alternate Computer Facility.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $47,290,000, 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, $93,590,000: 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. 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. (a) 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) 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) During fiscal year 2004, the Librarian of Congress may
temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--Salaries and Expenses'' to the revolving fund
for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established
under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided,
That the total amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000:
Provided further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before the
period of availability of the Library appropriation expires.
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 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,
$5,000,000 for working capital. The Government Printing Office is
hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
available and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in
carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the
current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving fund:
Provided, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the
certification of the Public Printer in connection with official
representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the
revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more
than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures
in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the
Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of
title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund
shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for
level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title:
Provided further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under
the headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and ``salaries
and expenses'' together may not be available for the full-time
equivalent employment of more than 3,189 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.
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, $458,533,000: 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. 1301. (a) At any time during fiscal year 2004 or any
succeeding fiscal year, 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) 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, $13,000,000.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. 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. 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. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is
appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any
office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided,
That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official
expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House
of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the
House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto.
Sec. 204. 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. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional
Accountability Act to pay awards and settlements as authorized under
such subsection.
Sec. 206. 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. 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2004''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2003.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Calendar No. 191
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2657
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AN ACT
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.
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July 10, 2003
Received, read twice and placed on the calendar