[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2657 Public Print (PP)]
1st Session
H. R. 2657
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 11, 2003
Ordered to be printed with the amendments of the Senate numbered
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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
(1)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, $136,843,000, 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
Section. 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''.
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
(2)<DELETED>For Joint Committees, as follows:
<DELETED>Joint Economic Committee</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,805,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Joint Committee on Taxation</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $8,112,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House.</DELETED>
<DELETED> For other joint items, as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of the Attending Physician</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Statements of Appropriations</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>CAPITOL POLICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>General Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL</DELETED>
<DELETED>General Administration</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Building</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Grounds</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005
For all construction expenses, salaries, and other 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 4 medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $725 per month to 2 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 70 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 2
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 1st 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, $207,000,000, 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, $33,000,000, of which
$1,700,000 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. Authorization of Weapons. Section 1824 of the Revised
Statutes (2 U.S.C. 1941) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``The Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``The Capitol Police
Board''; and
(B) by striking all beginning with ``payable out''
through the period and inserting ``payable from
appropriations to the Capitol Police upon certification
of payment by the Chief of the Capitol Police.''; and
(2) in the second sentence--
(A) by inserting ``or other arms as authorized by
the Capitol Police Board'' after ``furnished''; and
(B) by striking ``the Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives'' and inserting ``the Capitol Police
Board''.
Sec. 1003. 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 or the Chief of the
Capitol Police.
(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. 1004. Extended Capitol Police Jurisdiction Zone. (a) 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 by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
``(b) The area referred to in subsection (a)(4) of this section is
that area bounded by the north curb of New York Avenue, NW and H
Street, NW extending northeast along the north curb of H Street, NW
extending east along the north curb of H Street, NE, to the
intersection of H Street, NE and 13th Street, NE, extending south along
the east curb to the intersection of 13th Street, SE and I Street, SE,
running west along the south curb of I Street, SE to the intersection
of I Street, SW and 7th Street, SW extending northwest along the
Potomac river front to 14th Street, NW, extending north along the west
curb of 14th Street, NW to the intersection of the north curb of New
York Avenue, NW and the north curb of H Street, NW.''.
(b) Effective Date.--This section will become effective upon the
approval by the Capitol Police Board of written policy and procedures
for implementing the truck interdiction program.
Sec. 1005. 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.
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, $33,612,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be
available to finance an appropriate share of Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) costs as determined by FASAB.
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; 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, $71,697,000, 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, $27,777,000, of which $12,302,000 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, $6,986,000, of which $685,000 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, $54,564,000, of which $19,498,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008.
(3)<DELETED>Capitol Power Plant
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Library Buildings and Grounds</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Botanic Garden</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any of
the following individuals:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) An individual who is employed under the
Architect of the Capitol Summer Employment Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require
the Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative benefits for any
employee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>LIBRARY OF CONGRESS</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Copyright Office</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Congressional Research Service</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Congressional Printing and Binding</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Superintendent of Documents</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Government Printing Office Revolving Fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust
Fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust
Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center,
$13,000,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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.</DELETED>
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, $88,979,000, of which $38,402,000 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,
$41,620,000, of which $23,747,000 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, $6,239,000, of which $202,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008.
Capitol Visitor Center
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project,
$47,800,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 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 of
the House of Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1101. Acquisition 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--
(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
for space to be leased that is situated north of the United
States Capitol Building;
(2) the House Office Building Commission for space to be
leased that is situated south of the United States Capitol
Building; 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. 1102. Alternate Computing Facility. (a) In General.--There are
transferred into the account under the subheading ``General
Administration'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL''
$54,000,000 for the purchase of an alternate computing facility, 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; and
(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.
(b) 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 1 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, $367,539,000, 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,
$11,596,000 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, $4,000,000 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 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 2003 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 Lucille 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 Lucille 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.''.
Sec. 1204. Voluntary Separation Payments. (a) In General.--The
Congressional Research Service may for such employees as it determines
appropriate authorize a payment to employees who voluntarily separate
before March 31, 2004, whether by retirement or resignation, which
payment shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of section
5597(d) of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Limitation.--No more than 40 employees may receive a voluntary
separation payment under this section.
Sec. 1205. Transfer of Library of Congress Police.--Section
1015(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003, is
amended by inserting ``, or, if earlier, on February 20, 2005'' before
the period.
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 calendar 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 GIFTS, AND
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) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or
``(C) State or local governments;
``(2) accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts and
bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose
of aiding or facilitating the work of the Government Printing
Office; and
``(3) accept voluntary and uncompensated services,
notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.
``(b) Gifts and bequests of money and the proceeds from sales of
other property received as gifts or bequests to the Government Printing
Office shall be deposited in the revolving fund and shall be disbursed
upon order of the Public Printer. Property accepted under this section,
and the proceeds from that property, shall be used as nearly as
possible in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest. For
purposes of Federal income, estate, or gift taxes, property accepted
under this section shall be considered as a gift, devise, or bequest to
the United States.
``(c) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services
under subsection (a)(3) shall not be considered Federal employees,
except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, with respect to job-
incurred disability and title 28, with respect 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 gifts, and
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 1 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, $462,112,000: 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: Provided further,
That this appropriation shall hereafter be available to finance an
appropriate share of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
costs.
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, $14,000,000.
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.
TITLE III--FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
For an additional amount for ``Department of Homeland Security,
Emergency Preparedness and Response, Disaster Relief Fund'', to cover
necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,550,000,000, and
notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5203, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That for an additional amount for ``National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Human Space Flight'', to cover necessary expenses
for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, $50,000,000, to
remain available until expended: Provided further, That for an
additional amount for ``Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Wildland Fire Management'', to cover necessary expenses for wildfire
suppression and emergency rehabilitation activities of the Forest
Service, $253,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That for an additional amount for ``Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Wildland Fire Management'', to
cover necessary expenses for wildfire suppression and emergency
rehabilitation activities of the Bureau of Land Management,
$61,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000
shall be available for emergency actions to reduce the threat to human
safety in areas declared under a State of Emergency by the Governor of
any State due to the danger of catastrophic fire from dead and dying
trees, including--(1) clearing of evacuation routes, (2) clearing
around emergency shelter locations, (3) clearing around emergency
communication sites, and (4) clearing buffer zones around highly
populous communities in order to prevent fire sweeping though such
communities: Provided further, That for an additional amount for
``Corporation for National and Community Service, National and
Community Service Programs Operating Expenses'', for grants under the
National Service Trust program authorized under subtitle C of title I
of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (the ``Act'') (42
U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) (relating to activities including the AmeriCorps
program) and for educational awards authorized under subtitle D of
title I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 12601), $100,000,000, with funds for
grants to remain available until September 30, 2004, and funds for
educational awards to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the first proviso under the heading ``Corporation for
National and Community Service, National and Community Service Programs
Operating Expenses'' in Public Law 108-7 shall apply only to positions
originally approved subsequent to March 10, 2003: Provided further,
That the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and
Community Service shall conduct random audits of the Corporation and
the grantees that administer activities under the AmeriCorps programs
and shall de-fund any grantee that has been determined to have
committed any substantial violations of the requirements of the
AmeriCorps programs: Provided further, That the Corps of Engineers
shall immediately reprogram such funds as are necessary to cover
$11,000,000 in contractual obligations and other expenses relating to
the Grand Forks Flood Control Project, Grand Forks, North Dakota,
authorized by section 137 of title I of division C of Public Law 105-
277 (112 Stat. 2681-597): Provided further, That 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 further, 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: Provided further,
That for an additional amount for ``Corps of Engineers--Civil, 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), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That 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: Provided
further, That these amounts for these specific purposes are designated
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 502 of
H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2004: Provided further, That this paragraph shall be effective
immediately upon the enactment of this Act.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2004''.
Passed the House of Representatives July 9, 2003.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 11, 2003.
Attest:
EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
Secretary.