[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3229 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3229

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the seventh day of January, two thousand and three


                                 An Act


 
To amend title 44, United States Code, to transfer to the Public Printer 
the authority over the individuals responsible for preparing indexes of 
            the Congressional Record, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER TO PUBLIC PRINTER OF AUTHORITY OVER INDIVIDUALS 
              RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING CONGRESSIONAL RECORD INDEXES.

    (a) In General.--Section 902 of title 44, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 902. Congressional Record: Indexes

    ``The Public Printer shall prepare the semimonthly and the session 
index to the Congressional Record. The Joint Committee on Printing 
shall direct the form and manner of its publication and 
distribution.''.
    (b) Transition Rule for Current Employees.--
        (1) In general.--Any individual who is an employee of the 
    Congressional Record Index Office as of the effective date of this 
    Act shall be transferred to the Government Printing Office, subject 
    to the provisions of this title governing the selection and 
    appointment of employees of the Government Printing Office and any 
    applicable regulations.
        (2) Treatment of accrued leave.--Any annual and sick leave 
    accrued by such an individual prior to such date shall be 
    transferred and made available to the individual as an employee of 
    the Government Printing Office, subject to applicable regulations 
    of the Government Printing Office governing the use of such leave.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2003 (or, if 
later, the first day of the first month which begins after the date of 
the enactment of this Act).

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.