[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3229 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 3229


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 14, 2003

                                Received

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                                 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).

            Passed the House of Representatives October 7, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.