[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2985 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
June 30, 2005.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
2985) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Legislative
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other
purposes.'', do pass with the following
AMENDMENTS:
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TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the
Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President
Pro Tempore emeritus, $15,000; 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, $195,000.
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, $147,120,000, 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, $2,181,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $582,000.
office of the president pro tempore emeritus
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $290,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,340,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,644,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $13,758,000.
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, $1,470,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,940,000.
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, $728,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,524,000 for each such committee; in all,
$3,048,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $354,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $20,866,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $56,700,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,584,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $37,105,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $5,437,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,306,000.
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, $119,637,000.
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,
$1,980,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $142,000,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2010.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $17,000,000, 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,
$350,000,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions
Sec. 1. Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices of Senators.
Effective on and after October 1, 2005, 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, 2005, increased by an additional $50,000
each.
Sec. 2. Consultants. With respect to fiscal year 2006, the first
sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977
(2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) shall be applied by substituting ``nine individual
consultants'' for ``eight individual consultants''.
Sec. 3. United States Senate Collection. Section 316 of Public Law
101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence of subsection
(a) by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2006''.
Sec. 4. Senate Commission on Art. Section 3(c)(2) of Public Law
108-83 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``and for any
purposes'' through the period and inserting ``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(a)), and for
expenditures, not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for meals and
refreshments in Capitol facilities in connection with official
activities of the Commission or other authorized programs or
activities.''.
Sec. 5. Absences. Section 40 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 39)
is amended by--
(1) striking ``Secretary of the Senate and the'';
(2) striking ``, respectively, shall'' and inserting
``shall'';
(3) striking ``Senate or''; and
(4) striking ``, respectively, unless'' and inserting ``,
unless''.
Sec. 6. Modification of Certain Consultant Requirement. Section
10(a)(5) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C.
72d) is amended by inserting ``, except that any approval (and related
reporting requirement) shall not apply'' after ``May 14, 1975''.
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Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $4,098,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ
more than 58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two
additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more
than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the
Capitol Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the
statements for the first session of the 109th 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, professional liability
insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $222,600,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
General Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $42,000,000, 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 2005 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
2006 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. Capitol Police and Transfer of Library of Congress
Police. (a) Limitation On Certain Hiring Authority of Capitol Police.--
Section 1006(b)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004
(Public Law 108-83; 117 Stat. 1023), as amended by section 1002 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public
Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3179), is further amended by adding after
subparagraph (D), the following:
``(E) Limitation for fiscal year 2006.--During
fiscal year 2006, the number of individuals hired under
this subsection may not exceed--
``(i) the number of Library of Congress
Police employees who separated from service or
transferred to a position other than a Library
of Congress Police employee position during
fiscal year 2005 for whom a corresponding hire
was not made under this subsection; and
``(ii) the number of Library of Congress
Police employees who separate from service or
transfer to a position other than a Library of
Congress Police employee position during fiscal
year 2006.''.
(b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Memorandum of Understanding
between the Library of Congress and the Capitol Police entered into on
December 12, 2004, shall remain in effect through fiscal year 2006,
subject to such modifications as may be made in accordance with the
modification and dispute resolution provisions of the Memorandum of
Understanding.
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), $3,112,000, of which $780,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2007: 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, $35,853,000.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1100. Waiver of Certain Claims. Section 5584(g) of title 5,
United States Code, (relating to the definition of an agency) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as a paragraph (7);
(2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
``(6) the Congressional Budget Office; and''; and
(4) in the last sentence, by striking ``paragraph (6)'' and
inserting ``paragraph (7)''.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
General Administration
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in
connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle, $76,522,000.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation
of the Capitol, $25,380,000, of which $10,055,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2010.
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, $7,061,000.
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, $67,004,000, of which $15,745,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2010.
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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, $58,817,000, of which $1,600,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not more than $6,500,000 of
the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2006.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$70,948,000, of which $42,950,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2010.
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,
$10,031,000.
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, $7,633,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for construction of the National
Garden: Provided further, That of the amount made available under this
heading, the Architect may obligate and expend such sums as may be
necessary for the maintenance, care, and operation of the National
Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the
Architect or a duly authorized designee.
Capitol Visitor Center
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project,
$41,900,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition,
$2,300,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation costs: Provided, That
the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which
are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an
obligation plan approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1201. Executive Director of the Capitol Visitor Center. The
Architect of the Capitol may appoint an Executive Director of the
Capitol Visitor Center whose annual rate of pay shall be determined by
the Architect of the Capitol and shall not exceed $1,500 less than the
annual rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation
and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the
Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to
the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $397,285,000, of which
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 2006, 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 2006 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 $6,350,000:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $13,972,000
shall remain available until expended for the partial 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, $4,000,000
shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and
school curricula program under section 1305 of this Act: Provided
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $600,000 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 $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, $12,085,000
shall remain available until expended for partial support of the
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall be used to provide a
grant to the Middle Eastern Text Initiative for translation and
publishing of middle eastern text: Provided further, That no funds made
available under this heading may be expended inconsistently with the
provisions and intent of section 1006 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-83), as amended, and the
memorandum of understanding between the Library of Congress and the
Capitol Police entered into on December 12, 2004.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office and the new
Copyright Royalty Judges program, $57,322,000, of which not more than
$30,481,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2006
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 $4,141,000 shall be derived from collections during
fiscal year 2006 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), 1005, and
1316 of such title: Provided further, That the total amount available
for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are
less than $34,622,000: 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, $101,755,000: 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), $64,172,000, of which
$25,667,000 shall remain available until expended and of which $800,000
shall be available to the Librarian of Congress to pay
telecommunications costs for eligible readers to have interstate toll
free access to electronic editions of periodicals and newspapers,
disseminated in specialized audio and electronic text formats from a
multi-State nonprofit source which obtains content from publishers for
free distribution to blind and physically handicapped readers in a
minimum of 20 States.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1301. 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. 1302. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) In
General.--For fiscal year 2006, the obligational authority of the
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may
not exceed $109,943,000.
(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 2006, 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. 1303. National Digital Information Infrastructure and
Preservation Program. The Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001
(enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat.
2763A-194) is amended in the first proviso under the subheading
``Salaries and Expenses'' under the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' in
chapter 9 of division A by adding at the end ``, except that an amount
not to exceed $25,000,000 of such additional $75,000,000 shall remain
available until expended and may be used for competitive grants to
State governmental entities, without regard to any matching
contribution requirement, to work cooperatively to collect and preserve
at-risk digital State and local government information''.
Sec. 1304. United States Diplomatic Facilities. Funds made
available for the Library of Congress under this Act are available for
transfer to the Department of State as remittance for a fee charged by
the Department for fiscal year 2006 for the maintenance, upgrade, or
construction of United States diplomatic facilities only to the extent
that the amount of the fee so charged is equal to or less than the
unreimbursed value of the services provided during fiscal year 2006 to
the Library of Congress on State Department diplomatic facilities.
Sec. 1305. Incorporation of Digital Collections Into School
Curricula. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Library
of Congress Digital Collections and School Curricula Act of 2005''.
(b) Program.--The Librarian of Congress shall administer a program
to teach educators and librarians how to incorporate the digital
collections of the Library of Congress into school curricula.
(c) Educational Consortium.--In administering the program under
this section, the Librarian of Congress may--
(1) establish an educational consortium to support the
program; and
(2) make funds appropriated for the program available to
consortium members, educational institutions, and libraries.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this section for
fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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, $88,090,000: 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, $33,837,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial
sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 to
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for
similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the
Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes
of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund,
$5,000,000 for workforce retraining: Provided, That the Government
Printing Office may make such expenditures, within the limits of funds
available and in accordance with 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 further, 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 2,621 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:
Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may be expended from the
revolving fund in support of the activities of the Benjamin Franklin
Tercentenary Commission established by Public Law 107-202.
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 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, $484,383,000: Provided, That not more than
$5,104,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2006: Provided
further, That not more than $2,061,000 of reimbursements received under
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for
use in fiscal year 2006: 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.
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.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
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Sec. 209. Compensation Limitation. Legislative branch
appropriations are not available to pay the salary of any officer or
employee to the extent that the aggregate amount of compensation
(including base salary, awards, bonus incentives, excluding in-kind
compensation) exceeds the annual rate for a Senator or Member unless
the applicable entity head has certified that the entity has a
performance appraisal system which (as designed and applied) makes
meaningful distinctions based on relative performance consistent with
the criteria established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5307(d)(3)(A). Each
entity head shall recertify its performance appraisal system (bi-
annually in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5307(d)(3)(B)). Entities with such
certified appraisal systems may pay total annual compensation up to the
amounts Executive branch personnel subject to certified performance
appraisal systems may receive.
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line 12.
Attest:
Secretary.
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2985
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AMENDMENTS