[House Hearing, 105 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


[House Committee on Appropriations]
[Legislative Branch Appropriations for 1999]
[Part 1]
 
                   LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

                                FOR 1999

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                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION
                                ________

                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE

                   JAMES T. WALSH, New York, Chairman
 C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida         JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,        VIC FAZIO, California 
California
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee               MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa                   

 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Livingston, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

                   Edward E. Lombard, Staff Assistant
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                                 PART 1

                  JUSTIFICATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES

                              

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                        COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, Chairman

 JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania       DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
 C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida            SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois
 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                   LOUIS STOKES, Ohio
 JERRY LEWIS, California              JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois         NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky              MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
 JOE SKEEN, New Mexico                JULIAN C. DIXON, California
 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia              VIC FAZIO, California
 TOM DeLAY, Texas                     W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                   STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 RON PACKARD, California              ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama              MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York             DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina    NANCY PELOSI, California
 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio                PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma      ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California
 HENRY BONILLA, Texas                 NITA M. LOWEY, New York
 JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 DAN MILLER, Florida                  ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                 JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia               JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 MIKE PARKER, Mississippi             ED PASTOR, Arizona
 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey  CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi         DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
 MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York          CHET EDWARDS, Texas
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,           ROBERT E. CRAMER, Jr., Alabama
Washington
 MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, California
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa
 ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama 

                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director

                                  (ii)


                            C O N T E N T S

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Comparative statement of new budget (obligational) authority for 
  1998 and the budget estimates for 1999.........................     1

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        House of Representatives

Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress.....    20
Salaries and Expenses............................................    24
    House leadership offices.....................................    27
    Members' representational allowances.........................    74
    Committee employees..........................................    79
    Salaries, officers and employees.............................    87
        Office of the Clerk......................................    87
        Office of the Sergeant at Arms...........................    92
        Office of the Chief Administrative Officer...............    96
        House Information Resources..............................   105
        Other offices and employees..............................   156
    Allowances and Expenses......................................   198

                              Joint Items

Joint Economic Committee.........................................   221
Joint Committee on Printing......................................   227
Joint Committee on Taxation......................................   257
Office of the Attending Physician................................   297
Capitol Police Board.............................................   301
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office................   330
Statements of Appropriations.....................................   334

                          Office of Compliance

Salaries and Expenses............................................   338

                      Congressional Budget Office

Salaries and Expenses............................................   364

                        Architect of the Capitol

Summary..........................................................   455
General Statement................................................   443
Capitol Buildings and Grounds:
    Capitol buildings, salaries and expenses.....................   459
    Capitol grounds..............................................   542
    Senate Office Buildings......................................   575
    House Office Buildings.......................................   629
    Capitol Power Plant..........................................   677
Library Buildings and Grounds....................................   714
Botanic Garden...................................................   762

                          Library of Congress

                     Congressional Research Service

Salaries and expenses............................................   987

                       Government Printing Office

Congressional printing and binding...............................  1116

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             Botanic Garden

Salaries and expenses............................................   762

                          Library of Congress

Summary tables...................................................   823
Salaries and expenses............................................   837
Copyright Office, salaries and expenses..........................   950
Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and 
  expenses.......................................................  1002
Furniture and furnishings........................................  1016
Administrative provisions........................................  1026
Reimbursable programs............................................  1028
Appropriated gift and trust funds--joint projects................  1035
Revolving funds..................................................  1088

                        Architect of the Capitol

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

Structural and mechanical care...................................   714

                       Government Printing Office

Summary table....................................................  1109
Office of Superintendent of Documents, salaries and expenses.....  1134
Revolving fund...................................................  1158
Statistics.......................................................  1180

                       General Accounting Office

Salaries and expenses............................................  1183

                           General Provisions

Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council....................  1296



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