[House Hearing, 106 Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



 
                   LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

                                FOR 2000

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                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
                              FIRST SESSION
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                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
               CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina, Chairman
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee               ED PASTOR, Arizona
 JERRY LEWIS, California            JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 KAY GRANGER, Texas                 STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania     

 NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, 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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         Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations
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                     U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
 53-880                     WASHINGTON : 1999



                        COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                         DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
 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                    STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 TOM DeLAY, Texas                           ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                         MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 RON PACKARD, California                    NANCY PELOSI, California
 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama                    PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York                   NITA M. LOWEY, New York
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina          JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio                      ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma            JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 HENRY BONILLA, Texas                       JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan                  ED PASTOR, Arizona
 DAN MILLER, Florida                        CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
 JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                       DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia                     CHET EDWARDS, Texas
 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey        ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., 
 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi                  Alabama
 MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York                JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,                 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
Washington                                  LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,                 SAM FARR, California
California                                  JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                        CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                       ALLEN BOYD, Florida
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa
 ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama
 JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
 JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire
 KAY GRANGER, Texas
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania     
                                    

                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director

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                            C O N T E N T S

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Comparative statement of new budget (obligational) authority for 
  1999 and the budget estimates for 2000.........................     1

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        House of Representatives

Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress.....    21
Salaries and Expenses............................................    25
    House leadership offices.....................................    28
    Members' representational allowances.........................    83
    Committee employees..........................................    87
    Salaries, officers and employees.............................    95
        Office of the Clerk......................................    95
        Office of the Sergeant at Arms...........................    99
        Office of the Chief Administrative Officer...............   103
        House Information Resources..............................   111
        Other offices and employees..............................   138
    Allowances and Expenses......................................   180
    House Child Care Center......................................   200

                              Joint Items

Joint Economic Committee.........................................   205
Joint Committee on Taxation......................................   211
Office of the Attending Physician................................   243
Capitol Police Board.............................................   247
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office................   279
Statements of Appropriations.....................................   283

                          Office of Compliance

Salaries and Expenses............................................   287

                      Congressional Budget Office

Salaries and Expenses............................................   313

                        Architect of the Capitol

Summary..........................................................   400
General Statement................................................   385
Capitol Buildings and Grounds:
    Capitol buildings, salaries and expenses.....................   404
    Capitol grounds..............................................   504
    Senate Office Buildings......................................   537
    House Office Buildings.......................................   598
    Capitol Power Plant..........................................   653
Library Buildings and Grounds....................................   689
Botantic Garden..................................................   736
Congressional Cemetery...........................................   763
Capitol Visitor Center...........................................   772

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                          Library of Congress

                     Congressional Research Service

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Salaries and expenses............................................   992

                       Government Printing Office

Congressional printing and binding...............................  1111

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             Botanic Garden

Salaries and expenses............................................   736

                          Library of Congress

Introductory Statement...........................................   784
Summary tables...................................................   828
Salaries and expenses............................................   838
Copyright Office, salaries and expenses..........................   957
Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and 
  expenses.......................................................  1007
Furniture and furnishings........................................  1019
Administrative provisions........................................  1030
Reimbursable programs............................................  1033
Appropriated gift and trust funds--joint projects................  1039
Revolving funds..................................................  1090
Capitol Improvement Projects through the Architect of the Capitol  1094

                        Architect of the Capitol

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

Structural and mechanical care...................................   689

                       Government Printing Office

Summary table....................................................  1104
Office of Superintendent of Documents, salaries and expenses.....  1128
Revolving fund...................................................  1147
Statistics.......................................................  1166

                       General Accounting Office

Salaries and expenses............................................  1169

                           General Provisions

Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council....................  1297
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