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                   LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

                                FOR 2003

_______________________________________________________________________

                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                      ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS
                             SECOND SESSION
                                ________
                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE
               CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina, Chairman
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 JERRY LEWIS, California             STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 RAY LaHOOD, Illinois                MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio      
 DON SHERWOOD, 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.
                  Elizabeth C. Dawson, Staff Assistant
                                ________
                                 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
 77-842                     WASHINGTON : 2002




                     COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                   C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

 RALPH REGULA, Ohio                  DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
 JERRY LEWIS, California             JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
 HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky             NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
 JOE SKEEN, New Mexico               MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
 FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia             STENY H. HOYER, Maryland
 TOM DeLAY, Texas                    ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia
 JIM KOLBE, Arizona                  MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio
 SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama             NANCY PELOSI, California
 JAMES T. WALSH, New York            PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
 CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina   NITA M. LOWEY, New York
 DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio               JOSE E. SERRANO, New York
 ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma     ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut
 HENRY BONILLA, Texas                JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
 JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan           JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts
 DAN MILLER, Florida                 ED PASTOR, Arizona
 JACK KINGSTON, Georgia              CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida
 RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
 ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi        CHET EDWARDS, Texas
 GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr.,          ROBERT E. ``BUD'' CRAMER, Jr., 
Washington                           Alabama
 RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM,          PATRICK J. KENNEDY, Rhode Island
California                           JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
 TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                 MAURICE D. HINCHEY, New York
 ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California
 TOM LATHAM, Iowa                    SAM FARR, California
 ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky           JESSE L. JACKSON, Jr., Illinois
 ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama         CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan
 JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri            ALLEN BOYD, Florida
 JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire       CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
 KAY GRANGER, Texas                  STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey    
 JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
 JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
 RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
 JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
 DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
 DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
   
 VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., Virginia     
   
                 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 
  2002 and the budget estimates for 2003.........................     1


                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        House of Representatives

Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress.....    15
Salaries and Expenses............................................    19
    House leadership offices.....................................    22
    Members' representational allowances.........................    85
    Committee employees..........................................    90
    Salaries, officers and employees.............................    98
        Office of the Clerk......................................    98
        Office of the Sergeant at Arms...........................   103
        Office of the Chief Administrative Officer...............   107
        House Information Resources..............................   113
        Other officers and employees.............................   129
    Allowances and Expenses......................................   175
    House Child Care Center......................................   195

                              Joint Items

Joint Economic Committee.........................................   199
Joint Committee on Taxation......................................   205
Office of the Attending Physician................................   237
Capitol Police Board.............................................   241
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office................   263
Statements of Appropriations.....................................   267

                          Office of Compliance

Salaries and Expenses............................................   271

                      Congressional Budget Office

Salaries and Expenses............................................   301

                        Architect of the Capitol

General Statement................................................   405
General Administration...........................................   422
Capitol buildings................................................   474
Capitol grounds..................................................   506
Senate Office Buildings..........................................   530
House Office Buildings...........................................   559
Capitol Power Plant..............................................   587
Library Buildings and Grounds....................................   613
Botantic Garden..................................................   641
Congressional Cemetery...........................................   667
Capitol Visitor Center...........................................   674

                          Library of Congress
                     Congressional Research Service

Salaries and expenses............................................   821

                       Government Printing Office

Congressional printing and binding...............................   902


                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             Botanic Garden

Salaries and expenses............................................   641

                          Library of Congress

Introductory Statement...........................................   688
Summary tables...................................................   695
Salaries and expenses............................................   709
Copyright Office, salaries and expenses..........................   799
Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and 
  expenses.......................................................   841
Furniture and furnishings........................................   852
Administrative provisions........................................   706
Reimbursable programs............................................   861
Appropriated gift and trust funds--joint projects................   881
Revolving funds..................................................   867
Capitol Improvement Projects through the Architect of the Capitol   891

                        Architect of the Capitol

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

Structural and mechanical care...................................   613

                        Architect of the Capitol

Congressional Cemetery...........................................   667
Capitol Visitor Center...........................................   674

                       Government Printing Office

Summary table....................................................   901
Office of Superintendent of Documents, salaries and expenses.....   919
Revolving fund...................................................   934
Statistics.......................................................   954

                       General Accounting Office

Salaries and expenses............................................   957

                 Russian Leadership Development Center

Payment to the Russian Leadership Development Center Trust Fund..  1177

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council....................  1183





      COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 2002 AND THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR 2003
                                            [In thousands of dollars]
                 [Excludes Senate items and items under Architect of the Capitol for the Senate]
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                                                                   FY 2002        \1\ FY 2003      Request vs.
                                                                   enacted       budget request      enacted
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 
 Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
 
Gratuities, deceased Members.................................             145   ...............            -145
 
                    Salaries and Expenses
 
                   House Leadership Offices
 
Office of the Speaker........................................           1,866            1,979             +113
Office of the Majority Floor Leader..........................           1,830            1,899              +69
Office of the Minority Floor Leader..........................           2,224            2,309              +85
Office of the Majority Whip..................................           1,562            1,624              +62
Office of the Minority Whip..................................           1,168            1,214              +46
Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities............             431              446              +15
Republican Steering Committee................................             806              834              +28
Republican Conference........................................           1,342            1,397              +55
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.....................           1,435            1,490              +55
Democratic Caucus............................................             713              741              +28
Nine minority employees......................................           1,293            1,337              +44
Training and Program Development:
    Majority.................................................             290              290   ...............
    Minority.................................................             290              290   ...............
Cloakroom Personnel:
    Majority.................................................             330              340              +10
    Minority.................................................             330              340              +10
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, House Leadership Offices.....................          15,910           16,530             +620
 
Members' Representational Allowances Including Members' Clerk
    Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail
 
Expenses.....................................................         479,472          483,536           +4,064
 
                     Committee Employees
 
Standing Committees, Special and Select (except                       104,514          108,741           +4,227
 Appropriations).............................................
Committee on Appropriations (including studies and                     23,002           24,200           +1,198
 investigations).............................................
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Committee employees..........................         127,516          132,941           +5,425
 
               Salaries, Officers and Employees
 
Office of the Clerk..........................................          15,408           17,530           +2,122
Office of the Sergeant at Arms...............................           4,139            4,732             +593
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer...................          67,495           99,863          +32,368
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund .
        (P. L. 107-117)......................................          41,712   ...............         -41.712
Office of Inspector General..................................           3,756            3,947             +191
Office for Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations...  ...............           2,603           +2,603
Office of General Counsel....................................             894              894   ...............
Office of the Chaplain.......................................             144              149               +5
Office of the Parliamentarian................................           1,344            1,464             +120
    Office of the Parliamentarian............................          (1,168)          (1,279)           (+111)
    Compilation of precedents of the House of Representatives            (176)            (185)             (+9)
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House..............           2,107            2,168              +61
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House...............           5,456            5,852             +396
Corrections Calendar Office..................................             883              915              +32
Other authorized employees...................................             140              146               +6
    Technical Assistants, Office of the Attending Physician..            (140)            (146)             (+6)
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Salaries, Officers and Employees.............         143,478          140,263           -3,215
 
                   Allowances and Expenses
 
Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort              3,379            3,384               +5
 claims......................................................
Official mail for committees, leadership offices, and                     410              410   ...............
 administrative offices of the House.........................
Government contributions.....................................         152,957          171,804          +18,847
Miscellaneous items..........................................             690              690   ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Allowances and expenses......................         157,436          176,288          +18,852
Undistributed reduction......................................          -4,050   ...............          +4,050
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, salaries and expenses...........................         919,762          949,558          +29,796
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, House of Representatives........................         919,907          949,558          +29,651
 
                         JOINT ITEMS
 
Joint Economic Committee.....................................           3,424            3,658             +234
Joint Committee on Taxation..................................           6,733            7,323             +590
 
              Office of the Attending Physician
 
Medical supplies, equipment, expenses, and allowances........           1,865            1,947              +82
 
                     Capitol Police Board
 
                        Capitol Police
 
Salaries:
    Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives.........          55,239   ...............         -55,239
    Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate............          57,805   ...............         -57,805
    Capitol Police Board \2\.................................  ...............         184,421         +184,421
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, salaries.....................................         113,044          184,421          +71,377
 
General expenses.............................................          13,146           28,100          +14,954
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund
      (P. L. 107-117)........................................          31,000   ...............         -31,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General expenses.............................          44,146           28,100          -16,046
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, Capitol Police..................................         157,190          212,521          +55,331
 
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office............           2,512            3,035             +523
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund               350   ...............            -350
     (P.L. 107-117)..........................................
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Capitol Guide Service and Special Services                 2,862            3,035             +173
       Office................................................
 
Statements of Appropriations.................................              30               30   ...............
 
      Total, Joint items.....................................         172,104          228,514          +56,410
                                                              ==================================================
                     OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
 
Salaries and expenses........................................           2,059            2,224             +165
 
                 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
 
Salaries and expenses........................................          30,780           32,390           +1,610
 
                   ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
 
                Capitol Buildings and Grounds
 
General administration, salaries and expenses................          51,371           63,951          +12,580
Capitol buildings............................................          15,194           46,789          +31,595
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund           106,304   ...............        -106,304
     (P.L. 107-117)..........................................
Capitol grounds..............................................           6,009            7,711           +1,702
House office buildings.......................................          54,006           46,250           -7,756
Capitol Power Plant..........................................          56,983          148,003          +91,020
    Offsetting collections...................................          -4,400           -4,400   ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Net subtotal, Capitol Power Plant......................          52,583          143,603          +91,020
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, Architect of the Capitol........................         285,467          308,304          +22,837
 
                     LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 
                Congressional Research Service
 
Salaries and expenses........................................          81,454           87,646           +6,192
 
                  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
 
Congressional printing and binding...........................          81,000           90,143           +9,143
 
           UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 
Grant--By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response               1,000   ...............          -1,000
 Fund (P.L. 107-117).........................................
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, title I, Congressional Operations...............       1,573,771        1,698,779         +125,008
 
                   TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
 
                        BOTANIC GARDEN
 
Salaries and expenses........................................           5,646            5,361             -285
                                                              ==================================================
                     LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
 
Salaries and expenses........................................         306,692          357,121          +50,429
    Authority to spend receipts..............................          -6,850           -6,850   ...............
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund            29,615   ...............         -29,615
     (P.L. 107-117)..........................................
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Salaries and expenses........................         329,457          350,271          +20,814
Copyright Office, salaries and expenses......................          40,896           44,321           +3,425
    Authority to spend receipts..............................         -27,864          -29,715           -1,851
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Copyright Office.............................          13,032           14,606           +1,574
Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and           49,788           51,020           +1,232
 expenses....................................................
Furniture and furnishings....................................           7,932            8,003              +71
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, Library of Congress (except CRS)................         400,209          423,900          +23,691
 
                   ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
 
Capitol Visitors Center......................................          70,000   ...............         -70,000
Congressional Cemetery.......................................           1,250   ...............          -1,250
 
                Library Buildings and Grounds
 
Structural and mechanical care...............................          21,753           26,880           +5,127
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Architect of the Capitol........................          93,003           26,880          -66,123
 
                  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
 
            Office of Superintendent of Documents
 
Salaries and expenses........................................          29,639           32,302           +2,663
 
          Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
 
By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund
  (P.L. 107-117).............................................           4,000   ...............          -4,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, Government Printing Office......................          33,639           32,302           -1,337
 
                  GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
 
Salaries and expenses........................................         424,345          457,802          +33,457
    Offsetting collections...................................          -2,501           -3,000             -499
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund             7,600   ...............          -7,600
     (P.L. 107-117)..........................................
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, General Accounting Office.......................         429,444          454,802          +25,358
 
          CENTER FOR RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
 
Payment to the Russian Leadership Development Center Trust              8,000           10,000           +2,000
 Fund........................................................
                                                              ==================================================
      Total, title II, Other agencies........................         969,941          953,245          -16,696
                                                              ==================================================
      Grand total............................................       2,543,712        2,652,024         +108,312
                                                              ==================================================
 
 
 
 
              TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
 
House of Representatives.....................................         919,907          949,558          +29,651
Joint Items..................................................         172,104          228,514          +56,410
Office of Compliance.........................................           2,059            2,224             +165
Congressional Budget Office..................................          30,780           32,390           +1,610
Architect of the Capitol.....................................         285,467          308,304          +22,837
Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service..........          81,454           87,646           +6,192
Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing                81,000           90,143           +9,143
 Office......................................................
United States Historical Society Grant.......................           1,000   ...............          -1,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Congressional operations...............       1,573,771        1,698,779         +125,008
                                                              ==================================================
                   TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
 
Botanic Garden...............................................           5,646            5,361             -285
Library of Congress (except CRS).............................         400,209          423,900          +23,691
Architect of the Capitol.....................................          93,003           26,880          -66,123
Government Printing Office (except congressional printing and          33,639           32,302           -1,337
 binding)....................................................
General Accounting Office....................................         429,444          454,802          +25,358
Center for Russian Leadership Development....................           8,000           10,000           +2,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II, Other agencies........................         969,941          953,245          -16,696
                                                              ==================================================
      Grand total............................................       2,543,712        2,652,024         +108,312
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\1\ The amount requested for FY 2003 by the agencies of the Legislative Branch, as reflected in this table, have
  been adjusted from the amounts requested in the President's FY 2003 Budget. The requested amounts for accruing
  costs of retirement and health benefits has been reduced from the individual budget request as follows:
 


House of Representatives:
    Government Contributions............................     $36,947,000
Capitol Police Board....................................       7,779,000
Office of Compliance....................................          64,580
Congressional Budget Office.............................       1,430,000
Architect of the Capitol:
    General Administration..............................       5,159,000
    Capitol Buildings...................................         921,000
    Capitol Grounds.....................................         558,000
    House Office Buildings..............................       3,674,000
    Capitol Power Plant.................................         933,000
    Library Buildings and Grounds.......................       1,352,000
    Botanic Garden......................................         405,000
Library of Congress:
    Salaries and Expenses...............................      16,463,000
    Copyright Office....................................       2,556,000
    Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped......         722,000
    Congressional Research Service......................       4,812,000
Government Printing Office:
    Congressional Printing and Binding..................       5,129,000
    Office of Superintendent of Documents...............       1,771,000
General Accounting Office...............................      21,283,000
                                                         ---------------
      Total.............................................     111,958,580
 
 
\2\ Pending budget amendment.




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