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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4454, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1995

  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following conference report and statement on 
the bill (H.R. 4454) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 103-567)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments for the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4454) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 24 and 
     31.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 
     10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 27, 28, and 29, 
     and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $60,084,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 21:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $12,483,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $3,441,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the amount proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $4,293; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 26:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 207. Section 207(a) of the Legislative Appropriations 
     Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-392) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by inserting after ``as certified 
     by the Public Printer,'' the following: ``if the work is 
     included in a class of work which''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) As used in this section, the term `printing' includes 
     the processes of composition, platemaking, presswork, 
     duplicating, silk screen processes, binding, microform, and 
     the end items of such processes.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 310. Upon enactment of this Act, $2,015,000 is made 
     available under the headings ``Architect of the Capitol, 
     Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Buildings'' to remain 
     available until expended for all necessary expenses relating 
     to he purchase and installation of x-ray machines and 
     magnetometers: Provided, That the cost limitation for 
     security installations, which are approved by the Capitol 
     Police Board, authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 550, 
     Ninety-Second Congress, agreed to September 19, 1972, is 
     hereby further increased by $2,015,000: Provided further, 
     That the amount made available shall be derived by transfer 
     from the funds appropriated to the Clerk of the House in the 
     Fiscal year 1986 Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     Public Law 99-349, and subsequently transferred to the 
     Architect of the Capitol pursuant to the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-458, for Capitol 
     Complex Security Enhancements.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the section number proposed by said amendment 
     insert: 311; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 312. Architect of the Capitol Human Resources 
     Program.--(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act''.
       (b) Finding and Purpose.--
       (1) Finding.--The Congress finds that the Office of the 
     Architect of the Capitol should develop human resources 
     management programs that are consistent with the practices 
     common among other Federal and private sector organizations.
       (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to require 
     the Architect of the Capitol to establish and maintain a 
     personnel management system that incorporates fundamental 
     principles that exist in other modern personnel systems.
       (c) Personnel Management System.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Architect of the Capitol shall 
     establish and maintain a personnel management system.
       (2) Requirements.--The personnel management system shall at 
     a minimum include the following:
       (A) A system which ensures that applicants for employment 
     and employees of the Architect of the Capitol are appointed, 
     promoted, and assigned on the basis of merit and fitness 
     after fair and equitable consideration of all applicants and 
     employees through open competition.
       (B) An equal employment opportunity program which includes 
     an affirmative employment program for employees and 
     applicants for employment, and procedures for monitoring 
     progress by the Architect of the Capitol in ensuring a 
     workforce reflective of the diverse labor force.
       (C) A system for the classification of positions which 
     takes into account the difficulty, responsibility, and 
     qualification requirements of the work performed, and which 
     conforms to the principle of equal pay for substantially 
     equal work.
       (D) A program for the training of Architect of the Capitol 
     employees which has among its goals improved employee 
     performance and opportunities for employee advancement.
       (E) A formal performance appraisal system which will permit 
     the accurate evaluation of job performance on the basis of 
     objective criteria for all Architect of the Capitol 
     employees.
       (F) A fair and equitable system to address unacceptable 
     conduct and performance by Architect of the Capitol 
     employees, including a general statement of violations, 
     sanctions, and procedures which shall be made known to all 
     employees, and a formal grievance procedure.
       (G) A program to provide services to deal with mental 
     health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other employee 
     problems, and which ensures employee confidentiality.
       (H) A formal policy statement regarding the use and accrual 
     of sick and annual leave which shall be made known to all 
     employees, and which is consistent with the other 
     requirements of this section.
       (d) Implementation of Personnel Management System.--
       (1) Development of plan.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     shall--
       (A) develop a plan for the establishment and maintenance of 
     a personnel management system designed to achieve the 
     requirements of subsection (c);
       (B) submit the plan to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the House Office Building Commission, the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
     Joint Committee on the Library, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (C) implement the plan not later than 90 days after the 
     plan is submitted to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, the House Office Building Commission, the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
     Joint Committee on the Library, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, as specified in subparagraph (B).
       (2) Evaluation and reporting.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     shall develop a system of oversight and evaluation to ensure 
     that the personnel management system of the Architect of the 
     Capitol achieves the requirements of subsection (c) and 
     complies with all other relevant laws, rules and regulations. 
     The Architect of the Capitol shall report to the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives, the House Office Building 
     Commission, the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
     Senate, and the Joint Committee on the Library on an annual 
     basis the results of its evaluation under this subsection.
       (3) Application of laws.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to alter or supersede any other provision of law 
     otherwise applicable to the Architect of the Capitol or its 
     employees, unless expressly provided in this section.
       (e) Discrimination Complaint Processing.--
       (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``employee of the Architect of the Capitol'' 
     or ``employee'' means--
       (i) any employee of the Architect of the Capitol, the 
     Botanic Garden, or the Senate Restaurants;
       (ii) any applicant for a position that is to be occupied by 
     an individual described in clause (i); or
       (iii) within 180 days after the termination of employment 
     with the Architect of the Capitol, any individual who was 
     formerly an employee described in clause (i) and whose claim 
     of a violation arises out of the individual's employment with 
     the Architect of the Capitol.
       (B) The term ``violation'' means a practice that violates 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the terms ``employee 
     of the Architect of the Capitol'' and ``employee'' do not 
     include any individual referred to in clause (i), (ii), or 
     (iii) of such subparagraph who is a House of Representatives 
     garage or parking lot attendant (including the 
     Superintendent), with respect to whom supervision and all 
     other employee-related matters are transferred to the 
     Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives pursuant to 
     direction of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives in House Report 103-517 of the One Hundred 
     Third Congress.
       (2) Discriminatory practices prohibited.--
       (A) In general.--All personnel actions affecting employees 
     of the Architect of the Capitol shall be made free from any 
     discrimination based on--
       (i) race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, within 
     the meaning of section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
     (42 U.S.C. 2000e-16);
       (ii) age, within the meaning of section 15 of the Age 
     Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 633a); or
       (iii) handicap or disability, within the meaning of section 
     501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791) and 
     sections 102 through 104 of the Americans with Disabilities 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12112-14).
       (B) Intimidation prohibited.--Any intimidation of, or 
     reprisal against, any employee by the Architect of the 
     Capitol, or by any employee of the Architect of the Capitol, 
     because of the exercise of a right under this section 
     constitutes an unlawful employment practice, which may be 
     remedied in the same manner as are other violations described 
     in subparagraph (A).
     (3) Procedure for consideration of alleged violations.--
       (A) Any employee of the Architect of the Capitol alleging a 
     violation of paragraph (2) may file a charge with the General 
     Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board in accordance with 
     the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 
     U.S.C. 751-55). Such a charge may be filed only after the 
     employee has filed a complaint with the Architect of the 
     Capitol in accordance with requirements prescribed by the 
     Architect of the Capitol and has exhausted all remedies 
     pursuant to such requirements.
       (B) The Architect of the Capitol shall carry out any action 
     within its authority that the Board orders under section 4 of 
     the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (31 
     U.S.C. 753).
       (C) The Architect of the Capitol shall reimburse the 
     General Accounting Office for costs incurred by the Board in 
     considering charges filed under this subsection.
       (4) Amendments to the general accounting office personnel 
     act of 1980.--
       (A) Section 751(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``or of the Architect of the Capitol, 
     the Botanic Garden, or the Senate Restaurants,'' after 
     ``Office''.
       (B) Section 753(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the end of the 
     paragraph;
       (ii) in paragraph (8) by striking the period and 
     inserting``; and''; and
       (iii) by inserting at the end thereof the following:
       ``(9) an action involving discrimination prohibited under 
     section 312(e)(2) of the Architect of the Capitol Human 
     Resources Act.''
       (C) Section 755 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``or (7)'' and inserting 
     ``, (7) or (9)''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by striking ``or applicant for employment'' 
     and inserting ``applicant for employment, or employee of 
     the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, or the 
     Senate Restaurants''; and

       (II) by inserting ``or under section 312(e)(2) of the 
     Architect of the Capitol Human Resources Act'' after ``of 
     this title''.

       (f) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 301(c) of Public Law 102-166 is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking ``or (B)'' in subparagraphs (C) and (D); 
     and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
       (2) Section 305(c) of Public Law 102-166 is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Employees of the Capitol Police.--In the case of an 
     employee who is a member of the Capitol Police, the Director 
     may refer the employee to the Capitol Police Board for 
     resolution of the employee's complaint through the internal 
     grievance procedures of the Capitol Police Board for a 
     specific period of time, which shall not count against the 
     time available for counseling or mediation under this 
     title.''.
       (3) Section 312 of Public Law 102-166 is amended by 
     striking ``or by the Architect of the Capitol, or anyone 
     employed by the Architect of the Capitol,''.
       (4) Section 501(h)(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
     of 1993 is amended by striking ``or (B)''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Vic Fazio,
     James P. Moran,
     David R. Obey,
     John P. Murtha,
     Bob Carr,
     Martin O. Sabo,
     Bill Young,
     Ron Packard,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Joseph M. McDade,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Harry Reid,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patty Murray,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Connie Mack,
     Conrad Burns,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4454) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

       Amendment No. 1: Appropriates $437,580,500 for the 
     operations of the Senate, and contains several administrative 
     provisions, as proposed by the Senate. Inasmuch as the 
     amendment relates solely to the Senate and in accord with 
     long practice under which each body concurs without 
     intervention, the managers on the part of the House, at the 
     request of the mangers on the part of the Senate, have 
     receded to the Senate amendment.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       It is the sense of the conferees that the Committee on 
     House Administration should have authority to utilize the 
     Congressional Management Foundation in any training seminars 
     the Committee on House Administration deems its services 
     might be appropriate.

                          Capitol Police Board


                             Capitol Police

                                Salaries

       Amendment No. 2: Appropriates $69,382,000, including 
     authority for hazardous duty pay differential and a clothing 
     allowance, for the salaries and related personnel expenses of 
     the Capitol Police as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $65,991,000 as proposed by the House. The conferees have 
     agreed to the Senate amendment which deleted the matter 
     contained in the House bill, and which provides $33,463,000 
     to the Sergeant at Arms of the House, to be disbursed by the 
     Clerk of the House, for the salaries and related personnel 
     expenses of the Capitol Police assigned to the House rolls as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $31,833,000 as proposed by 
     the House, and $35,919,000 to the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
     the Senate as proposed by the Senate instead of $34,158,000 
     as proposed by the House. The additional funds are provided 
     for comparability pay purposes in the event the appropriate 
     authorities in House and Senate make such an adjustment in 
     police salary schedules. It has long been the sense of 
     Congress that products of American manufacture be purchased 
     where feasible. The conferees direct the Capitol Police Board 
     to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of utilizing 
     only American-made motorcycles and bicycles and report its 
     findings back to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House and Senate.

                    Office of Technology Assessment


                         Salaries and Expenses

       Amendment No. 3: Appropriates $21,970,000 for salaries and 
     expenses, Office of Technology Assessment as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $21,931,000 as proposed by the House.

                      Congressional Budget Office


                         Salaries and Expenses

       Amendment No. 4: Appropriates $23,188,000 for salaries and 
     expenses, Congressional Budget Office as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $23,133,000 as proposed by the House.

                        Architect of the Capitol


                 Office of the Architect of the Capitol

                                Salaries

       Amendment No. 5: Appropriates $9,103,000 for salaries, 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $8,927,000 as proposed by the House.


                          Contingent Expenses

       Amendment No. 6: Deletes authority contained in House bill 
     for funds to remain available until expended for contingent 
     expenses, Office of the Architect of the Capitol as proposed 
     by the Senate.


                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds

                           Capitol Buildings

       Amendment No. 7: Appropriates $22,797,000 for Capitol 
     buildings as proposed by the Senate instead of $22,340,000 as 
     proposed by the House.


                            Capitol Grounds.

       Amendment No. 8: Appropriates $5,270,000 for Capitol 
     grounds as proposed by the Senate instead of $5,201,000 as 
     proposed by the House.


                        Senate Office Buildings

       Amendment No. 9: Appropriates $47,619,000 for Senate office 
     buildings, of which $7,709,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, as proposed by the Senate, including authority to 
     complete improvements to property acquired pursuant to 
     section 1202 of Public Law 103-50. Inasmuch as the amendment 
     relates solely to the Senate and in accord with long practice 
     under which each body concurs without intervention, the 
     managers on the part of the House, at the request of the 
     managers on the part of the Senate, have receded to the 
     Senate amendment.


                          Capitol Power Plant

       Amendment No. 10: Appropriates $33,437,000 for the Capitol 
     power plant as proposed by Senate instead of $33,342,000 as 
     proposed by the House.

                          Library of Congress


                    congressional research services

                         salaries and expenses

       Amendment No. 11: Appropriates $60,084,000 for salaries and 
     expenses of the Congressional Research Service instead of 
     $58,938,000 as proposed by the House and $60,459,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have allowed $216,000 
     for the COLA differential, $455,000 for locality pay, 
     $200,0000 for data base services, and $275,000 for 
     subscriptions.

                       Government Printing Office


                   congressional printing and binding

       Amendment No. 12: Appropriates $89,724,000 for 
     Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing 
     Office as proposed by the Senate instead of $87,717,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The conferees direct that the Office 
     of Law Revision Counsel and GPO should seek to improve the 
     utility of the CD-ROM version of the cumulative edition of 
     the United States Code, such as inclusion of the parallel 
     reference tables. This is particularly important because the 
     funding request of $1.1 million to provide the traditional 
     paper bound sets to depository libraries has not been 
     provided. The conferees acknowledge that depository library 
     priorities and needs may warrant some flexibility in managing 
     the transition of cost-effective CD-ROM and other electric 
     formats for certain publications. This may require the 
     distribution of paper copies of the Code provided that the 
     cost can be offset by other reductions to ensure that program 
     resources are used most effectively.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             Botanic Garden


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Amendment No. 13: Adds a heading as proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 14: Appropriates $3,230,000 and, in addition, 
     $7,000,000 by transfer to remain available until expended as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $3,182,000 as proposed by 
     the House. The $7,000,000 is provided to begin an extensive 
     renovation of the conservatory and the funds are transferred 
     from funds previously made available without fiscal year 
     limitation under the heading ``Architect of the Capitol''.

                          Library of Congress


                         salaries and expenses

       Amendment No. 15: Provides $210,164,000 for salaries and 
     expenses, Library of Congress as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $207,857,000 as proposed by the House. Funds are 
     provided in the event the Library of Congress police receive 
     a salary adjustment under the terms of the first section of 
     the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the policing of the 
     buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress'', approved 
     August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167), as amended by P.L. 100-135 
     (101 Stat. 811).


                            copyright office

                         salaries and expenses

       Amendment No. 16: Provides $27,456,000 for salaries and 
     expenses, Copyright Office as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $27,186,000 as proposed by the House.
       Amendment No. 17: Provides that $2,911,000 of the funds 
     made available to the Copyright office shall be derived by 
     collections under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 
     1005 as proposed by the Senate instead of $2,891,000 as 
     proposed by the House.
       Amendment No. 18: Provides that the total amount available 
     to the Copyright Office shall be reduced by the amount 
     collections are less than $17,411,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $17,391,000 as proposed by the House.


             books for the blind and physically handicapped

                         salaries and expenses

       Amendment No. 19: Appropriates $44,951,000 for salaries and 
     expenses, books for the blind and physically handicapped as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $44,622,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
       Amendment No. 20: Provides that $11,694,000 shall remain 
     available until expended as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $10,896,000 as proposed by the House.

                        Architect of the Capitol


                     library buildings and grounds

                     structural and mechanical care

       Amendment No. 21: Appropriates $12,483,000 for structural 
     and mechanical care, library buildings and grounds, Architect 
     of the Capitol instead of $9,860,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $13,483,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have 
     provided the funds for the COLA differential, locality pay, 
     and $2,500,000 for the renovation of the Coolidge Auditorium 
     and the Whittall Pavilion.
       Amendment No. 22: Provides that $3,441,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for structural and mechanical care 
     instead of $941,000 as proposed by the House and $4,441,000 
     as proposed by the Senate.

                       Government Printing Office


                      superintendent of documents

       Amendment No. 23: Appropriates $32,207,000 for 
     Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $30,600,000 as proposed by 
     the House.
       Amendment No. 24: Restores House bill language stricken by 
     the Senate which provides that the objectives of the 
     Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access 
     Enhancement Act of 1993 shall be carried out through cost 
     savings. The GPO is directed to submit in its fiscal year 
     1996 budget a description of program cost savings attributed 
     to the funding of activities authorized under chapter 41 of 
     title 44, United States Code.

                       Government Printing Office


                             revolving fund

       Amendment No. 25: Limits the full-time equivalent 
     employment at the Government Printing Office to 4,293 instead 
     of 4,193 as proposed by the House and 4,493 as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Amendment No. 26: Amends language inserted by the Senate 
     regarding the Federal printing procurement program. The 
     conferees have agreed to amend the $1,000 threshold exemption 
     to include a ``class of work'' exemption, which should 
     facilitate the process and reduce paperwork, and have added 
     ``duplicating'' to the current definition of printing for 
     procurement purposes. The conferees did not agree to expand 
     the scope to include funds ``made available from any source'' 
     to the procurement requirements set out in Sec. 207. Several 
     agencies have expressed concerns with expanding the scope in 
     this manner, including the Federal Prison Industries and the 
     Department of Defense. The conferees direct that the 
     Government Printing Office work out memorandums of 
     understanding with these agencies, and others who have 
     similar circumstances, that will enable those agencies to 
     conduct their printing procurement programs in a cost-
     effective manner, and to achieve the specific objectives of 
     agency missions. If such memorandums of understanding are not 
     agreed upon, the conferees intend to review the matter again 
     and legislation may be necessary. On the issue of 
     distribution of copies of documents to the depository 
     libraries, the Senate amendment was designed to reduce the 
     ``fugitive document'' problem. But it does that by more or 
     less restating current law. The conferees believe that the 
     problem isn't the law--the problem is enforcement. The 
     Government Printing Office and the Joint Committee on 
     Printing are in an ideal situation to help enforcement. GPO 
     has a nationwide structure of procurement offices and 
     printing plants. JCP has extensive connections with private 
     printers, Federal printing executives, and the depositories. 
     Instead of restating current law, JCP and GPO should be using 
     their resources to ferret out the agencies and documents 
     which are escaping the requirements of the depository law. 
     Also, this amendment would create an unfair and unworkable 
     situation by exposing low level Federal employees to 
     violations of law where none are intended.
       Finally, the conferees have agreed to incorporate 
     ``duplicating'' within the definition of printing for 
     procurement purposes. It should be noted this only applies in 
     the case of procured printing. The conferees have not 
     included the additional matter regarding ``production of an 
     image on paper or other substrate.'' That conceivably would 
     encompass ADP output, CD-ROMs, video discs, and other 
     material that fall within the Brooks Act or other statutes.
       The conferees do not intend for this language to affect the 
     internal printing or duplicating operations of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation or any other law enforcement agencies 
     in any way. Rather, this provision makes clear that 
     procurement of printing and duplicating orders from sources 
     external to the agency originating the procurement must be by 
     or through the Government Printing Office. The current 
     exceptions provided in section 207(a)(2) of Public Law 102-
     392 are retained.

                       General Accounting Office


                         salaries and expenses

       Amendment No. 27: Appropriates $443,360,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of $439,525,000 as proposed by the House.
       Amendment No. 28: Provides that, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 
     9105, hereafter amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General 
     pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the 
     appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available 
     and shall remain available until expended, and not more than 
     $6,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal 
     year 1995 for the sole purpose of asbestos removal and 
     related renovation of the General Accounting Office Building, 
     as proposed by the Senate.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Amendment No. 29: Provides a date change in Public Law 101-
     302 regarding Senate artwork as proposed by the Senate.
       Amendment No. 30: Provides that $2,015,000 shall be 
     available to the Capitol Police Board under H. Con. Res. 550, 
     from funds appropriated for Capitol Complex Security 
     Enhancements, for the purchase and installation of 
     magnetometers and x-ray machines. The Senate bill proposed 
     that these funds be made available for the same purpose but 
     did not cite the obligating authority. The conference 
     agreement assigns that authority to the Capitol Police Board 
     under the conditions of H. Con. Res. 550, agreed to in 1972, 
     which established a funding mechanism for security equipment 
     in the Capitol complex.
       Amendment No. 31: Deletes language proposed by the Senate 
     which provides that no funds appropriated in the 1995 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act may be used to carry 
     out the provisions of sections 8335(d) or 8425(b), title 5, 
     United States Code relating to the mandatory separation of a 
     member of the Capitol police. The Capitol Police Board is 
     directed to review the statutory requirements, regulations, 
     and practices of other Federal law enforcement agencies to 
     ensure that the mandatory retirement regulations and 
     practices of the Capitol Police are consistent with those of 
     comparable organizations.
       Amendment No. 32: Changes section number and provides that 
     funds provided within certain appropriating paragraphs shall 
     be withheld from obligation and shall only become available 
     to the extent necessary to cover the costs of increases in 
     pay and allowances authorized pursuant to the enactment of 
     H.R. 4539, or pursuant to the pay order of the President or 
     other administrative action pursuant to law as proposed by 
     the Senate.
       Amendment No. 33: Enacts the ``Architect of the Capitol 
     Human Resources Act'' as proposed by the Senate, amended to 
     exempt House of Representatives garage and parking lot 
     attendants (including the Superintendent) with respect to 
     whom supervision and all other employee-related matters are 
     transferred to the House Sergeant at Arms, and also amended 
     to include the Committees on Appropriations as recipients of 
     the plan to be submitted, to simplify the procedure for 
     consideration of alleged violations, and to enact conforming 
     amendments. The House garage and lot attendants will be 
     covered under the employment practice procedures that apply 
     to House employees and exercise their rights pursuant to the 
     provisions of Rule LI of the Rules of the House as if they 
     were employees in employment positions in the House of 
     Representatives.
       The managers agree that the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) 
     must take immediate action to correct pervasive and systemic 
     management problems which led to numerous employee complaints 
     of discrimination, harassment and unfair hiring and promotion 
     practices. To address serious shortcomings in AOC personnel 
     management systems, the managers have adopted the ``Architect 
     of the Capitol Human Resources Act'' which is intended to 
     codify those improvements which must be made within AOC. The 
     legislation provides the Architect with one year to implement 
     necessary reforms. The Architect has indicated that he 
     already has in place, or intends to develop promptly: a 
     position classification system, an office of Equal Employment 
     Opportunity and an affirmative employment program, a training 
     program, a career staffing plan including procedures for 
     competitive hiring and promotion and a formal performance 
     evaluation system. The managers understand that adoption of a 
     formal performance evaluation system will require several 
     months, both for the development of objective and accurate 
     criteria for the many positions within AOC, and for the 
     training of managers in carrying out evaluations. For this 
     reason, the managers have agreed to the timeframe contained 
     in the Act. However, the managers expect the Architect to 
     adopt without delay those requirements under the Act that can 
     be adopted now. The Architect has also established an 
     Employee Assistance Program under the direction of a 
     professional counselor. The managers suggest that the 
     Architect work to restore employees' confidence that this 
     program will be operated independently of the AOC personnel 
     office and kept strictly confidential. The conferees agree 
     that any cases relating to employees of the Architect now 
     pending or on appeal pursuant to Public Law 102-166 should be 
     disposed of through the procedures for resolving such matters 
     specified in that Act.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 1995 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1994 amount, the 1995 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1995 
     follows:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1994....$2,270,713,300
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal y2,509,703,500
House bill, fiscal year 1995..............................1,857,787,600
Senate bill, fiscal year 1995.............................2,368,796,100
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1995....................2,367,421,100
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1994.....+96,707,800
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal -142,282,400
  House bill, fiscal year 1995.............................+509,633,500
  Senate bill, fiscal year 1995..............................-1,375,000

     Vic Fazio,
     James P. Moran,
     David R. Obey,
     John P. Murtha,
     Bob Carr,
     Martin O. Sabo,
     Bill Young,
     Ron Packard,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Joseph M. McDade,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Harry Reid,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patty Murray,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Connie Mack,
     Conrad Burns,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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