[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 19, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H2350-H2361]
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 
                                  ACT

  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 2739) to provide for representational allowance for Members 
of the House of Representatives, to make technical and conforming 
changes to sundry provisions of law in consequence of administrative 
reforms in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes, as 
amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 2739

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE HOUSE OF 
            REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

Sec. 101. Representational allowance for Members of House of 
              Representatives.
Sec. 102. Adjustment of House of Representatives allowances by 
              Committee on House Oversight.
Sec. 103. Limitation on allowance authority of Committee on House 
              Oversight.
Sec. 104. Clerk hire employees of Members of House of Representatives.
Sec. 105. Payments from applicable accounts of House of 
              Representatives.
Sec. 106. Report of disbursements for House of Representatives.
Sec. 107. Cafeteria plan provision.
Sec. 108. Annotated United States Code for Members of House of 
              Representatives to be paid for from Members' 
              Representational Allowance.
Sec. 109. Capitol Police citation release.

 TITLE II--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS RELATING TO 
         ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Sec. 201. Provisions relating to election of Representatives.
Sec. 202. Provisions relating to organization of Congress.
Sec. 203. Provisions relating to compensation and allowances of 
              Members.
Sec. 204. Provisions relating to officers and employees of House of 
              Representatives.
Sec. 205. Provisions relating to Library of Congress.
Sec. 206. Provisions relating to congressional and committee procedure; 
              investigations.
Sec. 207. Provisions relating to Office of Law Revision Counsel.
Sec. 208. Provisions relating to Legislative Classification Office.
Sec. 209. Provisions relating to classification of employees of House 
              of Representatives.
Sec. 210. Provisions relating to payroll administration in House of 
              Representatives.
Sec. 211. Provisions relating to contested elections.
Sec. 212. Provisions relating to Joint Committee on Congressional 
              Operations.
Sec. 213. Provisions relating to Congressional Budget Office.
Sec. 214. Provisions relating to the States.
Sec. 215. Provisions relating to Government organization and employees.
Sec. 216. Provisions codified in appendices to title 5, United States 
              Code.
Sec. 217. Provisions relating to commerce and trade.
Sec. 218. Provisions relating to foreign relations and intercourse.
Sec. 219. Provisions relating to money and finance.
Sec. 220. Provisions relating to Postal Service.
Sec. 221. Provisions relating to public buildings, property, and works.
Sec. 222. Provisions relating to the public health and welfare.
Sec. 223. Provisions relating to public printing and documents.
Sec. 224. Provisions relating to territories and insular possessions.
Sec. 225. Miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating to House of 
              Representatives.
TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALLOWANCES AND ACCOUNTS IN THE HOUSE OF 
            REPRESENTATIVES AND OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

     SEC. 101. REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) In General.--There is established for the House of 
     Representatives a single allowance, to be known as the 
     ``Members' Representational Allowance'', which shall be 
     available to support the conduct of the official and 
     representational duties of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to the district from which the 
     Member is elected.
       (b) Merger.--The Clerk Hire Allowance, the Official 
     Expenses Allowance, and the Official Mail Allowance, as in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of this section, 
     are merged into the Members' Representational Allowance.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       (d) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     September 1, 1995 and shall apply with respect to official 
     and representational duties carried out on or after that 
     date.

     SEC. 102. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES 
                   BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

       House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to 
     July 21, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of 
     the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57), is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
                   ALLOWANCES BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to the provision of law 
     specified in subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight 
     of the House of Representatives may, by order of the 
     Committee, fix and adjust the amounts, terms, and conditions 
     of, and other matters relating to, allowances of the House of 
     Representatives within the following categories:
       ``(1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the 
     Members' Representational Allowance, including all aspects of 
     the Official Mail Allowance within the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee

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     under section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1991.
       ``(2) For committees, the Speaker, the majority and 
     minority leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the 
     Chief Administrative Officer, allowances for official mail 
     (including all aspects of the Official Mail Allowance within 
     the jurisdiction of the Committee under section 311 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991), stationery, and 
     telephone and telegraph and other communications.
       ``(b) Provision Specified.--The provision of law referred 
     to in subsection (a) is House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth 
     Congress, agreed to July 1, 1976, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 57a).
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `Member of the House of Representatives' means a 
     Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress.''.

     SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE ON 
                   HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

       House Resolution 1372, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed to 
     July 1, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 
     57a), is amended to read as follows:

     ``SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON ALLOWANCE AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE 
                   ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT.

       ``(a) In General.--An order under the provision of law 
     specified in subsection (c) may fix or adjust the allowances 
     of the House of Representatives only by reason of--
       ``(1) a change in the price of materials, services, or 
     office space;
       ``(2) a technological change or other improvement in office 
     equipment; or
       ``(3) an increase under section 5303 of title 5, United 
     States Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule.
       ``(b) Resolution Requirement.--In the case of reasons other 
     than the reasons specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (a), the fixing and adjustment of the allowances 
     of the House of Representatives in the categories described 
     in the provision of law specified in subsection (c) may be 
     carried out only by resolution of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(c) Provision Specified.--The provision of law referred 
     to in subsections (a) and (b) is House Resolution 457, 
     Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971, as enacted 
     into permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57).''.

     SEC. 104. CLERK HIRE EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Under the Members' Representational 
     Allowance, each Member of the House of Representatives may 
     employ not more than 18 permanent clerk hire employees and a 
     total of not more than 4 additional clerk hire employees in 
     the following categories:
       (1) Interns.
       (2) Part-time employees.
       (3) Shared employees.
       (4) Temporary employees.
       (5) Employees on leave without pay.
       (b) Benefit Exclusion.--For purposes of this section, 
     interns and temporary employees shall be excluded from the 
     operation of the following provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code:
       (1) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System).
       (2) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
       (3) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
     means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress;
       (2) the term ``intern'' means, with respect to a Member of 
     the House of Representatives, an individual who serves in the 
     office of the Member in the District of Columbia for not more 
     than 120 days in a 12-month period and whose service is 
     primarily for the educational experience of the individual;
       (3) the term ``part-time employee'' means, with respect to 
     a Member of the House of Representatives, an individual who 
     is employed by the Member and whose normally assigned work 
     schedule is not more than the equivalent of 15 full working 
     days per month;
       (4) the term ``temporary employee'' means, with respect to 
     a Member of the House of Representatives, an individual who 
     is employed for a specific purpose or task and who is 
     employed for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period, 
     except that the term of such employment may be extended with 
     the written approval of the Committee on House Oversight; and
       (5) the term ``shared employee'' means an employee who is 
     paid by more than one employing authority of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight shall 
     have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this 
     section.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--The following provisions of law 
     are repealed:
       (1) The first section of the Joint Resolution entitled 
     ``Joint resolution providing for pay to clerks to Members of 
     Congress and Delegates'', approved January 25, 1923 (2 U.S.C. 
     92).
       (2) House Resolution 359, Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed to 
     July 20, 1979, as enacted into permanent law by the bill H.R. 
     7593, entitled the ``Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
     1981'', as passed by the House of Representatives on July 21, 
     1980, and enacted into permanent law by section 101(c) of 
     Public Law 96-536 (2 U.S.C. 92 note).
       (3) The first section of House Resolution 357, Ninety-first 
     Congress, agreed to June 25, 1969, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 92 note).

     SEC. 105. PAYMENTS FROM APPLICABLE ACCOUNTS OF HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) In General.--No payment may be made from the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives (as determined by 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives), unless sanctioned by that Committee. 
     Payments on vouchers approved in the manner directed by that 
     Committee shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are declared 
     to be conclusive upon all the departments and officers of the 
     Government.
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives'' means accounts for salaries and expenses of 
     committees (other than the Committee on Appropriations), the 
     computer support organization of the House of 
     Representatives, and allowances and expenses of Members of 
     the House of Representatives, officers of the House of 
     Representatives, and administrative and support offices of 
     the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
     means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The paragraph beginning 
     ``Hereafter'' under the heading ``UNDER LEGISLATIVE.'' and 
     the subheading ``house of representatives.'' in the first 
     section of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations 
     for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal 
     year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, 
     and for other purposes'', approved October 2, 1888 (2 U.S.C. 
     95), is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``, or from the 
     contingent fund'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking out ``made upon vouchers approved by the 
     Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives, and payments''; and
       (B) in the proviso, by striking out ``funds'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``fund as additional salary or compensation to any 
     officer or employee of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 106. REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the last day 
     of each semiannual period, the Chief Administrative Officer 
     of the House of Representatives shall submit to the House of 
     Representatives, with respect to that period, a detailed, 
     itemized report of the disbursements for the operations of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) the name of each person who receives a payment from the 
     House of Representatives;
       (2) the quantity and price of any item furnished to the 
     House of Representatives;
       (3) a description of any service rendered to the House of 
     Representatives, together with a statement of the time 
     required for the service, and the name, title, and amount 
     paid to each person who renders the service;
       (4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or 
     received, or expended by the House of Representatives, and 
     any unexpended balances of such amounts;
       (5) the information submitted to the Comptroller General 
     under section 3523(a) of title 31, United States Code; and
       (6) such additional information as may be required by 
     regulation of the Committee on House Oversight of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (c) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a 
     voucher is for payment to an individual for attendance as a 
     witness before a committee of the Congress in 
     executive session, the report for the semiannual period in 
     which the appearance occurs shall show only the date of 
     payment, voucher number, and amount paid. Any information 
     excluded from a report under the preceding sentence shall 
     be included in the report for the next period.
       (d) House Document.--Each report under this section shall 
     be printed as a House document.
       (e) Conforming Provision.--The provisions of--
       (1) sections 60, 61, 62, and 63 of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States (2 U.S.C. 102, 103, and 104); and
       (2) section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a);
     that require submission and printing of statements and 
     reports are not applicable to the House of Representatives.
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to the 
     semiannual periods of January 1 through June 30 and July 1 
     through December 31 of each year, beginning with the 
     semiannual period in which this section is enacted.

     SEC. 107. CAFETERIA PLAN PROVISION.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be established in 
     the House of Representatives a cafeteria plan (as defined in 
     section 125(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the 
     benefit of individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Account.--There is established in the Treasury an 
     account which shall be available for the payment of benefits 
     and other expenses of the operation of the plan referred to 
     in subsection (a). The account shall consist of--
       (1) amounts withheld from the pay of participants in the 
     plan; and
       (2) such other amounts as may be received with respect to 
     the plan.
       (c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
     regulations relating to the plan referred to in subsection 
     (a), including regulations defining the nature and extent of 
     benefits under the plan.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     January 1, 1996.

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     SEC. 108. ANNOTATED UNITED STATES CODE FOR MEMBERS OF HOUSE 
                   OF REPRESENTATIVES TO BE PAID FOR FROM MEMBERS' 
                   REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE.

       (a) In General.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives 
     shall, at the request of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives, furnish to the Member, for official use 
     only, one set of a privately published annotated version of 
     the United States Code, including supplements and pocket 
     parts. The furnishing of a set of the United States Code 
     under this section shall be in lieu of any distribution under 
     section 212 of title 1, United States Code, and shall be paid 
     for from the Members' Representational Allowance.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       (c) Regulations.--The Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--House Resolution 506, Ninetieth 
     Congress, agreed to August 21, 1967, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter VIII of the Second Supplemental 
     Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 54), is repealed.

     SEC. 109. CAPITOL POLICE CITATION RELEASE.

       (a) In General.--The Chief of the Capitol Police, with the 
     approval of the Capitol Police Board, may designate a member 
     of the Capitol Police to have responsibility for citation 
     release.
       (b) Authority.--(1) In the same manner as provided for with 
     respect to an official of the Metropolitan Police Department 
     of the District of Columbia under section 23-1110(a) of the 
     District of Columbia Code, the Superior Court of the District 
     of Columbia shall have the authority to appoint the member of 
     the Capitol Police designated under subsection (a) of this 
     section to take bail or collateral from persons charged with 
     offenses triable in the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia. Pursuant to that authority--
       (A) the citation power described in subsection (b) of 
     section 23-1110 of the District of Columbia Code shall be 
     exercised by such member of the Capitol Police in the same 
     manner as by an official of the Metropolitan Police 
     Department; and
       (B) paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of section 23-1110 of 
     the District of Columbia Code, relating to failure to appear, 
     shall apply with respect to citations under subparagraph (A) 
     of this paragraph.
       (2) The United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia shall have the power to authorize the member of the 
     Capitol Police referred to in subsection (a) of this section 
     to take bond from persons arrested upon writs and process 
     from that court in criminal cases in the same manner as 
     provided for with respect to an official of the Metropolitan 
     Police Department of the District of Columbia under the third 
     sentence of section 23-1110(a) of the District of Columbia 
     Code.
 TITLE II--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS RELATING TO 
         ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

     SEC. 201. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       The provisions of law relating to election of 
     Representatives, as codified in chapter 1 of title 2, United 
     States Code, are amended as follows:
       The third sentence of section 22(b) of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent 
     decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of 
     Representatives in Congress'', approved June 28, 1929 (2 
     U.S.C. 2a(b)), is amended by striking out the semicolon after 
     ``Representatives'' the first place it appears and all that 
     follows through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof a period.

     SEC. 202. PROVISIONS RELATING TO ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS.

       The provisions of law relating to organization of Congress, 
     as codified in chapter 2 of title 2, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 204(a) of the District of Columbia Delegate Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 25b) is repealed.
       (2) Section 33 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
     (2 U.S.C. 26, third sentence) is repealed.
       (3) Section 2(c) of Public Law 94-551 (2 U.S.C. 28c(c)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Representives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Representatives''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``, to the Sergeant'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``and to the Sergeant at Arms of 
     the House of Representatives, each two sets;''.
       (4) Section 202 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third 
     Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 29a), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``House Oversight''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``contingent fund of 
     the House is'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives are''.

     SEC. 203. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES 
                   OF MEMBERS.

       The provisions of law relating to compensation and 
     allowances of Members, as codified in chapter 3 of title 2, 
     United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (e) of the first section of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act to increase rates of compensation of the President, 
     Vice President, and the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives'', approved January 19, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 31b), 
     is amended by striking out ``(which shall be in lieu of the 
     allowance provided by section 601(b) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended)''.
       (2) Section 2 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first 
     Congress, agreed to December 23, 1970, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1971 (2 U.S.C. 31b-2), is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House 
     of Representatives''; and
       (B) by striking out ``base allowance'' and all that follows 
     through ``Member of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Members' Representational Allowance''.
       (3) The first sentence of section 5 of House Resolution 
     1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as 
     enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971, and supplemented by 
     the Act entitled ``An Act relating to former Speakers of the 
     House of Representatives'' (88 Stat. 1723)) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5), 
     is amended by striking out ``to enable the Clerk of the House 
     to pay'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``for payment of''.
       (4) Sections 49 and 50 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (2 U.S.C. 38) are repealed.
       (5) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 38a) is amended--
       (A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by striking out 
     ``(including amounts held in the trust fund account in the 
     office of the Sergeant at Arms)''; and
       (B) in the second undesignated paragraph, by striking out 
     ``Sergeant at Arms, and received by the Sergeant at Arms'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer 
     of the House of Representatives and received by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (6) The proviso in the first paragraph under the heading 
     ``LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'' and the subheading ``House of 
     Representatives'' in chapter I of the Third Supplemental 
     Appropriation Act, 1952 (2 U.S.C. 38b; 2 U.S.C. 125a) is 
     amended by striking out ``contingent fund of the House of 
     Representatives or'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``applicable accounts of the House of Representatives or the 
     contingent fund''.
       (7) Section 40 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
     (2 U.S.C. 39) is amended by striking out ``Sergeant-at-Arms 
     of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (upon 
     certification by the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives)''.
       (8) The proviso in the last undesignated paragraph under 
     the center heading ``LEGISLATIVE ESTABLISHMENT'' and the 
     center subheading ``house of representatives'' in the 
     Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1934 (2 U.S.C. 40a) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Sergeant at Arms of the House'' the 
     first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Sergeant at Arms of the House shall 
     be paid to the Clerk of the House and'' inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives shall be''.
       (9)(A) Section 43 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 41) is repealed.
       (B) Section 302(c) of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth 
     Congress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 41 note), is repealed.
       (10) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-
     second Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 42), is repealed.
       (11) Section 44 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 42 note) is repealed.
       (12)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
     (B), codified as sections 42c, 42c note, and 42d of title 2, 
     United States Code, are repealed.
       (B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     are--
       (i) the Act entitled ``An Act to provide airmail and 
     special delivery postage stamps for Members of the House of 
     Representatives on the basis of regular sessions of Congress, 
     and for other purposes'', approved August 27, 1958;
       (ii) House Resolution 532, Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed 
     to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965; and
       (iii) House Resolution 1003, Ninetieth Congress, agreed to 
     December 14, 1967, as enacted into permanent law by chapter 
     VIII of title I of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 
     1968.
       (13) The last paragraph under the heading ``SENATE'' and 
     the subheading ``Administrative Provisions'' in the first 
     section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1959 (2 
     U.S.C. 43b) is repealed.
       (14) Section 2 of Public Law 89-147 (2 U.S.C. 43b-1) is 
     repealed.
       (15) Section 2 of House Resolution 10, Ninety-fourth 
     Congress, agreed to January 14, 1975, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 43b-3), is amended by 
     striking out ``House Administration'' each place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (16)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
     (B), codified as section 46b of title 2, United States Code, 
     are amended, repealed, or affected as provided in that 
     subparagraph.
       (B) The amendments, repeals, and effects referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are as follows:
       (i) The paragraph beginning ``Stationery'' under the 
     heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading 
     ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the Legislative 
     Appropriation Act, 1955, is amended by striking out

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     ``(which hereafter shall be $1,200 per regular session)''.
       (ii) That portion of the paragraph under the heading 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading ``stationery 
     (revolving fund)'' in the first section of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriation Act, 1961, that has been interpreted as 
     increasing the stationery allowance from $1,200 to $1,800 
     shall have no further force or effect.
       (iii) House Resolution 533, Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed 
     to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965, is 
     repealed.
       (iv) House Resolution 1029, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed 
     to October 5, 1966, as continued by House Resolution 112, 
     Ninetieth Congress, agreed to March 8, 1967, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter VIII of the Second Supplemental 
     Appropriation Act, 1967, is repealed.
       (17) The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for a prorated 
     stationery allowance in the case of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives elected for a portion of a term'', approved 
     February 27, 1956 (2 U.S.C. 46b-2), is repealed.
       (18)(A) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     relating to telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire 
     for Members of the House of Representatives'', approved June 
     23, 1949 (2 U.S.C. 46f) is repealed.
       (B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), 
     codified as section 46g of title 2, United States Code, are 
     repealed.
       (ii) The provisions of law referred to in clause (i) are--
       (I) section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating to 
     telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of 
     the House of Representatives'', approved June 23, 1949;
       (II) House Resolution 735, Eighty-seventh Congress, agreed 
     to July 25, 1962, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1964;
       (III) House Resolution 531, Eighty-eighth Congress agreed 
     to October 2, 1963, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1965; and
       (IV) House Resolution 901, Eighty-Ninth Congress, agreed to 
     June 29, 1966, as enacted into permanent law by chapter VI of 
     the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967.
       (C) Section 6 of the Act entitled ``An Act relating to 
     telephone and telegraph service and clerk hire for Members of 
     the House of Representatives'', approved June 23, 1949 (2 
     U.S.C. 46i) is repealed.
       (19) The first section of House Resolution 418, Ninety-
     second Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 46g-1), is repealed.
       (20)(A) Section 2 of House Resolution 418, Ninety-second 
     Congress, agreed to May 18, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
     law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1972 (2 U.S.C. 56), is repealed.
       (B) The section designation and subsections (a), (b), and 
     (d) of section 302 of House Resolution 287, Ninety-fifth 
     Congress, agreed to March 2, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 56 note, 2 U.S.C. 122a note), are 
     repealed.
       (21)(A) The second undesignated paragraph of the first 
     section of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, 
     agreed to August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation 
     Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), is amended by striking out 
     ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (B) The first undesignated paragraph of the first section 
     of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to 
     August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 
     1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), is amended by striking out 
     ``contingent fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``applicable accounts''.
       (C) The second undesignated paragraph of the first section 
     of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to 
     August 16, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 
     1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(a)), as amended by subparagraph (A), is 
     further amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (D) Section 2(1) of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth 
     Congress, agreed to August 16, 1978, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 111(1) of the Congressional 
     Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 59d(b)(1)), is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) the term `Member of the House of Representatives' 
     means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress; and''.
       (22)(A) Section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives''.
       (B) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e) is amended--
       (i) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection (a), 
     by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``House Oversight'';
       (ii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight'';
       (iii) in subsection (b), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight'';
       (iv) in subsection (e)(1)(A), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight'';
       (v) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking out ``only'';
       (vi) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking out ``Official 
     Expenses Allowance and the Clerk Hire Allowance'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Members' Representational 
     Allowance''; and
       (vii) in subsection (e)(4), by striking out ``Official 
     Expenses Allowance'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Members' 
     Representational Allowance''.

     SEC. 204. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       The provisions of law relating to officers and employees of 
     the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 4 of 
     title 2, United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Section 5 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 
     (2 U.S.C. 60a-2) is amended--
       (A) in the matter before paragraph (1) in subsection (a), 
     by striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking out ``Clerk of the 
     House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer'';
       (C) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking out ``, 
     including'' and all that follows through the end of clause 
     (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
       (D) in the matter following subparagraph (B) in subsection 
     (a)(1), by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer'';
       (E) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``Clerk'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer'';
       (F) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Clerk of the 
     House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer''; and
       (G) in subsection (d), by striking out ``Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 311 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a-
     2a(1)) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
     striking out ``Clerk of the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives''.
       (3) The first section and section 2 of the Joint Resolution 
     entitled ``Joint resolution authorizing the payment of 
     salaries of the officers and employees of Congress for 
     December on the 20th day of that month each year'', approved 
     May 21, 1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 60e), are each amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (4) The first section of House Resolution 732, Ninety-
     fourth Congress, agreed to November 4, 1975, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 60e-1a), is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     out ``Clerk'' the first place it appears and all that follows 
     through ``provisions of'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives shall, in accordance with'';
       (B) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     out ``provide that--'' and all that follows through ``shall 
     withhold'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``provide that the 
     Chief Administrative Officer shall withhold'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Clerk or the 
     Sergeant at Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer'';
       (D) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``Clerk and the 
     Sergeant at Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer'';
       (E) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out ``Clerk or the 
     Sergeant at Arms, as the case may be,'' each place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer''; and
       (F) in subsections (d) and (e), by striking out ``Clerk or 
     the Sergeant at Arms'' each place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (5)(A) The first section of House Resolution 12, Ninety-
     fifth Congress, agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60e-1c), is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Clerk'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (b) and subsection (d), by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (B) Section 2 of House Resolution 12, Ninety-fifth 
     Congress, agreed to August 5, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60e-1d), is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``and'' after the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (ii) by striking out paragraph (2);
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``Clerk'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives''; and
       (iv) by redesignating paragraph (3), as amended by clause 
     (iii), as paragraph (2).
       (6) Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution 
     420, Ninety-third Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as 
     enacted into permanent law by chapter VI of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g-2(b)), is amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (7) The first section of House Resolution 420, Ninety-third 
     Congress, agreed to September 18, 1973, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter VI of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 60g-2), is amended--
       (A) in the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.

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       (8) Section 310(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 60j-2) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Clerk'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out ``Sec. 310. (a)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Sec. 310.''.
       (9) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1968 is amended by striking out subsection (j) (2 U.S.C. 
     61-1(g)).
       (10)(A) Subsections (f), (i)(1), and (i)(3) of section 202 
     of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
     72a(f), (i)(1), and (i)(3)) are each amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' each place it appears and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (B) Subsection (i)(1) of section 202 of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i)(1)), as amended 
     by subparagraph (A), is further amended--
       (i) by striking out ``contingent funds of the respective 
     Houses pursuant to resolutions, which'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``contingent fund of the Senate or the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives pursuant to 
     resolutions which, in the case of the Senate,''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``such respective Houses'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the appropriate House''.
       (11) Subsection (j)(1) of section 202 of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``Committee on 
     House Administration'' and all that follows through 
     ``respective Houses'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``committee involved in the case of standing committees of 
     the House of Representatives, and within the limits of funds 
     made available from the contingent fund of the Senate or the 
     applicable accounts of the House of Representatives pursuant 
     to resolutions, which, in the case of the Senate, shall 
     specify the maximum amounts which may be used for such 
     purpose, approved by the appropriate House''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Clerk of the 
     House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the House of Representatives''.
       (12) The paragraph beginning ``The appropriation for 
     committee employees'' under the heading ``HOUSE OF 
     REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading ``Contingent Expenses of 
     the House'' in the first section of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 U.S.C. 72b) is amended by striking 
     out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (13) The last undesignated paragraph under the center 
     heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center 
     subheading ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the first 
     section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1948 (2 
     U.S.C. 72c) is repealed.
       (14) The first section of House Resolution 487, Eighty-
     seventh Congress, agreed to January 10, 1962, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 74-1), is amended by 
     striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (15)(A) Subsection (b) of the first section of House 
     Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 115 of the legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-3), is amended by 
     striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (B) Section 2 of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth 
     Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-4), 
     is amended by striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       (16) Section 112 of the Congressional Operations 
     Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 74a-5 and 2 U.S.C. 333a) is 
     amended by striking out ``sections 74(a)-4 and 333 of title 
     2, United States Code,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 2 of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, 
     agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 115 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation 
     Act, 1978, and section 473 of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1970,''.
       (17) Section 101 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1995 (2 U.S.C. 74a-6) is repealed.
       (18) Section 244 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 (2 U.S.C. 74b) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``and the Clerk of the House are'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``is''; and
       (B) by striking out ``their respective jurisdictions'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary''.
       (19) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
     1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a) is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking out ``Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, the accounts of such Clerk'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives, the accounts of the Chief Administrative 
     Officer''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``new Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall have been elected and qualified'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``new Chief Administrative Officer 
     shall have been appointed'';
       (B) in the second sentence--
       (i) by striking out ``, audited,'';
       (ii) by striking out ``former Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``former 
     Chief Administrative Officer''; and
       (iii) by striking out ``such former Clerk'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the former Chief Administrative Officer'';
       (C) in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking out ``The former Clerk'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``The former Chief Administrative Officer''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``such former Clerk'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the former Chief Administrative Officer''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     accounts and payments referred to in the second sentence 
     shall be audited by the Inspector General of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (20) Section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
     of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)) is amended by striking out 
     ``Doorkeeper, Postmaster,'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (21) Section 73 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 76) is repealed.
       (22)(A) The first section of House Resolution 8, Ninety-
     fifth Congress, agreed to January 4, 1977, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 76-1), is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out the comma after 
     ``1976'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``, and'' after 
     ``91-510'' and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (iii) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii), 
     codified in section 76-1 note of title 2, United States Code, 
     are repealed or amended as provided in that clause.
       (ii) The repeals and amendments clause (i) are as follows:
       (I) House Resolution 909, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to 
     September 8, 1966, as enacted into permanent law by chapter 
     VI of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1967, is repealed.
       (II) Subsection (a) of the first section of House 
     Resolution 890, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to October 4, 
     1972, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph under 
     the heading ``LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'' and the subheadings 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and ``Administrative 
     Provision'', in chapter V of the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 1973, is amended by striking out ``the Doorkeeper,''.
       (23) House Resolution 560, Eighty-seventh Congress, agreed 
     to March 27, 1962, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 
     U.S.C. 76a), is repealed.
       (24) Section 2 of House Resolution 603, Eighty-seventh 
     Congress, agreed to April 16, 1962, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1964 (2 U.S.C. 76b), is repealed.
       (25) The Act entitled ``An Act defining certain duties of 
     the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and for 
     other purposes'', approved October 1, 1890, is amended--
       (A) in the first section (2 U.S.C. 78), by striking out ``, 
     keep the'' and all that follows through ``by law''; and
       (B) in section 3 (2 U.S.C. 80), by striking out ``Sergeant-
     at-Arms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (26) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under the 
     center heading ``LEGISLATIVE'' and the center subheading 
     ``house of representatives'', in the first section of the 
     Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year, 1928 (2 U.S.C. 80a), is 
     amended by striking out ``Sergeant-at-Arms of the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives''.
       (27) The Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution to 
     provide for on-the-spot audits by the General Accounting 
     Office of the fiscal records of the Office of the Sergeant at 
     Arms of the House of Representatives'', approved July 26, 
     1949 (2 U.S.C. 81a), is repealed.
       (28) House Resolution 465, Eighty-fourth Congress, agreed 
     to April 11, 1956, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 
     U.S.C. 81b), is repealed.
       (29) House Resolution 144, Eighty-fifth Congress, agreed to 
     February 7, 1957, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1958 (2 
     U.S.C. 81c), is repealed.
       (30) Section 7 of the Act entitled ``An Act defining 
     certain duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes'', approved October 
     1, 1890 (2 U.S.C. 84), is repealed.
       (31) House Resolution 6, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed to 
     January 3, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 110 
     of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 (2 
     U.S.C. 84-1), is repealed.
       (32) House Resolution 1495, Ninety-fourth Congress, agreed 
     to September 30, 1976, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 
     (2 U.S.C. 84a-1), is repealed.
       (33) The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, and 
     fourteenth undesignated paragraph relating to contingent 
     expenses, under the center heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the 
     center subheading ``house of representatives.'', in the first 
     section of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations 
     for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the 
     Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
     nineteen hundred and two, and for other purposes'', approved 
     March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and 91), are 
     repealed.
       (34)(A) Section 243 of Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 (2 U.S.C. 88a) is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946 is amended, in the matter relating to part 3 of 
     title II (60 Stat. 813), by striking out the item relating to 
     section 243.
       (C) Section 492(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (40 U.S.C. 184a(i)) is amended by striking out ``section 
     243'' and all that follows through ``or''.

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       (35)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
     (B), codified as section 88b of title 2, United States Code, 
     are amended or repealed as provided in that subparagraph.
       (B) The amendments and repeals referred to in subparagraph 
     (A) are as follows:
       (i) The proviso in the paragraph beginning under the center 
     heading ``LEGISLATIVE'' and the center subheading ``Education 
     of Senate and House Pages'' in title I of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act making appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies 
     in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
     1947, and for other purposes'', approved March 22, 1947, is 
     amended--
       (I) by striking out ``congressional'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Senate''; and
       (II) by striking out ``and the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (ii) House Resolution 279, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed 
     to July 21, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985, is 
     repealed.
       (36) Section 491 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (2 U.S.C. 88b-1) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``a period of not 
     less than two months'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     period specified in writing at the time of the appointment''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``; or'' at the end 
     of paragraph (2) and all that follows through the end of the 
     subsection and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
       (37) Section 2(a)(2) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-
     seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted 
     into permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 
     U.S.C. 88b-3(a)(2)), is amended by striking out ``, 
     Doorkeeper, and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the''.
       (38) House Resolution 64, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed to 
     February 8, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     110 of the Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 
     (2 U.S.C. 88b-5), is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence of section 2, by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives'';
       (B) in the second sentence of section 2, by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as 
     determined by the Clerk of the House of Representatives,'';
       (C) by striking out section 3; and
       (D) by redesignating section 4 as section 3.
       (39) Section 902 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1983 (2 U.S.C. 88b-6) repealed.
       (40) House Resolution 234, Ninety-eighth Congress, agreed 
     to June 29, 1983, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 88c-1 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) by striking out the first section;
       (B) in section 2, by striking out ``terms of the academic 
     year plus a'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``semesters of 
     the academic year, plus a non-academic'';
       (C) in section 3(a)(1)(B), by striking out ``term or two 
     full terms'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``semester or two 
     full semesters'';
       (D) in section 3 (b)(1), by striking out ``but no 
     appointment to fill that vacancy shall be for a period of 
     less than two months'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``except 
     that no appointment may be made under this paragraph for 
     service to begin on or after October 1 with respect to the 
     first semester or on or after March 1 with respect to the 
     second semester'';
       (E) in section 3(b)(2), by striking out ``terms'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``semesters or terms, as the case 
     may be,''; and
       (F) in section 4(1), by striking out ``terms'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``semesters''.
       (41) The twelfth undesignated paragraph relating to 
     contingent expenses, under the center heading 
     ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading ``house of 
     representatives.'', in the first section of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
     executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
     fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, 
     and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 
     89), is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper, and 
     Postmaster'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (42)(A) The first sentence of the first section of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives to withhold certain amounts due employees of 
     the House of Representatives'', approved July 2, 1958 (2 
     U.S.C. 89a), is amended by striking out ``, or to the trust 
     fund'' and all that follows through the end of the sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     ``and fails to pay the indebtedness, the chairman of the 
     committee or the elected officer of the House of 
     Representatives that has jurisdiction over the activity under 
     which the indebtedness arises may certify to the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives the 
     amount of the indebtedness.''.
       (B) The second and fourth sentences of such first section 
     are each amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (43) Section 2 of House Resolution 294, Eighty-eighth 
     Congress, agreed to August 14, 1964, as continued by House 
     Resolution 7, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to January 4, 
     1965, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 92-1), 
     is repealed.
       (44) Section 2 and section 3 of House Resolution 804, 
     Ninety-sixth Congress, agreed to October 2, 1980, as enacted 
     into permanent law by the bill H.R. 4120, entitled the 
     ``Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1982'', as reported 
     in the House of Representatives on July 9, 1981, and enacted 
     into permanent law by section 101(c) of Public Law 97-51 (2 
     U.S.C. 92b-2; 2 U.S.C. 92b-3), are each amended by striking 
     out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
       (45) The proviso in the fifth paragraph under the heading 
     ``UNDER LEGISLATIVE.'' and the subheading ``senate.'' in the 
     first section of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations to supply urgent deficiencies in the 
     appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
     nineteen hundred and two, and for prior years, and for other 
     purposes'', approved February 14, 1902 (2 U.S.C. 95a), is 
     amended by striking out ``contingent expenses of the House 
     of Representatives or'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``expenses of the House of Representatives or contingent 
     expenses of''.
       (46) The fifth undesignated paragraph relating to 
     contingent expenses, under the center heading 
     ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading ``house of 
     representatives.'', in the first section of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
     executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
     fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and 
     fifteen, and for other purposes'', approved July 16, 1914 (2 
     U.S.C. 96), is repealed.
       (47) Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a) is repealed.
       (48) The first paragraph after the paragraph with the side 
     heading ``Office of the Speaker:'' under the heading 
     ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the subheading ``house of 
     representatives.'' in the first section of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
     executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
     fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and 
     ninety-six, and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1895 
     (2 U.S.C. 97) is repealed.
       (49) The first undesignated paragraph under the center 
     heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' in the first section of 
     the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for sundry 
     civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending 
     June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for 
     other purposes'', approved March 3, 1885 (2 U.S.C. 98), is 
     repealed.
       (50) The first undesignated paragraph after the paragraph 
     with the side heading ``Office of Postmaster:'', under the 
     center heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading 
     ``house of representatives.'', in the first section of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
     legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the 
     Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
     eighteen hundred and ninety-two, and for other purposes'', 
     approved March 3, 1891 (2 U.S.C. 99), is amended by striking 
     out ``; and hereafter'' and all that follows through the end 
     of the paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof a period.
       (51) The second sentence of the fourth undesignated 
     paragraph relating to contingent expenses, under the center 
     heading ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the center subheading ``house of 
     representatives.'', in the first section of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
     executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
     fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, 
     and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 1901 (2 U.S.C. 
     100), is repealed.
       (52) Sections 60 and 61 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (2 U.S.C. 102) are repealed.
       (53) The first sentence of the undesignated paragraph under 
     the center heading ``general provision'' in chapter XI of the 
     Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 102a) is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (54) Section 105(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a(1)) is amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' each place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (55) Section 65 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 106) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``and Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) by striking out ``and House of Representatives, 
     respectively,''.
       (56) Section 68 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 108) is amended by striking out ``either the 
     Secretary or the Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Secretary''.
       (57) Section 69 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 109) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer''.
       (58) The proviso in the last sentence of the fifth 
     paragraph after the paragraph with the side heading ``for 
     contingent expenses, namely:'' under the heading 
     ``LEGISLATIVE.'' and the subheading ``senate.'' in the Act 
     entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the legislative, 
     executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the 
     fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and 
     eighty-eight, and for other purposes'', approved March 3, 
     1887 (2 U.S.C. 112) is amended by striking out ``or the 
     Committee on Accounts of the House of Representatives 
     respectively''.
       (59)(A) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide certain equipment for use in the offices of Members, 
     officers, and committees of the House of Representatives, and 
     for other purposes'', approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C. 
     112e), is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     out ``Clerk of the House shall furnish electrical and 
     mechanical'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall 
     furnish''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Clerk'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (B) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide certain equipment for use in the offices of Members, 
     officers, and committees of the House of Representatives, and 
     for other purposes'', approved December 5, 1969 (2 U.S.C.

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     112e), as amended by subparagraph (A) is further amended--
       (i) by striking out ``House Administration'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu there of ``House Oversight'';
       (ii) in subsection (c), by striking out ``contingent fund'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''; and
       (iii) in subsection (d), by striking out the second 
     sentence.
       (60) Section 70 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 113) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer''.
       (61) Section 71 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 114) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``and the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, respectively, are'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``is''; and
       (B) by striking out ``or from the journal of the House of 
     Representatives,''.
       (62) The third undesignated paragraph under the center 
     heading ``MISCELLANEOUS'' in the first section of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act making appropriations for sundry civil 
     expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 
     thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other 
     purposes'', approved August 7, 1882 (2 U.S.C. 117), is 
     amended --
       (A) by striking out ``Clerk and Doorkeeper of the House of 
     Representatives and the''; and
       (B) by striking out ``direction'' and all that follows 
     through ``cover'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``direction 
     of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
     and cover''.
       (63)(A) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in 
     identical form by section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and 
     Public Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 117e) is amended--
       (i) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''; and
       (ii) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by striking 
     out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (B) Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1987 (as enacted by reference in identical form by 
     section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591) (2 
     U.S.C. 117e), as amended by subparagraph (A), is further 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (64) Section 306 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 117f), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Clerk'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''; 
     and
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer'';
       (ii) by striking out ``but not limited to Legislative 
     Service Organizations,''; and
       (iii) by striking out ``: Provided, That'' and all that 
     follows through ``House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, 
     except that no amount charged to the Members' 
     Representational Allowance''.
       (65) The second sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of 
     the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, and 
     for other purposes'', approved May 13, 1926 (2 U.S.C. 119), 
     is amended by striking out ``Accounts'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (66)(A) The provisions of law specified in subparagraph 
     (B), codified as section 122a of title 2, United States Code, 
     are repealed.
       (B) The provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     are--
       (i) the nineteenth paragraph under the center heading 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center subheading 
     ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in title I of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955; and
       (ii) House Resolution 831, Eighty-eighth Congress, agreed 
     to August 14, 1964, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1966.
       (67) The first section and sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of 
     House Resolution 687, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to 
     September 20, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 
     111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 
     U.S.C. 122b, 122c, 122d, 122e, 122f, and 122g), are repealed.
       (68) Section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (c), (d), (f), and (h) by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''; and
       (B) in the first sentence of subsection (g), by striking 
     out ``within the contingent fund of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (69) The second sentence of the second paragraph under the 
     heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheading 
     ``Administrative Provisions'' in the first section of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1963 (2 U.S.C. 124) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House 
     of Representatives''; and
       (B) by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (70)(A) The first sentence of the last undesignated 
     paragraph under the center heading ``HOUSE OF 
     REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center subheading ``Contingent 
     Expenses of the House'' in the first section of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1955 (2 U.S.C. 125) is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives''.
       (B) The first sentence of the last undesignated paragraph 
     under the center heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the 
     center subheading ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' in the 
     first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
     1955 (2 U.S.C. 125), as amended by subparagraph (A), is 
     further amended by striking out ``contingent fund of the 
     House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives''.
       (71) Section 3 of Public Law 89-147 (2 U.S.C. 127a) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``contingent 
     fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''; 
     and
       (B) in the last sentence, is amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (72) Subsection (b) of the first section of House 
     Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 
     1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1), 
     is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``contingent 
     fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``applicable accounts of the House of Representatives''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (73) The first section of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     preserve the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act, 
     the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and 
     the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 for 
     congressional employees receiving certain congressional staff 
     fellowships'', approved March 30, 1966 (2 U.S.C. 130a), is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``That, with respect'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``That (a) with respect'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), as so redesignated 
     by subparagraph (A), by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer'';
       (C) by striking out ``the purposes  of--'' and all that 
     follows through ``if the award'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``the purposes of the provisions of 
     law specified in subsection (b), if the award'';
       (D) by striking out ``Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, as appropriate'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives, as appropriate'';
       (E) by striking out ``Clerk of the House by records'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives by records''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The provisions of law referred to in subsection (a) 
     are--
       ``(1) subchapter III (relating to civil service retirement) 
     of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(2) chapter 87 (relating to Federal employees group life 
     insurance) of title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(3) chapter 89 (relating to Federal employees group 
     health insurance) of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (74) Section 6(a)(1) of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend 
     title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend 
     the provisions relating to court leave for employees of the 
     United States and the District of Columbia'', approved 
     December 19, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 130b(a)(1)), is amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (75) Section 6(f) of the Act entitled ``An Act to amend 
     title 5, United States Code, to revise, clarify, and extend 
     the provisions relating to court leave for employees of the 
     United States and the District of Columbia'', approved 
     December 19, 1970 (2 U.S.C. 130b(f)), is amended by striking 
     out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (76) Subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section 3 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the waiver of claims of 
     the United States arising out of erroneous payments of pay 
     and allowances to certain officers and employees of the 
     legislative branch'', approved July 25, 1974 (2 U.S.C. 
     130d(a) and (b)), are each amended by striking out ``Clerk'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer''.

     SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

       The provisions of law relating to the Library of Congress, 
     as codified in chapter 5 of title 2, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       Section 223 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 
     (2 U.S.C. 132b) is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.

     SEC. 206. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL AND COMMITTEE 
                   PROCEDURE; INVESTIGATIONS.

       The provisions of law relating to congressional and 
     committee procedure; investigations, as codified in chapter 6 
     of title 2, United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Section 136(c) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 (2 U.S.C. 190d(c)) is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (2) The fourth sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act to provide for taking testimony, to be used before 
     Congress, in cases of private claims against the United 
     States'', approved February 3, 1879 (2 U.S.C. 190m) is 
     amended by striking out ``contingent fund of the branch of 
     Congress appointing such committee.'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``contingent fund of the Senate, in 
     the case of a committee of the Senate, or the applicable 
     accounts of the House of Representatives, in the case of a 
     committee of the House of Representatives.''.

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     SEC. 207. PROVISIONS RELATING TO OFFICE OF LAW REVISION 
                   COUNSEL.

       The provisions of law relating to the Office of the Law 
     Revision Counsel, as codified in chapter 9A of title 2, 
     United States Code, are amended as follows:
       Section 205(h) of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third 
     Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 285g), is amended by 
     striking out ``contingent fund of the House'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives''.

     SEC. 208. PROVISIONS RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CLASSIFICATION 
                   OFFICE.

       The provisions of law relating to the Legislative 
     Classification Office, as codified in chapter 9B of title 2, 
     United States Code, are amended as follows:
       Section 203 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third Congress, 
     agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into permanent law by 
     chapter III of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations 
     Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 286 et seq.), is repealed.

     SEC. 209. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES 
                   OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       The provisions of law relating to classification of 
     employees of the House of Representatives, as codified in 
     chapter 10 of title 2, United States Code, are amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 4(a)(1) of the House Employees Position 
     Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (2) Section 5(b)(1)(C) of the House Employees Position 
     Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 294(b)(1)(C)) is amended by 
     striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (3) The second sentence of section 11 of the House 
     Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 300) is 
     amended by striking out ``contingent fund'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''.

     SEC. 210. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION IN 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       The provisions of law relating to payroll administration in 
     the House of Representatives, as codified in chapter 10A of 
     title 2, United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Section 471 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (2 U.S.C. 331) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (2)(A) Section 472 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (2 U.S.C. 332) is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of 
     title IV (84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating 
     to section 472.
       (3)(A) Section 474 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (2 U.S.C. 334) is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to part 7 of 
     title IV (84 Stat. 1142), by striking out the item relating 
     to section 474.
       (4) Section 475(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (2 U.S.C. 335(1)) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer''.
       (5) Section 476 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (2 U.S.C. 336) is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.

     SEC. 211. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

       The provisions of law relating to contested elections, as 
     codified in chapter 12 of title 2, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
     U.S.C. 381) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subdivisions (a) through (i) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (9), respectively;
       (B) in the matter before paragraph (1), as so redesignated 
     by subparagraph (A), by striking out ``Act--'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Act:'';
       (C) by indenting paragraphs (1) through (9), as so 
     redesignated by subparagraph (A), two ems; and
       (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) by striking out ``(1) whose'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(A) whose''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``or (2)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``or (B)''.
       (2) Section 2 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
     U.S.C. 381), as amended by paragraph (1), is further 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``or Resident 
     Commissioner'' and all that follows through ``but'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, or Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), as amended by paragraph (1) of this 
     section--
       (i) by striking out ``House of Representatives of the 
     United States'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``office of Representative in, or Delegate or 
     Resident Commissioner to, the Congress''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``House of Representatives'' in 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``office of 
     Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
     the Congress'';
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``of the United 
     States'';
       (D) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``of the United 
     States'';
       (E) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``term'' and all that 
     follows through ``offices'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``term `Member of the House of Representatives' means an 
     incumbent Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress, or an individual who has been 
     elected to such office'';
       (F) in paragraph (6), by striking out ``of the United 
     States'';
       (G) in paragraph (7), by striking out ``House 
     Administration of the House of Representatives of the United 
     States'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight of 
     the House of Representatives''; and
       (H) in paragraph (8), by striking out ``includes territory 
     and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``means a State of the 
     United States and any territory or''.
       (3) Section 3 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
     U.S.C. 382) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``to the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking out ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (4); and
       (ii) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (5).
       (4) Section 17 of the Federal Contested Elections Act (2 
     U.S.C. 396) is amended by striking out ``contingent fund'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''.

     SEC. 212. PROVISIONS RELATING TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON 
                   CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS.

       The provisions of law relating to the Joint Committee on 
     Government Operations, as codified in chapter 13 of title 2, 
     United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1)(A) Part 1 of title IV of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 411-417) is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1970 is amended, in the matter relating to title IV 
     (84 Stat. 1141), by striking out the matter relating to part 
     1.
       (2) Section 206 of House Resolution 988, Ninety-third 
     Congress, agreed to October 8, 1974, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter III of title I of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 412a), is repealed.

     SEC. 213. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

       The provisions of law relating to the Congressional Budget 
     Office, as codified in chapter 17 of title 2, United States 
     Code, are amended as follows:
       Section 202(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 602(g)) is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.

     SEC. 214. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STATES.

       The provisions of law relating to the States, as codified 
     under chapter 4 of title 4, United States Code, are amended 
     as follows:
       Section 307(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1988 (4 U.S.C. 105 note) is amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.

     SEC. 215. PROVISIONS RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       The provisions of law relating to Government organization 
     and employees, enacted as title 5, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2107(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (2) Section 3304(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (3) Section 5306(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (4) Section 5334(c) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (5) Section 5515 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (6) Section 5531(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (7) Subsections (c)(1), (c)(2), and (d)(5)(A) of section 
     5533 of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (8) Section 5537(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (9) Section 5751 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``Clerk'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (10) Section 6322 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (11) Section 8332(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended in the fourth sentence in the matter following 
     paragraph (16) by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (12)(A) The third sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk of 
     the House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the 
     contingent fund of the House'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may pay 
     from the applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (B) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8334(j) 
     of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (13) Section 8402(c)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''; and

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       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``Clerk'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (14) Paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (3) of section 8422(e) 
     of title 5, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (15) Section 8423(a)(3)(C) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, from the contingent fund of the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives, from the applicable accounts of 
     the House of Representatives''.
       (16) The second sentence of section 8432(e) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the 
     contingent fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the 
     Chief Administrative Officer may pay from the applicable 
     accounts''.
       (17) The second sentence of section 8432a(c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives, the Clerk may pay from the 
     contingent fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the 
     Chief Administrative Officer may pay from the applicable 
     accounts''.
       (18) Subsection (b) of section 8708 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``Clerk'' the first 
     place it appears and all that follows through the end of the 
     subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer may 
     contribute the sum required by subsection (a) of this section 
     from the applicable accounts of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (19) Section 8906(f)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, from the contingent fund of the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives, from the applicable accounts of 
     the House of Representatives''.

     SEC. 216. PROVISIONS CODIFIED IN APPENDICES TO TITLE 5, 
                   UNITED STATES CODE.

       The provisions of law codified in appendices to title 5, 
     United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Section 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Ethics in Government 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' the second place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (2) Section 109(13)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 103(13)(A)) is amended by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.

     SEC. 217. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMERCE AND TRADE.

       The provisions of law relating to commerce and trade, as 
     codified in title 15, United States Code, are amended as 
     follows:
       The Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution to print 
     the monthly publication entitled `Economic Indicators' '', 
     approved June 23, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1025), is amended by 
     striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''.

     SEC. 218. PROVISIONS RELATING TO FOREIGN RELATIONS AND 
                   INTERCOURSE.

       The provisions of law relating to foreign relations and 
     intercourse, as codified in title 22, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) The last sentence of section 105(b) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriation Act, 1961 (22 U.S.C. 276c-1) is amended 
     by striking out ``Committee on House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Clerk''.
       (2) The first sentence of subsection (b)(2) and the first 
     sentence of subsection (b)(3)(A) of section 502 of the Mutual 
     Security Act of 1954 (22 U.S.C. 1754) are each amended by 
     striking out ``Clerk'' the second place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (3) Section 8(d)(2) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in 
     Europe'', approved June 3, 1976 (22 U.S.C. 3008(d)(2)), is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.

     SEC. 219. PROVISIONS RELATING TO MONEY AND FINANCE.

       (a) Use of Vehicles Amendment.--Section 802(d) of the 
     Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (31 U.S.C. 1344 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (b) Title 31, United States Code, Amendments.--The 
     provisions of law relating to money and finance, enacted as 
     title 31, United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1551(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (2) Section 6102a(c) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (3) Section 6203(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.

     SEC. 220. PROVISIONS RELATING TO POSTAL SERVICE.

       The provisions of law relating to the Postal Service, 
     enacted as title 39, United States Code, are amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of 
     section 3216 of title 39, United States Code, are each 
     amended by striking out ``Clerk of the House'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives''.
       (2) Section 3216(e)(2) of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``House Administration'' each place 
     it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.

     SEC. 221. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, 
                   AND WORKS.

       The provisions of law relating to public buildings, 
     property, and works, as codified in title 40, United States 
     Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) The first section of House Resolution 291, Eighty-
     eighth Congress, agreed to June 18, 1963, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1965 (40 U.S.C. 166b-4), is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking out ``contingent 
     fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out ``House Administration'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (2) Section 1816 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (40 U.S.C. 170) is amended by striking out ``Accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, for the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, for the House of Representatives''.
       (3)(A) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 2 of House 
     Resolution 317, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to March 25, 
     1971, as enacted into permanent law by the paragraph under 
     the heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the subheadings 
     ``Contingent Expenses of the House'' and ``miscellaneous 
     items'' in the first section of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1972 (40 U.S.C. 174k(a), (b), and (c)), 
     are each amended by striking out ``House Administration'' 
     each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (B) Section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions 
     Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note) is repealed.
       (4)(A) The proviso in the paragraph under the heading 
     ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' and the subheading ``House 
     Office Buildings'' in the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 175 note), is amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (B) The first section of House Resolution 208, Ninety-
     fourth Congress, agreed to February 24, 1975, as enacted into 
     permanent law by section 201 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1976 (40 U.S.C. 175 note), is amended--
       (i) by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``contingent fund'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``applicable accounts''.
       (5)(A) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (B) Section 312(a)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(a)(1)(A)) is amended 
     by striking out ``or the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (C) Section 312(d)(2) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``with'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``With''.
       (6) Section 312 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking out ``Minority 
     Leader'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``minority leader'';
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''; and
       (C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``in the 
     contingent fund of the House of Representatives''.
       (7) Section 801(b)(3) of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act 
     of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a(b)(3)) is amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (8) The second sentence of section 1001(a) of the Arizona-
     Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188c(a)) is amended 
     by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (9)(A) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 661, Ninety-fifth 
     Congress, agreed to July 29, 1977, as enacted into permanent 
     law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation 
     Act, 1979 (40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (B) House Resolution 199, One Hundred Second Congress, 
     agreed to August 1, 1991, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1993 (40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (C) House Resolution 420, One Hundred First Congress, 
     agreed to June 26, 1990, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 105 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1991 (40 U.S.C. 206 note), is amended--
       (i) in section 2(1), by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''; and
       (ii) in section 3(2), by striking out ``from the contingent 
     fund of the House of Representatives or''.
       (10) Section 3(a)(1) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second 
     Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
     law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1972 (40 U.S.C. 206b(a)(1)), is amended by striking out 
     ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer''.
       (11)(A) Section 3(d) of House Resolution 449, Ninety-second 
     Congress, agreed to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent 
     law by chapter IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1972 (40 U.S.C. 206b(d), is amended by striking out

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     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (B)(i) The provisions of law specified in clause (ii) (40 
     U.S.C. 206b(g); 40 U.S.C. 206b note) are amended as provided 
     in such clause.
       (ii) House Resolution 449, Ninety-second Congress, agreed 
     to June 2, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV 
     of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972, is amended by 
     striking out section 5. House Resolution 1309, Ninety-third 
     Congress, agreed to October 10, 1974, as enacted into 
     permanent law by chapter III of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1975, is amended by striking out section 
     3.
       (12) Section 9C of the Act entitled ``An Act to define the 
     area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the 
     use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved July 31, 1946 
     (40 U.S.C. 207a) is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (13) Section 9B(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to define 
     the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate 
     the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved July 31, 
     1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a-3(a)) is amended by striking out 
     ``House Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``House Oversight''.
       (14) Subsection (b)(1) and subsection (c) of section 3 of 
     Public Law 98-392 (40 U.S.C. 214b(b)(1) and (c)) are each 
     amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (15) Section 151(a) of Public Law 99-500 (100 Stat. 1783-
     352), enacted in identical form as section 151(a) of Public 
     Law 99-591 (100 Stat. 3341-355), (40 U.S.C. 756b) is amended 
     by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (16) The second sentence of section 301 of the National 
     Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968 (40 U.S.C. 831) is 
     amended by striking out ``House Committee on House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on 
     House Oversight of the House of Representatives''.
       (17) Section 441 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1970 (40 U.S.C. 851) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1), subsection (c)(4), and subsection 
     (h), by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''; and
       (B) by striking out subsection (j).
       (18) Section 3(d) of Public Law 99-652 (40 U.S.C. 1003(b)) 
     is amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.

     SEC. 222. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND 
                   WELFARE.

       The provisions of law relating to the public health and 
     welfare, as codified in title 42, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 303d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2259(d)) is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (2) Section 6004(a)(4) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6964) is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.

     SEC. 223. PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC PRINTING AND 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       The provisions of law relating to public printing and 
     documents, enacted as title 44, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 101 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``House Administration'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (2) The third sentence of section 703 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``House 
     Administration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``House 
     Oversight''.
       (3) Section 730 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeeper'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``and Sergeant at Arms''.
       (4)(A) Section 735 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking out ``Members of 
     Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Senators'';
       (ii) by striking out ``Member of Congress'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Senator''; and
       (iii) by striking out ``and Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives, respectively''.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 735 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     item:

``735. Binding for Senators.''.

       (5) The second sentence of section 739 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Clerk''.
       (6) The first sentence of section 740 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``Doorkeeper of the 
     House'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the House of Representatives''.
       (7)(A) The first undesignated paragraph of section 906 of 
     title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in the fifth undesignated subdivision of the matter 
     relating to furnishing of the bound edition of the 
     Congressional Record, by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, 
     and Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the 
     Sergeant at Arms'';
       (ii) in the seventh undesignated subdivision of the matter 
     relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the 
     Congressional Record, by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, 
     and Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the 
     Sergeant at Arms''; and
       (iii) in the eighth undesignated subdivision of the matter 
     relating to furnishing of the daily edition of the 
     Congressional Record, by striking out ``Doorkeeper'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Clerk''.
       (B) The third undesignated paragraph of section 906 of 
     title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in the fourth undesignated subdivision of the matter 
     relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record in 
     unstitched form, by striking out ``, Sergeant at Arms, and 
     Doorkeeper'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the Sergeant 
     at Arms''; and
       (ii) in the twelfth undesignated subdivision of the matter 
     relating to furnishing of the Congressional Record in 
     unstitched form--
       (I) by striking out ``to the Secretaries'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``and to the Secretaries''; and
       (II) by striking out ``, and to the Doorkeeper of the House 
     of Representatives''.
       (8) Section 908 of title 44, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``Sergeant at Arms of the House'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer of 
     the House of Representatives''.
       (9) Section 2203(e) of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.
       (10) Section 3303a(c) of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``House Administration'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``House Oversight''.

     SEC. 224. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TERRITORIES AND INSULAR 
                   POSSESSIONS.

       The provisions of law relating to territories and insular 
     possessions, as codified in title 48, United States Code, are 
     amended as follows:
       (1) The last undesignated paragraph after the center 
     heading ``mints and assay offices.'' and the center 
     subheading ``government in the territories'' in the first 
     section of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations 
     for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the 
     Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 
     nineteen hundred and seven, and for other purposes'', 
     approved June 22, 1906 (48 U.S.C. 894), is amended by 
     striking out ``Sergeant-at-Arms'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Administrative Officer''.
       (2) Section 35 of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1421k-
     1) is repealed.
       (3) Section 15 of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin 
     Islands (48 U.S.C. 1596) is repealed.
       (4) The last two provisos of section 5 of Public Law 92-271 
     (48 U.S.C. 1715 note) are repealed.

     SEC. 225. MISCELLANEOUS UNCODIFIED PROVISIONS RELATING TO 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       The following miscellaneous uncodified provisions relating 
     to the House of Representatives are amended as follows:
       (1) The next to the last undesignated paragraph under the 
     center heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center 
     subheadings ``Administrative Provisions'' and ``house beauty 
     shop'' in the first section of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1970 (83 Stat. 347) is amended by striking 
     out the last two sentences.
       (2) The last undesignated paragraph under the center 
     heading ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'' and the center 
     subheadings ``Administrative Provisions'' and ``house beauty 
     shop'' in the first section of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriation Act, 1970 (83 Stat. 347) is repealed.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] and the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio] 
will each be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers].
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, on December 13, 1995, the Committee on House Oversight 
agreed to an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the bill H.R. 
2739, the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical 
Corrections Act. This bill was made necessary by the historic reforms 
following the first Republican majority in over 40 years. One should 
not be surprised that considerable reforms were put in place at that 
time, after such a lengthy period of time out of power.
  I would comment that the two amendments offered to the original bill 
are minor in nature. They do not basically affect the substance of the 
bill, and so the substance of the bill is basically that contained in 
the bill as originally introduced.
  On January 4, 1995, the House adopted House rules which significantly 
restructured the internal administrative and legislative operations of 
the House. Two House officer positions, that of the Doorkeeper and the 
Postmaster, were abolished, and a new House officer, the Chief 
Administrative Officer, was created.
  Based on the authority of the Committee on House Oversight under 
House rules, the committee directed that operational and financial 
responsibility for various House functions be assigned to the 
appropriate House officers. For example, the House Finance Office was 
assigned to the Chief Administrative Officer, and that has led to a 
complete restructuring of the Finance Office which is still ongoing, as 
well as changes in the House financial management system. The House 
Document Room, which was formerly assigned to the Doorkeeper, was 
assigned to the Clerk.

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  The committee then began the process of reviewing the statutes 
relating to the administrative and legislative operations of the House, 
and it soon became clear that there had never in the history of the 
House been a comprehensive revision of these statutes. Therefore, the 
committee began the process of cleaning out the cobwebs.
  Many of the statutes technically in effect date back to the last 
century. For example, among the statutes repealed by this bill are the 
provisions relating to contracting for horses and wagons for the House. 
As someone who is intensely allergic to horses, I am pleased to see 
that section repealed.

  The committee considered a total of 414 statutes, a very sizable 
amount. Of these, 65 will be repealed outright by this particular bill.
  On August 3, 1995, the committee issued committee order No. 41 which 
created the Members' representational allowances or MRA. This committee 
order combined into the MRA the clerk hire allowance, the official 
expenses allowance, and the official mail allowance, as recommended by 
the auditing firm of Price-Waterhouse following the first-ever House 
audit. This makes all Members responsible and accountable for the 
expenditures in their office, and they have complete authority in the 
manner in which they allocate the funds within these various accounts 
which are now combined into one account.
  Following creation of the Members' representational allowances, the 
committee adopted regulations for expenditures from the MRA. These 
regulations are collectively known as the Congressional Handbook. These 
regulations govern all expenditures from allowances provided to pay for 
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail during the 104th 
Congress.
  Since January 3, 1995, the committee has granted no exceptions to any 
of its regulations, and that is very important to note because under 
the potpourri of different regulations and statutes we had accumulated 
over the more than 200-year operation of the House, many were so 
cumbersome and unworkable that exceptions became the rule rather than 
the exception.
  Under the administration of the current chairman of the House's 
Committee on Oversight, I note that the chairman, Mr. Thomas, vowed 
that there would be no exceptions, and that the rules would be 
rewritten to take into account the changing nature of the House of 
Representatives and to ensure that no exceptions would be necessary. He 
has fulfilled his commitment on that count.
  Generally, title I of the bill contains provisions relating to 
allowances and accounts in the House of Representatives and other 
administrative matters. Title II of the bill contains technical and 
conforming amendments and repeals relating to administrative reforms.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this bill to the House. I 
certainly recommend that it be passed.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, my friend, the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers], 
who, by the way, is serving our committee and this House extremely well 
in a number of areas, has accurately described the history and purpose 
of the bill, and I have nothing further to add except that I hope the 
Senate will pass this bill as a matter of comity.
  However, I would note that the Chief Administrative Officer has just 
submitted an overall increase in his budget requests for next year of 
32 percent. Unfortunately, that does not address the cost shift to 
Members' representational allowances of some $12,000 to $15,000 per 
year resulting from the elimination and privatization of services 
previously provided by the CAO.
  This bill does make permanent the in-house reforms of the Republican 
Contract With America. As a purely technical matter, that is 
appropriate. But all should be aware that these administrative reforms 
may ultimately bring additional costs to the taxpayer.
  Many Members have expressed dissatisfaction about the deterioration 
of some services and about the incorrect or inconclusive information 
being provided by some of the CAO's operations. Others have questioned 
whether privatizing various functions and eliminating others will 
result in savings to the taxpayer or simply additional cost-shifting to 
Members' representational allowances.
  We should all be open to an examination of these questions. In the 
end, we should be guided by whether our constituents will have a 
Federal legislature with sufficient resources to respond to them when 
they call. Otherwise taxpayers may end up paying more and getting less 
in service from their Member of Congress.
  This bill will result in a statute which combines Member allowances 
and provides for more complete and timely public disclosure, both of 
which are, of course, admirable goals. This would be an appropriate 
time for an assessment of the impact of these administrative reforms on 
Members' resources, those that are needed to serve their constituents, 
especially as Government downsizes at all levels. Again, we should be 
wary that under the guise of reform we do not end up costing the 
taxpayer more money while hindering the ability of Members to fully 
perform their constitutional, legislative and representational 
functions.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, in brief response to the comments of the gentleman from 
California [Mr. Fazio], let me say I certainly appreciate his work, not 
only as the ranking member on the Committee on House Oversight, but 
also as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Legislation of the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  He made reference to some of the changes that we have made and the 
increased costs that may accrue, as well as perhaps the inability of 
Members to perform their functions as well as they should in responding 
their constituents. Let me assure the gentleman from California that I 
am certainly, as a member of the Committee on House Oversight, very 
sensitive to concerns about being able to serve the needs of our 
constituents.
  Clearly, if any of the actions taken would in any way interfere with 
our ability to represent our constituents, I am sure the Committee on 
House Oversight would be willing to consider adjustments on that score. 
At the same time, I would point out that we have made many changes 
beyond those contained in this legislation.
  I had not planned to discuss those here on the floor, but I think it 
is very important to recognize that there are many changes taking place 
with, in fact, with affect the budget in one way or another, but will 
have the net effect of aiding Members in representing their 
constituents.
  Mr. Speaker, I would simply say that one area I am very familiar with 
is the area of computerization. In that case we are trying to, in some 
ways, centralize the computer operation and make it far more efficient, 
and enable members and staff to do much more in the House of 
Representatives at lower cost. This is going to result initially in 
some additional costs in the House information resources budget. It 
will also eventually result in lower costs in both the Members' budgets 
in HIR's budget.
  I think, on balance, the changes are positive and that we will see an 
increase in the ability of the Members to represent their constituents 
more effectively, through the changes that are made. At the same time, 
there may be some temporary dislocations. If there are, we will 
certainly address those in the Committee on House Oversight.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California [Mr. Fazio] for 
putting this on the record to make it clear to all Members present that 
there is no intent in any actions to impair Members' ability to serve. 
We are, I think, very successfully improving the efficiency of the 
House, cutting the overall budget by a substantial amount, and we 
believe that the people will be represented equally well at less cost 
under the system that is being developed.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief. I simply want to say that the 
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a great contribution, particularly in the effort to further the 
computerization, the dignitization of this institution. I think we will 
all be better off as a result.
  My concerns really are not in the area where increased expenditures 
will be required to bring about this communications revolution for the 
House of Representatives. It is really more the need to monitor 
carefully any additional costs that accrue to Members as a result of 
getting the same services that used to be provided by central agencies, 
now on a direct basis, often with the private sector, or others who are 
doing work on a contractual basis for the House of Representatives 
providing the services. Mr. Speaker, I think the gentleman from 
Michigan shows an openness to continue to review these matters, so that 
Members can continue to have at least as many resources to focus on the 
needs of their constituents.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. EHLERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to reiterate the value to the House of 
Representatives of the bill that is before us. It cleans up over 200 
years of statutes and regulations which have accumulated, will result 
in a much more efficient operation of the House of Representatives, and 
I ask all my colleagues to join me in voting for the final passage of 
this particular bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Riggs). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2739, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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