[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 97 (Monday, July 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8567-S8575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999

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                 KERREY (AND HAGEL) AMENDMENT NO. 3219

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. KERREY (for himself and Mr. Hagel) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by them to the bill, H.R. 4112, supra; as 
follows:

       On page 49, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

     SEC. 423. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OR 
                   ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM TREATMENT 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR COPPER ACTION LEVEL.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     or any other Act for any fiscal year may be used by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     implement or enforce the national primary drinking water 
     regulations for lead and copper in drinking water promulgated 
     under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.), 
     to the extent that the regulations pertain to the public 
     water system treatment requirements related to the copper 
     action level, until--
       (1) the Administrator and the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention jointly conduct a study to 
     establish a reliable dose-response relationship for the 
     adverse human health effects that may result from exposure to 
     copper in drinking water, that--
       (A) includes an analysis of the health effects that may be 
     experienced by groups within the general population 
     (including infants) that are potentially at greater risk of 
     adverse health effects as the result of the exposure;
       (B) is conducted in consultation with interested States;
       (C) is based on the best available science and supporting 
     studies that are subject to peer review and conducted in 
     accordance with sound and objective scientific practices; and
       (D) is completed not later than 30 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) based on the results of the study and, once peer 
     reviewed and published, the 2 studies of copper in drinking 
     water conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention in the State of Nebraska and the State of 
     Delaware, the Administrator establishes an action level for 
     the presence of copper in drinking water that protects the 
     public health against reasonably expected adverse effects due 
     to exposure to copper in drinking water.
       (b) Current Requirements.--Nothing in this section 
     precludes a State from implementing or enforcing the national 
     primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper in 
     drinking water promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) that are in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, to the extent that the regulations 
     pertain to the public water system treatment requirements 
     related to the copper action level.
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                BENNETT (AND DORGAN) AMENDMENT NO. 3220

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bennett for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an 
amendment to the bill, H.R. 4112, supra; as follows:

       On page 10, strike all starting on line 8 over to and 
     including line 22 on page 47 and insert in lieu thereof:

                                 SENATE

                           expense allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and 
     Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in 
     all, $56,000.

    representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders

       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
     $79,183,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the below limitations, as follows:

                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $1,659,000.

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                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $2,436,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,416,000.

                         conference committees

       For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
     the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
     Chairman of each such committee, $1,092,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,184,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

       For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
     Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $570,000.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,218,000.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $33,805,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,200,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $19,332,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $3,753,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,004,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, 
     $12,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 
     601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of 
     Public Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 
     11, 1980, $75,600,000.


expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $370,000.

                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $1,511,000.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2000.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $7,905,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $239,156,000.

                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000.

                       administrative provisions

       Section 1. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year 
     which begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii) of 
     paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator 
     represents Alabama, $183,565, Alaska, $252,505, Arizona, 
     $197,409, Arkansas, $168,535, California, $470,272, Colorado, 
     $187,366, Connecticut, $161,691, Delaware, $127,384, Florida, 
     $263,748, Georgia, $211,784, Hawaii, $279,648, Idaho, 
     $163,841, Illinois, $267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa, 
     $171,340, Kansas, $168,912, Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, 
     $186,714, Maine, $148,205, Maryland, $172,455, Massachusetts, 
     $196,819, Michigan, $235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, 
     Mississippi, $168,587, Missouri, $198,365, Montana, $161,857, 
     Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New Hampshire, 
     $142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico, $166,721, New 
     York, $328,586, North Carolina, $212,711, North Dakota, 
     $150,225, Ohio, $262,252, Oklahoma, $181,913, Oregon, 
     $189,258, Pennsylvania, $267,240, Rhode Island, $138,637, 
     South Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota, $151,838, Tennessee, 
     $192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959, Vermont, $136,315, 
     Virginia, $193,935, Washington, $213,887, West Virginia, 
     $149,135, Wisconsin, $191,314, Wyoming, $153,016, plus''.
       (b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the amount referred to in subparagraph 
     (A)(iii)'' and inserting ``that part of the amount referred 
     to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically 
     allocated for official mail expenses''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; and the part of the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail 
     expenses shall be recalculated in accordance with regulations 
     of the Committee on Rules and Administration''.
       Sec. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104-53 (2 U.S.C. 
     61d-3(b)) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
     ``$35,000''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is effective on 
     and after October 1, 1998.
       Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate 
     Resolution 149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress, 1st 
     Session), as amended by Senate Resolution 299, agreed to 
     September 24, 1996 (104th Congress, 2d Session), is amended 
     by striking ``until December 31, 1998'' and inserting ``until 
     December 31, 2000''.
       Sec. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to 
     appoint and fix the compensation of 1 consultant, on a 
     temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of 
     compensation not in excess of that specified in the first 
     sentence of this subsection.''; and
       (2) in the sentence that begins ``The provisions of'', by 
     striking ``section 8344'' and inserting ``sections 8344 and 
     8468''.
       (b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(b)) is amended by striking all after 
     ``(b)'' through ``to such position'' and inserting ``Any or 
     all appointments under this section may be''.
       (c) This section is effective on and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 5. (a) There is established the Senate Leader's 
     Lecture Series (hereinafter referred to as the ``lecture 
     series''). Expenses incurred in connection with the lecture 
     series shall be paid from the appropriations account 
     ``Secretary of the Senate'' within the contingent fund of the 
     Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any fiscal year.
       (b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture 
     series may cover expenses incurred by speakers, including 
     travel, subsistence, and per diem, and the cost of 
     receptions, including food, food related items, and 
     hospitality.
       (c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be 
     made on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
       (d) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
       Sec. 6. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of 
     such employees as may be necessary to operate Senate Hair 
     Care Services.
       (b) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving 
     fund to be known as the Senate Hair Care Services Revolving 
     Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``revolving fund'').
       (c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Services 
     from fees for services or from any other source shall be 
     deposited in the revolving fund.
       (2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without 
     fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of 
     the Senate--
       (A) for the payment of salaries and agency contributions of 
     employees of Senate Hair Care Services; and
       (B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other expenses 
     of Senate Hair Care Services.
       (d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made 
     upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
     of the Senate, except that vouchers shall not be required for 
     the disbursement of salaries paid at an annual rate.
       (e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw 
     from the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the 
     United States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the 
     revolving fund that the Committee may determine are in excess 
     of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of Senate 
     Hair Care Services.
       (f) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is 
     authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out the provisions of this section, subject to the 
     approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
       (g) There is transferred to the revolving fund established 
     by this section any unobligated balance in the fund 
     established by section 106 of Public Law 94-440 on the 
     effective date of this section.
       (h)(1) Section 106 of Public Law 94-440 is repealed.
       (2) Section 10(a) of Public Law 100-458 is repealed.
       (i) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 
     1998, or 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     whichever is later.

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       Sec. 7. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate 
     Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by 
     $150,000.
       Sec. 8. Effective on and after October 1, 1998, each of the 
     dollar amounts contained in the table under section 
     105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the 
     dollar amounts in that table, as increased by section 5 of 
     Public Law 105-55, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
       Sec. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
     Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into 
     agreements with public or private parties for the purpose of 
     demonstrating the use of alternative fuel vehicles (as 
     defined in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such 
     agreement may also provide for necessary fueling 
     infrastructure in connection with the alternative fuel 
     vehicles.
       (b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) 
     for a period not exceeding 90 days.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $2,796,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing, $202,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
     Senate: Provided, That funds appropriated under this heading 
     may not be available for expenditure for expenses incurred 
     after December 31, 1998.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $5,965,400, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per 
     month each to two medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 
     per month to one assistant and $400 per month each to not to 
     exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $893,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $1,415,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

       For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, 
     members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance 
     of not more than $600 each for members required to wear 
     civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, 
     retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee 
     benefits, $74,281,000, of which $35,770,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
     and $38,511,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
     the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under 
     this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be 
     transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
     the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.

                            general expenses

       For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
     Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and 
     other equipment, security equipment and installation, 
     uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical 
     services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
     and professional services, the employee assistance program, 
     not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, 
     telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor 
     and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services 
     performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the 
     Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives designated by the Chairman of the Board, 
     $6,077,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
     Officer of the House of Representatives: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1999 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to 
     the Department of the Treasury.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
     Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be 
     transferred between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general 
     expenses'' upon the approval of--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the 
     appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
     of Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the 
     case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided 
     to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under 
     the heading ``salaries''; and
       (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
     amount may be used to employ more than forty-three 
     individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board 
     is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than 
     two additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, 
     and not more than ten additional individuals for not more 
     than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the second session of 
     the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appropriations made, 
     indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together 
     with a chronological history of the regular appropriations 
     bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
     designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
     the work.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,286,000.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public 
     Law 93-344), including not more than $2,500 to be expended on 
     the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $25,671,000: Provided, That no part of 
     such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
     passenger motor vehicle.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the 
     Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
     services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and 
     studies in connection with activities under the care of the 
     Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the 
     maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical 
     substations of the Senate and House office buildings under 
     the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including 
     furnishings and office equipment, including not more than 
     $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
     be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
     purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a 
     passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for 
     attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of 
     the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with 
     subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, 
     $44,641,000, of which $8,175,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.


                            capitol grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,055,000, of which 
     $525,000 shall remain available until expended.

                        senate office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and 
     operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
     furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, $53,644,000, of which 
     $14,115,000 shall remain available until expended.


                         house office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $42,139,000, of 
     which $11,449,000 shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That of the total amount provided under this 
     heading, not less than $100,000 shall be used exclusively for 
     waste recycling programs.

                          capitol power plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and

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     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $38,222,000, of which $5,100,000 shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
     $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
     appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
     obligation during fiscal year 1999.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $67,877,483: 
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the compensation of the Director of 
     the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 
     shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate 
     of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

       For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and 
     the distribution of Congressional information in any format; 
     printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; 
     expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session 
     index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 
     U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications 
     authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 
     and printing, binding, and distribution of Government 
     publications authorized by law to be distributed without 
     charge to the recipient, $75,500,000: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the 
     permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
     Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates 
     authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act 
     may be expended for printing and binding and related services 
     provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United 
     States Code, unless such printing and binding and related 
     services are provided during fiscal year 1999 and the billing 
     of such printing and binding and related services occurs not 
     later than December 31, 2000.
       This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
     Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $3,180,000.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $239,176,542, of which not more than $6,500,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 1999, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That 
     the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds 
     derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in 
     excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
     in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than the $6,500,000: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $10,119,000 is to remain available until expended for 
     acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other 
     materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services 
     for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for 
     the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of 
     special and unique materials for additions to the 
     collections: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $3,544,000 is to remain available until 
     expended for the acquisition and partial support for 
     implementation of an integrated library system (ILS): 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $2,000,000 is to remain available until expended for a 
     project to digitize collections for the Meeting of the 
     Frontiers United States-Russian digital library: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 is 
     to remain available until expended for the Library's efforts 
     in connection with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of 
     the Lewis and Clark expedition.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including 
     publication of the decisions of the United States courts 
     involving copyrights, $35,269,000, of which not more than 
     $16,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
     this appropriation during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 
     708(d), and not more than $5,170,000 shall be derived from 
     collections during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 
     111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided, That the 
     total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $21,170,000: 
     Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
     appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
     ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office 
     of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than 
     $2,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $46,895,000, of which $13,744,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

       For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, 
     maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and 
     library equipment, $4,458,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
     Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
     more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congressional 
     Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
     Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with the 
     function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
       Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any 
     flexible or compressed work schedule which--
       (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the 
     grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
       (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be 
     at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time 
     worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or 
     supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as 
     such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of 
     Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and 
     administrative overhead costs generated by performing 
     reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of 
     31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to employ more than 
     65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
       (1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or 
     in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
       (2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
       (A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead 
     costs as are attributable to the work performed for such 
     agency; or
       (B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
     appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
     allowable under subparagraph (A).
       Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the incentive awards program.
       Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
       Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $99,765,100.
       (b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
     reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded 
     from sources other than appropriations to the Library in 
     appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and

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     operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $12,566,000, 
     of which $910,000 shall remain available until expended.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 207. For fiscal year 1999, the amounts available for 
     expenditure to the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to 
     Section 4 of Public Law 105-144, approved December 15, 1997, 
     may not exceed $2,500,000.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
     necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
     Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
     Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and 
     designated depository and international exchange libraries as 
     authorized by law, $29,600,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library 
     Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $150,000: 
     Provided further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 
     from current year appropriations are authorized for producing 
     and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
     publications for 1997 and 1998 to depository and other 
     designated libraries.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make 
     such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
     in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
     may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes 
     set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
     Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not 
     more than $2,500 may be expended on the certification of the 
     Public Printer in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
     shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
     twelve passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That 
     expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
     advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall 
     be available for temporary or intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
     for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, 
     That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the 
     headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and 
     ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be available for 
     the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,350 
     workyears: Provided further, That activities financed through 
     the revolving fund may provide information in any format: 
     Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not be used 
     to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which 
     applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade 
     or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided 
     further, That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not 
     exceed $75,000.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
     including not more than $7,000 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable 
     under sections 901(5), 901(6) and 901(8) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8)); 
     and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General 
     of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
     countries; $363,298,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller 
     General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the 
     appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available 
     and remain available until expended, and not more than 
     $2,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal 
     year 1999: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
     appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the Joint Financial 
     Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to 
     finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by 
     the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Director and 
     secretarial support: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses 
     of any other department or agency which is a member of the 
     National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance 
     an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by 
     the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of 
     non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either the 
     Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to any 
     appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
     appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the American 
     Consortium on International Public Administration (ACIPA) 
     shall be available to finance an appropriate share of ACIPA 
     costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses 
     attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International 
     Institute of Administrative Sciences.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Oversight and for the Senate issued by the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
       Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1999 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.
       Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated for is 
     different from that specifically established by such Act, the 
     rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be 
     the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
     provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
     expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
     Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 
     permanent law with respect thereto.
       Sec. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 305. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to 
     the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of 
     Public Law 104-1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized 
     under such subsection.
       Sec. 306. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $1,500.
       Sec. 307. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
     the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       Sec. 308. The Government Printing Office shall be 
     considered an agency for the purposes of the election in 
     section 801(b)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act and the Public Printer shall be considered the 
     head of the agency for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(C) of 
     such section.
       Sec. 309. Section 8 of the American Folklife Preservation 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 2107) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to 
     carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each 
     fiscal year.''.
       Sec. 310. That $3,110,611 shall be transferred from the 
     Employees' Compensation Fund established under section 8147 
     of title 5, United States Code, to the Government Printing 
     Office revolving fund as reimbursement for costs improperly 
     transferred from the revolving fund pursuant to section 
     8147(c) of such title: Provided, That for purposes of section 
     8147 of title 5, United States Code, the Government Printing 
     Office is not considered an agency which is required by 
     statute to submit an annual budget pursuant to or as provided 
     by chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, and is not 
     required to pay an additional amount for the cost of 
     administration.

               TITLE IV--TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

       Sec. 401. Short Title. This title may be cited as the 
     ``Trade Deficit Review Commission Act''.
       Sec. 402. Findings. Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States continues to run substantial 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (2) Economic forecasts anticipate continued growth in such 
     deficits in the next few years.
       (3) The positive net international asset position that the 
     United States built up over many years was eliminated in the 
     1980s. The United States today has become the world's largest 
     debtor nation.
       (4) The United States merchandise trade deficit is 
     characterized by large bilateral trade imbalances with a 
     handful of countries.
       (5) The United States has one of the most open borders and 
     economies in the world. The United States faces significant 
     tariff and nontariff trade barriers with its trading 
     partners. Current overall trade balances do

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     not reflect the actual competitiveness or productivity of the 
     United States economy.
       (6) Since the last comprehensive review of national trade 
     and investment policies was conducted by a Presidential 
     commission in 1970, there have been massive worldwide 
     economic and political changes which have profoundly affected 
     world trading relationships. Globalization, the increased 
     mobility of capital and technology, the role of transnational 
     corporations, and the outsourcing of production across 
     national boundaries, are reshaping both the comparative and 
     competitive trade advantages among nations.
       (7) The United States is once again at a critical juncture 
     in trade policy development. The nature of the United States 
     trade deficit and its causes and consequences must be 
     analyzed and documented.
       Sec. 403. Establishment of Commission. (a) Establishment.--
     There is established a commission to be known as the Trade 
     Deficit Review Commission (hereafter in this title referred 
     to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to study the 
     causes and consequences of the United States merchandise 
     trade and current account deficits and to develop trade 
     policy recommendations for the 21st century. The 
     recommendations shall include strategies necessary to achieve 
     United States market access to foreign markets that fully 
     reflects the competitiveness and productivity of the United 
     States and also improves the standard of living of United 
     States citizens.
       (c) Membership of Commission.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members of whom--
       (A) 1 Senator and 2 other persons shall be appointed by the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation 
     of the Majority Leader of the Senate;
       (B) 1 Senator and 2 other persons shall be appointed by the 
     President pro tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation 
     of the Minority Leader of the Senate;
       (C) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 2 other 
     persons shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) 1 Member of the House of Representatives and 2 other 
     persons shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Qualifications of members.--
       (A) Appointments.--Persons who are appointed under 
     paragraph (1), other than a person who is a Senator or Member 
     of the House of Representatives, shall be persons who--
       (i) have expertise in economics, international trade, 
     manufacturing, labor, environment, business, or have other 
     pertinent qualifications or experience; and
       (ii) are not officers or employees of the United States.
       (B) Other considerations.--In appointing Commission 
     members, every effort shall be made to ensure that the 
     members--
       (i) are representative of a broad cross-section of economic 
     and trade perspectives within the United States; and
       (ii) provide fresh insights to analyzing the causes and 
     consequences of United States merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--
       (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the 
     appointment shall be for the life of the Commission.
       (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
     the original appointment.
       (e) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
       (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson 
     from among the members of the Commission.
       (h) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (i) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to 1 vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every 
     other member of the Commission.
       Sec. 404. Duties of the Commission. (a) In General.--The 
     Commission shall be responsible for developing trade policy 
     recommendations, by examining the economic, trade, tax, and 
     investment policies and laws, and other incentives and 
     restrictions that are relevant to addressing the causes and 
     consequences of the United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits.
       (b) Recommendations.--The Commission shall examine and make 
     recommendations to Congress and the President on the 
     following:
       (1) The manner in which the Government of the United States 
     establishes and administers the Nation's fundamental trade 
     policies and objectives, including--
       (A) the relationship of the merchandise trade and current 
     account balances to the overall well-being of the United 
     States economy and any impact the trade balance may have on 
     wages and employment in various sectors of the United States 
     economy;
       (B) any effects the merchandise trade and current account 
     deficits may have on the areas of manufacturing and 
     technology and on defense production and innovation 
     capabilities of the United States;
       (C) the impact that United States monetary and fiscal 
     policies may have on United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits; and
       (D) the coordination, allocation, and accountability of 
     trade responsibilities among Federal agencies and the means 
     for congressional oversight of the trade policy process.
       (2) The causes and consequences of the merchandise trade 
     and current account deficits and specific bilateral trade 
     deficits, including--
       (A) identification and quantification of the macroeconomic 
     factors and bilateral trade barriers contributing to the 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits;
       (B) identification and quantification of any impact of the 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits on the 
     domestic economy, industrial base, manufacturing capacity, 
     number and quality of jobs, productivity, wages, and the 
     United States standard of living;
       (C) identification and quantification of trade deficits 
     within individual industrial, manufacturing, and production 
     sectors, and any relationship to intraindustry and 
     intracompany transactions;
       (D) a review of the adequacy of the current collection and 
     reporting of import and export data, and the identification 
     and development of additional data bases and economic 
     measurements that may be needed to properly quantify the 
     factors described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
       (E) the relationship that tariff and nontariff barriers may 
     have to the merchandise trade and current account deficits 
     and the extent to which such deficits have become structural;
       (F) the extent to which there is reciprocal market access 
     substantially equivalent to that afforded by the United 
     States in each country with which the United States has a 
     persistent and substantial bilateral trade deficit; and
       (G) the impact of transhipments on bilateral trade.
       (3) Any relationship of United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits to both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages within the global economy, including--
       (A) a systematic analysis of the United States trade 
     patterns with different trading partners, to what extent the 
     trade patterns are based on comparative and competitive trade 
     advantages, and how the trade advantages relate to the goods 
     that are exported to and imported from various trading 
     partners;
       (B) the extent to which the increased mobility of capital 
     and technology has changed both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (C) the extent to which differences in the growth rates of 
     the United States and its trading partners may impact on 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits;
       (D) any impact that labor, environmental, or health and 
     safety standards may have on world trade;
       (E) the impact that currency exchange rate fluctuations and 
     any manipulation of exchange rates may have on United States 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits;
       (F) the effect that offset and technology transfer 
     agreements have on the long-term competitiveness of the 
     United States manufacturing sectors; and
       (G) any effect that international trade, labor, 
     environmental, or other agreements may have on United States 
     competitiveness.
       (4) The flow of investments both into and out of the United 
     States, including--
       (A) any consequences for the United States economy of the 
     current status of the United States as a debtor nation;
       (B) any relationship between such investments and the 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits 
     and living standards of United States workers;
       (C) any impact such investments may have on United States 
     labor, community, environmental, and health and safety 
     standards, and how such investment flows influence the 
     location of manufacturing facilities; and
       (D) the effect of barriers to United States foreign direct 
     investment in developed and developing nations, particularly 
     nations with which the United States has a merchandise trade 
     and current account deficit.
       Sec. 405. Final Report; Congressional Hearings. (a) Final 
     Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the 
     President and Congress a final report which contains--
       (A) the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
     described in section 404;
       (B) recommendations for addressing the problems identified 
     as part of the Commission's analysis; and
       (C) any proposals for administrative and legislative 
     actions necessary to implement such recommendations.
       (2) Separate views.--Any member of the Commission may 
     submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the 
     final report.
       (b) Congressional Hearings.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the final report described in subsection (a) is submitted, 
     the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
     shall hold hearings on the report. Other committees of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate with relevant 
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       Sec. 406. Powers of Commission. (a) Hearings.--The 
     Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times 
     and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 
     the Commission may find advisable to fulfill the requirements 
     of this title. The Commission shall hold at least 1 or more 
     hearings in Washington, D.C., and 4 in different regions of 
     the United States.
       (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
     information as the Commission considers necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this title. Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or 
     agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
       (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       Sec. 407. Commission Personnel Matters. (a) Compensation of 
     Members.--
       (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission who is not 
     an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be 
     compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are 
     officers or employees of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation in addition to that received for their 
     services as officers or employees of the United States.
       (2) Officer and employee of the united states.--For 
     purposes of this section, a member of the Commission who is a 
     Senator or a member of the House of Representatives shall be 
     treated as an officer or employee of the United States.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
     without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
     appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
     Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
     executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
     Commission.
       (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
     fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
     personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
     pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
     director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be detailed to the Commission without 
     reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption 
     or loss of civil service status or privilege.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.
       Sec. 408. Support Services. The Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration shall provide to the 
     Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative 
     support services as the Commission may request.
       Sec. 409. Appropriations. There are appropriated $2,000,000 
     to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this title.
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                BENNETT (AND DORGAN) AMENDMENT NO. 3221

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bennett for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an 
amendment to amendment no. 3220 proposed by Mr. Bennett to the bill, 
H.R. 4112, supra; as follows:

       On page 14, line 24, strike ``$6,077,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,297,000''.
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                BENNETT (AND DORGAN) AMENDMENT NO. 3222

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bennett for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an 
amendment to amendment No. 3220 proposed by Mr. Bennett to the bill, 
H.R. 4112, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, line 9, strike ``$79,183,000'' and insert 
     ``$87,233,000''.
       On page 2, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $6,050,000.
       On page 3, line 25, strike ``$19,332,000'' and insert 
     ``$21,332,000''.
       On page 4, line 22, strike $75,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$66,800,000''.
       On page 5, line 10, strike ``$7,905,000'' and insert 
     ``$8,655,000''.
       On page 12, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 10. (a) The Committee on Appropriations is authorized 
     in its discretion--
       (1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make 
     investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of 
     the Standing Rules of the Senate;
       (2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
     Senate;
       (3) to employ personnel;
       (4) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
     agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 
     basis, the services of personnel of any such department or 
     agency;
       (5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or 
     organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senate Resolution 
     140, agreed to May 14, 1975); and
       (6) to provide for the training of the professional staff 
     of such committee (under procedures specified by section 
     202(j) of such Act).
       (b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is 
     amended by striking section 4.
       (c) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 
     1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is 
     later.
       Sec. 11. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Appropriations 
     Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his 
     or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account 
     for salaries for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, 
     to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, 
     from which expenses are payable for such committee.
       (2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 
     Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election 
     transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, 
     within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the 
     Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account from 
     which salaries are payable for such committee.
       (b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
       (1) available for expenditure by such committee in like 
     manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which 
     are available for expenditure by such committee from the 
     account to which the funds were transferred; and
       (2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall 
     specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
       (c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on 
     or after that date.
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                BENNETT (AND DORGAN) AMENDMENT NO. 3223

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Bennett for himself and Mr. Dorgan) proposed an 
amendment to amendment No. 3220 proposed by Mr. Bennett to the bill, 
H.R. 4112, supra; as follows:

       On page 35, line 8, strike all through line 9 on page 49 
     and insert the following:
               TITLE IV--TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Trade Deficit Review 
     Commission Act''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States continues to run substantial 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (2) Economic forecasts anticipate continued growth in such 
     deficits in the next few years.
       (3) The positive net international asset position that the 
     United States built up over many years was eliminated in the 
     1980s. The United States today has become the world's largest 
     debtor nation.
       (4) The United States merchandise trade deficit is 
     characterized by large bilateral trade imbalances with a 
     handful of countries.
       (5) The United States has one of the most open borders and 
     economies in the world. The United States faces significant 
     tariff and nontariff trade barriers with its trading 
     partners. The United States does not benefit from fully 
     reciprocal market access.
       (6) The United States is once again at a critical juncture 
     in trade policy development. The nature of the United States 
     trade deficit and its causes and consequences must be 
     analyzed and documented.

     SEC. 403. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Trade Deficit Review Commission (hereafter in 
     this title referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to study the 
     nature, causes, and consequences of the United States 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (c) Membership of Commission.--
       (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members as follows:
       (A) Three persons shall be appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate upon the recommendation of the Majority 
     Leader of the Senate, after consultation with the Chairman of 
     the Committee on Finance.
       (B) Three persons shall be appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate upon

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     the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     after consultation with the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Finance.
       (C) Three persons shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, after consultation with the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means.
       (D) Three persons shall be appointed by the Minority Leader 
     of the House of Representatives, after consultation with the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Mean.
       (2) Qualifications of members.--
       (A) Appointments.--Persons who are appointed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be persons who--
       (i) have expertise in economics, international trade, 
     manufacturing, labor, environment, business, or have other 
     pertinent qualifications or experience; and
       (ii) are not officers or employees of the United States.
       (B) Other considerations.--In appointing Commission 
     members, every effort shall be made to ensure that the 
     members--
       (i) are representative of a broad cross-section of economic 
     and trade perspectives within the United States; and
       (ii) provide fresh insights to analyzing the causes and 
     consequences of United States merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits.
       (d) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--
       (1) In general.--Members shall be appointed not later than 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this Act and the 
     appointment shall be for the life of the Commission.
       (2) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not 
     affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as 
     the original appointment.
       (e) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, 
     the Commission shall hold its first meeting.
       (f) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairperson.
       (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The members of the 
     Commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson 
     from among the members of the Commission.
       (h) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
       (i) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
     entitled to 1 vote, which shall be equal to the vote of every 
     other member of the Commission.

     SEC. 404. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall be responsible for 
     examining the nature, causes, and consequences of, and the 
     accuracy of available data on, the United States merchandise 
     trade and current account deficits.
       (b) Issues to be Addressed.--The Commission shall examine 
     and report to the President, the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of 
     the Senate, and other appropriate committees of Congress on 
     the following:
       (1) The relationship of the merchandise trade and current 
     account balances to the overall well-being of the United 
     States economy, and to wages and employment in various 
     sectors of the United States economy.
       (2) The impact that United States monetary and fiscal 
     policies may have on United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits.
       (3) The extent to which the coordination, allocation, and 
     accountability of trade responsibilities among Federal 
     agencies may contribute to the trade and current account 
     deficits.
       (4) The causes and consequences of the merchandise trade 
     and current account deficits and specific bilateral trade 
     deficits, including--
       (A) identification and quantification of--
       (i) the macroeconomic factors and bilateral trade barriers 
     that may contribute to the United States merchandise trade 
     and current account deficits;
       (ii) any impact of the merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits on the domestic economy, industrial base, 
     manufacturing capacity, technology, number and quality of 
     jobs, productivity, wages, and the United States standard of 
     living;
       (iii) any impact of the merchandise trade and current 
     account deficits on the defense production and innovation 
     capabilities of the United States; and
       (iv) trade deficits within individual industrial, 
     manufacturing, and production sectors, and any relationship 
     between such deficits and the increasing volume of intra-
     industry and intra-company transactions;
       (B) a review of the adequacy and accuracy of the current 
     collection and reporting of import and export data, and the 
     identification and development of additional data bases and 
     economic measurements that may be needed to properly quantify 
     the merchandise trade and current account balances, and any 
     impact the merchandise trade and current account balances may 
     have on the United States economy; and
       (C) the extent to which there is reciprocal market access 
     substantially equivalent to that afforded by the United 
     States in each country with which the United States has a 
     persistent and substantial bilateral trade deficit, and the 
     extent to which such deficits have become structural.
       (5) Any relationship of United States merchandise trade and 
     current account deficits to both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages within the global economy, including--
       (A) a systematic analysis of the United States trade 
     patterns with different trading partners and to what extent 
     the trade patterns are based on comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (B) the extent to which the increased mobility of capital 
     and technology has changed both comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (C) any impact that labor, environmental, or health and 
     safety standards may have on comparative and competitive 
     trade advantages;
       (D) the effect that offset and technology transfer 
     agreements have on the long-term competitiveness of the 
     United States manufacturing sectors; and
       (E) any effect that international trade, labor, 
     environmental, or other agreements may have on United States 
     competitiveness.
       (6) The extent to which differences in the growth rates of 
     the United States and its trading partners may impact on 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (7) The impact that currency exchange rate fluctuations and 
     any manipulation of exchange rates may have on United States 
     merchandise trade and current account deficits.
       (8) The flow of investments both into and out of the United 
     States, including--
       (A) any consequences for the United States economy of the 
     current status of the United States as a debtor nation;
       (B) any relationship between such investment flows and the 
     United States merchandise trade and current account deficits 
     and living standards of United States workers;
       (C) any impact such investment flows may have on United 
     States labor, community, environmental, and health and safety 
     standards, and how such investment flows influence the 
     location of manufacturing facilities; and
       (D) the effect of barriers to United States foreign direct 
     investment in developed and developing nations, particularly 
     nations with which the United States has a merchandise trade 
     and current account deficit.

     SEC. 405. FINAL REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     the initial meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall 
     submit to the President and Congress a final report which 
     contains--
       (1) the findings and conclusions of the Commission 
     described in section 404; and
       (2) recommendations for addressing the problems identified 
     as part of the Commission's analysis.
       (b) Separate Views.--Any member of the Commission may 
     submit additional findings and recommendations as part of the 
     final report.

     SEC. 406. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit 
     and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
     receive such evidence as the Commission may find advisable to 
     fulfill the requirements of this title. The Commission shall 
     hold at least 1 or more hearings in Washington, D.C., and 4 
     in different regions of the United States.
       (b) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any Federal department or agency such 
     information as the Commission considers necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this title. Upon request of the 
     Chairperson of the Commission, the head of such department or 
     agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
       (c) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

     SEC. 407. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Commission 
     shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
     of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Commission.
       (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Commission shall 
     be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from their homes or regular places of 
     business in the performance of services for the Commission.
       (c) Staff.--
       (1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Commission may, 
     without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, 
     appoint and terminate an executive director and such other 
     additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the 
     Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an 
     executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the 
     Commission.
       (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
     fix the compensation of the executive director and other 
     personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification of positions and General Schedule 
     pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive 
     director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     such title.
       (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government 
     employee may be

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     detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such 
     detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service 
     status or privilege.
       (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--
     The Chairperson of the Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, at rates for individuals which do not 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5316 of such title.

     SEC. 408. SUPPORT SERVICES.

       The Administrator of the General Services Administration 
     shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Commission may 
     request.

     SEC. 409. APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are appropriated $2,000,000 to the Commission to 
     carry out the provisions of this title.
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               THOMAS (AND BROWNBACK) AMENDMENT NO. 3224

  Mr. STEVENS (for Mr. Thomas, for himself and Mr. Brownback) proposed 
an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4112, supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place at the end of the bill, insert:
       Sec. 311. (a) This section applies to the following 
     officials:
       (1) The Architect of the Capitol.
       (2) The Secretary of the Senate.
       (3) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
       (4) The Public Printer.
       (5) The Director, and the Executive Director, of the United 
     States Botanic Garden.
       (b)(1) Not later than March 30, 1999, each official named 
     in subsection (a) shall submit to Congress a list of each 
     activity that--
       (A) is to be performed by or for the official in fiscal 
     year 2000;
       (B) is not an inherently governmental function; and
       (C) is--
       (i) performed by a Federal Government source on September 
     30, 1998; or
       (ii) initiated after that date, if one or more Federal 
     Government sources are to be considered for selection as the 
     source to perform the activity.
       (2) Each list shall include (for each activity listed)--
       (A) the number of full-time employees (or its equivalent) 
     that would be necessary for the performance of the activity 
     by a Federal Government source; and
       (B) the name of a Federal Government employee responsible 
     for the activity from whom additional information about the 
     activity may be obtained.
       (c) An activity is not required to be included on an 
     official's list under subsection (b) if the activity, as 
     determined by the official--
       (1) is to be performed as a Federal Government response to 
     a national emergency declared by the President or Congress;
       (2) is to be performed for the official by a private sector 
     source pursuant to a contract or other agreement entered into 
     by the head of another department or agency of the Federal 
     Government; or
       (3) is the provision of items that should be produced, 
     manufactured, or provided, or services that should be 
     provided, by a Federal Government source for reasons of 
     national security (including reasons relating to the 
     acquisition, processing, or analysis of intelligence in the 
     national security interests of the United States).
       (d) In this section:
       (1) The term ``Federal Government source'', with respect to 
     performance of an activity, means any organization within the 
     Federal Government that uses Federal Government employees to 
     perform the activity.
       (2)(A) The term ``inherently governmental function'' means 
     a function that is so intimately related to the public 
     interest as to require performance by Federal Government 
     employees.
       (B) The term includes activities that require either the 
     exercise of discretion in applying Federal Government 
     authority or the making of value judgments in making 
     decisions for the Federal Government, including judgments 
     relating to monetary transactions and entitlements. An 
     inherently governmental function involves, among other 
     things, the interpretation and execution of the laws of the 
     United States so as--
       (i) to bind the United States to take or not to take some 
     action by contract, policy, regulation, authorization, order, 
     or otherwise;
       (ii) to determine, protect, and advance United States 
     economic, political, territorial, property, or other 
     interests by military or diplomatic action, civil or criminal 
     judicial proceedings, contract management, or otherwise;
       (iii) to significantly affect the life, liberty, or 
     property of private persons;
       (iv) to commission, appoint, direct, or control officers or 
     employees of the United States; or
       (v) to exert ultimate control over the acquisition, use, or 
     disposition of the property, real or personal, tangible or 
     intangible, of the United States, including the collection, 
     control, or disbursement of appropriated and other Federal 
     funds.
       (C) The term does not normally include--
       (i) gathering information for or providing advice, 
     opinions, recommendations, or ideas to Federal Government 
     officials; or
       (ii) any function that is primarily ministerial and 
     internal in nature (such as building security, mail 
     operations, operation of cafeterias, housekeeping, facilities 
     operations and maintenance, warehouse operations, motor 
     vehicle fleet management operations, or other routine 
     electrical or mechanical services).
       (3) The term ``private sector source'', with respect to the 
     operation of a facility owned by the Federal Government, 
     includes a contractor that is operating, or is to operate, 
     the facility.
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                 McCAIN (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3225

  Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Coats, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Faircloth, Mr. 
Ashcroft, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Abraham, 
and Mr. Robb) proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4112, supra, as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN CRS WEB SITE INFORMATION.

       (a) Availability of Information.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Congressional Research 
     Service shall make available on the Internet, for purposes of 
     access and retrieval by the public, all information that--
       (A) is available through the Congressional Research Service 
     web site;
       (B) is described in paragraph (2); and
       (C) is not confidential as determined by--
       (i) the Director; or
       (ii) the head of a Federal department or agency that 
     provided the information to the Congressional Research 
     Service.
       (2) Information.--The information referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(B) is as follows:
       (A) All Congressional Research Service Issue Briefs.
       (B) All Congressional Research Service Reports that are 
     available to Members of Congress through the Congressional 
     Research Service web site.
       (C) All Congressional Research Service Authorization of 
     Appropriations Products or Appropriations Products.
       (3) Removal of information; changes and updates.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
     Director of the Congressional Research Service may--
       (A) remove from the information required to be made 
     available on the Internet under this section the name of, 
     phone number of, and information regarding, an employee of 
     the Congressional Research Service;
       (B) remove from the information required to be made 
     available on the Internet under this section, any material 
     the Director determines may infringe the copyright of a work 
     protected under title 17, United States Code; and
       (C) make any changes or updates in the information required 
     to be made available on the Internet under this section that 
     the Director determines are necessary to ensure that the 
     information is accurate.
       (b) Time.--The information shall be so made available not 
     earlier than 30 days after the first day the information is 
     available to Members of Congress through the Congressional 
     Research Service web site.
       (c) Requirements.--The Director of the Congressional 
     Research Service shall make the information available in a 
     manner that the Director determines--
       (1) is practical and reasonable; and
       (2) does not permit the submission of comments from the 
     public.
       (d) Method of Public Access.--The public shall have access 
     to the web page containing Congressional Research Service 
     information that is available to the public only through the 
     Library of Congress' THOMAS web page (http://thomas.loc.gov). 
     The Director of Congressional Research Service shall work 
     with the Librarian of Congress to establish an appropriate 
     Internet link to carry out this subsection. The Director of 
     Congressional Research Service shall be responsible for 
     maintaining and updating the web page containing 
     Congressional Research Service products. The Director of 
     Congressional Research Service shall have sole discretion to 
     edit the web page based on the criteria established by this 
     Act. The Librarian of Congress shall have the responsibility 
     of working with the Director of Congressional Research 
     Service only to the extent necessary to establish the link 
     from the THOMAS web page to the public access Congressional 
     Research Service web page. Nothing in this Act may be 
     construed to interfere with the Librarian's normal duties 
     concerning THOMAS.
       (e) Further Approval Not Required.--Notwithstanding the 
     first proviso under the subheading ``salaries and expenses'' 
     under the subheading ``Congressional Research Service'' under 
     the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' under title I of this Act 
     (relating to prior approval of certain publications), the 
     Director shall make information available in accordance with 
     this section without the prior approval of the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on 
     House Oversight of the House of Representatives.




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