[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H8085-H8097]
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CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4112, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1999

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted the following conference report and 
statement on the bill (H.R. 4112) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 105-734)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     4112) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
     purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Strike all on page 2, line 5, of the House engrossed bill, 
     H.R. 4112, down through and including all on page 10, line 7, 
     and in lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert the following:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 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, 
     $87,233,000, which shall be paid

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     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.

                  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.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $6,050,000.

                         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, $21,332,000.

            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, $66,800,000.


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, $8,655,000.

        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, 
     $302,307, 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.
       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

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     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.
       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.
       Sec. 12. Use of Frequent Flyer Miles by Members of the 
     Senate. Section 507(a) of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Travel between the washington metropolitan area and a 
     home state.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any travel 
     award relating to air transportation for a Member of the 
     Senate, the spouse of that Member, or a son or daughter of 
     that Member, between the Washington metropolitan area and the 
     State of that Member.''.
       Sec. 13. Senate Resolution 286, 102d Congress, agreed to 
     April 9, 1992, is amended by adding at the end of subsection 
     (a) the following:

     ``Fees established under this subsection for services 
     received from the Attending Physician by a Senator or an 
     officer of the Senate shall be equal to the fees for such 
     services received by a member of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven H. Schiff, 
     late a Representative from the State of New Mexico, $136,700.

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $733,971,000, as follows:


                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $13,117,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,652,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,043,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,020,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $397,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $738,000; Republican Conference, $1,199,000; 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; 
     Democratic Caucus, $642,000; nine minority employees, 
     $1,190,000; training and program development--majority, 
     $290,000; and training and program development--minority, 
     $290,000.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

                Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official

                 Expenses of Members, and Official Mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $385,279,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $19,373,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2000.


                    salaries, officers and employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, 
     for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $15,365,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $750 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $3,501,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $57,211,000, including $24,282,000 
     for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of 
     House Information Resources, of which $23,074,000 is provided 
     herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House 
     Information Resources, $7,130,000 shall be for net expenses 
     of telecommunications: Provided further, That House 
     Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement 
     from Members of the House of Representatives and other 
     governmental entities for services provided and such 
     reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit 
     to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     the Inspector General, $3,953,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of 
     the Chaplain, $133,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian 
     and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,106,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
     Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
     $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections 
     Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other authorized 
     employees, $191,000.


                        allowances and expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $2,575,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $132,832,000; and 
     miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
     maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 
     interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
     deceased employees of the House, $651,000.


                           child care center

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
     Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the 
     account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), 
     subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, 
     as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-
     seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted 
     into permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 
     U.S.C. 88b-3), is amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding 
     Congress.
       Sec. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House 
     Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 
     1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-
     1(b)), is amended by striking ``$55,000'' and inserting 
     ``$80,000''.
       Sec. 103. (a) There is hereby established an account in the 
     House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out 
     training and program development activities of the Republican 
     Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
       (b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), 
     funds in the account established under subsection (a) shall 
     be paid--
       (1) for activities of the Republican Conference in such 
     amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions 
     as the Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct; 
     and
       (2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy 
     Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such 
     terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives may direct.

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       (c) Of the total amount in the account established under 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker for 
     payments for activities of the Republican Conference; and
       (2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority Leader 
     for payments for activities of the Democratic Steering and 
     Policy Committee.
       (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account 
     under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding 
     fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for training and 
     program development activities of the Republican Conference 
     and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee during the 
     fiscal year.
       Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (4).
       Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
     other rule or regulation, any information on payments made by 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House 
     of Representatives to an individual for attendance as a 
     witness before the Committee in executive session during a 
     Congress shall be reported not later than the second 
     semiannual report filed under section 106 of the House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following Congress.
       Sec. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation 
     appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than 
     official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased 
     by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to 
     prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply 
     with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal 
     year.
       Sec. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority 
     Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to 
     appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a 
     temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of 
     compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the 
     highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid 
     to employees of a standing committee of the House.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 108. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
     OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 1999. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for such fiscal year shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.
       Sec. 109. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     official resources may be used during a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1999), in accordance with 
     regulations of the Committee on House Oversight, to reimburse 
     a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives for the ordinary and necessary expenses 
     related to the official use of telecommunications lines in 
     the residence of the Member, officer, or employee.
       (b) The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such 
     regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
       Sec. 110. Section 121 of Public Law 104-99 is amended in 
     subsection (b)(2)--
       (1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``and'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and'' therefor; and
       (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Chief 
     Administrative Office of the House of Representatives to 
     cover the costs of furnishings and furniture to accommodate 
     the needs of the House of Representatives child care 
     center.''

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $3,096,000, 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, together with an additional amount of 
     $150,000 if there is enacted into law legislation which 
     transfers the legislative and oversight responsibilities of 
     the Joint Committee on Printing to the Committee on House 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives: Provided, That 
     such additional amount shall be transferred to the Committee 
     on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and made 
     available beginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That 
     all such funds are to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
     Senate.

                      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, $76,844,000, of which $37,037,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
     and $39,807,000 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, 
     $6,237,000, 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. 111. 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), $2,086,000.

                      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.

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                        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, 
     $43,683,000, 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, $6,046,000, 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, $54,144,000, of which 
     $14,615,000 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 
     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, $38,174,000, 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, $67,124,000: 
     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, $74,465,000: 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 this 
     appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
     obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar 
     purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated 
     or made available under this Act or any other Act for 
     printing and binding and related services provided to 
     Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may 
     be expended to print a document, report, or publication 
     after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such 
     document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress 
     to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing 
     in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
     Code.


                        administrative provision

       Sec. 112. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1998 (Public Law 105-55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amended in the 
     item relating to ``congressional printing and binding'' under 
     the heading ``GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE'' by striking 
     ``$81,669,000'' and all that follows through ``Provided,'' 
     and inserting the following: ``$70,652,000: Provided, That an 
     additional amount of not more than $11,017,000 may be derived 
     by transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving 
     fund under section 309 of title 44, United States Code: 
     Provided further,''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998.
       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, $3,052,000.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 201. Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)) is amended by--
       (1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any 
     portion of the account designated in paragraph (1) that, as 
     determined by the Architect, is not required to meet current 
     expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest-
     bearing obligation of the United States or an obligation 
     guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the United 
     States that, as determined by the Architect, has a maturity 
     date suitable for the purposes of the account. The Secretary 
     of the Treasury shall credit interest earned on the 
     obligations to the account.''.

                          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, $238,373,000, 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) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from 
     collections during fiscal year 1999 and shall remain 
     available until expended for the development and 
     maintenance of an international legal information database 
     and activities related thereto: 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 $6,850,000: 
     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, $34,891,000, of which not more than 
     $16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
     derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
     during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in 
     excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
     in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
     $5,170,000 shall be derived

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     from collections during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 
     111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided further, 
     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), 
     $46,824,000, 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, $4,448,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 202. 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. 203. (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. 204. 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. 205. 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. 206. 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. 207. (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.
       Sec. 208. Effective October 1, 1998, the Library of 
     Congress is authorized to receive funds from participants in 
     and sponsors of an international legal information database 
     led by the Law Library of Congress, and to credit any such 
     funds to the Library of Congress appropriations, up to the 
     extent authorized in appropriations Acts, for the development 
     and maintenance of the database.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Congressional Cemetery

       For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance of the 
     historic Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $12,672,000, of which $910,000 shall 
     remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 209. (a) Grant for Care and Maintenance of 
     Congressional Cemetery.--In order to assist in the perpetual 
     care and maintenance of the historic Congressional Cemetery, 
     the Architect of the Capitol shall make a grant to the 
     National Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``National Trust'') in accordance 
     with an agreement entered into by the Architect of the 
     Capitol with the National Trust and the Association for the 
     Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (hereafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Association'') which 
     contains the terms and conditions described in subsection (b) 
     and such other provisions as the Architect may deem necessary 
     or desirable for the implementation of this section or for 
     the protection of the interests of the Federal Government.
       (b) Terms and Conditions of Agreement.--The terms and 
     conditions described in this subsection are as follows:
       (1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the grant 
     made under subsection (a), the National Trust shall deposit 
     the amounts in a permanently restricted account in its 
     endowment and shall administer, invest, and manage such grant 
     funds in the same manner as other National Trust endowment 
     funds.
       (2) The National Trust shall make distributions to the 
     Association from the amounts deposited in the endowment 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), in accordance with its regularly 
     established spending rate, for the care and maintenance of 
     the Cemetery (other than the cost of personnel), except that 
     the National Trust may only make such distributions 
     incrementally and proportionately upon receipt by the 
     National Trust of contributions from the Association which 
     incrementally match the amounts provided under the grant made 
     under subsection (a) and which are to be added to the 
     permanently restricted account described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The Association shall use such distributions from the 
     endowment and the match for the care and maintenance of 
     Congressional Cemetery, except that the Association may not 
     use such distributions for nonroutine restoration or capital 
     projects.
       (4) The Association, or any successor thereto, shall 
     maintain adequate records and accounts of all financial 
     transactions and operations carried out with such 
     distributions, and such records shall be available at all 
     times for audit and investigation by the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the Comptroller General.
       (c) No Title in United States.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to vest title to the Congressional 
     Cemetery in the United States.
       Sec. 210. For fiscal year 1999, the amount available for 
     expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol from the fund 
     established under section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize acquisition of certain real property for the 
     Library of Congress, and for other purposes'', approved 
     December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105-144; 111 Stat. 2688), 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, $29,264,000: 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 heading ``Office of Superintendent of 
     Documents'', ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be 
     available for the full-time equivalent employment of more 
     than 3,383 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;

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     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, $354,268,000: 
     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 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.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 211. The unexpended balance appropriated in Public Law 
     104-208 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
     carrying out section 301(l) of Public Law 104-191 is 
     transferred to the ``Salaries and Expensees'' appropriation 
     of Public Law 105-55 for necessary expenses of the General 
     Accounting Office, to remain available until September 30, 
     1998.

                     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. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       (c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with 
     the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the 
     United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 306. 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. 307. 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. 308. (a) Severance Pay for Employees of the Architect 
     of the Capitol.--Section 5595(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 310 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ``, but only with 
     respect to the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), in clause (viii) in the matter 
     following subparagraph (B), by striking ``of the United 
     States Senate Restaurants''.
       (b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the 
     Capitol.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``of the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999;'' and 
     inserting ``1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is not 
     an employee of the United States Senate Restaurants, on or 
     after the date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 and before October 1, 2001);''.
       (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees 
     of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(c) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the United States 
     Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``not more than 50'';
       (B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``1999 (or, in the 
     case of an individual who is not an employee of the United 
     States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the 
     enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 
     and before October 1, 2001)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     number of employees of the United States Senate Restaurants 
     to whom voluntary separation incentive payments may be 
     offered under the program established under the previous 
     sentence may not exceed 50.'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4)(A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be 
     paid under this section on or after the date of enactment of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the 
     Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under 
     subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives and such committees approve the 
     plan.
       ``(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational 
     category, and pay or grade level;
       ``(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered; and
       ``(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol 
     will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
       ``(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the 
     Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter 
     III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the 
     Architect of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of 
     Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of the 
     United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the 
     final basic pay of each employee who is covered under 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has 
     been paid under this section. This subparagraph shall not 
     apply to any employee of the United States Senate 
     Restaurants.
       ``(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term `final 
     basic pay', with respect to an employee--
       ``(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be 
     payable for a year of service by such employee, computed 
     using the employee's final rate of basic pay; and
       ``(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount 
     computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on 
     other than a full-time basis.''.
       (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for 
     Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(e) of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 
     174j-1(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of the United States 
     Senate Restaurants''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the United States 
     Senate Restaurants of ''.
       Sec. 309. (a) Severance Pay.--Section 5595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as amended by section 310 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x) and 
     inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
       ``(ix) an employee of the Government Printing Office, who 
     is employed on a temporary when actually employed basis; 
     or''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Public Printer may prescribe regulations to effect the 
     application and operation of this section to the agency 
     specified in subsection (a)(1)(G) of this section.''.
       (b) Early Retirement.--(1) This subsection applies to an 
     employee of the Government Printing Office who--
       (A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2001; and
       (B) on such date of separation--
       (i) has completed 25 years of service as defined under 
     section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of title 5, United States Code; 
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       (ii) has completed 20 years of such service and is at least 
     50 years of age.
       (2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, an employee described under 
     paragraph (1) is entitled to an annuity which shall be 
     computed consistent with the provisions of law applicable to 
     annuities under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--(1) In this 
     subsection, the term ``employee'' means an employee of the 
     Government Printing Office, serving without limitation, who 
     has been currently employed for a continuous period of at 
     least 12 months, except that such term shall not include--
       (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the Government;
       (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which 
     such employee is or would be eligible for disability 
     retirement under any of the retirement systems referred to in 
     subparagraph (A); or
       (C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
     actually employed basis.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to 
     avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to 
     a reduction in force, reorganization, transfer of function, 
     or other similar action affecting the agency, the Public 
     Printer shall establish a program under which voluntary 
     separation incentive payments may be offered to encourage 
     eligible employees to separate from service voluntarily 
     (whether by retirement or resignation) during the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act through 
     September 30, 2001.
       (3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be 
     paid in accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code. Any such payment shall not be 
     a basis of payment, and shall not be included in the 
     computation, of any other type of Government benefit.
       (4)(A) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer 
     shall submit a plan described under subparagraph (C) to the 
     Joint Committee on Printing (or any applicable successor 
     committees).
       (B) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid 
     under this section unless the Public Printer submits a plan 
     described under subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee on 
     Printing (or any applicable successor committees) and the 
     Joint Committee on Printing approves the plan (or such 
     successor committees approve the plan).
       (C) The plan referred to under subparagraph (B) shall 
     include--
       (i) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
     eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational 
     category, and pay or grade level;
       (ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
     incentive payments to be offered; and
       (iii) a description of how the Government Printing Office 
     will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
       (5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Public 
     Printer is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 of title 5, United States Code, the Public Printer shall 
     remit to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in 
     the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 
     percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is 
     covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation 
     incentive has been paid under this section.
       (B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ``final 
     basic pay'', with respect to an employee--
       (i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be 
     payable for a year of service by such employee, computed 
     using the employee's final rate of basic pay; and
       (ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount 
     computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on 
     other than a full-time basis.
       (6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has 
     received a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
     section and accepts employment with the Government of the 
     United States within 5 years after the date of the separation 
     on which the payment is based shall be required to repay the 
     entire amount of the incentive payment to the agency that 
     paid the incentive payment.
       (B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as 
     defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the 
     request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the 
     individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the 
     only qualified applicant available for the position.
       (ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative 
     branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may 
     waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses 
     unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant 
     available for the position.
       (iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
     Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved 
     possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified 
     applicant available for the position.
       (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph 
     (B)), the term ``employment'' includes employment under a 
     personal services contract with the United States.
       (7) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer 
     shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
       (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services.--
     (1) In this subsection, the term ``employee''--
       (A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office; 
     and
       (B) shall not include--
       (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter 
     83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another 
     retirement system for employees of the Government; or
       (ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
     actually employed basis.
       (2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide 
     retraining, job placement, and counseling services to 
     employees and former employees.
       (3) A former employee may not participate in a program 
     established under this subsection, if--
       (A) the former employee was separated from service with the 
     Government Printing Office for more than 1 year; or
       (B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of 
     misconduct or delinquency.
       (4) Retraining costs for the program established under this 
     subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former 
     employee.
       (e) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Public Printer--
       (A) may use employees of the Government Printing Office to 
     establish and administer programs and carry out the 
     provisions of this section; and
       (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out 
     such provisions--
       (i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under 
     such section 3109(b); and
       (ii) 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.
       (2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be 
     expended only from funds available for the basic pay of the 
     employee who is receiving the applicable payment.
       (3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from 
     any funds made available to the Public Printer.
       Sec. 310. The Architect of the Capitol--
       (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy 
     conservation strategy for all facilities currently 
     administered by Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 
     percent in energy consumption on the congressional campus 
     compared to fiscal year 1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-
     gross-square-foot basis not later than 7 years after the 
     adoption of this resolution;
       (2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 months after 
     the adoption of this resolution a comprehensive energy 
     conservation and management plan which includes life cycle 
     costs methods to determine the cost-effectiveness of proposed 
     energy efficiency projects;
       (3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a request for the 
     amount of appropriations necessary to carry out this 
     resolution;
       (4) shall present to Congress annually a report on 
     congressional energy management and conservation programs 
     which details energy expenditures for each facility, energy 
     management and conservation projects, and future priorities 
     to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     resolution;
       (5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional 
     buildings and update such surveys as needed;
       (6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and 
     payback period of energy and water conservation measures 
     likely to achieve the required energy consumption levels;
       (7) shall install energy and water conservation measures 
     that will achieve the requirements through previously 
     determined life cycle cost methods and procedures;
       (8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ 
     private sector capital to finance energy conservation 
     projects and achieve energy consumption targets;
       (9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will 
     attract private sector funding for the installation of 
     energy-efficient and renewable energy technology to meet the 
     requirements of this resolution;
       (10) may participate in the Department of Energy's 
     Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) 
     contracts program for Federal Government facilities; and
       (11) shall produce information packages and ``how-to'' 
     guides for each Member and employing authority of the 
     Congress that detail simple, cost-effective methods to save 
     energy and taxpayer dollars.
       Sec. 311. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
     the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       Sec. 312. American Folklife Center. (a) Findings and 
     Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (A) The American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress 
     was created by Congress in 1976, building on the vast 
     expertise and archival material existing at the Library since 
     1928.
       (B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, it is fitting 
     that the American Folklife Center should have a direct and 
     close relationship with the representatives of the people, 
     who are best able to oversee the ongoing activities of the 
     Center to preserve and promote the cultural traditions of the 
     people, and to ensure that the resources of the Center be 
     readily available to all Americans.
       (C) In over 20 years since its creation, the American 
     Folklife Center in the Library of Congress has--
       (i) increased the size of the Archive of Folk Culture from 
     500,000 to 1,500,000 multi-format ethnographic items;
       (ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys and field documentation 
     projects in all regions of the country;
       (iii) provided publications, documentary equipment on loan, 
     and advisory and reference service to persons and 
     institutions in all 50 States;

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       (iv) produced exhibitions and other educational programs on 
     American Folklife at the Library and around the country;
       (v) begun sharing its unique collections in digital form 
     via the Internet; and
       (vi) served as a national center for the professions of 
     folklore, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.
       (D) Congress has consistently provided encouragement and 
     support of American Folklife as an appropriate matter of 
     concern to the Federal Government, passing legislation to 
     reauthorize the Center 8 times since its creation in 1976.
       (E) The American Folklife Center is the only unit in the 
     Library of Congress which is not permanently authorized. 
     Since its establishment in 1976, the Center's collections and 
     activities have been fully and successfully integrated into 
     the Library of Congress. It is useful to statutorily conform 
     the American Folklife Center with the rest of the Library of 
     Congress.
       (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
     authorize permanently the American Folklife Center in the 
     Library of Congress to preserve and present American 
     Folklife.
       (b) Reauthorization and Amendment.--
       (1) Board of trustees; appointment and compensation of 
     director; elimination of deputy director position.--Section 4 
     of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b)(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board 
     of Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows--
       ``(A) four members appointed by the President from among 
     individuals who are officials of Federal departments and 
     agencies concerned with some aspect of American Folklife 
     traditions and arts;
       ``(B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate from among individuals from private life who 
     are widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, 
     experience, creativity, or interest in American Folklife 
     traditions and arts, and four members appointed by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives from among such 
     individuals;
       ``(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress 
     from among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of 
     their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in 
     American folklife traditions and arts; and
       ``(D) seven ex officio members including--
       ``(i) the Librarian of Congress;
       ``(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
       ``(iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
     Arts;
       ``(iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the 
     Humanities;
       ``(v) the President of the American Folklore Society;
       ``(vi) the President of the Society for Ethnomusicology; 
     and
       ``(vii) the Director of the Center.
       ``(2) In making appointments from private life under 
     paragraph (1) (B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Librarian of Congress shall give due consideration to the 
     appointment of individuals who collectively will provide 
     appropriate diversity and regional balance on the Board. Not 
     more than 3 of the members appointed by the President pro 
     tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives may be affiliated with the same political 
     party.
       ``(3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the 
     Librarian of Congress shall include at least 2 members who 
     direct or are members of the boards of major American 
     folklife organizations other than the American Folklore 
     Society and the Society for Ethnomusicology.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but 
     members who are not regular full-time employees of the United 
     States may, at the discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed 
     for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence 
     expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of 
     the Board.'';
       (C) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``currently serving'' 
     after ``Board''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal 
     year.'';
       (D) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian 
     shall appoint the Director of the Center. The basic pay of 
     the Director shall be at an annual rate that is not less than 
     an amount equal to 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic 
     pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule nor more than 
     an amount equal to the pay payable under level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code.''; and
       (E) in subsection (g)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking the paragraph 
     designation; and
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2).
       (2) Administrative provisions.--Section 7(a)(4) of the 
     American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2106(a)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``, but no individual so appointed shall 
     receive compensation in excess of the rate received by the 
     Deputy Director of the Center''.
       (c) Permanent Authorization of Appropriations.--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.''.
       (d) Board of Trustees, Transition Period.--The term of 
     office of members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the 
     Librarian of Congress under the amendments made by subsection 
     (b)(1) shall be 6 years, except that of the 4 members first 
     appointed by the Librarian, 1 shall serve for a term of 2 
     years, 2 for a term of 4 years, and 1 for a term of 6 years.
       Sec. 313. 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.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     James T. Walsh,
     C.W. Bill Young,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Zach Wamp,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jose Serrano,
     Vic Fazio,
     Steny Hoyer,
     David Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Byron Dorgan,
     Barbara Boxer,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4112) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.
       Amendment No. 1: The Senate deleted several provisions of 
     the House bill and inserted substitute provisions. Many items 
     in both House and Senate bills are identical and are included 
     in the conference agreement without change. With respect to 
     those items in the conference agreement that differ between 
     House and Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the 
     following:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

       Appropriates $469,391,000 for Senate operations and 
     contains several administrative provisions, including two 
     additional provisions, regarding frequent flyer miles and 
     reimbursements to the Attending Physician's office, and an 
     adjustment to an allowance amount not included in the Senate 
     amendment. A technical amendment to Administrative Provision 
     Service 1 has been made to the Official Office Expense 
     allowance of the State of Florida to correct a printing error 
     reflected in the Senate tables. The State of Florida's 
     Official Office Expense Allowance effective October 1, 1998 
     is $302,307. The State of Florida's total annual allowance 
     effective October 1, 1998 is $2,381,991. The total Senate 
     Official Office Expense Allowance effective October 1, 1998 
     is $19,997,232. The total Senators' Official Personnel and 
     Office Expense Allowance effective October 1, 1998 is 
     $190,654,592. Inasmuch as this item relates solely to the 
     Senate, and in accord with long practice under which each 
     body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the 
     other concurs without intervention, the managers on the part 
     of the House, at the request of the managers on the part of 
     the Senate, have receded to the Senate.
       The managers on the part of the Senate note that concern 
     has been expressed that the Senate Sergeant at Arms' proposed 
     new computer information system could reduce the services 
     available to individual offices currently provided through 
     the office of the Sergeant at Arms. It is the understanding 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate that this 
     system will improve the research services available to the 
     Senate. The Sergeant at Arms is directed to prepare a report 
     on the proposed changes to the computer information services 
     program for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration 
     and the Senate Committee on Appropriations thirty days in 
     advance of implementing any new system. The report should 
     detail the cost to the Senate of both the old and new 
     systems, a comparison of the services available on the old 
     and new systems, and the advantages and disadvantages between 
     the old and new systems for users.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       Provides a death gratuity and appropriates $733,971,000 for 
     salaries and expenses, House of Representatives and includes 
     several administrative provisions as proposed by the House. 
     Two additional provisions have been included dealing with 
     telecommunication regulations and authorizing reimbursement 
     to the Chief Administrative Officer's budget for certain 
     furniture and equipment expenses. Inasmuch as this item 
     relates solely to the House, and in accord with long practice 
     under which each body determines its own housekeeping 
     requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the 
     managers on the part of the Senate, at the request of the 
     managers on the part of the House, have receded to the House.

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                              JOINT ITEMS

                        Joint Economic Committee

       Appropriates $3,096,000 for the Joint Economic Committee 
     instead of $2,796,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

       Appropriates $202,000 for the Joint Committee on Printing 
     and an additional $150,000 for the Committee on House 
     Oversight as proposed by the House instead of $202,000 for 
     the Joint Committee on Printing as proposed by the Senate. 
     The Senate has provided $150,000 for the Senate Committee on 
     Rules and Administration elsewhere in the bill.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       Appropriates $5,965,400 for the Joint Committee on Taxation 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $6,018,000 as proposed 
     by the House. The conferees agree that the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, a joint item that supports both the House and 
     Senate equally, serves a critical role in preparing tax and 
     revenue estimates for Members of Congress. The conferees 
     expect the Joint Committee staff to be fully responsive in 
     assisting with revenue estimates for Members of Congress who 
     are not members of the tax committees. Upon the request of 
     any Member of Congress, the Joint Committee shall 
     expeditiously provide a revenue estimate, describe all 
     assumptions it makes in performing its calculations and 
     provide all primary and secondary source materials to Members 
     or their designees. The Joint Committee shall also state the 
     assumptions and source material in a manner that will allow 
     the calculations for the revenue estimate to be replicated by 
     Members or their designees. The conferees note that such 
     revenue estimates are needed in a timely manner and are 
     critical to the consideration of legislation and amendments. 
     The conferees expect the Joint Committee to be both 
     responsive and timely in its responses to Members of Congress 
     who do not serve on the revenue committees.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       Appropriates $1,415,000 for the Office of the Attending 
     Physician as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,383,000 as 
     proposed by the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

       Appropriates $76,844,000 for salaries of officers, members, 
     and employees of the Capitol Police instead of $72,615,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $74,281,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate, of which $37,037,000 is provided to the Sergeant at 
     Arms of the House of Representatives and $39,807,000 is 
     provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate. With respect to differences between the House and 
     Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following 
     changes from FY1998:

1. FTE's......................................................-$100,000
2. Increase in benefits........................................+457,000
3. Attrition savings...........................................-422,000
4. Sunday and holiday day differential.......................+1,119,031
5. Night differential.........................................1,323,033
6. Longevity..................................................1,687,284

       The conferees have agreed to fund 1251 FTE's as proposed by 
     the Senate instead of 1247 as proposed by the House. $267,000 
     is provided for ``comparability'' pay and is fenced pending 
     approval of the appropriate authorities, including the 
     Committee on House Oversight and the Senate Committee on 
     Rules and Administration. In addition, the conferees have 
     provided funds for pay parity ($2,442,064) and an adjustment 
     to the longevity schedule ($1,687,284) but fence those 
     amounts pending approval by the appropriate authorities, 
     including the named authorizing committees.
       The conferees commend the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) for 
     its desire to improve the management of its administrative 
     operations. The Appropriations Committees will expect to hear 
     from the Chief of the Capitol Police the details of steps 
     taken to implement improvements during the presentation of 
     the Police fiscal year 2000 budget, specifically the USCP's 
     priorities and the schedule to accomplish those improvements.


                            GENERAL EXPENSES

       Appropriates $6,237,000 for general expenses of the Capitol 
     Police instead of $3,766,000 as proposed by House and 
     $6,297,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have 
     added $500,000 to replenish funds used to defray unforeseen 
     overtime expenditures. With respect to object class and 
     program differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
     conferees have agreed to the following changes from FY 1998:

1. Travel......................................................-$23,000
2. Chemical/biological program.................................+160,000
3. Price level increases...............................................
4. Start up costs, new computer system.........................+200,000
5. Information security systems................................+720,000
6. Computer & telecommunications service costs.........................
7. Tuition.............................................................
8. Supplies......................................................+4,000
9. Life-cycle replacement for physical security systems......+1,200,000
10. Replenish overtime expenses................................+500,000

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       Appropriates $2,195,000 for the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $2,110,000 as proposed by the House and increases to 43 the 
     limitation on the number of individuals that can be employed 
     as proposed by the Senate.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $2,086,000 for salaries and expenses, Office 
     of Compliance as proposed by the House instead of $2,286,000 
     as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that the 
     Office of Compliance should submit a request for its FY2000 
     budget that takes into account reduced workload of the 
     Office.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees agree with language in the House report 
     directing House Information Resources and the Library of 
     Congress to work out an acceptable solution to the 
     Congressional Budget Office's computing needs and directing 
     CBO to post on the Internet, effective October 1, 1998, all 
     CBO papers and publications available to the public and in 
     index to such papers and publications.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol buildings and Grounds


                           CAPITOL BUILDINGS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       Appropriates $43,683,000 for salaries and expenses, Capitol 
     buildings instead of $40,347,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $44,641,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $8,175,000 shall remain available until expended as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $6,425,000 as proposed by the House. 
     With respect to object class and project differences between 
     the House and Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the 
     following operating and capital budget changes from FY 1998:

Operating Budget:
  1. Personnel compensation and benefits....................+$1,947,000
  2. Attrition savings.........................................-146,000
  3. Rental of warehouse space.........................................
  4. Hazardous materials abatement.....................................
  5. Postage and metered mail....................................+4,000
  6. Contractual services for safety personnel..................+30,000
  7. Price level increases......................................+15,000
  8. Uniforms...................................................+80,000
  9. Replace Senate restaurant equipment........................+28,000
Capital Budget:
  10. Conservation of wall paintings...........................+100,000
  11. Analysis & renovation of outside air intake tunnels.......+50,000
  12. Replace electrical wiring S-215 & stair by S-344..........+25,000
  13. Computer-aided facility management (CAFM)................+400,000
  14. Capitol complex integrated security program..............+475,000
  15. Senate chamber improvements..............................+200,000
  16. Upgrade cable television system........................+1,000,000
  17. Other police security designs..........................+1,000,000

       The conferees agree with language in the House report 
     directing the Architect to develop an energy savings plan 
     that will use proceeds to fund needed maintenance.


                            CAPITOL GROUNDS

       Appropriates $6,046,000 for care and improvement of grounds 
     surrounding the Capitol, House and Senate office buildings, 
     and the Capitol Power Plant instead of $5,803,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $6,055,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of 
     this amount, $525,000 shall remain available until expended 
     as proposed by the Senate. With respect to object class and 
     project differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
     conferees have agreed to the following operating and capital 
     budget changes from FY 1998:
Operating Budget:
  1. Personnel compensation and benefits......................+$305,000
  2. Attrition savings..........................................-63,000
  3. Fee, disposal of solid waste (contractual)................-100,000
  4. Replace bituminous paving at various locations.............-20,000
  5. Supplies, price level increases.............................+1,000
  6. Uniforms...................................................+32,000
Capital Budget:
  7. Refurbishment of Taft Memorial Carillon...................+130,000
  8. ADA handicapped ramps, terraces...........................+500,000


                        senate office buildings

       Appropriates $54,144,000 instead of $53,644,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate, of which $14,615,000 shall remain available 
     until expended, for the operations of the Senate office 
     buildings. Inasmuch as this item relates solely to the 
     Senate, and in accord with long practice under which each 
     body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the 
     other concurs without intervention, the managers on the part 
     of the House, at the request of the managers on the part of 
     the Senate, have receded to the Senate, including an 
     additional amount above the amount in the Senate bill.

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                          capitol power plant

       Appropriates $38,174,000 for plant operations instead of 
     $33,145,000 as proposed by the House and $38,222,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $5,100,000 shall 
     remain available until expended as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $100,000 as proposed by the House. With respect to 
     object class and project differences between the House and 
     Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following 
     operating and capital budget changes from FY1998:

Operating Budget:
  1. Personnel compensation and benefits......................+$347,000
  2. Attrition savings..........................................-98,000
  3. Uniforms...................................................+33,000
  4. Personal protective/safety equipment........................+7,000
Capital Budget:
  5. Optimization of chilled water distribution system.........+150,000
  6. East plant chiller replacement..........................+4,000,000

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $67,124,000 for salaries and expenses, 
     Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress instead 
     of $66,688,000 as proposed by the House and $67,877,483 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree with language in 
     the House report that the Congressional Research Service 
     should replace departing staff with lower level professionals 
     to even out grade distribution. The conferees direct that the 
     Congressional Research Service not increase its full-time 
     equivalent (FTE) employment level above the current level.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

       Appropriates $74,465,000 for Congressional printing and 
     binding as proposed by the House instead of $75,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have agreed to the 
     House provision regarding the use of this appropriation for 
     obligations incurred in other years, and have substituted a 
     provision allowing 27 months to perform a printing job in 
     lieu of a provision in the Senate amendment that adjusted 
     current billing procedures.
       The conferees have agreed to language in the House report 
     directing the Clerk of the House, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Senate and the Public Printer, to evaluate 
     ways to improve the cost-effectiveness of printing 
     Congressional documents and to make appropriate 
     recommendations. The conferees request that the Secretary of 
     the Senate work with the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives on this project.

                        Administrative Provision

       The conferees have agreed to an administrative provision in 
     the House bill that amends the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1998 to authorize ``not to exceed'' 
     $11,017,000 to be transferred from the revolving fund.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $3,052,000 for salaries and expenses, Botanic 
     Garden instead of $3,032,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $3,180,000 as proposed by the Senate. With respect to object 
     class and project differences between the House and Senate 
     bills, the conferees have agreed to the following operating 
     budget changes from FY 1998:

1. Personnel compensation and benefits........................+$133,000
2. Attrition savings...........................................-117,000
3. Uniforms.....................................................+16,000
4. Safety apparel................................................+4,000
5. Roof fall protection................................................

                        Administrative Provision

       The conferees have included an administrative provision 
     amending Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989, which established a fund for 
     private donations supporting a National Garden at the Botanic 
     Garden. The amendment provides for the investment of such 
     funds in Treasury securities or other Federally-guaranteed 
     obligations and credit of the investments and investment 
     proceeds to the account.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Provies $238,373,000 for salaries and expenses, Library of 
     Congress instead of $234,822,00 as proposed by the House and 
     $239,176,542 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $6,850,000 is made available from receipts collected by the 
     Library as proposed by the House instead of $6,500,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate; and $10,119,000 is to remain 
     available until expended for acquisition of library materials 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $9,869,000 as proposed 
     by the House. With respect to differences between the House 
     and Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following 
     budget changes from FY 1998:

1. Mandatory pay increases..................................+$6,448,000
2. Attrition savings.........................................-1,032,000
3. Price level increases.....................................+1,668,000
                                            Growing workload increases:
4. Fort Meade Storage                                          +551,000
5. Meeting of the Frontiers--Russia and Alaska               +2,000,000
6. Bicentennial of Lewis and Clark Expedition                  +250,000
7. Law Library                                                 +253,775
8. International legal information database (receipts)         +350,000
9. Automation                                                  +691,771
10. Security Office                                            +335,331

       The conferees agree with language in the House bill 
     limiting to $350,000 the amount available from collections 
     relating to an international legal information database. The 
     conferees have also agreed to a provision in the Senate bill 
     providing $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     a four-year project to digitize collections for the ``Meeting 
     of the Frontiers'' United States-Russian digital collection 
     and to a Senate provision of $250,000, also to remain 
     available until expended, for the Library's efforts in 
     connection with the commemoration of the bicentennial of the 
     Lewis and Clark expedition.
       The conferees agree with the directives in the Senate 
     report concerning full-time equivalent jobs and direct that 
     the funds provided may only be expended within current FTE 
     levels.
       The conferees agree with language in the House report 
     directing the Library to develop measurements of the extent 
     of the collections security problem and with language in the 
     Senate report urging the Library to continue efforts to 
     assist the Senate with a legislative information retrieval 
     system.
       The conferees direct the Library to develop a strategic 
     plan no later than January 15, 1999, coordinating all aspects 
     of the Library's interior and exterior physical security. The 
     plan should identify the Library's central requirements and 
     detail how those requirements are proposed to be met in the 
     short term and in the long term. The Library should consult 
     with the Architect of the Capitol and include in the report 
     those aspects of building security currently provided by the 
     Architect. The Library should also consider the U.S. Capitol 
     Police as a source of information and should consult with the 
     Capitol Police for advice on the best industry practices.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

       Provides $34,891,000 for salaries and expense, Copyright 
     Office instead of $33,897,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $35,269,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have 
     agreed to provide an additional $993,500 to the Copyright 
     Office for theft detection devices to be inserted into 
     materials delivered to the Copyright Office for deposit. The 
     conferees have agreed to language in the House bill making 
     the amounts collected under 17 U.D.C. 708(d) available until 
     expended and subject to appropriations. With respect to 
     differences between the House and Senate bills, the conferees 
     have agreed to the following budget changes from FY1998:

1. Attrition savings...........................................-106,000
2. Workload....................................................-346,500

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $46,824,000 for salaries and expenses, Books 
     for the Blind and Physically Handicapped as proposed by the 
     House instead of $46,895,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of 
     this amount, $13,744,000 shall remain available until 
     expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

       Appropriates $4,448,000 for furniture and furnishings at 
     the Library of Congress instead of $4,178,000 as proposed by 
     the House and $4,458,000 as proposed by the Senate. With 
     respect to differences between the House and Senate bills, 
     the conferees have agreed to the following budget change from 
     FY1998:

Security equipment.............................................+270,000

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conferees have agreed to a provision in the House bill 
     authorizing the Library to receive funds from participants in 
     and sponsors of an international legal information database 
     for the development and maintenance of the database, subject 
     to appropriations.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Congressional Cemetery

       Appropriates $1,000,000 to the Architect of the Capitol for 
     a grant, to be matched by donations, for perpetual care and 
     maintenance of Congressional Cemetery as proposed by the 
     House.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

       Appropriates $12,672,000 for structural and mechanical 
     care, Library buildings and grounds, Architect of the Capitol 
     instead of $11,933,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $12,566,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $910,000 shall remain available until expended. With respect 
     to object class and project differences between the House and 
     Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following 
     operating and capital budget changes from FY 1998:

Operating Budget
  1. Personnel compensation and benefits......................+$299,000
  2. Attrition savings..........................................-39,000
  3. Annual maintenance, price level increases.........................
  4. Supplies and materials, price level increases...............+6,500

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  5. Uniforms...................................................+43,000
  6. Safety apparel..............................................+9,000
  7. Equipment, price level increases..................................
Capital Budget:
  8. Install additional readers................................+300,000
  9. Design, roof-fall protection......................................
  10. Design, lightning protection, Madison Bu.........................
  11. Bookstack lighting controls, Jefferson and Adams.........+200,000
  12. Exterior security improvements...........................+600,000

       The conferees direct that the Architect of the Capitol 
     obtain the concurrence of the Capitol Police Board in the 
     submission of budget requests involving the physical security 
     of the Library buildings and grounds.

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conferees have agreed to a provision in the House bill 
     authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to make a grant of 
     $1,000,000 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 
     to be placed in a restricted account and to be matched by 
     donations to the Association for the Preservation of Historic 
     Congressional Cemetery. Earnings of the account, to the 
     extent that the grant is matched by private donations, will 
     be available to the Association for care and maintenance of 
     Congressional Cemetery, excluding costs of nonroutine 
     restoration or capital projects.
       The conferees have included language authorizing up to 
     $2,500,000 for improvements to the National Audio Visual 
     Conservation Center in Culpepper, Virginia. The conferees 
     note that when the acquisition of the National Audio Visual 
     Conservation Center was authorized, the Library announced a 
     goal of funding improvements to the facility on a three-to-
     one private/public match over the life of the improvement 
     project. The conferees direct the Library to develop a 
     funding strategy, similar to that utilized for the National 
     Digital Library, which will achieve its stated goal.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $29,264,000 for salaries and expenses, Office 
     of the Superintendent of Documents as proposed by the House 
     instead of $29,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The conferees agree to a 3,383 workyear limitation at the 
     Government Printing Office instead of 3,416 as proposed by 
     the House and 3,350 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees 
     agree with language in the House report regarding the 
     coordination of the implementation of a commercial off-the-
     shelf financial management system with the Legislative Branch 
     Financial Managers Council and further direct that the Public 
     Printer implement the recommendations of the recent 
     management audit conducted by Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc., 
     as appropriate, and submit an annual report. The first report 
     is due with the submission of the fiscal year 2000 
     appropriation request.
       The conferees agree with language in the Senate report 
     regarding a total plan for capital upgrades and obtaining 
     approvals of the plan by the appropriate committees.
       As part of ongoing concern over the efforts of Legislative 
     branch agencies to be Year 2000 compliant, the conferees 
     direct the Government Printing Office to complete all 
     assessments of its mission-critical systems, all planning for 
     the time and resources necessary to complete critical 
     renovation, validation and implementation activities, and 
     take all actions necessary to make the agency Year 2000 
     compliant during fiscal year 1999. The conferees are 
     particularly concerned that certain key elements of the 
     agency's Year 2000 preparation may not be installed until May 
     of 1999 or later, leaving the agency with little time to test 
     mission-critical applications associated with these elements. 
     The conferees direct GPO management to take whatever steps 
     are necessary to prevent any major Year 2000 failures 
     resulting from the agency's inability or unwillingness to 
     cooperate fully in this vital endeavor.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $354,268,000 for salaries and expenses, 
     General Accounting Office instead of $354,238,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $363,298,000 as proposed by the Senate. With 
     respect to differences between the House and Senate bills, 
     the conferees have agreed to the following budget changes 
     from FY1998:

1. Attrition savings........................................-$3,091,000
2. Other compensation..........................................+250,000
3. Price level increases.......................................+976,500
4. Program changes...........................................+6,610,000

       The $6,610,000 provided for program changes allows for not 
     to exceed 50 full time equivalent (FTE) employees. The 
     conferees expect that a minimum of one-third of the program 
     funding increase will be used by GAO to support information 
     technology (IT) work, particularly in support of issues 
     related to the Year 2000 computing crisis. Any funds in 
     excess of the amount required for additional FTE's should be 
     allocated to program contract support. The conferees direct 
     the Comptroller General to include in the agency's FY2000 
     budget presentation an accounting of how this increase has 
     been used, including how many additional FTE's have been 
     added and how much of the program increase has been used to 
     acquire mission-related contract services.

                        Administrative Provision

       The conferees have included an administrative provision 
     that transfers unexpended balances from funds transferred by 
     the Department of Health and Human Services to the 
     Comptroller General for a study. The study has been completed 
     and the funds are no longer necessary for their intended 
     purpose.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       In Title III, General Provisions, section numbers have been 
     changed to conform to the conference agreement. The conferees 
     have agreed to include section 305, a sense of Congress 
     provision relating to purchase of American-made products. The 
     conferees have included authority for ``buyout'' incentive 
     programs for the Architect of the Capitol and for the 
     Government Printing Office. The conferees have amended the 
     language of the House bill that contains these provisions. 
     The amended language requires the Architect of the Capitol 
     and the Government Printing Office to make payments to the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to 15% of 
     the annual gross salary of each employee electing voluntary 
     separation, a provision comparable to other Federal buyout 
     authority. In addition, each agency is required to submit a 
     plan for utilizing this authority and to make periodic 
     progress reports.
       The Architect of the Capitol presented justification for 
     this authority, explaining it will facilitate reengineering 
     and reinvesting in the agency to meet both mission 
     requirements and fiduciary responsibility. The conferees 
     direct that before the Architect offers each buyout/earlyout 
     program, the Architect inform the House of Representatives 
     Committees on House Oversight and Appropriations and the 
     Senate Committees on Rules and Administration and 
     Appropriations of the areas to be affected by the buyout/
     earlyout program and the planned for result. Following each 
     buyout/earlyout program that proceeds, but no later than July 
     1 of each year, the Architect must report on the annual 
     results and compare them with the planned for results. An 
     estimate for resulting savings due to the reengineered 
     functions must accompany each final buyout/earlyout report.
       The conferees have included a provision in the House bill 
     that directs the Architect of the Capitol to develop and 
     implement an energy savings strategy and a provision in the 
     Senate bill that amends section 316 of Public Law 101-302. 
     The conferees have included language amending the American 
     Folklife Preservation Act to permanently authorize the 
     Center, to restructure the Board of Trustees, to eliminate 
     payment to Board members (excepting reimbursement for travel 
     and subsistence while on Board business), and to eliminate 
     the long-vacant Deputy Director position. The conference 
     agreement amends the provision in the Senate bill regarding 
     payments made by the Government Printing Office to the 
     Employees' Compensation Fund. The amended language will only 
     apply prospectively and removes the requirement for any 
     future reimbursements by the Government Printing Office under 
     section 8147(c) of title 5, United States Code.

               TITLE IV--TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

       The conferees have deleted a provision in the Senate bill 
     regarding a trade deficit review commission.

                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 1999 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1998 amount, the 1999 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1999 
     follow:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1998....$2,287,951,800
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal y2,466,766,600
House bill, fiscal year 1999..............................1,804,689,700
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1999....................2,349,937,100
Senate bill, fiscal year 1999.............................2,361,488,125
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1998.....+61,985,300
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal -116,829,500
  House bill, fiscal year 1999.............................+545,247,400
  Senate bill, fiscal year 1999.............................-11,551,025

                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     James T. Walsh,
     C.W. Bill Young, of Florida,
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
     Zach Wamp,
     Tom Latham,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jose Serrano,
     Vic Fazio,
     Steny Hoyer,
     David Obey:

                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry E. Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Byron Dorgan,
     Barbara Boxer,
     Robert C. Byrd,

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