[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 113 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H7241-H7250]
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                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1905

  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina submitted the following conference 
report and statement on the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for 
the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
and for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 106-290)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1905) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 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:
       In lieu of the matter proposed, insert:

                                 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, 
     $89,968,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the below limitations, as follows:

                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $1,721,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $437,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $2,644,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,634,000.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $6,525,000.

                         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, $1,132,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,264,000.

 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, $590,000.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,151,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,302,000.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $277,000.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $14,202,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $34,794,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,246,000.

               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, $3,901,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,035,000.

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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, $71,604,000.


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, $66,261,000.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $245,703,000.

                          official mail costs

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

                       administrative provisions

       Section 1. Effective in the case of any fiscal year which 
     begins on or after October 1, 1999, 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)--
       ``(I) in case the Senator represents Alabama, $116,300, 
     Alaska, $221,600, Arizona, $128,975, Arkansas, $118,250, 
     California, $168,950, Colorado, $124,100, Connecticut, 
     $105,575, Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200, Georgia, 
     $116,300, Hawaii, $245,000, Idaho, $128,000, Illinois, 
     $138,725, Indiana, $116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas, 
     $119,225, Kentucky, $115,325, Louisiana, $120,200, Maine, 
     $110,450, Maryland, $100,700, Massachusetts, $114,350, 
     Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota, $120,200, Mississippi, 
     $118,250, Missouri, $121,175, Montana, $128,000, Nebraska, 
     $120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New Hampshire, $106,550, New 
     Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico, $125,075, New York, $145,550, 
     North Carolina, $112,400, North Dakota, $119,225, Ohio, 
     $129,950, Oklahoma, $123,125, Oregon, $132,875, Pennsylvania, 
     $128,975, Rhode Island, $104,600, South Carolina, $110,450, 
     South Dakota, $120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas, $149,450, 
     Utah, $128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia, $106,550, 
     Washington, $135,800, West Virginia, $105,575, Wisconsin, 
     $119,225, Wyoming, $123,125, plus
       ``(II) the amount that is equal to the Senator's share for 
     the fiscal year, as determined in accordance with regulations 
     of the Committee on Rules and Administration, of the amount 
     made available within the Senators' Official Personnel and 
     Office Expense Account in the contingent fund of the Senate 
     for official mail expenses of Senators, 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 ``that part of the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for 
     official mail expenses'' and inserting ``the amount referred 
     to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)''; and
       (2) by striking: ``the part of the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail 
     expenses'' and inserting ``the amount referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to any 
     fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999.
       Sec. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1999, 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 8 of 
     Public Law 105-275, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
       Sec. 3. Senate Office Space Allocations. Section 3 under 
     the heading ``Administrative Provisions'' in the 
     appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the State of 
     the Senator is less than 3,000,000;'';
       (B) by striking ``8,000'' in paragraph (13) and inserting 
     ``8,200''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$40,000'';
       (B) by striking ``4,800'' and inserting ``5,000'';
       (C) by striking ``$734'' and inserting ``$1,000''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following: ``Effective 
     beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate amount in 
     effect under this paragraph for any Congress shall be 
     increased by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar 
     year in which the Congress begins. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any 
     calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is the 
     implicit price deflator for the gross domestic product as 
     computed and published by the Department of Commerce for the 
     preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such 
     deflator for the calendar year 1998.''.
       Sec. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 2 U.S.C. 121b-
     1(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 
     1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to 
     solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out 
     pursuant to this section, subject to approval of such 
     activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
       Sec. 5. The first section of Public Law 87-82 (40 U.S.C. 
     174j-1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 
     U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to 
     solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out 
     pursuant to this section, subject to the approval of such 
     activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
       Sec. 6. The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the 
     approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, 
     designate one of the Senior Counsels appointed under section 
     102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 
     U.S.C. 274 note; Public Law 95-391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy 
     Legislative Counsel. The Deputy Legislative Counsel shall 
     perform the functions of the Legislative Counsel during the 
     absence or disability of the Legislative Counsel, or when the 
     office is vacant.
       Sec. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
       and strike all beginning on page 2, line 5, of the House 
     engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, down through page 11, line 12, and 
     insert the following:

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $760,884,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $14,202,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,740,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,705,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,423,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,057,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $406,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $757,000; Republican Conference, $1,244,000; 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,337,000; 
     Democratic Caucus, $664,000; nine minority employees, 
     $1,218,000; training and program development--majority, 
     $290,000; and training and program development--minority, 
     $290,000: Provided, That the amounts otherwise provided under 
     this heading for the various leadership offices shall be 
     reduced in a manner approved by the Committee on 
     Appropriations such that the aggregate amount appropriated 
     under this heading is $142,000 less than the aggregate amount 
     otherwise provided.

                  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, 
     $406,279,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $93,878,000: 
     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, $21,095,000, 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, $90,150,000, 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, 
     $14,881,000; 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, $3,746,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $57,289,000, of which $2,500,000 
     shall remain available until expended, including $25,519,000 
     for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of 
     House Information Resources, of which $24,641,000 is provided 
     herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House 
     Information Resources, $6,260,000 shall be for net expenses 
     of telecommunications: Provided further, That House 
     Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement 
     from Members of the House of

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     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, $3,926,000; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, 
     $840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $136,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
     including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the 
     Digest of Rules, $1,172,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the House, $5,085,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Corrections Calendar Office, $825,000; and for other 
     authorized employees, $205,000.

                        allowances and expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $135,422,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $2,741,000; 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, $131,595,000; 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, $676,000.

                           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) Compliance With Admission Requirements.--The 
     General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other 
     counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of 
     Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by 
     the Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the 
     purpose of performing the counsel's functions, to enter an 
     appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United 
     States or of any State or political subdivision thereof 
     without compliance with any requirements for admission to 
     practice before such court, except that the authorization 
     conferred by this subsection shall not apply with respect to 
     the admission of any such person to practice before the 
     United States Supreme Court.
       (b) Notification by Attorney General.--The Attorney General 
     shall notify the General Counsel of the House of 
     Representatives with respect to any proceeding in which the 
     United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney 
     General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision 
     affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution 
     of Congress within such time as will enable the House to 
     direct the General Counsel to intervene as a party in such 
     proceeding pursuant to applicable rules of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (c) General Counsel Definition.--In this section, the term 
     ``General Counsel of the House of Representatives'' means--
       (1) the head of the Office of General Counsel established 
     and operating under clause 8 of rule II of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (2) the head of any successor office to the Office of 
     General Counsel which is established after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (3) any other person authorized and directed in accordance 
     with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
     legal assistance and representation to the House in 
     connection with the matters described in this section.
       (d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     become effective beginning with the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 102. section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2439) 
     is amended by striking ``(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))'' and inserting 
     ``(2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2))''.
       Sec. 103. (a) Clarification of Rules Regarding Use of Funds 
     for Official Mail.--
       (1) In general.--Section 311(e)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``There is established'' and all that follows through ``shall 
     be prescribed--'' and inserting the following: ``The use of 
     funds of the House of Representatives which are made 
     available for official mail of Members, officers, and 
     employees of the House of Representatives who are persons 
     entitled to use the congressional frank shall be governed by 
     regulations promulgated--''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Allowance'' and 
     inserting ``official mail (except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B))''.
       (2) Limitations on availability of funds.--Section 
     311(e)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)), as amended by 
     section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1999, is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``The Official Mail Allowance'' and inserting ``Funds used 
     for official mail'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (3) Repeal of obsolete transfer authority.--Section 311(e) 
     of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (4) Conforming amendments.--(A) section 1(a) of House 
     Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21, 
     1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)), is 
     amended by striking ``the Official Mail Allowance'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``official mail''.
       (B) section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance 
     for'' and inserting ``costs incurred for official mail by''.
       (b) Repeal of Obsolete References to Clerk Hire 
     Allowance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 104(a) of the House of 
     Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ``clerk hire'' 
     each place it appears.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 104 of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ``clerk 
     hire''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the first session of the One 
     Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of 
     Congress.
       Sec. 104. Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances to be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or to Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter striken and inserted, insert:

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $6,456,000, 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 three 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 not to 
     exceed eleven assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 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, $1,898,000, 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, $78,501,000, of which $37,725,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, 
     and $40,776,000 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, 
     $6,574,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board or 
     their delegee: 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

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     year 2000 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from 
     funds available to the Department of the Treasury.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000 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, $2,293,000, 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 first session of 
     the One Hundred Sixth 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), $2,000,000.

                      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, $26,221,000: Provided, That no part of 
     such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
     passenger motor vehicle.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to 
     enhance staff recruitment and to reward exceptional 
     performance by an employee or a group of employees.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1999.

                        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, 
     $46,836,000, of which $4,390,000 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, $5,427,000, of which 
     $155,000 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, $64,038,000, of which 
     $22,305,000 shall remain available until expended.
       and strike all beginning on page 18, line 19, of the House 
     engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, down through page 18, line 22, and 
     insert the following:

                         house office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $37,279,000, of 
     which $4,442,000 shall remain available until expended.
       ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted, insert:

                          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, $38,054,000, of which $3,000,000 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 2000.

                          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, $71,244,000: 
     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 Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate.

                       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, $73,577,000: 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.
       This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.

                        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, $3,425,000.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $256,779,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2000, 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 
     2000 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

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     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, 
     $10,321,380 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, $2,347,000 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, 
     $5,579,000 is to remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of teaching educators how to incorporate the 
     Library's digital collections into school curricula, which 
     amount shall be transferred to the educational consortium 
     formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands Across America: Local 
     Community Initiative'' project as approved by the Library: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $600,000 is to remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of digitizing archival materials relating to ethnic 
     groups of California, including Japanese Americans, which 
     amount shall be transferred to an educational archive able to 
     conduct such a project as approved by the Library.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $37,628,000, of which not more than $20,800,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2000 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 $5,454,000 shall be derived from 
     collections during fiscal year 2000 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 
     $26,254,000: 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 
     $4,250 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 and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars.

             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), 
     $47,984,000, of which $14,019,000 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, $5,415,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
     Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
     more than $198,390, of which $59,300 is for the Congressional 
     Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
     Librarian of Congress, for attendance at meetings concerned 
     with the function or activity for which the appropriation is 
     made.
       Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any 
     flexible or compressed work schedule which--
         (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position 
     the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; 
     and
         (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be 
     at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time 
     worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or 
     supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as 
     such terms are defined in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of 
     Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and 
     administrative overhead costs generated by performing 
     reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of 
     31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to employ more than 
     65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
       (1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or 
     in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
       (2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
       (A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead 
     costs as are attributable to the work performed for such 
     agency; or
       (B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
     appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
     allowable under subparagraph (A).
       Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the incentive awards program.
       Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
       Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2000, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $98,788,000.
       (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. 207. The Library of Congress may use available funds, 
     now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the lease or 
     acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in 
     one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter 
     into multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property and 
     services pursuant to sections 303L and 304B, respectively, of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41 
     U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
       Sec. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     regarding the qualifications and method of appointment of 
     employees of the Library of Congress, the Librarian of 
     Congress, using such method of appointment as the Librarian 
     may select, may appoint not more than three individuals who 
     meet such qualifications as the Librarian may impose to serve 
     as management specialists for a term not to exceed three 
     years.
       (b) No individual appointed as a management specialist 
     under subsection (a) may serve in such position after 
     December 31, 2004.
       Sec. 209. (a) section 904 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a-2) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``Sec. 904. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) the Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at an 
     annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of basic 
     pay payable for positions at level II of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code; 
     and
       ``(2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be compensated 
     at an annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of 
     basic pay payable for positions at level III of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (b) section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
     of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by striking the 
     second sentence and inserting the following: ``The basic pay 
     of the Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to the 
     rate of basic pay provided for level III of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States 
     Code.''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
     respect to the first pay period which begins on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and each subsequent pay 
     period.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     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, $16,033,000, of which $3,650,000 shall 
     remain available until expended.

                       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, $29,986,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library 
     Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: 
     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 1998 and 1999 to depository and other 
     designated libraries.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make 
     such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and 
     in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as 
     provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
     may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes 
     set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
     Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not 
     more than $2,500 may be expended on the certification of the 
     Public Printer in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
     shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
     twelve passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That 
     expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
     advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United 
     States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall 
     be available for temporary or intermittent services under 
     section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates 
     for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, 
     That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the 
     headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and 
     ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be available for 
     the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,313 
     workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Public 
     Printer may request, subject to the approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives): Provided further, That activities financed

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     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.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 210. (a) section 311 of title 44, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 
     3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with 
     respect to purchases and contracts for the Government 
     Printing Office as if the reference to `$25,000' in clause 
     (1) of such section were a reference to `$100,000'.''.
       (b) The heading of section 311 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``authority'' and inserting 
     ``authority; small purchase threshold''.
       (c) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 311 and inserting the following:

``311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative 
              Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small 
              purchase threshold.''.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
     including not more than $7,000 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with 31 U.S.C. 3324; benefits comparable to those payable 
     under sections 901(5), 901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and 
     4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller 
     General of the United States, rental of living quarters in 
     foreign countries, $379,000,000: 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 $1,400,000 of such funds shall be available 
     for use in fiscal year 2000: 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 the Forum may 
     be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which 
     costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That 
     this appropriation and appropriations for administrative 
     expenses of any other department or agency which is a member 
     of the American Consortium on International Public 
     Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an 
     appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, 
     including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in 
     the International Institute of Administrative Sciences.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Administration 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 2000 
     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. Section 308 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2452) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(b)(1))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(c))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
     1(e))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''.
       Sec. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
     the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1999'' and 
     inserting ``2000''.
       Sec. 310. Chapter 5 of title II of division B of the 
     Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-
     569) is amended in the matter under the subheading ``Capitol 
     Visitor Center'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE 
     CAPITOL'' by striking ``the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate, the Committee on House 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives, the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the 
     Senate, and other appropriate committees of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Senate'' and inserting ``the 
     United States Capitol Preservation Commission established 
     under section 801 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 
     1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a)''.
       Sec. 311. Trade Deficit Review Commission. (a) 
     Appropriations.--Section 127(i) of the Trade Deficit Review 
     Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence:
     ``Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall 
     remain available until the date which is 90 days after the 
     date on which the Commission submits the final report 
     described in subsection (e).''.
       (b) Applicability of certain pay authorities to members of 
     the commission.--Section 127(g) of the Trade Deficit Review 
     Commission Act is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Applicability of certain pay authorities.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual who is a member of the 
     Commission and is an annuitant or otherwise covered by 
     section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code, by 
     reason of membership on the Commission is not subject to the 
     provisions of section 8344 or 8468 (whichever is applicable) 
     with respect to such membership.
       ``(B) Uniformed service.--An individual who is a member of 
     the Commission and is a member or former member of a 
     uniformed service is not subject to the provisions of 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532, United States Code, 
     with respect to membership on the Commission.''.
       (c) Termination of Commission and Other Matters.--Section 
     127 of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(j) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463; 5 
     U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
       ``(k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits the final 
     report under subsection (e).''.
       Sec. 312. Creditable Service With Congressional Campaign 
     Committees. Section 8332(m)(1)(A) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) such employee has at least 4 years and 6 months of 
     service on such committees as of December 12, 1980; and''.
       Sec. 313. Section 507 of Public Law 104-1 (109 Stat. 43; 2 
     U.S.C. 1436) is repealed.

    TITLE IV--FISCAL YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FUNDS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to Marta Macias Brown, widow of George E. 
     Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of 
     California, $136,700: Provided, That this provision shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 401. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2437) is amended in the 
     item relating to ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and 
     Expenses--salaries, officers and employees'' by striking 
     ``$24,282,000'' and inserting ``$24,982,000''.

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       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999.
       This title may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999''.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2000''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Charles H. Taylor,
     Zach Wamp,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Kay Granger,
     Bill Young,
     Ed Pastor,
     John P. Murtha,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     David Obey
       (except for the Russian exchange program),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Dianne Feinstein,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1905) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2000, 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: Inserts appropriations for operations of 
     the Senate. 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 $489,406,000 for Senate operations and 
     contains several administrative provisions. The managers on 
     the part of the Senate have requested an amendment to Section 
     1, an administrative provision dealing with Senators' 
     allowances. 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.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       At the request of the managers on the part of the House, 
     the conferees agree to amend several provisions relating to 
     the House of Representatives. The conference agreement 
     appropriates $760,884,000, and adjusts a receipt ceiling 
     applicable to House Information Resources, for salaries and 
     expenses, House of Representatives. It also amends two House 
     administrative provisions included in the House bill. One 
     amendment removes an inconsistent reporting requirement and 
     the other clarifies a provision regarding the House General 
     Counsel regarding its status as permanent law. 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.
       Amendment No. 2: Deletes several provisions of the House 
     bill and inserts substitute provisions. Many items in both 
     House and Senate bills are identical and are included in the 
     conference agreement without change. The conferees agree with 
     the report language accompanying the regular House and Senate 
     fiscal year 2000 appropriations bills unless otherwise stated 
     herein. With respect to those items in the conference 
     agreement that differ between House and Senate bills, the 
     conferees have agreed to the following:

                              JOINT ITEMS

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       Appropriates $6,456,400 for the Joint Committee on Taxation 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $6,188,000 as proposed 
     by the House. The funds will support 66.5 FTE's.

                     Joint Committee on the Library

       The conference agreement deletes funds for the Joint 
     Committee on the Library instead of $500,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

       Appropriates $78,501,000 for salaries of officers, members, 
     and employees of the Capitol Police as proposed by the House 
     instead of $80,783,000 as proposed by the Senate, of which 
     $37,725,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
     of Representatives and $40,776,000 is provided to the 
     Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. In addition, 
     the Capitol Police have $2,282,000 in savings available from 
     the fiscal year 99 Security Enhancements supplemental.


                            general expenses

       Appropriates $6,574,000 for general expenses of the Capitol 
     Police instead of $6,711,000 as proposed by House and 
     $7,913,000 as proposed by the Senate. The funds provided 
     include $650,000 for travel, $5,000 for transportation of 
     things, $138,000 for rent, communications and utilities, 
     $635,000 for additional computer and telecommunications 
     needs, $2,374,000 for all other services, $1,299,000 for 
     supplies, and $1,473,000 for equipment. With respect to 
     vehicles, the conferees recognize the need of the Capitol 
     Police to upgrade and possibly expand their existing fleet of 
     motorcycles to help fulfill their security mission, and 
     provide $103,000 for that purpose from existing funds. The 
     conferees direct the Capitol Police to study options that 
     will enable the purchase of American-made motorcycles that 
     meet the Department's security mission and report their 
     findings to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       With respect to the computer and telecommunications 
     project, $635,000 are provided to begin taking over 
     communications activities and relieving the Senate Sergeant 
     at Arms from the need to support those activities. Of the 
     $635,000, $400,000 is not available until released by the 
     Committees on Appropriations. The balance is available for 
     telecommunications needs. The $635,000 is provided to begin a 
     transition from Sergeant at Arms support of police 
     information technology and the necessary infrastructure. 
     During the transition the Senate Sergeant at Arms will 
     continue to provide necessary assistance required by the 
     Capitol Police. The draft Information Technology (IT) plan 
     recently submitted is an excellent start in the planning 
     needed to undertake this activity. The draft is a well 
     developed professional IT plan and gives the Committees 
     assurances that the Capitol Police are reaching the point 
     of having the ability to take on these tasks. However, 
     more planning is needed in the area of relating specific 
     IT needs and systems to the mission of the Capitol Police. 
     The plan should include identification of infrastructure 
     specifics (hardware and systems) as they relate to the 
     police mission. Further development of the plan should be 
     submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     authorizing Committees. The police are urged to continue 
     their consultation with the General Accounting Office.
       The conferees agree with the language in the House bill 
     transferring the disbursement authority from the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to the 
     Capitol Police Board or its delegatee. This transfer of 
     authority is for the General Expenses fund only, and will not 
     change or impact the current appointing authorities or 
     disbursement entities for salary funds in the House or 
     Senate.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       Appropriates $2,293,000 for the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office as proposed by the House instead of 
     $2,336,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conferees have included an administrative provision 
     authorizing the Congressional Budget Office to make lump sum 
     payments for staff recruitment and bonuses as proposed by the 
     House. The payments will not exceed one percent of CBO's 
     annual pay roll. The conferees deleted a provision proposed 
     by the House authorizing a change in the pay level for the 
     Director and the Deputy Director of CBO.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings

                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $46,836,000 for salaries and expenses, Capitol 
     buildings, Architect of the Capitol, instead of $46,104,000 
     as proposed by the House and $48,195,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount, $4,390,000 shall remain available 
     until expended instead of $3,055,000 as proposed by the House 
     and $7,620,000 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:
  1. Personal services......................................$25,964,000
  2. Rent, communications, utilities & travel...................894,000
  3. Other services...........................................9,812,000
  4. Supplies...................................................600,000
  5. Equipment..................................................225,000
Capitol Projects:
  6. ADA requirements.................................................0
  7. Replace sound systems, cmte & hearing rooms................120,000
  8. Elevator/escalator modernization program.........................0
  9. Provide steam humidification...............................210,000
  10. Implementation of AOCNET..................................250,000
  11. Financial Management System (FMS).........................500,000
  12. Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM).......................0
  13. Computer, telecommunications & electrical support.........600,000
  14. Upgrade unsafe mechanical equip. walkways and ladders.....200,000
  15. Replace exit doors for emergency egress & security..............0
  16. Security project support for AOC..........................200,000

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  17. Design: Upgrade air conditioning--east front, Capitol.....140,000
  18. Design: Replace high voltage SWGR, Capitol complex........175,000
  19. Painting of exterior woodwork and west front of Capitol...300,000
  20. Master plan development.........................................0
  21. Study House chamber improvements..........................300,000
  22. Inaugural support services.................................50,000
  23. Design: Replace exit doors for emergency egress...........160,000
  24. Design: Restore shutters & upgrade window lighting.........53,000
  25. Design: Restore cast iron lamp posts & railings............18,000
  26. Design: Exterior stone preservation.......................115,000
  27. Design: Replace windows, Capitol..........................240,000
  28. Design: Refuge areas & emergency lighting.................300,000
  29. Design: Sprinkler system................................1,800,000

       The conferees have provided $500,000 for the Architect of 
     the Capitol's (AOC) implementation of an interim financial 
     management system (FMS), making $1.2 million available for 
     the system including amounts already appropriated. The 
     Architect has developed system requirements and has explored 
     several alternatives with an FMS steering committee comprised 
     of AOC staff and members of the Legislative Branch 
     Financial Manager's Council (LBFMC). AOC believes that 
     cross-servicing for a client server based system will 
     maximize functionality while minimizing implementation 
     risks. While all members of the steering committee agree 
     that a client server based system will provide maximum 
     flexibility and functionality, there are some members of 
     the committee who believe that the cost is high for an 
     interim system and could exceed the AOC's estimate of $2.8 
     million. While the conferees have not taken a formal 
     position, it is agreed that the Architect should proceed 
     with an interim system. Funding is provided to permit a 
     phased implementation where the initial steps would 
     include the Government Wide Standard General Ledger and 
     would allow additional capabilities to be added in an 
     orderly, phased process. This will allow the AOC to begin 
     implementing a system that will permit the integration of 
     existing management systems into its FMS while making 
     progress toward meeting its long-term financial management 
     system goals. The conferees direct that the Architect 
     ensure that the system selected is clearly interim in 
     nature and compatible with the overall Legislative Branch 
     goal of a common financial management system in the 
     future. The conferees also expect that the existing 
     steering committee will remain actively involved in the 
     implementation of the AOC system and that the LBFMC will 
     play a role in the process of moving to a new FMS. The 
     Architect is directed to prepare a system implementation 
     plan that reflects phasing in additional system modules 
     and submit that plan to House and Senate Appropriations 
     Committees as part of the fiscal year 2001 budget 
     submission.
       The conferees also agree with language in the House report 
     reminding the Architect of the Capitol that construction 
     funds shall only be requested for projects that have been 
     100% designed. Further, the Senate report directs the 
     Architect of the Capitol to coordinate with the Senate 
     Sergeant at Arms on any improvements or changes in 
     information technology regarding the Senate.


                            capitol grounds

       Appropriates $5,427,000 to the Architect of the Capitol for 
     care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, 
     House and Senate office buildings, and the Capitol power 
     plant instead of $5,579,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $5,627,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $155,000 as proposed by the House shall remain available 
     until expended instead of $330,000 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:
  1. Other services............................................$852,000
  2. Supplies...................................................167,000
Capitol Projects:
  3. ADA requirements...........................................155,000
  4. Replace dump truck...............................................0
  5. Design: Reconstruct Delaware Avenue SW......................50,000
  6. Design: Renovation to former DC street lights..............100,000


                        senate office buildings

       Appropriates $64,038,000 to the Architect of the Capitol as 
     proposed by the Senate, of which $22,305,000 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.


                         house office buildings

       At the request of the managers on the part of the House, 
     the conference agreement appropriates $37,279,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $40,679,000 as proposed by the Senate 
     to the Architect of the Capitol for House office buildings, 
     of which $4,442,000 shall remain available until expended as 
     proposed by the House instead of $7,842,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. 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.
       Amendment No. 3: Deletes several provisions of the House 
     bill and inserts substitute provisions. Many items in both 
     House and Senate bills are identical and are included in the 
     conference agreement without change. The conferees agree with 
     the report language accompanying the regular House and Senate 
     fiscal year 2000 appropriations bills unless otherwise stated 
     herein. With respect to those items in the conference 
     agreement that differ between House and Senate bills, the 
     conferees have agreed to the following:


                          capitol power plant

       Appropriates $38,054,000 to the Architect of the Capitol 
     for Capitol power plant operations instead of $34,780,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $45,006,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount, $3,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended instead of $6,000,000 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:
  1. Rent, communications, & utilities (includes water and sewer 
    payments)...............................................$32,786,000
  2. Other services...........................................1,050,000
  3. Supplies.................................................1,575,000
Capital Projects:
  4. East Plant chiller replacement...................................0
  5. Optimization of operations, CPP..................................0
  6. Replacement filter bags..........................................0
  7. Design: Thermal storage facility.................................0
  8. Design: Repair South Capitol Street tunnel.................153,000
  9. Design: Repair Constitution Ave tunnel.....................375,000

       These funds include $3,000,000 which, together with 
     $3,000,000 provided under Library buildings and grounds, make 
     $6 million available for the 42% retroactive water and sewer 
     bill rate increase and for improvements to the Culpeper 
     audio-visual facility. These funds are not available until 
     released by the Committees on Appropriations.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $71,244,000 for salaries and expenses, 
     Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $70,940,000 as proposed by 
     the House.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

       Appropriates $73,577,000 for Congressional printing and 
     binding as proposed by the House instead of $77,704,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees agree to omit the report language proposed by 
     the Senate regarding GPO billing procedures.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $3,425,000 for salaries and expenses, Botanic 
     Garden instead of $3,538,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $3,428,000 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:
  1. Rent, communications, utilities & travel....................$6,000
  2. Other services..............................................95,000
  3. Supplies...................................................137,000
Capitol Projects:
  4. Design: Administrative building renovations & ADA................0
  5. Design: Bartholdi Park renovations & improvements..........100,000

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Provides $256,779,000 for salaries and expenses, Library of 
     Congress instead of $256,285,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $250,491,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $6,850,000 is made available from receipts collected by the 
     Library of Congress, and $10,321,000 is to remain available 
     until expended for acquisition of library materials as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $10,438,000 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 fiscal year 1999:

1. Price level increases....................................+$1,307,490
2. Electronic resources implementation project.................+160,828
3. Succession plan.............................................+505,000
4. Reader registration program.................................+233,396

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5. Hands Across America......................................+5,829,000
6. NDL--Ethnic groups of California............................+600,000
7. Essential staff--law library.......................................0
8. Arrearage processing........................................+188,250
9. Three management specialists................................+262,290
10. Space design contract (from savings).......................+308,000
11. Automation (computer security telecommunications)...........+50,000
12. Automation (financial system replacement)..................+250,000
13. Automation (disaster recovery).............................+450,000
14. Automation (enhanced Unix server)..........................+600,000
15. Natl. Film Preservation Foundation grant (from savings)....+250,000
16. Rounding.......................................................-441

       The conferees have included a provision in the House bill 
     providing $5,579,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     teaching educators how to incorporate the Library's digital 
     collection into school curricula, and a Senate provision 
     providing $600,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
     project to digitize archival materials relating to ethnic 
     groups of California, including Japanese Americans.
       The conference agreement includes $505,000 to address 
     succession planning in the most vulnerable areas in the 
     Library's collections. The conferees are sensitive to the 
     Library's needs for succession planning in areas that support 
     the Library's unique collections. In order to address those 
     concerns, before expending any of these funds the Library is 
     directed to submit to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations a plan which identifies the high risk areas.
       The conferees agree with language in the House report 
     authorizing the Library to expend funds out of current 
     resources to conduct a transit-fare program, as authorized by 
     the federal Employees Clean Air Incentive Act of 1993, 
     comparable (including the same level of transit-fare) to the 
     program implemented for employees of the House of 
     Representatives.
       The conferees agree with Senate report language directing 
     the Library of Congress to consult with the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the Capitol Police prior to implementing any 
     collection security project as proposed by the Senate.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

       Provides $37,628,000 for salaries and expenses, Copyright 
     Office as proposed by the Senate instead of $37,639,000 as 
     proposed by the House. The conferees have agreed to remove 
     the authorization for the use of this appropriation for 
     publications of the decisions of the United States courts 
     involving copyrights as proposed by the House. The conferees 
     have included a provision authorizing $4,250 for official 
     reception expenses of the International Copyright Institute 
     as proposed by the House instead of $7,250 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $47,984,000 for salaries and expenses, books 
     for the blind and physically handicapped as proposed by the 
     Senate instead of $48,033,000 as proposed by the House. Of 
     this amount, $14,019,000 shall remain available until 
     expended as proposed by the Senate instead of $14,032,600 as 
     proposed by the House.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

       Appropriates $5,415,000 for furniture and furnishings at 
     the Library of Congress as proposed by the Senate.

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conferees have authorized the Librarian to appoint not 
     more than three management specialists for a term not to 
     exceed three years as proposed by the House. The conference 
     agreement authorizes a statutory salary increase for the 
     Librarian, the Deputy Librarian and the Director of the 
     Congressional Research Service.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

       Appropriates $16,033,000 for structural and mechanical 
     care, Library buildings and grounds, Architect of the Capitol 
     instead of $13,410,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $17,327,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $3,650,000 shall remain available until expended instead of 
     $1,150,000 as proposed by the House and $5,740,000 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:
  1. Other services..........................................$1,492,000
  2. Equipment & land and structures............................116,000
Capitol Projects:
  3. ADA requirements, LB&G's.........................................0
  4. Elevator/escalator modernization, LOC buildings..................0
  5. Replace Halon fire system, LOC computer room.....................0
  6. Design: Install additional sprinklers, JMMB................100,000
  7. Lightning protection, JMMB.......................................0
  8. Design: Upgrade book conveyor systems, JTB & JAB.................0
  9. HVAC improvements NW curtain, TJB................................0
  10. Audio Visual Conservation Center, Culpeper..................(\1\)
  11. Design: ADA requirements, LB&G.............................60,000
  12. Design: Book conveyor system security......................60,000
  13. Design: Replace lighting dimmer system, JMMB...............45,000
  14. Design: Refuge areas & emergency lighting.................145,000
  15. High voltage switch gear, JMMB............................442,000

\1\ See below.

       These funds include $3,000,000 which, together with 
     $3,000,000 provided under the Capitol power plant, Architect 
     of the Capitol, make $6 million available for improvements to 
     the Culpeper audio-visual facility and the 42% retroactive 
     water and sewer bill rate increase. These funds are not 
     available until released by the Committees on Appropriations.
       The conferees applaud the Architect of the Capitol for 
     creating a Life Safety Program Division within his 
     organization to address workplace safety, fire-protection and 
     environmental concerns. The conferees believe that the 
     Architect must consider the physical safety of the thousands 
     who visit and work in the Capitol complex as one of his 
     highest priorities.
       The conferees note the five citations issued to the 
     Architect on July 9, 1999, by the Office of Compliance for 
     serious life-safety violations discovered during inspection 
     of the James Madison Building in the aftermath of the April 
     30, 1999, fire. The Architect is directed to provide within 
     30 days to the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and 
     Administration, both minority and majority, a report on all 
     activities undertaken to abate the violations and prevent 
     their recurrence in the Madison Building or elsewhere in the 
     complex. The Architect is further directed to provide within 
     30 days to the Librarian and these committees, majority and 
     minority, a reasonable, effective and efficient plan of 
     action, including milestones/completion dates, to correct the 
     hazards and deficiencies which the Librarian has identified.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

       The conferees agree to a limitation of $175,000 for travel 
     expenses within salaries and expenses, Superintendent of 
     Documents, as proposed by the House instead of $150,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The conferees have deleted $5,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate for air conditioning and elevator upgrades at the 
     Government Printing Office. The GPO is reminded that building 
     repair and renovation plans have not been presented to the 
     authorizing committees.
       The conferees agree to a 3,313 workyears limitation at the 
     Government Printing Office as proposed by the House instead 
     of 3,383 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree with 
     the provision in the House bill regarding requests by the 
     Public Printer for a different number of FTE's, subject to 
     the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.

                        Administrative Provision

       The conferees have authorized an increase in the threshold 
     for advertised bids by the Government Printing Office from 
     $25,000 to $100,000 as proposed by the House, thereby 
     matching a threshold that is standard throughout the 
     executive branch.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $379,000,000 for salaries and expenses, 
     General Accounting Office instead of $371,181,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $382,298,000 as proposed by the Senate. This 
     level of funding will provide for 3275 FTE's. The conferees 
     understand that the responsibilities for the Joint Financial 
     Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) will be transferred 
     from the General Accounting Office to the General Services 
     Administration and have altered the routine provisions of the 
     GAO appropriating language accordingly.

                     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 and 
     the technical corrections to the authority provided to the 
     Architect of the Capitol to conduct a buy-out program as 
     proposed by the House.
       The conferees have included a provision that amends section 
     316 of Public Law 101-302 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees have included language amending the Omnibus 
     Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1999 (Public Law

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     105-277) to substitute the Capitol Preservation Commission 
     for several committees as the approval authority for the 
     Capitol Visitor Center. The conferees have included language 
     extending the availability of funds for the Trade Deficit 
     Review Commission and have included a provision of the Senate 
     bill regarding creditable service with congressional campaign 
     committees. The provisions regarding West Front concerts and 
     section 207(e) of Title 18 have been dropped. At the request 
     of the managers on the part of the Senate, the conferees have 
     added a provision regarding the use of frequent flyer miles 
     earned through Senate travel.

 TITLE IV--FISCAL YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, HOUSE OF 
                            REPRESENTATIVES

       In addition, the conferees have included fiscal year 1999 
     matters as follows:
       A death gratuity has been provided to the widow of George 
     E. Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of 
     California and a change has been made to a House Information 
     Resources reimbursement ceiling.

                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2000 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 amount, the 2000 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2000 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........$2,581,152
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2,622,101
House bill, fiscal year 2000..................................1,862,153
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000.................................2,488,708
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2000........................2,457,064
Conference agreement, compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999........-124,088
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-165,037
  House bill, fiscal year 2000.................................+594,911
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2000.................................-31,644

     Charles H. Taylor,
     Zach Wamp,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Kay Granger,
     Bill Young,
     Ed Pastor,
     John P. Murtha,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     David Obey
       (except for the Russian exchange program),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Larry Craig,
     Thad Cochran,
     Dianne Feinstein,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.