[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 92 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7057-S7065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will now
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4516, an act making appropriations
for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001, and for other purposes.
The text of H.R. 4516 is amended with the text of S. 2603, as
follows:
On page 2 after ``Title 1 Congressional Operations'' insert
page 2, line 6 of S. 2603 through page 13, line 14
On page 8, line 8 of H.R. 4516, strike through line 12,
page 23
Insert line 15, page 13 of S. 2603 through line 11, page 23
In H.R. 4516, strike line 17, page 23 through line 6, page
45
Insert line 12 page 23 of S. 2603 through line 17, page 76.
The amendments were agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senator from
California, Mrs. Boxer, is recognized.
Amendment No. 3909
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I will take but 2 minutes of the Senate's
time, given that it is so late this evening.
I thank the managers of the legislative appropriations bill for
accepting this amendment. I think the Chair would be interested in it
as well, given the fact that he is the chairman of the Environment
Committee on which I proudly serve.
This amendment merely says that we would limit the use of dangerous
pesticide spraying here at the Capitol and on the Capitol Grounds where
we have so many children and so many families visiting us every year.
My amendment prohibits the routine use of highly toxic pesticides.
Those are the ones that contain known or probable carcinogens. They are
acute nerve toxins and others that contain highly toxic chemicals.
We do permit the spraying of such highly toxic chemicals in the rare
case of an emergency. If there were a sudden emergency, if there were
an outbreak where we needed to go to those highly toxic pesticides,
under my amendment we would be allowed to do that. But for routine
spraying, we would go to the mildest forms of these pesticides, the
ones which are classified by the EPA as having the greatest risk to
public health.
I could cite studies that show how vulnerable children are to these
various compounds. Children are not little adults. They are changing;
their bodies are changing. They react very badly to these toxic
chemicals.
Seven to ten million people visit the Capitol and surrounding
buildings every year. A million take guided tours of our historic
buildings. We don't know how many of those are children, but just by
looking at the crowds, quite a number are. I know in my office alone--
and I am sure the Chair has thousands of youngsters visiting in his
office--we studied it, and we have visits by over 33,000 school-age
children every year. I think by adopting this amendment, we are setting
a valuable example here at the Capitol that I hope all the State
capitols will follow. We will begin to see that we can in fact control
these pests in a way that is much more friendly to our children.
In closing, there is a wonderful organization in California named
after a beautiful little child who died of environmental causes several
years ago. Her parents founded this organization. It is called CHEC,
the Children's Health Environmental Coalition. They are the ones, years
ago, who got me interested in this area. What we are trying to do on
every bill that we can is to set this example and say we won't be using
this highly toxic form of controlling pests. Tomorrow I will have a
debate with one of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. I am
trying to offer a similar amendment to the Interior bill, but we may
get into a bit of a debate then.
Tonight is the night for me to say thank you to you, Mr. President,
for your indulgence, and to the managers who are here late this evening
handling this. I will yield back my time, and I expect we will have a
voice vote and I would like to be present for that, if we could do
that.
I yield back my time and ask that we have a voice vote at this time.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
The amendment (No. 3909) was agreed to, as follows:
amendment no. 3909
(Purpose: limit funds for pesticide use)
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
``None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used
for the preventative application of a pesticide containing a
known or probable carcinogen, a category I or II acute nerve
toxin or a pesticide of the organophosphate, carbamate, or
organochlorine class as determined by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds
maintained or administered by the Architect of the U.S.
Capitol.''
pesticides amendment
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I want to thank the managers of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations bill for agreeing to my amendment to
limit the use of toxic pesticides on U.S. Capitol buildings and
grounds. My amendment prohibits the preventive use of pesticides
containing a known or probable carcinogen, a class I or II acute nerve
toxin or a pesticide of the organophosphate, carbamate or
organocholorine class as identified by the Environmental Protection
Agency. Such pesticides could be used, however, in the case of an
emergency.
Every year, approximately 7 to 10 million people visit the Capitol,
many of them children. The National Academy of Sciences has found that
children are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of toxic
pesticides, that current Environmental Protection Agency pesticide
standards are not protective of children and that up to 25% percent of
childhood learning disabilities may be attributable to a combination of
exposure to toxic chemicals like pesticides and genetic factors. My
amendment will help protect young visitors to Washington from the
harmful effects of toxic pesticides by limiting the use of such
pesticides at the U.S. Capitol.
Mr. President, I thank the managers for their support and I hope that
they will work to ensure that this amendment is preserved in
conference. May I inquire of the distinguished Ranking Member of the
Subcommittee if she will support the amendment in conference with the
House?
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I thank my colleague from California for her
question. I assure her that I will work in conference to retain the
Senator's amendment on pesticide use at the U.S. Capitol.
Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote.
Mr. ROTH. I move to lay that motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The provisions of the unanimous consent
agreement are executed.
The bill (H.R. 4516), as amended, was read the third time and passed,
as follows:
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives
(H.R. 4516) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the following
amendments:
(1)Page 2, after line 5, 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,
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$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; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $3,000 for each
Chairman; in all, $62,000.
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,
$92,321,000, 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, $1,785,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $453,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,742,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,722,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$6,917,000.
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, $1,152,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,304,000.
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, $1,171,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,342,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $288,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $14,738,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$34,811,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,292,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as
authorized by law, and related expenses, $22,337,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $4,046,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,069,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
$3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
$3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000;
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all,
$12,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the
Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law
601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of
Public Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March
11, 1980, $73,000,000.
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,
$2,077,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $71,261,000, of which $2,500,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2003.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $253,203,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
administrative provisions
Section 1. Semiannual Report. (a) In General.--Section
105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1965 (2
U.S.C. 104a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1)
relating to the level of detail of statement and itemization,
each report by the Secretary of the Senate required under
such paragraph shall be compiled at a summary level for each
office of the Senate authorized to obligate appropriated
funds.
``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the reporting of
expenditures relating to personnel compensation, travel and
transportation of persons, other contractual services, and
acquisition of assets.
``(C) In carrying out this paragraph the Secretary of the
Senate shall apply the Standard Federal Object Classification
of Expenses as the Secretary determines appropriate.''.
(b) Effective Date and Application.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment
made by this section shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) First report after enactment.--The Secretary of the
Senate may elect to compile and submit the report for the
semiannual period during which the date of enactment of this
section occurs, as if the amendment made by this section had
not been enacted.
Sec. 2. Senate Employee Pay Adjustments. Section 4 of the
Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a-1) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(or section 5304 or 5304a of such title,
as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the
Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated
metropolitan statistical area)'' after ``employees under
section 5303 of title 5, United States Code,''; and
(B) by inserting ``(and, as the case may be, section 5304
or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in
the pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland
consolidated metropolitan statistical area)'' after ``the
President under such section 5303'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Any percentage used in any statute specifically
providing for an adjustment in rates of pay in lieu of an
adjustment made under section 5303 of title 5, United States
Code, and, as the case may be, section 5304 or 5304a of such
title for any calendar year shall be treated as the
percentage used in an adjustment made under such section
5303, 5304, or 5304a, as applicable, for purposes of
subsection (a).''.
Sec. 3. (a) Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 121b-1(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and agency contributions'' in paragraph
(2)(A), and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Agency contributions for employees of Senate Hair
Care Services shall be paid from the appropriations account
for `Salaries, Officers and Employees'.''
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning on or
after October 1, 2000.
Sec. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a revolving fund to be known as the Senate
Health and Fitness Facility Revolving Fund (``the revolving
fund'').
(b) The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit in the
revolving fund--
(1) any amounts received as dues or other assessments for
use of the Senate Health and Fitness Facility, and
(2) any amounts received from the operation of the Senate
waste recycling program.
(c) Subject to the approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, amounts in the revolving fund
shall be available to the Architect of the Capitol, without
fiscal year limitation, for payment of costs of the Senate
Health and Fitness Facility.
(d) The Architect of the Capitol shall withdraw from the
revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the United
States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the revolving
fund that the Architect determines are in excess of the
current and reasonably foreseeable needs of the Senate Health
and Fitness Facility.
(e) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol
may issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 5. For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2001), there is authorized an
expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and
Minority Policy Committees which shall not exceed $3,000 each
fiscal year for each such Chairman; and amounts from such
allowance shall be paid to either of such Chairmen only as
reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon
certification and documentation of such expenses, and amounts
so paid shall not be reported as income and shall not be
allowed as a deduction under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
Sec. 6. (a) The head of the employing office of an employee
of the Senate may, upon termination of employment of the
employee, authorize payment of a lump sum for the accrued
annual leave of that employee if--
(1) the head of the employing office--
(A) has approved a written leave policy authorizing
employees to accrue leave and establishing the conditions
upon which accrued leave may be paid; and
(B) submits written certification to the Financial Clerk of
the Senate of the number of days of annual leave accrued by
the employee for which payment is to be made under the
written leave policy of the employing office; and
(2) there are sufficient funds to cover the lump sum
payment.
(b)(1) A lump sum payment under this section shall not
exceed the lesser of--
(A) twice the monthly rate of pay of the employee; or
(B) the product of the daily rate of pay of the employee
and the number of days of accrued annual leave of the
employee.
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(2) The Secretary of the Senate shall determine the rates
of pay of an employee under paragraph (1) (A) and (B) on the
basis of the annual rate of pay of the employee in effect on
the date of termination of employment.
(c) Any payment under this section shall be paid from the
appropriation account or fund used to pay the employee.
(d) If an individual who received a lump sum payment under
this section is reemployed as an employee of the Senate
before the end of the period covered by the lump sum payment,
the individual shall refund an amount equal to the applicable
pay covering the period between the date of reemployment and
the expiration of the lump sum period. Such amount shall be
deposited to the appropriation account or fund used to pay
the lump sum payment.
(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
may prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(f) In this section, the term--
(1) ``employee of the Senate'' means any employee whose pay
is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, except that the
term does not include a member of the Capitol Police or a
civilian employee of the Capitol Police; and
(2) ``head of the employing office'' means any person with
the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the
terms, conditions, or privileges of the employment of an
individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate.
Sec. 7. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose
salaries are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from
the appropriations account ``Joint Economic Committee'' under
the heading ``JOINT ITEMS'' shall be paid from the Senate
appropriations account for ``Salaries, Officers and
Employees''.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning on or
after October 1, 2000.
Sec. 8. Section 316(b) of Public Law 101-302 (40 U.S.C.
188b-6(b)) is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting
``may''.
(2)Page 8, strike out all after line 7, over to and including
line 12 on page 23, and insert:
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2001
For all construction expenses, salaries, and other expenses
associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the
President and Vice President of the United States, January
20, 2001, in accordance with such program as may be adopted
by the joint committee authorized by Senate Concurrent
Resolution 89, agreed to March 2, 2000 (One Hundred Sixth
Congress), and Senate Concurrent Resolution 90, agreed to
March 2, 2000 (One Hundred Sixth Congress), $1,000,000 to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain
available until September 30, 2001. Funds made available
under this heading shall be available for payment, on a
direct or reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or
after, October 1, 2000: Provided, That the compensation of
any employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate who has been designated to perform service for the
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies shall
continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and
Administration, but the account from which such staff member
is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the staff
member (including agency contributions when appropriate) out
of funds made available under this heading.
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,315,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,686,000, 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 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for
such assistants; and (4) $1,159,904 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, $1,835,000, 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, $102,700,000, of which $51,350,000 is provided to
the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House,
and $51,350,000 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,
$6,884,000, 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 year 2001 shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2001 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.
Sec. 102. Appointment of Certifying Officers of the Capitol
Police. The Capitol Police Board shall appoint certifying
officers to certify all vouchers for payment from Capitol
Police appropriations and funds.
Sec. 103. Certifying Officers of the Capitol Police;
Accountability; Relief by Comptroller General. Each officer
or employee of the Capitol Police, who has been duly
authorized in writing by the Capitol Police Board to certify
vouchers for payment from appropriations and funds, shall (1)
be held responsible for the existence and correctness of the
facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on the
voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of the
proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved;
(2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness
of the computations of certified vouchers; and (3) be held
accountable for and required to make good to the United
States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect
payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading
certificate made by him, as well as for any payment
prohibited by law or which did not represent a legal
obligation under the appropriation or fund involved:
Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States
may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or
employee of liability for any payment otherwise proper
whenever he finds (1) that the certification was based on
official records and that such certifying officer or employee
did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could
not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (2) that the
obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment was
not contrary to any statutory provision specifically
prohibiting payments of the character involved, and the
United States has received value for such payment.
Sec. 104. Enforcement of Liability of Certifying Officers
of the Capitol Police. The liability of these certifying
officers or employees shall be enforced in the same manner
and to the same extent as now provided by law with respect to
enforcement of the liability of disbursing and other
accountable officers; and they shall have the right to apply
for and obtain a decision by the Comptroller General on any
question of law involved in a payment on any vouchers
presented to them for certification.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office, $2,371,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such
amount may be used to employ more than 43 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 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months
each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, of the statements for the second session of
the One Hundred 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.
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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), $2,066,000.
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, $27,113,000: Provided, That no part of
such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a
passenger motor vehicle.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 105. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act
and hereafter, the Congressional Budget Office may use
available funds to enter into contracts for the procurement
of severable services for a period that begins in one fiscal
year and ends in the next fiscal year and may enter into
multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property and
services, to the same extent as executive agencies under the
authority of section 303L and 304B, respectively, of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C.
253l and 254c).
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the
Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and
studies in connection with activities under the care of the
Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical
substations of the Senate and House office buildings under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including
furnishings and office equipment, including not more than
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for
purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for
attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of
the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with
subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol,
$44,191,000, of which $4,255,000 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, $5,512,000, of which
$225,000 shall remain available until expended.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the 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, $63,974,000, of which
$21,669,000 shall remain available until expended.
(3)Page 23, strike out all after line 16, over to and
including line 6 on page 45, and 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, $39,569,000, of which $523,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than
$4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for
obligation during fiscal year 2001.
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, $73,374,000:
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, $73,297,000: 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, 2001''.
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, $3,653,000, of which $150,000 shall remain
available until expended.
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, $267,330,000, of which not more than $6,500,000
shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2001, 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
2001 and shall remain available until expended for the
development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto:
Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or
expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of
June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided
further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $10,398,600 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, $2,506,000 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, $10,000,000 is to remain available until
expended for salaries and expenses to carry out the Russian
Leadership Program enacted on May 21, 1999 (113 STAT. 93 et
seq.).
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$38,332,000, of which not more than $21,000,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2001 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 $5,783,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2001 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
$26,783,000: 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.
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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),
$48,711,000, of which $14,154,000 shall remain available
until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation,
maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and
library equipment, $4,892,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not
more than $202,300, of which $60,500 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. 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
sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United States Code, 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. 203. 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. 204. 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. 205. (a) For fiscal year 2001, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $92,845,000.
(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. 206. Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
authorize acquisition of certain real property for the
Library of Congress, and for other purposes'', approved
December 15, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 141 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Transfer Payment by Architect.--Notwithstanding the
limitation on reimbursement or transfer of funds under
subsection (a) of this section, the Architect of the Capitol
may, not later than 90 days after acquisition of the property
under this section, transfer funds to the entity from which
the property was acquired by the Architect of the Capitol.
Such transfers may not exceed a total of $16,500,000.''.
Sec. 207. The Librarian of Congress may convert to
permanent positions 84 indefinite, time-limited positions in
the National Digital Library Program authorized in the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 for the Library
of Congress under the heading, ``Salaries and Expenses''
(Public Law 104-53). Notwithstanding any other provision of
law regarding qualifications and methods of appointment of
employees of the Library of Congress, the Librarian may fill
these permanent positions through the non-competitive
conversion of the incumbents in the ``indefinite-not-to-
exceed'' positions to ``permanent'' positions.
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, $16,347,000, of which $5,000,000 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, $30,255,000: 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 1999 and 2000 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
12 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 3,285
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
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. 208. (a) Section 1708 of title 44, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1708. Prices for sales copies of Government
information products; resale by dealers; sales agents
``(a) Sales prices for Government information products will
be established by the Public Printer to cover the costs of
production, dissemination, and other appropriate costs
associated with this service, including the offering of sales
discounts and any other costs associated with the Sales
Program.
``(b) The Superintendent of Documents may prescribe terms
and conditions under which he authorizes the resale of
Government information products by book dealers, and he may
designate any Government officer his agent for the sale of
Government information products under regulations agreed upon
by the Superintendent of Documents and the head of the
respective department or establishment of the Government.''.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 17, of title 44,
United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
to section 1708 and inserting the following:
``1718. Prices for sales copies of Government information products;
resale by dealers; sales agents.''.
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 section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; 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, $384,867,000:
Provided, That not more than $1,900,000 of reimbursements
received incident to the operation of the General Accounting
Office building shall be available for use in fiscal year
2001: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 9105 of
title 31, United States Code, 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 $1,100,000 of such funds shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2001: 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.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 209. Senior Level Positions. (a) Subchapter III of
chapter 7 of subtitle I of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 732 the following:
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``Sec. 732a. Critical positions
``The Comptroller General may establish senior-level
positions to meet critical scientific, technical or
professional needs of the Office from the positions
authorized under sections 731(d), (e)(1), (e)(2), and
732(c)(4) of this title. An individual serving in such a
position shall--
``(1) be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to
the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service
established under section 733 of this title, with respect to
rates of basic pay, performance awards, ranks, carry over of
annual leave, benefits, performance appraisals, removal or
suspension, and reduction in force;
``(2) have the same rights of appeal to the General
Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board that are provided
to the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service;
``(3) be exempt from the same provisions of law made
inapplicable to the General Accounting Office Senior
Executive Service under section 733(d) of this title, except
for section 732(e) of this title;
``(4) be entitled to receive a discontinued service
retirement under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 as if a member
of the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service;
and
``(5) be subject to reassignment by the Comptroller General
to any Senior Executive Service position created under
section 733 of this title as the Comptroller General
determines necessary and appropriate.''.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 732 the following:
``732a. Critical positions.''.
Sec. 210. Reassignment to Senior Level Positions. Section
733(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) the Comptroller General may reassign a member of the
Senior Executive Service to any senior-level position created
under section 732a of this title as the Comptroller
determines necessary and appropriate; and''.
Sec. 211. Experts and Consultants. Section 731(e) of title
31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``not more than 3 years'' in paragraph (1)
and inserting ``3-year renewable terms''; and
(2) by striking ``level V'' in paragraph (2) and inserting
``level IV''.
Sec. 212. Voluntary Early Retirement Authority. Section 732
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(i)(1) An officer or employee of the General Accounting
Office who is separated from the service under conditions
described in paragraph (2) of this subsection after
completing 25 years of service or after becoming 50 years of
age and completing 20 years of service is entitled to an
annuity in accordance with the provisions of chapter 83 or 84
of title 5, as applicable.
``(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to an
officer or employee who--
``(A) has been employed continuously by the General
Accounting Office for more than 30 days before the date on
which the Comptroller General makes the determination
required under subparagraph (D);
``(B) is serving under an appointment that is not limited
by time;
``(C) has not received a decision notice of involuntary
separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance that is
pending decision; and
``(D) is separated from the service voluntarily during a
period in which the Comptroller General offers the officer or
employee an early retirement for the purpose of realigning
the agency workforce in order to meet mission needs,
correcting skill imbalances, or reducing high-grade,
managerial, or supervisory positions.
``(3) For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5
(including for purposes of computation of an annuity under
such chapters), an officer or employee entitled to an annuity
under this subsection shall be treated as an employee
entitled to an annuity under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of
such title, as applicable.
``(4) The Comptroller General shall promulgate regulations
to implement paragraph (1) that provide for offers of early
retirement to any individual employee or groups of employees
based on skills, knowledge, performance, or other similar
factors or combination of such factors determined by the
Comptroller General.
``(5) As used in this subsection, the terms `employee' and
`annuity' shall have the same meaning as defined in chapters
83 and 84 of title 5, as applicable. The term `officer' shall
have the same meaning as `employee.'
``(6) The Comptroller General may not utilize the authority
granted under this subsection to grant voluntary early
retirements to more than 10 percent of the workforce of the
General Accounting Office in any fiscal year.''.
Sec. 213. Separation Pay. Section 732 of title 31, United
States Code, as amended by section 212 of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(j) The Comptroller General may offer separation pay to
an officer or employee under this subsection subject to such
limitations or conditions as the Comptroller General may
require for purposes of realigning the workforce in order to
meet mission needs, correcting skill imbalances, or reducing
high-grade, managerial, or supervisory positions. Such
separation pay--
``(1) shall be paid, at the option of the officer or
employee, in a lump sum or equal installment payments;
``(2) shall be equal to the lesser of--
``(A) an amount equal to the amount the officer or employee
would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of title 5
if the officer or employee were entitled to payment under
such section; or
``(B) $25,000;
``(3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be
included in the computation, of any other type of Government
benefit;
``(4) shall not be taken into account for purposes of
determining the amount of any severance pay to which an
individual may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5
based on any other separation;
``(5) shall only be paid to an officer or employee serving
under an appointment without time limitation, who has been
currently employed for a continuous period of at least 12
months, but does not include--
``(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of
chapter 83 of title 5, chapter 84 of title 5, or another
retirement system for employees of the Government; or
``(B) an officer or employee having a disability on the
basis of which such officer or employee is or would be
eligible for disability retirement under any of the
retirement systems referred to in subparagraph (A);
``(6) shall terminate, upon reemployment in the Federal
Government, during receipt of installment payments;
``(7) shall be repaid in its entirety upon reemployment in
the Federal Government or working for any agency of the
Government through personal services contract within 5 years
after the date of the separation on which payment of the
separation pay is based, except that--
``(A) if the employment is with an Executive agency, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the
request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the
only qualified applicant available for the position;
``(B) if the employment is with an entity in the
legislative branch, the head of the entity or the appointing
official may waive the repayment if the individual involved
possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified
applicant available for the position;
``(C) if the employment is with the judicial branch, the
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States
Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved
possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified
applicant available for the position; or
``(D) if the employment is without compensation, the
appointing official may waive the repayment;
``(8) shall be paid under regulations providing that offers
of separation pay shall be based on skills, knowledge,
performance, or other similar factors or combination of such
factors determined by the Comptroller General;
``(9) shall be paid upon the condition that the General
Accounting Office remit to the Office of Personnel Management
for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 45
percent of the final annual basic pay for each employee
covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5 to whom separation pay has been paid under this
section and--
``(A) such remittance shall be in addition to any other
payments which the General Accounting Office is required to
make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5; and
``(B) for purposes of this paragraph the term `final basic
pay' with respect to an employee means the total amount of
basic pay which would be payable for a year of service by
such employee, computed using the employee's final rate of
basic pay, and, if last serving on other than a full-time
basis, with appropriate adjustment therefore;
``(10) shall not be paid to more than 5 percent of the
workforce of the General Accounting Office in any fiscal
year; and
``(11) shall be paid to employees under this section for a
period of 5 years following the enactment of this section
unless Congress renews the authority for an additional period
of time.''.
Sec. 214. Reduction in Force. Section 732(h) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(h)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of
chapter 35 of title 5, the Comptroller General shall
prescribe regulations for the release of officers and
employees of the General Accounting Office in a reduction in
force which is carried out for downsizing, realigning, or
correcting skill imbalances. The regulations shall give
effect to military preference and may take into account such
other factors as skills, knowledge, and performance in such a
manner and to such an extent as the Comptroller General
determines necessary and appropriate.
``(2) Except as provided under paragraph (3), an employee
may not be released, due to a reduction in force, unless such
employee is given written notice at least 60 days before such
employee is so released. Such notice shall include--
``(A) the personnel action to be taken with respect to the
employee involved;
``(B) the effective date of the action;
``(C) a description of the procedures applicable in
identifying employees for release;
``(D) the employee's ranking relative to other competing
employees, and how that ranking was determined; and
``(E) a description of any appeal or other rights which may
be available.
``(3) The Comptroller General may, in writing, shorten the
period of advance notice required under paragraph (2) with
respect to a particular reduction in force, if necessary
because of circumstances not reasonably foreseeable, except
that such period may not be less than 30 days.''.
Sec. 215. Annual Report. Section 719 of title 31, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
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(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting
``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) appropriate legislative changes to sections 732(h),
(i), and (j) of this title.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) a description of the actions taken under sections 732
(h), (i), and (j) of this title, including information on the
number of employees who received voluntary early retirements
and separation pay under sections 732(i) and (j) and who were
released under a reduction in force action under section
732(h), and an assessment of the effectiveness and usefulness
of these human capital initiatives in achieving the agency's
mission, meeting its performance goals, and fulfilling its
strategic plan.''.
Sec. 216. Five-Year Assessment. (a) Not later than 5 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General shall submit to Congress a report concerning the
implementation and effectiveness of sections 209 through 214
of this Act.
(b) The report under this section shall include--
(1) a summary of the portions of the annual reports
required under sections 719(a)(3) and (b)(1)(D) of title 31,
United States Code;
(2) recommendations for continuation of or legislative
changes to sections 732(h), (i), and (j) of title 31, United
States Code; and
(3) any assessments or recommendations of the General
Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board and interested
employee groups or associations within the General Accounting
Office.
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 2001
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 section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
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 $252,000.
Sec. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``2000'' and
inserting ``2001''.
Sec. 309. Russian Leadership Program. Section 3011 of the
1999 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law
106-31; 113 Stat. 93) is amended--
(1) by striking ``fiscal years 1999 and 2000'' in
subsections (a)(1), (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A) and
inserting ``fiscal years 2000 and 2001''; and
(2) by striking ``2001'' in subsection (a)(2), (e)(1), and
(h)(1)(B) and inserting ``2002''.
Sec. 310. Capitol Security Consolidation. (a) Short
Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Capitol Security
Consolidation Act of 2000''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Act of August 4, 1950'' means the Act
entitled ``An Act relating to the policing of the buildings
and grounds of the Library of Congress'', approved August 4,
1950 (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.);
(2) the term ``GPO police employee''--
(A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office
designated to serve as a special policeman under section 317
of title 44, United States Code (as in effect immediately
before the effective date of this section); and
(B) does not include any civilian employee performing
support functions;
(3) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation,
power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity,
or program; and
(4) the term ``LOC police employee''--
(A) means an employee of the Library of Congress designated
as police under the first section of the Act of August 4,
1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) (as in effect immediately before the
effective date of this section); and
(B) does not include any civilian employee performing
support functions.
(c) Transfer of Personnel and Functions.--There are
transferred to the United States Capitol Police--
(1) each LOC police employee and each GPO police employee;
(2) any--
(A) functions performed under section 317 of title 44,
United States Code, and the first section and section 9 of
the Act August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) (as in effect
immediately before the effective date of this section); and
(B) related functions designated in the applicable
memorandum of understanding under subsection (h); and
(3) any civilian employee of the Library of Congress or the
Government Printing Office who--
(A) performs security support functions; and
(B) is designated for transfer by the Chief of the Capitol
Police in the applicable memorandum of understanding under
subsection (h).
(d) Members of Capitol Police.--Subject to subsection (e),
each LOC police employee and GPO police employee transferred
under subsection (c) shall be a member of the Capitol Police.
(e) Qualification Determinations.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (d) shall not apply to any
individual who the Chief of the Capitol Police determines
does not meet the qualifications required to be a member of
the Capitol Police.
(2) Age limitation.--For purposes of this subsection, the
Chief of the Capitol Police may waive the application to any
individual of the maximum age limitation of 37 years for
hiring a member of the Capitol Police.
(3) Training.--During the 1-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act, the Capitol Police Board may
waive any regulation, standard, guideline, or other
limitation prescribed by the Capitol Police Board relating to
the training of a member of the Capitol Police with respect
to any LOC police employee or GPO police employee transferred
under this section.
(4) Application for qualification determination.--Not later
than October 1, 2000, any LOC police employee or GPO police
employee who is transferred under this section may file an
application for a qualification determination under this
subsection with the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(f) Transition Provisions.--
(1) Transfer and allocations of appropriations.--The
unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection
with the functions transferred by this section shall be
transferred to the appropriations accounts for the Capitol
Police under the subheadings ``salaries'' and ``general
expenses'' under the heading ``Capitol Police'' under the
heading ``CAPITOL POLICE BOARD'', as applicable. Funds for
salaries shall be provided in equal amounts to the Sergeant
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Unexpended funds transferred under this section shall be used
only for the purposes for which the funds were originally
authorized and appropriated.
(2) Reorganization.--The Capitol Police Board is authorized
to allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this
section among members of the Capitol Police, and to
establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such
organizational entities in the Capitol Police as may be
necessary or appropriate.
(3) Interim assignments.--During the period beginning on
October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001, each LOC police
employee or GPO police employee may perform any function
transferred under subsection (c)(2), as applicable, under the
direction of the Chief of the Capitol Police. Any such
employee performing such functions who is not a member of the
Capitol Police at the close of September 30, 2001, shall be
separated from service at that time.
(4) High ranking loc and gpo police officers.--The Capitol
Police Board may reduce the rank of any LOC police employee
or GPO police employee who holds the rank of lieutenant (or
the equivalent of such rank) or higher immediately before the
effective date of this section.
(5) Nonreduction in pay.--Except as provided under
paragraph (3), the transfer of any employee under this
section shall not cause that employee to be separated or
reduced in pay before October 1, 2002.
(6) References.--Reference in any other Federal law,
Executive order, rule, regulation, or
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delegation of authority, or any document of or relating to
the Librarian of Congress, the Public Printer, the Library of
Congress, or the Government Printing Office with regard to
functions transferred under this section, shall be deemed to
refer to the Capitol Police Board.
(g) LOC and GPO Police Jurisdiction.--
(1) Library of congress.--
(A) Designation of loc police employees.--The first section
of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) is repealed.
(B) Jurisdiction of loc police employees.--Section 9 of the
Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167h) is amended by striking
``The police provided'' through ``Provided, That the'' and
inserting ``The''.
(C) Regulations.--Section 7(a) of the Act of August 4, 1950
(2 U.S.C. 167f(a)) is amended by striking ``the Librarian of
Congress'' and inserting ``the Capitol Police Board, in
consultation with the Librarian of Congress,''.
(2) Government printing office.--
(A) In general.--Section 317 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 317. Protection of persons and property
``The Capitol Police shall protect persons and property in
premises and adjacent areas occupied by or under the control
of the Government Printing Office, in accordance with the
Capitol Security Consolidation Act of 2000.''.
(B) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
contents for chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 317 and
inserting the following:
``317. Protection of persons and property.''.
(h) Memoranda of Understanding.--
(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Chief
of the Capitol Police shall enter into--
(A) a memorandum of understanding with the Librarian of
Congress; and
(B) a memorandum of understanding with the Public Printer
of the Government Printing Office
(2) Content.--Each memorandum under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) provide for the performance of law enforcement
functions relating to the Library of Congress or the
Government Printing Office, as the case may be, by members of
the Capitol Police;
(B) ensure that such members are under the direction of the
Chief of the Capitol Police;
(C) designate the related functions transferred under
subsection (c)(2);
(D)(i) provide for the interim assignment under subsection
(f)(3) of any LOC police employee or GPO police employee, as
the case may be;
(ii) coordinate the functions performed by such employees
on interim assignments with members of the Capitol Police and
civilian employees; and
(iii) ensure that such employees on interim assignments are
under the direction of the Capitol Police;
(E) provide for--
(i) the designation of civilian employees of the Library of
Congress or the Government Printing Office, as the case may
be, for transfer under subsection (c)(3); and
(ii) the assignment of functions of such employees as
civilian employees of the Capitol Police;
(F) provide for the coordination of any security-related
functions performed by civilian employees of the Library of
Congress or the Government Printing Office, as the case may
be, with--
(i) law enforcement functions performed by members of the
Capitol Police; and
(ii) any support functions performed by civilian employees
of the Capitol Police;
(G) provide for procedures for determining rank and pay and
providing necessary training for individuals transferred
under this section;
(H) maintain or improve the public safety of the Library of
Congress or the Government Printing Office, as the case may
be; and
(I) provide for the efficient implementation of the
transfer of employees and functions under this section.
(3) Library of congress regulations.--The memorandum of
understanding between the Chief of the Capitol Police and the
Librarian of Congress shall provide for the enforcement of,
and any modifications to, regulations prescribed under
section 7 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167f).
(i) Capitol Police Board.--
(1) In general.--Section 9 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved
July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``The Librarian of Congress and the Public Printer of the
Government Printing Office shall be nonvoting ex officio
members of the Capitol Police Board.''.
(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect with
respect to the Librarian of Congress and the Public Printer
of the Government Printing Office on the date on which the
applicable officer signs the memorandum of understanding
described under subsection (h), respectively.
(j) Retirement Benefits.--
(1) Service deemed to be service as capitol police.--Any
period of service performed by an individual as a LOC police
employee or a GPO police employee (including any period of
service performed by that individual on interim assignment
under subsection (f)(3)) shall be deemed to be service
performed as a member of the Capitol Police for purposes of
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, if--
(A) the individual becomes a member of the Capitol Police
under this section;
(B) not later than 90 days after the date of the
qualification determination under subsection (e), the
individual makes an election to be covered under this
paragraph; and
(C) the individual makes the payment under paragraph (2).
(2) Employee contributions.--An individual who makes an
election under paragraph (1)(A) to be covered under that
paragraph shall pay an amount determined by the Office of
Personnel Management equal to--
(A) the difference between--
(i) the amount deducted and withheld from basic pay under
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, for the
period of service described under paragraph (1); and
(ii) the amount that would have been deducted and withheld
during that period, if service during that period had been
performed as a member of the Capitol Police; and
(B) interest as prescribed under section 8334(e) of title
5, United States Code, based on the amount determined under
subparagraph (A).
(3) Agency contributions.--The Capitol Police shall pay an
amount for applicable agency contributions based on payments
made under paragraph (2).
(4) Deposit of payments.--Payments under paragraphs (2) and
(3) shall be deposited in the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund.
(5) Age limitation.--During the period beginning on October
1, 2000, through September 30, 2002, sections 8335(d) and
8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to
any individual who becomes a member of the Capitol Police
under this section (including an individual who makes an
election under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection to be
covered under that paragraph).
(6) Regulations.--After consultation with the Capitol
Police Board, the Office of Personnel Management shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, including
regulations relating to employee contributions under
paragraph (2) that are similar to regulations under section
8334 of title 5, United States Code.
(k) Leave.--Any annual or sick leave to the credit of an
individual transferred under this section may be transferred
to the credit of that individual as a member of the Capitol
Police as determined by the Capitol Police Board.
(l) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, this section and the amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 2000.
(2) Date of enactment.--Subsections (e) and (h) shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 311. (a)(1) Any State may request the Joint Committee
on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of a
statue the State has provided for display in Statuary Hall in
the Capitol of the United States under section 1814 of the
Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187).
(2) A request shall be considered under paragraph (1) only
if--
(A) the request has been approved by a resolution adopted
by the legislature of the State and the request has been
approved by the Governor of the State, and
(B) the statue to be replaced has been displayed in the
Capitol of the United States for at least 25 years as of the
time the request is made.
(b) If the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
approves a request under subsection (a), the Architect of the
Capitol shall enter into an agreement with the State to carry
out the replacement in accordance with the request and any
conditions the Joint Committee may require for its approval.
Such agreement shall provide that--
(1) the new statue shall be subject to the same conditions
and restrictions as apply to any statue provided by a State
under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187),
and
(2) the State shall pay any costs related to the
replacement, including costs in connection with the design,
construction, transportation, and placement of the new
statue, the removal and transportation of the statue being
replaced, and any unveiling ceremony.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit
a State to have more than 2 statues on display in the Capitol
of the United States.
(d)(1) The Joint Committee on the Library of Congress may
approve the transfer to a State of the ownership of any
statue being replaced under this section if the State
includes a request for the approval of such transfer at the
same time a request is made under subsection (a).
(2) If any statue is removed from the Capitol of the United
States as part of a transfer of ownership under paragraph
(1), then it may not be returned to the Capitol for display
unless such display is specifically authorized by Federal
law.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 312. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended by
striking ``$10,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting
``$14,500,000''.
(b) Section 201 of such Act is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Pursuant'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to
solicit, receive, accept, and hold amounts under section
307E(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989
(40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(2)) in excess of the $14,500,000
authorized under subsection (a), but such amounts (and any
interest thereon) shall not be expended by the Architect
without approval in appropriation Acts as required under
section 307E(b)(3) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)(3)).''.
Sec. 313. Center for Russian Leadership Development. (a)
Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the legislative
branch of the Government a center to be known as the ``Center
for Russian Leadership Development'' (the ``Center'').
(2) Board of trustees.--The Center shall be subject to the
supervision and direction of a
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Board of Trustees which shall be composed of 9 members as
follows:
(A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, 1 of whom shall be designated by the
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and 1 of whom
shall be designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
(B) 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the
Senate, 1 of whom shall be designated by the Majority Leader
of the Senate and 1 of whom shall be designated by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(C) The Librarian of Congress.
(D) 4 private individuals with interests in improving
United States and Russian relations, designated by the
Librarian of Congress.
Each member appointed under this paragraph shall serve for a
term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment and the individual so
appointed shall serve for the remainder of the term. Members
of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled
to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(b) Purpose and Authority of the Center.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center is to establish, in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2), a program to
enable emerging political leaders of Russia at all levels of
government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the
American free market economic system and the operation of
American democratic institutions through visits to
governments and communities at comparable levels in the
United States.
(2) Grant program.--Subject to the provisions of paragraphs
(3) and (4), the Center shall establish a program under which
the Center annually awards grants to government or community
organizations in the United States that seek to establish
programs under which those organizations will host Russian
nationals who are emerging political leaders at any level of
government.
(3) Restrictions.--
(A) Duration.--The period of stay in the United States for
any individual supported with grant funds under the program
shall not exceed 30 days.
(B) Limitation.--The number of individuals supported with
grant funds under the program shall not exceed 3,000 in any
fiscal year.
(C) Use of funds.--Grant funds under the program shall be
used to pay--
(i) the costs and expenses incurred by each program
participant in traveling between Russia and the United States
and in traveling within the United States;
(ii) the costs of providing lodging in the United States to
each program participant, whether in public accommodations or
in private homes; and
(iii) such additional administrative expenses incurred by
organizations in carrying out the program as the Center may
prescribe.
(4) Application.--
(A) In general.--Each organization in the United States
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Center at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Center may reasonably
require.
(B) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to
subparagraph (A) shall--
(i) describe the activities for which assistance under this
section is sought;
(ii) include the number of program participants to be
supported;
(iii) describe the qualifications of the individuals who
will be participating in the program; and
(iv) provide such additional assurances as the Center
determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section.
(c) Establishment of Fund.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Russian
Leadership Development Center Trust Fund'' (the ``Fund'')
which shall consist of amounts which may be appropriated,
credited, or transferred to it under this section.
(2) Donations.--Any money or other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised to the Center under the authority of
this section shall be credited to the Fund.
(3) Fund management.--
(A) In general.--The provisions of subsections (b), (c),
and (d) of section 116 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 1105 (b), (c), and (d)),
and the provisions of section 117(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
1106(b)), shall apply to the Fund.
(B) Expenditures.--The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to pay to the Center from amounts in the Fund such
sums as the Board of Trustees of the Center determines are
necessary and appropriate to enable the Center to carry out
the provisions of this section.
(d) Executive Director.--The Board shall appoint an
Executive Director who shall be the chief executive officer
of the Center and who shall carry out the functions of the
Center subject to the supervision and direction of the Board
of Trustees. The Executive Director of the Center shall be
compensated at the annual rate specified by the Board, but in
no event shall such rate exceed level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Administrative Provisions.--
(1) In general.--The provisions of section 119 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 1108)
shall apply to the Center.
(2) Support provided by library of congress.--The Library
of Congress may disburse funds appropriated to the Center,
compute and disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the
Center, provide administrative, legal, financial management,
and other appropriate services to the Center, and collect
from the Fund the full costs of providing services under this
paragraph, as provided under an agreement for services
ordered under sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United
States Code.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
this section.
(g) Transfer of Funds.--Any amounts appropriated for use in
the program established under section 3011 of the 1999
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31;
113 Stat. 93) shall be transferred to the Fund and shall
remain available without fiscal year limitation.
(h) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--This section shall take effect on the date
of enactment of this Act.
(2) Transfer.--Subsection (g) shall only apply to amounts
which remain unexpended on and after the date the Board of
Trustees of the Center certifies to the Librarian of Congress
that grants are ready to be made under the program
established under this section.
Sec. 314. Sense of Senate Commending Capitol Police. (a)
The Senate finds that--
(1) the United States Capitol is the people's house, and,
as such, it has always been and will remain open to the
public;
(2) millions of people visit the Capitol each year to
observe and study the workings of the democratic process;
(3) the Capitol is the most recognizable symbol of liberty
and democracy throughout the world and those who guard the
Capitol guard our freedom;
(4) on July 24, 1998, Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective
John Michael Gibson of the United States Capitol Police
sacrificed their lives to protect the lives of hundreds of
tourists, Members of Congress, and staff;
(5) the officers of the United States Capitol Police serve
their country with commitment, heroism, and great patriotism;
(6) the employees of the United States working in the
United States Capitol are essential to the safe and efficient
operation of the Capitol building and the Congress;
(7) the operation of the Capitol and the legislative
process are dependent on the professionalism and hard work of
those who work here, including the United States Capitol
Police, congressional staff, and the staff of the
Congressional Research Office, the General Accounting Office,
the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Printing
Office, and the Architect of the Capitol; and
(8) the House of Representatives should restore the cuts in
funding for the United States Capitol Police, congressional
staff, and congressional support organizations.
(b) It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the United States Capitol Police and all legislative
employees are to be commended for their commitment,
professionalism, and great patriotism; and
(2) the conferees on the legislative branch appropriations
legislation should maintain the Senate position on funding
for the United States Capitol Police and all legislative
branch employees.
(4)Page 45, after line 6, insert:
Sec. 315. None of the funds appropriated under this Act may
be used for the preventative application of a pesticide
containing a known or probable carcinogen, a category I or II
acute nerve toxin or a pesticide of the organophosphate,
carbamate, or organochlorine class as determined by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency to United
States Capitol buildings or grounds maintained or
administered by the Architect of the United States Capitol.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate insists
on its amendments, requests a conference with the House, and the Chair
appoints Mr. Bennett, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Craig, Mr. Cochran, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Byrd, as conferees on the part of the
Senate.
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