[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 92 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7057-S7065]
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              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.

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     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, 
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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 
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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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