[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 129 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H8385-H8400]
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                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2657

  Mr. KINGSTON submitted the following conference report and statement 
on the bill (H.R. 2657) making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 108-279)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2657) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other 
     purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, namely:

               TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $20,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $20,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore emeritus, 
     $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference 
     Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
     Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each 
     Chairman; in all, $127,500.

    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, 
     $125,307,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the following limitations:


                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $2,028,000.


                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000.

              office of the president pro tempore emeritus

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, 
     $156,000.


              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $3,220,000.


               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,324,000.


                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $12,799,000.

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                         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, $1,358,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,716,000.


 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, $674,000.


                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,834,000.


                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000.


                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $18,299,000.


             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $45,789,000.


        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,468,000.


               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $32,134,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $4,843,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,222,000.

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, 
     $6,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $6,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $6,000; in all, 
     $24,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted under section 134(a) of the Legislative 
     Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 97-601), section 112 
     of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 
     (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th 
     Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $118,462,000.


expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $520,000.


                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $2,265,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred to the 
     Senate Preservation Fund and shall be available without 
     fiscal year limitation.


             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $135,243,000, of which $30,835,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2006, and of which 
     $4,255,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.


                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $18,425,000, of which up to 
     $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for 
     mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the 
     purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator in 
     a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at which 
     the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That any amount 
     allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 
     percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost 
     shall be paid by the Senator from other funds available to 
     the Senator.


        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $310,000,000.


                          official mail costs

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


                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       Section. 1. Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices of 
     Senators. Effective on and after October 1, 2003, each of the 
     dollar amounts contained in the table under section 
     105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the 
     dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in 
     effect on September 30, 2003, increased by an additional 
     $50,000 each.
       Sec. 2. Payment of Expenses of Conferences of Majority and 
     Minority. (a) In General.--Section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 
     U.S.C. 61g-6) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``an amount, not in excess of $100,000,'' and inserting 
     ``such amount as necessary''.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
       Sec. 3. Provisions Relating to Senate Commission on Art. 
     (a) Authority To Acquire and Dispose.--
       (1) In general.--The Senate Commission on Art (referred to 
     in this section as the ``Commission'') may--
       (A) accept gifts of money; and
       (B) acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise) any work of 
     art, historical object, document, or material relating to 
     historical matters, or exhibit, for placement or exhibition 
     in the Senate Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office 
     Buildings, or in rooms, spaces, or corridors thereof.
       (2) Accession or disposal.--All works of art, historical 
     objects, documents, or material related to historical 
     matters, or exhibits, acquired by the Commission may, as 
     determined by the Commission and after consultation with the 
     Curatorial Advisory Board, be--
       (A) retained for accession to the United States Senate 
     Collection or other use; or
       (B) disposed of by sale or other transaction.
       (3) Repeal.--Senate Resolution 95, 92d Congress, agreed to 
     April 1, 1971, and enacted into law by section 901(a) of 
     Public Law 100-696 (2 U.S.C. 2106) is repealed.
       (b) Advisory Boards.--
       (1) Curatorial advisory board.--There is established a 
     Board which shall be chaired by the Senate Curator. The 
     Curatorial Advisory Board shall provide advice and assistance 
     to the Commission on the acquisition, care, and disposition 
     of items for or within the United States Senate Collection, 
     and on such other matters as the Commission determines 
     appropriate.
       (2) Additional advisory boards.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission, or the chairman and vice 
     chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after 
     giving notice to the Commission, may establish 1 or more 
     additional advisory boards.
       (B) Term.--The term of existence for an additional advisory 
     board--
       (i) shall be specified by the Commission but no longer than 
     4 years; and
       (ii) shall be renewable.
       (C) Purpose.--The purpose of an additional advisory board 
     shall be to provide advice and assistance to the Commission 
     and to further the purposes of the Commission.
       (3) Appointments.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Curatorial Advisory Board and other advisory boards 
     established by the Commission under paragraph (2) shall be 
     composed of members appointed by the Commission, or the 
     chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf of the 
     Commission and after giving notice to the Commission.
       (B) Applicable rules.--Members appointed under subparagraph 
     (A)--
       (i) shall be appointed from public and private life and 
     shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission; and
       (ii) in the case of individuals appointed to the Curatorial 
     Advisory Board, shall be experts or have significant 
     experience in the field of arts, historic preservation, or 
     other appropriate fields.

     Each member of the Commission may have appointed to an 
     advisory board created by the Commission at least 1 
     individual requested by that member.
       (4) Members.--A member of a board under this subsection--
       (A) may, at the discretion of the Commission, be reimbursed 
     for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance 
     of the official duties of the board from any funds available 
     to the Commission in accordance with applicable Senate 
     regulations for such expenses; and
       (B) shall not, by virtue of such member's service on the 
     board, be deemed to be an officer, employee, or agent of the 
     Senate and may not bind the Senate in any contract or 
     obligation.
       (5) Terms for additional advisory board members.--Members 
     appointed to the other advisory boards created under 
     paragraph (2) shall serve for terms as stated in their 
     appointment, but no longer than a term of 4 years, except 
     that any member may be reappointed upon the expiration of 
     their term.
       (6) Regulations.--The Commission, or the chairman and vice 
     chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after 
     giving notice to the Commission, in consultation with the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration, may promulgate such 
     regulations governing advisory boards established under this 
     subsection as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
     subsection.
       (7) Assistance.--The Executive Secretary of the Commission 
     shall provide assistance to an advisory board as authorized 
     by the Commission.
       (c) Establishment of Senate Preservation Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a 
     fund, to be known as the ``Senate Preservation Fund'' (in 
     this section referred to as the ``fund''), which shall 
     consist of amounts deposited and credited under paragraph 
     (3).
       (2) Payment of costs.--The fund shall be available to the 
     Commission for the payment of acquisition and transaction 
     costs incurred for acquisitions under subsection (a), for 
     official activities of any advisory board established under 
     subsection (b), and for any purposes for which funds from the 
     contingent fund of the Senate may be used under section 
     316(a) of Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107).
       (3) Deposits, credits, and disbursements.--
       (A) Deposits.--The Commission shall deposit in the fund 
     amounts appropriated for use of the fund, gifts of money, and 
     proceeds of transactions under subsection (a).
       (B) Credits.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall credit to 
     the fund the interest on, and the proceeds from sale or 
     redemption of, obligations held in the fund.
       (C) Disbursements.--Disbursements from the fund shall be 
     made on vouchers approved by the Commission and signed by the 
     Executive Secretary of the Commission.
       (4) Investments.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
     any portion of the fund that, as determined by the 
     Commission, is not required to meet current withdrawals.
       (B) Type of obligation.--Each investment required by this 
     paragraph shall be made in an

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     interest bearing obligation of the United States or an 
     obligation guaranteed as to the principal and interest by the 
     United States that, as determined by the Commission, has a 
     maturity suitable for the fund.
       (C) Commission approval.--In carrying out this subsection, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury may make such purchases, sales, 
     and redemption of obligations as may be approved by the 
     Commission.
       (5) Services and support.--The Library of Congress shall 
     provide financial management and disbursing services and 
     support to the Commission as may be required and mutually 
     agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and the Executive 
     Secretary of the Commission.
       (6) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct annual audits of the Senate Preservation Fund 
     and shall report the results of each audit to the Commission.
       (d) Administrative Changes.--
       (1) Senate commission on art.--Section 1 of Senate 
     Resolution 382, 90th Congress, agreed to October 1, 1968, and 
     enacted into law by section 901(a) of Public Law 100-696 (2 
     U.S.C. 2101) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting ``The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the 
     Senate shall be the chairman and vice chairman, respectively, 
     of the Commission.''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) The Secretary of the Senate shall appoint a Senate 
     Curator approved by the Senate Commission on Art. The Senate 
     Curator shall be an employee of the Secretary of the Senate 
     assigned to assist the Commission. The Secretary of the 
     Senate shall assign additional employees to assist the 
     Commission, and provide such other assistance, as the 
     Commission determines necessary.''.
       (2) Purchase of art.--The first sentence of section 316(a) 
     of Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``in which incurred,'' the following: ``for 
     the purchase of art and historical objects for the United 
     States Senate Collection, for exhibits and public education 
     relating to the United States Senate Collection, for 
     administrative and transitional expenses of the Senate 
     Commission on Art, and''.
       Sec. 4. Orientation Seminars. The first sentence of section 
     107(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public 
     Law 96-38; 2 U.S.C. 69a) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' 
     and inserting ``$25,000''.
       Sec. 5. Expense Allowances for Certain Officers of the 
     Senate. (a) In General.--Section 119(a) of the joint 
     resolution entitled ``Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1982, and for other 
     purposes'', approved October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 65c) is 
     amended by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting ``$6,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       Sec. 6. Consultants. With respect to fiscal year 2004, the 
     first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) shall be applied 
     by substituting ``nine individual consultants'' for ``eight 
     individual consultants''.
       Sec. 7. United States Senate Collection. Section 316 of 
     Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first 
     sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``2003'' and inserting 
     ``2004''.
       Sec. 8. Data Communication Lines. Notwithstanding section 
     1348 of title 31, United States Code, the Committee on Rules 
     and Administration of the Senate may authorize the 
     installation of data communication lines and other 
     appropriate Internet connections (not including voice 
     connections) in the private residence of a Senator and up to 
     2 staff members designated by a Senator and the majority and 
     minority staff director of a committee for conducting the 
     work of the Senate subject to guidelines issued by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       Sec. 9. Provision of Services and Equipment on a 
     Reimbursable Basis.
       (a) In General.--Subject to the approval of the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at 
     Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may provide services and 
     equipment funded by appropriations available to the Senate to 
     persons and entities not funded by such appropriations.
       (b) Reimbursement Required.--The provision of services and 
     equipment under subsection (a) shall be on a reimbursable 
     basis.
       (c) Crediting of Reimbursed Amounts.--In the case of 
     services or equipment provided under subsection (a) that were 
     procured using amounts available to the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate in the account for Contingent 
     Expenses, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     amounts received under subsection (b) as reimbursement for 
     the provision of such services or equipment shall be credited 
     to that account or, if applicable, to any subaccount of that 
     account. Amounts credited to any such account or subaccount 
     shall be merged with amounts in that account or subaccount 
     and shall be available to the same extent, and subject to the 
     same terms and conditions, as amounts in that account or 
     subaccount.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal 
     year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 10. High Cost of Living Allowance. (a) In General.--
     Under the authority of section 105(d)(2) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2)), a 
     Senator from a noncontiguous State may pay a high cost of 
     living allowance to any employee employed in an office of the 
     Senator located in that State.
       (b) Limitation.--An allowance under this section may not 
     exceed 25 percent of the basic pay of an employee, determined 
     without regard to this section.
       (c) Basic Pay Treatment.--An allowance under this section 
     shall be treated as part of the basic pay of an employee.
       (d) Payment.--
       (1) Aggregate gross compensation.--The amount of any 
     allowance under this section shall not be taken into account 
     for determining the amount of aggregate gross compensation in 
     the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)).
       (2) Appropriations.--Allowances under this section shall be 
     paid from appropriations under the heading ``senators' 
     official personnel and office expense account''.
       (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,014,464,000, as follows:


                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $18,142,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $2,630,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,965,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,756,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,684,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,259,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $460,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $862,000; Republican Conference, $1,448,000; 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,542,000; 
     Democratic Caucus, $768,000; nine minority employees, 
     $1,380,000; training and program development--majority, 
     $290,000; training and program development--minority, 
     $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $404,000; and 
     Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $404,000.

  Members' Representational Allowances Including Members' Clerk Hire, 
            Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $514,454,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $107,188,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2004.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $24,926,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2004.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $156,896,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $13,000, of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family 
     Room, for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $19,452,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $5,471,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $111,141,000, of which $8,400,000 
     shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $3,847,000; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency 
     Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $5,200,000, to remain 
     available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of General Counsel, $926,000; for the Office of the 
     Chaplain, $153,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and 
     $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,560,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
     Counsel of the House, $2,263,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
     $6,233,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Interparliamentary Affairs, $500,000; and for other 
     authorized employees, $150,000: Provided, That of the amounts 
     provided under this heading to the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, up to $2,500,000 may be transferred 
     to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the 
     approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $192,858,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $3,975,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $187,783,000; and 
     miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
     maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 
     interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
     deceased employees of the House, $690,000.

                           Child Care Center

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
     Child Care Center, such

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     amounts as are deposited in the account established by 
     section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in 
     the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or To Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2004. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2004 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       Sec. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     provide supplemental dental or vision health insurance 
     benefits for Members and employees of the House of 
     Representatives.
       Sec. 103. Office of Interparliamentary Affairs.
       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     House of Representatives an office to be known as the 
     ``Office of Interparliamentary Affairs'' (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``Office'').
       (b) Duties.--The duties of the Office are as follows:
       (1) To receive and respond to inquiries from foreign 
     parliamentarians or foreign legislative bodies regarding 
     official visits to the House of Representatives.
       (2) To coordinate official visits to the House of 
     Representatives by parliamentarians, officers, or employees 
     of foreign legislative bodies.
       (3) To coordinate with the Sergeant at Arms, the Clerk, and 
     other officers of the House of Representatives in providing 
     services for delegations of Members on official visits to 
     foreign nations.
       (4) To carry out other activities to--
       (A) discharge and coordinate the activities and 
     responsibilities of the House of Representatives in 
     connection with participation in various interparliamentary 
     exchanges and organizations;
       (B) facilitate the interchange and reception in the United 
     States of members of foreign legislative bodies and permanent 
     officials of foreign governments; and
       (C) enable the House to host meetings with senior 
     government officials and other dignitaries in order to 
     discuss matters relevant to United States relations with 
     other nations.
       (c) Director.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Office shall be headed by the 
     Director of Interparliamentary Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Director''), who shall be appointed by the Speaker without 
     regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of 
     fitness to perform the duties of the position. Any person so 
     appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the Speaker.
       (2) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid at an annual 
     rate determined by the Speaker.
       (d) Other Staff.--
       (1) In general.--With the approval of the Speaker, or in 
     accordance with policies and procedures approved by the 
     Speaker, the Director may appoint and set the pay of such 
     other employees as may be necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Office. Any such appointment shall be made 
     without regard to political affiliation and solely on the 
     basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position. Any 
     person so appointed may be removed by the Director with the 
     approval of the Speaker, or in accordance with policies and 
     procedures approved by the Speaker.
       (2) Compensation.--Any employee of the Office appointed 
     under this subsection shall be paid at an annual rate 
     determined by the Director with the approval of the Speaker 
     or in accordance with policies approved by the Speaker.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of the first 
     section of House Resolution 1047, Ninety Fifth Congress, 
     agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1), is amended by striking ``$80,000'' and 
     inserting ``$40,000''.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding 
     fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section.
       (g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 104. (a) Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the semicolon at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``, and who (in the case of an 
     individual who is a Member of the House of Representatives, 
     including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress) serves as a Member prior to the date of the 
     enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     2004;''.
       (b)(1) During the 60-day period which begins on the date of 
     the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     2004, any individual who, as of such date, is serving as a 
     Member of the House of Representatives and on such date is 
     not subject to chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, may 
     elect to become subject to such chapter.
       (2) Any election under this paragraph shall be carried out 
     in accordance with such procedures as the Office of Personnel 
     Management may provide.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``Member of the House of 
     Representatives'' includes a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to the Congress.
       Sec. 105. (a) Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (1) by striking ``in the House, or official expenses''; and
       (2) by striking ``in the Senate''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 106. (a)(1) Effective October 1, 2003--
       (A) 3 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office, 
     and the functions associated with such positions, shall be 
     transferred to the Office of the Speaker; and
       (B) 2 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office, 
     and the functions associated with such positions, shall be 
     transferred to the Office of the Minority Leader.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case 
     of any individual who is an incumbent of a position 
     transferred under paragraph (1) at the time of the transfer, 
     the total number of days of annual leave and total number of 
     days of sick leave which were provided by the Corrections 
     Calendar Office to the individual and which remain unused as 
     of the date of the transfer shall remain available for the 
     individual to use after the transfer.
       (b) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year, the lump sum allowance for salaries 
     and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office provided 
     under House Resolution 130, One Hundred Fifth Congress, 
     agreed to April 24, 1997, as enacted into permanent law by 
     section 1010 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1998 (2 U.S.C. 74d-1 et seq.), is transferred as follows:
       (1) 63.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to 
     the Office of the Speaker.
       (2) 36.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to 
     the Office of the Minority Leader.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

     Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005

       For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the 
     inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of 
     the United States, January 20, 2005, in accordance with such 
     program as may be adopted by the joint congressional 
     committee authorized to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 
     2005, $1,250,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
     Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2005. 
     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, 2004: Provided, 
     That the compensation of any employee of the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration of the Senate who has been 
     designated to perform service with respect to the inaugural 
     ceremonies of 2005 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, 
     $3,988,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $8,112,000, 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 $2,175 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per 
     month each to four medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $725 
     per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to 
     exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $2,236,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
     amount may be used to employ more than 58 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

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     and the House of Representatives, of the statements for the 
     first session of the 108th 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.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

       For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, social security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $197,600,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.

                            General Expenses

       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, the awards program, postage, 
     communication services, travel advances, relocation of 
     instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
     expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol 
     Police in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $23,500,000, of which $1,745,000 shall 
     remain available until expended, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     of the Capitol Police or his designee: 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 2004 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                       Administrative Provisions


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority. Amounts appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2004 for the Capitol Police may be transferred 
     between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' 
     upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 1002. Legal Representation Authority. (a) In 
     General.--
       (1) Authorization of representation.--Any counsel described 
     under paragraph (2) may for the purposes of providing legal 
     assistance and representation to the United States Capitol 
     Police Board or the United States Capitol Police enter an 
     appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United 
     States or of any State or political subdivision thereof, 
     without compliance with any requirement for admission to 
     practice before such court.
       (2) Counsel.--Paragraph (1) refers to--
       (A) the General Counsel for the United States Capitol 
     Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police;
       (B) the Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol 
     Police Board and the United States Capitol Police;
       (C) any attorney employed in the Office of the General 
     Counsel for the United States Capitol Police or the Office of 
     Employment Counsel for the United States Capitol Police;
       (D) the counsel for, or any attorney employed by, any 
     successor office of either office described under 
     subparagraph (C); and
       (E) any attorney retained by contract with either office 
     described under subparagraph (C).
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Direction for appearance.--Entrance of appearance 
     authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the 
     direction of the Capitol Police Board.
       (2) United states supreme court.--The authority under 
     subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the admission 
     of any person to practice before the United States Supreme 
     Court.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal 
     year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
       Sec. 1003. Extended Capitol Police Jurisdiction Zone for 
     the Truck Interdiction Program. (a) In General.--Section 9B 
     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 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in subsection (b) of 
     this section.'' and inserting ``under subsection (b)(1); 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) within the area described under subsection (b)(2)--
       ``(A) with respect to any crime of violence committed in 
     the presence of the member, if the member is in the 
     performance of official duties, as defined under such 
     regulations, when the crime is committed; and
       ``(B) to prevent imminent loss of life or injury to person 
     or property, if the officer is in the performance of official 
     duties, as defined under such regulations, when the authority 
     is exercised.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The area referred to under subsection (a)(5) is that 
     area bounded by the north curb of Constitution Avenue from 
     14th Street, N.W., to 3rd Street, N.W., the east curb of 3rd 
     Street from Constitution Avenue, N.W., to Independence 
     Avenue, S.W., the south curb of Independence Avenue from 3rd 
     Street, S.W., to 14th Street, S.W., and the west curb of 14th 
     Street from Independence Avenue, S.W., to Constitution 
     Avenue, N.W.''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendments made 
     by this section may be construed to limit the authority of 
     the Capitol Police as in effect before the effective date of 
     this section.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date on which the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
     the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the 
     House of Representatives approve regulations prescribed by 
     the Capitol Police Board for the sole implementation, 
     execution and maintenance of the truck interdiction program.
       Sec. 1004. Retirement Treatment for Capitol Police 
     Hazardous Materials Response Team Members. (a) Retirement 
     Treatment.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of 
     title 5, United States Code, a hazardous materials response 
     team member of the Capitol Police shall be treated as a 
     member of the Capitol Police.
       (2) Application.--This subsection shall apply to periods of 
     service performed as a hazardous materials response team 
     member of the Capitol Police on and after December 1, 2002.
       (b) Treatment of Incumbents.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term--
       (A) ``incumbent'' means an individual who--
       (i) is first appointed as a hazardous materials response 
     team member of the Capitol Police before the effective date 
     of this section; and
       (ii) is employed as a hazardous materials response team 
     member of the Capitol Police on that date; and
       (B) ``prior service'' means any period of service performed 
     by an incumbent as a hazardous materials response team member 
     of the Capitol Police before the effective date of this 
     section.
       (2) Individual contributions.--
       (A) In general.--An incumbent shall pay with respect to 
     prior service an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund equal to--
       (i) the difference between the individual contributions 
     that were actually made for such prior service and the 
     individual contributions that would have been made for such 
     service if subsection (a) had then been in effect; and
       (ii) interest computed on the amount under clause (i) based 
     on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code.
       (B) Effect of not contributing.--If no part of or less than 
     the full amount required under subparagraph (A) is paid, all 
     prior service of the incumbent shall remain fully creditable 
     as treated under subsection (a), but the resulting annuity 
     shall be reduced in a manner similar to that described under 
     section 8334(d)(2) of title 5, United States Code, to the 
     extent necessary to make up the amount unpaid.
       (3) Government contributions for prior service.--The 
     Capitol Police shall pay with respect to prior service of 
     each incumbent an amount into the Civil Service Retirement 
     and Disability Fund equal to--
       (A) the difference between the Government contributions 
     that were actually made for such prior service and the 
     Government contributions that would have been made for such 
     service if subsection (a) had then been in effect; and
       (B) interest computed on the amount under subparagraph (A) 
     based on section 8334(e) of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 1005. Technical. (a) In General.--Section 1005 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-
     7; 117 Stat. 358) is repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall 
     be effective as of February 20, 2003.
       Sec. 1006. Training, Detailing, and Hiring Authority 
     Pending Transfer of Library of Congress Police Employees. (a) 
     Training and Detailing.--
       (1) In general.--To provide for a more effective and 
     efficient transfer under section 1015 of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note)--
       (A) the Chief of the Capitol Police shall provide for 
     training, on a reimbursable basis, of Library of Congress 
     Police employees who on the date of enactment of this Act, 
     are 42 years of age or less and have 5 years or less of 
     service as a Library of Congress Police employee, which shall 
     be supplemental to Library of Congress Police training;
       (B) the Librarian of Congress may detail, with or without 
     reimbursement, Library of Congress Police employees to the 
     Capitol Police; and
       (C) the Chief of the Capitol Police may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, members of the Capitol Police to the 
     Library of Congress Police.
       (2) Beginning of training.--Training under paragraph (1) 
     shall begin within 90 days of the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (b) Hiring.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``Act of 
     August 4, 1950'' and ``Library of Congress Police employee'' 
     have the meanings given such terms under section 1015(c) of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 
     1901 note).
       (2) Limitation on new library of congress police 
     employees.--Notwithstanding the first section of the Act of 
     August 4, 1950 or any other provision of law, the Librarian 
     of Congress may not--
       (A) hire any individual as a Library of Congress Police 
     employee; or
       (B) transfer any employee of the Library of Congress to a 
     Library of Congress Police employee position.
       (3) Hiring of individuals.--
       (A) In general.--The Librarian of Congress may select 
     individuals to be submitted to the Chief of the Capitol 
     Police for purposes of subparagraph (B).
       (B) Hiring.--If an individual submitted under subparagraph 
     (A) meets all qualifications to be

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     a member of the Capitol Police, the Chief of the Capitol 
     Police shall hire that individual as a member of the Capitol 
     Police.
       (C) Limitation.--During fiscal year 2004, the number of 
     individuals hired under this subsection may not exceed the 
     total of--
       (i) 23 individuals; and
       (ii) the number of Library of Congress Police employees who 
     separate from service or transfer to a position other than a 
     Library of Congress Police employee position.
       (4) Training and detailing.--An individual hired under this 
     subsection shall receive necessary training, including 
     training by the Library of Congress Police, and be detailed 
     to the Library of Congress Police.
       (5) Assignments and reassignments.--Nothing under this 
     subsection may be construed to affect the authority of the 
     Chief of the Capitol Police, after the date of the transfer 
     of Library of Congress Police employees under section 1015 of 
     the Legislative Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 
     note), to assign or reassign any member of the Capitol Police 
     hired under this subsection.
       (6) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act and apply with respect to--
       (A) any remaining portion of fiscal year 2003, if this Act 
     is enacted before October 1, 2003; and
       (B) fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year, thereafter.

                          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), $2,255,000, of which $304,700 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2005: Provided, 
     That the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, 
     within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of 
     surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency 
     transfer, donation, or discarding.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 
     to be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses, $33,820,000: Provided, 
     That no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or 
     hire of a passenger motor vehicle.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

       For salaries for the 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 general and administrative support of the 
     operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
     Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate 
     and House office buildings, and other facilities under the 
     jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
     furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
     $5,000 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, $77,053,000, of which $4,200,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

                            Capitol Building

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $28,188,000, of which $13,002,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

                            Capitol Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,886,000, of which 
     $585,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

                        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, $63,388,000, of which 
     $17,433,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $62,816,000, of 
     which $27,750,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2008.

                          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, $81,543,000, of which $36,652,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2008: 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 2004.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $39,159,000, of which $21,286,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2008.

                  Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and 
     operation of buildings and grounds of the United States 
     Capitol Police, $3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008.

                             Botanic Garden

       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, $6,189,000, of which $152,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available for construction of the 
     National Garden.

                         Capitol Visitor Center


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center 
     project, $35,800,000, to remain available until expended, and 
     in addition, $1,039,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation 
     costs of which $750,000 shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That in addition to such amounts, there 
     is transferred to the account under this heading $12,000,000 
     of the amounts made available for the United States Capitol 
     Police headquarters under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE 
     CAPITOL'', ``Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds'' in 
     chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11; 117 Stat. 586), 
     to remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the 
     funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center 
     without an obligation plan approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives: 
     Provided further, That the total amount of Federal funds 
     which may be obligated or expended on, before, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act for the construction of a 
     tunnel connecting the Capitol Visitor Center with the Library 
     of Congress may not exceed $10,000,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1101. (a) Section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-68; 115 Stat. 581), 
     is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) An individual who is covered by a collective 
     bargaining agreement entered into by the Architect of the 
     Capitol establishing terms and conditions of employment which 
     include eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, 
     retirement, and other benefits.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make employer 
     contributions for benefits for employees of the Architect 
     (including temporary employees) directly to any third party 
     designated to receive such contributions on behalf of the 
     employees under a collective bargaining agreement, 
     participation agreement, or any other arrangement entered 
     into by the Architect which provides for such 
     contributions.''.
       (b) Any individual who exercised an option offered by the 
     Architect of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002, prior to the 
     date of the enactment of this Act may revoke the option 
     during the 90-day period which begins on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of section 133(a) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon 
     enactment of this Act the Architect of the Capitol shall take 
     all steps which may be required to carry out section 133(a) 
     of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
       Sec. 1102. Leasing of Space. (a) In General.--Funds 
     appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol shall be 
     available--
       (1) for the leasing of space in areas within the District 
     of Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the 
     United States Capitol Grounds to meet space requirements of 
     the United States Senate, United States House of 
     Representatives, United States Capitol Police, and the 
     Architect of the Capitol under such terms and conditions as 
     the Committee or Commission referred to under subsection (b) 
     may authorize; and
       (2) to incur any necessary expense in connection with any 
     leasing of space under paragraph (1).
       (b) Conditions to Lease Space.--The Architect of the 
     Capitol may lease space under subsection (a) upon submission 
     of written notice of intent to lease such space to, and 
     approved by--
       (1) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
     for space to be leased for the Senate;
       (2) the House Office Building Commission for space to be 
     leased for the House of Representatives; and
       (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
       Sec. 1103. (a) In General.--There are transferred into the 
     account under the subheading ``General Administration'' under 
     the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' $63,000,000, of 
     which--
       (1) $44,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds 
     transferred to ``Architect of the

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     Capitol'', ``Capitol Buildings and Grounds'', ``Capitol 
     Buildings'' (under the subheading ``legislative branch 
     emergency response fund (including transfer of funds)'' under 
     the heading ``JOINT ITEMS'' under the heading ``LEGISLATIVE 
     BRANCH'' under chapter 9 of division B of the Department of 
     Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
     Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United 
     States Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117)) from amounts made 
     available in Public Law 107-38;
       (2) $10,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds 
     transferred to ``Capitol Police Board'', ``Capitol Police'', 
     ``General Expenses'' under that subheading (relating to the 
     Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund) from amounts made 
     available in Public Law 107-38; and
       (3) $9,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds 
     appropriated under the subheading ``Capitol Police Buildings 
     and Grounds'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' 
     under chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Wartime 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11).
       (b) Funds under subsection (a) shall be obligated upon 
     notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     and Senate.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     September 30, 2004.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Library's 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, $370,897,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2004, 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 
     2004 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, $11,546,000 shall 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, 
     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: Provided further, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, $905,000 shall 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, 
     $8,750,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of teaching educators and librarians how to 
     incorporate the Library's digital collections into school 
     curricula and shall be transferred to the educational 
     consortium formed to conduct the ``Adventure of the 
     American Mind'' project as approved by the Library: 
     Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, 
     $250,000 shall remain available until expended, and shall 
     be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 
     106-173, of which amount $10,000 may be used for official 
     representation and reception expenses of the Abraham 
     Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated, $1,380,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008 for the acquisition and 
     partial support for implementation of a Central Financial 
     Management System: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $11,060,000 shall remain available 
     until expended for partial support of the National Audio-
     Visual Conservation Center: Provided further, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, $2,762,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the development and 
     maintenance of the Alternate Computer Facility: Provided 
     further, That, of the total amount appropriated, $500,000 
     shall remain available until expended and shall be 
     transferred to the Knox College Abraham Lincoln Studies 
     Center for exhibits relating to the Lincoln-Douglas 
     Debates and the Underground Railroad and for other 
     educational activities of the Center: Provided further, 
     That, of the total amount appropriated, $500,000 shall 
     remain available until expended and shall be transferred 
     to the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and 
     Tourism for activities relating to the Louisiana Purchase 
     Bicentennial Celebration.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $48,290,000, of which not more than $23,321,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2004 under 
     section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under such section, in excess 
     of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 
     appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
     $6,343,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2004 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 
     1005 of such title: Provided further, That the total amount 
     available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by 
     which collections are less than $29,664,000: 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.

                     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, $91,726,000: 
     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.

             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), 
     $51,706,000, of which $14,812,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1201. Incentive Awards Program. 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. 1202. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) 
     In General.--For fiscal year 2004, the obligational authority 
     of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
     subsection (b) may not exceed $105,589,000.
       (b) Activities.--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.
       (c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2004, the 
     Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
     appropriated in this Act, under the heading ``LIBRARY OF 
     CONGRESS'' under the subheading ``--Salaries and Expenses'' 
     to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal 
     Research Program established under section 103 of the Library 
     of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public 
     Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount 
     of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided 
     further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
     reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it 
     before the period of availability of the Library 
     appropriation expires.
       Sec. 1203. National Audiovisual Conservation Center. (a) 
     Acquisition.--Section (1)(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize acquisition of certain real property for the 
     Library of Congress, and for other purposes'' (2 U.S.C. 141 
     note; Public Law 105-144) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more 
     or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified 
     as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-
     80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 
     acres) conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by 
     deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 
     1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, 
     Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, 
     page 372; and real estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) 
     conveyed to Packard Humanities Institute by deed from Russell 
     H. Inskeep, dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 
     13, 2002, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper 
     County, Virginia, as instrument number 020001299.''.
       (b) Library Buildings and Grounds.--Section 11(d) of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act relating the policing of the buildings 
     of the Library of Congress'', approved August 4, 1950 (2 
     U.S.C. 167(j)), is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more 
     or less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified 
     as Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-
     80D, further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 
     acres) conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by 
     deed from Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 
     1998, and recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, 
     Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, 
     page 372; and real estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) 
     conveyed to Packard Humanities Institute by deed from Russell 
     H. Inskeep, dated February 13, 2002, and recorded February 
     13, 2002,

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     in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, 
     Virginia, as instrument number 020001299.''.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding


                     (including transfer of funds)

       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 
     (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 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, 
     $91,111,000: 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 section 906 of 
     title 44, United States Code: 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: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       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, $34,456,000: Provided, 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 fiscal years 
     2002 and 2003 to depository and other designated libraries: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
     Fund, $10,000,000 for working capital. The Government 
     Printing Office may 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 $5,000 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 3,189 workyears (or such other number of workyears as 
     the Public Printer may request, subject to the approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate): Provided further, That 
     activities financed through the revolving fund may provide 
     information in any format.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1301. Pay of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer. 
     (a) In General.--Section 303 of title 44, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 303. PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER: PAY

       ``The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall be a 
     rate which is equal to the rate for level II of the Executive 
     Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5. The 
     annual rate of pay for the Deputy Public Printer shall be a 
     rate which is equal to the rate for level III of such 
     Executive Schedule.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       Sec. 1302. Surplus Property, Acceptance of Gifts, and 
     Voluntary Services. (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 44, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding after section 317 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of 
       voluntary services

       ``(a) The Public Printer may--
       ``(1) transfer or donate surplus Government publications 
     and condemned Government Printing Office machinery, material, 
     equipment, and supplies to--
       ``(A) other Federal entities;
       ``(B) any organization described under section 501(c)(3) or 
     (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
     taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or
       ``(C) State or local governments; and
       ``(2) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, 
     notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.
       ``(b) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated 
     services under subsection (a)(2) shall not be considered 
     Federal employees, except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 
     5 (relating to compensation for work injuries) and chapter 
     171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 317 
     the following:

``318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary 
              services.''.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
     including not more than $12,500 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 section 901(5), (6), and 
     (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
     (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living 
     quarters in foreign countries, $460,322,000: Provided, That 
     not more than $4,806,200 of payments received under section 
     782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     use in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That not more than 
     $1,200,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2004: 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: Provided further, That 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 Provision

       Sec. 1401. Payment for Audits. (a) In General.--At any time 
     during fiscal year 2004 or thereafter, the Comptroller 
     General may accept payment from the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission for the performance of any audit of the financial 
     statements of the Commission which is conducted by the 
     Comptroller General.
       (b) Credit to Account.--Any payment accepted under the 
     authority of subsection (a) shall be credited to the account 
     established for salaries and expenses of the General 
     Accounting Office, and shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure upon receipt.

         PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
     Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership 
     Center, $13,500,000.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 201. Maintenance and Care of Private Vehicles. 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. 202. Fiscal Year Limitation. No part of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act shall remain available for 
     obligation beyond fiscal year 2004 unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act.
       Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation. Whenever 
     in this Act any office or position not specifically 
     established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 
     et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated

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     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. 204. Consulting Services. The expenditure of any 
     appropriation under this Act for any consulting service 
     through procurement contract, under 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 under 
     existing law.
       Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements. Such sums as may be 
     necessary are appropriated to the account described in 
     subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and 
     settlements as authorized under such subsection.
       Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC. 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 $2,000.
       Sec. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation 
     with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and 
     improve the landscape features, excluding streets and 
     sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by 
     Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on 
     the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the 
     I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
       Sec. 208. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriation Act.
       Sec. 209. Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. 
     During fiscal year 2004 and any succeeding fiscal year, any 
     entity in the legislative branch which is a member of the 
     Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board may use funds 
     made available to the entity for the fiscal year to finance 
     an appropriate share of the costs of the Board for the year.

           TITLE III--FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL

                               CHAPTER 1

                             THE JUDICIARY

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $12,187,000, to remain available until expended, for costs 
     associated with judgeships authorized by section 312 of 
     Public Law 107-273.


                           Defender Services

       For an additional amount for ``Defender Services'', 
     $17,228,000, to remain available until expended.


                    Fees of Jurors and Commissioners

       For an additional amount for ``Fees of Jurors and 
     Commissioners'', $2,778,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               CHAPTER 2

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         Department of the Army

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies

       For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal 
     Emergencies'', for emergency expenses due to flood control, 
     hurricane, and shore protection activities, as authorized by 
     section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as 
     amended (33 U.S.C. 701n), $60,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

                            Disaster Relief

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for 
     necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $441,700,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                        Wildland Fire Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount to repay advances from other 
     appropriations transferred for wildfire suppression and 
     emergency rehabilitation activities of the Department of the 
     Interior, $36,000,000, to remain available until expended.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          Resource Management

       For an additional amount for ``Resource Management'' for 
     Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $4,500,000 is for oil 
     spill cleanup activities, and of which $500,000 is for 
     airfield operations.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        Wildland Fire Management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For an additional amount to repay advances from other 
     appropriations from which funds were transferred for wildfire 
     suppression, and for mitigation and emergency rehabilitation 
     activities of the Forest Service, $283,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That of the funds 
     provided, $10,000,000 is for hazardous fuels reduction and 
     hazard mitigation in southern California and $20,000,000 is 
     for State and volunteer fire assistance in southern 
     California: Provided further, That $20,000,000 of funds made 
     available in the previous proviso shall be transferred to the 
     ``State and Private Forestry'' account to fund hazard 
     mitigation, fuels reduction and forest health protection and 
     mitigation activities on State and private lands in southern 
     California.

                               CHAPTER 5

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                           Human Space Flight

       For an additional amount for ``Human Space Flight'' to 
     cover necessary expenses for responding to the Space Shuttle 
     Columbia accident, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 3601. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 3602. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
     $9,700,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     to remain available until expended, to provide assistance 
     under the tree assistance program, subtitle C of title X of 
     the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
     8201 et seq.), to compensate eligible orchardists (as defined 
     in section 10201 of such Act) for tree losses incurred since 
     January 1, 2000, due to fire blight in the State of Michigan.
       Sec. 3603. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
     $20,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     to remain available until expended, for the suppression and 
     control of the Mormon cricket infestation on public and 
     private land in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho, that amount to be 
     expended in equal amounts among the 3 States.
       Sec. 3604. The statement of the managers of the committee 
     of conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106-554; 
     House Report 106-1033), in chapter 13 of division A of the 
     explanatory language on H.R. 5666 (Miscellaneous 
     Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter under the heading 
     ``Community Development Fund'', is deemed to be amended with 
     respect to the amount made available to the City of Paso 
     Robles, California by striking ``for the Oak Parks Housing 
     Project for modernization and rehabilitation projects'' and 
     inserting ``for construction of a senior citizen project''.
       Sec. 3605. The referenced statement of the managers under 
     the heading ``Community development fund'' in title II of 
     Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 
     2003 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-10) is deemed to be 
     amended with respect to item number 526 by striking ``for an 
     economic development study for the revitalization of 
     Westchester'' and inserting ``for the reconstruction of 
     renaissance plaza at Maine and Mamaroneck in downtown White 
     Plains''.
       Sec. 3606. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of the item 
     in title II of Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations 
     Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7) relating to ``Federal 
     Housing Administration, General and special risk program 
     account'', during fiscal year 2003, commitments to guarantee 
     loans to carry out the purposes of sections 238 and 519 of 
     the National Housing Act shall not exceed a loan principal of 
     $25,000,000,000.
       Sec. 3607. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds awarded under a grant to the San Diego Workforce 
     Partnership on June 30, 2001, pursuant to section 173 of the 
     Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2918), may be used to 
     provide services to spouses of members of the Armed Forces.
       Sec. 3608. The matter under the heading ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, Health Resources and Services'' in division G 
     of Public Law 108-7, as amended by chapter 5 of title II of 
     Public Law 108-11, is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``$296,638,000'' and inserting 
     ``$296,238,000'' preceding the first proviso; and
       (2) by inserting after ``$1,000,000 is available for the 
     Geisinger Health System, Harrisburg, PA, to establish centers 
     of excellence for the treatment of autism'' the following: 
     ``, $400,000 is available for the Muskegon Community Health 
     Project, Muskegon, Michigan for the Access Health insurance 
     program,''.
       Sec. 3609. The matter under the heading ``Department of 
     Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services 
     Administration, Health Resources and Services'', in Division 
     G of Public Law 108-7, as amended by chapter 5 of title II of 
     Public Law 108-11, is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``Venago County Area Vo-tech, Oil City, 
     PA'' and inserting ``Victim Resource Center, Inc., of 
     Pennsylvania'' in lieu thereof;
       (2) by striking ``$115,900,000 is available'' and inserting 
     ``$116,650,000 is available''; and
       (3) by inserting after ``health services to at-risk 
     children in day care'' the following: ``, $350,000 is 
     available for the Phoenix Children's Health Project in 
     Arizona to address the health needs of extremely vulnerable 
     homeless and runaway youth in underserved rural and urban 
     areas, $200,000 is available for the Pittsburgh Mercy Health 
     System, Pittsburgh, PA, for health outreach and education, 
     $200,000 is available for the University of Pennsylvania 
     School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, for its minority 
     outreach oral health initiative,''.
       Sec. 3610. (a) The matter under the heading ``Department of 
     Education, Special Education'', in Public Law 108-7 is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking ``$10,095,639,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,095,139,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$7,715,000'' and inserting 
     ``$7,215,000''.
       (b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of 
     conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House 
     Report 108-10), in the matter in title III of Division G, 
     relating to research and innovation under the heading 
     ``Special Education'', the provision specifying $500,000 for 
     the Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the Deaf, 
     Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model 
     project shall be deleted.
       Sec. 3611. (a) The matter under the heading ``Department of 
     Education, Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'', 
     in Public Law 108-7 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$2,956,382,000'' and inserting 
     ``$2,956,882,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$3,540,000'' and inserting 
     ``$4,040,000''.
       (b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of 
     conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House 
     Report 108-10), in the matter in title III of Division G, 
     relating to vocational rehabilitation demonstration and 
     training under the heading ``Rehabilitation Services and 
     Disability Research'', a provision shall be added that reads: 
     ``Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the Deaf, 
     Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model 
     project, $500,000''.
       Sec. 3612. In the statement of the managers of the 
     committee of conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 
     108-7; House Report 108-10), in the matter in title III of 
     Division G, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of 
     Postsecondary Education under the heading ``Higher 
     Education'', the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the 
     Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul 
     Simon Public Policy Institute shall be deemed to read: 
     ``Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul 
     Simon Public Policy Institute, including an endowment, 
     $1,000,000''.
       Sec. 3613. In the statement of the managers of the 
     committee of conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 
     108-7; House Report 108-10), in the matter in title III of 
     Division G, relating to the Fund for the Improvement of 
     Postsecondary Education under the heading ``Higher 
     Education'', the provision specifying $275,000 for the Spoon 
     River College, Canton, IL, for equipment for community 
     technology centers in Canton and Macomb, Illinois shall be 
     deemed to read: ``Spoon River College, Canton, IL, for 
     community technology centers in Canton and Macomb, Illinois, 
     $275,000''.
       Sec. 3614. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the period from September 1 through September 30, 
     2003, the Secretary of Education shall transfer to the 
     Education for the Disadvantaged account an amount not to 
     exceed $4,353,368 from amounts that would otherwise lapse at 
     the end of fiscal year 2003 and that were originally made 
     available under the Department of Education Appropriations 
     Act, 2003 or any Department of Education Appropriations Act 
     for a previous fiscal year: Provided, That the funds 
     transferred to the Education for the Disadvantaged account 
     shall be obligated by September 30, 2003: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on 
     Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of any such 
     transfer: Provided further, That any amounts transferred to 
     the Education for the Disadvantaged account pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall be for carrying out subpart 2 of part A of 
     title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965, and shall be allocated, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, only to those States that received funds 
     under that subpart for fiscal year 2003 that were less than 
     those States received under that subpart for fiscal year 
     2002: Provided further, That the Secretary of Education shall 
     use these additional funds to increase those States' 
     allocations under that subpart up to the amount they received 
     under that subpart for fiscal year 2002: Provided further, 
     That each such State shall use the funds appropriated under 
     this paragraph to ratably increase the amount of funds for 
     each eligible local educational agency in the State that 
     received less under that subpart in fiscal year 2003 than it 
     received under that subpart in fiscal year 2002: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall not take into account the 
     funds made available under this paragraph in determining 
     State allocations under any other program administered by the 
     Secretary in any fiscal year.
       Sec. 3615. Funds made available under the heading, 
     ``Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners'' in Division G 
     of Public Law 108-7, shall be subject to the provisions of 
     Public Law 107-275, notwithstanding section 514 of such 
     Division G.
       Sec. 3616. The amounts provided or made available by this 
     title are designated by the Congress as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th 
     Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     year 2004.
       Sec. 3617. This title shall be effective immediately upon 
     the enactment of this Act.
       This title may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 2003''.

                          TITLE IV--REFERENCES

       Sec. 4001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any 
     reference to ``this Act'' contained in titles I and II of 
     this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
     of such titles, and any reference to ``this Act'' contained 
     in title III of this Act shall be treated as referring only 
     to the provisions of such title.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted, and 
     strike all beginning on page 7, line 6, down through and 
     including page 12, line 22, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2657.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted, and 
     strike all beginning on page 12, line 23, down through and 
     including page 30, line 18, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2657.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     For consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
     amendments, except for title III in the Senate amendment 
     numbered 3, and modifications committed to conference:
     Jack Kingston,
       (except for the Capitol Visitor Center tunnel)
     Ray LaHood,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     John Culberson,
     Mark Kirk,
     Bill Young,
     James P. Moran,
     David E. Price,
     James E. Clyburn.
     For consideration of title III in the Senate amendment 
     numbered 3, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Young,
     Charles H. Taylor,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Kit Bond,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Tim Johnson,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2657) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.
       The Senate amended the House bill with 3 numbered 
     amendments. The conference agreement addresses all the 
     differences contained in the 3 amendments in the disposition 
     of the first numbered amendment. The first numbered amendment 
     therefore includes a complete version of the Legislative 
     Branch bill. An explanation of the resolution of the 
     differences of the other 2 numbered amendments is included in 
     the first numbered amendment. The disposition of the other 2 
     numbered amendments therefore is purely technical in nature 
     to enable the complete bill text to be included in the first 
     amendment.

                    LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WIDE MATTERS

       The conferees note that over the past several years there 
     have been significant increases made to virtually all 
     existing programs in the Legislative Branch. In addition, 
     several new initiatives and programs have been undertaken 
     which in some cases have supplemented existing efforts and in 
     others augmented them. Even though a large part of these 
     increases has been due to inflation, the conferees believe 
     that overall, increases requested and approved do not 
     adequately reflect offsets which can be reasonably expected 
     through productivity gains resulting from substantial 
     investments in enabling technology, the purchase of new 
     systems and equipment, increases in training, and increased 
     flexibility resulting from human resources changes including 
     increased base salaries, early out and buyout authority. As a 
     result, the conferees believe that there are considerable 
     opportunities to realize meaningful savings by carefully 
     reviewing each agency's budget requirements from a zero base 
     rather than an incremental one. Such a review would assist 
     the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in their 
     appropriating and oversight responsibilities by permitting 
     better understanding of program priorities, scope, 
     effectiveness, and results. The conferees direct the General 
     Accounting Office to develop a budget template for committee 
     approval that can be used by Legislative Branch agencies to 
     present their budget requirements from a zero base as a 
     supplement to their FY 2005 budget submission to Congress. 
     The GAO is also directed to present to the Committees a 
     recommended budget review process that will facilitate the 
     examination of each agency's funding and FTE requirements 
     from a zero base. The General Accounting Office shall report 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate 
     its findings, conclusions and recommendations by October 15, 
     2003.
       Amendment No. 1: Deletes the matter inserted and inserts 
     complete bill text excluding the short title.
       Many items in both House and Senate Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations bills are identical and are included in the 
     conference

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     agreement without change. The conferees have endorsed 
     statements of policy contained in the House and Senate 
     reports accompanying the appropriations bills, unless amended 
     or restated herein. With respect to those items in the 
     conference agreement that differ between House and Senate 
     bills, the conferees have agreed to the following with the 
     appropriate section numbers, punctuation, and other technical 
     corrections:

                                TITLE I

                                 SENATE

       Appropriates $716,769,000 for Senate operations, and 
     includes, at the request of the managers on the part of the 
     Senate, amendments that address data communication lines, 
     provision of services and equipment on a reimbursable basis 
     and allowances for high cost States.
       Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the Senate, and in 
     accord with long practice under which each body determines 
     its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs 
     without intervention, the managers on the part of the House, 
     at the request of the managers on the part of the Senate, 
     have receded to the amendments of the Senate.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       Appropriates $1,014,464,000 for House operations, and 
     includes, at the request of the managers on the part of the 
     House, amendments that add language establishing an Office of 
     Interparliamentary Affairs, a provision related to expenses 
     of Members of Congress, and language regarding certain 
     employees.
       Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the House, and in 
     accord with long practice under which each body determines 
     its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs 
     without intervention, the managers on the part of the Senate, 
     at the request of the managers on the part of the House, have 
     receded to the amendments of the House.
       The Committee on Appropriations of the House requires 
     information from each Legislative Branch entity during the 
     budget formulation and execution process. The Finance Office 
     in the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, of the 
     House of Representatives, is responsible for collecting this 
     information from each House entity and responding to the 
     Committee's requests. To carry out this role effectively, the 
     Finance Office shall establish deadlines for budget calls and 
     reprogramming activities in order to comply with Committee 
     deadlines. The Committee expects each House entity to provide 
     its utmost support in meeting Office of Finance deadlines. At 
     times this may necessitate an immediate response with little 
     or no advance notification. This is particularly important 
     during the appropriation process as the Committee is working 
     on final adjustments to the House of Representatives budget. 
     In the event the House entity is not available to respond to 
     the Finance Office, the Committee expects the Finance 
     Office to provide their independent analysis to the 
     Committee.

                              JOINT ITEMS

     Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005

       Appropriates $1,250,000 for the Joint Congressional 
     Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for inaugural preparation 
     as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agreed to strike the 
     word ``construction'' from the bill language.

                        Joint Economic Committee

       Appropriates $3,988,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $3,805,000 as proposed by the House and provides for two 
     additional FTEs.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       Appropriates $8,112,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       Appropriates $2,236,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate. The conferees direct that future budget requests from 
     the Office of the Attending Physician reflect an appropriate 
     adjustment for allowances, in line with Department of Defense 
     policy.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       Appropriates $3,511,000 for the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate. This amount provides for employment of not more than 
     58 individuals as proposed by the House instead of not more 
     than 70 individuals as proposed by the Senate.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       Appropriates $30,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

       Appropriates $197,600,000 for salaries of officers, 
     members, and employees of the Capitol Police instead of 
     $189,913,000 as proposed by the House and $207,000,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate.
       The increase above the House allowance provides funding for 
     1,592 sworn positions and 401 civilian positions, an increase 
     of 75 civilian positions. This will allow 30 sworn positions 
     to be civilianized during fiscal year 2004. The conferees 
     direct the Chief of Police to recruit for 75 new positions as 
     follows: Chief of Police (5 positions, including 3 mid level 
     working attorneys for the Office of General Counsel); Chief 
     of Operations (33 positions, including 3 intelligence 
     analysts and 13 positions for the Security Services Bureau); 
     and the Chief Administrative Officer (37 positions). The 
     conferees note that should the Capitol Police strategic plan, 
     and associated staffing plan, be completed and approved by 
     the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, during fiscal 
     year 2004, there is ample funding from the Emergency Response 
     Fund for new sworn positions.
       Section 1006 of the conference agreement authorizes the 
     Capitol Police to recruit and train new officers who are to 
     be assigned to the Library of Congress. For fiscal year 2004, 
     23 new sworn positions are authorized. Funding to accommodate 
     this effort has been included in the Capitol Police budget.
       In fiscal year 2002, the conferees approved an additional 
     14 FTE's for the sole purpose of establishing an Emergency 
     Preparedness Division. The Committees approved the plans for 
     the establishment of this office during the summer of 2002. 
     It has come to the conferees' attention that these positions 
     have been moved to other areas of the Department, without 
     notifying the Committees, and the division has yet to be 
     established. The conferees reiterate the House report 
     language requiring notification and consultation with the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations prior to 
     implementing organization changes or realignments that result 
     in the redistribution, reprogramming, or reallocation of 
     FTE's or funds in a manner different from that presented in 
     each budget year's appropriation hearings; position reports 
     to the Committees; and the final approved budget.

                            General Expenses

       Appropriates $23,500,000 for general expenses of the 
     Capitol Police instead of $21,917,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $33,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the 
     amount appropriated $1,745,000 shall remain available until 
     expended as proposed by the House instead of $1,700,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. General Expenses shall be executed as 
     provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
     dated September 17, 2003.

                       Administrative Provisions


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conferees have included an administrative provision 
     allowing for the transfer of funds upon the approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
       In addition, the conferees have included administrative 
     provisions that authorize the United States Capitol Police 
     counsel to appear before the courts; provide retirement 
     benefits to the hazardous materials response team members 
     that are comparable to other federal firefighters and law 
     enforcement officers; language that repeals Section 1005 of 
     P. L. 108-7, regarding recruitment without regard to age; and 
     language to provide for a more effective and efficient merger 
     of the Library of Congress Police and Capitol Police Force. 
     In addition, language is included which redefines 
     jurisdictional authority of the police for purposes of 
     implementing the truck interdiction program. The Capitol 
     Police Board is directed to promulgate regulations soley for 
     the implementation, execution, and maintenance of the truck 
     interdiction program, which shall be submitted to the 
     Committees on Appropriations.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $2,255,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Appropriates $33,820,000 and two additional FTE's for 
     salaries and expenses of the Congressional Budget Office, as 
     proposed by the House instead of $33,612,000 and one FTE as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have agreed, as 
     proposed by the House, to provide authority in a General 
     Provision for Legislative agencies that are members of the 
     Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board to pay an 
     appropriate share of the Board's costs. Further, the 
     conferees have included language that prohibits the purchase 
     or hire of a passenger motor vehicle as proposed by the 
     House.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

       The conferees are concerned that without the proper funds 
     control and administration procedures in place in the office 
     of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) that the standard 
     accepted government separation of duties lends itself to the 
     potential for waste, fraud and abuse in such areas as travel, 
     training, official representation funds, and credit card 
     purchases. AOC is directed to issue agency-wide procedures 
     within 180 days of the enactment of this Act, delineating the 
     funds control procedures and process to prevent waste, fraud, 
     and abuse. A copy of the procedures will be provided to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       The conferees encourage the Architect of the Capitol, in 
     cooperation with other relevant Legislative Branch agencies, 
     to take appropriate steps to increase the volume and 
     visibility of works of art reflecting the participation and 
     contributions of African-Americans in American history for 
     display in the Capitol and the various legislative office 
     buildings of the House and the Senate, including the new 
     Capitol Visitor Center.

                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

       Appropriates $77,053,000 for General Administration, 
     instead of $84,513,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $71,697,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the amount 
     appropriated, $4,200,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2008 as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $11,660,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees have agreed to defer the transfer of FTEs and 
     associated costs related to energy services to the Capitol 
     Power

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     Plant appropriation as proposed by the House until the study 
     on the AOC organizational structure and administrative 
     services that was directed in the House report has been 
     completed and submitted to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations for review and action. The Architect of the 
     Capitol is directed to submit the analysis with 
     recommendations for approvals to the Committees not later 
     than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.
       The conferees emphasize that the scope of the AOC study 
     will be comprehensive and will include all aspects of AOC 
     central and administrative staff, including any 
     administrative positions that have been established in the 
     offices of the superintendents to ensure that duplicative 
     services do not occur; that all positions are required to 
     conduct business; and that they are aligned with the AOC 
     strategic plan. The AOC is reminded that this study must be 
     conducted within the purview of the AOC Human Resources Act 
     and other pertinent legislation that provides protections to 
     AOC employees. The Architect is further reminded to consider 
     appropriate committee jurisdictional and legislative 
     authority in the final recommendations of the study.
       The conferees have agreed to fund the replacement of high 
     voltage switchgear in the appropriations of the jurisdictions 
     where the projects will take place as proposed by the Senate 
     including Senate Office Buildings ($2,040,000); House Office 
     Buildings ($3,592,000); and Library Buildings and Grounds 
     ($1,828,000).
       With respect to the object class and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget:...........................................$72,584,000
Project Budget:
  1. AOC Procurement Training Initiative........................150,000
  2. Bucket Truck................................................75,000
  3. Flat Bed Truck..............................................44,000
  4. Capitol Complex Master Plan..............................4,200,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, General Administration............................77,053,000

                            Capitol Building

       Appropriates $28,188,000, of which $13,002,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, for maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, by the Architect of the Capitol, 
     instead of $23,307,000, of which $7,863,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008 as proposed by the House, 
     and instead of $27,777,000, of which $12,302,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       The conferees have agreed to provide $630,000 for study, 
     design, and condition assessment, including the Restoration 
     of Marble Steps ($105,000); Seismic Study ($120,000); 
     Replacement of Dimming Systems, East Front Offices ($40,000); 
     Upgrade Restrooms ($40,000); Upgrade Electrical Service to 
     House Chamber ($50,000); and Upgrade Emergency Evacuation and 
     Notification System ($275,000).
       With respect to object class and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget............................................$13,179,000
Project Budget:
  1. ADA Requirements...........................................132,000
  2. Elevator/Escalator Modernization Program...................750,000
  3. Replacement of Minton Tile.................................525,000
  4. Computer, Telecom, & Electrical Support....................300,000
  5. Wayfinding and ADA Signage.................................130,000
  6. Bird Control System........................................170,000
  7. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment....................630,000
  8. Minor Construction.......................................2,500,000
  9. U.S. Capitol Master Plan Phase 2.........................6,000,000
  10. Improvements in the Rotunda...............................672,000
  11. Restore Shutters & Upgrade Window Lighting................400,000
  12. Presidential Inaugural Stands...........................2,800,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Building..................................28,188,000

                            Capitol Grounds

       Appropriates $6,886,000, of which $585,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, to the Architect of the 
     Capitol for the care and improvements of the grounds 
     surrounding the Capitol, House and Senate office buildings, 
     and the Capitol Power plant, as proposed by the House, 
     instead of $6,986,000, of which $685,000 is to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, as proposed by the 
     Senate.
       With respect to object class and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget.............................................$6,301,000
Project Budget:
  1. Renovate Former D. C. Street Lights........................435,000
  2. Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage.......................100,000
  3. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.....................50,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Grounds....................................6,886,000

       The conferees have agreed to provide $50,000 for study, 
     design, and condition assessment to address tunnel drainage, 
     S.W. Drive.

                        Senate Office Buildings

       Appropriates $63,388,000, of which $17,433,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, for the maintenance, 
     care, and operation of the Senate office buildings to the 
     Architect of the Capitol. Inasmuch as this item relates 
     solely to the Senate, and in accord with long practice under 
     which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements 
     and the other concurs without intervention, the managers on 
     the part of the House, at the request of the managers on the 
     part of the Senate, have receded to the Senate.

Operating Budget............................................$45,145,000
Project Budget:
  1. Refinish Historic Woodwork.................................300,000
  2. Repair/Replace Marble Floors & Clean Arch Surfaces.........510,000
  3. Renovate Restrooms, ADA, DSOB............................2,692,000
  4. Renovate Restrooms, ADA, HSOB............................1,724,000
  5. Minor Construction.......................................5,000,000
  6. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment..................1,000,000
  7. Replace Modular Furniture, HSOB..........................3,000,000
  8. Wayfinding & ADA Signage.................................1,133,000
  9. Replace Elevator, Webster Hall.............................495,000
  10. Replace Doors, 3rd Floor Balcony..........................349,000
  11. Replace High Voltage Switchgear.........................2,040,000
    Total, Senate Office Buildings...........................63,388,000

                         House Office Buildings

       Appropriates $62,816,000, of which $27,750,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, for the maintenance, 
     care, and operation of the House office buildings to the 
     Architect of the Capitol. Inasmuch as this item relates 
     solely to the House, and in accord with long practice under 
     which each body determines its own housekeeping requirements 
     and the other concurs without intervention, the managers on 
     the part of the Senate, at the request of the mangers on the 
     part of the House, have receded to the House.

Operating Budget............................................$34,946,000
Project Budget:
  1. Major Elevator Equipment Improvements......................120,000
  2. Elevator Modernization Program, FHOB.....................9,460,000
  3. Minor Construction.......................................5,000,000
  4. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment..................1,000,000
  5. Sound Improvements, Committee Rooms........................240,000
  6. Wayfinding and ADA Compliant Signage.......................407,000
  7. Upgrade Public Restrooms.................................1,500,000
  8. Upgrade Data Center......................................4,323,000
  9. Escalator Modernization..................................1,617,000
  10. Replace Halon System......................................611,000
  11. Replace High Voltage Switchgear.........................3,592,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, House Office Buildings............................62,816,000

                          Capitol Power Plant

       In addition to the $4,400,000 made available from receipts 
     credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, 
     appropriates $81,543,000 to the Architect of the Capitol for 
     maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol power plant, 
     as proposed by the House, instead of $88,979,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. Of this amount, $36,652,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, as proposed by the House, 
     instead of $38,402,000, as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees are concerned that current Capitol Power 
     plant operations may not adequately reflect up-to-date 
     requirements associated with operational flexibility, such as 
     the need to maintain, secure and upgrade the Capitol Power 
     Plant's utility distribution infrastructure; and the ability 
     to maximize potential efficiency gains in energy consumption 
     and manpower utilization. In addition, the conferees are 
     concerned with the need to complete timely and within budget 
     the West Refrigeration Plant expansion, currently underway. 
     Therefore, the General Accounting Office (GAO) is directed to 
     review the Capitol Power Plant master plan, its operations 
     and its overall management and report to the House and Senate 
     Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2004 its findings 
     and recommendations on the adequacy of the master plan, the 
     capacity and efficiency of plant operations, the reliability 
     and security of its distribution infrastructure, as well as 
     the status of the expansion project.
       With respect to object class and project differences the 
     House and Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget (net)......................................$44,791,000
Project Budget:
  1. Emergency Shoring and Repairs to Tunnels...................100,000
  2. Repair South Capitol Street Steam Line.....................711,000
  3. West Refrigeration Plant Expansion......................22,021,000
  4. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment....................630,000
  5. Replace Utility Tunnel Expansion Joints....................440,000
  6. Replace Stokers, Boilers 1 & 2...........................1,200,000

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  7. Install Emergency Egress, Tunnel Access....................350,000
  8. Install Oil Storage Tanks................................4,200,000
  9. Installation of Distributed Control System...............6,500,000
  10. Intrinsic Health Monitoring System........................600,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Power Plant (net).........................81,543,000

       The conferees have agreed to provide $630,000 for study, 
     design, and condition assessment including Boilers & 
     Auxiliaries Replacement and Overhaul ($180,000) and Long-term 
     Preventative Maintenance Plan ($450,000).

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       Appropriates $39,159,000 for structural and mechanical 
     care, Library Buildings and Grounds instead of $34,750,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $41,620,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount, $21,286,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2008 instead of $16,877,000 as proposed 
     by the House and $23,747,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       With respect to object class and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget............................................$13,235,000
Project Budget:
  1. ADA Requirements...........................................100,000
  2. Preservation Environmental Monitoring......................100,000
  3. Restore Decorative-Painting................................110,000
  4. Replace Sidewalks, JAB & TJB...............................100,000
  5. Book Storage Facility, Ft. Meade Support...................580,000
  6. Replace Partitions Supports, JMMB..........................300,000
  7. Replace Compact Stack Safety, JMMB.........................600,000
  8. Repair Deteriorated Wood Panels............................190,000
  9. Painting of Interior Arches, TJB...........................170,000
  10. Culpeper Support........................................1,263,000
  11. Fire Extinguishers.........................................75,000
  12. Fire Safety Project Management............................250,000
  13. Repair Life Safety Deficiencies...........................800,000
  14. Minor Construction......................................1,000,000
  15. Replace Halon Fire Suppression System...................1,997,000
  16. Extend/Upgrade Fire Alarm.................................504,000
  17. ADA Modifications, Pickford Theater.......................424,000
  18. ADA Modifications, S.W. Entrance, JMMB..................1,280,000
  19. Collections Security......................................857,000
  20. Landscaping, Ft. Meade....................................250,000
  21. Elevator Modernization..................................1,342,000
  22. Water Tank, Ft. Meade...................................4,103,000
  23. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.................7,701,000
  24. Replace High Voltage Switchgear.........................1,828,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Library Buildings and Grounds.....................39,159,000

       The conferees have agreed to provide $7,701,000 for study, 
     design, and condition assessment including Logistics 
     Warehouse Facility, Ft. Meade ($2,520,000); Offsite Storage 
     Facility ($600,000); Book Storage Module 5, Ft. Meade 
     ($1,500,000); Upgrade Emergency Lighting ($350,000); Replace 
     Bathroom Exhaust System, Jefferson Building ($225,000); 
     Damper Smoke Control Study ($1,397,000); ADA Bathroom 
     Renovations, Adams Building ($236,000); Upgrade Book Conveyor 
     System ($200,000); and Master Plan, Fort Meade ($673,000).

                  Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds

       Appropriates $3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2008, and 3 FTE's as proposed 
     by the House and the Senate.

                             Botanic Garden

       Appropriates $6,189,000 for salaries and expenses, Botanic 
     Garden, instead of $6,062,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $6,239,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $152,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008 
     instead of $25,000 as proposed by the House and $202,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. The conferees have included language, 
     as proposed by the House, prohibiting the use of appropriated 
     funds for construction of the National Garden. With respect 
     to object class and projects the conferees have agreed to the 
     following:

Operating Budget.............................................$5,045,000
Project Budget:
  1. Partnership Support........................................450,000
  2. CAFM Data Capture (Bartholdi Project).......................50,000
  3. Damper Control, D.C. Village...............................100,000
  4. Environmental Control System Replacement...................100,000
  5. Conservatory Electronics System.............................90,000
  6. West Gallery Exhibit.......................................202,000
  7. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment....................152,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Botanic Garden.....................................6,189,000

       The conferees have agreed to provide $152,000 for study, 
     design, and condition assessment including Production 
     Facility Floor Drainage Correction ($127,000) and ADA 
     Elevator Replacement ($25,000).

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       The conference agreement provides $48,839,000 for 
     construction, salaries and operational costs of the Visitor 
     Center, of which $1,039,000 reflects operational costs and 
     the balance reflects the estimated cost to complete. Of the 
     amount provided $48,550,000 shall remain available until 
     expended. Additionally, the conference agreement established 
     a limit on the amount of Federal funds, which can be 
     obligated for a tunnel connecting the Center to the Library 
     of Congress. The Architect of the Capitol is directed not to 
     obligate any funds for this project without an obligation 
     plan approved by the chairs and ranking members of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives. The plan should specify the purpose, amount, 
     and timing of anticipated obligations.
       The conferees direct the General Accounting Office to 
     perform quarterly performance reviews of the project so that 
     the Congress is kept abreast of important issues such as cost 
     and scheduling. It is expected that this quarterly reporting 
     will avail the Committee on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate and the Capitol Preservation Commission with timely 
     information to properly oversee this effort and address 
     important issues.
       The conferees direct that thirty days prior to initiating 
     excavation for the eastern portion of the tunnel between the 
     Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center, the 
     Architect of the Capitol will notify the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate and the Capitol 
     Preservation Commission, and include in the notification a 
     description of possible construction risks that might be 
     encountered, their implications, and delineating all efforts 
     that have been completed to ameliorate those risks.
       The conferees recognize the work of all the parties in 
     creating an exhibit for the Capitol Visitor Center. The 
     conferees urge the exhibit designers and content providers to 
     work with the Library of Congress to ensure that the exhibit 
     presents history of the Congress as well as the role of the 
     Congress in the preservation of the cultural and artistic 
     heritage of the American people.
       The conference agreement limits to $10,000,000 the total 
     amount of Federal funds which may be obligated or expended 
     for the tunnel connecting the Library of Congress Thomas 
     Jefferson Building to the Capitol Visitor Center.

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conference agreement includes several administrative 
     provisions related to the operations of the Architect of the 
     Capitol. There is a provision that clarifies authority for 
     benefits for temporary employees; provides authority to lease 
     space; and provides transfer authority for an alternate 
     computing facility.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Provides $370,897,000 for salaries and expenses, Library of 
     Congress, which will fund 2,896 FTE's, instead of 
     $366,520,000 as proposed by the House and $367,539,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount $6,850,000 is made 
     available from receipts collected by the Library of Congress 
     and is to remain available until expended; and $11,546,000 is 
     to remain available until expended for acquisition of books, 
     periodicals, newspapers, and all other library materials as 
     proposed by the House instead of $11,596,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate and $11,236,000 as proposed by the House.
       With respect to program allowances the conferees have 
     agreed to the following:

1. Adventures of the American Mind.......................... $8,750,000
2. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission......................250,000
3. Security Enhancements......................................1,077,000
4. Emergency Management.........................................511,000
5. NAVCC--Culpeper...........................................11,060,000
6. Purchase of Library Materials-Foreign Law....................310,000
7. Meeting of the Frontiers.....................................379,000
8. Retail Activities Project (Not-to-exceed 3 years)............335,000
9. Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration (Final Year).....500,000
10. Lincoln-Douglas Debates/Underground RR Exhibit..............500,000
11. Veterans History Project....................................589,000
12. Alternate Computer Facility...............................2,762,000
13. Mass Deacidification........................................919,000

       The conference agreement includes funding in the amount of 
     $1,380,000 to remain available until September 30, 2008 for 
     the central financial management system; and includes funding 
     to remain available until expended for seven programs: 
     $8,750,000 for the Adventures of the American Mind project; 
     $250,000, which includes $10,000 for official representation 
     and reception expenses, for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission; $905,000 for the Integrated Library System; 
     $11,060,000 for the National Audio-Visual Conservation 
     Center; $500,000 relating to the Lincoln-Douglas debates; 
     $500,000 for the final year of funding for the Louisiana 
     Purchase Bicentennial celebration and $2,762,000 for the 
     development of the Alternate Computing Center.
       The Conferees are encouraged by the efforts of the U.S. 
     Capitol Police, working

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     with the Library of Congress, to craft an implementation plan 
     to merge the Library's police force with the U.S. Capitol 
     Police. However, concerns have been expressed about the 
     governance structure for a merged police force. While the 
     conferees recognize that change is inherently difficult, it 
     is expected that security of the Capitol complex will take 
     the highest priority, overriding jurisdictional concerns.

                            COPYRIGHT OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Provides $48,290,000, including $29,664,000 made available 
     from receipts, for salaries and expenses, Copyright Office, 
     as proposed by the Senate instead of $47,290,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. This level of funding provides for 530 full 
     time equivalents.

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $91,726,000 for salaries and expenses, 
     Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, as 
     proposed by the Senate instead of $93,590,000 as proposed by 
     the House. This level of funding provides for 729 full time 
     equivalents.
       The Congressional Research Service request for voluntary 
     separation incentive authority has been denied because the 
     request was received late in the budget process and prevented 
     appropriate committee review and oversight during the regular 
     hearing cycle. The conferees suggest that CRS review their 
     request and if appropriate include it in their next budget 
     submission.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       Appropriates $51,706,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

                       Administrative Provisions

       In addition to various technical corrections the conferees 
     have agreed to a provision pertaining to the National 
     Audiovisual Conservation Center.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Appropriates $91,111,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.
       The Government Printing Office currently supports Xywrite 
     and the locator code application used by the Office of the 
     Senate Legislative Counsel and the Office of the Senate 
     Enrolling Clerk to draft and update legislative documents. 
     The conferees direct that with the implementation of the 
     Legislative Editing in XML Application (LEXA) that the GPO 
     shall also serve as the entity responsible for providing 
     support for this new application.

               Office of the Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Appropriates $34,456,000 as proposed by the House and the 
     Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       Appropriates $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate instead 
     of $5,000,000 proposed by the House. An amount of $5,000 for 
     official representation as proposed by the Senate is included 
     instead of $7,500 proposed by the House.

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conferees have agreed to a provision in the Senate bill 
     that increases the pay level for the Public Printer and 
     Deputy Public Printer; and to a provision that authorizes the 
     transfer of surplus property and acceptance of voluntary 
     services.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Provides $466,328,000, of which $6,006,000 is from 
     offsetting collections, for salaries and expenses, General 
     Accounting Office instead of $464,539,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $468,118,000 as proposed by the Senate. The 
     conferees have agreed, as proposed by the House, to provide 
     authority in a General Provision, for legislative agencies 
     that are members of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory 
     Board to pay an appropriate share of the Board's costs.
       For the past two years the General Accounting Office (GAO) 
     has been conducting an evaluation of the need for a 
     technology assessment capability in the Legislative Branch. 
     The results of that evaluation have generally concluded that 
     such a capability would enhance the ability of key 
     congressional committees to address complex technical issues 
     in a more timely and effective manner. To assist in 
     determining the most cost effective and efficient manner of 
     providing that capability to the Congress, the conferees 
     direct that the General Accounting Office to report to the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the impact that 
     assuming a technology assessment role would have on its 
     current mission and resources. The report should be submitted 
     by December 15, 2003.
       The conferees instruct the General Accounting Office to 
     establish and strictly adhere to a non-partisan protocol for 
     formal briefings of Members of Congress and their staffs. The 
     legislative work schedule is always complex and never 
     convenient, but the GAO must always work within the context 
     of that schedule. When individuals on the GAO staff have 
     personal commitments which might prevent them from presenting 
     or attending a Congressional briefing, the individual's 
     supervisor shall attend in that person's place.

         PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       Appropriates $13,500,000 for a payment to the Open World 
     Leadership Center Trust Fund, instead of $13,000,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $14,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees recommend consultation with the 
     Appropriations Committees prior to decisions on pilot 
     programs by the Board.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       In Title II, General Provisions, section numbers have been 
     changed to conform to the conference agreement and technical 
     corrections have been made.
       The conferees have included a provision that authorizes the 
     Architect of the Capitol to maintain and improve landscape 
     features of property located near the House office buildings.
       The conferees have included the House provision that 
     prohibits funding in this Act from being transferred except 
     as provided in this Act; and provides for Legislative Branch 
     entities that are members of the Federal Accounting Standards 
     Advisory Board to pay an appropriate share of the Board's 
     costs.

           TITLE III--FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL

       The conference agreement includes, as Title III, fiscal 
     year 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations totaling 
     $937,593,000, as follows:

                               CHAPTER 1

                             THE JUDICIARY

       Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial 
     Services.


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement provides $12,187,000, as 
     requested, for costs associated with 15 district judgeships 
     authorized by Section 312 of Public Law 107-273.


                           defender services

       The conference agreement provides $17,228,000 for the 
     Defender Services account, as requested.


                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       The conference agreement provides $2,778,000 for the Fees 
     of Jurors and Commissioners account, as requested.

                               CHAPTER 2

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                           DEPARTMENT OF ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                 flood control and coastal emergencies

       The conference agreement provides $60,000,000 for Flood 
     Control and Coastal Emergencies to permit the Corps of 
     Engineers to respond to emergencies resulting from 
     hurricanes, flooding, and other natural disasters.

                               CHAPTER 3

                    DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

                  Emergency Preparedness and Response


                            disaster relief

       The conference agreement provides $441,700,000, instead of 
     $1,550,000,000 as proposed by the House and by the Senate. 
     This amount is in addition to the $983,600,000 made available 
     for this program in P.L. 108-69.

                               CHAPTER 4

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement provides $36,000,000 for wildland 
     fire management activities of the Department of the Interior 
     as proposed by the House, instead of $61,000,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate. The funding provided should be used to refund 
     funds transferred from other accounts during wildfire 
     emergencies. This level provides only partial payback.
       The conference agreement does not include language proposed 
     by the House directing that any funds not needed this year be 
     used to repay funds borrowed from other appropriations 
     accounts during the fiscal year 2002 fire season. The 
     managers understand that substantially more funds than 
     provided herein have been expended during extreme wildfire 
     events this year and should be repaid. The $25,000,000 
     recommended by the Senate for wildfire hazard reduction 
     activities is included under the Forest Service wildland 
     fire management account.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          resource management

       The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for emergency 
     expenses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge as 
     recommended by the House instead of no funding as proposed by 
     the Senate. Of the funds provided, $4,500,000 is for oil 
     spill cleanup and remediation and $500,000 is for continued 
     airport operations. Without funding for airport operations, 
     the airport would be shut down this month and Federal 
     Aviation Administration certification would expire.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                        wildland fire management

                     (including transfers of funds)

       The conference agreement provides $283,000,000 for wildland 
     fire management activities of the Forest Service as proposed 
     by the House instead of $253,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of the funds provided,

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     $253,000,000, as requested, should be used to refund funds 
     transferred from other accounts during wildfire emergencies. 
     This level provides only partial payback. The remaining 
     $30,000,000 should be used for the disastrous situation in 
     southern California as described in the House Committee 
     report. Of this funding for southern California, $10,000,000 
     is for Forest Service hazardous fuels reduction activities 
     and $20,000,000 is for transfer to the State and private 
     forestry account for State and volunteer fire assistance and 
     related forest health work in the vicinity of the San 
     Bernardino National Forest. The conference agreement does not 
     include the House language directing that any funds not 
     needed this year be used to repay funds borrowed from other 
     appropriations accounts during the fiscal year 2002 fire 
     season. The managers understand that substantially more funds 
     than provided herein have been expended during extreme 
     wildfire events this year and should be repaid.

                               CHAPTER 5

             NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                           Human Space Flight

       The conferees agree to provide $50,000,000 for expenses 
     necessary for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia 
     accident, the same as the amount in the supplemental request. 
     The amount recommended is in addition to funding provided in 
     the fiscal year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The 
     conferees direct NASA to provide the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and the Senate, by September 30, 
     2003, with detailed information on the expenditure of the 
     funds already appropriated and the expenses which will be 
     covered by this additional increment of funding. In addition, 
     this accounting should include an updated estimate of fiscal 
     year 2003 savings, by activity, associated with the 
     suspension of shuttle flight following the Columbia accident 
     and how NASA intends to apply those savings to both recovery 
     and investigation as well as return to flight efforts.

                               CHAPTER 6

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       The conference agreement includes a provision (Section 
     3601) regarding the availability of funds, as proposed by the 
     House.
       The conference agreement (Section 3602) provides 
     $9,700,000, to remain available until expended, from the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation, for the Tree Assistance Program 
     authorized by subtitle C of title X of the Farm Security and 
     Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et seq.), to 
     compensate eligible orchardists for tree losses incurred 
     since January 1, 2000, due to fire blight iin the State of 
     Michigan. The Senate bill did not include funding for this 
     provision.
       The conference agreement (Section 3603) provides 
     $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for 
     suppression and control of Mormon cricket infestation on 
     public and private land in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho, to be 
     expended in equal amounts among the three states. The House 
     bill did not include funding for this provision.
       The conference agreement (Section 3604) includes language 
     making a technical correction to a targeted economic 
     development grant funded in a prior appropriations Act.
       The conference agreement (Section 3605) includes language 
     making a technical correction to a targeted economic 
     development grant funded in a prior appropriations Act.
       The conference agreement (Section 3606) includes language 
     to increase the loan commitment level for certain FHA loans 
     during fiscal year 2003 to correspond with estimated loan 
     volume.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     (Section 3607) to permit spouses of military personnel to be 
     eligible for training under a National Emergency Grant (NEG) 
     awarded to the San Diego Workforce Partnership on June 30, 
     2001. The Senate bill has no comparable provision.
       The conference agreement includes two general provisions 
     (Sections 3608 and 3609) making technical corrections to 
     several projects funded under the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration (HRSA) in the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. The Senate bill does not 
     include comparable provisions to those reported by the House. 
     The conference agreement includes in Section 3610 additional 
     technical corrections to several projects by transferring 
     $750,000 from the Rural Health Outreach Grants program to the 
     Maternal and Child Health Block Grants Special Projects of 
     Regional and National Significance program. In the statement 
     of the managers of the committee of conference accompanying 
     H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-10), in the 
     matter in title II of Division G, under the heading ``Health 
     Resources and Services''.
       --The provision specifying $350,000 for the Phoenix 
     Children's Health Project in Arizona to address the health 
     needs of extremely vulnerable homeless and runaway youth in 
     underserved rural and urban areas shall be deleted;
       --The provision specifying $200,000 for the Pittsburgh 
     Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, for health outreach and 
     education shall be deleted; and
       --The provision specifying $200,000 for the University of 
     Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, for 
     its minority outreach oral health initiative shall be 
     deleted.
       The conference agreement includes four general provisions 
     (Sections 3610 through 3613) making technical corrections to 
     several Department of Education projects funded in the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. The 
     Senate bill does not include comparable provisions.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     (Section 3614) directing the Secretary of Education to 
     transfer up to $4,353,368 from any account that would 
     otherwise lapse to the Title I program for the purpose of 
     providing additional funds to certain states. The House bill 
     has no comparable provision.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     (Section 3615) to permit the transfer of funds, appropriated 
     in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, 
     from the Social Security Administration to the Department of 
     Labor in order to implement the Black Lung Consolidation of 
     Responsibility Act (P.L. 107-275).
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     (Section 3616) designating the amounts in Title III as an 
     emergency requirement, as proposed by the House and by the 
     Senate.
       The conference agreement includes a general provision 
     (Section 3617) concerning the effective date of this Act.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

        Titles I and II--Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2004

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004 
     follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational authority, fiscal year 2003.........$3,461,323
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 3,849,643
House bill, fiscal year 2004..................................2,699,688
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004.................................3,574,611
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004........................3,548,408
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2003.........+87,085
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-301,235
House bill, fiscal year 2004...................................+848,720
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004...................................-26,203

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

         Title III--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 2003

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2003 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the 2003 budget estimates, and the House 
     and Senate bills for 2003 follow:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year$1,921,193
House bill, fiscal year 2003 *................................2,025,893
Senate bill, fiscal year 2003 *...............................2,044,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2003..........................937,593
Conference agreement compared with:
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-983,600
  House bill, fiscal year 2003...............................-1,088,300
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2003..............................-1,106,407

*Includes $983,600,000 for Disaster relief, which was provided in P.L. 
108-69.

     For consideration of the House bill and the Senate 
     amendments, except for title III in the Senate amendment 
     numbered 3, and modifications committed to conference:
     Jack Kingston,
       (except for the Capital Visitor Center tunnel)
     Ray LaHood,
     Todd Tiahrt,
     John Culberson,
     Mark Kirk,
     Bill Young,
     James P. Moran,
     David E. Price,
     James E. Clyburn,
     For consideration of title III in the Senate amendment number 
     3, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Young,
     Charles H. Taylor,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Kit Bond,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Tim Johnson,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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