[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15162-15176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, by the direction of the Committee on 
Rules, I call up House Resolution 213 and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 213

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 
     XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2647) making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2002, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
     4(c) of rule XIII are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered as read. 
     Points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to 
     comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. No amendment to 
     the bill shall be in order except those printed in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
     such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in 
     the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     the time specified in the report equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments are 
     waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Pryce) is 
recognized for 1 hour.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, for purposes of debate only, I yield 
the customary 30 minutes to my colleague and good friend, the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Hall); pending which I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is 
for the purposes of debate only.
  Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 213 is a structured rule which provides 
for 1 hour of general debate equally divided between the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Taylor), chairman of the subcommittee, and the 
ranking member, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), for the 
consideration of H.R. 2647, the fiscal year 2002 Legislative Branch 
Appropriations bill.
  After general debate, the rule makes in order only the amendments 
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in the Committee on Rules report; an amendment offered by the gentleman 
from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman) and an amendment offered by the gentleman 
from the great State of Ohio (Mr. Traficant).
  The rule waives points of order against consideration of the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 4(c) of rule XIII requiring a 3-day 
availability of printed hearings on general appropriations bills, as 
well as clause 2 of rule XXI prohibiting unauthorized or legislative 
provisions. The rule also waives all points of order against the 
amendments printed in the report.
  Finally, the rule permits the minority to offer a motion to recommit, 
with or without instructions.
  Mr. Speaker, to quote the great Yogi Berra, ``It's like deja vu all 
over again,'' as the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill provides 
yet another example of a carefully crafted bill from the Committee on 
Appropriations that balances fiscal discipline with the true needs of 
the first branch of our government, the legislative branch. This 
legislation represents a responsible increase in overall spending of 
4.5 percent.
  I would like to commend the chairman and the ranking member, and all 
the members of the subcommittee, for their hard work on what is truly a 
noncontroversial bill.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been said that our Nation's capitol building and 
its campus serves three distinct and important purposes. First, it is a 
working office building. The central meeting place of our Federal 
legislature.
  Second, it is a museum that preserves our Nation's history and marks 
its many legislative battles and victories.
  And, finally, this capitol is a living monument to democracy, which 
sits upon the great pedestal of Capitol Hill, clear for all to see.
  Mr. Speaker, the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill safeguards 
these important roles by ensuring funding needs of this institution are 
met. Specifically, the bill funds congressional operations for the 
House of Representatives, including our staffs and employees. It 
addresses the needs of the U.S. Capitol Police, and continues to 
support their efforts to modernize as they perform essential security 
functions for the protection of not just Members of Congress and our 
staffs but also the millions of visitors who come to the seat of our 
government every year.
  The bill includes funding to hire an additional 79 new police 
officers and provides a 4.6 percent cost of living adjustment and a 
salary increase for comparability pay.
  This bill provides for the needs of the Architect of the Capitol as 
well, including its various operations and maintenance activities under 
its jurisdiction for the capitol, House office buildings, and the 
surrounding grounds.
  In addition, this bill funds the needs of the invaluable but often 
behind-the-scenes work performed by the Congressional Budget Office, 
the Government Printing Office, the General Accounting Office, the 
Library of Congress, and the Congressional Research Service, including 
all the employees who collectively help us and our staff make sense of 
the many complex issues that we face each and every day.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill also includes a number of steps to help meet 
the needs of an ever-changing and dynamic workforce, as well as help 
this institution keep pace as an employer. It includes a monthly 
transit benefit to encourage alternative means of transportation, and 
modest infrastructure changes to make cycling to work more appealing. 
Not only will these transit benefits reduce demand on the already 
limited parking and help reduce traffic congestion, but it will also 
make a humble reduction in air pollution.
  The bill recognizes our need to become more environmentally friendly 
and efficient in reusing and recycling our waste by directing a review 
of the current recycling program, identifying ways to improve the 
program, establishing criteria for measuring compliance, and setting 
reasonable milestones for increasing the amount of recycled material.
  Finally, I would simply like to commend the Library of Congress, our 
Nation's library, for the integral role it plays in our shared national 
goal of increasing literacy. The Library of Congress provides an 
invaluable service to the many libraries that dot our towns and cities 
across the country, and it is truly a national treasure.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a good bill. It deserves our support. I urge all 
my colleagues to support this straightforward rule as well as this 
noncontroversial legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume; and I thank my colleague, the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. 
Pryce), for yielding me this time.
  This is a restrictive rule. It will allow for the consideration of 
H.R. 2647, which is a bill that funds Congress and its legislative 
branch agencies in fiscal year 2002. As my colleague from Ohio has 
described, this rule provides for 1 hour of general debate to be 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule allows only two 
amendments. No other amendments may be offered on the House floor.

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  Mr. Speaker, this is the spending bill that pays for the operation of 
Congress. Therefore, now is an opportunity to reflect on whether the 
taxpayers are getting their money's worth. I think that they are.
  I think the men and women who make up the House and the Senate are a 
hard-working group. They are very, very dedicated to public service. 
They work long hours. I think if the American public saw how the 
process really works and the character of the Members of Congress, they 
would be impressed.
  There are a number of provisions in the bill and the related 
committee report that are good. The bill funds the Federal mass transit 
benefit program for the legislative branch which reimburses staff for 
using public transit to commute. This is good for the environment and 
improving congestion on the highways.
  The bill increases funding above the administration's request for the 
Library of Congress to purchase material for its collections. The 
Library of Congress is one of America's greatest cultural treasures, 
and the addition of funds will make it a greater resource.
  I commend the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) and the 
ranking member, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), for their work 
on this bipartisan bill, and urge my colleagues to vote for the rule 
and the underlying bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, we have no speakers on this issue. I 
would like to inquire of the gentleman from Ohio.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a noncontroversial rule. It has strong 
bipartisan support. It will provide the institution with the necessary 
resources so we can not only fulfill our constitutional 
responsibilities as the first branch of the government, but more 
importantly, address the many and varied needs of the constituents that 
we all so proudly serve.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the rule and the 
underlying legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the 
previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gutknecht). Pursuant to House Resolution 
213 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill, H.R. 2647.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2647) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, with Mr. 
Simpson in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered as having 
been read the first time.
  Under the rule, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) and 
the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor).
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time 
as I may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I rise today to present the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2002 to the House for consideration. 
I would like to thank the ranking member, the gentleman from Virginia 
(Mr. Moran) and all of the members of the subcommittee for their 
support in crafting this legislation.
  Mr. Chairman, we have a noncontroversial, bipartisan bill. It 
provides for a 4.4 percent increase over fiscal year 2001, and it is 
within the subcommittee's 302(b) allocation.
  The committee has done its job. It has done a good job, I believe. 
The bill deserves overwhelming support in the House. I do not intend to 
lengthen debate, but I would point out that the bill is under 1995 
expenditures in real terms, and has been crafted, I think, with a great 
deal of care. I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I include 
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  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Chairman, I want first of all to express my appreciation for the 
cooperation of the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor), which 
has enabled us to craft a good bipartisan bill which should garner the 
support of the full House. Paramount among our objectives has been the 
need to ensure that the legislative branch agencies have the resources 
they need to fully carry out their missions. These agencies are the 
vital elements of our democratic process. I believe they are properly 
treated by this fiscal year 2002 appropriations bill.
  The bill prioritizes our capital improvement programs. It confronts, 
not defers, personnel issues such as an aging work force and retention 
challenges, and it funds several new technology projects that will 
allow us to perform our work more efficiently, and to make this work 
more readily available to the public and to preserve it for posterity.
  The 302(b) allocation and prudent oversight have given us the 
flexibility we needed to craft a good budget and honor our legislative 
branch agency requests with only a 4.4 percent increase in our overall 
allocation. The Library of Congress, the General Accounting Office, the 
Government Printing Office and the Congressional Budget Office largely 
received what they requested. Funds are also available to hire an 
additional 79 police officers, bringing the force to 1,481 full-time 
equivalents, and provide a full increase in benefits.
  We have directed the Architect of the Capitol's budget to make life 
and safety improvements a priority and not proceed with any new 
construction projects until design plans are completed.
  Mr. Chairman, I want to recognize the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. 
Hoyer), and express my appreciation for his successful effort to add 
report language that will end the long-standing practice of using 
temporary workers for long-term projects to get around providing them 
health and pension benefits. These temporary workers, some 300 in all, 
have been employed by the Architect on an average of 4.5 years.
  Recognition should also be given to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. 
Kaptur), who was able to include language supporting a plan to include 
more artwork on the Capitol grounds that more fully represents women's 
contributions to American society. She also quite articulately 
expressed her concerns about the use by the Vice President of one of 
the House offices in the Capitol.
  I want to express my appreciation for the efforts by the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) to highlight the need to provide adequate 
changing facilities and showers for staff, and generating support for 
the transit benefits that are both addressed in this legislation.
  I feel very strongly, as does the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. 
LaHood), that since we are going to lose some showers for staff, we 
ought to be providing more, not less. I hope one day we would even have 
a gymnasium facility available for staff people, as the Members of 
Congress have. We should also have parity between the male and female 
Members in terms of those facilities.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill sets aside sufficient funds to enable all 
offices, be it a Member's, a committee's, the Congressional Budget 
Office or the Government Printing Office, to provide all their 
employees with a $65 per month employee transit benefit. We should not 
forget the sacrifices our staff and committee staff, employees in the 
GPO, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Research Service, and all of 
the legislative branch agencies make every day to meet deadlines, 
advance the interests of Members, and serve the public good. We may not 
be able to compensate fully what they should receive, but we can and 
should help where we can.
  This budget enables us to at least provide employees with a $65 per 
month transit benefit, as the other executive agencies are able to. It 
will eventually go up to $100 per month. It encourages people to use 
public transit where able, and that helps everybody commuting in the 
Washington metropolitan area.
  Mr. Chairman, this bill goes a long way towards addressing the needs 
and obligations of the legislative branch. I am pleased to support it.
  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the 
gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), a member of this appropriations 
subcommittee.
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chairman, this is a good bill. We are trying to take 
care of Members, their accounts, and the Capitol itself. We have 
included a provision for certain termporary workers of the Architect of 
the Capitol to ensure that they can receive the same employee benefits 
that other employees receive.
  I thank the majority clerk of the subcommittee, Elizabeth Dawson, who 
has done an outstanding job together with her colleagues on the staff, 
including Mark Murray for the minority, as well as the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Taylor), and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Moran). This is not a controversial bill, as a result of a bipartisan 
effort to fund at adequate levels for the legislative branch of 
government so we might do our job on behalf of the people of this 
country.
  Mr. Chairman, our friends from North Carolina and Virginia have 
written an excellent bill that meets the test any general 
appropriations bill should meet. It will provide the resources that 
agencies need to do their jobs next year. I have already voted for it 
twice in the committee, and I urge all members to support it here.
  This bill fully funds a number of accounts, including the Government 
Printing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Congressional 
Research Service, key agencies that directly support the work of the 
Congress.
  It fully funds the American Folklife Center in the Library, including 
the Veterans' Oral History Project authorized last year at the 
suggestion of our colleague, the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Kind]. 
It funds the excellent new sound-recording preservation program also 
authorized last year.
  It provides needed funds to improve services to the public in the Law 
Library.
  To enhance security in the complex, it funds all the extra Capitol 
Police Officers that the department can hire and train next year, and 
restores pay parity with Park Police and Secret Service Uniformed 
Officers.
  It extends GPO's early-out/buy-out authority for 3 more years.
  It funds the 4.6% COLA that all Federal employees, both military and 
civilians, should receive next January.
  It funds the same $65 transit benefit available in the Executive 
Branch for every legislative-branch agency. I especially want to 
compliment our friend from Virginia for making this a priority. I will 
work in House administration to authorize the increased benefit 
promptly for House employees.
  And the bill otherwise provides ample funds for the operation of 
Member offices, committees, and the officers of the House.
  The bill reserves for conference a final decision on the 
Congressional Budget Office's request for student-loan repayment 
authority, in order to give House administration time to develop a 
policy applicable to the entire legislative branch, as just wisely 
proposed by our friend from California (Ms. Lee).
  Mr. Chairman, I could go on for a considerable time lauding this 
bill, but I won't. It has been a pleasure working with Chairman Taylor 
and Mr. Moran this year.
  I thank them both for their leadership and tireless efforts.
  It has also been a pleasure to work with the capable new subcommittee 
clerk, Liz Dawson.
  I urge an ``aye'' vote on this excellent bill.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of 
my time.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), who was very active and 
constructive on this bill.
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
this time, and I appreciate the hard work that he has been involved 
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throughout his career on Capitol Hill to deal with notions of improving 
the quality of life here in the metropolitan area.
  Mr. Chairman, I am an enthusiastic supporter of provisions in this 
bill that can have a beneficial impact on the entire Washington region; 
and most important, to improve the quality of life for the thousands of 
men and women working here on Capitol Hill all at a very small cost.
  My goal in Congress is for the Federal Government to be a better 
partner promoting livable communities, making families safe, healthy 
and more economically secure. An important part of a livable community 
is ensuring that people have choices about where they want to live, 
work and how they travel.
  A recent study highlighted Washington, D.C., as the third most 
congested region in the United States. Rush hour can be 6 hours or more 
out of every day. Here on Capitol Hill, we have problems of congestion, 
pollution and parking shortages. There are over 6,000 parking spaces 
which are reserved for our employees, which are not free. The total 
cost is estimated at about $1,500 per year, and with the temporary 
closure of the Cannon Office Building garage, parking is at even more 
of a premium.
  Mr. Chairman, 3 years ago, with the help of the gentlewoman from 
Maryland (Mrs. Morella), the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran), and then-Speaker Gingrich, we were 
able to change the policy of only providing free parking to House 
employees to be able to have a modest transit benefit. We have made 
some progress in being able to establish it, but unfortunately, we have 
been passed by by the rest of the Federal Government, by the private 
sector, even dare I say, by our colleagues on the other side of the 
Capitol in the Senate.
  It is time for us to move forward not just for our congressional 
offices, but the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, 
the Congressional Budget Office, to enjoy the transit benefits that we 
are giving to the rest of the Federal employees.
  Today's bill provides this important change to include the language 
and increase the allowable amount to $65 for legislative branch 
employees. This modification will provide parity for all of the 
remaining Federal employees in the metropolitan area. It includes other 
important language such as to update the bike facilities here on 
Capitol Hill. We have more and more of our employees who are taking 
advantage of that opportunity.
  We have an opportunity to secure bike lockers for those Members and 
staff who walk to work, and to study the new potential locations to 
replace shower facilities that are being lost with the upcoming closing 
of the O'Neill Building. Currently, there are only two shower 
facilities on all of Capitol Hill for over 6,000 employees able to 
shower at work. Some of us have been providing instructions about how 
to find them so they are not treated as a secret.

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  I applaud the Committee on Appropriations, particularly the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. 
Moran), for including these simple, low-cost efforts in today's bill. 
They will provide benefits many times over in terms of the quality of 
life around the Hill for the environment, and it is a signal to our 
employees that we value their participation. What better way for the 
House to be part of the solution of saving energy, protecting air, 
fighting against congestion than by expanding the transit benefit and 
permitting our employees who run, walk or bike to work to be able to do 
so in a fashion that is hygienic and comfortable.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I yield 5 minutes to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Walsh), a member of the committee.
  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman very much for yielding 
time. I would like to ask him to enter into a brief colloquy with me at 
this time.
  Mr. Chairman, I would like to inquire about the status of the 
Botanical Gardens renovation project. It is my understanding that this 
project, which started in early 1999 with an estimated completion date 
of September of last year, is still not finished. We are now 
approaching the 11th month of delay and apparently it will be an 
additional few months before we can finally open it up again to the 
public. Is that correct?
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. WALSH. I yield to the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Yes, it is.
  Mr. WALSH. I have followed the development and construction of this 
project with great interest since I was in his position when we started 
this project. It is my opinion that this project is just another 
example of poor management by the construction contractor, Clarke 
Construction. In fact, it appears that Clarke Construction has quite a 
track record of not bringing in projects on time or on budget. I am 
told that the General Services Administration, the agency responsible 
for building Government facilities, has also had problems of delays and 
cost overruns on projects awarded to Clarke.
  I am not saying that Clarke Construction should bear all the blame, 
nor do I suppose is the Architect of the Capitol without fault. In 
fact, I believe he has too many projects on his plate. But I strongly 
believe that Clarke Construction as general contractor for the 
Botanical Gardens has not demanded the level of expertise and 
management skills required to successfully execute complex projects 
such as this one. There are quite a number of Clarke Construction sites 
around the D.C. area. I note these sites are quite active. The 
Botanical Gardens site has often been lonely or deserted.
  Clarke Construction may have a disincentive to finish the project 
compared to private sector sites due to an inadequate penalty clause. 
Can I inquire of the chairman whether the subcommittee addresses the 
issue of penalty clauses in this bill.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. The committee is very concerned about 
construction contractor performance and delays in providing the 
required work to the Architect within the specified contract completion 
period. Apparently the Architect has not been including penalty clauses 
in construction contracts as do other Government agencies and the 
private sector. Based on these concerns, we have included language in 
section 111 prohibiting the Architect of the Capitol from entering into 
or administering any construction contract with a value greater than 
$50,000 unless the contract includes a provision requiring the payment 
of liquidated damages within specified amounts. I believe this will 
rectify the problem.
  Mr. WALSH. I thank the gentleman for addressing this issue. I 
appreciate his continued efforts in working with the Architect to bring 
this project to a conclusion. I hope that future projects will be 
awarded to companies with better past performance records and 
experienced management teams. I thank the gentleman for his vigilance 
in getting this project completed.
  Mr. MORAN of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  First of all I wanted to reiterate what the gentleman from Oregon 
(Mr. Blumenauer) said with regard to the transit benefit. When we 
offered this benefit to executive branch employees, Mr. Tim Aiken on my 
staff has been working on it very closely, we saw an immediate increase 
of more than 70,000 riders of transit in the executive branch taking 
advantage of this. It has continued to increase dramatically and 
steadily every month. This works.
  Providing the $65 transit benefit to the legislative branch 
employees, we trust, will have the same effect of getting people out of 
their single-occupant vehicles into public transit. That helps all of 
us, both those people who drive to work as well as, of course, helping 
the financing of our Metro system. It also is going to help in 
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pollution attainment standards which are a major problem right now for 
the Washington metro area.
  This is a good idea. It is eventually going to go up to $100. I am 
underscoring it because I want all of the people that work for the 
legislative branch to be aware that this $65 transit benefit will now 
be available to them. It is tax-free; there is no reason not to take 
advantage of it if you can possibly use public transit. And so we very 
much encourage people in the Legislative Branch to take advantage of 
this benefit.
  In addition, some people are actually going to ride bicycles or some 
even run. I ran to work a couple of times in my younger days. I do not 
know how many people are going to do that; but however many, we ought 
to have shower facilities, including for staff that work so many long 
hours. Many staff are working 12- and 16-hour days. They should 
certainly have an hour to take a jog if they want, down to the Mall or 
whatever. We need to be building more shower facilities for both men 
and women and I think eventually some workout facility on the Capitol 
grounds. We have language that will move us forward in that direction.
  The gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) had an amendment that was 
not made in order, but I want to say for the record that I support the 
concept of eligibility for student loan repayment benefits for 
employees of the House and its supporting agencies.
  As she pointed out, executive branch employees as well as employees 
of the GPO and the Library of Congress are already eligible for student 
loan forgiveness. Current law authorizes payments of up to $6,000 per 
year up to a total of $40,000 per person for their college education. 
We did not approve the request of the CBO, however, to extend this 
benefit to their employees because we felt that a uniform policy should 
be developed across the board. The bill, therefore, calls for study of 
the issue by the Committee on House Administration.
  The Senate bill, which was reported subsequent to our subcommittee 
markup, authorizes the extension of this benefit to all Senate 
employees. In light of that action and in anticipation of the other 
body's desire to include this benefit for Senate employees in this 
year's bill, it is essential that the Committee on House Administration 
develop guidelines rapidly. This would give the conferees on the 
Legislative bill some real options for moving forward with a well-
thought-out student loan forgiveness eligibility program.
  We need more tools to recruit and retain valuable staff. This program 
is a modest way to help individuals who have decided on public service 
as a career to get higher education and for us to help them make it 
affordable. I hope we can be responsive to this need but do it in the 
context of a uniform policy for all House employees. I congratulate the 
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee) for having introduced her 
amendment.
  We do have two, what I would consider, minor amendments, no offense 
to the people making them; but they should not be too controversial, 
and then we should be able to pass this bill.
  Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, I have no further 
requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read for amendment under 
the 5-minute rule.
  The text of H.R. 2647 is as follows:

                               H.R. 2647

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for 
     other purposes, namely:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $882,100,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $15,910,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,866,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,830,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,224,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,562,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,168,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $431,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $806,000; Republican Conference, $1,342,000; 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,435,000; 
     Democratic Caucus, $713,000; nine minority employees, 
     $1,293,000; training and program development--majority, 
     $290,000; training and program development--minority, 
     $290,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $330,000; and 
     minority $330,000.

                  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, 
     $479,472,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $104,514,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2002.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $23,002,000, 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, 
     2002.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $101,766,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $11,000, of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family 
     Room, for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $15,408,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $750 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $4,139,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $67,495,000, of which $3,525,000 
     shall remain available until expended, including $31,510,000 
     for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of 
     House Information Resources, of which $31,390,000 is provided 
     herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House 
     Information Resources, $8,656,000 shall be for net expenses 
     of telecommunications: Provided further, That House 
     Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement 
     from Members of the House of Representatives and other 
     governmental entities for services provided and such 
     reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit 
     to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     the Inspector General, $3,756,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of General Counsel, $894,000; for the Office of 
     the Chaplain, $144,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian 
     and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,344,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
     Counsel of the House, $2,107,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
     $5,456,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections 
     Calendar Office, $883,000; and for other authorized 
     employees, $140,000.

                        allowances and expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $157,436,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $3,379,000; 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, $152,957,000; 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 amounts as are deposited in the 
     account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), 
     subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, 
     as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four 
     majority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the 
     Speaker:

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       (1) The position of chief of floor service.
       (2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
       (3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
       (b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority 
     positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority 
     leader:
       (1) The position of chief of floor service.
       (2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
       (3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
       (c) Each individual who is an incumbent of a position 
     transferred by subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time 
     of the transfer shall remain subject to the House Employees 
     Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 290 et seq.), except 
     that the authority of the Clerk and the committee under the 
     Act shall be exercised--
       (1) by the Speaker, in the case of an individual in a 
     position transferred under subsection (a); and
       (2) by the minority leader, in the case of an individual in 
     a position transferred under subsection (b).
       Sec. 102. (a) The third sentence of section 104(a)(1) of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as 
     incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99-
     500 and Public Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 117e(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``for credit to the appropriate account'' and all 
     that follows and inserting the following: ``for credit to the 
     appropriate account of the House of Representatives, and 
     shall be available for expenditure in accordance with 
     applicable law. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the 
     case of receipts from the sale or disposal of any audio or 
     video transcripts prepared by the House Recording Studio, the 
     `appropriate account of the House of Representatives' shall 
     be the account of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
     House of Representatives.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 103. (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 2002. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2002 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. 104. (a) Day for Paying Salaries of the House of 
     Representatives.--The usual day for paying salaries in or 
     under the House of Representatives shall be the last day of 
     each month, except that if the last day of a month falls on a 
     Saturday, Sunday, or a legal public holiday, the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall 
     pay such salaries on the first weekday which precedes the 
     last day.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--(1) The first section and 
     section 2 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution 
     authorizing the payment of salaries of the officers and 
     employees of Congress for December on the 20th day of that 
     month each year'', approved May 21, 1937 (2 U.S.C. 60d and 
     60e), are each repealed.
       (2) The last paragraph under the heading ``Contingent 
     Expense of the House'' in the First Deficiency Appropriation 
     Act, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 60e-1), is repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods 
     beginning after the expiration of the 1-year period which 
     begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $3,424,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $6,733,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per 
     month each to three medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 
     per month to two assistants and $400 per month each not to 
     exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $1,253,904 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $1,865,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police

                                salaries

       For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, 
     members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance 
     of not more than $600 each for members required to wear 
     civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, 
     retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee 
     benefits, $112,592,000, of which $55,013,000 is provided to 
     the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or the Chief's 
     delegee, and $57,579,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms 
     and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading, such amounts as may be 
     necessary may be transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of 
     the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

                            general expenses

       For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
     Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and 
     other equipment, security equipment and installation, 
     uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical 
     services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
     and professional services, the employee assistance program, 
     not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, 
     telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor 
     and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 
     Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services 
     performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the 
     Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Sergeant 
     at Arms of the House of Representatives designated by the 
     Chairman of the Board, $11,081,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Chief of the Capitol Police or the Chief's delegee: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of 
     basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2002 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to 
     the Department of the Treasury.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the 
     Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings 
     ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the 
     appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
     of Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the 
     case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided 
     to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under 
     the heading ``salaries''; and
       (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office, $2,512,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
     amount may be used to employ more than 43 individuals: 
     Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, 
     during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional 
     individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more 
     than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months 
     each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the first session of 
     the One Hundred Seventh Congress, showing appropriations 
     made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, 
     together with a chronological history of the regular 
     appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid 
     to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees 
     to supervise the work.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,059,000, of which $254,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2003.

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                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public 
     Law 93-344), including not more than $3,000 to be expended on 
     the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $30,780,000: Provided, That no part of 
     such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
     passenger motor vehicle.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions of 
     chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, as the Director 
     determines necessary to provide hereafter for training of 
     individuals employed by the Congressional Budget Office.
       (b) The implementing regulations shall provide for training 
     that, in the determination of the Director, is consistent 
     with the training provided by agencies subject to chapter 41 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Any recovery of debt owed to the Congressional Budget 
     Office under this section and its implementing regulations 
     shall be credited to the appropriations account available for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office at the time of recovery.
       Sec. 107. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. Sec. 606(a)), is amended 
     by striking ``or discarding.'' and inserting ``sale, trade-
     in, or discarding.'', and by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of personal 
     property shall be credited to funds available for the 
     operations of the Congressional Budget Office and be 
     available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar 
     property. Such funds shall be available for such purposes 
     during the fiscal year in which received and the following 
     fiscal year.''.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                       general and administration

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the 
     Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
     services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and 
     studies in connection with activities under the care of the 
     Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the 
     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 $1,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the 
     Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or 
     exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; and not to exceed $30,000 for attendance, when 
     specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at 
     meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related 
     to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $46,705,000, of 
     which $3,414,000 shall remain available until expended.


                           minor construction

       For minor construction (as established under section 108 of 
     this Act), $9,482,000, to remain available until expended, to 
     be used in accordance with the terms and conditions described 
     in such section.


                           capitol buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol $17,674,000, of which $6,267,000 
     shall remain available until expended.

                            capitol grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $6,904,000, of which 
     $100,000 shall remain available until expended.

                         house office buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $49,006,000, of 
     which $18,344,000 shall remain available until expended.

                          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, $45,324,000, of which $100,000 shall 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than 
     $4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
     appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
     obligation during fiscal year 2002.


                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 108. (a) Establishment of Account for Minor 
     Construction.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of 
     the United States an account for the Architect of the Capitol 
     to be known as ``minor construction'' (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the ``account'').
       (b) Uses of Funds in Account.--Subject to subsection (c), 
     funds in the account shall be used by the Architect of the 
     Capitol for land and building acquisition, construction, 
     repair, and alteration projects resulting from unforeseen and 
     unplanned conditions in connection with construction and 
     maintenance activities under the jurisdiction of the 
     Architect (including the United States Botanic Garden).
       (c) Prior Notification Required for Obligation.--The 
     Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any funds in the 
     account with respect to a project unless, not fewer than 21 
     days prior to the obligation, the Architect provides notice 
     of the obligation to--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, in the case of a project on behalf of the 
     House of Representatives;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the 
     case of a project on behalf of the Senate; or
       (3) both the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, in the case of any other project.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 109. (a) Acquisition of Property by Architect of the 
     Capitol.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Architect of the Capitol is authorized to secure, subject to 
     the availability of appropriated funds (through such 
     agreement as the Architect considers appropriate), the 
     property and facilities located at 67 K Street Southwest in 
     the District of Columbia (square 645, lot 814).
       (b) Uses and Control of Property.--
       (1) In general.--The property and facilities secured by the 
     Architect under subsection (a) shall be under the control of 
     the Chief of the United States Capitol Police and shall be 
     used by the Chief for the care and maintenance of vehicles of 
     the United States Capitol Police, in accordance with a plan 
     prepared by the Chief and approved by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
       (2) Additional uses permitted.--In addition to the use 
     described in paragraph (1), the Chief of the United States 
     Capitol Police may permit the property and facilities secured 
     by the Architect under subsection (a) to be used for other 
     purposes by the United States Capitol Police, the House of 
     Representatives, the Senate, and the Architect of the 
     Capitol, subject to--
       (A) the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives, in the case of use by the House of 
     Representatives;
       (B) the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, in the case of use by the Senate; or
       (C) the approval of both the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, in the case of use by the 
     United States Capitol Police or the Architect of the Capitol.
       (c) Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol shall be 
     responsible for the costs of the necessary expenses 
     incidental to the use of the property and facilities 
     described in subsection (a) (including payments under the 
     lease), including expenses for maintenance, alterations, and 
     repair of the property and facilities, except that the Chief 
     of the United States Capitol Police shall be responsible for 
     the costs of any equipment, furniture, and furnishings used 
     in connection with the care and maintenance of vehicles 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
       (2) Source of funds.--
       (A) In general.--The funds expended by the Architect to 
     carry out paragraph (1) in any fiscal year shall be derived 
     solely from funds appropriated to the Architect for the 
     fiscal year for purposes of the United States Capitol Police.
       (B) Use of certain 1999 funds.--The funds expended by the 
     Architect to carry out paragraph (1) may also be derived from 
     funds appropriated to the Architect in the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999, under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF 
     THE CAPITOL--Capitol Buildings and Grounds--capitol 
     buildings--salaries and expenses'' for the design of police 
     security projects, which shall remain available until 
     expended.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 110. (a) Compensation of Certain Positions in the 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol.--In accordance with 
     the authority described in section 308(a) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), 
     section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:

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       ``(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of 
     basic pay for not more than 11 positions (of whom 1 shall be 
     the project manager for the Capitol Visitor Center and 1 
     shall be the project manager for the modification of the 
     Capitol Power Plant) at a rate not to exceed the highest 
     total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under 
     subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for the locality involved.''; and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (b) Comprehensive Management Study and Response.--
       (1) Study by comptroller general.--The Comptroller General 
     shall conduct a comprehensive management study of the 
     operations of the Architect of the Capitol, and shall submit 
     the study to the Architect of the Capitol and the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
       (2) Plan by architect in response.--The Architect of the 
     Capitol shall develop and submit to the Committees referred 
     to in paragraph (1) a management improvement plan which 
     addresses the study of the Comptroller General under 
     paragraph (1) and which indicates how the salary adjustments 
     made by the amendments made by this section will support such 
     plan.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section (other than subsection 
     (b)) and the amendments made by this section shall apply with 
     respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date on 
     which the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate approve the plan submitted by the 
     Architect of the Capitol under subsection (b)(2).
       Sec. 111. (a) Liquidated Damages.--The Architect of the 
     Capitol may not enter into or administer any construction 
     contract with a value greater than $50,000 unless the 
     contract includes a provision requiring the payment of 
     liquidated damages in the amount determined under subsection 
     (b) in the event that completion of the project is delayed 
     because of the contractor.
       (b) Amount of Payment.--The amount of payment required 
     under a liquidated damages provision described in subsection 
     (a) shall be equal to the product of--
       (1) the daily liquidated damage payment rate; and
       (2) the number of days by which the completion of the 
     project is delayed.
       (c) Daily Liquidated Damage Payment Rate.--
       (1) In general.--In subsection (b), the ``daily liquidated 
     damage payment rate'' means--
       (A) $140, in the case of a contract with a value greater 
     than $50,000 and less than $100,000;
       (B) $200, in the case of a contract with a value equal to 
     or greater than $100,000 and equal to or less than $500,000; 
     and
       (C) the sum of $200 plus $50 for each $100,000 increment by 
     which the value of the contract exceeds $500,000, in the case 
     of a contract with a value greater than $500,000.
       (2) Adjustment in rate permitted.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), the daily liquidated damage payment rate may 
     be adjusted by the contracting officer involved to a rate 
     greater or lesser than the rate described in such paragraph 
     if the contracting officer makes a written determination that 
     the rate described does not accurately reflect the 
     anticipated damages which will be suffered by the United 
     States as a result of the delay in the completion of the 
     contract.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to contracts entered into during fiscal year 2002 or any 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 112. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Architect of the Capitol may not reprogram any funds with 
     respect to any project or object class without the approval 
     of--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives, in the case of a project or object class 
     within the House of Representatives;
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the 
     case of a project or object class within the Senate; or
       (3) both the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate, in the case of any other project or object class.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to funds provided 
     to the Architect of the Capitol before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 113. (a) Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), none of the funds provided by this Act or any 
     other Act may be used by the Architect of the Capitol during 
     fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding fiscal year to employ any 
     individual as a temporary employee within a category of 
     temporary employment which does not provide employees with 
     the same eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, 
     retirement, and other benefits which is provided to temporary 
     employees who are hired for a period exceeding one year in 
     length.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     individual who is a temporary employee of the Senate 
     Restaurant or a temporary employee who is hired for a total 
     of 120 days or less during any 5-year period.
       (b) Allotment and Assignment of Pay.--(1) Section 5525 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this section, 
     the term `agency' includes the Office of the Architect of the 
     Capitol.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $81,454,000: 
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

                     (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 (44 
     U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications 
     authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; 
     and printing, binding, and distribution of Government 
     publications authorized by law to be distributed without 
     charge to the recipient, $81,000,000: Provided, That this 
     appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the 
     permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
     Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates 
     authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
     obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar 
     purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated 
     or made available under this Act or any other Act for 
     printing and binding and related services provided to 
     Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may 
     be expended to print a document, report, or publication after 
     the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, 
     report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be 
     printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in 
     accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: 
     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.
       This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
     Appropriations Act, 2002''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $5,946,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall not be available for any activities of the National 
     Garden: Provided further, That not more than $25,000 of the 
     amount appropriated under this heading is available for 
     official reception and representation expenses in connection 
     with the opening of the renovated Botanic Garden 
     Conservatory, upon approval by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $304,692,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2002, 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

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     be derived from collections during fiscal year 2002 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, $15,824,474 
     is to remain available until expended for acquisition of 
     books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials 
     including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the 
     Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the 
     purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of 
     special and unique materials for additions to the 
     collections: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $1,517,903 is to remain available until 
     expended for the acquisition and partial support for 
     implementation of an Integrated Library System (ILS): 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $5,600,000 is to remain available until expended for the 
     purpose of teaching educators how to incorporate the 
     Library's digital collections into school curricula and shall 
     be transferred to the educational consortium formed to 
     conduct the ``Joining Hands Across America: Local Community 
     Initiative'' project as approved by the Library.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $40,896,000, of which not more than $21,880,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2002 under 
     17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright Office may not 
     obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under 
     17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the amount authorized for 
     obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
     further, That not more than $5,984,000 shall be derived from 
     collections during fiscal year 2002 under 17 U.S.C. 
     111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided further, 
     That the total amount available for obligation shall be 
     reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
     $27,864,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of 
     the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of 
     an ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright 
     Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than 
     $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $49,788,000, of which $14,437,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

       For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, 
     maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and 
     library equipment, $7,932,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
     Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
     more than $203,560, of which $60,486 is for the Congressional 
     Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
     Librarian of Congress, for attendance at meetings concerned 
     with the function or activity for which the appropriation is 
     made.
       Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any 
     flexible or compressed work schedule which--
       (1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the 
     grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
       (2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be 
     at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time 
     worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
       (b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or 
     supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as 
     such terms are defined in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of 
     Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and 
     administrative overhead costs generated by performing 
     reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of 
     sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United States Code, shall 
     not be used to employ more than 65 employees and may be 
     expended or obligated--
       (1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or 
     in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
       (2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
       (A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead 
     costs as are attributable to the work performed for such 
     agency; or
       (B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in 
     appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not 
     allowable under subparagraph (A).
       Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the incentive awards program.
       Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of 
     Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
     on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
       Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2002, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $114,473,000.
       (b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
     reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded 
     from sources other than appropriations to the Library in 
     appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
       (c) For fiscal year 2002, the Librarian of Congress may 
     temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act under the 
     heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--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. 207. Section 101 of the Library of Congress Fiscal 
     Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-481; 2 
     U.S.C. 182a) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``AUDIO AND VIDEO''; and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``audio and video''.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

                     structural and mechanical care

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $22,252,000, of which $8,918,000 shall 
     remain available until expended.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 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, $29,639,000: Provided, That travel 
     expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library 
     Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: 
     Provided further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 
     from current year appropriations are authorized for producing 
     and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
     publications for 2000 and 2001 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

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

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     Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be 
     available for the full-time equivalent employment of more 
     than 3,260 workyears (or such other number of workyears as 
     the Public Printer may request, subject to the approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives): Provided further, That activities 
     financed through the revolving fund may provide information 
     in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
     shall not be used to administer any flexible or compressed 
     work schedule which applies to any manager or supervisor in a 
     position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher 
     than GS-15: Provided further, That expenses for attendance at 
     meetings shall not exceed $75,000.

                        Administrative Provision


   Extension of Early Retirement and Voluntary Separation Incentive 
                            Payments for GPO

       Sec. 208. (a) Section 309 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999 (44 U.S.C. 305 note), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``October 1, 
     2001'' and inserting ``October 1, 2004''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``September 30, 
     2001'' and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
       (b) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1999.

                       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 sections 901(5), 901(6), 
     and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4081(5), 4081(6), and 4081(8)); and under regulations 
     prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
     rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $421,844,000: 
     Provided, That not more than $1,751,000 of payments received 
     under section 782 of title 31, United States Code shall be 
     available for use in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That 
     not more than $750,000 of reimbursements received under 
     section 9105 of title 31, United States Code shall be 
     available for use in fiscal year 2002: 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.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2002 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.
       Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated for is 
     different from that specifically established by such Act, the 
     rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be 
     the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
     provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
     expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
     Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 
     permanent law with respect thereto.
       Sec. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures 
     are a matter of public record and available for public 
     inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
     law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
     existing law.
       Sec. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into 
     any contract with, any entity using funds made available in 
     this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest 
     extent practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       (c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any inscription with 
     the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the 
     United States that is not made in the United States, such 
     person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
     subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, 
     pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility 
     procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       Sec. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to 
     the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of 
     Public Law 104-1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized 
     under such subsection.
       Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $252,000.
       Sec. 308. (a) Section 5596(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) the Architect of the Capitol; and
       ``(7) the United States Botanic Garden.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to personnel actions taken on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 309. Section 4(b) of the House Employees Position 
     Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by 
     the committee under this subsection for 2002 and each 
     succeeding year, positions under the Chief Administrative 
     Officer shall include positions of the United States Capitol 
     telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.''.
       Sec. 310. 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.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2002''.

  The CHAIRMAN. No amendment is in order except those printed in House 
Report 107-171. Each amendment may be offered only in the order 
printed, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
shall be considered read, debatable for the time specified in the 
report, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in House 
Report 107-171.


                 Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mr. Rothman

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Rothman:
       Page 45, add after line 25 the following:
       Sec. 311. Of the amounts made available in this Act for the 
     Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
     and the amounts made available in this Act for the Architect 
     of the Capitol for the item relating to ``house office 
     buildings'', an aggregate amount of $75,000 shall be made 
     available for the installation of compact fluorescent light 
     bulbs in table, floor, and desk lamps in House office 
     buildings for offices of the House which request them 
     (including any retrofitting of the lamps which may be 
     necessary to install such bulbs), consistent with the energy 
     conservation plan of the Architect under section 310 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.


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  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 213, the gentleman from 
New Jersey (Mr. Rothman) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman).
  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  First, let me thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Taylor) 
and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) as well as staff members 
Liz Dawson and Mark Murray for allowing me to bring this amendment 
forward and for working with me to make this possible.
  Mr. Chairman, I am offering an amendment today that is quite simple. 
It would provide sufficient resources from existing funds to allow 
House Members to request the installation of energy-efficient compact 
fluorescent light bulbs in their offices.
  Some may say, well, that sounds pretty trivial. Well, if saving money 
for the taxpayers is trivial, if saving energy is trivial, then maybe 
so. But I think not. I think that this is important and an important 
first step. For example, this compact fluorescent light bulb that could 
be used in the Members' offices, at their request, saves about $3.60 
per light bulb per year. Now, we have got three or 4,000 light bulbs in 
the Members' offices. These new light bulbs will also last 20 times 
longer than regular light bulbs. So not only will we save a lot of 
money on the energy that we will not be consuming with these new bulbs, 
they will last 20 times longer, which means we will be buying between 
50 and 100,000 less light bulbs over the course of 10 years, and we 
will not have to divert attention from the House maintenance staff to 
this task of changing light bulbs, and they can go on and do the other 
important work that they are doing.
  Let me just say this. It is also, frankly, an indication that the 
House of Representatives is very much concerned about saving energy. 
This builds on the 1998 initiative of this Congress to install energy-
saving fixtures where we can. As a result of that initiative, the 
Capitol complex is using nearly 31 million kilowatt hours less than 
before, a 10 percent decrease in power usage.
  Let me add two other points: one is that if we continue in this 
direction, we can avoid having to construct new power plants. It is 
said if everyone in America used them, we could retire 90 power plants. 
Finally, we should, where possible and reasonable, make sure we use 
these new light bulbs that are made in the USA.
  Again, I thank the chairman and my distinguished friend and ranking 
member, the gentleman from Virginia, for all their help in getting this 
amendment before this body.
  Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, we have no objection to 
the amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The question is on the amendment offered by the 
gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Rothman).
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed 
in House Report 107-171.


                Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Traficant

  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 2 offered by Mr. Traficant:
       At the end of the bill (preceding the short title) insert 
     the following new section:
       Sec.   . No funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under this Act shall be made available to any person or 
     entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 213, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Traficant) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Traficant).
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I noticed in the last debate, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. 
Rothman) has a very good amendment. But he was to have shown you one of 
those bulbs. After discussing it with me, and it is certainly no 
reflection on the gentleman from New Jersey or his staff, the reason 
why he did not show that bulb to the Congress is his staff went out and 
bought one for the purposes of display and that light bulb was made in 
China. The gentleman from New Jersey having seen that and certainly 
very supportive of Made in America/Buy American, says he further 
recommended in his closing remarks that we try and buy those bulbs made 
in America. The truth of the matter is while some people may think some 
of these concerns are trivial, the United States trade deficit is 
approaching one-third of a trillion dollars a year. A lot of people 
really do not look at labels. The Traficant amendment says if anybody 
has violated a Buy American Act, at some point they cannot get money 
under this bill.

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  I do not even think that goes far enough. I think the people who buy 
for the Federal Government should look at the labels. If they are going 
to buy bulbs from China and buy goods made in Japan and continue to buy 
Russian-made goods and continue to give foreign aid to Russia, we might 
find ourselves some day arming ourselves in a possible war with one of 
these nations that we financed.