[House Report 104-146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-146
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 PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1854, THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
                APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996

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   June 19, 1995.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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 Mr. Diaz-Balart, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 169]
    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 169, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 1854, 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 
1996, under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
    The rule waives section 302(f) and section 308(a) of the 
Budget Act against consideration of the bill. Section 302(f) 
prohibits consideration of a bill that exceeds a committee's 
allocation of entitlement authority (in this instance); and 
section 308(a) requires that the report on a measure to include 
cost estimates on entitlement changes in this bill. These 
waivers are necessary due to a minor provision relating to the 
annual salary level of the Director of the Congressional 
Research Service which is technically considered an entitlement 
change, even though the same provision has been contained in 
past years' Acts as well. Clauses 2 and 6 of rule XXI, 
prohibiting unauthorized appropriations and legislative 
provisions in an appropriations bill, and prohibiting 
reappropriations, respectively, are waived against provisions 
of the bill.
    The rule makes in order only the amendments printed in this 
report if offered in the order printed, by the Member 
specified, and for the time specified in the report. The 
amendments are not subject to amendment, unless specified in 
the report, or to a demand for a division of the question in 
the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order 
are waived against the amendments. The Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole is authorized to postpone record votes 
and to reduce to 5-minutes the time for voting after the first 
of a series of votes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit.

                            committee votes

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(2)(B) of House rule XI the results 
of each rollcall vote on an amendment or motion to report, 
together with the names of those voting for and against, are 
printed below.

Rules Committee rollcall No. 157

    Date: June 19, 1995.
    Measure: Rule for consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY'96.
    Motion By: Mr. Beilenson.
    Summary of Motion: Make in order the amendment by Reps. 
Brewster & Harman to credit any cuts made in bill to a Deficit 
Reduction Lock Box, and waive points of order against the 
amendment.
    Results: Rejected, 3 to 7.
    Vote by Member: Dreier--Nay; Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; McInnis--Nay; Waldholtz--Nay; Beilenson--Yea; 
Frost--Yea; Hall--Yea; Solomon--Nay.
Rules Committee rollcall No. 158

    Date: June 19, 1995.
    Measure: Rule for consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY'96.
    Motion By: Mr. Frost.
    Summary of Motion: Make in order amendment by Rep. Baldacci 
to prohibit the acceptance of gifts from lobbyists.
    Results: Rejected, 3 to 7.
    Vote by Member: Dreier--Nay; Goss--Nay; Linder--Nay; Diaz-
Balart--Nay; McInnis--Nay; Waldholtz--Nay; Beilenson--Yea; 
Frost--Yea; Hall--Yea; Solomon--Nay.

  summary of amendments made in order by the rule for h.r. 1854, the 
            legislative branch appropriations bill for fy'96

(Amendments listed in the order to be offered; debatable for 10 minutes 
                                 each)

    1. Neumann (WI) No. 6--Reduces Members' representational 
allowances--including members' clerk-hire, official expenses, 
and official mail by $9.3 million to the 1995 appropriated 
level.
    2. Castle (DE)/McHale (PA)/Smith (WA) No. 29 (as a 
substitute for Neumann amendment)--This version cuts the 
appropriation for Members' mail by $4.6 million.
    3. Gutierrez (IL) No. 22--Prohibits a Member of Congress 
from sending unsolicited mass mailings within 90 days of an 
election to be accomplished by adding a proviso to the language 
referring to appropriations for members' official mail 
accounts.
    4. Minge (MN) No. 18--Eliminates funding for the Joint 
Economic Committee.
    5. Fazio (CA) No. 7--Restores the responsibility of the 
Joint Committee on Taxation regarding review of tax refunds and 
credits.
    6. Fazio (CA) No. 8--Restores the Office of Technology 
Assessment.
    7. Houghton (NY) No. 10 (as a substitute for Fazio 
amendment No. 8)--Transfers $15 million to the Congressional 
Research Service for the transfer of functions and personnel 
from the Office of Technology Assessment.
    8. Clinger/Portman/Condit/Davis No. 11--Reduces funding the 
Library of Congress' American Folklife Center by $1,165,000 and 
adds $1,100,000 in funding to the Congressional Budget Office 
to comply with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
    9. Orton (UT) No. 16--Cuts $7,000,000 from the Botanic 
Garden's Conservatory Renovation program and restores this 
amount to the salaries and expenses appropriation for the 
Office of the Superintendent of Documents.
    10. Klug/Roberts No. 15--Reduces the Government Printing 
Offices' full time equivalents by 350 to a level of 3,550.
    11. Christensen (NE) No. 14--Prohibits the use of funds for 
elevator operators in the House office buildings.
    12. Zimmer (NJ) No. 3--Allows Members to return unspent 
portions of their office expense accounts to the Treasury to be 
used for deficit reduction.
 1. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neumann of Wisconsin 
         or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 3, line 6, strike ``$360,503,000'' and insert 
``$351,217,000''.
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2. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castle of Delaware or 
 Representative McHale of Pennsylvania, or a Designee, as a Substitute 
for the Amendment of Representative Neumann of Wisconsin, Debatable for 
                       Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 3, line 6, strike ``$360,503,000'' and insert 
``$355,903,000''.
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3. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gutierrez of Illinois 
         or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 3, line 6, insert before the period the following: ``: 
Provided, That no such funds shall be used for the purposes of 
sending unsolicited mass mailings within 90 days before an 
election in which the Member is a candidate''.
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4. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fazio of California or 
          a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 15, line 8, strike the colon and all that follows 
through ``1986'' on line 10.
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5. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fazio of California or 
          a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 19, after line 13, insert the following:

                    OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
provisions of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 
92-484), including official reception and representation 
expenses, expenses incurred in administering an employee 
incentive awards program, and rental of space in the District 
of Columbia, $18,620,000.
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 6. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houghton of New York 
 or a Designee, as Either a Substitute for the Amendment Numbered 5 by 
Representative Fazio or as an Amendment to the Bill, Debatable for Not 
                         To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 23, line 18, strike ``$60,083,000'' and insert 
``$75,083,000''.
    Page 26, line 19, strike ``$211,664,000'' and insert 
``$195,076,000''.
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      7. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Clinger of 
Pennsylvania or Representative Portman of Ohio or a Designee, Debatable 
                     for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 20, after line 10, insert the following:
    In addition, for salaries and expenses of the Congressional 
Budget Office necessary to carry out the provisions of title I 
of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4), as 
authorized by section 109 of such Act, $1,100,000.
    Page 26, beginning on line 12, strike ``operation and 
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library;''.
    Page 26, line 19, after the first dollar figure, insert the 
following: ``(less $1,165,000)''.
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  8. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Orton of Utah or a 
           Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 25, strike lines 14 through 20.
    Page 32, line 16, strike ``$16,312,000'' and insert 
``$23,312,000''.
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 9. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Klug of Wisconsin or 
 Representative Roberts of Kansas or a Designee, Debatable for Not To 
                           Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 34, line 24, strike out ``3,900'' and insert in lieu 
thereof ``3,550''.
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   10. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Christensen of 
    Nebraska or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 49, after line 25, insert the following new section:
    Sec. 312. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used for the salaries or expenses of any elevator operator 
in the House of Representatives office buildings.
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11. The Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Zimmer of New Jersey 
         or a Designee, Debatable for Not To Exceed 10 Minutes.

    Page 49, after line 25, insert the following new section:
    Sec. 312. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
fiscal year 1996. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
made under such allowances for such fiscal year shall be 
deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.