[House Report 105-734]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-734
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 MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 
           ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

                                _______
                                

               September 22, 1998.--Ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________


  Mr. Walsh, from the committee of conference, submitted the following

                           CONFERENCE REPORT

                        [To accompany H.R. 4112]

      The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
4112) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other 
purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have 
agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses 
as follows:
    Amendment numbered 1:
      That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same with 
an amendment, as follows:
      Strike all on page 2, line 5, of the House engrossed 
bill, H.R. 4112, down through and including all on page 10, 
line 7, and in lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
amendment, insert the following:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           expense allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the 
Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, 
$56,000.

    representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders

    For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 
$30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
authorized by law, including agency contributions, $87,233,000, 
which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to 
the below limitations, as follows:

                      office of the vice president

    For the Office of the Vice President, $1,659,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
$2,436,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,416,000.

                      committee on appropriations

    For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$6,050,000.

                         conference committees

    For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
Chairman of each such committee, $1,092,000 for each such 
committee; in all, $2,184,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

    For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $570,000.

                           policy committees

    For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
Minority Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such committee; 
in all, $2,218,000.

                         office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.

                        office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$33,805,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
Secretary for the Minority, $1,200,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
authorized by law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $3,753,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
Counsel, $1,004,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

    For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; 
Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for 
the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

    For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 
601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public 
Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$66,800,000.


expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control


    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control, $370,000.

                        secretary of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,511,000.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2000.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
Account, $239,156,000.

                          official mail costs

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

                       administrative provisions

    Section 1. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year 
which begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii) of 
paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the 
        Senator represents Alabama, $183,565, Alaska, $252,505, 
        Arizona, $197,409, Arkansas, $168,535, California, 
        $470,272, Colorado, $187,366, Connecticut, $161,691, 
        Delaware, $127,384, Florida, $302,307, Georgia, 
        $211,784, Hawaii, $279,648, Idaho, $163,841, Illinois, 
        $267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa, $171,340, Kansas, 
        $168,912, Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, $186,714, 
        Maine, $148,205, Maryland, $172,455, Massachusetts, 
        $196,819, Michigan, $235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, 
        Mississippi, $168,587, Missouri, $198,365, Montana, 
        $161,857, Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada, $171,208, New 
        Hampshire, $142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New Mexico, 
        $166,721, New York, $328,586, North Carolina, $212,711, 
        North Dakota, $150,225, Ohio, $262,252,Oklahoma, 
$181,913, Oregon, $189,258, Pennsylvania, $267,240, Rhode Island, 
$138,637, South Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota, $151,838, Tennessee, 
$192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959, Vermont, $136,315, Virginia, 
$193,935, Washington, $213,887, West Virginia, $149,135, Wisconsin, 
$191,314, Wyoming, $153,016, plus''.
    (b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``the amount referred to in 
        subparagraph (A)(iii)'' and inserting ``that part of 
        the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is 
        not specifically allocated for official mail 
        expenses''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``; and the part of the amount referred to 
        in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official 
        mail expenses shall be recalculated in accordance with 
        regulations of the Committee on Rules and 
        Administration''.
    Sec. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104-53 (2 U.S.C. 
61d-3(b)) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting 
``$35,000''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) is effective on 
and after October 1, 1998.
    Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate 
Resolution 149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress, 1st 
Session), as amended by Senate Resolution 299, agreed to 
September 24, 1996 (104th Congress, 2d Session), is amended by 
striking ``until December 31, 1998'' and inserting ``until 
December 31, 2000''.
    Sec. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after the first sentence the 
        following: ``The President pro tempore of the Senate is 
        authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of 1 
        consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a 
        daily rate of compensation not in excess of that 
        specified in the first sentence of this subsection.''; 
        and
            (2) in the sentence that begins ``The provisions 
        of'', by striking ``section 8344'' and inserting 
        ``sections 8344 and 8468''.
    (b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(b)) is amended by striking all after 
``(b)'' through ``to such position'' and inserting ``Any or all 
appointments under this section may be''.
    (c) This section is effective on and after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 5. (a) There is established the Senate Leader's 
Lecture Series (hereinafter referred to as the ``lecture 
series''). Expenses incurred in connection with the lecture 
series shall be paid from the appropriations account 
``Secretary of the Senate'' within the contingent fund of the 
Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any fiscal year.
    (b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture 
series may cover expenses incurred by speakers, including 
travel, subsistence, and per diem, and the cost of receptions, 
including food, food related items, and hospitality.
    (c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be 
made on vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
    (d) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
    Sec. 6. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of 
such employees as may be necessary to operate Senate Hair Care 
Services.
    (b) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
States within the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving 
fund to be known as the Senate Hair Care Services Revolving 
Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``revolving 
fund'').
    (c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Services 
from fees for services or from any other source shall be 
deposited in the revolving fund.
    (2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without 
fiscal year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the 
Senate--
            (A) for the payment of salaries and agency 
        contributions of employees of Senate Hair Care 
        Services; and
            (B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other 
        expenses of Senate Hair Care Services.
    (d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made 
upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
the Senate, except that vouchers shall not be required for the 
disbursement of salaries paid at an annual rate.
    (e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration, the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw from 
the revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the United 
States as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the revolving 
fund that the Committee may determine are in excess of the 
current and reasonably foreseeable needs of Senate Hair Care 
Services.
    (f) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is 
authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessaryto 
carry out the provisions of this section, subject to the approval of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    (g) There is transferred to the revolving fund established 
by this section any unobligated balance in the fund established 
by section 106 of Public Law 94-440 on the effective date of 
this section.
    (h)(1) Section 106 of Public Law 94-440 is repealed.
    (2) Section 10(a) of Public Law 100-458 is repealed.
    (i) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 
1998, or 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
whichever is later.
    Sec. 7. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate 
Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by 
$150,000.
    Sec. 8. Effective on and after October 1, 1998, each of the 
dollar amounts contained in the table under section 
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 
(2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar 
amounts in that table, as increased by section 5 of Public Law 
105-55, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
    Sec. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into 
agreements with public or private parties for the purpose of 
demonstrating the use of alternative fuel vehicles (as defined 
in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 
102-486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such agreement may 
also provide for necessary fueling infrastructure in connection 
with the alternative fuel vehicles.
    (b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) 
for a period not exceeding 90 days.
    Sec. 10. (a) The Committee on Appropriations is authorized 
in its discretion--
            (1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and 
        make investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of 
        rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate;
            (2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund 
        of the Senate;
            (3) to employ personnel;
            (4) with the prior consent of the Government 
        department or agency concerned and the Committee on 
        Rules and Administration to use, on a reimbursable or 
        nonreimbursable basis, the services of personnel of any 
        such department or agency;
            (5) to procure the services of individual 
        consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 
        section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of1946 and Senate Resolution 140, agreed to May 14, 1975); and
            (6) to provide for the training of the professional 
        staff of such committee (under procedures specified by 
        section 202(j) of such Act).
    (b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is 
amended by striking section 4.
    (c) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 
1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later.
    Sec. 11. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Appropriations 
Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or 
her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for 
salaries for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the 
account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which 
expenses are payable for such committee.
    (2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the 
Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election 
transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, 
within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the 
Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account from 
which salaries are payable for such committee.
    (b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
            (1) available for expenditure by such committee in 
        like manner and for the same purposes as are other 
        moneys which are available for expenditure by such 
        committee from the account to which the funds were 
        transferred; and
            (2) made at such time or times as the Chairman 
        shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing 
        Office.
    (c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1998, and 
shall be effective with respect to fiscal years beginning on or 
after that date.
    Sec. 12. Use of Frequent Flyer Miles by Members of the 
Senate. Section 507(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1436(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
        the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), notwithstanding''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Travel between the washington metropolitan 
        area and a home state.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
        to any travel award relating to air transportation for 
        a Member of the Senate, the spouse of that Member, or a 
        son or daughter of thatMember, between the Washington 
metropolitan area and the State of that Member.''.
    Sec. 13. Senate Resolution 286, 102d Congress, agreed to 
April 9, 1992, is amended by adding at the end of subsection 
(a) the following:

``Fees established under this subsection for services received 
from the Attending Physician by a Senator or an officer of the 
Senate shall be equal to the fees for such services received by 
a member of the House of Representatives.''.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

    For payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven H. Schiff, 
late a Representative from the State of New Mexico, $136,700.

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$733,971,000, as follows:


                        house leadership offices


    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$13,117,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, 
including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office 
of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,652,000, including $10,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the 
Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including $10,000 for 
official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$1,043,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Minority Whip, $1,020,000, including $5,000 for official 
expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative 
Floor Activities, $397,000; Republican Steering Committee, 
$738,000; Republican Conference, $1,199,000; Democratic 
Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; Democratic Caucus, 
$642,000; nine minority employees, $1,190,000; training and 
program development--majority, $290,000; and training and 
program development--minority, $290,000.

                  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, 
$385,279,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
and select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: 
Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
Appropriations, $19,373,000, 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, 2000.


                    salaries, officers and employees


    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
$3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, 
for official representation and reception expenses, 
$15,365,000; 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, $3,501,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, 
$57,211,000, including $24,282,000 for salaries, expenses and 
temporary personal services of House Information Resources, of 
which $23,074,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the 
amount provided for House Information Resources, $7,130,000 
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, $3,953,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, 
$840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $133,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the 
Digest of Rules, $1,106,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the House, $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Corrections Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other 
authorized employees, $191,000.


                        allowances and expenses


    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, 
materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$2,575,000; 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, $132,832,000; and 
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, 
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, 
interparliamentaryreceptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
deceased employees of the House, $651,000.


                           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) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-
seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into 
permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 U.S.C. 
88b-3), is amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (2) and inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (3).
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding 
Congress.
    Sec. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House 
Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 
1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-
1(b)), is amended by striking ``$55,000'' and inserting 
``$80,000''.
    Sec. 103. (a) There is hereby established an account in the 
House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out training 
and program development activities of the Republican Conference 
and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
    (b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), 
funds in the account established under subsection (a) shall be 
paid--
            (1) for activities of the Republican Conference in 
        such amounts, at such times, and under such terms and 
        conditions as the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives may direct; and
            (2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and 
        Policy Committee in such amounts, at such times, and 
        under such terms and conditions as the Minority Leader 
        of the House of Representatives may direct.
    (c) Of the total amount in the account established under 
subsection (a)--
            (1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker 
        for payments for activities of the Republican 
        Conference; and
            (2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority 
        Leader for payments for activities of the Democratic 
        Steering and Policy Committee.
    (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account 
under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding 
fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for training and 
program development activities of the Republican Conference and 
the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee during the fiscal 
year.
    Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (B);
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking subparagraph (D).
    (b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (4).
    Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
other rule or regulation, any information on payments made by 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives to an individual for attendance as a witness 
before the Committee in executive session during a Congress 
shall be reported not later than the second semiannual report 
filed under section 106 of the House of Representatives 
Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) 
in the following Congress.
    Sec. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation 
appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than 
official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased 
by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of 
Representatives.
    (b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to 
prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal 
year.
    Sec. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to 
appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a 
temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of 
compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the 
highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to 
employees of a standing committee of the House.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 108. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
fiscal year 1999. 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.
    Sec. 109. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
official resources may be used during a fiscal year (beginning 
with fiscal year 1999), in accordance with regulations of the 
Committee on House Oversight, to reimburse a Member, officer, 
or employee of the House of Representatives for the ordinary 
and necessary expenses related to the official use of 
telecommunications lines in the residence of the Member, 
officer, or employee.
    (b) The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
    Sec. 110. Section 121 of Public Law 104-99 is amended in 
subsection (b)(2)--
            (1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``and'' after 
        the semicolon; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end of 
        subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and'' therefor; and
            (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following 
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by 
                the Chief Administrative Office of the House of 
                Representatives to cover the costs of 
                furnishings and furniture to accommodate the 
                needs of the House of Representatives child 
                care center.''

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$3,096,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Printing, $202,000, together with an additional amount of 
$150,000 if there is enacted into law legislation which 
transfers the legislative and oversight responsibilities of the 
Joint Committee on Printing to the Committee on House Oversight 
of the House of Representatives: Provided, That such additional 
amount shall be transferred to the Committee on House Oversight 
of the House of Representatives and made available beginning 
January 1, 1999: Provided further, That all such funds are to 
be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $5,965,400, 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 two medical officers while on duty in the Office of the 
Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to one 
assistant and $400 per month each to not to exceed nine 
assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such 
assistants; and (4) $893,000 for reimbursement to the 
Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
available for all the purposes thereof, $1,415,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries


    For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, 
members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including 
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, clothing allowance 
of not more than $600 each for members required to wear 
civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, 
retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee 
benefits, $76,844,000, of which $37,037,000 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be 
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and 
$39,807,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: 
Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, 
such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

                            general expenses

    For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the 
Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and 
other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, 
weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, 
forensic services, stenographic services, personal and 
professional services, the employee assistance program, not 
more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, telephone 
service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison 
personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and 
$85 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol 
Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at Arms of the 
Senate or the House of Representatives designated by the 
Chairman of the Board, $6,237,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives: 
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 1999 shall be 
paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to 
the Department of the Treasury.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred 
between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon 
the approval of--
            (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred 
        from the appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms 
        of the House of Representatives under the heading 
        ``salaries'';
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
        in the case of amounts transferred from the 
        appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms and 
        Doorkeeper of the Senate under the heading 
        ``salaries''; and
            (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
        and the House of Representatives, in the case of other 
        transfers.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
Special Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by the 
Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used to employ more than forty-three 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 
ten additional individuals for not more than six months each, 
for the Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

    For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, of the statements for the second session of 
the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appropriationsmade, 
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), $2,086,000.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 
93-344), including not more than $2,500 to be expended on the 
certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $25,671,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor 
vehicle.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings


                         salaries and expenses


    For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the 
Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and 
studies in connection with activities under the care of the 
Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the 
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical 
substations of the Senate and House office buildings under the 
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including 
furnishings and office equipment, including not more than 
$1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for attendance, when 
specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at 
meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to 
work under the Architect of the Capitol, $43,683,000, of which 
$8,175,000 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, $6,046,000, of which 
$525,000 shall remain available until expended.

                        senate office buildings

    For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and 
operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of 
the Architect of the Capitol, $54,144,000, of which $14,615,000 
shall remain available until expended.


                         house office buildings


    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the House office buildings, $42,139,000, of which 
$11,449,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the total amount provided under this heading, not less 
than $100,000 shall be used exclusively for waste recycling 
programs.

                          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, $38,174,000, 
of which$5,100,000 shall remain available until expended: 
Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available 
for obligation during fiscal year 1999.

                          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, $67,124,000: 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 
Oversight of the House of Representatives or the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of 
the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of 
Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the 
annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

    For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and 
the distribution of Congressional information in any format; 
printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses 
necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to 
the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); 
printing and binding of Government publications authorized by 
law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, 
binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized 
by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
$74,465,000: 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 afterthe 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.


                        administrative provision


    Sec. 112. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1998 (Public Law 105-55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amended in the item 
relating to ``congressional printing and binding'' under the 
heading ``GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE'' by striking 
``$81,669,000'' and all that follows through ``Provided,'' and 
inserting the following: ``$70,652,000: Provided, That an 
additional amount of not more than $11,017,000 may be derived 
by transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving fund 
under section 309 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further,''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1998.
    This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
Appropriations Act, 1999''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the 
Library, $3,052,000.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 201. Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
        and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any 
portion of the account designated in paragraph (1) that, as 
determined by the Architect, is not required to meet current 
expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest-bearing 
obligation of the United States or an obligation guaranteed 
both as to principal and interest by the United States that, as 
determined by the Architect, has a maturity date suitable for 
the purposes of the account. The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall credit interest earned on the obligations to the 
account.''.

                          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 careof 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, 
$238,373,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from 
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1999, and 
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
(chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1999 and shall 
remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of 
an international legal information database and activities related 
thereto: Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 
1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That the total amount 
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which 
collections are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $10,119,000 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, $3,544,000 is to remain available until 
expended for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of 
an integrated library system (ILS): Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $2,000,000 is to remain available until expended 
for a project to digitize collections for the Meeting of the Frontiers 
United States-Russian digital library: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $250,000 is to remain available until 
expended for the Library's efforts in connection with the commemoration 
of the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including 
publication of the decisions of the United States courts 
involving copyrights, $34,891,000, of which not more than 
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be 
derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 1999 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 
$5,170,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
1999 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 $21,170,000: 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 $2,250 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.

             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), $46,824,000, 
of which $13,744,000 shall remain available until expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

    For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, 
maintenance, and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and 
library equipment, $4,448,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 202. Appropriations in this Act available to the 
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not 
more than $194,290, of which $58,100 is for the Congressional 
Research Service, when specifically authorized by the 
Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with the 
function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
    Sec. 203. (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. 204. 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 31 
U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 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. 205. 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. 206. 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. 207. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $99,765,100.
    (b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from 
sources other than appropriations to the Library in 
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
    Sec. 208. Effective October 1, 1998, the Library of 
Congress is authorized to receive funds from participants in 
and sponsors of an international legal information database led 
by the Law Library of Congress, and to credit any such funds to 
the Library of Congress appropriations, up to the extent 
authorized in appropriations Acts, for the development and 
maintenance of the database.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Congressional Cemetery

    For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance of the 
historic Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.

                     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, $12,672,000, of which $910,000 shall 
remain available until expended.


                       administrative provisions


    Sec. 209. (a) Grant for Care and Maintenance of 
Congressional Cemetery.--In order to assist in the perpetual 
care and maintenance of the historic Congressional Cemetery, 
the Architect of the Capitol shall make a grant to the National 
Trust for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ``National Trust'') in accordance with an 
agreement entered into by the Architect of the Capitol with the 
National Trust and the Association for the Preservation of 
Historic Congressional Cemetery (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ``Association'') which contains the terms 
and conditions described in subsection (b) and such other 
provisions as the Architect may deem necessary or desirable for 
the implementation of this section or for the protection of the 
interests of the Federal Government.
    (b) Terms and Conditions of Agreement.--The terms and 
conditions described in this subsection are as follows:
            (1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the 
        grant made under subsection (a), the National Trust 
        shall deposit the amounts in a permanently restricted 
        account in its endowment and shall administer, invest, 
        and manage such grant funds in the same manner as other 
        National Trust endowment funds.
            (2) The National Trust shall make distributions to 
        the Association from the amounts deposited in the 
        endowment pursuant to paragraph (1), in accordance with 
        its regularly established spending rate, for the care 
        and maintenance of the Cemetery (other than the cost of 
        personnel), except that the National Trust may only 
        make such distributions incrementally and 
        proportionately upon receipt by the National Trust of 
        contributions from the Association which incrementally 
        match the amounts provided under the grant made under 
        subsection (a) and which are to be added to the 
        permanently restricted account described in paragraph 
        (1).
            (3) The Association shall use such distributions 
        from the endowment and the match for the care and 
        maintenance of Congressional Cemetery, except that the 
        Association may not use such distributions for 
        nonroutine restoration or capital projects.
            (4) The Association, or any successor thereto, 
        shall maintain adequate records and accounts of all 
        financial transactions and operations carried out with 
        such distributions, and such records shall be available 
        at all times for audit and investigation bythe 
Architect of the Capitol and the Comptroller General.
    (c) No Title in United States.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to vest title to the Congressional Cemetery 
in the United States.
    Sec. 210. For fiscal year 1999, the amount available for 
expenditure by the Architect of the Capitol from the fund 
established under section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
authorize acquisition of certain real property for the Library 
of Congress, and for other purposes'', approved December 15, 
1997 (Public Law 105-144; 111 Stat. 2688), may not exceed 
$2,500,000.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses


    For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated 
depository and international exchange libraries as authorized 
by law, $29,264,000: Provided, That travel expenses, including 
travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the Public 
Printer, shall not exceed $150,000: 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 
1997 and 1998 to depository and other designated libraries.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

    The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make 
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in 
accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments 
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by 
section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government 
Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than 
$2,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public 
Printer in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 
twelve 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 ExecutiveSchedule under section 5316 of such 
title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided 
under the heading ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'', ``salaries 
and expenses'' together may not be available for the full-time 
equivalent employment of more than 3,383 workyears: 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.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, 
including not more than $7,000 to be expended on the 
certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
with 31 U.S.C. 3324; 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, 
$354,268,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 
hereafter amounts reimbursed to the Comptroller General 
pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the 
appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available 
and remain available until expended, and not more than 
$2,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal 
year 1999: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
department or agency which is a member of the Joint Financial 
Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by 
the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Director and 
secretarial support: 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-Federalparticipants. 
Payments hereunder to either Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as 
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are 
initially financed: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or 
agency which is a member of the American Consortium on International 
Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an 
appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including 
any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International 
Institute of Administrative Sciences.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 211. The unexpended balance appropriated in Public Law 
104-208 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for 
carrying out section 301(l) of Public Law 104-191 is 
transferred to the ``Salaries and Expense'' appropriation of 
Public Law 105-55 for necessary expenses of the General 
Accounting Office, to remain available until September 30, 
1998.

                     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 Oversight 
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 1999 
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 5 U.S.C. 3109, 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 $1,500.
    Sec. 308. (a) Severance Pay for Employees of the Architect 
of the Capitol.--Section 5595(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by section 310 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ``, but only 
        with respect to the United States Senate Restaurants''; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (2), in clause (viii) in the 
        matter following subparagraph (B), by striking ``of the 
        United States Senate Restaurants''.
    (b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the 
Capitol.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
        striking ``of the United States Senate Restaurants''; 
        and
            (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999;'' and 
        inserting ``1999 (or, in the case of an individual who 
        is not an employee of the United States Senate 
        Restaurants, on or after the date of the enactment of 
        the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 and 
        before October 1, 2001);''.
    (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for Employees 
of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(c) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-
1(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the United 
        States Senate Restaurants''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``not more than 50'';
                    (B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
                ``1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is 
                not an employee of the United States Senate 
                Restaurants, on or after the date of the 
                enactment of the Legislative Branch 
                Appropriations Act, 1999 and before October 1, 
                2001)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``The number of employees of the 
                United States Senate Restaurants to whom 
                voluntary separation incentive payments may be 
                offered under the program established under the 
                previous sentence may not exceed 50.'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
        paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4)(A) No voluntary separation incentive payment 
        may be paid under this section on or after the date of 
        enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
        1999, unless the Architect of the Capitol submits a 
        plan described under subparagraph (B) to the Committee 
        on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
        Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives and such committees approve the plan.
            ``(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) 
        shall include--
                    ``(i) the positions and functions to be 
                reduced or eliminated, identified by 
                organizational unit, occupational category, and 
                pay or grade level;
                    ``(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary 
                separation incentive payments to be offered; 
                and
                    ``(iii) a description of how the Architect 
                of the Capitol will operate without the 
                eliminated positions and functions.
            ``(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which 
        the Architect of the Capitol is required to make under 
        subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States 
        Code, the Architect of the Capitol shall remit to the 
        Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the 
        Treasury of the United States to the credit of the 
        Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount 
        equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each 
        employee who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 
        83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
        whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid 
        under this section. This subparagraph shall not apply 
        to any employee of the United States Senate 
        Restaurants.
            ``(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term 
        `final basic pay', with respect to an employee--
                    ``(i) means the total amount of basic pay 
                which would be payable for a year of service by 
                such employee, computed using the employee's 
                final rate of basic pay; and
                    ``(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment 
                to the amount computed under clause (i) if the 
                employee is last serving on other than a full-
                time basis.''.
    (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for 
Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(e) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 
174j-1(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of the 
        United States Senate Restaurants''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the United 
        States Senate Restaurants of ''.
    Sec. 309. (a) Severance Pay.--Section 5595 of title 5, 
United States Code, as amended by section 310 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' 
                after the semicolon; and
                    (B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause 
                (x) and inserting after clause (viii) the 
                following new clause:
                            ``(ix) an employee of the 
                        Government Printing Office, who is 
                        employed on a temporary when actually 
                        employed basis; or''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
        following: ``The Public Printer may prescribe 
        regulations to effect the application and operation of 
        this section to the agency specified in subsection 
        (a)(1)(G) of this section.''.
    (b) Early Retirement.--(1) This subsection applies to an 
employee of the Government Printing Office who--
            (A) voluntarily separates from service on or after 
        the date of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 
        2001; and
            (B) on such date of separation--
                    (i) has completed 25 years of service as 
                defined under section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of 
                title 5, United States Code; or
                    (ii) has completed 20 years of such service 
                and is at least 50 years of age.
    (2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of 
title 5, United States Code, an employee described under 
paragraph (1) is entitled to an annuity which shall be computed 
consistent with the provisions of law applicable to annuities 
under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of title 5, United States 
Code.
    (c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--(1) In this 
subsection, the term ``employee'' means an employee of the 
Government Printing Office, serving without limitation, who has 
been currently employed for a continuous period of at least 12 
months, except that such term shall not include--
            (A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of 
        chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
        Code, or another retirement system for employees of the 
        Government;
            (B) an employee having a disability on the basis of 
        which such employee is or would be eligible for 
        disability retirement under any of the retirement 
        systems referred to in subparagraph (A); or
            (C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when 
        actually employed basis.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to 
avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to a 
reduction in force, reorganization, transfer of function, or 
other similar action affecting the agency, the Public Printer 
shall establish a program under which voluntary separation 
incentive payments may be offered to encourage eligible 
employees to separate from service voluntarily (whether by 
retirement or resignation) during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act through September 30, 2001.
    (3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be 
paid in accordance with the provisions of section5597(d) of 
title 5, United States Code. Any such payment shall not be a basis of 
payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any other 
type of Government benefit.
    (4)(A) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer 
shall submit a plan described under subparagraph (C) to the 
Joint Committee on Printing (or any applicable successor 
committees).
    (B) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid 
under this section unless the Public Printer submits a plan 
described under subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee on 
Printing (or any applicable successor committees) and the Joint 
Committee on Printing approves the plan (or such successor 
committees approve the plan).
    (C) The plan referred to under subparagraph (B) shall 
include--
            (i) the positions and functions to be reduced or 
        eliminated, identified by organizational unit, 
        occupational category, and pay or grade level;
            (ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation 
        incentive payments to be offered; and
            (iii) a description of how the Government Printing 
        Office will operate without the eliminated positions 
        and functions.
    (5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Public 
Printer is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 
of title 5, United States Code, the Public Printer shall remit 
to the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the 
Treasury of the United States to the credit of the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 
percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is covered 
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive 
has been paid under this section.
    (B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ``final 
basic pay'', with respect to an employee--
            (i) means the total amount of basic pay which would 
        be payable for a year of service by such employee, 
        computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay; 
        and
            (ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the 
        amount computed under clause (i) if the employee is 
        last serving on other than a full-time basis.
    (6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has 
received a voluntary separation incentive payment under this 
section and accepts employment with the Government of the 
United States within 5 years after the date of the separation 
on which the payment is based shall be required to repay the 
entire amount of the incentive payment to the agency that paid 
the incentive payment.
    (B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as 
defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management may, at the 
request of the head of the agency, waive the repayment if the 
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only 
qualified applicant available for the position.
    (ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative 
branch, the head of the entity or the appointing official may 
waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique 
abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the 
position.
    (iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the 
Director of the Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts may waive the repayment if the individual involved 
possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant 
available for the position.
    (C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph 
(B)), the term ``employment'' includes employment under a 
personal services contract with the United States.
    (7) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer 
shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
    (d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services.--
(1) In this subsection, the term ``employee''--
            (A) means an employee of the Government Printing 
        Office; and
            (B) shall not include--
                    (i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter 
                III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, 
                United States Code, or another retirement 
                system for employees of the Government; or
                    (ii) an employee who is employed on a 
                temporary when actually employed basis.
    (2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide 
retraining, job placement, and counseling services to employees 
and former employees.
    (3) A former employee may not participate in a program 
established under this subsection, if--
            (A) the former employee was separated from service 
        with the Government Printing Office for more than 1 
        year; or
            (B) the separation was by removal for cause on 
        charges of misconduct or delinquency.
    (4) Retraining costs for the program established under this 
subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former 
employee.
    (e) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Public Printer--
            (A) may use employees of the Government Printing 
        Office to establish and administer programs and carry 
        out the provisions of this section; and
            (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services 
        under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
        to carry out such provisions--
                    (i) not subject to the 1 year of service 
                limitation under such section 3109(b); and
                    (ii) at rates for individuals which do not 
                exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
                of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
                Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 
                title.
    (2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be 
expended only from funds available for the basic pay of the 
employee who is receiving the applicable payment.
    (3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from 
any funds made available to the Public Printer.
    Sec. 310. The Architect of the Capitol--
            (1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective 
        energy conservation strategy for all facilities 
        currently administered by Congress to achieve a net 
        reduction of 20 percent in energy consumption on the 
        congressional campus compared to fiscal year 1991 
        consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot basis 
        not later than 7 years after the adoption of this 
        resolution;
            (2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10 
        months after the adoption of this resolution a 
        comprehensive energy conservation and management plan 
        which includes life cycle costs methods to determine 
        the cost-effectiveness of proposed energy efficiency 
        projects;
            (3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
        in the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
        request for the amount of appropriations necessary to 
        carry out this resolution;
            (4) shall present to Congress annually a report on 
        congressional energy management and conservation 
        programs which details energy expenditures for each 
        facility, energy management and conservation projects, 
        and future priorities to ensure compliance with the 
        requirements of this resolution;
            (5) shall perform energy surveys of all 
        congressional buildings and update such surveys as 
        needed;
            (6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost 
        and payback period of energy and water conservation 
        measures likely to achieve the required energy 
        consumption levels;
            (7) shall install energy and water conservation 
        measures that will achieve the requirements through 
        previously determined life cycle cost methods and 
        procedures;
            (8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and 
        employ private sector capital to finance energy 
        conservation projects and achieve energy consumption 
        targets;
            (9) may develop innovative contracting methods that 
        will attract private sector funding for the 
        installation of energy-efficient and renewable energy 
        technology to meet the requirements of this resolution;
            (10) may participate in the Department of Energy's 
        Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE 
        Savings) contracts program for Federal Government 
        facilities; and
            (11) shall produce information packages and ``how-
        to'' guides for each Member and employing authority of 
        the Congress that detail simple, cost-effective methods 
        to save energy and taxpayer dollars.
    Sec. 311. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in 
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and 
inserting ``1999''.
    Sec. 312. American Folklife Center. (a) Findings and 
Purpose.--
            (1) Findings.--Congress makes the following 
        findings:
                    (A) The American Folklife Center in the 
                Library of Congress was created by Congress in 
                1976, building on the vast expertise and 
                archival material existing at the Library since 
                1928.
                    (B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, 
                it is fitting that the American Folklife Center 
                should have a direct and close relationship 
                with the representatives of the people, who are 
                best able to oversee the ongoing activities of 
                the Center to preserve and promote the cultural 
                traditions of the people, and to ensure that 
                the resources of the Center be readily 
                available to all Americans.
                    (C) In over 20 years since its creation, 
                the American Folklife Center in the Library of 
                Congress has--
                            (i) increased the size of the 
                        Archive of Folk Culture from 500,000 to 
                        1,500,000 multi-format ethnographic 
                        items;
                            (ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys 
                        and field documentation projects in all 
                        regions of the country;
                            (iii) provided publications, 
                        documentary equipment on loan, and 
                        advisory and reference service to 
                        persons and institutions in all 50 
                        States;
                            (iv) produced exhibitions and other 
                        educational programs on American 
                        Folklife at the Library and around the 
                        country;
                            (v) begun sharing its unique 
                        collections in digital form via the 
                        Internet; and
                            (vi) served as a national center 
                        for the professions of folklore, 
                        ethnomusicology, and cultural studies.
                    (D) Congress has consistently provided 
                encouragement and support of American Folklife 
                as an appropriate matter of concern to the 
                Federal Government, passing legislation to 
                reauthorize the Center 8 times since its 
                creation in 1976.
                    (E) The American Folklife Center is the 
                only unit in the Library of Congress which is 
                not permanently authorized. Since its 
                establishment in 1976, the Center's collections 
                and activities have been fully and successfully 
                integrated into the Library of Congress. It is 
                useful to statutorily conform the American 
                Folklife Center with the rest of the Library of 
                Congress.
            (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to 
        authorize permanently the American Folklife Center in 
        the Library of Congress to preserve and present 
        American Folklife.
    (b) Reauthorization and Amendment.--
            (1) Board of trustees; appointment and compensation 
        of director; elimination of deputy director position.--
        Section 4 of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 
        U.S.C. 2103) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (b) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board 
of Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows--
            ``(A) four members appointed by the President from 
        among individuals who are officials of Federal 
        departments and agencies concerned with some aspect of 
        American Folklife traditions and arts;
            ``(B) four members appointed by the President pro 
        tempore of the Senate from among individuals from 
        private life who are widely recognized by virtue of 
        their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest 
        in American Folklife traditions and arts, and four 
        members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives from among such individuals;
            ``(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of 
        Congress from among individuals who are widely 
        recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience, 
        creativity, or interest in American folklife traditions 
        and arts; and
            ``(D) seven ex officio members including--
                    ``(i) the Librarian of Congress;
                    ``(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
                Institution;
                    ``(iii) the Chairman of the National 
                Endowment for the Arts;
                    ``(iv) the Chairman of the National 
                Endowment for the Humanities;
                    ``(v) the President of the American 
                Folklore Society;
                    ``(vi) the President of the Society for 
                Ethnomusicology; and
                    ``(vii) the Director of the Center.
    ``(2) In making appointments from private life under 
paragraph (1) (B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the 
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 
Librarian of Congress shall give due consideration to the 
appointment of individuals who collectively will provide 
appropriate diversity and regional balance on the Board. Not 
more than 3 of the members appointed by the President pro 
tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives may be affiliated with the same political 
party.
    ``(3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the 
Librarian of Congress shall include at least 2 members who 
direct or are members of the boards of major American folklife 
organizations other than the American Folklore Society and the 
Society for Ethnomusicology.'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (d) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but 
members who are not regular full-time employees of the United 
States may, at the discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed 
for the actual and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses 
incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the 
Board.'';
                    (C) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
                        ``currently serving'' after ``Board''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the 
                        following:
    ``(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal 
year.'';
                    (D) by striking subsection (f) and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(f) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian 
shall appoint the Director of the Center. The basic pay of the 
Director shall be at an annual rate that is not less than an 
amount equal to 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay 
payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule nor more than an 
amount equal to the pay payable under level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.''; 
and
                    (E) in subsection (g)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
                        the paragraph designation; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2).
            (2) Administrative provisions.--Section 7(a)(4) of 
        the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 
        2106(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``, but no 
        individual so appointed shall receive compensation in 
        excess of the rate received by the Deputy Director of 
        the Center''.
    (c) Permanent Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 
of the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2107) is 
amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to 
carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each 
fiscal year.''.
    (d) Board of Trustees, Transition Period.--The term of 
office of members of the Board of Trustees appointed by the 
Librarian of Congress under the amendments made by subsection 
(b)(1) shall be 6 years, except that of the 4 members first 
appointed by the Librarian, 1 shall serve for a term of 2 
years, 2 for a term of 4 years, and 1 for a term of 6 years.
    Sec. 313. For purposes of section 8147 of title 5, United 
States Code, the Government Printing Office is not considered 
an agency which is required by statute to submit an annual 
budget pursuant to or as provided by chapter 91 of title 31, 
United States Code, and is not required to pay an additional 
amount for the cost of administration.
      And the Senate agree to the same.

                                   James T. Walsh,
                                   C.W. Bill Young, of Florida,
                                   Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
                                   Zach Wamp,
                                   Tom Latham,
                                   Bob Livingston,
                                   Jose Serrano,
                                   Vic Fazio,
                                   Steny Hoyer,
                                   David Obey,
                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   Robert F. Bennett,
                                   Ted Stevens,
                                   Larry E. Craig,
                                   Thad Cochran,
                                   Byron Dorgan,
                                   Barbara Boxer,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

      The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at 
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4112) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes, submit the 
following joint statement to the House and Senate in 
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
      Amendment No. 1: The Senate deleted several provisions of 
the House bill and inserted substitute provisions. Many items 
in both House and Senate bills are identical and are included 
in the conference agreement without change. With respect to 
those items in the conference agreement that differ between 
House and Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the 
following:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

      Appropriates $469,391,000 for Senate operations and 
contains several administrative provisions, including two 
additional provisions, regarding frequent flyer miles and 
reimbursements to the Attending Physician's office, and an 
adjustment to an allowance amount not included in the Senate 
amendment. A technical amendment to Administrative Provision 
Service 1 has been made to the Official Office Expense 
allowance of the State of Florida to correct a printing error 
reflected in the Senate tables. The State of Florida's Official 
Office Expense Allowance effective October 1, 1998 is $302,307. 
The State of Florida's total annual allowance effective October 
1, 1998 is $2,381,991. The total Senate Official Office Expense 
Allowance effective October 1, 1998 is $19,997,232. The total 
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Allowance 
effective October 1, 1998 is $190,654,592. Inasmuch as this 
item relates solely to the Senate, and in accord with long 
practice under which each body determines its own housekeeping 
requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the 
managers on the part of the House, at the request of the 
managers on the part of the Senate, have receded to the Senate.
      The managers on the part of the Senate note that concern 
has been expressed that the Senate Sergeant at Arms' proposed 
new computer information system could reduce the services 
available to individual offices currently provided through the 
office of the Sergeant at Arms. It is the understanding of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate that this system will 
improve the research services available to the Senate. The 
Sergeant at Arms is directed to prepare a report on the 
proposed changes to the computer information services program 
for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the 
Senate Committee on Appropriations thirty days in advance of 
implementing any new system. The report should detail the cost 
to the Senate of both the old and new systems, a comparison of 
the services available on the old and new systems, and the 
advantages and disadvantages between the old and new systems 
for users.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Provides a death gratuity and appropriates $733,971,000 
for salaries and expenses, House of Representatives and 
includes several administrative provisions as proposed by the 
House. Two additional provisions have been included dealing 
with telecommunication regulations and authorizing 
reimbursement to the Chief Administrative Officer's budget for 
certain furniture and equipment expenses. Inasmuch as this item 
relates solely to the House, and in accord with long practice 
under which each body determines its own housekeeping 
requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the 
managers on the part of the Senate, at the request of the 
managers on the part of the House, have receded to the House.

                              JOINT ITEMS

                        Joint Economic Committee

      Appropriates $3,096,000 for the Joint Economic Committee 
instead of $2,796,000 as proposed by the House and Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Printing

      Appropriates $202,000 for the Joint Committee on Printing 
and an additional $150,000 for the Committee on House Oversight 
as proposed by the House instead of $202,000 for the Joint 
Committee on Printing as proposed by the Senate. The Senate has 
provided $150,000 for the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration elsewhere in the bill.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

      Appropriates $5,965,400 for the Joint Committee on 
Taxation as proposed by the Senate instead of $6,018,000 as 
proposed by the House. The conferees agree that the Joint 
Committee on Taxation, a joint item that supports both the 
House and Senate equally, serves a critical role in preparing 
tax and revenue estimates for Members of Congress. The 
conferees expect the Joint Committee staff to be fully 
responsive in assisting with revenue estimates for Members of 
Congress who are not members of the tax committees. Upon the 
request of any Member of Congress, the Joint Committee shall 
expeditiously provide a revenue estimate, describe all 
assumptions it makes in performing its calculations and provide 
all primary and secondary source materials to Members or their 
designees. The Joint Committee shall also state the assumptions 
and source material in a manner that will allow the 
calculations for the revenue estimate to be replicated by 
Members or their designees. The conferees note that such 
revenue estimates are needed in a timely manner and are 
critical to the consideration of legislation and amendments. 
The conferees expect the Joint Committee to be both responsive 
and timely in its responses to Members of Congress who do not 
serve on the revenue committees.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

      Appropriates $1,415,000 for the Office of the Attending 
Physician as proposed by the Senate instead of $1,383,000 as 
proposed by the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police

                                salaries

      Appropriates $76,844,000 for salaries of officers, 
members, and employees of the Capitol Police instead of 
$72,615,000 as proposed by the House and $74,281,000 as 
proposed by the Senate, of which $37,037,000 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and 
$39,807,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate. With respect to differences between the House 
and Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following 
changes from FY1998:

1. FTE's................................................       -$100,000
2. Increase in benefits.................................        +457,000
3. Attrition savings....................................        -422,000
4. Sunday and holiday day differential..................      +1,119,031
5. Night differential...................................      +1,323,033
6. Longevity............................................      +1,687,284

      The conferees have agreed to fund 1251 FTE's as proposed 
by the Senate instead of 1247 as proposed by the House. 
$267,000 is provided for ``comparability'' pay and is fenced 
pending approval of the appropriate authorities, including the 
Committee on House Oversight and the Senate Committee on Rules 
and Administration. In addition, the conferees have provided 
funds for pay parity ($2,442,064) and an adjustment to the 
longevity schedule ($1,687,284) but fence those amounts pending 
approval by the appropriate authorities, including the named 
authorizing committees.
      The conferees commend the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) for 
its desire to improve the management of its administrative 
operations. The Appropriations Committees will expect to hear 
from the Chief of the Capitol Police the details of steps taken 
to implement improvements during the presentation of the Police 
fiscal year 2000 budget, specifically the USCP's priorities and 
the schedule to accomplish those improvements.

                            GENERAL EXPENSES

      Appropriates $6,237,000 for general expenses of the 
Capitol Police instead of $3,766,000 as proposed by House and 
$6,297,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have added 
$500,000 to replenish funds used to defray unforeseen overtime 
expenditures. With respect to object class and program 
differences between the House and Senate bills, the conferees 
have agreed to the following changes from FY 1998:

1. Travel...............................................        -$23,000
2. Chemical/biological program..........................        +160,000
3. Price level increases................................................
4. Start up costs, new computer system..................        +200,000
5. Information security systems.........................        +720,000
6. Computer & telecommunications service costs..........................
7. Tuition..............................................................
8. Supplies.............................................          +4,000
9. Life-cycle replacement for physical security systems.      +1,200,000
10. Replenish overtime expenses.........................        +500,000

           Capitol guide Service and Special Services Office

      Appropriates $2,195,000 for the Capitol Guide Service and 
Special Services Office as proposed by the Senate instead of 
$2,110,000 as proposed by the House and increases to 43 the 
limitation on the number of individuals that can be employed as 
proposed by the Senate.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Appropriates $2,086,000 for salaries and expenses, Office 
of Compliance as proposed by the House instead of $2,286,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree that the Office of 
Compliance should submit a request for its FY2000 budget that 
takes into account reduced workload of the Office.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

      The conferees agree with language in the House report 
directing House Information Resources and the Library of 
Congress to work out an acceptable solution to the 
Congressional Budget Office's computing needs and directing CBO 
to post on the Internet, effective October 1, 1998, all CBO 
papers and publications available to the public and an index to 
such papers and publications.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol buildings and Grounds

                           CAPITOL BUILDINGS

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

      Appropriates $43,683,000 for salaries and expenses, 
Capitol buildings instead of $40,347,000 as proposed by the 
House and $44,641,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this 
amount, $8,175,000 shall remain available until expended as 
proposed by the Senate instead of $6,425,000 as proposed by the 
House. With respect to object class and project differences 
between the House and Senate bills, the conferees have agreed 
to the following operating and capital budget changes from FY 
1998:

Operating Budget:
    1. Personnel compensation and benefits..............     +$1,947,000
    2. Attrition savings................................        -146,000
    3. Rental of warehouse space........................................
    4. Hazardous materials abatement....................................
    5. Postage and metered mail.........................          +4,000
    6. Contractual services for safety personnel........         +30,000
    7. Price level increases............................         +15,000
    8. Uniforms.........................................         +80,000
    9. Replace Senate restaurant equipment..............         +28,000
Capital Budget:
    10. Conservation of wall paintings..................        +100,000
    11. Analysis & renovation of outside air intake 
      tunnels...........................................         +50,000
    12. Replace electrical wiring S-215 & stair by S-344         +25,000
    13. Computer-aided facility management (CAFM).......        +400,000
    14. Capitol complex integrated security program.....        +475,000
    15. Senate chamber improvements.....................        +200,000
    16. Upgrade cable television system.................      +1,000,000
    17. Other police security designs...................      +1,000,000

      The conferees agree with language in the House report 
directing the Architect to develop an energy savings plan that 
will use proceeds to fund needed maintenance.

                            CAPITOL GROUNDS

      Appropriates $6,046,000 for care and improvement of 
grounds surrounding the Capitol, House and Senate office 
buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant instead of $5,803,000 as 
proposed by the House and $6,055,000 as proposed by the Senate. 
Of this amount, $525,000 shall remain available until expended 
as proposed by the Senate. With respect to object class and 
project differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
conferees have agreed to the following operating and capital 
budget changes from FY 1998:
Operating Budget:
    1. Personnel compensation and benefits..............       +$305,000
    2. Attrition savings................................         -63,000
    3. Fee, disposal of solid waste (contractual).......        -100,000
    4. Replace bituminous paving at various locations...         -20,000
    5. Supplies, price level increases..................          +1,000
    6. Uniforms.........................................         +32,000
Capital Budget:
    7. Refurbishment of Taft Memorial Carillon..........        +130,000
    8. ADA handicapped ramps, terraces..................        +500,000

                        senate office buildings

      Appropriates $54,144,000 instead of $53,644,000 as 
proposed by the Senate, of which $14,615,000 shall remain 
available until expended, for the operations of the Senate 
office buildings. Inasmuch as this item relates solely to the 
Senate, and in accord with long practice under which each body 
determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other 
concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the 
House, at the request of the managers on the part of the 
Senate, have receded to the Senate, including an additional 
amount above the amount in the Senate bill.

                          capitol power plant

      Appropriates $38,174,000 for plant operations instead of 
$33,145,000 as proposed by the House and $38,222,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $5,100,000 shall remain 
available until expended as proposed by the Senate instead of 
$100,000 as proposed by the House. With respect to object class 
and project differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
conferees have agreed to the following operating and capital 
budget changes from FY1998:

Operating Budget:
    1. Personnel compensation and benefits..............       +$347,000
    2. Attrition savings................................         -98,000
    3. Uniforms.........................................         +33,000
    4. Personal protective/safety equipment.............          +7,000
Capital Budget:
    5. Optimization of chilled water distribution system        +150,000
    6. East plant chiller replacement...................      +4,000,000

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

      Appropriates $67,124,000 for salaries and expenses, 
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress instead of 
$66,688,000 as proposed by the House and $67,877,483 as 
proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree with language in 
the House report that the Congressional Research Service should 
replace departing staff with lower level professionals to even 
out grade distribution. The conferees direct that the 
Congressional Research Service not increase its full-time 
equivalent (FTE) employment level above the current level.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

      Appropriates $74,465,000 for Congressional printing and 
binding as proposed by the House instead of $75,500,000 as 
proposed by the Senate. The conferees have agreed to the House 
provision regarding the use of this appropriation for 
obligations incurred in other years, and have substituted a 
provision allowing 27 months to perform a printing job in lieu 
of a provision in the Senate amendment that adjusted current 
billing procedures.
      The conferees have agreed to language in the House report 
directing the Clerk of the House, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Senate and the Public Printer, to evaluate 
ways to improve the cost-effectiveness of printing 
Congressional documents and to make appropriate 
recommendations. The conferees request that the Secretary of 
the Senate work with the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
on this project.

                        Administrative Provision

      The conferees have agreed to an administrative provision 
in the House bill that amends the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1998 to authorize ``not to exceed'' 
$11,017,000 to be transferred from the revolving fund.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Appropriates $3,052,000 for salaries and expenses, 
Botanic Garden instead of $3,032,000 as proposed by the House 
and $3,180,000 as proposed by the Senate. With respect to 
object class and project differences between the House and 
Senate bills, the conferees have agreed to the following 
operating budget changes from FY 1998:

1. Personnel compensation and benefits..................       +$133,000
2. Attrition savings....................................        -117,000
3. Uniforms.............................................         +16,000
4. Safety apparel.......................................          +4,000
5. Roof fall protection.................................................

                        Administrative Provision

      The conferees have included an administrative provision 
amending Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1989, which established a fund for private 
donations supporting a National Garden at the Botanic Garden. 
The amendment provides for the investment of such funds in 
Treasury securities or other Federally-guaranteed obligations 
and credit of the investments and investment proceeds to the 
account.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Provides $238,373,000 for salaries and expenses, Library 
of Congress instead of $234,822,000 as proposed by the House 
and $239,176,542 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
$6,850,000 is made available from receipts collected by the 
Library as proposed by the House instead of $6,500,000 as 
proposed by the Senate; and $10,119,000 is to remain available 
until expended for acquisition of library materials as proposed 
by the Senate instead of $9,869,000 as proposed by the House. 
With respect to differences between the House and Senate bills, 
the conferees have agreed to the following budget changes from 
FY 1998:

1. Mandatory pay increases..............................     +$6,448,000
2. Attrition savings....................................      -1,032,000
3. Price level increases................................      +1,668,000
    Growing workload increases:
4. Fort Meade Storage...................................        +551,000
5. Meeting of the Frontiers--Russia and Alaska..........      +2,000,000
6. Bicentennial of Lewis and Clark Expedition...........        +250,000
7. Law Library..........................................        +253,775
8. International legal information database (receipts)..        +350,000
9. Automation...........................................        +691,771
10. Security Office.....................................        +355,331

      The conferees agree with language in the House bill 
limiting to $350,000 the amount available from collections 
relating to an international legal information database. The 
conferees have also agreed to a provision in the Senate bill 
providing $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, for a 
four-year project to digitize collections for the ``Meeting of 
the Frontiers'' United States-Russian digital collection and to 
a Senate provision of $250,000, also to remain available until 
expended, for the Library's efforts in connection with the 
commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark 
expedition.
      The conferees agree with the directives in the Senate 
report concerning full-time equivalent jobs and direct that the 
funds provided may only be expended within current FTE levels.
      The conferees agree with language in the House report 
directing the Library to develop measurements of the extent of 
the collections security problem and with language in the 
Senate report urging the Library to continue efforts to assist 
the Senate with a legislative information retrieval system.
      The conferees direct the Library to develop a strategic 
plan no later than January 15, 1999, coordinating all aspects 
of the Library's interior and exterior physical security. The 
plan should identify the Library's central requirements and 
detail how those requirements are proposed to be met in the 
short term and in the long term. The Library should consult 
with the Architect of the Capitol and include in the report 
those aspects of building security currently provided by the 
Architect. The Library should also consider the U.S. Capitol 
Police as a source of information and should consult with the 
Capitol Police for advice on the best industry practices.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

      Provides $34,891,000 for salaries and expenses, Copyright 
Office instead of $33,897,000 as proposed by the House and 
$35,269,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees have 
agreed to provide an additional $993,500 to the Copyright 
Office for theft detection devices to be inserted into 
materials delivered to the Copyright Office for deposit. The 
conferees have agreed to language in the House bill making the 
amounts collected under 17 U.S.C. 708(d) available until 
expended and subject to appropriations. With respect to 
differences between the House and Senate bills, the conferees 
have agreed to the following budget changes from FY1998:

1. Attrition savings....................................       -$106,000
2. Workload.............................................        -346,500

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Appropriates $46,824,000 for salaries and expenses, Books 
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped as proposed by the 
House instead of $46,895,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this 
amount, $13,744,000 shall remain available until expended.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

      Appropriates $4,448,000 for furniture and furnishings at 
the Library of Congress instead of $4,178,000 as proposed by 
the House and $4,458,000 as proposed by the Senate. With 
respect to differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
conferees have agreed to the following budget change from 
FY1998:

Security equipment......................................       +$270,000

                       Administrative Provisions

      The conferees have agreed to a provision in the House 
bill authorizing the Library to receive funds from participants 
in and sponsors of an international legal information database 
for the development and maintenance of the database, subject to 
appropriations.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         Congressional Cemetery

      Appropriates $1,000,000 to the Architect of the Capitol 
for a grant, to be matched by donations, for perpetual care and 
maintenance of Congressional Cemetery as proposed by the House.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

                     structural and mechanical care

      Appropriates $12,672,000 for structural and mechanical 
care, Library buildings and grounds, Architect of the Capitol 
instead of $11,933,000 as proposed by the House and $12,566,000 
as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $910,000 shall 
remain available until expended. With respect to object class 
and project differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
conferees have agreed to the following operating and capital 
budget changes from FY 1998:

Operating Budget:
    1. Personnel compensation and benefits..............       +$299,000
    2. Attrition savings................................         -39,000
    3. Annual maintenance, price level increas..........................
    4. Supplies and materials, price level increases....          +6,500
    5. Uniforms.........................................         +43,000
    6. Safety apparel...................................          +9,000
    7. Equipment, price level increases.................................
Capital Budget:
    8. Install additional readers.......................        +300,000
    9. Design, roof-fall protection.....................................
    10. Design, lightning protection, Madison ..........................
    11. Bookstack lighting controls, Jefferson and Adams        +200,000
    12. Exterior security improvements..................        +600,000

      The conferees direct that the Architect of the Capitol 
obtain the concurrence of the Capitol Police Board in the 
submission of budget requests involving the physical security 
of the Library buildings and grounds.

                       Administrative Provisions

      The conferees have agreed to a provision in the House 
bill authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to make a grant 
of $1,000,000 to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 
to be placed in a restricted account and to be matched by 
donations to the Association for the Preservation of Historic 
Congressional Cemetery. Earnings of the account, to the extent 
that the grant is matched by private donations, will be 
available to the Association for care and maintenance of 
Congressional Cemetery, excluding costs of nonroutine 
restoration or capital projects.
      The conferees have included language authorizing up to 
$2,500,000 for improvements to the National Audio Visual 
Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia. The conferees note 
that when the acquisition of the National Audio Visual 
Conservation Center was authorized, the Library announced a 
goal of funding improvements to the facility on a three-to-one 
private/public match over the life of the improvement project. 
The conferees direct the Library to develop a funding strategy, 
similar to that utilized for the National Digital Library, 
which will achieve its stated goal.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

      Appropriates $29,264,000 for salaries and expenses, 
Office of the Superintendent of Documents as proposed by the 
House instead of $29,600,000 as proposed by the Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

      The conferees agree to a 3,383 workyear limitation at the 
Government Printing Office instead of 3,416 as proposed by the 
House and 3,350 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree 
with language in the House report regarding the coordination of 
the implementation of a commercial off-the-shelf financial 
management system with the Legislative Branch Financial 
Managers Council and further direct that the Public Printer 
implement the recommendations of the recent management audit 
conducted by Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc., as appropriate, and 
submit an annual report. The first report is due with the 
submission of the fiscal year 2000 appropriation request.
      The conferees agree with language in the Senate report 
regarding a total plan for capital upgrades and obtaining 
approvals of the plan by the appropriate committees.
      As part of ongoing concern over the efforts of 
Legislative branch agencies to be Year 2000 compliant, the 
conferees direct the Government Printing Office to complete all 
assessments of its mission-critical systems, all planning for 
the time and resources necessary to complete critical 
renovation, validation and implementation activities, and take 
all actions necessary to make the agency Year 2000 compliant 
during fiscal year 1999. The conferees are particularly 
concerned that certain key elements of the agency's Year 2000 
preparation may not be installed until May of 1999 or later, 
leaving the agency with little time to test mission-critical 
applications associated with these elements. The conferees 
direct GPO management to take whatever steps are necessary to 
prevent any major Year 2000 failures resulting from the 
agency's inability or unwillingness to cooperate fully in this 
vital endeavor.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

      Appropriates $354,268,000 for salaries and expenses, 
General Accounting Office instead of $354,238,000 as proposed 
by the House and $363,298,000 as proposed by the Senate. With 
respect to differences between the House and Senate bills, the 
conferees have agreed to the following budget changes from 
FY1998:

1. Attrition savings....................................     -$3,091,000
2. Other compensation...................................        +250,000
3. Price level increases................................        +976,500
4. Program changes......................................      +6,610,000

      The $6,610,000 provided for program changes allows for 
not to exceed 50 full time equivalent (FTE) employees. The 
conferees expect that a minimum of one-third of the program 
funding increase will be used by GAO to support information 
technology (IT) work, particularly in support of issues related 
to the Year 2000 computing crisis. Any funds in excess of the 
amount required for additional FTE's should be allocated to 
program contract support. The conferees direct the Comptroller 
General to include in the agency's FY2000 budget presentation 
an accounting of how this increase has been used, including how 
many additional FTE's have been added and how much of the 
program increase has been used to acquire mission-related 
contract services.

                        Administrative Provision

      The conferees have included an administrative provision 
that transfers unexpended balances from funds transferred by 
the Department of Health and Human Services to the Comptroller 
General for a study. The study has been completed and the funds 
are no longer necessary for their intended purpose.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

      In Title III, General Provisions, section numbers have 
been changed to conform to the conference agreement. The 
conferees have agreed to include section 305, a sense of 
Congress provision relating to purchase of American-made 
products. The conferees have included authority for ``buyout'' 
incentive programs for the Architect of the Capitol and for the 
Government Printing Office. The conferees have amended the 
language of the House bill that contains these provisions. The 
amended language requires the Architect of the Capitol and the 
Government Printing Office to make payments to the Civil 
Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to 15% of the 
annual gross salary of each employee electing voluntary 
separation, a provision comparable to other Federal buyout 
authority. In addition, each agency is required to submit a 
plan for utilizing this authority and to make periodic progress 
reports.
      The Architect of the Capitol presented justification for 
this authority, explaining it will facilitate reengineering and 
reinvesting in the agency to meet both mission requirements and 
fiduciary responsibility. The conferees direct that before the 
Architect offers each buyout/earlyout program, the Architect 
inform the House of Representatives Committees on House 
Oversight and Appropriations and the Senate Committees on Rules 
and Administration and Appropriations of the areas to be 
affected by the buyout/earlyout program and the planned for 
result. Following each buyout/earlyout program that proceeds, 
but no later than July 1 of each year, the Architect must 
report on the annual results and compare them with the planned 
for results. An estimate for resulting savings due to the 
reengineered functions must accompany each final buyout/
earlyout report.
      The conferees have included a provision in the House bill 
that directs the Architect of the Capitol to develop and 
implement an energy savings strategy and a provision in the 
Senate bill that amends section 316 of Public Law 101-302. The 
conferees have included language amending the American Folklife 
Preservation Act to permanently authorize the Center, to 
restructure the Board of Trustees, to eliminate payment to 
Board members (excepting reimbursement for travel and 
subsistence while on Board business), and to eliminate the 
long-vacant Deputy Director position. The conference agreement 
amends the provision in the Senate bill regarding payments made 
by the Government Printing Office to the Employees' 
Compensation Fund. The amended language will only apply 
prospectively and removes the requirement for any future 
reimbursements by the Government Printing Office under section 
8147(c) of title 5, United States Code.

               TITLE IV--TRADE DEFICIT REVIEW COMMISSION

      The conferees have deleted a provision in the Senate bill 
regarding a trade deficit review commission.

                   CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS

      The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
fiscal year 1999 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
with comparisons to the fiscal year 1998 amount, the 1999 
budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 1999 
follow:

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1998...  $2,287,951,800
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal 
    year 1999...........................................   2,466,766,600
House bill, fiscal year 1999............................   1,804,689,700
Senate bill, fiscal year 1999...........................   2,361,488,125
Conference agreement, fiscal year 1999..................   2,349,937,100
Conference agreement compared with:
    New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 
      1998..............................................     +61,985,300
    Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, 
      fiscal year 1999..................................    -116,829,500
    House bill, fiscal year 1999........................    +545,247,400
    Senate bill, fiscal year 1999.......................     -11,551,025

                                   James T. Walsh,
                                   C.W. Bill Young, of Florida,
                                   Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
                                   Zach Wamp,
                                   Tom Latham,
                                   Bob Livingston,
                                   Jose Serrano,
                                   Vic Fazio,
                                   Steny Hoyer,
                                   David Obey:

                                 Managers on the Part of the House.

                                   Robert F. Bennett,
                                   Ted Stevens,
                                   Larry E. Craig,
                                   Thad Cochran,
                                   Byron Dorgan,
                                   Barbara Boxer,
                                   Robert C. Byrd,
                                Managers on the Part of the Senate.