[House Report 106-290]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 106-290
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2000, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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August 4, 1999.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, from the committee of conference,
submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1905]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill
(H.R. 1905) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other
purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have
agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses
as follows:
Amendment numbered 1:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same with
an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed, insert:
SENATE
expense allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader
of the Senate, $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, $89,968,000,
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, $1,721,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $437,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$2,644,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,634,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$6,525,000.
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, $1,132,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,264,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $590,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,151,000 for each such committee;
in all, $2,302,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $277,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $14,202,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$34,794,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,246,000.
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, $3,901,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal
Counsel, $1,035,000.
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,
$71,604,000.
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, $66,261,000.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $245,703,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
administrative provisions
Section 1. Effective in the case of any fiscal year which
begins on or after October 1, 1999, 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)--
``(I) in case the Senator represents
Alabama, $116,300, Alaska, $221,600, Arizona,
$128,975, Arkansas, $118,250, California,
$168,950, Colorado, $124,100, Connecticut,
$105,575, Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200,
Georgia, $116,300, Hawaii, $245,000, Idaho,
$128,000, Illinois, $138,725, Indiana,
$116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas, $119,225,
Kentucky, $115,325, Louisiana, $120,200, Maine,
$110,450, Maryland, $100,700, Massachusetts,
$114,350, Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota,
$120,200, Mississippi, $118,250, Missouri,
$121,175, Montana, $128,000, Nebraska,
$120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New Hampshire,
$106,550, New Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico,
$125,075, New York, $145,550, North Carolina,
$112,400, North Dakota, $119,225, Ohio,
$129,950, Oklahoma, $123,125, Oregon, $132,875,
Pennsylvania, $128,975, Rhode Island, $104,600,
South Carolina, $110,450, South Dakota,
$120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas, $149,450,
Utah, $128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia,
$106,550, Washington, $135,800, West Virginia,
$105,575, Wisconsin, $119,225, Wyoming,
$123,125, plus
``(II) the amount that is equal to the
Senator's share for the fiscal year, as
determined in accordance with regulations of
the Committee on Rules and Administration, of
the amount made available within the Senators'
Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
in the contingent fund of the Senate for
official mail expenses of Senators, 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 ``that part of the amount referred
to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically
allocated for official mail expenses'' and inserting
``the amount referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)'';
and
(2) by striking: ``the part of the amount referred
to in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for
official mail expenses'' and inserting ``the amount
referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)''.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply to any
fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999.
Sec. 2. Effective on and after October 1, 1999, 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 8 of Public Law
105-275, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
Sec. 3. Senate Office Space Allocations. Section 3 under
the heading ``Administrative Provisions'' in the appropriation
for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1975 (2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following:
``(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the
State of the Senator is less than 3,000,000;'';
(B) by striking ``8,000'' in paragraph (13)
and inserting ``8,200''; and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through
(13) as paragraphs (2) through (12),
respectively; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting
``$40,000'';
(B) by striking ``4,800'' and inserting
``5,000'';
(C) by striking ``$734'' and inserting
``$1,000''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``Effective beginning with the 106th Congress,
the aggregate amount in effect under this
paragraph for any Congress shall be increased
by the inflation adjustment factor for the
calendar year in which the Congress begins. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the
inflation adjustment factor for any calendar
year is a fraction the numerator of which is
the implicit price deflator for the gross
domestic product as computed and published by
the Department of Commerce for the preceding
calendar year and the denominator of which is
such deflator for the calendar year 1998.''.
Sec. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 2 U.S.C. 121b-
1(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31,
1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to
solicitation, shall not apply to any activity carried out
pursuant to this section, subject to approval of such
activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
Sec. 5. The first section of Public Law 87-82 (40 U.S.C.
174j-1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C.
193d), except for the provisions relating to solicitation,
shall not apply to any activity carried out pursuant to this
section, subject to the approval of such activities by the
Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
Sec. 6. The Legislative Counsel may, subject to the
approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate, designate
one of the Senior Counsels appointed under section 102 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 274 note;
Public Law 95-391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy Legislative Counsel.
The Deputy Legislative Counsel shall perform the functions of
the Legislative Counsel during the absence or disability of the
Legislative Counsel, or when the office is vacant.
Sec. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291
note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1999'' and
inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
and strike all beginning on page 2, line 5, of the House
engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, down through page 11, line 12, and
insert the following:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$760,884,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$14,202,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,740,000,
including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office
of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,705,000, including $10,000 for
official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the
Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000, including $10,000 for
official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$1,423,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief
Deputy Minority Whip, $1,057,000, including $5,000 for official
expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative
Floor Activities, $406,000; Republican Steering Committee,
$757,000; Republican Conference, $1,244,000; Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee, $1,337,000; Democratic Caucus,
$664,000; nine minority employees, $1,218,000; training and
program development--majority, $290,000; and training and
program development--minority, $290,000: Provided, That the
amounts otherwise provided under this heading for the various
leadership offices shall be reduced in a manner approved by the
Committee on Appropriations such that the aggregate amount
appropriated under this heading is $142,000 less than the
aggregate amount otherwise provided.
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,
$406,279,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special
and select, authorized by House resolutions, $93,878,000:
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, $21,095,000, 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, $90,150,000, 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,
$14,881,000; 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, $3,746,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
$57,289,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available until
expended, including $25,519,000 for salaries, expenses and
temporary personal services of House Information Resources, of
which $24,641,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the
amount provided for House Information Resources, $6,260,000
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, $3,926,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel,
$840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $136,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian,
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the
Digest of Rules, $1,172,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,045,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the House, $5,085,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Corrections Calendar Office, $825,000; and for other
authorized employees, $205,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $135,422,000, including: supplies,
materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$2,741,000; 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, $131,595,000; and
miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance,
repair and operation of House motor vehicles,
interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $676,000.
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) Compliance With Admission Requirements.--The
General Counsel of the House of Representatives and any other
counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of
Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by
the Office of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the
purpose of performing the counsel's functions, to enter an
appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United
States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without
compliance with any requirements for admission to practice
before such court, except that the authorization conferred by
this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission
of any such person to practice before the United States Supreme
Court.
(b) Notification by Attorney General.--The Attorney General
shall notify the General Counsel of the House of
Representatives with respect to any proceeding in which the
United States is a party of any determination by the Attorney
General or Solicitor General not to appeal any court decision
affecting the constitutionality of an Act or joint resolution
of Congress within such time as will enable the House to direct
the General Counsel to intervene as a party in such proceeding
pursuant to applicable rules of the House of Representatives.
(c) General Counsel Definition.--In this section, the term
``General Counsel of the House of Representatives'' means--
(1) the head of the Office of General Counsel
established and operating under clause 8 of rule II of
the Rules of the House of Representatives;
(2) the head of any successor office to the Office
of General Counsel which is established after the date
of the enactment of this Act; and
(3) any other person authorized and directed in
accordance with the Rules of the House of
Representatives to provide legal assistance and
representation to the House in connection with the
matters described in this section.
(d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall
become effective beginning with the date of the enactment of
this Act.
Sec. 102. Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2439)
is amended by striking ``(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))'' and inserting
``(2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2))''.
Sec. 103. (a) Clarification of Rules Regarding Use of Funds
for Official Mail.--
(1) In general.--Section 311(e)(1) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C.
59e(e)(1)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``There is established'' and
all that follows through ``shall be
prescribed--'' and inserting the following:
``The use of funds of the House of
Representatives which are made available for
official mail of Members, officers, and
employees of the House of Representatives who
are persons entitled to use the congressional
frank shall be governed by regulations
promulgated--''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
Allowance'' and inserting ``official mail
(except as provided in subparagraph (B))''.
(2) Limitations on availability of funds.--Section
311(e)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)), as amended
by section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ``The Official Mail
Allowance'' and inserting ``Funds used for
official mail'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and
(C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(3) Repeal of obsolete transfer authority.--Section
311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(4) Conforming amendments.--(A) section 1(a) of
House Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to
July 21, 1971, as enacted into permanent law by chapter
IV of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1972 (2
U.S.C. 57(a)), is amended by striking ``the Official
Mail Allowance'' each place it appears and inserting
``official mail''.
(B) section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is
amended by striking ``costs charged against the
Official Mail Allowance for'' and inserting ``costs
incurred for official mail by''.
(b) Repeal of Obsolete References to Clerk Hire
Allowance.--
(1) In general.--Section 104(a) of the House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking
``clerk hire'' each place it appears.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section
104 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking
``CLERK HIRE''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to the first session of the One
Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of Congress.
Sec. 104. Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances to be Used for Deficit Reduction or
to Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members'
Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for
fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all payments are
made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or,
if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments
have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 2:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with
an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter striken and inserted, insert:
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, $6,456,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of
the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his
assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to
the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month
each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of
the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to
one assistant and $400 per month each not to exceed eleven
assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 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, $1,898,000, 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, $78,501,000, of which $37,725,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and
$40,776,000 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, $6,574,000, to be disbursed by the
Capitol Police Board or their delegee: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic
training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 2000 shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the
Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000 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, $2,293,000, 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 first session of the
One Hundred Sixth Congress, showing appropriations made,
indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together
with a chronological history of the regular appropriations
bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons
designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the
work.
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), $2,000,000.
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, $26,221,000: Provided, That no part of such amount
may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor
vehicle.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget
Office shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to
enhance staff recruitment and to reward exceptional performance
by an employee or a group of employees.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1999.
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, $46,836,000, of which
$4,390,000 shall remain available until expended.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of
grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office
buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,427,000, of which
$155,000 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, $64,038,000, of which $22,305,000
shall remain available until expended.
and strike all beginning on page 18, line 19, of the House
engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, down through page 18, line 22, and
insert the following:
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the House office buildings, $37,279,000, of which
$4,442,000 shall remain available until expended.
; and the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 3:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same with
an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted, insert:
capitol power plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and
sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about
the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning
refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such
buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for
air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union
Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary
Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which
shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect
of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into
the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $38,054,000,
of which $3,000,000 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 2000.
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, $71,244,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in
connection with any publication, or preparation of material
therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has
obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and
the distribution of Congressional information in any format;
printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses
necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to
the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902);
printing and binding of Government publications authorized by
law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing,
binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized
by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,
$73,577,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906:
Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available
for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation
under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the
funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any
other Act for printing and binding and related services
provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States
Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or
publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date
that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United
States Code.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
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, $3,425,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not
otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance
of the Union Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the
Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and
repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the
custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the
American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the
Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and
expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not
properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the
Board, $256,779,000, of which not more than $6,500,000 shall be
derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2000, 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 2000 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, $10,321,380 is to remain available until expended
for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and all
other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic
services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available
solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the
Librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the
collections: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $2,347,000 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, $5,579,000 is to remain
available until expended for the purpose of teaching educators
how to incorporate the Library's digital collections into
school curricula, which amount shall be transferred to the
educational consortium formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands
Across America: Local Community Initiative'' project as
approved by the Library: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $600,000 is to remain available until
expended for the purpose of digitizing archival materials
relating to ethnic groups of California, including Japanese
Americans, which amount shall be transferred to an educational
archive able to conduct such a project as approved by the
Library.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$37,628,000, of which not more than $20,800,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be derived from collections
credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2000 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 $5,454,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2000 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided further, That the total
amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than $26,254,000: Provided
further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated
is available for the maintenance of an ``International
Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of
Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided
further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for activities
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
delegations, visitors, and seminars.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3,
1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $47,984,000,
of which $14,019,000 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, $5,415,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the
Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount of not
more than $198,390, of which $59,300 is for the Congressional
Research Service, when specifically authorized by the Librarian
of Congress, for attendance at meetings concerned with the
function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used by the Library of Congress to administer any
flexible or compressed work schedule which--
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a
position the grade or level of which is equal to or
higher than GS-15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to
not be at work for all or a portion of a workday
because of time worked by the manager or supervisor on
another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or
supervisor'' means any management official or supervisor, as
such terms are defined in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of title
5, United States Code.
Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of
Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and
administrative overhead costs generated by performing
reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of 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. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection
with official representation and reception expenses for the
incentive awards program.
Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on
the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection
with official representation and reception expenses for the
Overseas Field Offices.
Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2000, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $98,788,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from
sources other than appropriations to the Library in
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
Sec. 207. The Library of Congress may use available funds,
now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the lease or
acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in
one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter
into multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property and
services pursuant to sections 303L and 304B, respectively, of
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C.
253l and 254c).
Sec. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law
regarding the qualifications and method of appointment of
employees of the Library of Congress, the Librarian of
Congress, using such method of appointment as the Librarian may
select, may appoint not more than three individuals who meet
such qualifications as the Librarian may impose to serve as
management specialists for a term not to exceed three years.
(b) No individual appointed as a management specialist
under subsection (a) may serve in such position after December
31, 2004.
Sec. 209. (a) section 904 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a-2) is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 904. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
``(1) the Librarian of Congress shall be
compensated at an annual rate of pay which is equal to
the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at
level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313
of title 5, United States Code; and
``(2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be
compensated at an annual rate of pay which is equal to
the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314
of title 5, United States Code.''.
(b) section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by striking the second
sentence and inserting the following: ``The basic pay of the
Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to the rate of
basic pay provided for level III of the Executive Schedule
under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.''.
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with
respect to the first pay period which begins on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act and each subsequent pay
period.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
buildings and grounds, $16,033,000, of which $3,650,000 shall
remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of
Government publications and their distribution to the public,
Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated
depository and international exchange libraries as authorized
by law, $29,986,000: Provided, That travel expenses, including
travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the Public
Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: Provided further, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating
Congressional serial sets and other related publications for
1998 and 1999 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 Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the
funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of
Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be
available for the full-time equivalent employment of more than
3,313 workyears (or such other number of workyears as the
Public Printer may request, subject to the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives): Provided further, That activities financed
through the revolving fund may provide information in any
format: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not be
used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule
which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the
grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15:
Provided further, That expenses for attendance at meetings
shall not exceed $75,000.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 210. (a) section 311 of title 44, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section
3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with
respect to purchases and contracts for the Government Printing
Office as if the reference to `$25,000' in clause (1) of such
section were a reference to `$100,000'.''.
(b) The heading of section 311 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking ``AUTHORITY'' and inserting
``AUTHORITY; SMALL PURCHASE THRESHOLD''.
(c) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 311 and inserting the following:
``311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small purchase
threshold.''.
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,
$379,000,000: 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
$1,400,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal
year 2000: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other
department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental
Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share
of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum,
including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants. Payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited
as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of
any other department or agency which is a member of the
American Consortium on International Public Administration
(ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate share of
ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses
attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International
Institute of Administrative Sciences.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles,
except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided
under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House
of Representatives issued by the Committee on House
Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on
Rules and Administration.
Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act
shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2000
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. Section 308 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2452)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(40 U.S.C.
174j-1(b)(1))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1
note)'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(40 U.S.C.
174j-1(c))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)'';
and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``(40 U.S.C.
174j-1(e))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''.
Sec. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in
the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1999'' and
inserting ``2000''.
Sec. 310. Chapter 5 of title II of division B of the
Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-569) is amended
in the matter under the subheading ``Capitol Visitor Center''
under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' by striking
``the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives,
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate, and other appropriate
committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate''
and inserting ``the United States Capitol Preservation
Commission established under section 801 of the Arizona-Idaho
Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a)''.
Sec. 311. Trade Deficit Review Commission. (a)
Appropriations.--Section 127(i) of the Trade Deficit Review
Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended by adding at
the end the following new sentence:
``Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain
available until the date which is 90 days after the date on
which the Commission submits the final report described in
subsection (e).''.
(b) Applicability of Certain Pay Authorities to Members of
the Commission.--Section 127(g) of the Trade Deficit Review
Commission Act is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) Applicability of certain pay authorities.--
``(A) In general.--An individual who is a
member of the Commission and is an annuitant or
otherwise covered by section 8344 or 8468 of
title 5, United States Code, by reason of
membership on the Commission is not subject to
the provisions of section 8344 or 8468
(whichever is applicable) with respect to such
membership.
``(B) Uniformed service.--An individual who
is a member of the Commission and is a member
or former member of a uniformed service is not
subject to the provisions of subsections (b)
and (c) of section 5532, United States Code,
with respect to membership on the
Commission.''.
(c) Termination of Commission and Other Matters.--Section
127 of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(j) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463; 5 U.S.C.
App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
``(k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days
after the date on which the Commission submits the final report
under subsection (e).''.
Sec. 312. Creditable Service With Congressional Campaign
Committees. Section 8332(m)(1)(A) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(A) such employee has at least 4 years and 6
months of service on such committees as of December 12,
1980; and''.
Sec. 313. Section 507 of Public Law 104-1 (109 Stat. 43; 2
U.S.C. 1436) is repealed.
TITLE IV--FISCAL YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FUNDS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For payment to Marta Macias Brown, widow of George E.
Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of California,
$136,700: Provided, That this provision shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 401. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2437) is amended in the
item relating to ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and
Expenses--salaries, officers and employees'' by striking
``$24,282,000'' and inserting ``$24,982,000''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999.
This title may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Charles H. Taylor,
Zach Wamp,
Jerry Lewis,
Kay Granger,
Bill Young,
Ed Pastor,
John P. Murtha,
Steny H. Hoyer,
David Obey
(except for the Russian
exchange program)
Managers on the Part of the House.
Robert F. Bennett,
Ted Stevens,
Larry Craig,
Thad Cochran,
Dianne Feinstein,
Richard J. Durbin,
Robert C. Byrd,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1905) making
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2000, 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: Inserts appropriations for operations of
the Senate. 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 $489,406,000 for Senate operations and
contains several administrative provisions. The managers on the
part of the Senate have requested an amendment to Section 1, an
administrative provision dealing with Senators' allowances.
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.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
At the request of the managers on the part of the House,
the conferees agree to amend several provisions relating to the
House of Representatives. The conference agreement appropriates
$760,884,000, and adjusts a receipt ceiling applicable to House
Information Resources, for salaries and expenses, House of
Representatives. It also amends two House administrative
provisions included in the House bill. One amendment removes an
inconsistent reporting requirement and the other clarifies a
provision regarding the House General Counsel regarding its
status as permanent law. 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.
Amendment No. 2: Deletes several provisions of the House
bill and inserts substitute provisions. Many items in both
House and Senate bills are identical and are included in the
conference agreement without change. The conferees agree with
the report language accompanying the regular House and Senate
fiscal year 2000 appropriations bills unless otherwise stated
herein. With respect to those items in the conference agreement
that differ between House and Senate bills, the conferees have
agreed to the following:
JOINT ITEMS
Joint Committee on Taxation
Appropriates $6,456,400 for the Joint Committee on
Taxation as proposed by the Senate instead of $6,188,000 as
proposed by the House. The funds will support 66.5 FTE's.
Joint Committee on the Library
The conference agreement deletes funds for the Joint
Committee on the Library instead of $500,000 as proposed by the
Senate.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
Appropriates $78,501,000 for salaries of officers,
members, and employees of the Capitol Police as proposed by the
House instead of $80,783,000 as proposed by the Senate, of
which $37,725,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives and $40,776,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. In addition, the
Capitol Police have $2,282,000 in savings available from the
fiscal year 99 Security Enhancements supplemental.
general expenses
Appropriates $6,574,000 for general expenses of the
Capitol Police instead of $6,711,000 as proposed by House and
$7,913,000 as proposed by the Senate. The funds provided
include $650,000 for travel, $5,000 for transportation of
things, $138,000 for rent, communications and utilities,
$635,000 for additional computer and telecommunications needs,
$2,374,000 for all other services, $1,299,000 for supplies, and
$1,473,000 for equipment. With respect to vehicles, the
conferees recognize the need of the Capitol Police to upgrade
and possibly expand their existing fleet of motorcycles to help
fulfill their security mission, and provide $103,000 for that
purpose from existing funds. The conferees direct the Capitol
Police to study options that will enable the purchase of
American-made motorcycles that meet the Department's security
mission and report their findings to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
With respect to the computer and telecommunications
project, $635,000 are provided to begin taking over
communications activities and relieving the Senate Sergeant at
Arms from the need to support those activities. Of the
$635,000, $400,000 is not available
until released by the Committees on Appropriations. The balance
is available for telecommunications needs. The $635,000 is
provided to begin a transition from Sergeant at Arms support of
police information technology and the necessary infrastructure.
During the transition the Senate Sergeant at Arms will continue
to provide necessary assistance required by the Capitol Police.
The draft Information Technology (IT) plan recently submitted
is an excellent start in the planning needed to undertake this
activity. The draft is a well developed professional IT plan
and gives the Committees assurances that the Capitol Police are
reaching the point of having the ability to take on these
tasks. However, more planning is needed in the area of relating
specific IT needs and systems to the mission of the Capitol
Police. The plan should include identification of
infrastructure specifics (hardware and systems) as they relate
to the police mission. Further development of the plan should
be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and the
authorizing Committees. The police are urged to continue their
consultation with the General Accounting Office.
The conferees agree with the language in the House bill
transferring the disbursement authority from the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to the
Capitol Police Board or its delegee. This transfer of authority
is for the General Expenses fund only, and will not change or
impact the current appointing authorities or disbursement
entities for salary funds in the House or Senate.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
Appropriates $2,293,000 for the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office as proposed by the House instead of
$2,336,000 as proposed by the Senate.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
The conferees have included an administrative provision
authorizing the Congressional Budget Office to make lump sum
payments for staff recruitment and bonuses as proposed by the
House. The payments will not exceed one percent of CBO's annual
pay roll. The conferees deleted a provision proposed by the
House authorizing a change in the pay level for the Director
and the Deputy Director of CBO.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
Appropriates $46,836,000 for salaries and expenses,
Capitol buildings, Architect of the Capitol, instead of
$46,104,000 as proposed by the House and $48,195,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $4,390,000 shall remain
available until expended instead of $3,055,000 as proposed by
the House and $7,620,000 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:
1. Personal services................................ $25,964,000
2. Rent, communications, utilities & travel......... 894,000
3. Other services................................... 9,812,000
4. Supplies......................................... 600,000
5. Equipment........................................ 225,000
Capitol Projects
6. ADA requirements................................. 0
7. Replace sound systems, cmte & hearing rooms...... 120,000
8. Elevator/escalator modernization program......... 0
9. Provide steam humidification..................... 210,000
10. Implementation of AOCNET........................ 250,000
11. Financial Management System (FMS)............... 500,000
12. Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM)....... 0
13. Computer, telecommunications & electrical
support........................................... 600,000
14. Upgrade unsafe mechanical equip. walkways and
ladders........................................... 200,000
15. Replace exit doors for emergency egress &
security.......................................... 0
16. Security project support for AOC................ 200,000
17. Design: Upgrade air conditioning--east front,
Capitol........................................... 140,000
18. Design: Replace high voltage SWGR, Capitol
complex........................................... 175,000
19. Painting of exterior woodwork and west front of
Capitol........................................... 300,000
20. Master plan development......................... 0
21. Study House chamber improvements................ 300,000
22. Inaugural support services...................... 50,000
23. Design: Replace exit doors for emergency egress. 160,000
24. Design: Restore shutters & upgrade window
lighting.......................................... 53,000
25. Design: Restore cast iron lamp posts & railings. 18,000
26. Design: Exterior stone preservation............. 115,000
27. Design: Replace windows, Capitol................ 240,000
28. Design: Refuge areas & emergency lighting....... 300,000
29. Design: Sprinkler system........................ 1,800,000
The conferees have provided $500,000 for the Architect of
the Capitol's (AOC) implementation of an interim financial
management system (FMS), making $1.2 million available for the
system including amounts already appropriated. The Architect
has developed system requirements and has explored several
alternatives with an FMS steering committee comprised of AOC
staff and members of the Legislative Branch Financial Manager's
Council (LBFMC). AOC believes that cross-servicing for a client
server based system will maximize functionality while
minimizing implementation risks. While all members of the
steering committee agree that a client server based system will
provide maximum flexibility and functionality, there are some
members of the committee who believe that the cost is high for
an interim system and could exceed the AOC 's estimate of $2.8
million. While the conferees have not taken a formal position,
it is agreed that the Architect should proceed with an interim
system. Funding is provided to permit a phased implementation
where the initial steps would include the Government Wide
Standard General Ledger and would allow additional capabilities
to be added in an orderly, phased process. This will allow the
AOC to begin implementing a system that will permit the
integration of existing management systems into its FMS while
making progress toward meeting its long-term financial
management system goals. The conferees direct that the
Architect ensure that the system selected is clearly interim in
nature and compatible with the overall Legislative Branch goal
of a common financial management system in the future. The
conferees also expect that the existing steering committee will
remain actively involved in the implementation of the AOC
system and that the LBFMC will play a role in the process of
moving to a new FMS. The Architect is directed to prepare a
system implementation plan that reflects phasing in additional
system modules and submit that plan to House and Senate
Appropriations Committees as part of the fiscal year 2001
budget submission.
The conferees also agree with language in the House
report reminding the Architect of the Capitol that construction
funds shall only be requested for projects that have been 100%
designed. Further, the Senate report directs the Architect of
the Capitol to coordinate with the Senate Sergeant at Arms on
any improvements or changes in information technology regarding
the Senate.
capitol grounds
Appropriates $5,427,000 to the Architect of the Capitol
for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol,
House and Senate office buildings, and the Capitol power plant
instead of $5,579,000 as proposed by the House and $5,627,000
as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $155,000 as proposed
by the House shall remain available until expended instead of
$330,000 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:
1. Other services................................... $852,000
2. Supplies......................................... 167,000
Capitol Projects:
3. ADA requirements................................. 155,000
4. Replace dump truck............................... 0
5. Design: Reconstruct Delaware Avenue SW........... 50,000
6. Design: Renovation to former DC street lights.... 100,000
senate office buildings
Appropriates $64,038,000 to the Architect of the Capitol
as proposed by the Senate, of which $22,305,000 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.
house office buildings
At the request of the managers on the part of the House,
the conference agreement appropriates $37,279,000 as proposed
by the House instead of $40,679,000 as proposed by the Senate
to the Architect of the Capitol for House office buildings, of
which $4,442,000 shall remain available until expended as
proposed by the House instead of $7,842,000 as proposed by the
Senate. 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.
Amendment No. 3: Deletes several provisions of the House
bill and inserts substitute provisions. Many items in both
House and Senate bills are identical and are included in the
conference agreement without change. The conferees agree with
the report language accompanying the regular House and Senate
fiscal year 2000 appropriations bills unless otherwise stated
herein. With respect to those items in the conference agreement
that differ between House and Senate bills, the conferees have
agreed to the following:
capitol power plant
Appropriates $38,054,000 to the Architect of the Capitol
for Capitol power plant operations instead of $34,780,000 as
proposed by the House and $45,006,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of this amount, $3,000,000 shall remain available until
expended instead of $6,000,000 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:
1. Rent, communications, and utilities (includes
water and sewer payments)......................... $32,786,000
2. Other services................................... 1,050,000
3. Supplies......................................... 1,575,000
Capital Projects:
4. East Plant chiller replacement................... 0
5. Optimization of operations, CPP.................. 0
6. Replacement filter bags.......................... 0
7. Design: Thermal storage facility................. 0
8. Design: Repair South Capitol Street tunnel....... 153,000
9. Design: Repair Constitution Ave tunnel........... 375,000
These funds include $3,000,000 which, together with
$3,000,000 provided under Library buildings and grounds, make
$6 million available for the 42% retroactive water and sewer
bill rate increase and for improvements to the Culpeper audio-
visual facility. These funds are not available until released
by the Committees on Appropriations.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
Appropriates $71,244,000 for salaries and expenses,
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress as proposed
by the Senate instead of $70,940,000 as proposed by the House.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
Appropriates $73,577,000 for Congressional printing and
binding as proposed by the House instead of $77,704,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
The conferees agree to omit the report language proposed
by the Senate regarding GPO billing procedures.
TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriates $3,425,000 for salaries and expenses,
Botanic Garden instead of $3,538,000 as proposed by the House
and $3,428,000 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:
1. Rent, communications, utilities and travel....... $6,000
2. Other services................................... 95,000
3. Supplies......................................... 137,000
Capitol Projects:
4. Design: Administrative building renovations and
ADA............................................... 0
5. Design: Bartholdi Park renovations and
improvements...................................... 100,000
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
Provides $256,779,000 for salaries and expenses, Library
of Congress instead of $256,285,000 as proposed by the House
and $250,491,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount,
$6,850,000 is made available from receipts collected by the
Library of Congress, and $10,321,000 is to remain available
until expended for acquisition of library materials as proposed
by the Senate instead of $10,438,000 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
fiscal year 1999:
1. Price level increases................................ +$1,307,490
2. Electronic resources implementation project.......... +160,828
3. Succession plan...................................... +505,000
4. Reader registration program.......................... +233,396
5. Hands Across America................................. +5,829,000
6. NDL-Ethnic groups of California...................... +600,000
7. Essential staff--law library......................... 0
8. Arrearage processing................................. +188,250
9. Three management specialists......................... +262,290
10. Space design contract (from savings)................ +308,000
11. Automation (computer security telecommunications)... +50,000
12. Automation (financial system replacement)........... +250,000
13. Automation (disaster recovery)...................... +450,000
14. Automation (enhanced Unix server)................... +600,000
15. Natl. Film Preservation Foundation grant (from
savings)............................................ +250,000
16. Rounding............................................ -441
The conferees have included a provision in the House bill
providing $5,579,000, to remain available until expended, for
teaching educators how to incorporate the Library's digital
collection into school curricula, and a Senate provision
providing $600,000, to remain available until expended, for a
project to digitize archival materials relating to ethnic
groups of California, including Japanese Americans.
The conference agreement includes $505,000 to address
succession planning in the most vulnerable areas in the
Library's collections. The conferees are sensitive to the
Library's needs for succession planning in areas that support
the Library's unique collections. In order to address those
concerns, before expending any of these funds the Library is
directed to submit to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations a plan which identifies the high risk areas.
The conferees agree with language in the House report
authorizing the Library to expend funds out of current
resources to conduct a transit-fare program, as authorized by
the federal Employees Clean Air Incentive Act of 1993,
comparable (including the same level of transit-fare) to the
program implemented for employees of the House of
Representatives.
The conferees agree with Senate report language directing
the Library of Congress to consult with the Architect of the
Capitol and the Capitol Police prior to implementing any
collection security project as proposed by the Senate.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
Provides $37,628,000 for salaries and expenses, Copyright
Office as proposed by the Senate instead of $37,639,000 as
proposed by the House. The conferees have agreed to remove the
authorization for the use of this appropriation for
publications of the decisions of the United States courts
involving copyrights as proposed by the House. The conferees
have included a provision authorizing $4,250 for official
reception expenses of the International Copyright Institute as
proposed by the House instead of $7,250 as proposed by the
Senate.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
Appropriates $47,984,000 for salaries and expenses, books
for the blind and physically handicapped as proposed by the
Senate instead of $48,033,000 as proposed by the House. Of this
amount, $14,019,000 shall remain available until expended as
proposed by the Senate instead of $14,032,600 as proposed by
the House.
Furniture and Furnishings
Appropriates $5,415,000 for furniture and furnishings at
the Library of Congress as proposed by the Senate.
Administrative Provisions
The conferees have authorized the Librarian to appoint
not more than three management specialists for a term not to
exceed three years as proposed by the House. The conference
agreement authorizes a statutory salary increase for the
Librarian, the Deputy Librarian and the Director of the
Congressional Research Service.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
Appropriates $16,033,000 for structural and mechanical
care, Library buildings and grounds, Architect of the Capitol
instead of $13,410,000 as proposed by the House and $17,327,000
as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $3,650,000 shall
remain available until expended instead of $1,150,000 as
proposed by the House and $5,740,000 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:
1. Other services................................... $1,492,000
2. Equipment & land and structures.................. 116,000
Capitol Projects:
3. ADA requirements, LB&G's......................... 0
4. Elevator/escalator modernization, LOC buildings.. 0
5. Replace Halon fire system, LOC computer room..... 0
6. Design: Install additional sprinklers, JMMB...... 100,000
7. Lightning protection, JMMB....................... 0
8. Design: Upgrade book conveyor systems, JTB & JAB. 0
9. HVAC improvements NW curtain, TJB................ 0
10. Audio Visual Conservation Center, Culpeper...... (\1\)
11. Design: ADA requirements, LB&G.................. 60,000
12. Design: Book conveyor system security........... 60,000
13. Design: Replace lighting dimmer system, JMMB.... 45,000
14. Design: Refuge areas & emergency lighting....... 145,000
15. High voltage switch gear, JMMB.................. 442,000
\1\ See below.
These funds include $3,000,000 which, together with
$3,000,000 provided under the Capitol power plant, Architect of
the Capitol, make $6 million available for improvements to the
Culpeper audio-visual facility and the 42% retroactive water
and sewer bill rate increase. These funds are not available
until released by the Committees on Appropriations.
The conferees applaud the Architect of the Capitol for
creating a Life Safety Program Division within his organization
to address workplace safety, fire-protection and environmental
concerns. The conferees believe that the Architect must
consider the physical safety of the thousands who visit and
work in the Capitol complex as one of his highest priorities.
The conferees note the five citations issued to the
Architect on July 9, 1999, by the Office of Compliance for
serious life-safety violations discovered during inspection of
the James Madison Building in the aftermath of the April 30,
1999, fire. The Architect is directed to provide within 30 days
to the Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on House
Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration, both minority and majority, a report on all
activities undertaken to abate the violations and prevent their
recurrence in the Madison Building or elsewhere in the complex.
The Architect is further directed to provide within 30 days to
the Librarian and these committees, majority and minority, a
reasonable, effective and efficient plan of action, including
milestones/completion dates, to correct the hazards and
deficiencies which the Librarian has identified.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
The conferees agree to a limitation of $175,000 for
travel expenses within salaries and expenses, Superintendent of
Documents, as proposed by the House instead of $150,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
The conferees have deleted $5,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate for air conditioning and elevator upgrades at the
Government Printing Office. The GPO is reminded that building
repair and renovation plans have not been presented to the
authorizing committees.
The conferees agree to a 3,313 workyears limitation at
the Government Printing Office as proposed by the House instead
of 3,383 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees agree with
the provision in the House bill regarding requests by the
Public Printer for a different number of FTE's, subject to the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
the House of Representatives.
Administrative Provision
The conferees have authorized an increase in the
threshold for advertised bids by the Government Printing Office
from $25,000 to $100,000 as proposed by the House, thereby
matching a threshold that is standard throughout the executive
branch.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
salaries and expenses
Appropriates $379,000,000 for salaries and expenses,
General Accounting Office instead of $371,181,000 as proposed
by the House and $382,298,000 as proposed by the Senate. This
level of funding will provide for 3275 FTE's. The conferees
understand that the responsibilities for the Joint Financial
Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) will be transferred from
the General Accounting Office to the General Services
Administration and have altered the routine provisions of the
GAO appropriating language accordingly.
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 and the technical corrections to the authority
provided to the Architect of the Capitol to conduct a buy-out
program as proposed by the House.
The conferees have included a provision that amends
section 316 of Public Law 101-302 as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have included language amending the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-277) to substitute the Capitol
Preservation Commission for several committees as the approval
authority for the Capitol Visitor Center. The conferees have
included language extending the availability of funds for the
Trade Deficit Review Commission and have included a provision
of the Senate bill regarding creditable service with
congressional campaign committees. The provisions regarding
West Front concerts and section 207(e) of Title 18 have been
dropped. At the request of the managers on the part of the
Senate, the conferees have added a provision regarding the use
of frequent flyer miles earned through Senate travel.
TITLE IV--FISCAL YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
In addition, the conferees have included fiscal year 1999
matters as follows:
A death gratuity has been provided to the widow of George
E. Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of
California and a change has been made to a House Information
Resources reimbursement ceiling.
CONFERENCE TOTAL--WITH COMPARISONS
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the
fiscal year 2000 recommended by the Committee of Conference,
with comparisons to the fiscal year 1999 amount, the 2000
budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2000
follow:
[In thousands of dollars]
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 1999... $2,581,152
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 2000........................................... 2,622,101
House bill, fiscal year 2000............................ 1,862,153
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000........................... 2,488,708
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2000.................. 2,457,064
Conference agreement, compared with:
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
1999.............................................. -124,088
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
fiscal year 2000.................................. -165,037
House bill, fiscal year 2000........................ +594,911
Senate bill, fiscal year 2000....................... -31,644
Charles H. Taylor,
Zach Wamp,
Jerry Lewis,
Kay Granger,
Bill Young,
Ed Pastor,
John P. Murtha,
Steny H. Hoyer,
David Obey
(except for the Russian
exchange program)
Managers on the Part of the House.
Robert F. Bennett,
Ted Stevens,
Larry Craig,
Thad Cochran,
Dianne Feinstein,
Richard J. Durbin,
Robert C. Byrd,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.