[Senate Report 106-75]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 151
106th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                     106-75

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                LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2000

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                 June 10, 1999.--Ordered to be printed

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          Mr. Bennett, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1206]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 1206) 
making appropriations for the legislative branch excluding 
House items for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and 
for other purposes, reports favorably thereon and recommends 
that the bill do pass.



            Amount of new budget (obligational) authority

Amount of bill as reported to Senate....................  $1,679,010,000
Amount of 2000 budget estimate..........................   1,783,526,000
Legislative branch appropriations, 1999.................   1,792,972,000
Amount of bill below budget estimate, 2000..............     104,516,000
Amount of bill below legislative branch appropriations, 
    1999................................................     113,962,000


                            C O N T E N T S

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Title I--Congressional operations:
    Senate.......................................................     5
    Joint Items..................................................    22
    Office of Compliance.........................................    25
    Congressional Budget Office..................................    25
    Architect of the Capitol (except Library buildings and 
      grounds)...................................................    25
    Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service..........    31
    Government Printing Office, congressional printing and 
      binding....................................................    31
Title II--Other agencies:
    Botanic Garden...............................................    32
    Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service)..    33
    Architect of the Capitol, Congressional Cemetery.............    34
    Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds......    35
    Government Printing Office revolving fund....................    36
    General Accounting Office....................................    36
Title III--General provisions....................................    37
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    38
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    38
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    39

                     GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY

    The Committee recommends new budget (obligational 
authority) of $1,679,010,000 for the legislative branch, 
exclusive of House items, for fiscal year 2000. This total is 
$104,516,000 below the budget estimate and $113,962,000 below 
the fiscal year 1999 level.
    The detail by major support agency is as follows:

                                                                   SUMMARY OF THE BILL
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                           Senate bill compared with--
                                                                           1999            Budget         Committee    ---------------------------------
                        Department or agency                          appropriation   estimates, 2000   recommendation        1999            Budget
                                                                                                                         appropriation   estimates, 2000
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                 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

Senate.............................................................          474,891          517,580          489,406          +14,515          -28,174
Joint Items........................................................          204,916          103,995          103,116         -101,800             -879
Office of Compliance...............................................            2,086            2,076            2,000              -86              -76
Congressional Budget Office........................................           25,671           26,821           26,221             +550             -600
Architect of the Capitol...........................................          242,047          210,041          162,866          -79,181          -47,175
Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service................           67,124           71,255           71,244           +4,120              -11
Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office.....           74,465           82,214           77,704           +3,239           -4,510
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Congressional operations.....................        1,091,200        1,013,982          932,557         -158,643          -81,425
                                                                    ====================================================================================
                      TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden.....................................................            3,052            3,972            3,428             +376             -544
Library of Congress (except CRS)...................................          296,516          312,408          308,414          +11,898           -3,994
Architect of the Capitol (Congressional Cemetery and Library                  13,672           19,871           17,327           +3,655           -2,544
 buildings and grounds)............................................
Government Printing Office including revolving fund (except                   29,264           46,245           34,986           +5,722          -11,259
 congressional printing and binding)...............................
General Accounting Office..........................................          359,268          387,048          382,298          +23,030           -4,750
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      Total, title II, Other agencies..............................          701,772          769,544          746,453          +44,681          -23,091
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Grand total..................................................        1,792,972        1,783,526        1,679,010         -113,962         -104,516
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                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

Appropriations, 1999....................................         $56,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................          56,000
Committee recommendation................................          56,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $56,000 for 
the expense allowances of the Vice President, the President pro 
tempore of the Senate, the majority and minority leaders, the 
majority and minority whips, and the chairmen of the majority 
and minority conference committees, as follows:
    For the expense allowance of the Vice President, the 
Committee recommends an amount of $10,000, the same as the 
amount provided for fiscal year 1999. This allowance was first 
provided by Public Law 81-71, effective January 20, 1949.
    For the expense allowance of the President pro tempore, the 
Committee recommends an amount of $10,000, the same as the 
amount provided for fiscal year 1999. This allowance was first 
provided by the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 
(Public Law 95-355), effective October 1, 1977.
    For the expense allowance of the majority and minority 
leaders, the Committee recommends $10,000 for each leader, for 
a total of $20,000. This is the same as the amount provided for 
fiscal year 1999. This allowance was first provided by Public 
Law 84-242, effective July 1, 1955.
    For the expense allowance of the majority and minority 
whips, the Committee recommends $5,000 for each whip, for a 
total of $10,000. This is the same as the amount provided for 
fiscal year 1999. This allowance was first provided by the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977, Public Law 95-26, 
effective April 1, 1977.
    For the expense allowance for the chairmen of the majority 
and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends 
$3,000 for each chairman, for a total of $6,000. This is the 
same as the amount provided for fiscal year 1999. This 
allowance was first provided in the Supplemental Appropriations 
Act for Fiscal Year 1985, Public Law 99-88, effective August 
15, 1985.
    Expenditures from all the foregoing allowances are made 
upon certification from the individuals for whom the allowances 
are authorized, and are reported semiannually in the report of 
the Secretary of the Senate.

    Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

Appropriations, 1999....................................         $30,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................          30,000
Committee recommendation................................          30,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,000 for 
representation allowances for the majority and minority 
leaders.
    This allowance was established in the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1985 (Public Law 99-88). The 
funds were authorized to be used by the majority and minority 
leaders solely for the discharge of their appropriate 
responsibilities in connection with official visits to the 
United States by members of foreign legislative bodies and 
representatives of foreign governments and intergovernmental 
agencies. The recommended amount is to be divided equally 
between the two leaders.
    Expenditures from this allowance are made upon 
certification of the leaders and are reported in the semiannual 
report of the Secretary of the Senate.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $87,233,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\...............................      92,506,000
Committee recommendation................................      89,968,000

\1\ Includes budget amendment.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $89,968,000 
for the 12 subaccounts funded under the overall account for the 
salaries of officers and employees of the Senate.
    It should be noted that except for a handful of positions 
in the Offices of the Secretary and the Sergeant at Arms that 
are required by statute, specific staffing levels are not 
stipulated either by the budget request or by the Committee's 
recommendation. Rather, lump-sum allowances are provided to 
fund staffing levels each office finds necessary and 
appropriate for the performance of its duties. Estimated 
staffing levels for offices funded under this appropriation for 
fiscal year 2000 are 1,287 positions.

                    SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
         [Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 1999 and 2000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                       2000
                                                     request      1999
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Office of the Vice President......................         45         45
Office of the President pro tempore...............         11         11
Office of the majority and minority leaders.......         40         40
Offices of the majority and minority whips........         16         16
Conference committees.............................         47         47
Offices of the secretaries of the conference of            12         12
 the majority and the conference of the minority..
Policy committees.................................         55         55
Office of the Chaplain............................          4          4
Office of the Secretary...........................        252        252
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.....        787        780
Offices of the secretaries for the majority and            18         18
 minority.........................................
                                                   ---------------------
      Totals......................................      1,287      1,280
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    Any change from the allocation of funds in the subaccounts 
within this appropriation is subject to the approval of the 
Committee.
    The total amount appropriated is allocated to the various 
offices of the Senate as displayed under the headings for the 
offices that follow.

                      office of the vice president

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,659,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       1,721,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,721,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,721,000 to 
fund the salaries of the administrative and clerical staff of 
the Office of the Vice President in connection with his duties 
as the President of the Senate.

                  office of the president pro tempore

Appropriations, 1999....................................        $402,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................         437,000
Committee recommendation................................         437,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $437,000 for 
the Office of the President pro tempore.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $2,436,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       2,644,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,644,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,644,000 for 
the offices of the majority and minority leaders.
    The administrative and clerical staffs funded by this 
appropriation were authorized under the provisions of Public 
Law 91-145, effective November 1, 1969. The amount recommended 
is to be equally divided, providing $1,322,000 for each office.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,416,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\...............................       1,634,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,634,000

\1\ Includes budget amendment.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,634,000 for 
the offices of the majority and minority whips. It is to be 
equally divided, providing $817,000 for each office.
    The authority for the administrative and clerical staff 
funded by this appropriation was created by Public Law 84-242, 
effective July 1, 1955.

                      committee on appropriations

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $6,050,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       6,525,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,525,000

    For the salaries of the Committee on Appropriations the 
Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,525,000.

                         conference committees

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $2,184,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       2,264,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,264,000

    For the administrative and clerical staffs of the majority 
and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $2,264,000. The appropriation provides 
$1,132,000 in salaries for the staff of each conference 
committee.
    The chairman of each conference committee may transfer to 
or from amounts provided for salaries of each conference to the 
account for conference committee expenses within the 
``Miscellaneous items'' appropriation.

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

Appropriations, 1999....................................        $570,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................         590,000
Committee recommendation................................         590,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $590,000 for 
the majority and minority conference secretaries.
    These offices were created by section 6 of Senate 
Resolution 17, agreed to January 10, 1977, and two positions in 
each office were first funded in the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1977 (Public Law 95-26).
    Section 102 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 
(Public Law 96-38), abolished the specific positions and 
established a lump-sum allowance for the employment of staff, 
effective October 1, 1979. The amount recommended is to be 
divided equally between the majority secretary and the minority 
secretary.

                           POLICY COMMITTEES

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $2,218,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       2,302,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,302,000

    For the salaries of the administrative and clerical staffs 
of the majority and minority policy committees, the Committee 
recommends an appropriation of $2,302,000, or $1,151,000 for 
each committee. Agency contributions for the policy committees 
are funded in the amount provided for agency contributions 
within the entire ``Salaries, officers and employees'' account, 
and expenses are provided under the ``Miscellaneous items'' 
account.

                         office of the chaplain

Appropriations, 1999....................................        $267,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................         277,000
Committee recommendation................................         277,000

    For the Office of the Chaplain, the Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $277,000. The amount recommended would provide 
the salaries for the Chaplain of the Senate and support staff 
to assist the Chaplain with his pastoral duties. The Fiscal 
Year 1988 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, Public Law 
100-202, established the rate of pay for the Chaplain at 
Executive Level IV, currently $118,400. Authorization for a 
part-time counselor was included in Public Law 101-163, the 
Fiscal Year 1990 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act.

                        office of the secretary

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $13,694,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      14,202,000
Committee recommendation................................      14,202,000

    The Committee recommends $14,202,000 for salaries of the 
Office of the Secretary. Fiscal year 2000 staffing levels are 
estimated at 252 positions.
    This appropriation provides funds for four statutory 
positions (Secretary of the Senate, Assistant Secretary of the 
Senate, Financial Clerk of the Senate, and Parliamentarian of 
the Senate) and lump-sum allowances for the employment and 
adjustment of salaries of personnel in the Office of the 
Secretary of the Senate, as authorized by Public Law 97-51, 
effective October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 61a-11).
    The following departmental guidelines for fiscal year 2000 
have been submitted by the Secretary to the Committee. The 
departmental budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule 
under executive offices include: the Executive Office of the 
Secretary of the Senate, page school, and Senate security. The 
departmental budgets grouped in the apportionment schedule 
under administrative services include: captioning services, 
conservation and preservation, curator, disbursing office, gift 
shop, historical office, human resources, interparliamentary 
services, library, printing and document services, public 
records, and the stationery room. The departmental budgets 
grouped in the apportionment schedule under legislative and 
legal services include: the bill clerk, chief counsel for 
employment, daily digest, enrolling clerk, journal clerk, 
legislative clerk, Official Reporters of Debate, and 
Parliamentarian.

                  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
         [Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 1999 and 2000]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            2000
                                           request    1999    Difference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Executive offices.......................        40        40  ..........
Administrative services.................       167       167  ..........
Legislative and legal services..........        45        45
                                         -------------------------------
      Totals............................       252       252  ..........
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             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $33,805,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      36,238,000
Committee recommendation................................      34,794,000

    This appropriation provides funds for the salaries of three 
statutory positions (Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, Deputy 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, and Administrative Assistant 
to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper) and lump-sum allowances 
for employment and adjustments of salaries of personnel in the 
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, as 
authorized by Public Law 97-51, effective October 1, 1981 (2 
U.S.C. 61f-7).
    The Committee recommends a total of $34,794,000 for fiscal 
2000.
    The offices and personnel covered by this appropriation are 
shown in the following table.

                      STAFFING--OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
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                                                                                 2000 budget     2000 Committee
                                                               1999 level          request       recommendation
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Operations division:
    Chief of operations...................................          $643,000          $595,000          $571,000
        Positions.........................................                 9                 9                 9
    Central operations....................................        $8,075,000        $8,468,000        $8,131,000
        Positions.........................................               215               215               215
    Office operations.....................................        $4,189,000        $4,611,000        $4,427,000
        Positions.........................................                98               100                99
    Technical operations..................................        $6,448,000        $6,839,000        $6,566,000
        Positions.........................................               108               109               108
    Program management....................................          $687,000          $722,000          $693,000
        Positions.........................................                 9                 9                 9
    Systems architecture..................................          $104,000          $106,000          $102,000
        Positions.........................................                 1                 1                 1
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
          Total operations division.......................       $20,146,000       $21,341,000       $20,490,000
              Positions...................................               440               443               441
Capitol division..........................................        $7,905,000        $8,284,000        $7,954,000
    Positions.............................................               231               231               231
Staff offices.............................................        $5,754,000        $6,613,000        $6,350,000
    Positions.............................................               109               121               115
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total...............................................       $33,805,000       $36,238,000       $34,794,000
          Total positions.................................               780               795               787
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        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,200,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       1,246,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,246,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,246,000 for 
the offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority. 
The appropriation is to be equally divided, providing $623,000 
for each office.

                          agency contributions

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $21,332,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\...............................      22,426,000
Committee recommendation................................      21,332,000

\1\ Includes budget amendment.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $21,332,000 
for agency contributions for employees paid under the 
appropriation, ``Salaries, officers and employees.''
    Agency contributions include the Senate's contributions as 
an employer to the civil service retirement system, the Federal 
Employees' Retirement System, the thrift savings plan, Federal 
employee group life insurance, Federal employee health 
insurance programs, and FICA. The Senate is required by law to 
make these payments, and the total required is dependent upon 
the number of Senate employees, their compensation levels, the 
benefit programs in which they are enrolled, and the extent of 
the benefits elected.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $3,753,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       3,901,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,901,000

    For the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, 
the Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,901,000. The 
fiscal year 2000 staffing level is estimated to be 36 
positions.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,004,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       1,035,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,035,000

    For the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, the Committee 
recommends an appropriation of $1,035,000. The amount provided 
pays for the salaries, expenses, and agency contributions of 
the Office.
    This Office was established pursuant to section 701 of 
Public Law 95-521.

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

Appropriations, 1999..........................................   $12,000
Budget estimate, 2000.........................................    12,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                  12,000

    Section 119 of Public Law 97-51 authorized an expense 
allowance for the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Secretary for the Majority, 
and the Secretary for the Minority. Since fiscal year 1983, the 
amount has been provided through a direct appropriation. The 
Committee recommends providing an allowance of $3,000 for each 
office.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                      inquiries and investigations

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $66,800,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      71,604,000
Committee recommendation................................      71,604,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $71,604,000 
for inquiries and investigations by all Senate standing, 
special, and select committees.
    This appropriation funds the liquidation of obligations 
incurred by committees under the authorization provided in 
Committee funding resolutions.

         U.S. senate caucus on international narcotics control

Appropriations, 1999..........................................  $370,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\.....................................   370,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 370,000

\1\ Includes budget amendment.

    The Committee recommends $370,000 for the expenses of the 
U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.

                        secretary of the senate

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,511,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       1,511,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,511,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,511,000 for 
expenses of the Office of the Secretary.
    The table printed below sets forth the apportionment of 
funds under this appropriation, followed by a brief description 
of the line items. Any deviation of more than 10 percent 
cumulatively from the stated levels for each item will require 
the customary prior approval of the Committee.

                                        EXPENSES--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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                                                                      Amount
                                                                     available        Budget
                              Item                                  fiscal year      estimate       Difference
                                                                   1999, Public     fiscal year
                                                                    Law 105-275        2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Executive office................................................        $718,100        $718,100  ..............
Administrative services.........................................         463,800         463,800  ..............
Legislative services............................................         329,100         329,100  ..............
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Totals....................................................       1,511,000       1,511,000  ..............
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    Typical expenditures of the Secretary of the Senate 
include:
    Consultants.--Funding is provided for not to exceed two 
individual consultants as authorized by section 110 of Public 
Law 95-94, August 5, 1977, which amends section 101 of Public 
Law 95-26, May 4, 1977. Consultants employed under this 
authority shall not be paid in excess of the per diem 
equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation 
which may by paid to employees of a standing committee of the 
Senate.
    Legal reference volumes and dictionaries.--Funding is 
provided to furnish U.S. Senators with volumes of the U.S. Code 
Annotated or U.S. Code service, pocket parts and supplements, 
as authorized by Public Law 92-51, July 9, 1971.
    The disbursing office is responsible for providing the U.S. 
Code Annotated or the U.S. Code Service to Senators when they 
assume office and upon receipt of a written request of a 
Senator. In addition, dictionary and dictionary stands are also 
furnished to Senators from funds provided for in this account.
    Contractual legal and administrative services and 
miscellaneous expenses.--Funding is provided for various 
contractual, administrative, and miscellaneous expenses 
incurred by the Office of the Secretary. The Office of the 
Secretary of the Senate has contractual authority under the 
authority of Public Law 92-342, for the Federal Election 
Campaign Act and has utilized this authority to employ 
professional legal services in the past. In addition, the 
Office of the Secretary has incurred various types of legal and 
other expenses which have been authorized by the Senate. 
Administrative services and miscellaneous expenses are 
housekeeping expenses of the Office of the Secretary.
    Travel and registration fees.--Funding is provided for 
travel expenses and registration fees incurred by the Secretary 
of the Senate and the employees of the Office of the Secretary. 
This line item excludes funding for travel expenses for the 
Federal Election Campaign Act under the Office of Public 
Records, which is provided separately under the authority of 
Public Law 93-342.
    The authority for the travel portion of this account was 
provided for by section 101 of Public Law 94-59, July 25, 1975, 
at not to exceed $5,000 during any fiscal year for travel 
expenses and travel advances shall not exceed $1,000, per 
employee. Section 106 of Public Law 95-94, August 5, 1977, 
increased the not to exceed amount for travel to $5,500. 
Section 102 of Public Law 95-355, September 8, 1978, increased 
the not to exceed amount for travel to $7,500. Section 102 of 
Public Law 97-12, June 5, 1981, increased the not to exceed 
amount for travel to $10,000. Section 1 of Public Law 98-367, 
July 17, 1984, removed the not to exceed limitation on travel 
expenses for the Secretary of the Senate, during any fiscal 
year.
    Orientation and training.--Funding is provided for expenses 
incurred by the Secretary of the Senate to conduct orientation 
seminars or similar meetings for Senators, Senate officials, or 
members of staffs of Senators of Senate officials, not to 
exceed $10,000 each fiscal year, under the authority of 2 
U.S.C. 69a.
    The Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
Senate is also authorized under these provisions to conduct 
seminars or similar meetings in the same manner and to the same 
extent as the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
    Newspapers.--Funding is provided to furnish newspapers and 
magazines for official purposes to the Marble Room, leadership 
offices, Republican and Democratic Cloakrooms, Senate officers, 
and certain other offices.
    Senate service awards.--Funding is provided for the 
issuance of service pins or emblems as authorized by Senate 
Resolution 21, September 10, 1965. Senate Resolution 21 
authorizes the Secretary of the Senate, under the direction of 
the Committee on Rules and Administration and in accordance 
with regulation promulgated by the Committee, to procure such 
pins or emblems and award them to Member, officers, and 
employees of the Senate who are entitled.
    Postage.--This account also provides funding for postage 
for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate for special 
delivery, registered mail, and additional postage not covered 
under the frank.
    Education of Senate pages.--Funding is provided for the 
education of Senate pages. Senate Resolution 184, July 29, 
1983, authorized the Secretary of the Senate to enter into a 
contract, agreement, or other arrangement with the board of 
education of the District of Columbia, or to provide such 
educational services and items in such other manner as he may 
deem appropriate. Public Law 98-125, October 13, 1983, amended 
Public Law 98-51, July 14, 1983, striking out the heading and 
paragraph ``Education of Pages'' under the heading ``Joint 
Items'', and redesigned the funds provided in Public Law 98-51 
for the education of pages between the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. Each House is to provide for the education of 
its own pages.
    Stationery.--Funding is provided for stationery supplies 
for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate. The funds 
provided have been allocated to the various departments of the 
Office of the Secretary.
    Senate Commission on Art.--Funding is provided for the 
Senate Commission on Art, authorized by Public Law 100-696, 
November 18, 1988, to acquire any work of art, historical 
object, documents or material relating to historical matters, 
or exhibits for placement or exhibition within the Senate wing 
of the Capitol, any Senate office building, or in rooms, 
spaces, or corridors thereof, and to publish a Senate 
historical objects and exhibits currently with the Senate wing 
of the Capitol and any Senate office building.
    The Senate Commission on Art was formally the Commission on 
Arts and Antiquities, which was authorized by Senate Resolution 
382, October 1, 1968, as amended by Senate Resolution 95, April 
1, 1977, and Senate Resolution 400, March 23, 1988.
    Representation expenses.--Funding is provided (not to 
exceed $50,000) to the Secretary of the Senate to coordinate 
and carry out responsibilities in connection with foreign 
parliamentary groups of other foreign officials visiting the 
United States. Authorized by section 2 of Public Law 101-163, 
November 21, 1989.
    Office of Conservation and Preservation.--Funding is 
provided for the Office of Conservation and Preservation to 
develop and coordinate programs directly related to the 
conservation and protection of Senate records and materials for 
which the Secretary of the Senate has statutory authority.
    Book preservation.--Funding is provided for the Office of 
Conservation and Preservation to use outside sources for the 
preservation and protection of the Senate book collection, 
including historically valuable documents under the care of the 
Secretary of the Senate.
    Office of Public Records.--Funding is provided for expenses 
of the Office of Public Records. This office has evolved 
through various pieces of legislation and various 
responsibilities authorized by the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971, Senate Standards and Conduct and the Ethics in 
Government Act. Public Law 92-342, July 10, 1972, authorizes 
the Secretary of the Senate to procure technical support 
services, consultants, use of detailed employees and travel 
expenses in carrying out his duties under the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971. The Office of Public Records is mentioned 
for the first time in Public Law 93-145, November 1, 1973, 
which authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to appoint and fix 
the compensation of a superintendent and other positions for 
the Office of Public Records. In addition, under the authority 
of Public Law 95-521, October 26, 1978 (Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978) reports required to be filed under section 101 of 
the act shall be available within 15 days after a report is 
filed for public inspection and a copy of the report shall be 
provided by the Secretary to any person upon request. Any 
person requesting a copy of a report may by required to pay a 
reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction of the report. 
Any moneys received by the Secretary shall be deposited into 
the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. This office also 
performs functions under the Senate Standards and Conduct, such 
as registration of mass mailings and registering of lobbyists.
    Disbursing office.--Funding is provided for expenses 
incurred in the operation of the disbursing office. Typical 
expenses for this office include online access charges for 
Department of Treasury systems, notary bonds, seals and 
supplies, necessary supplies in conjunction with the various 
machinery maintained in the office, which are not available in 
the stationery room, and necessary insurance policies required 
for the protection of the disbursing officer of the Senate for 
moneys assigned to his accountability.
    Office of Captioning Services.--Funding is provided for the 
closed captioning of the televised Senate floor proceedings for 
the hearing impaired. Closed captioning was first authorized 
under the authority of Public Law 101-163, November 21, 1989.
    Senate chief counsel for employment.--Funding is provided 
for the Office of the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment. This 
office is a nonpartisan office formed in May 1993 at the 
direction of the joint leadership and is charged with providing 
legal advice and representation of Senate offices in all areas 
of employment law.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $60,511,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      79,897,000
Committee recommendation................................      66,261,000

    The Committee recommends the appropriation of $66,261,000 
for expenses of the Sergeant at Arms.
    The Sergeant at Arms' budget structure reflects three major 
divisions: Operations Division, Capitol Division, and Staff 
Offices Division.
    The Operations Division provides most of the day-to-day 
services and products of the Sergeant at Arms. The Chief of 
Operations provides overall management, policy guidance, and 
strategy development and execution for all operations units. 
Central operations provides printing, mailing, and parking 
services. Office operations centralizes functions which were 
previously handled by the Service Department, the Computer 
Center, and the Telecommunications Department. These functions 
include the procurement, installation and maintenance of all 
desktop computer, LAN's, and office equipment. Technical 
operations consolidates the information technology planning and 
infrastructure operations which were previously provided by 
both the Computer Center and Telecommunications Department.
    The Capitol Division centralizes all functions related to 
the maintenance and administration of the Senate wing of the 
U.S. Capitol Building and provides the services of the 
photographic and recording studios.
    The Staff Offices Division includes finance, human 
resources, counsel, procurement, and customer relations. The 
Committee looks forward to monitoring further improvements in 
management and service delivery in the Sergeant at Arms 
operations.
    The following table sets forth the apportionment of funds 
under this appropriation. Any deviation of more than 10 percent 
cumulatively to or from either account from the stated levels 
for each item will require the customary prior approval of the 
Committee.

                      EXPENSES--OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 2000 budget     2000 Committee
                                                               1999 level          request       recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations Division:
    Chief of operations...................................          $155,000          $175,000          $175,000
    Central operations....................................         2,078,000         2,349,000         2,349,000
    Office operations.....................................        43,145,000        45,973,000        44,998,000
    Technical operations..................................         7,882,000        16,143,000        14,804,000
    Program management....................................  ................         7,000,000         1,000,000
    Systems Architecture..................................  ................           475,000  ................
    Multiyear Operations..................................         5,000,000  ................  ................
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total Operations Division...........................        58,260,000        72,115,000        63,326,000
Capitol Division..........................................         1,514,000         6,153,000         1,753,000
Staff Offices Division....................................           737,000         1,629,000         1,182,000
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
      Total...............................................        60,511,000        79,897,000        66,261,000
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                          miscellaneous items

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $8,655,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\...............................       8,655,000
Committee recommendation................................       8,655,000

\1\ Includes budget amendment

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,655,000 for 
miscellaneous items, which is the same as the amount provided 
in fiscal year 1999 and is the same as the budget request.
    Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively from the 
stated levels for each item will require the customary prior 
approval of the Committee.
    The following table sets forth the apportionment of funds 
under this appropriation:

                                   MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                     Committee
                                                                                  recommendation
                              Item                                  1999 level      fiscal year     Difference
                                                                                       2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resolution and reorganization reserve...........................      $2,467,000      $2,617,000       +$150,000
Reserve for contingencies (miscellaneous items).................         600,000         600,000  ..............
Employees compensation fund reimbursement (workmen's                     905,000         689,000        -216,000
 compensation)..................................................
Civil service retirement fund reemployed annuitants.............          65,000          65,000  ..............
John Heinz Fellowship Program--(S. Res. 356, dated Oct. 7, 1992)          54,000  ..............         -54,000
 (expired Sept. 30, 1997).......................................
Reception of foreign dignitaries (S. Res. 247, dated Feb. 7,              25,000          25,000  ..............
 1962, as amended)..............................................
Foreign travel--Members and employees (S. Res. 179, dated May            125,000         125,000  ..............
 25, 1977)......................................................
Federal employees compensation account (Public Law 96-499, dated       1,750,000       1,750,000  ..............
 Dec. 5, 1980) (unemployment compensation)......................
Conferences for the majority and minority (Public Law 97-51,             150,000         150,000  ..............
 dated Jan. 3, 1983 and Public Law 101-520, dated Nov. 5, 1990).
Policy committees for the majority and minority (Public Law 104-         144,000         144,000  ..............
 53, dated Nov. 19, 1995).......................................
Postage \1\.....................................................           6,000           6,000  ..............
Stationery \2\..................................................          13,000          13,000  ..............
Consultants--including agency contributions (Public Law 95-26,           750,000         750,000  ..............
 dated May 4, 1977 and Public Law 95-94, dated Aug. 5, 1977)....
National Security working group (S. Res. 75, March 25, 1999)             580,000         700,000        +120,000
 (expires Dec. 31, 2000)........................................
Committee on Appropriations (Public Law 105-275, dated Oct. 21,          750,000         750,000  ..............
 1998)..........................................................
Contribution costs authorized by Public Law 102-90, dated Aug.           250,000         250,000  ..............
 14, 1991, and Public Law 103-50, dated July 2, 1993............
Training classes, conferences, and travel expenses as authorized          21,000          21,000  ..............
 by Public Law 104-197, dated September 16, 1996................
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................       8,655,000       8,655,000  ..............
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ Postage apportionment (fiscal year 2000):
        President of the Senate............................      $2,700
        Secretary for the Majority.........................       1,100
        Secretary for the Minority.........................       1,100
        Chaplain...........................................       1,100
                                                                 ------

          Total............................................       6,000
\2\ Stationery apportionment (fiscal year 2000):
        President of the Senate............................      $4,500
        Conference of the Majority.........................         300
        Conference of the Minority.........................         300
        Chaplain...........................................         700
        Senate Chamber.....................................       7,200
                                                                 ------

          Total............................................      13,000

    Resolution and reorganization reserve.--This line item is 
used to cover the costs of Senate resolutions and public laws 
that authorize the expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
Senate that do not have specific appropriations for such 
purpose. Examples include: payments made to displaced committee 
staff members authorized by Senate Resolution 9, agreed to 
January 7, 1993, paying for Senator-elect expenses, and the 
extension of the Office of Fair Employment Practices.
    Reserve for contingencies.--This is a Committee on Rules 
and Administration line item which is used for items including 
paying for gratuities for family members of deceased Senate 
employees and paying for damage to automobiles in the Senate 
parking lots, contractual, legal, and administrative services, 
and miscellaneous expenses.
    Employees compensation fund reimbursements (worker's 
compensation).--Reimbursements made to the U.S. Department of 
Labor for total benefits and other payments made on behalf of 
Senate employees from the employees compensation fund.
    Civil service retirement fund reemployed annuitants.--
Payments to the Office of Personnel Management's civil service 
retirement and disability fund for amounts equal to the annuity 
allocable to the period of actual employment of reemployed 
annuitants in accordance with Public Law 94-397, agreed to 
September 3, 1976, for individuals who served continuously as 
an officer or employee of the Senate prior to October 1, 1979 
(Public Law 95-391).
    Reception of foreign dignitaries.--The Committee on Foreign 
Relations is authorized to expend not to exceed $25,000 each 
fiscal year to receive foreign dignitaries under the authority 
of Senate Resolution 247, agreed to February 7, 1962, as 
amended.
    Foreign travel--Members and employees.--Senate Resolution 
179, agreed to May 25, 1977, authorized the payment from the 
contingent fund of the Senate of transportation costs and 
travel expenses incurred by Members and employees of the Senate 
when engaged in authorized foreign travel.
    Federal employees compensation account (unemployment 
compensation).--This line item provides for expenses incurred 
for the Senate to reimburse the Federal employees compensation 
account, pursuant to Public Law 96-499, approved December 5, 
1980, for unemployment compensation payments made to Senate 
employees.
    Conferences for the majority and minority.--The amount 
recommended provides for the expenses of the majority and 
minority conference committees.
    Policy committees for the majority and minority.--The 
amount recommended provides for the expenses of the majority 
and minority policy committees.
    Postage.--Provides for postage allowances for the President 
of the Senate, Secretary of the Majority, Secretary of the 
Minority, and Senate Chaplain.
    Stationery.--Provides funds for stationery and office 
supplies for the President of the Senate, conference committees 
of the Senate, Office of the Chaplain, and the Senate Chamber. 
These funds were previously provided as an annual appropriation 
directly into the stationery revolving fund and have been 
included in miscellaneous items to simplify the administrative 
process.
    Consultants--including agency contributions.--Provides 
authority for the appointment and payment of consultants to the 
majority and minority leaders and the legislative counsel. The 
following summarizes the current authority and limitations:
    Majority leader: Four consultants at not to exceed the 
daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the 
consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation 
not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
    Minority leader: Four consultants at not to exceed the 
daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. All of the 
consultants may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation 
not to exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
    Legislative counsel (subject to PPT approval): Two 
consultants at not to exceed the daily rate for maximum 
standing committee rate. All of the consultants may be 
appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to exceed the 
maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
    President Pro Tempore: One consultant at not to exceed the 
daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. The consultant 
may be appointed at an annual rate of compensation not to 
exceed the maximum annual rate for a standing committee.
    Authority: 2 U.S.C. 61h-6.
    Senate National Security Working Group.--Provides funding 
for the Senate National Security Working Group, under the 
authority of Senate Resolution 75, agreed to March 25, 1999. 
The Senate National Security Working Group was formerly the 
Senate Arms Control Observer Group.
    Committee on Appropriations.--Pursuant to Public Law 105-
275 provides funding for administrative expenses for the 
Committee on Appropriations.
    Senate Day Care Center--agency contributions.--Provides for 
the payment of agency contribution costs as authorized by 
Public Law 102-90, approved August 14, 1991, and Public Law 
103-50, approved July 2, 1993, for employees of the Senate 
Employees Child Care Center.
    Senate Day Care Center--training classes and conference 
costs.--Provides for the reimbursement of any individual 
employed by the Senate Day Care Center for the cost of training 
classes and conferences in connection with the provision of 
child care services and for travel, transportation, and 
subsistence expenses incurred in connection with the training 
classes and conferences, as authorized by Public Law 104-197, 
approved September 16, 1996.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

Appropriations, 1999....................................    $239,156,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................     257,703,000
Committee recommendation................................     245,703,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2000 of $245,703,000.
    This account funds salaries and benefits of Senators' 
staffs as well as the office expense allowance for Senators' 
offices. These funds were formerly carried under several 
accounts including: ``Administrative, clerical and legislative 
assistance to Senators;'' ``Agency contributions,'' under the 
heading ``Salaries, officers and employees;'' and ``Official 
office expense allowances.'' Those separate appropriations were 
merged into this single account in Public Law 100-137.
    The Senators' official personnel and office expense 
allowance [SOPOEA] is comprised of three components. Two of 
these are for salaries of personnel in Senators' offices. The 
allowance for administrative and clerical assistance is based 
on the population of States, beginning with States with a 
population of fewer than 5 million people to States with a 
population of 28 million or more. The table illustrates the 
allowances per population category and the States which fall 
into those categories.
    The second component of the salaries allowance is for 
legislative assistance to Senators, as authorized by Public Law 
95-94. This allowance provides funding for three positions in 
each Senator's office at an annual rate of $132,159 for a total 
of $396,477 per office, or $39,647,700 for all 100 Senators.
    The third component of the SOPOEA is for office expenses. 
Each Senator's office is allocated an amount for office 
expenses, as displayed in the following table including the 
Committee on Rules and Administration's reallocations of the 
official mail. In addition, an amount of $200,000 is provided 
to cover additional expenses that may be incurred in the event 
of the death or resignation of a Senator, and to provide for 
transitional expenses during election years subject to 
regulations set by the Committee on Rules and Administration 
with respect to official mail.
    It should be noted that the amounts provided for the 
various components of the SOPOEA are entirely fungible. Amounts 
provided for salaries may be used for expenses, and vice versa, 
subject to regulations set by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration with respect to official mail.
    The following table illustrates the several components of 
the SOPOEA.

                             SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
                                               [As of Oct. 1 1999]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Administrative
                                                   and clerical     Legislative      Official          Total
                      State                         assistance      assistance    office expense     allowance
                                                     allowance       allowance       allowance
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.........................................       1,298,507         396,477         184,476       1,879,460
Alaska..........................................       1,298,507         396,477         252,784       1,947,768
Arizona.........................................       1,298,507         396,477         200,830       1,895,814
Arkansas........................................       1,298,507         396,477         169,453       1,864,437
California......................................       2,274,096         396,477         474,426       3,144,999
Colorado........................................       1,298,507         396,477         189,246       1,884,230
Connecticut.....................................       1,298,507         396,477         161,999       1,856,983
Delaware........................................       1,298,507         396,477         128,102       1,823,086
Florida.........................................       1,785,387         396,477         305,664       2,487,528
Georgia.........................................       1,444,571         396,477         213,982       2,055,030
Hawaii..........................................       1,298,507         396,477         280,277       1,975,261
Idaho...........................................       1,298,507         396,477         164,491       1,859,475
Illinois........................................       1,688,010         396,477         268,850       2,353,337
Indiana.........................................       1,347,194         396,477         196,677       1,940,348
Iowa............................................       1,298,507         396,477         172,129       1,867,113
Kansas..........................................       1,298,507         396,477         169,343       1,864,327
Kentucky........................................       1,298,507         396,477         179,294       1,874,278
Louisiana.......................................       1,298,507         396,477         187,141       1,882,125
Maine...........................................       1,298,507         396,477         148,779       1,843,763
Maryland........................................       1,347,194         396,477         173,860       1,917,531
Massachusetts...................................       1,395,883         396,477         197,265       1,989,625
Michigan........................................       1,541,946         396,477         238,866       2,177,289
Minnesota.......................................       1,298,507         396,477         189,441       1,884,425
Mississippi.....................................       1,298,507         396,477         169,570       1,864,554
Missouri........................................       1,347,194         396,477         200,277       1,943,948
Montana.........................................       1,298,507         396,477         162,375       1,857,359
Nebraska........................................       1,298,507         396,477         161,164       1,856,148
Nevada..........................................       1,298,507         396,477         173,159       1,868,143
New Hampshire...................................       1,298,507         396,477         143,378       1,838,362
New Jersey......................................       1,493,259         396,477         207,958       2,097,694
New Mexico......................................       1,298,507         396,477         167,622       1,862,606
New York........................................       1,962,600         396,477         329,562       2,688,639
North Carolina..................................       1,444,571         396,477         216,136       2,057,184
North Dakota....................................       1,298,507         396,477         150,545       1,845,529
Ohio............................................       1,639,324         396,477         261,920       2,297,721
Oklahoma........................................       1,298,507         396,477         182,009       1,876,993
Oregon..........................................       1,298,507         396,477         191,432       1,886,416
Pennsylvania....................................       1,688,010         396,477         267,991       2,352,478
Rhode Island....................................       1,298,507         396,477         139,303       1,834,287
South Carolina..................................       1,298,507         396,477         172,723       1,867,707
South Dakota....................................       1,298,507         396,477         152,385       1,847,369
Tennessee.......................................       1,347,194         396,477         194,539       1,938,210
Texas...........................................       1,993,750         396,477         354,501       2,744,728
Utah............................................       1,298,507         396,477         170,413       1,865,397
Vermont.........................................       1,298,507         396,477         136,826       1,831,810
Virginia........................................       1,395,883         396,477         196,177       1,988,537
Washington......................................       1,347,194         396,477         216,915       1,960,586
West Virginia...................................       1,298,507         396,477         148,814       1,843,798
Wisconsin.......................................       1,347,194         396,477         193,708       1,937,379
Wyoming.........................................       1,298,507         396,477         153,169       1,848,153
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................     140,168,342      39,647,700      20,123,892     199,939,934
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    According to the most recent employment data compiled by 
the Secretary of the Senate, as of March 31, 1999, there were 
4,023 individuals employed in Senators' offices throughout the 
United States and covered by this appropriation.

U.S. Senate Senators' staff as of September 30, 1988-98 and March 31, 
1999

        Year                                             Number of staff

1988.............................................................. 4,036
1989.............................................................. 4,111
1990.............................................................. 4,035
1991.............................................................. 4,197
1992.............................................................. 4,135
1993.............................................................. 4,262
1994.............................................................. 4,142
1995.............................................................. 4,112
1996.............................................................. 3,959
1997.............................................................. 4,044
1998.............................................................. 4,022
1999 \1\.......................................................... 4,023

\1\ As of March 31, 1999.

    In addition to providing funds for compensation of 
employees within Senators' offices, this appropriation also 
provides for agency contributions for those employees; that is, 
the Senate's share, as an employer, of the various employee 
benefit programs for which Senate employees are eligible. These 
payments are mandatory, and fluctuate according to the programs 
in which employees are enrolled, the level of compensation, and 
the degree of participation. Budget requests for this account 
prepared by the Financial Clerk must be based on both 
experience and evaluation of trends. The fiscal year 2000 
request for this account anticipates $57,577,000 in agency 
contribution costs.
    The amount recommended by the Committee for the SOPOEA is 
less than would be required to cover all obligations that could 
be incurred under the authorized allowances for all Senators. 
The Committee is able to recommend an appropriation of a lesser 
amount than potentially necessary because Senators typically do 
not obligate funds up to the absolute ceiling of their 
respective allowances. In fact, a number of offices spend less 
than their total allowances. Evidence of this can be found in 
the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate. At the 
direction of this Committee in the Fiscal Year 1996 Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, the Secretary's report now includes 
summary information on each Senator's authorized allowance, 
expenditures made, and the balance, if any.
    In the alternative, the Committee could recommend an 
appropriation to fully fund the sum total of all the authorized 
allowances. For fiscal year 2000, that would mean an 
appropriation of $264,424,000, $18,721,000 more than 
recommended.

                       senate official mail costs

Appropriations, 1999....................................        $300,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................         300,000
Committee recommendation................................         300,000

    For the official mail costs of the Senate, the Committee 
recommends an appropriation of $300,000, which is the same as 
the budget request.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Section 1. This section provides for the official mail 
allocation to each Member's Senators' official personnel office 
and expense account. A funding level of $7,600,000 has been 
provided for Member office mail.
    Sec. 2. This provision increases by $50,000 the allowance 
for administrative and clerical assistance.
    Sec. 3. This provision changes States office space and 
furniture allocations.
    Secs. 4 and 5 would exempt the Senate Restaurants and the 
Senate Hair Care Services from advertising restrictions subject 
to approval of the Rules Committee.
    Sec. 6. Authorizes, subject to the approval of the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, a Deputy Legislative 
Counsel.
    Sec. 7. Reauthorizes the United States Senate Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control through September 30, 2002.

                              JOINT ITEMS


                        joint economic committee

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $3,096,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       3,200,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,200,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,200,000 for 
the Joint Economic Committee.

                      joint committee on taxation

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $5,965,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       6,256,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,456,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,456,000 for 
salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation.
    The issue of thoroughly reviewing the IRS Code was raised 
at the hearings, and the Committee is supportive of this 
endeavor and has provided 3 FTE's and $200,000 over the request 
to support this effort.

                     joint committee on the library

Appropriations, 1999....................................................
Budget estimate, 2000...................................................
Committee recommendation................................        $500,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $500,000 for 
the Joint Committee on the Library.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,415,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\...............................       1,898,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,898,000

\1\ As amended.

    The Committee recommends the appropriation of $1,898,000 
for the Office of the Attending Physician. The Office was first 
established by House Resolution 253, adopted December 5, 1928.

                          Capitol Police Board


                             capitol police

                                                             Recommended

Salaries................................................     $80,783,000
Expenses................................................       7,913,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, Capitol Police Board.......................      88,696,000

    The Committee continues funding the operations of the 
entire U.S. Capitol Police Force within joint items under the 
heading ``Capitol Police Board.''

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $76,844,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      81,197,000
Committee recommendation................................      80,783,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $80,783,000 
for the salaries of the U.S. Capitol Police, of which 
$38,648,000 is for the Capitol Police appointed by the Sergeant 
at Arms of the House and $42,135,000 is for the Capitol Police 
appointed by the Senate Sergeant at Arms.
    The amount provided covers salaries, benefits, and overtime 
costs. Capitol Police personnel are also eligible for hazardous 
duty pay, a clothing allowance, and comparability pay similar 
to locality pay adjustments granted other Federal law 
enforcement personnel in the Washington, DC, area. Capitol 
Police personnel on the Senate detail are the only Senate 
employees eligible for such comparability pay.

                            general expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $6,237,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       8,990,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,913,000

    The Committee recommends $7,913,000 for general expenses of 
the Capitol Police. The Committee is inclined to support the 
Police Boards request to have the computer and 
telecommunications functions transferred from the Senate 
Sergeant at Arms to the Capitol Police. However, it is 
important that a cohesive plan be developed to ensure that the 
telecommunications and computer funds are used in a cost 
effective manner. The Committee has included $1,750,000 for 
this purpose pending the development of a plan.
    Other expenses include office supplies and equipment, 
laundry and dry-cleaning, communications, motor vehicles, 
uniforms and equipment, investigations, training, and 
miscellaneous items. The amount recommended includes funds for 
vehicle replacement.

                        Administrative Provision

    The Committee has included a provision (sec. 101) which 
allows for funds to be transferred between the ``Salaries'' and 
``General expenses'' accounts.

               Capitol Guide and Special Services Office

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $2,195,000
Budget estimate, 2000 \1\...............................       2,424,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,336,000

\1\ Includes budget amendment

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,336,000 for 
the Capitol Guide and Special Services Office.
    The Committee has reduced funding for administrative salary 
adjustments. The Committee supports merit increases and 
encourages the Office to fund such increases with current 
funds.

                      Statements of Appropriations

Appropriations, 1999....................................         $30,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................          30,000
Committee recommendation................................          30,000

    The Committee recommends $30,000 for the preparation of 
detailed statements of appropriations as required by law. This 
account is used as payment for the preparation of the volumes, 
``Statements on Appropriations,'' for the first session of the 
106th Congress. These volumes show annual appropriations made, 
indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, along with 
a chronological history of regular appropriations bills. The 
volumes are compiled jointly by the Senate and House Committees 
on Appropriations pursuant to a directive in the Legislative 
Appropriations Act of June 7, 1924.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $2,086,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       2,076,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,000,000 for 
the salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104-1, the 
Congressional Accountability Act of 1996.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $25,671,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      26,821,000
Committee recommendation................................      26,221,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,221,000 
for the Congressional Budget Office.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

    The Committee has recommended a funding level of 
$183,621,000 for all activities of the Architect of the Capitol 
pertaining to direct support of the Congress. Excluded are 
House items which are traditionally left for consideration by 
that body. Additional funds are recommended in title II of the 
bill for the Architect's activities relative to the structural 
and mechanical care of the Library's buildings and grounds, and 
the Botanic Garden.
    The following table shows the request and the Committee 
recommendation:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Fiscal year
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
                        Appropriation                                1999                              2000
                                                                appropriation     2000 request    recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capitol buildings, salaries and expenses.....................      $43,683,000      $87,581,000      $48,195,000
Capitol Vistitor Center......................................      100,000,000  ...............  ...............
Capitol Grounds..............................................        6,046,000        5,993,000        5,627,000
Senate office buildings......................................       54,144,000       71,392,000       64,038,000
Capitol Power Plant..........................................       38,174,000       45,075,000       45,006,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I.........................................      242,047,000      210,041,000      162,866,000
                                                              ==================================================
Botanic Garden...............................................        3,052,000        3,972,000        3,428,000
Library buildings and grounds, structural and mechanical care       12,672,000       19,871,000       17,327,000
Congressional Cemetery.......................................        1,000,000  ...............  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II........................................       16,724,000       23,843,000       20,755,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................      258,771,000      233,884,000      183,621,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL


                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $43,683,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      87,581,000
Committee recommendation................................      48,195,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $48,195,000 
for salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant 
Architect of the Capitol, other personal services, surveys and 
studies in connection with activities under the care of the 
Architect, and necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 
and operation of the Capitol electrical substations of the 
House and Senate office buildings.
    The Committee directs that no new Senate projects or 
activities other than those listed below be undertaken with 
funds provided in this or previous appropriations acts without 
the prior written approval of the Committee, and that the 
Committee be notified in writing in advance of any new Senate 
projects or activities to be undertaken with the funds provided 
for annual maintenance, repairs, alterations, or miscellaneous 
improvements.
    Any improvements or changes in information technology on 
the Senate side of the Capitol must be coordinated with the 
Senate Sergeant at Arms.
    The following table displays the request and the Committee 
recommendation.

                      REQUEST VERSUS RECOMMENDATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Item                        Request     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2000 operating budget:
    Personnel compensation and benefits.     $26,252,000     $27,194,000
    Travel, rent, and communications....         991,000         894,000
    Annual maintenance, repairs, and          11,124,000       9,812,000
     alterations........................
    Supplies, materials, and equipment..       1,024,000         825,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, operating budget........      39,391,000      38,725,000
                                         ===============================
Fiscal year 2000 capital budget:
    Installation of smoke detectors/fire         600,000         600,000
     alarms.............................
    Fire alarm system upgrade for ADA            260,000         260,000
     compliance.........................
    ADA requirements....................         300,000         300,000
    Upgrade kitchen exhausts systems....          60,000          60,000
    Upgrade unsafe mechanical equip              225,000         200,000
     walkways and ladders...............
    Replace/upgrade kitchen fire                 500,000         500,000
     suppression systems................
    Replace exit doors for emergency             750,000         200,000
     egress and security................
    Provide infrastructure for security          500,000         500,000
     installations......................
    Security project support for AOC....         550,000         250,000
    Replace sound reinforcement system,          120,000  ..............
     committee and hearing  rooms.......
    Conservation of wall paintings......         200,000         200,000
    Replace Minton tile.................         200,000         200,000
    Elevator/escalator modernization             400,000         400,000
     program............................
    Plumbing renovations................         400,000         400,000
    Roofing repair, around House and             160,000         160,000
     Senate chambers....................
    Provide steam humidification........         210,000         210,000
    Cleaning of historical architectural         115,000         115,000
     surfaces...........................
    Replace House chamber sound                1,200,000  ..............
     reinforcement system...............
    Design, Replace legislative call             200,000         200,000
     system and clocks..................
    Rehabilitate dome...................      28,000,000  ..............
    Design, Upgrade A/C--East Front              140,000  ..............
     Capitol............................
    Building automation system for                95,000          95,000
     Capitol complex, (EMCS)............
    Elevator recabling..................         100,000         100,000
    Replace structural support                    50,000  ..............
     chandelier, East stairs............
    Replace construction vehicles.......         150,000         100,000
    Design, Replace high voltage SWGR            175,000  ..............
     and cables.........................
    Painting of exterior woodwork and            300,000         200,000
     West Front of the Capitol..........
    Implementation of AOCNET............       1,660,000       1,000,000
    Financial Management System (FMS)...       3,300,000       2,000,000
    Update electrical system drawings on          60,000          60,000
     CAD................................
    CAD mechanical database.............          60,000          60,000
    Computer-Aided Facility Management           350,000         350,000
     (CAFM).............................
    HRMD--systems development...........       3,600,000  ..............
    Master plan development.............         100,000         100,000
    Computer telcom and electrical               600,000         600,000
     support............................
    Conduct energy survey of capitol           2,000,000  ..............
     complex............................
    Study, House chamber improvements...         300,000  ..............
    Inaugural support services..........         100,000          50,000
    Study, House chamber relighting.....         100,000  ..............
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, capital budget..........      48,190,000       9,470,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Capitol Buildings..........      87,581,000      48,195,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                         capitol visitor center

Appropriations, 1999....................................    $100,000,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

    In 1999 the Congress provided $100,000,000 for the 
planning, engineering, design, and construction of the Capitol 
Visitor Center. No additional funding was requested.

                            capitol grounds

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $6,046,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       5,993,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,627,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,627,000 for 
Capitol Grounds for the care and improvements of the grounds 
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 
and the Capitol Power Plant.
    The Committee directs that no new Senate projects or 
activities other than those listed below be undertaken with 
funds provided in this or previous appropriations acts without 
the prior written approval of the Committee, and that the 
Committee be notified in writing in advance of any new Senate 
projects or activities to be undertaken with the funds provided 
for annual maintenance, repairs, alterations, or miscellaneous 
improvements.
    The following table displays the request and the Committee 
recommendation.

                      REQUEST VERSUS RECOMMENDATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Item                        Request     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2000 operating budget:
    Personnel compensation and benefits.      $4,096,000      $4,032,000
    Annual maintenance, repairs, and           1,094,000         852,000
     alterations........................
    Supplies, materials, and equipment..         177,000         167,000
    Equipment...........................          11,000          11,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, operating budget........       5,378,000       5,062,000
                                         ===============================
Fiscal year 2000 capital budget:
    Life Safety and ADA.................         330,000         330,000
    Replace dump truck..................          75,000          75,000
    Reconstruct Delaware Ave, SW........          50,000  ..............
    Renovation to former DC streetlights         100,000         100,000
    CAD database development--site                60,000          60,000
     utilities and grounds..............
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, capital budget..........         615,000         565,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Capitol grounds............       5,993,000       5,627,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                        senate office buildings

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $54,144,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      71,392,000
Committee recommendation................................      64,038,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $64,038,000 
for maintenance of the Senate office buildings.
    The Committee directs that no new Senate projects or 
activities other than those listed below be undertaken with 
funds provided in this or previous appropriations acts without 
the prior written approval of the Committee, and that the 
Committee be notified in writing in advance of any new Senate 
projects or activities to be undertaken with the funds provided 
for annual maintenance, repairs, alterations, or miscellaneous 
improvements. All information technology related projects must 
first be coordinated with the Senate Sergeant at Arms.
    The following table displays the request and the Committee 
recommendation.

                      REQUEST VERSUS RECOMMENDATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Item                        Request     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2000 operating budget:
    Personnel compensation and benefits.     $26,833,000     $26,672,000
    Annual rent, maintenance, repairs,         9,779,000       9,717,000
     and alterations....................
    Senate restaurants, supplies,              3,216,000       3,130,000
     materials, and equipment...........
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, operating budget........      39,828,000      39,519,000
                                         ===============================
Fiscal year 2000 capital budget:
    Fire alarm system upgrade for ADA,           150,000         150,000
     RSOB and HSOB......................
    ADA requirements, SOB's.............         300,000         300,000
    Replace exit doors for emergency             596,000         596,000
     egress and security................
    Replace/upgrade kitchen fire                 200,000         200,000
     suppression systems................
    Renovate toilet rooms (ADA), DSOB...       1,200,000       1,200,000
    Secure attic and basement areas,             100,000         100,000
     DSOB...............................
    Renovate mechanical, telecom and          18,000,000      18,000,000
     restrooms, DSOB....................
    Roofing repairs, RSOB and DSOB......         100,000         100,000
    Modernize 12 elevators, HSOB........         260,000         260,000
    Replace 34 Committee sound systems..         280,000         280,000
    Plumbing renovations, RSOB..........         320,000         320,000
    Elevator modernization, RSOB........         780,000         780,000
    Replace master key system, R, H, and         275,000         275,000
     DSOB's.............................
    Repair motor control centers, HSOB..         150,000         150,000
    Replace HVAC units in RSOB and fans          150,000         150,000
     in HSOB............................
    Repair loading dock, RSOB...........          50,000          50,000
    Elevator upgrades, DSOB.............         165,000         165,000
    Modernize elevator, Webster Hall....          30,000          30,000
    Replace restaurant dish machine and           55,000          55,000
     pot washer.........................
    Replace steam humidifiers, HSOB.....         250,000         250,000
    Improve air flow distribution, HSOB.          90,000          90,000
    Replace carpet, CPH.................         420,000         420,000
    Bird control systems, H, R, and               55,000          55,000
     DSOB's.............................
    Upgrade Russell-Capitol subway......       6,000,000  ..............
    Renovate Senate garage..............         500,000         500,000
    Replace furniture delivery truck....          43,000          43,000
    Replace carpet in public areas, HSOB         475,000  ..............
    Relocate rostrums, Committee hearing         570,000  ..............
     rooms, DSOB........................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, capital budget..........      31,564,000      24,519,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Senate office buildings....      71,392,000      64,038,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          capitol power plant

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $38,174,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      45,075,000
Committee recommendation................................      45,006,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $45,006,000 
for the operations of the Capitol Power Plant.
    Nearly 70 percent of the recommended amount is for the 
purchase of electricity from the local private utility, payment 
to the government of the District of Columbia for the provision 
of water and sewer services, and the procurement of boiler 
fuel, as displayed in the following table.

Fiscal year 2000 estimated utility costs

Purchase of electrical energy...........................     $22,470,000
Purchase of natural gas.................................       2,767,000
Purchase of steam.......................................         248,000
Purchase of chilled water...............................         284,000
Purchase of coal........................................       2,000,000
Purchase of oil.........................................       1,215,000
Water and sewer payments................................       6,200,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total.............................................      35,184,000

    The balance of this appropriation supports a work force to 
operate and maintain the Power Plant. The Power Plant provides 
heat, light, power, and air-conditioning for the Capitol, 
Senate and House office buildings, and the Library of Congress 
buildings; heat, light, and power for the Botanic Garden and 
the Senate and House Garages; light for the Capitol Grounds' 
street, park, and floodlighting system; steam heat for the 
Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, 
also known as Postal Square; and steam heat and air-
conditioning for the Union Station complex, Folger Shakespeare 
Library, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, and 
the U.S. Supreme Court Building on a reimbursable basis.
    With regard to the reimbursements, the Committee recommends 
that reimbursements continue at the fiscal year 1999 level of 
$4,000,000.
    The following table displays the request and the Committee 
recommendation.

                      REQUEST VERSUS RECOMMENDATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Item                        Request     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2000 operating budget:
    Personnel compensation and benefits.      $1,481,000      $1,458,000
    Utilities and communications........      31,971,000      34,186,000
    Annual maintenance and supplies.....       4,866,000       2,605,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, operating budget........      38,318,000      38,249,000
                                         ===============================
Fiscal year 2000 capital budget:
    East Plant replacement..............       5,000,000       5,000,000
    Replace valves in steam and chilled          100,000         100,000
     water distribution system..........
    Procure filter bags.................         100,000         100,000
    Repair bulk oil storage tank........         100,000         100,000
    Repair, boiler feedwater pumps......         122,000         122,000
    Update CAD Drawings for CPP.........          60,000          60,000
    Design, optimization of CPP                  500,000         500,000
     operations.........................
    Install new burners on oil boilers..         200,000         200,000
    Thermal storage facility............         500,000         500,000
    Emergency generator.................          75,000          75,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, capital budget..........       6,757,000       6,757,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Capitol Power Plant \1\....      45,075,000      45,006,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Excludes $4,000,000 in reimbursements.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $67,124,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      71,255,000
Committee recommendation................................      71,244,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $71,244,000 
for the Congressional Research Service.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE


                   Congressional Printing and Binding

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $74,465,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      82,214,000
Committee recommendation................................      77,704,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $77,704,000.
    No funds provided in the congressional printing and binding 
fund for fiscal year 2000 may be used to pay for work which was 
not performed in fiscal year 2000 and billed prior to December 
31, 2001.
    The following table compares the component categories 
within this account for fiscal year 2000. The Committee has not 
recommended separate amounts for each activity in order to give 
the GPO the flexibility needed to meet changing requirements.

                                       CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Appropriations                    Recommended
                                                                       1999       Requested 2000       2000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Congressional Record program....................................     $17,410,000     $22,054,000
Miscellaneous publications......................................       5,400,000       4,914,000
Miscellaneous printing and binding..............................      13,328,000      13,860,000
Details to Congress.............................................       2,200,000       2,050,000
Document envelopes and document franks..........................       1,104,000       1,104,000
Business and committee calendars................................       1,995,000       2,500,000
Bills, resolutions, and amendments..............................       9,120,000       9,840,000
Committee reports...............................................       3,200,000       3,780,000
Documents.......................................................       2,080,000       2,448,000
Hearings........................................................      17,328,000      18,000,000
Committee prints................................................       1,300,000       1,664,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................      74,465,000      82,214,000     $77,704,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $3,052,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       3,972,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,428,000

    The Committee recommends $3,428,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Botanic Garden.
    Funds are provided to the Botanic Garden to collect, 
cultivate, and grow the various flora of the United States and 
other countries for exhibition and display to the public and 
for study material for students, scientists, and garden clubs.
    The following table displays the request and the Committee 
recommendation.

                      REQUEST VERSUS RECOMMENDATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Item                        Request     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2000 operating budget:
    Personnel compensation and benefits.      $2,988,000      $2,954,000
    Travel, rent, and communications....          15,000           9,000
    Annual maintenance, repairs, and             168,000          95,000
     alterations........................
    Supplies, materials, and equipment..         187,000         137,000
    Equipment...........................          20,000          20,000
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, operating budget........       3,378,000       3,215,000
                                         ===============================
Fiscal year 2000 capital budget:
    Administrative building renovations          100,000         100,000
     & ADA..............................
    Bartholdi Park renovations &                 100,000  ..............
     improvements.......................
    Bartholdi fountain renovations......          53,000          53,000
    Equipment replacement at Production           56,000  ..............
     facility...........................
    Public signs........................          60,000          60,000
    Equipment/startup Conservatory &             225,000  ..............
     Nat'l Garden.......................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, capital budget..........         594,000         213,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Botanic Garden.............       3,972,000       3,428,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


                (Except Congressional Research Service)


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 1999:
    Salaries and expenses...............................    $238,373,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      -6,850,000

                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................     231,523,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Budget estimate, 2000:
    Salaries and expenses...............................     254,013,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      -6,850,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................     247,163,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Committee recommendation:
    Salaries and expenses...............................     250,491,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      -6,850,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................     243,641,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $243,041,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress and 
approves authority to spend receipts of $6,850,000 in fiscal 
year 2000. Included in this amount are funds to implement the 
recommendations for collection security. The Committee requests 
that the library consult with the Architect of the Capitol and 
the Capitol Police prior to the implementation of any 
collection security project to ensure consistency between the 
physical security and collection security initiatives. In 
addition, the bill provides $600,000 to expand the National 
Digital Library American Memory collections by digitizing 
archival materials relating to ethnic groups of California, 
including the Japanese American relocation during World War II, 
through a collaborative effort with the California Sourcebook 
project.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 1999:
    Salaries and expenses...............................     $34,891,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................     -21,170,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................      13,721,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Budget estimate, 2000:
    Salaries and expenses...............................      37,639,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................     -26,254,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................      11,385,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Committee recommendation:
    Salaries and expenses...............................      37,628,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................     -26,254,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................      11,374,000

    The Committee recommends the direct appropriation of 
$11,374,000 for the Copyright Office and approves authority to 
spend receipts of $26,254,000 in fiscal year 2000.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $46,824,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      48,033,000
Committee recommendation................................      47,984,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $47,984,000 
for salaries and expenses for Books for the Blind and 
Physically Handicapped.
    This appropriation supports a National Reading Program for 
blind and physically handicapped citizens. Books and magazines 
in braille and various recorded formats are produced by the 
National Library Services for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped for distribution through a network of State and 
locally supported libraries. At present, 57 regional libraries 
in 49 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, 
Puerto Rico, and Guam house and circulate books and magazines 
to eligible readers. Eighty-one subregional libraries in 17 
States assist at the local public library level; 53 libraries 
and 4 cooperating agencies distribute sound reproducers. Two 
multistate centers, under contract to the National Library 
Service, store and distribute books and other materials in 
their geographical regions. The Librarian has estimated a 
readership of 773,000 individuals in fiscal year 1999.

                       Furniture and Furnishings

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $4,448,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................       5,827,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,415,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $5,415,000 for 
Library furniture and furnishings in 2000.

                       Administrative Provisions

    The Committee has included the routine administrative 
provisions, sections 201 to 206. The Committee has included two 
new provisions. Sec. 207 allows the Library to enter into 
contracts for the lease or acquisition of services for a period 
that begins in any fiscal year and ends in another.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL


                         Congressional Cemetery

Appropriations, 1999....................................      $1,000,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................................
Committee recommendation................................................

    In 1999 the Congress provided a grant of $1,000,000 for the 
perpetual care and maintenance of the historic congressional 
cemetery. No additional funding was requested.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $12,672,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      19,871,000
Committee recommendation................................      17,327,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $17,327,000 
for the care and maintenance of the Library buildings and 
grounds by the Architect of the Capitol.
    The Committee recognizes that the Library has already 
raised $35,000,000 in gifts and pledges from the private sector 
for renovation of the Federal Reserve facility in Culpeper, 
Virginia as the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. 
Approval of the project included a goal for an overall 3:1 
private/federal match; funds in the amount of $4,000,000 are 
appropriated toward an estimated total of $16,500,000 needed to 
complete the renovation and new construction in the Master Plan 
as approved by the authorizing committees last year.
    The following table shows the request and the Committee 
recommendation.

                      REQUEST VERSUS RECOMMENDATION
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Committee
                  Item                        Request     recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2000 operating budget:
    Personnel compensation and benefits.      $7,956,000      $7,880,000
    Annual maintenance, repairs, and           1,751,000       1,492,000
     alterations........................
    Supplies, materials, equipment and           759,000         740,000
     grounds............................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, operating budget........      10,466,000      10,112,000
                                         ===============================
Fiscal year 2000 capital budget:
    Fire alarm system upgrade for ADA            150,000         150,000
     compliance.........................
    ADA requirements....................         200,000         200,000
    Upgrade cooling of emergency                 350,000  ..............
     generator, JMMB....................
    Replace halon fire system, LOC                90,000  ..............
     computer room......................
    Upgrade fire pump electric feeders,          150,000         150,000
     LOC bldgs..........................
    Replace/upgrade kitchen fire                 175,000         175,000
     suppression systems................
    Design, additional sprinklers, JMMB.         100,000          50,000
    Replace sprinkler system flow                100,000         100,000
     switches...........................
    Collections security................       1,000,000         500,000
    Book conveyor system security                400,000  ..............
     (internal LOC collections).........
    Elevator/escalator modernization....         360,000         360,000
    Replace sprinkler heads, TJB & JMMB.         100,000         100,000
    Replace deteriorated piping, TJB....         100,000         100,000
    Replace electrical snow melting              100,000         100,000
     equipment, JMMB....................
    Restore decorative painting, TJB &           100,000         100,000
     JAB................................
    Replace VSD motor controls, TJB &            100,000         100,000
     JAB................................
    Replace convector controls, JMMB....         100,000         100,000
    Replace sidewalks, TJB & JAB........         100,000         100,000
    Book stack lighting controls, TJB &          200,000         200,000
     JAB................................
    Preservations environment monitoring         100,000         100,000
    Lightning protection, JMMB..........         180,000         180,000
    Upgrade book conveyor systems, TJB &         300,000  ..............
     JAB................................
    HVAC improvements NW curtain, TJB...         350,000         350,000
    Audio visual conservation center,            500,000       4,000,000
     Culpeper...........................
    Construct book storage module 2, Ft.       4,000,000  ..............
     Meade..............................
                                         -------------------------------
      Subtotal, capital budget..........       9,405,000       7,215,000
                                         ===============================
      Total, Library buildings and            19,871,000      17,327,000
       grounds..........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE


                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................     $29,264,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................      31,245,000
Committee recommendation................................      29,986,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $29,986,000.
    This appropriation provides for salaries and expenses 
associated with the distribution of Government documents to 
depository and international exchange libraries, the cataloging 
and indexing of Government publications, and the distribution 
of publications authorized by law at the request of Members of 
Congress and other Government agencies.

                             revolving fund

Appropriations, 1999....................................................
Budget estimate, 2000...................................     $15,000,000
Committee recommendation................................       5,000,000

    The Committee bill continues the limitations on reception 
and representation expenses and costs of attendance at 
meetings. A total of $5,000,000 is provided for elevator and 
air conditioner upgrade pending the approval of the authorizing 
committee.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 1999....................................    $359,268,000
Budget estimate, 2000...................................     387,048,000
Committee recommendation................................     382,298,000

    The Committee recommends funding of $382,298,000 for 
salaries and expenses of the General Accounting Office, which 
will support an FTE level of 3,275 FTE's. Additionally, 
$1,400,000 is authorized in offsetting collections derived from 
rent receipts and reimbursements for conducting financial 
audits of Government corporations.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    In addition to several routine general provisions carried 
annually in the bill (secs. 301-307), the Committee proposes 
additional general provision (secs. 308-311), as follows:
    Section 301 bans the use of appropriated funds for service 
and maintenance of private vehicles, except under such 
regulations as may be promulgated by the House Oversight 
Committee and the Senate Rules and Administration Committee 
respectively.
    Section 302 limits the availability for obligation of 
appropriation to the fiscal year for which it is expressly 
provided in the bill accompanying this report.
    Section 303 provides that any pay rate and title 
designation for a staff position created in this act, and not 
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, is 
to be made permanent law by this act. Further, any pay rate and 
title change for a position provided for in the 1929 act is to 
be made permanent law by this act and any changes in the 
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees, and in 
the clerk hire of the House and Senate are to be made permanent 
law by this act.
    Section 304 bans the use of funds for contracts unless such 
contracts are matters of public record and are available for 
public inspection.
    Section 305 provides that to the greatest extent 
practicable, products purchased with funds in this Act, should 
be American-made.
    Section 306 appropriates such sums as may be necessary for 
the payment of settlements and awards pursuant to Public Law 
104-1.
    Section 307 authorizes legislative branch entities 
participating in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers 
Council [LBFMC] to finance the costs of the LBFMC.
    Section 308 amends section 316 of Public Law 101-302 to 
extend for 1 year the availability of funds for the Senate art 
collection.
    Section 309 clarifies that GPO is not subject to section 
8147 of title 5.
    Section 310 transfers approval authority for the Capitol 
Visitor Center to the Capitol Preservation Commission which has 
statutory authority over improvements to the Capitol.
    Section 311 authorizes the Park Service to sponsor a series 
of three concerts by the National Symphony Orchestra on the 
Capitol Grounds for the years 1999 and 2000. These concerts 
will be held on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. 
Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 193m-l, this section also requires an 
annual audit of the three concerts for 1999 and 2000.
    Section 312 extends the availability of funds for the life 
of the Trade Deficit Review Commission and other technical 
corrections.

  COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7, RULE XVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 7 of rule XVI requires that Committee reports on 
general appropriations bills identify, with particularity, each 
Committee amendment to the House bill ``which proposes an item 
of appropriation which is not made to carry out the provisions 
of an existing law, a treaty stipulation, or an act or 
resolution previously passed by the Senate during that 
session.''
    The Committee has proposed no amendments which fall under 
this rule.

COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7(C), RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, the Committee 
ordered reported en bloc, S. 1205, an original fiscal year 2000 
Military Construction Appropriations bill, and S. 1206, an 
original fiscal year 2000 Legislative Branch Appropriations 
bill, and an original fiscal year 2000 Commerce, Justice, 
State, and the Judiciary Appropriations bill, all subject to 
amendment and subject to the section 302 budget allocations, by 
a recorded vote of 28-0, a quorum being present.
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. Gorton
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. Kyl
Mr. Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Lautenberg
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin

 COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 12, RULE XXVI, OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE

    Paragraph 12 of rule XXVI requires that Committee reports 
on a bill or joint resolution repealing or amending any statute 
or part of any statute include ``(a) the text of the statute or 
part thereof which is proposed to be repealed; and (b) a 
comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof 
proposed to be amended, showing by stricken-through type and 
italics, parallel columns, or other appropriate typographical 
devices the omissions and insertions which would be made by the 
bill or joint resolution if enacted in the form recommended by 
the committee.''
    In compliance with this rule, the following changes in 
existing law proposed to be made by the bill are shown as 
follows: existing law to be omitted is enclosed in black 
brackets; new matter is printed in italic; and existing law in 
which no change is proposed is shown in roman.

                        TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS

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           CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS

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Sec. 58. Mail, telegraph, telephone, stationery, office supplies, and 
                    home State office and travel expenses for Senators

(a) * * *

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(b) Limits for authorized expenses; recalculation formula

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (1)(A) * * *

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    (3)(A) * * *

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          (i) * * *

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          [(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the 
        Senator represents Alabama, $182,567, Alaska, $251,901, 
        Arizona, $197,079, Arkansas, $168,282, California, 
        $468,724, Colorado, $186,350, Connecticut, $160,903, 
        Delaware, $127,198, Florida, $299,746, Georgia, 
        $210,214, Hawaii, $279,512, Idaho, $163,335, Illinois, 
        $266,248, Indiana, $194,770, Iowa, $170,565, Kansas, 
        $168,177, Kentucky, $177,338, Louisiana, $185,647, 
        Maine, $147,746, Maryland, $173,020, Massachusetts, 
        $195,799, Michigan, $236,459, Minnesota, $187,702, 
        Mississippi, $168,103, Missouri, $197,941, Montana, 
        $161,725, Nebraska, $160,361, Nevada, $171,096, New 
        Hampshire, $142,394, New Jersey, $206,260, New Mexico, 
        $166,140, New York, $327,955, North Carolina, $210,946, 
        North Dakota, $149,824, Ohio, $259,452, Oklahoma, 
        $181,761, Oregon, $189,345, Pennsylvania, $266,148, 
        Rhode Island, $138,582, South Carolina, $170,451, South 
        Dakota, $151,450, Tennessee, $191,954, Texas, $348,681, 
        Utah, $168,632, Vermont, $135,925, Virginia, $193,467, 
        Washington, $214,694, West Virginia, $147,772, 
        Wisconsin, $191,569, Wyoming, $152,438, plus]
            (iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the 
        Senator represents Alabama, $184,476, Alaska, $252,784, 
        Arizona, $200,830, Arkansas, $169,453, California, 
        $474,426, Colorado, $189,246, Connecticut, $161,999, 
        Delaware, $128,102, Florida, $305,664, Georgia, 
        $213,982, Hawaii, $280,277, Idaho, $164,491, Illinois, 
        $268,850, Indiana, $196,677, Iowa, $172,129, Kansas, 
        $169,343, Kentucky, $179,294, Louisiana, $187,141, 
        Maine, $148,779, Maryland, $173,860, Massachusetts, 
        $197,265, Michigan, $238,866, Minnesota, $189,441, 
        Mississippi, $169,570, Missouri, $200,277, Montana, 
        $162,375, Nebraska, $161,164, Nevada, $173,159, New 
        Hampshire, $143,378, New Jersey, $207,958, New Mexico, 
        $167,622, New York, $329,562, North Carolina, $216,136, 
        North Dakota, $150,545, Ohio, $261,920, Oklahoma, 
        $182,009, Oregon, $191,432, Pennsylvania, $267,991, 
        Rhode Island, $139,303, South Carolina, $172,723, South 
        Dakota, $152,385, Tennessee, $194,539, Texas, $354,501, 
        Utah, $170,413, Vermont, $136,826, Virginia, $196,177, 
        Washington, $216,915, West Virginia, $148,814, 
        Wisconsin, $193,708, Wyoming, $153,169, plus.

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Sec. 59. Home State office space for Senators; lease of office space

(a) * * *

(b) Maximum amount of aggregate square feet for each Senator

    The aggregate square feet of office space secured for 
Senator shall not at any time exceed--
            [(1) 4,800 square feet if the population of his 
        State is less than 2,000,000;
            [(2) 5,000 square feet if such population is 
        2,000,000 but less than 3,000,000;]
            (1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the 
        State of the Senator is less than 3,000,000;
            [(3)] (2) 5,200 square feet if such population is 
        3,000,000 but less than 4,000,000;
            [(4)] (3) 5,400 square feet if such population is 
        4,000,000 but less than 5,000,000;
            [(5)] (4) 5,800 square feet if such population is 
        5,000,000 but less than 7,000,000;
            [(6)] (5) 6,200 square feet if such population is 
        7,000,000 but less than 9,000,000;
            [(7)] (6) 6,400 square feet if such population is 
        9,000,000 but less than 10,000,000;
            [(8)] (7) 6,600 square feet if such population is 
        10,000,000 but less than 11,000,000;
            [(9)] (8) 6,800 square feet if such population is 
        11,000,000 but less than 12,000,000;
            [(10)] (9) 7,000 square feet if such population is 
        12,000,000 but less than 13,000,000;
            [(11)] (10) 7,400 square feet if such population is 
        13,000,000 but less than 15,000,000;
            [(12)] (11) 7,800 square feet if such population is 
        15,000,000 but less than 17,000,000; or
            [(13)] (12) [8,000] 8,200 square feet if such 
        population is 17,000,000 or more.

(c) Maximum annual rental rate; maximum aggregate amount for 
                    acquisition of furniture, equipment, and other 
                    office furnishings

    (1) * * *
    (2) The aggregate amount that may be paid for the 
acquisition of furniture, equipment, and other office 
furnishings heretofore provided by the Administrator of General 
Services for one or more offices secured for the Senator is 
[$30,000] $40,000 if the aggregate square feet of office space 
is not in excess of [4,800] 5,000 square feet. Such amount is 
increased by [$734] $1,000 for each authorized additional 
incremental increase in office space of 200 square feet. 
Effective beginning with the 106th Congress, the aggregate 
amount under this paragraph shall be increased by 2 percent at 
the beginning of each Congress.

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            TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *



                 CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS

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Sec. 174j-1. Senate Restaurants; management by Architect of Capitol; 
                    approval of matters of general policy; termination

    Effective August 1, 1961, the management of the Senate 
Restaurants and all matters connected therewith, heretofore 
under the direction of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration, shall be under the direction of the Architect 
of the Capitol under such rules and regulations as the 
Architect may prescribe for the operation and the employment of 
necessary assistance for the conduct of said restaurants by 
such business methods as may produce the best results 
consistent with economical and modern management, subject to 
the approval of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration as to matters of general policy: Provided, That 
the management of the Senate Restaurants by the Architect of 
the Capitol shall cease and the restaurants revert from the 
jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol to the 
jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration upon adoption by that committee of a resolution 
ordering such transfer of jurisdiction at any time hereafter. 
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.

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Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987, Public 
                               Law 99-93


SEC. 814. UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS 
                    CONTROL

    (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (i) Termination.--The Caucus shall cease to exist on 
[September 30, 1999] September 30, 2002.

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Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1990, Public Law 101-
                                  302


                     TITLE I--DISASTER ASSISTANCE

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                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


    Sec. 316. (a) Effective with the fiscal year ending 
September 30, [1999] 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate, any unexpended and unobligated funds in the 
appropriation account for the ``Secretary of the Senate'' 
within the contingent fund of the Senate which have not been 
withdrawn in accordance with the paragraph under the heading 
``General Provisions'' of Chapter XI of the Third Supplemental 
Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 102a), shall be available for 
the expenses incurred, without regard to the fiscal year in 
which incurred, for the conservation, restoration, and 
replication or replacement, in whole or in part, of items of 
art, fine art, and historical items within the Senate wing of 
the United States Capitol, any Senate Office Building, or any 
room, corridor, or other space therein. In the case of 
replication or replacement of such items, the funds available 
under this subsection shall be available for any such items 
previously contained within the Senate wing of the Capitol, or 
an item historically accurate.

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    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-275

    Sec. 6. (a) * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (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.
    (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.

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  Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
                        1999, Public Law 105-277


            DIVISION A--OMNIBUS CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


      Sec. 101. * * *

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    Sec. 127. Trade Deficit Review Commission. (a) Short 
Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Trade Deficit Review 
Commission Act''.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *

    (g) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Each member of the 
        Commission shall be compensated at a rate equal to the 
        daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
        prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
        section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each 
        day (including travel time) during which such member is 
        engaged in the performance of the duties of the 
        Commission.
            (2) Travel expenses.--The members of the Commission 
        shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
        lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees 
        of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
        5, United States Code, while away from their homes or 
        regular places of business in the performance of 
        services for the Commission.
            (3) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Chairperson of the 
                Commission may, without regard to the civil 
                service laws and regulations, appoint and 
                terminate an executive director and such other 
                additional personnel as may be necessary to 
                enable the Commission to perform its duties. 
                The employment of an executive director shall 
                be subject to confirmation by the Commission.
                    (B) Compensation.--The Chairperson of the 
                Commission may fix the compensation of the 
                executive director and other personnel without 
                regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
                subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
                States Code, relating to classification of 
                positions and General Schedule pay rates, 
                except that the rate of pay for the executive 
                director and other personnel may not exceed the 
                rate payable for level V of the Executive 
                Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
            (4) Detail of government employees.--Any Federal 
        Government employee may be detailed to the Commission 
        without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without 
        interruption or loss of civil service status or 
        privilege.
            (5) Procurement of temporary and intermittent 
        services.--The Chairperson of the Commission may 
        procure temporary and intermittent services under 
        section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 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.
            (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.
    (h) Support Services.--The Administrator of the General 
Services Administration shall provide to the Commission on a 
reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the 
Commission may request.
    (i) Appropriations.--There are appropriated $2,000,000 to 
the Commission to carry out the provisions of this section. 
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).
    (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).

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           DIVISION B--EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

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    TITLE I--MILITARY READINESS AND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS

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                        TITLE II--ANTITERRORISM


                               CHAPTER 1

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                               CHAPTER 5


                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL


                         Capitol Visitor Center

    For necessary expenses for the planning, engineering, 
design, and construction, as each such milestone is approved by 
[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] 
the United States Capitol Preservation Commission established 
under section 801 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 
(40 U.S.C. 188a), of a new facility to provide greater security 
for all persons working in or visiting the United States 
Capitol and to enhance the educational experience of those who 
have come to learn about the Capitol building and Congress, 
$100,000,000, to be supplemented by private funds, which shall 
remain available until expended: Provided, That Section 3709 of 
the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall 
not apply to the funds made available under this heading: 
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by the 
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                                            BUDGETARY IMPACT OF BILL
  PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93-344, AS
                                                     AMENDED
                                            [In millions of dollars]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Budget authority               Outlays
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                               Committee    Amount  of   Committee    Amount  of
                                                               allocation      bill      allocation      bill
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations
 to its subcommittees of amounts for 2000: Subcommittee on
 Legislative Branch:
    General purpose discretionary...........................        2,478        1,678        2,484    \1\ 1,754
    Violent crime reduction fund............................  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........
    Mandatory...............................................           94  ...........           94  ...........
Projections of outlays associated with the recommendation:
    2000....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........    \2\ 1,406
    2001....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........          174
    2002....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........           40
    2003....................................................  ...........  ...........  ...........           10
    2004 and future year....................................  ...........  ...........  ...........            3
Financial assistance to State and local governments for 2000           NA  ...........           NA  ...........
 in bill....................................................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\2\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable.


  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2000
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                        Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                            compared with (+ or- )
                             Item                                     1999         Budget estimate      Committee    -----------------------------------
                                                                  appropriation                      recommendation         1999
                                                                                                                        appropriation    Budget estimate
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                            SENATE

                      Expense Allowances

Expense allowances:
    Vice President............................................               10                10                10   ................  ................
    President Pro Tempore of the Senate.......................               10                10                10   ................  ................
    Majority Leader of the Senate.............................               10                10                10   ................  ................
    Minority Leader of the Senate.............................               10                10                10   ................  ................
    Majority Whip of the Senate...............................                5                 5                 5   ................  ................
    Minority Whip of the Senate...............................                5                 5                 5   ................  ................
    Chairman of the Majority Conference Committee.............                3                 3                 3   ................  ................
    Chairman of the Minority Conference Committee.............                3                 3                 3   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, expense allowances............................               56                56                56   ................  ................

Representation allowances for the Majority and Minority                      30                30                30   ................  ................
 Leaders......................................................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Expense allowances and representation............               86                86                86   ................  ................

               Salaries, Officers and Employees

Office of the Vice President..................................            1,659             1,721             1,721               +62   ................
Office of the President Pro Tempore...........................              402               437               437               +35   ................
Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders..................            2,436             2,644             2,644              +208   ................
Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips....................            1,416             1,634             1,634              +218   ................
Committee on Appropriations...................................            6,050             6,525             6,525              +475   ................
Conference committees.........................................            2,184             2,264             2,264               +80   ................
Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority                570               590               590               +20   ................
 and the Conference of the Minority...........................
Policy Committees.............................................            2,218             2,302             2,302               +84   ................
Office of the Chaplain........................................              267               277               277               +10   ................
Office of the Secretary.......................................           13,694            14,202            14,202              +508   ................
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.................           33,805            36,238            34,794              +989            -1,444
Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority......            1,200             1,246             1,246               +46   ................
Agency contributions and related expenses.....................           21,332            22,426            21,332   ................           -1,094
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, salaries, officers and employees.................           87,233            92,506            89,968            +2,735            -2,538

        Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,753             3,901             3,901              +148   ................

                Office of Senate Legal Counsel

Salaries and expenses.........................................            1,004             1,035             1,035               +31   ................
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at               12                12                12   ................  ................
 Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the
 Majority and Minority of the Senate: Expenses allowances.....

               Contingent Expenses of the Senate

Inquiries and investigations..................................           66,800            71,604            71,604            +4,804   ................
Expenses of United States Senate Caucus on International                    370               370               370   ................  ................
 Narcotics Control............................................
Secretary of the Senate.......................................            1,511             1,511             1,511   ................  ................
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.................           60,511            79,897            66,261            +5,750           -13,636
    Y2K emergency supplemental (Public Law 105-277)...........            5,500   ................  ................           -5,500   ................
Miscellaneous items...........................................            8,655             8,655             8,655   ................  ................
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.......          239,156           257,703           245,703            +6,547           -12,000

                      Official Mail Costs

Expenses......................................................              300               300               300   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, contingent expenses of the Senate................          382,803           420,040           394,404           +11,601           -25,636
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Senate...........................................          474,891           517,580           489,406           +14,515           -28,174
                                                               =========================================================================================
                          JOINT ITEMS

Joint Economic Committee......................................            3,096             3,200             3,200              +104   ................
Joint Committee on Printing...................................              352   ................  ................             -352   ................
Joint Committee on Taxation...................................            5,965             6,256             6,456              +491              +200
Trade Deficit Review Commission...............................            2,000   ................  ................           -2,000   ................
Joint Committee on the Library................................  ................  ................              500              +500              +500

               Office of the Attending Physician

Medical supplies, equipment, expenses, and allowances.........            1,415             1,898             1,898              +483   ................

                     Capitol Police Board

                        Capitol Police
Salaries:
    Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives..........           37,037            38,847            38,648            +1,611              -199
    Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.............           39,807            42,350            42,135            +2,328              -215
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, salaries......................................           76,844            81,197            80,783            +3,939              -414

General expenses..............................................            6,237             8,990             7,913            +1,676            -1,077
    Emergency security enhancements (Public Law 105-277)......          106,782   ................  ................         -106,782   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capitol Police................................          189,863            90,187            88,696          -101,167            -1,491

Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office.............            2,195             2,424             2,336              +141               -88
Statements of Appropriations..................................               30                30                30   ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Joint items......................................          204,916           103,995           103,116          -101,800              -879
                                                               =========================================================================================
                     OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and expenses.........................................            2,086             2,076             2,000               -86               -76

                  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and expenses.........................................           25,671            26,821            26,221              +550              -600

                   ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                 Capitol Buildings and Grounds

Capitol buildings, salaries and expenses......................           43,683            87,581            48,195            +4,512           -39,386
    Capitol Visitor Center, Emerg sup (Public Law 105-277)....          100,000   ................  ................         -100,000   ................
Capitol grounds...............................................            6,046             5,993             5,627              -419              -366
Senate office buildings.......................................           54,144            71,392            64,038            +9,894            -7,354

Capitol Power Plant...........................................           42,174            49,075            49,006            +6,832               -69
    Offsetting collections....................................           -4,000            -4,000            -4,000   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net subtotal, Capitol Power Plant.......................           38,174            45,075            45,006            +6,832               -69
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Architect of the Capitol.........................          242,047           210,041           162,866           -79,181           -47,175

                      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                Congressional Research Service

Salaries and expenses.........................................           67,124            71,255            71,244            +4,120               -11

                  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Congressional printing and binding............................           74,465            82,214            77,704            +3,239            -4,510
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title I, Congressional Operations................        1,091,200         1,013,982           932,557          -158,643           -81,425
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                        BOTANIC GARDEN

Salaries and expenses.........................................            3,052             3,972             3,428              +376              -544

                      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Salaries and expenses.........................................          238,373           254,013           250,491           +12,118            -3,522
    Authority to spend receipts...............................           -6,850            -6,850            -6,850   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net subtotal, Salaries and expenses.....................          231,523           247,163           243,641           +12,118            -3,522

Copyright Office, salaries and expenses.......................           34,891            37,639            37,628            +2,737               -11
    Authority to spend receipts...............................          -21,170           -26,254           -26,254            -5,084   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net subtotal, Copyright Office..........................           13,721            11,385            11,374            -2,347               -11

Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and             46,824            48,033            47,984            +1,160               -49
 expenses.....................................................
Furniture and furnishings.....................................            4,448             5,827             5,415              +967              -412
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, Library of Congress (except CRS).................          296,516           312,408           308,414           +11,898            -3,994

                   ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

Congressional cemetery........................................            1,000   ................  ................           -1,000   ................

                 Library Buildings and Grounds

Structural and mechanical care................................           12,672            19,871            17,327            +4,655            -2,544

                  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

             Office of Superintendent of Documents

Salaries and expenses.........................................           29,264            31,245            29,986              +722            -1,259

           Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

GPO revolving fund............................................  ................           15,000             5,000            +5,000           -10,000
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Government Printing Office.......................           29,264            46,245            34,986            +5,722           -11,259

                   GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Salaries and expenses.........................................          356,268           388,448           383,698           +27,430            -4,750
    Offsetting collections....................................           -2,000            -1,400            -1,400              +600   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal................................................          354,268           387,048           382,298           +28,030            -4,750

    Y2K emergency supplemental (Public Law 105-277)...........            5,000   ................  ................           -5,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, General Accounting Office........................          359,268           387,048           382,298           +23,030            -4,750
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Total, title II, Other agencies.........................          701,772           769,544           746,453           +44,681           -23,091
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Grand total.............................................        1,792,972         1,783,526         1,679,010          -113,962          -104,516

               TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

Senate........................................................          474,891           517,580           489,406           +14,515           -28,174
Joint Items...................................................          204,916           103,995           103,116          -101,800              -879
Office of Compliance..........................................            2,086             2,076             2,000               -86               -76
Congressional Budget Office...................................           25,671            26,821            26,221              +550              -600
Architect of the Capitol......................................          242,047           210,041           162,866           -79,181           -47,175
Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service...........           67,124            71,255            71,244            +4,120               -11
Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office           74,465            82,214            77,704            +3,239            -4,510
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Congressional operations................        1,091,200         1,013,982           932,557          -158,643           -81,425
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden................................................            3,052             3,972             3,428              +376              -544
Library of Congress (except CRS)..............................          296,516           312,408           308,414           +11,898            -3,994
Architect of the Capitol (Congressional Cemetery and Library             13,672            19,871            17,327            +3,655            -2,544
 buildings and  grounds)......................................
Government Printing Office including revolving fund (except              29,264            46,245            34,986            +5,722           -11,259
 congressional printing and binding)..........................
General Accounting Office.....................................          359,268           387,048           382,298           +23,030            -4,750
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II, Other agencies.........................          701,772           769,544           746,453           +44,681           -23,091
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Grand total.............................................        1,792,972         1,783,526         1,679,010          -113,962          -104,516
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