[Senate Report 107-209]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 492
107th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     107-209

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                LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, 2003

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    July 11 (legislative day, July 10), 2002.--Ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 2720]

    The Committee on Appropriations reports the bill (S. 2720) 
making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, reports 
favorably thereon and recommends that the bill do pass.



Amount of new budget (obligational) authority \1\

Amount of bill as reported to Senate....................  $2,417,108,000
Amount of 2003 budget estimate..........................   2,408,616,000
Legislative branch appropriations, 2002.................   2,253,310,000
Amount of bill above budget estimate, 2003..............      +8,492,000
Amount of bill above legislative branch appropriations, 
    2002................................................    +163,798,000

\1\ Excludes House items.


                            C O N T E N T S

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Title I--Congressional operations:
    Senate.......................................................     7
    Joint Items..................................................    25
    Office of Compliance.........................................    30
    Congressional Budget Office..................................    30
    Architect of the Capitol (except Library buildings and 
      grounds)...................................................    30
    Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service..........    40
    Government Printing Office, congressional printing and 
      binding....................................................    40
Title II--Other agencies:
    Botanic Garden...............................................    43
    Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service)..    44
    Architect of the Capitol.....................................    47
    Government Printing Office revolving fund....................    49
    General Accounting Office....................................    49
    Payment to the Center for Foreign Leadership Development 
      Center Trust Fund..........................................    50
Title III--General provisions....................................    51
Compliance with paragraph 7, rule XVI, of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    54
Compliance with paragraph 7(c), rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate..................................................    54
Compliance with paragraph 12, rule XXVI, of the Standing Rules of 
  the Senate.....................................................    55

                     GENERAL STATEMENT AND SUMMARY

    The Committee recommends new budget (obligational 
authority) of $2,417,108,000 for the legislative branch, for 
fiscal year 2003. This total is $8,492,000 above the budget 
request and $163,798,000 above the fiscal year 2002 level. The 
bill excludes House items pursuant to the normal protocol.
    The bill includes $1,461,000,000 for title I, Congressional 
Operations, exclusive of House items. This includes 
$672,593,000 for the Senate, $10,707,000 below the revised 
request. Within title I is $349,849,000 for the Architect of 
the Capitol, $32,692,000 above the request owing to additional 
security-related projects. Also included is $209,803,000 for 
the U.S. Capitol Police.
    Title II, Other Agencies, totals $956,108,000, a reduction 
of $11,029,000 below the request and $13,833,000 below the 
enacted level. Within title II, highlights include $454,534,000 
for the General Accounting Office and $409,968,000 for the 
Library of Congress.
    The Committee expects all agencies to notify the Committee 
of any significant departures from budget plans presented to 
the Committee in any agency's budget justifications. In 
particular, agencies funded through this bill are required to 
notify the Committee prior to each reprogramming of funds in 
excess of the lesser of 10 percent or $500,000 between 
programs, projects activities, or object classifications 
(except for shifts within the pay categories, object class 11, 
12, and 13 or as further specified in each agency's respective 
section). This includes cumulative reprogrammings that together 
total at least $500,000 from or to a particular program, 
activity, or object classification. The Committee desires to be 
notified of reprogramming actions which involve less than the 
above-mentioned amounts if such actions would have the effect 
of changing an agency's funding requirements in future years or 
if programs or projects specifically cited in the Committee's 
reports are affected.
    The Committee also expects all agencies to submit operating 
plans for the Committee's approval within 30 days of the bill's 
enactment.
    The detail by major support agency is as follows:

                                                                 SUMMARY OF THE BILL \1\
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                           Senate bill compared with--
                                                                           2002            Budget         Committee    ---------------------------------
                        Department or agency                          appropriation   estimates, 2003   recommendation        2002            Budget
                                                                                                                         appropriation   estimates, 2003
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                 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

Senate.............................................................          641,385          683,300          672,593          +31,208          -10,707
Joint Items........................................................           14,914           15,993           17,046           +2,132           +1,053
Capitol Police.....................................................          157,190          212,626          209,803          +52,613           -2,823
Office of Compliance...............................................            2,059            2,224            2,224             +165  ...............
Congressional Budget Office........................................           30,780           32,390           32,390           +1,610  ...............
Architect of the Capitol...........................................          273,587          317,157          349,849          +76,262          +32,692
Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service................           81,454           87,646           86,952           +5,498             -694
Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office.....           81,000           90,143           90,143           +9,143  ...............
U.S. Historical Society Grant......................................            1,000  ...............  ...............           -1,000  ...............
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Congressional operations.....................        1,283,369        1,441,479        1,461,000         +177,631          +19,521
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                      TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden.....................................................            5,646            5,661            6,083             +437             +422
Library of Congress (except CRS)...................................          400,209          424,088          409,968           +9,759          -14,120
Architect of the Capitol...........................................           93,003           40,284           38,121          -54,882           -2,163
Government Printing Office (except congressional printing and                 33,639           32,302           32,302           -1,337  ...............
 binding)..........................................................
General Accounting Office..........................................          429,444          454,802          454,534          +25,090             -268
Center for Russian Leadership Development..........................            8,000           10,000           13,000           +5,000           +3,000
                                                                    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II, Other agencies..............................          969,941          967,137          956,108          -14,036          -11,232
                                                                    ====================================================================================
      Grand total..................................................        2,253,310        2,408,616        2,417,108         +163,798           +8,492
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\1\ Excludes House items.

     LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES' BUDGET AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    The Committee's review of the legislative branch agencies' 
budget submissions, including the presentation of Full Time 
Equivalent (FTE) estimates; operating plans; and related 
materials identified a number of differences in the approaches 
and methodologies used by each agency. The Committee believes 
that there should be greater consistency and transparency in 
the assumptions, techniques, and methods used by legislative 
branch agencies in preparing and presenting their budget, 
financial reports and other FTE and financial management 
information for the Committee. Also, the presentation of budget 
estimates broken out by Title I and Title II will no longer be 
necessary in the fiscal year 2004 budget submission. Therefore, 
the Committee directs the Legislative Branch Financial Managers 
Council (LBFMC) in consultation with financial management 
officials in the legislative branch agencies, to propose 
guidelines on the form and content for preparing agency budget, 
FTE, and financial information in a more consistent, 
transparent, and useful manner. The proposed guidelines should 
be based on prevailing best practices and should better 
integrate budget formulation and execution, financial 
reporting, and performance management information. At a 
minimum, the LBFMC should develop and recommend guidelines on 
the form and content for the (1) annual budget submission 
without distinction by Title, (2) consistent presentation of 
FTE estimates, (3) budget markup material, and (4) annual 
operating plan. The LBFMC should provide its proposed 
guidelines to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations 
for approval within 180 days of this report.

ACCRUAL FUNDING OF RETIREMENT COSTS AND POST-RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS

    The President's Budget included a legislative proposal 
under the jurisdiction of the Senate Committee on Governmental 
Affairs to charge to individual agencies, starting in fiscal 
year 2003, the fully accrued costs related to retirement 
benefits of Civil Service Retirement System employees and 
retiree health benefits for all civilian employees. The Budget 
also requested an additional dollar amount in each affected 
discretionary account to cover these accrued costs.
    The authorizing committee has not acted on this 
legislation, therefore the Senate Appropriations Committee has 
reduced the dollar amounts of the President's request shown in 
the ``Comparative Statement of New Budget Authority Request and 
Amounts Recommended in the Bill'', as well as in other tables 
in this report, to exclude the accrual funding proposal.
    The Committee further notes that administration proposals 
requiring legislative action by the authorizing committees of 
Congress are customarily submitted in the budget as separate 
schedules apart from the regular appropriations requests. 
Should such a proposal be enacted, a budget amendment formally 
modifying the President's appropriation request for 
discretionary funding is subsequently transmitted to the 
Congress.
    The Senate Appropriations Committee joins with the House 
Appropriations Committee in raising concern that this practice, 
which has always worked effectively for both Congress and past 
administrations, was not followed for the accrual funding 
proposal. In this case, the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) decided to include accrual amounts in the original 
discretionary appropriations language request. These amounts 
are based on legislation that has yet to be considered and 
approved by the appropriate committees of Congress. This led to 
numerous misunderstandings both inside and outside of Congress 
of what was the ``true'' President's budget request. The 
Committee believes that, in the future, OMB should follow long-
established procedures with respect to discretionary spending 
proposals that require legislative action.

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

Appropriations, 2002....................................         $62,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................          62,000
Committee recommendation................................         110,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $110,000 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, the chairmen of the majority and 
minority conference committees, and the chairmen of the 
majority and minority policy committees. The expense allowances 
have not been increased in some time. In most cases, the 
proposed increase is substantially less than the increase in 
the cost of living since the establishment of the allowance. 
The recommended allowances are as follows:
    For the expense allowance of the Vice President, the 
Committee recommends an amount of $20,000. An allowance of 
$10,000 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. An allowance of 
$10,000 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 $20,000 for each leader, for 
a total of $40,000. An allowance of $10,000 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 $10,000 for each whip, for a 
total of $20,000. An allowance of $10,000 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 
$5,000 for each chairman, for a total of $10,000. An allowance 
was first provided in the Supplemental Appropriations Act for 
Fiscal Year 1985, Public Law 99-88, effective August 15, 1985.
    For the expense allowance for the chairmen of the majority 
and minority policy committees, the Committee recommends $5,000 
for each chairman, for a total of $10,000.
    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, 2002....................................         $30,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................          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, 2002....................................    $104,039,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................     119,671,000
Committee recommendation................................     118,391,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $118,391,000 
for the 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 2003 are 1,339 positions.

                    SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
         [Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 2002 and 2003]
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                                                       2003
                                                     request      2002
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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.......         47         47
Offices of the majority and minority whips........         16         16
Conference committees.............................         48         48
Offices of the secretaries of the conference of            12         12
 the majority and the conference of the minority..
Policy committees.................................         57         55
Office of the Chaplain............................          4          4
Office of the Secretary...........................        252        252
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.....        829        779
Offices of the secretaries for the majority and            18         18
 minority.........................................
                                                   ---------------------
      Totals......................................      1,339      1,287
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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, 2002....................................      $1,867,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       1,949,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,949,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,949,000 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, 2002....................................        $473,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................         518,000
Committee recommendation................................         518,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $518,000 for 
the Office of the President pro tempore.

              OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $2,868,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       3,094,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,094,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,094,000 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 $1,547,000 for each office.

               OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $1,912,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       2,042,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,042,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,042,000 for 
the offices of the majority and minority whips. It is to be 
equally divided, providing $1,021,000 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, 2002....................................     $10,825,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      11,266,000
Committee recommendation................................      11,266,000

    For the salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee recommends an appropriation of $11,266,000, an 
increase of $441,000 over the enacted level.

                         CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $2,500,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       2,610,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,610,000

    For the administrative and clerical staffs of the majority 
and minority conference committees, the Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $2,610,000. The appropriation provides 
$1,305,000 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, 2002....................................        $618,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................         648,000
Committee recommendation................................         648,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $648,000 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, 2002....................................      $2,550,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       2,724,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,724,000

    For the salaries of the administrative and clerical staffs 
of the majority and minority policy committees, the Committee 
recommends an appropriation of $2,724,000, or $1,362,000 for 
each committee.
    The chairman of each policy Committee may transfer to or 
from amounts provided for salaries of each policy Committee to 
the account for policy Committee expenses within the 
``Miscellaneous items'' appropriation.

                         OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

Appropriations, 2002....................................        $301,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................         315,000
Committee recommendation................................         315,000

    For the Office of the Chaplain, the Committee recommends an 
appropriation of $315,000. 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 $130,000.

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $15,424,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      17,079,000
Committee recommendation................................      17,079,000

    The Committee recommends $17,079,000 for salaries of the 
Office of the Secretary. Fiscal year 2003 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 2003 
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, Senate Security and 
Information Systems. 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.
    The Committee is aware that the Secretary of the Senate 
intends to implement a pilot program within available funds to 
install real time closed captioning of Senate Committee 
hearings for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. The current 
lack of these services inhibits the opportunity for all Senate 
staff and constituents to participate fully in Committee 
proceedings. The Committee supports these efforts and 
encourages implementation of this pilot program as soon as 
possible.

                  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
         [Estimated staffing levels--fiscal years 2002 and 2003]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            2003
                                           request    2002    Difference
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Executive offices.......................        40        40  ..........
Administrative services.................       157       167        -10
Legislative and legal services..........        55        45        +10
                                         -------------------------------
      Totals............................       252       252  ..........
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             OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $39,082,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      45,941,000
Committee recommendation................................      44,661,000

    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 $44,661,000 for fiscal 
year 2003. This is an increase of $5,579,000 over the fiscal 
year 2002 level. The amount recommended reflects the increased 
costs of the equipment, services, and support required to 
ensure the security of the physical, information, and 
communication assets of the U.S. Senate. Specifically, the 
increase over the enacted level is attributable to funding a 
cost-of-living adjustment, merit funding, and 50 additional 
positions of which 41 are directed at enhancing security for 
the Senate community. The reduction from the original budget 
request reflects the Sergeant at Arms' efforts to develop a 
more cost-efficient method of processing mail and packages.
    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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         2003 Committee
                                         2002 level      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Operations division:
    Capitol Division................       $11,719,000       $13,823,000
        Positions...................               284               306
    Central operations..............        $7,855,000        $8,346,000
        Positions...................               181               183
    Technology Development Services.        $7,599,000        $9,231,000
        Positions...................               108               128
    IT Support Services.............        $4,987,000        $5,606,000
        Positions...................                93                98
    Office Support Division.........        $1,693,000        $1,871,000
        Positions...................                28                28
    Staff Offices Division..........        $4,819,000        $5,336,000
        Positions...................                80                81
    SMI Project.....................          $410,000          $448,000
        Positions...................                 5                 5
                                     -----------------------------------
          Total.....................       $39,082,000       $44,661,000
              Positions.............               779               829
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee has no objection to the Sergeant at Arms 
moving staff positions between divisions without a formal 
reprogramming request but expects to be notified of such 
changes.

        OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $1,350,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       1,410,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,410,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,410,000 for 
the offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority. 
The appropriation is to be equally divided, providing $705,000 
for each office.

                          AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $25,219,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      30,075,000
Committee recommendation................................      30,075,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $30,075,000 
for agency contributions for employees paid under the 
appropriation, ``Salaries, officers and employees,'' and 
employees paid under the appropriation ``Expenses of the United 
States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control'' and 
employees paid under the appropriation ``Joint Economic 
Committee.''
    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, 2002....................................      $4,306,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       4,581,000
Committee recommendation................................       4,581,000

    For the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, 
the Committee recommends an appropriation of $4,581,000. The 
fiscal year 2003 staffing level is estimated to be 35 
positions. The amount provided pays for the salaries, expenses, 
and agency contributions of the office.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $1,109,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       1,176,000
Committee recommendation................................       1,176,000

    The Office of Senate Legal Counsel was established pursuant 
to section 701 of Public Law 95-521. The Committee recommends 
an appropriation of $1,176,000 for the Office. The amount 
provided pays for the salaries, expenses, and agency 
contributions of the Office.

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, 2002..........................................   $12,000
Budget estimate, 2003.........................................    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 an appropriation of $12,000, providing an 
allowance of $3,000 for each office.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                      INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

Appropriations, 2002....................................    $107,264,000
Budget estimate, 2003................................... \1\ 109,450,000
Committee recommendation................................     109,450,000

\1\ Reflects pending budget amendment $2,067,000.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $109,450,000 
for inquiries and investigations by all Senate standing, 
special, and select committees, consistent with S. Res. 54, 
authorizing expenditures by the Committees of the Senate for 
fiscal year 2003.
    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, 2002..........................................  $520,000
Budget estimate, 2003.........................................   520,000

Committee recommendation

                                                                 520,000

    The Committee recommends $520,000 for the expenses of the 
U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. 
Established in 1985 by ``The Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act'', the Caucus was created to monitor and promote 
international compliance with narcotics control treaties and 
monitor and encourage U.S. Government and private programs 
seeking to expand international cooperation against drug abuse. 
The Caucus is composed of seven Senators and five members from 
the public sector with a chairman from the majority party and a 
co-chairman from the minority party. It was the intent of the 
original conferees that the caucus operate in the manner of the 
Helsinki Commission.

                        SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

Appropriations, 2002....................................  \1\ $8,821,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       7,077,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,077,000

\1\ Includes $250,000 in fiscal year 2002 supplemental appropriations.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,077,000 for 
expenses of the Office of the Secretary. The Committee has 
included $5,000,000 for a multi-year program to upgrade and 
expand the Financial Management Information System. These funds 
are made available until September 30, 2007.
    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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Amount
                                                                     available        Budget
                              Item                                  fiscal year      estimate       Difference
                                                                   2002, Public     fiscal year
                                                                    Law 107-68         2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Executive office................................................        $452,700        $397,800        -$54,900
Administrative services.........................................         849,185       1,422,900        +573,715
Legislative and legal services..................................         269,115         256,300         -12,815
Special projects................................................       7,000,000       5,000,000      -2,000,000
Emergency Response Fund.........................................         250,000  ..............        -250,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Totals....................................................       8,821,000       7,077,000      -1,744,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 be 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 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. 
The current limitation for travel expenses was increased to 
$10,000 (Section 102 of Public Law 97-12, June 5, 1981). 
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 or 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 Members, 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 redesignated 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 inventory and calendar of exhibits on 
display within the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate office 
buildings.
    The Senate Commission on Art was formerly 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 or 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, as amended, the Ethics in Government Act, as amended, and 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act, as amended. 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 position for the Office of Public 
Records. In addition, under the authority of Public Law 95-521, 
October 26, 1978 (Ethics in Government Act) reports filed under 
section 101 shall be available for public inspection and a copy 
of the report shall be provided to any person upon request. Any 
person requesting a copy of a report may be require to pay a 
reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction. Any moneys 
received by the Secretary shall be deposited into the Office of 
Public Records Revolving Fund under the authority of Public Law 
101-163, November 21, 1989. The office also performs functions 
under the Senate Select Committee on Ethics, such as 
registration of mass mailings; and under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act.
    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, 2002....................................     $95,904,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................     117,133,000
Committee recommendation................................     117,433,000

    The Committee recommends the appropriation of $117,433,000 
for expenses of the Sergeant at Arms. The increase of 
$21,529,000 over the enacted level is attributable in large 
part to security-related needs such as new mail and package 
handling costs and the new Office of Security and Emergency 
Preparedness. The amount recommended includes $13,574,000 to 
remain available until September 30, 2007 ($4,906,000 for Phase 
IV of the Recording Studio digital technology upgrade project, 
$5,924,00 for procurement and maintenance of Members' 
constituent mail systems; and $2,744,000 to enhance the 
security of member State offices); and $9,570,000 for the 
purchase of computer equipment and software for member offices 
and committees, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2005.
    The Sergeant at Arms budget structure reflects six major 
divisions: Capitol Division, Central Operations Division, 
Technology Development Services Division, IT Support Services 
Division, Office Support Division, and the Staff Offices 
Division. The Capitol Division centralizes all functions 
related to the maintenance and administration of the Senate 
wing of the U.S. Capitol Building, and provides mailing, 
photographic studio, and recording studio services. The Central 
Operations Division provides printing, mailing and parking 
services to the Senate. The Technology Development Services 
Division supports enterprise information technology systems, 
applications development, Internet/Intranet services, 
information security, and network engineering. The IT Support 
Services Division provides desktop computer support, mail 
system acquisition, maintenance and support, 
telecommunications, and Web and technology assessment support. 
The Office Support Division includes desktop computer 
acquisition and customer support. The Staff Offices Division 
includes Financial Management, Human Resources, and the Joint 
Office of Education and Training.
    The following table compares the component categories 
within this account for fiscal year 2003.

         EXPENSES--OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         2003 Committee
                                         2002 level      recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capitol Division....................           $13,455           $11,160
Central Operations Division.........             2,443             3,965
Technology Development Services                 17,565            24,490
 Division...........................
IT Support Services Division........            34,754            42,701
Office Support Division.............            24,688            28,686
Staff Offices Division..............             1,222             1,689
SMI Project.........................             1,777             4,742
                                     -----------------------------------
      Total.........................            95,904           117,433
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The Committee requests that the Sergeant at Arms provide to 
the Committee a spending plan prior to the beginning of fiscal 
year 2003. Any deviation of more than 10 percent cumulatively 
from the level for each item in the spending plan will require 
the customary approval of the Committee.

                          MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $14,274,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................  \1\ 19,409,000
Committee recommendation................................      18,513,000

\1\ Reflects pending budget estimate of $1,000,000.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $18,513,000 
for miscellaneous 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.
    The following table sets forth the apportionment of funds 
under this appropriation:

                       FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET--MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS APPORTIONMENT SCHEDULE
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                                                                      AMOUNT
                                                                    AUTHORIZED        BUDGET
                              ITEM                                  FISCAL YEAR      ESTIMATE       DIFFERENCE
                                                                    2002 PUBLIC     FISCAL YEAR
                                                                    LAW 107-68         2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Resolution and reorganization reserve...........................      $2,450,000      $2,500,000        +$50,000
Unallocated.....................................................       1,000,000       7,500,500      +6,500,500
Reserve for contingencies (miscellaneous items).................         600,000         600,000  ..............
Employees' compensation fund reimbursement (worker's compensa-           715,000         744,000         +29,000
 tion)..........................................................
Mailing of Town Meeting Notices (Public Law 107-68, dated Nov.         3,000,000  ..............      -3,000,000
 12, 2001)......................................................
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program (S. Res. 193, dated Sept. 30,         250,000         350,000        +100,000
 1999, as amended) (expires Sept. 30, 2004).....................
John Heinz Fellowship Program (S. Res. 356, dated Oct. 7, 1992,           71,000          71,000  ..............
 S. Res. 238, dated July 1, 1994, and S. Res. 180 dated Sept.
 30, 1999 (expires Sept. 30, 2004)).............................
Reception of foreign dignitaries (S. Res. 247, dated Feb. 7,              30,000          30,000  ..............
 1962, as amended by S. Res. 370, dated Oct. 10, 2000)..........
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 Laws: 97-51,           200,000         200,000  ..............
 dated Jan. 3, 1983, 101-250, dated Nov. 5, 1990, and 107-68,
 dated Nov. 12, 2001)...........................................
Policy Committees for the Majority and Minority (Public Law 104-         144,000         150,000          +6,000
 53, dated Nov. 19, 1995).......................................
Postage.........................................................           6,000       \1\ 6,000  ..............
Stationery......................................................          13,000      \2\ 16,500          +3,500
Consultants--including agency contributions (2 USC 61h-6 as            2,000,000       2,500,000        +500,000
 amended).......................................................
National Security Working Group (S. Res. 75, March 25, 1999              700,000         700,000  ..............
 (expires Dec. 31, 2002)).......................................
Committee on Appropriations (Public Law 105-275, dated Oct. 21,          950,000         950,000  ..............
 1998)..........................................................
Senate Child Care Center:
    Agency Contribution costs authorized by Public Laws 102-90,          250,000         300,000         +50,000
     dated Aug. 14, 1991 and 103-50, dated July 2, 1993.........

    Training classes, conferences, and travel expenses as                 20,000          20,000  ..............
     authorized by Public Law 104-197, dated Sept. 16, 1996.....
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        Total...................................................      14,274,000      18,513,000      +4,239,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ Postage apportionment (fiscal year 2003):
        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 2003):
        President of the Senate............................      $8,000
        Conference of the Majority.........................         300
        Conference of the Minority.........................         300
        Chaplain...........................................         700
        Senate Chamber.....................................       7,200
                                                       ---------------

          Total............................................      16,500

    Resolution and reorganization reserve.--This line item is 
used to cover the costs of Senate resolutions and public laws 
that authorize expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
Senate that do not have specific appropriations for such 
purpose.
    Reserve for contingencies.--This is a Committee on Rules 
and Administration line item which includes payment for 
gratuities for family members of deceased Senate employees; 
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.
    Reception of foreign dignitaries.--The Committee on Foreign 
Relations is authorized to expend not to exceed $30,000 each 
fiscal year to receive foreign dignitaries under the authority 
of Senate Resolution 247, agreed to February 7, 1962, as 
amended.
    Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program.--This fellowship 
program was first authorized by S. Res. 425, agreed to June 23, 
1988, for a 5-year period ending June 22, 1993, and 
reauthorized by S. Res. 193 through September 30, 2004. The 
authorized funding level of $350,000 each fiscal year provides 
for up to 10 fellows each fiscal year. The appointing authority 
is the Secretary of the Senate.
    John Heinz Fellowship Program.--This fellowship program was 
first authorized by S. Res. 356 and extended by S. Res. 238, 
and S. Res. 180. It is authorized through September 30, 2004 
and provides for up to 2 fellows each calendar year. The 
appointing authority is the Secretary of the Senate.
    Foreign travel--Members and employees.--Senate Resolution 
179, agreed to May 25, 1977, authorized payment from the 
contingent fund of the Senate, of the domestic portion 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.
    Consultants--including agency contributions.--Provides 
authority for the appointment and payment of consultants to the 
majority and minority leaders, president pro tempore, and the 
legislative counsel. The following summarizes the current 
authority and limitations:
    Majority leader: Six 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: Six 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 President Pro Tempore 
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: Two consultants at not to exceed the 
daily rate for maximum standing committee rate. The consultants 
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 Employees' Child 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 Employees' Child Care Center--training classes and 
conference costs.--Provides for the reimbursement of any 
individual employed by the Senate Employees' Child 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.
    Student Loan Repayment Program.--The Committee notes that 
the Senate will be in fiscal year 2003 entering the second year 
of a pilot of the student loan repayment program and will 
evaluate its future as part of the fiscal year 2004 budget 
cycle.

        SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

Appropriations, 2002....................................    $270,494,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................     303,879,000
Committee recommendation................................     295,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation for fiscal year 
2003 of $295,000,000 for the Senators' Official Personnel and 
Office Expense Account.
    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 $145,459 for a total 
of $436,377 per office, or $43,637,700 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.
    The Committee expects that all offices are complying with 
long-standing rules regarding the Senate employees transit 
subsidy.
    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. It should also be 
noted that the figures in the following table are preliminary, 
and that official notification of member budgets is issued by 
the Financial Clerk of the Senate after final passage of this 
bill.
    The following table illustrates the several components of 
the SOPOEA.

                   SENATOR'S OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE--FISCAL YEAR 2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Admin. & cler.    Legislative
                                                      assist.         assist.        O.O.E.A.          Total
                      State                       allowance 10/1/ allowance 10/1/ allowance 10/1/ allowance 10/1/
                                                       2002            2002            2002            2002
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.........................................      $1,568,333        $436,377        $184,725      $2,189,435
Alaska..........................................       1,568,333         436,377         253,398       2,258,108
Arizona.........................................       1,623,297         436,377         202,086       2,261,760
Arkansas........................................       1,568,333         436,377         169,662       2,174,372
California......................................       2,669,720         436,377         468,377       3,574,474
Colorado........................................       1,568,333         436,377         190,990       2,195,700
Connecticut.....................................       1,568,333         436,377         161,586       2,166,296
Delaware........................................       1,568,333         436,377         128,525       2,133,235
Florida.........................................       2,172,960         436,377         309,366       2,918,703
Georgia.........................................       1,788,197         436,377         217,935       2,442,509
Hawaii..........................................       1,568,333         436,377         280,511       2,285,221
Idaho...........................................       1,568,333         436,377         165,280       2,169,990
Illinois........................................       2,008,061         436,377         267,158       2,711,596
Indiana.........................................       1,678,265         436,377         196,938       2,311,580
Iowa............................................       1,568,333         436,377         172,052       2,176,762
Kansas..........................................       1,568,333         436,377         169,620       2,174,330
Kentucky........................................       1,568,333         436,377         178,878       2,183,588
Louisiana.......................................       1,568,333         436,377         187,300       2,192,010
Maine...........................................       1,568,333         436,377         148,923       2,153,633
Maryland........................................       1,623,297         436,377         172,709       2,232,383
Massachusetts...................................       1,678,265         436,377         196,800       2,311,442
Michigan........................................       1,843,161         436,377         237,130       2,516,668
Minnesota.......................................       1,568,333         436,377         189,323       2,194,033
Mississippi.....................................       1,568,333         436,377         170,417       2,175,127
Missouri........................................       1,623,297         436,377         199,253       2,258,927
Montana.........................................       1,568,333         436,377         162,918       2,167,628
Nebraska........................................       1,568,333         436,377         161,413       2,166,123
Nevada..........................................       1,568,333         436,377         174,344       2,179,054
New Hampshire...................................       1,568,333         436,377         143,596       2,148,306
New Jersey......................................       1,788,197         436,377         207,679       2,432,253
New Mexico......................................       1,568,333         436,377         167,556       2,172,266
New York........................................       2,318,057         436,377         323,996       3,078,430
North Carolina..................................       1,788,197         436,377         217,694       2,442,268
North Dakota....................................       1,568,333         436,377         150,614       2,155,324
Ohio............................................       1,953,096         436,377         258,199       2,647,672
Oklahoma........................................       1,568,333         436,377         181,862       2,186,572
Oregon..........................................       1,568,333         436,377         190,883       2,195,593
Pennsylvania....................................       2,008,061         436,377         265,654       2,710,092
Rhode Island....................................       1,568,333         436,377         139,314       2,144,024
South Carolina..................................       1,568,333         436,377         174,653       2,179,363
South Dakota....................................       1,568,333         436,377         152,480       2,157,190
Tennessee.......................................       1,623,297         436,377         195,614       2,255,288
Texas...........................................       2,388,391         436,377         361,087       3,185,855
Utah............................................       1,568,333         436,377         170,610       2,175,320
Vermont.........................................       1,568,333         436,377         137,310       2,142,020
Virginia........................................       1,733,230         436,377         196,082       2,365,689
Washington......................................       1,623,297         436,377         215,816       2,275,490
West Virginia...................................       1,568,333         436,377         149,269       2,153,979
Wisconsin.......................................       1,623,297         436,377         193,061       2,252,735
Wyoming.........................................       1,568,333         436,377         153,825       2,158,535
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................      84,605,630      21,818,850      10,064,471     116,488,951
                                                      2      2      2      2
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
      Grand Total...............................     169,211,260      43,637,700      20,128,942     232,977,902
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    According to the most recent employment data compiled by 
the Secretary of the Senate, as of April 30, 2002, there were 
4,121 individuals employed in Senators' offices throughout the 
United States and covered by this appropriation.

U.S. Senators' staff as of September 30, 1993-2001 and April 30, 2002

        Year                                             Number of Staff
1993.............................................................. 4,262
1994.............................................................. 4,142
1995.............................................................. 4,112
1996.............................................................. 3,959
1997.............................................................. 4,044
1998.............................................................. 4,022
1999.............................................................. 4,039
2000.............................................................. 4,072
2001.............................................................. 3,964
2002.............................................................. 4,121

    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 2003 
request for this account anticipates $68,739,000 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 fund fully the sum total of all the authorized 
allowances. For fiscal year 2003, that would mean an 
appropriation of $303,879,000, $8,879,000 more than 
recommended.

                       SENATE OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

Appropriations, 2002....................................        $300,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................         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

    Sec. 1. This provision amends the authorization for expense 
allowances for leadership offices.
    Sec. 2. This provision amends the authorization for the 
stationery allowance for the office of the president of the 
Senate.
    Sec. 3. This provision increases by $50,000 the allowance 
for administrative and clerical assistance.
    Sec. 4. This provision authorizes the Majority Policy 
Committee, Minority Policy Committee, Conference of the 
Majority, and Conference of the Minority to use the services of 
personnel of government departments or agencies, with the prior 
approval of such department or agency and the Committee on 
Rules and Administration.
    Sec. 5. This provision authorizes the Committee on Rules 
and Administration to provide for the awarding of service pins 
to Senate pages, and authorizes funding from ``miscellaneous 
items.''

                              JOINT ITEMS


                        joint economic committee

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $3,424,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       3,658,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,658,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,658,000 for 
the Joint Economic Committee. This is an increase of $234,000 
over the enacted level needed for cost-of-living increases and 
one additional position.

                      joint committee on taxation

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $6,733,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       7,323,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,323,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,323,000 for 
salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation. This 
is an increase of $590,000 over the enacted level primarily to 
accommodate cost-of-living increases.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $1,865,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       1,947,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,000,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,000,000 for 
the Office of the Attending Physician. The Office was first 
established by House Resolution 253, adopted December 5, 1928. 
The increase of $1,053,000 over the request level will provide 
for an additional medical officer/physician, and will 
accommodate higher equipment costs. It will also provide for an 
increase in the allowances for the attending physician and 
medical officers, the first adjustment in the allowances since 
1988. The bill provides authority of $300,000 to remain 
available until expended.

               Capitol Guide and Special Services Office

Appropriations, 2002....................................  \1\ $2,862,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       3,035,000
Committee recommendation................................       3,035,000

\1\ Includes $350,000 in emergency response funds (Public Law 107-117).

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $3,035,000 for 
the Capitol Guide and Special Services Office. This provides 
for 70 FTEs, as currently authorized.

                      Statements of Appropriations

Appropriations, 2002....................................         $30,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................          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 second session of the 
107th 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.

                          Capitol Police Board


                             capitol police

                                                             Recommended

Salaries................................................    $176,636,000
Expenses................................................      33,167,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total, Capitol Police Board.......................     209,803,000

    The Committee recommends $209,803,000, an increase of 
$52,613,000 above the enacted level, for the U.S. Capitol 
Police. Significant increases are provided to increase the size 
of the force, increase pay, improve training, and fund new 
programs aimed at recruitment and retention.
    The Committee urge the Capitol Police Board to conduct a 
review of Capitol Police salary, benefits, and working 
conditions and recommend any modifications which the board 
considers likely to improve the ability of the U.S. Capitol 
Police to recruit and retain officers. The review should 
incorporate an examination of retirement benefits offered to 
members of the Capitol Police force, including a comparison to 
the Sky Marshals from the Transportation Security Agency, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, the National Park 
Police officers, members of the uniformed division of the 
Secret service, and other Federal law enforcement officers. The 
Committee has been informed that the various Federal law 
enforcement agencies all receive comparable retirement 
benefits. It is the intent of this Committee that the Capitol 
Police should continue to receive retirement benefits on terms 
at least as generous as those of other Federal law enforcement 
agencies.

                             Capitol Police


                                salaries

Appropriations, 2002....................................    $113,044,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................     184,526,000
Committee recommendation................................     176,636,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $176,636,000 
for the salaries of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). The 
increase of $63,592,000 is needed primarily to increase 
staffing by 269 FTEs over the fiscal year 2002 approved level, 
for a total of 1,839 FTEs. Funding is included for cost of 
living pay increases, comparability pay increases to enhance 
competitiveness with other law enforcement agencies, and 
recruitment and retention incentives including the student loan 
repayment program. The pay raise will total 9.1 percent 
including the COLA (4.1 percent) and comparability pay 
adjustment (5 percent). The reduction below the request 
reflects revised projections of pay costs associated with 
extraordinarily high attrition in fiscal year 2002.
    The amount provided covers salaries, benefits, and overtime 
costs. Capitol Police personnel are also eligible for hazardous 
duty pay and comparability pay similar to locality pay 
adjustments granted other Federal law enforcement personnel in 
the Washington, DC, area.
    The Committee has added new authority for the USCP to 
police the Botanic Garden, with an estimated staffing 
requirement of 29 FTE. The priority for postings remains 
coverage of 2 officers per door.

                            general expenses

Appropriations, 2002.................................... \1\ $44,146,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      28,100,000
Committee recommendation................................      33,167,000

\1\ Includes $31,000,000 in emergency response fund transfer (Public Law 
107-38).

    The Committee recommends $33,167,000 for general expenses 
of the Capitol Police. The amount recommended is needed 
primarily to support the significant increase in staffing as 
well as an increase in training. The difference from the 
request reflects re-estimates of cost projections and emerging 
needs. Expenses include office supplies and equipment, laundry 
and dry-cleaning, communications, motor vehicles, uniforms and 
equipment, investigations, training, and miscellaneous items.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 101. The Committee has included a routine provision 
which allows for funds to be transferred between the 
``Salaries'' and ``General expenses'' accounts.
    Sec. 102. This provision authorizes the USCP to procure 
severable services in 1 fiscal year that carry into the next 
year. Executive Branch agencies received this authority under 
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act.
    Sec. 103. This provision authorizes the disposition of 
surplus or obsolete property of the Capitol Police.
    Sec. 104. This provision authorizes the Capitol Police to 
credit payments received as compensation for damage to or loss 
of USCP property, to the general expenses account.
    Sec. 105. This provision authorizes the Chief of Police 
discretion for providing additional compensation for specialty 
assignments and proficiencies.
    Sec. 106. In order to enhance recruitment efforts of the 
Capitol Police, the Committee has included a provision that 
allows the Capitol Police to appoint employees at a rate of pay 
at or above step one of the pay grade in which the employee is 
appointed.
    Sec. 107. The Committee has included a provision, effective 
as of September 11, 2001, that establishes the limits on 
premium pay on an annual rather than pay period basis during 
emergency periods.
    Sec. 108. Merger of Capitol Police with Library of Congress 
Police. Over a period of many years, three Legislative Branch 
police forces evolved on Capitol Hill: the U.S. Capitol Police, 
Library of Congress, and Government Printing Office. In fiscal 
year 2001, the Committee directed the General Accounting Office 
to undertake a review to determine the desirability and 
feasibility of consolidating these police forces into a single 
force under the control of the U.S. Capitol Police. After 
reviewing and fully considering the results of GAO's thorough 
analysis, the Committee has determined that there are 
significant benefits to be realized by combining the Library of 
Congress police force with the U.S. Capitol Police. A merger of 
this nature under a single, unified chain of command would 
enhance the overall security of Capitol Hill by facilitating 
better communication and coordination of police activities; 
providing centralized intelligence gathering, dissemination, 
and threat assessments; developing consistent responses to 
emergency situations or threats; allowing for flexibility in 
staffing officers; and providing additional training and 
equipment for all officers.
    Given these benefits and the need for increased security on 
Capitol Hill following the September 11th and anthrax incidents 
of last year, the Committee is proposing legislation that would 
make effective a merger of the Library of Congress police force 
into the U.S. Capitol Police within 3 years. Many issues will 
need to be considered and addressed, such as benefits, pay, 
retirement, qualification requirements, security systems, and 
training, to effect this merger. The Committee believes that 
the Chief of Police will need a period of up to 3 years to 
develop and implement a plan to address these and other issues 
to merge the two police forces.
    A description of the details of the proposed legislation 
follow:
    Subsection (a)(1) transfers Library of Congress Police 
employees and civilian employees of the Library of Congress who 
perform security support functions to the United States Capitol 
Police. Subsection (a)(1) also transfers functions relating to 
the policing and protection of Library of Congress buildings 
and grounds to the United States Capitol Police.
    Subsection (a)(2) provides employee protections for 
transferred Library of Congress personnel. Specifically, the 
transfer of Library of Congress personnel under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) or (C) is not to cause any such transferred Library 
of Congress personnel to be separated or reduced in pay for a 
period of 5 years after the transfer. In addition, for certain 
retirement related purposes, any period of service performed by 
a Library of Congress Police employee transferred under 
subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be deemed to be service performed as 
a member of the United States Capitol Police. In addition, 
subsection (a)(2)(D) requires that the Chief of the Capitol 
Police and the Librarian of Congress enter into a memorandum of 
understanding to handle filling vacancies in Library of 
Congress Police employee positions with members of the United 
States Capitol Police, before the completion of the transfer.
    Subsection (a)(3) provides that the effective date of the 
transfer is to occur no later than 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this section. More specifically, the transfer of 
personnel and functions is to occur in a manner and time to be 
specified in the Chief of the Capitol Police's implementation 
plan, but no later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this section.
    Subsection (b)(1) requires the Chief of the Capitol Police 
to prepare and submit an implementation plan for the transfer 
within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section. 
The plan is to include the following: (1) a description of the 
policies, procedures, and actions the Chief of the Capitol 
Police will take in implementing the transfer; (2) dates by 
which personnel and functions under paragraph (a)(1) are to be 
transferred, with all such transfers completed no later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this section; (3) a 
description of how law enforcement and protective functions 
relating to the buildings and grounds of the Library of 
Congress will be provided, including collections security, 
within the overall security responsibilities of the United 
States Capitol Police; (4) recommendations for legislative 
changes needed to implement the transfer, including, (A) 
identifying options for addressing how to apply United States 
Capitol Police retirement provisions to transferred personnel, 
and (B) identifying options related to providing voluntary 
separation incentives to transferred personnel; (5) mechanisms 
to be used by the Chief of the Capitol Police for ensuring that 
transferred personnel are not adversely affected by the 
transfer with respect to pay; (6) providing an assessment of 
(a) how United States Capitol Police training and qualification 
requirements will be applied to transferred personnel, and (b) 
the overall training needs of the merged police force; and (7) 
providing an analysis of the cost implications of implementing 
the plan.
    Subsection (b)(2) requires the Chief of the Capitol Police 
to report annually, until the transfer has been completed, on 
the progress made in the implementation of the plan. The 
reports should include any adjustments to cost estimates or 
recommendations for further legislative action to implement the 
plan. Subsection (b)(2) further requires that the reports be 
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and of the Senate, the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Capitol Police 
Board, and the Librarian of Congress.
    Sec. 109. Capitol Police Authority to Police U.S. Botanic 
Garden. The Committee has included an administrative provision 
clarifying the authority of the USCP to police the Botanic 
Garden.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $2,059,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       2,224,000
Committee recommendation................................       2,224,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $2,224,000 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. This amount is an 
increase of $165,000 over fiscal year 2002.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $30,780,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      32,390,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,390,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,390,000 
for the Congressional Budget Office. The amount recommended 
represents an increase of $1,610,000 over the enacted level to 
cover all mandatory and price level increases. In addition, the 
amount would provide for 4 additional staff to expand the 
Visiting Scholars Program, for a total of 236 FTEs.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 109. This provision provides CBO authority that 
executive branch agencies have to establish an educational 
program to enhance the abilities and effectiveness of CBO 
employees through study or work experiences.
    Sec. 110. This provision reinstates an exemption from an 
obsolete procurement statute which effectively prohibits modern 
acquisition methods.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

    The Committee has recommended a funding level of 
$349,849,000 and an FTE level of 1,251 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 totaling 
$44,204,000 and 215 FTEs 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 total recommendation of $394,053,000 for all accounts 
under the Architect, excluding the House items, is $21,817,000 
above the fiscal year 2002 enacted level and $30,951,000 above 
the amount requested. The increase is attributable to funding 
for an alternate computing facility.
    The requested authorized level of full-time equivalent 
positions of 1,477 has been reduced to 1,466, including 29 new 
FTEs. The annualization of the new positions in the fiscal year 
2004 base will bring the total FTE authorization to 1,475. It 
is also noted that the FTE authorized level included under each 
appropriation accommodates temporary staff hired by the 
Construction Management Division for project related work.
    The following table shows the request and the Committee 
recommendation:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Fiscal year
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
                        Appropriation                                2002         2003 request         2003
                                                                appropriation         \1\         recommendation
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
General administration, salaries and expenses................      $51,371,000      $63,951,000     $108,743,000
Capitol buildings............................................       15,194,000       46,789,000       28,729,000
Capitol Grounds..............................................        6,009,000        7,711,000        7,155,000
Senate office buildings......................................       42,126,000       55,103,000       60,075,000
Capitol Power Plant..........................................       52,583,000      143,603,000      143,647,000
Capitol Police buildings.....................................  ...............  ...............        1,500,000
Emergency response funds (Public Law 107-38).................      106,304,000  ...............  ...............
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I.........................................      273,587,000      317,157,000      349,849,000
                                                              ==================================================
Botanic Garden...............................................        5,646,000        5,661,000        6,083,000
Capitol visitor center.......................................       70,000,000  ...............  ...............
Congressional Cemetery.......................................        1,250,000  ...............  ...............
Library buildings and grounds, structural and mechanical care       21,753,000       40,284,000       38,121,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II........................................       98,649,000       45,945,000       44,204,000
                                                              --------------------------------------------------
      Total..................................................      372,236,000      363,102,000      394,053,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Reflects pending budget amendments totaling $13,704,000.

    FTEAC.--The Committee is pleased with the establishment of 
the Full-Time Equivalent Advisory Committee (FTEAC) in the 
Architect's office. The FTEAC is intended to provide a forum 
for the prioritization and alignment of positions within each 
appropriation and across the agency. The Architect is requested 
to keep the Committee advised on the progress of the FTEAC and 
to adhere to both funding and FTE ceilings.
    Working Reserves.--The Committee encourages the Architect 
to make better use of available working reserves. Therefore, 
the Architect is directed to establish accounts within each no-
year and each multi-year appropriation under the Architect of 
the Capitol for the purpose of receipt of reallotments of 
unobligated funds from completed projects. The funds will be 
used for contingency purposes as deemed necessary by the 
Architect with the approvals of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
Completion of each project should be certified by the project 
manager before transferring funds into the contingency account.
    Window Replacement.--The Committee recommends an 
incremental approach for the window replacement project for 
blast and bullet resistance for which the Architect of the 
Capitol proposed $11,400,000 in design dollars across four 
appropriations. The Committee recommends an amount of 
$2,400,000 to develop prototypes before proceeding with this 
very costly project. In view of heightened security concerns 
and the need to maintain the Capitol's historical appearance, 
if approved this project will address security requirements and 
incorporate historical aesthetics.
    Reprogramming.--The Committee recognizes the improvements 
in the previous undisciplined approach regarding execution of 
annual budgets as it relates to reprogramming and transferring 
of funds. The Committee directs the continued use of the 
reprogramming guidelines, but increases the reprogramming 
threshold to $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, of the 
approved budget, specific activity or program.
    Condition Assessments/Master Plan.--The Committee has 
provided an amount of $500,000 in the Capitol buildings 
appropriation and an amount of $1,100,000 in the Senate office 
buildings appropriation to initiate a comprehensive condition 
assessment of the Capitol complex. The assessment will be 
conducted in tandem with the development of a master plan for 
the Capitol complex, and will include the collection of 
relevant information regarding buildings; inspection and 
equipment testing of properties and assets; analysis and 
identification of deficiencies; identification of solutions and 
costs; a forecast of future renewal requirements; and the 
development of long-range comprehensive financial plans.
    The Committee has established a new funding line ``Study, 
Design, and Condition Assessment,'' within several 
appropriations to improve response time and flexibility in 
conducting studies, surveys, assessments, and designs.

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                         GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $51,371,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      63,951,000
Committee recommendation................................     108,743,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $108,743,000 
for general administration. The amount provided includes 
$54,675,000 for the operating budget and $54,068,000 for the 
capital budget, and will accommodate an FTE level of 
approximately 362 with additional positions targeted to project 
management and facilities support. Annualization of the 
additional FTEs in fiscal year 2004 will increase the FTE level 
to 367. A total of $50,450,000 is made available until 
September 30, 2007. The Committee has provided travel authority 
of $30,000.
    The General Administration appropriation was established in 
fiscal year 2002 for the purpose of consolidating into a single 
appropriation the funding for salaries and related benefits of 
the Architect, officers, administrative and support staff, 
including engineering and architecture employees. Previously, 
the funding for these items was included in several 
jurisdictional appropriations under the Architect. This account 
also provides for administrative items such as agency-wide 
contractual services; surveys and studies; information 
technology; and electronics and safety engineering operations.
    The following table displays the budget detail.

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                                                            Committee
                Item                  Amount requested   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------

  FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services...................       $36,898,000       $35,615,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities &            3,599,000           679,000
 Travel.............................
Other Services......................        16,782,000        17,977,000
Supplies............................           254,000           254,000
Equipment...........................           150,000           150,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget....        57,683,000        54,675,000
                                     ===================================
   FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

Implementation of Safety Programs...           450,000           450,000
Security Project Support for AOC....           125,000           125,000
Financial Management System (FMS)...         1,627,000         1,627,000
Implementation of AOCNET............           500,000           500,000
Computer-Aided Facility Management           1,366,000         1,366,000
 (CAFM).............................
Study, Master Schematic Plan for               200,000  ................
 Fort Meade.........................
Alternate Computer Facility.........  ................        50,000,000
Study, Conduct Energy Survey of              2,000,000  ................
 Capitol Complex....................
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget......         6,268,000        54,068,000
                                     ===================================
      Total, General Administration.        63,951,000       108,743,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Personnel Support System.--The Committee supports and has 
provided an amount of $1,041,000 for a new personnel system 
within the total increase of $2,781,000 for information 
resources. This funding is intended for the Architect to 
automate its processes and procedures related to recruitment, 
position classification, and workforce management. However, 
based on problems encountered by the Library of Congress in 
implementing a similar system, the Committee recommends the 
Architect closely monitor the implementation to ensure problems 
and delays are minimized, and keep the Committee apprised of 
its progress.
    Financial Management.--The Committee notes the significant 
accomplishments made by the Architect in the successful 
implementation of its new financial management system. The AOC 
financial management organization warrants confidence towards 
continued progress and the preparation of auditable financial 
statements at the end of fiscal year 2003. Funding in the 
amount of $250,000 is being provided to build the policies and 
procedures to ensure the internal control mechanisms are in 
place to support this effort as well as improved budget 
documentation.
    Worker Safety.--The Committee continues to place a high 
priority on improving worker safety within the Architect of the 
Capitol operations. While significant improvements have been 
made in the last year to reduce the worker injury rate, there 
is more to be done. The Committee expects AOC to be developing 
and integrating a management process, the benefit of which is 
that safety becomes an integral operating discipline and 
overall workplace safety injuries are reduced. The Architect is 
directed to continue its efforts using outside expertise where 
necessary to provide management assistance, training, audits, 
and assistance in safety program implementation. The AOC will 
keep the Committee informed of the progress of this program.
    Alternate Computing Facility.--The Committee is 
recommending up to $50,000,000 for a back-up computing facility 
for the House, the Senate and other Legislative Branch 
entities. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is directed to 
present to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
the Senate a strategy that outlines the planning, design, and 
implementation milestones of the project. Each of these 
milestones will require the approval of the Appropriations 
Committees before they can be executed. The AOC is directed not 
to expend any funds for this project without an obligation plan 
approved by the House and the Senate Committees on 
Appropriations which shall specify the purpose and amount of 
anticipated obligations for each milestone. In carrying out 
this project the AOC is expected to consult with the Sergeant 
at Arms of the Senate, the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House, and other Legislative Branch entities in determining 
facility requirements.
    Golden Dollar ``Sacagawea Coin''.--The Committee supports 
the circulation of the Golden Dollar (Sacagawea) coin. However, 
the Committee notes with disappointment that several gift shops 
and restaurant facilities in the U.S. Capitol still do not 
distribute the coin nearly 2 years after its introduction. The 
Committee urges the Architect of the Capitol and the Secretary 
of the Senate to require the use of the coin in the cash 
drawers of restaurant facilities and gift ships in the U.S. 
Capitol complex.

                           capitol buildings

Appropriations, 2002.................................... \1\ $15,194,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      46,789,000
Committee recommendation................................      28,729,000

\1\ Does not reflect $106,304,000 by transfer in emergency response 
funds (Public Law 107-38).

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $28,729,000 
for necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol. Of this, $15,700,000 is available until 
September 30, 2007. The amount provided includes $10,886,000 
for the operating budget and $17,843,000 for the capital 
budget. The recommendation is $18,060,000 below the request 
owing to the deletion of Capitol Police items from this account 
and the creation of a new account for USCP items. The FTE 
authorized level is 171, including any temporary construction 
staff assigned to Capitol projects. The ceiling includes 4 new 
full-time equivalent positions that will be annualized to 5 in 
the fiscal year 2004 base to increase the authorized level to 
172 FTEs.
    The Committee's recommendation includes $12,000,000 for the 
upgrade of the air conditioning system for the East Front of 
the Capitol, which was completed approximately 40 years ago. 
The amount provided is $2,400,000 more than the original 
request owing to a revised estimate based on 100 percent design 
of the project. The recommendation includes $2,000,000 for 
replacing the high voltage switch gear and cables that 
accelerates out-year plans in order to link this effort to 
construction contracts with the Capitol Visitor Center.
    The following table displays the budget detail.

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                                                            Committee
                Item                  Amount requested   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------

  FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services...................        $7,796,000        $8,021,000
Other Services......................         2,216,000         2,216,000
Supplies............................           483,000           483,000
Equipment...........................           166,000           166,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget....        10,661,000        10,886,000
                                     ===================================
   FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

ADA Requirements....................            75,000            75,000
Replacement of Minton Tile..........           385,000           200,000
Roofing Repair, Around House &                 160,000           160,000
 Senate Chambers....................
Elevator/Escalator Modernization               500,000           500,000
 Program, CB........................
Door Refinishing/Restoration........           289,000           289,000
Chandelier Restoration and Crystal/            319,000           319,000
 Globe Replacement..................
Conservation of Wall Paintings......           300,000           300,000
Design, Provide Emergency Electrical           125,000  ................
 Service, CB........................
Off-Site Delivery/Screening Center,         22,000,000  ................
 USCP...............................
Design, Replace Windows, Capitol....           600,000  ................
Design, Renovate Outside Air Intake            400,000  ................
 Tunnels............................
Replace High Voltage SWGR & Cables,          1,000,000         2,000,000
 Capitol............................
Upgrade Air Conditioning--East               9,600,000        12,000,000
 Front, Capitol.....................
Study, Historic Structure Report....            75,000  ................
Study, Design and Condition           ................         1,700,000
 Assessment.........................
Computer, Telecom, & Electrical                300,000           300,000
 Support............................
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget......        36,128,000        17,843,000
                                     ===================================
      Total, Capitol Buildings......        46,789,000        28,729,000
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                            capitol grounds

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $6,009,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................       7,711,000
Committee recommendation................................       7,155,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $7,155,000 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 recommendation includes 
$6,040,000 in operating funds and $1,115,000 for the capital 
budget, of which $580,000 is to remain available until 
September 30, 2007.
    The amount recommended is $1,146,000 above the fiscal year 
2002 enacted level and $556,000 below the budget request. The 
FTE authorized level will remain at 69, including any temporary 
construction staff assigned to projects.
    The recommendation adjusts the operating budget to reflect 
past obligation trends and grounds requirements which resulted 
in reductions to exterior pointing and caulking, miscellaneous 
improvements, and performances on the Capitol grounds, while 
providing additional funds for general annual repairs, 
training, and bulk waste disposal. The Committee is not 
recommending the requested amount of $60,000 for sidewalk 
replacement given the ongoing construction across the Capitol 
complex.
    The following table displays the budget detail.

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                                                            Committee
                Item                  Amount requested   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------

  FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services...................        $4,260,000        $4,253,000
Other Services......................         1,218,000         1,199,000
Supplies............................           528,000           528,000
Equipment...........................            60,000            60,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget....         6,066,000         6,040,000
                                     ===================================
   FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

Replace Truck.......................            80,000            80,000
Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant                   425,000           430,000
 Signage, CG........................
Sidewalk Replacement................            60,000  ................
Maintenance of Outdoor Sculpture:               20,000            25,000
 Garfield and Peace.................
Design, Replace, Automate and Expand            80,000  ................
 Irrigation System..................
Design, Street and Sidewalk                    250,000  ................
 Infrastructure Improvements........
Study, Design and Condition           ................           580,000
 Assessment.........................
West Lawn Power Requirements for               730,000  ................
 Concerts...........................
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget......         1,645,000         1,115,000
                                     ===================================
      Total, Capitol Grounds........         7,711,000         7,155,000
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                        senate office buildings

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $42,126,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      55,103,000
Committee recommendation................................      60,075,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $60,075,000 
for maintenance of the Senate office buildings. The 
appropriation includes $43,163,000 for the operating budget and 
$16,912,000 for the capital budget, of which $16,804,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2007.
    The recommendation is $17,949,000 above the enacted level 
for fiscal year 2002 and $4,972,000 above the budget request, 
primarily due to the replenishment of fiscal year 2002 
reprogrammed funds for higher priority and immediate 
requirements. The FTE authorized level is 555 FTEs, including 
any temporary construction staff assigned to Senate projects. 
The recommendation includes 4 new full-time equivalent 
positions that will be annualized to 5 in the fiscal year 2004 
base to increase the ceiling to 556 FTEs.
    The Committee, after reviewing the financial statements of 
the Senate restaurants, recommends a funding level of $995,000 
which is above the requested amount to meet financial 
obligations. Additionally, the Committee has added $30,000 to 
support the combined paper recycling program.
    The following table displays the budet detail.

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                                                            Committee
                Item                  Amount requested   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services...................       $26,754,000       $26,542,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities &            7,781,000         7,781,000
 Travel.............................
Other Services......................         5,065,000         5,645,000
Supplies............................         1,300,000         1,300,000
Equipment...........................         1,895,000         1,895,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget....        42,795,000        43,163,000
                                     ===================================
   FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

Upgrade Emergency Lighting, RSOB....            50,000  ................
Kitchen Exhaust and Kitchen                    108,000           108,000
 Redesign, Webster Hall.............
Replace Windows, SOB................         5,300,000  ................
Renovate Toilet Rooms (ADA), HSOB            1,600,000         2,100,000
 and DSOB...........................
Bus Ducts & Switchgear Replacement,          1,950,000         1,950,000
 HSOB...............................
Repair Waterproofing Under RSOB              1,800,000         1,800,000
 South Steps........................
Mechanical Renovations, DSOB........  ................           940,000
Study, Design and Condition           ................         1,750,000
 Assessment.........................
General Cyclical Maintenance........  ................         5,204,000
Modernize Elevators, HSOB...........         1,500,000         3,060,000
                                     -----------------------------------
Subtotal, Capital Budget............        12,308,000        16,912,000
                                     ===================================
      Total, Senate Office Buildings        55,103,000        60,075,000
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                          capitol power plant

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $52,583,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................     143,603,000
Committee recommendation................................     143,647,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $143,647,000 
for the operations of the Capitol Power Plant. This is 
supplemented by $4,400,000 in reimbursements. Of the amount 
provided, $103,100,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2007. The recommendation includes $39,967,000 for the 
operating budget and $103,680,000 for the capital budget.
    The FTE authorized level will remain at 94, including any 
temporary construction staff assigned to projects.
    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.
    The recommended budget would increase by $91,064,000 over 
the enacted level primarily owing to three major capital 
projects. The amount recommended includes $81,800,000 for the 
expansion of the west refrigeration Plant which is critically 
needed due to the aging equipment in the east refrigeration 
plant which will be de-commissioned when the west refrigeration 
plant is expanded, and the need for additional capacity. 
Without this project, the Capitol complex would be facing a 
critical shortfall in chilled water capacity and the plant 
would not have the ability to serve the campus with reliable 
chilled water. Also, the east refrigeration plant uses R-12 
refrigerant, an ozone depleting substance which will be banned 
from use in the near future. The recommended funding is for the 
construction of the extension and installation of three 
chillers with supporting auxiliaries. These funds are made 
available until September 30, 2007.
    In addition, the capital budget includes $11,000,000 for 
the repair of the South Capitol Street steam line which has 
deteriorated and must be rebuilt to provide a safe, reliable 
tunnel for steam; and $8,500,000 for the repair of the 
Constitution Avenue tunnel in order to correct life safety 
deficiencies. These funds are also made available until 
September 30, 2007.
    Within the operating budget, approximately 90 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 2003 estimated utility costs

Purchase of electrical energy...........................     $23,350,000
Purchase of natural gas.................................       4,500,000
Purchase of steam.......................................         434,000
Purchase of chilled water...............................         380,000
Purchase of coal........................................       2,550,000
Purchase of oil.........................................       1,707,000
Water and sewer payments................................       3,200,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Total.............................................      36,121,000

    The balance of this appropriation supports a work force to 
operate and maintain the Power Plant.
    The following table displays the budget detail.

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                                                           Committee
               Item                  Amount requested    recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services.................        $6,076,000         $6,057,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities &         31,866,000         31,866,000
 Travel...........................
Other Services....................         1,444,000          1,488,000
Supplies..........................         5,037,000          4,956,000
Reimbursement.....................        (4,400,000)        (4,400,000)
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget..        40,023,000         39,967,000
                                   =====================================
  FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

Implement Emergency Shoring &                100,000            100,000
 Repairs to Tunnels...............
West Refrigeration Plant Expansion        81,800,000         81,800,000
Install Dual, Low NOx Burners,               400,000            400,000
 Boilers 6 & 7....................
Update CAD Drawings for CPP.......            80,000             80,000
Design, Fire Alarm/Protection                150,000   .................
 System Upgrades, Boiler Plant CPP
Design, Egress Improvements, CPP..           150,000   .................
Repair South Capitol Street Steam         11,000,000         11,000,000
 Line.............................
Repair Constitution Avenue Tunnel.         8,500,000          8,500,000
Central Steam/Chilled Water                  100,000   .................
 Metering Upgrades, Capitol
 Complex..........................
Study, Design and Condition         .................           300,000
 Assessment.......................
Procure Emergency Generator.......         1,300,000          1,500,000
                                   -------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget....       103,580,000        103,680,000
                                   =====================================
      Total, Capitol Power Plant..       143,603,000        143,647,000
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                        CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS

Appropriations, 2002....................................................
Budget estimate, 2003...................................................
Committee recommendation................................      $1,500,000

    The Committee has created a new appropriation account for 
Capitol Police Buildings. The amount recommended, $1,500,000, 
includes $500,000 for a study of an off-site delivery facility 
for the USCP; $600,000 for rental of warehouse space; and 
$400,000 for lease of a vehicle maintenance facility.
    The Committee considers a new off-site delivery facility to 
be a high priority need, and the Committee fully expects the 
study to be completed in early fiscal year 2003.
    USCP master plan.--The Committee is disappointed about the 
slow progress of the AOC and USCP in developing a comprehensive 
master plan for the Capitol Police. The Committee recognizes 
that the Capitol Police have additional space requirements 
owing to significant deficiencies in existing space, new 
training requirements, a growing force, and an enhanced 
security posture. While requirements and an operational 
scenario have been identified, the AOC and USCP have failed to 
provide a comprehensive plan to address these needs. The 
Committee directs AOC and USCP to develop the comprehensive 
plan including an identification of specific properties which 
will best meet the needs within 90 days of enactment of this 
Act. The plan should also include a delineation of priorities, 
cost estimates, and a full explanation of the recommendations.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 111. AOC Restructuring. The Architect of the Capitol 
(AOC) faces many complex challenges that have been exacerbated 
by the events of September 11, 2001 and the Anthrax incidents 
on Capitol Hill. The Committee commends the Architect and the 
dedicated employees of the AOC for their tireless, professional 
services during these times of crisis. The Architect and his 
employees responded to the fullest in meeting the uncertainties 
and challenges facing Capitol Hill and deserve the recognition, 
gratitude, and commendation of the Congress, staff and the many 
American citizens they serve. In this context and growing out 
of the many challenges currently facing the AOC, the Committee 
has noted a need to strengthen AOC's management capabilities to 
address effectively its principal focus areas, including 
improving the agency's strategic direction and business 
programs, processes, and systems; attracting, developing, and 
retaining a diverse and capable workforce; improving overall 
facilities management of the national treasures under its 
jurisdiction; and improving project management capabilities to 
address an ever growing number of critical capital projects.
    To this end, the Committee has included language which 
establishes a Deputy Architect position, who would also act as 
the Chief Operating Officer and would be responsible for long-
term strategic planning as well as developing annual 
performance plans covering each of the general goals and 
objectives in the strategic plan. This individual should have 
skills in strategic planning, performance management, strategic 
human capital management, worker safety, customer satisfaction, 
and service quality. This individual would also be responsible 
for proposing organizational changes (including new positions) 
needed to carry out the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol's mission and strategic and annual performance goals.
    The AOC is directed to consult with and seek advice from 
the Comptroller General or his designee in the selection of the 
Deputy Architect. The Deputy Architect is directed to seek 
consultation and advice from the Comptroller General in 
performing the responsibilities under this section.
    The bill also requires the Architect and Deputy Architect 
to enter into an annual performance agreement that sets forth 
measurable individual goals linked to the organizational goals 
in the AOC's annual performance plan for the Deputy Architect 
in key operational areas. The agreement shall be subject to 
review and renegotiation on an annual basis and a copy of the 
agreement shall be provided to the relevant Committees of the 
House and Senate. In addition, the Deputy Architect is to 
submit to the Architect and the relevant Committees in the 
House and Senate an annual performance report. This report 
shall contain an evaluation of the extent to which the AOC met 
the goals and objectives identified in the annual performance 
plan for the preceding year and an explanation of the results 
achieved during the preceding year relative to the established 
goals. This report shall also include the evaluation rating of 
the performance of the Deputy Architect including the amounts 
of bonus compensation awarded to the Deputy.
    Secs. 112 through 114. These sections are conforming 
amendments related to the prior section.
    Sec. 115. This provision was carried last year and 
permanently increases the limitation on small purchases and 
contracts under simplified acquisition procedures.
    Sec. 116. This section clarifies a provision carried in 
section 4 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2001.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $81,454,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      87,646,000
Committee recommendation................................      86,952,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $86,952,000 
for the Congressional Research Service. The amount recommended 
is an increase of $5,498,000 over the fiscal year 2002 level. 
Approximately $4,362,000 of this increase is needed for 
mandatory cost-of-living and other pay and inflation-related 
increases. An additional $711,000 is for new personnel in the 
areas of terrorism and homeland security, and aging issues. A 
total of $425,000 is associated with the transfer from the 
furniture and furnishings account, which has been discontinued 
in an effort to better account for program costs throughout the 
Library. The decrease of $694,000 below the request reflects a 
more accurate projection of salary costs associated with new 
personnel.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE


                   Congressional Printing and Binding

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $81,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      90,143,000
Committee recommendation................................      90,143,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $90,143,000. 
The increase of $9,143,000 over the enacted level is 
attributable to covering the fiscal year 2001 shortfall in this 
account ($5,875,000) as well as mandatory pay and price level 
increases.
    The following table compares the component categories 
within this account for fiscal year 2002. The Committee has not 
recommended separate amounts for each activity in order to give 
the GPO the flexibility to meet changing requirements.

                                       CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Appropriations                    Recommended
                                                                       2002       Requested 2003       2003
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Congressional Record Program....................................     $20,147,000     $20,373,000
Miscellaneous publications......................................       4,340,000       4,515,000
Miscellaneous printing and binding..............................      16,388,000      16,760,000
Details to Congress.............................................       2,193,000       2,295,000
Document envelopes and document franks..........................       1,240,000       1,040,000
Business and committee calendars................................       2,697,000       2,275,000
Bills, resolutions, and amendments..............................       8,800,000       7,387,000
Committee reports...............................................       3,362,000       3,440,000
Documents.......................................................       2,394,000       2,520,000
Hearings........................................................      17,871,000      21,266,000
Committee prints................................................       1,568,000       2,397,000
Funding for 2001 orders.........................................  ..............       5,875,000
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
      Total.....................................................      81,000,000      90,143,000     $90,143,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    OMB Directive.--The Committee strongly opposes the Office 
of Management and Budget's plans, announced in a May 3, 2002, 
memorandum (M-02-07), to ignore the statutory requirement that 
the printing and publishing of government publications must be 
conducted through the Government Printing Office. Not only has 
the administration announced an intention to completely 
disregard a law which has been in place since 1895 and 
strengthened in 1994, it has failed to consider the 
consequences particularly in terms of Government printing costs 
and public access to Government publications.
    With respect to costs, GPO's analysis shows that if all 
executive branch printing were to be removed from GPO, the cost 
to the Government could potentially increase over current 
levels by a range of $231,500,000 to $335,200,000 in the first 
year. With respect to the Federal depository library program, 
there currently is no mechanism other than GPO to ensure 
distribution to the 1,300 depository libraries nationwide. 
Without such a mechanism, the public would be deprived of full 
access to Government publications.
    The Committee directs the administration to abide by the 
statutory requirement, Section 501 of title 44 United States 
Code, that printing be done by or through the Government 
Printing Office.
    GAO Review.--The Committee recognizes GPO is entering a new 
era and is at the forefront of needing to confront several 
major challenges. The longstanding structure of centralized 
printing and dissemination within the Federal Government is 
facing several challenges. The administration and executive 
branch departments and agencies recently have challenged the 
basic statutory premise of GPO doing all printing for the 
Federal Government. In addition, technology advances during the 
past decade have significantly changed the state of printing 
and information dissemination--changes that need to be 
considered as the future of printing and publishing within the 
Federal Government is contemplated. Decisions about these and 
other issues over the next few years will have a significant 
effect on the costs of printing and public access to Federal 
Government publications, which is a basic right of every 
American citizen which must be maintained.
    The Committee believes that a comprehensive and critical 
assessment of printing, publishing, copying, and disseminating 
information within the Federal Government is needed. Such an 
assessment would provide the Congress and new Public Printer 
with useful information that will be needed to formulate a 
long-term strategic plan for the GPO and to develop effective, 
efficient, and economical means for printing and disseminating 
Federal Government information.
    Therefore, the Committee directs the General Accounting 
Office (GAO) to conduct a comprehensive review and assessment 
of the current state of printing and dissemination of Federal 
Government information, with special emphasis on GPO's 
congressional printing and binding services, the Federal 
Depository Library Program, and contracting out executive 
branch printing. The assessment should include an examination 
of Federal agencies current printing needs and requirements; 
their assessments of the costs and benefits of using GPO for 
printing needs; the extent to which agencies bypass the 
requirement to use GPO without appropriate waivers; an 
inventory of agencies' large-scale printing/copying equipment; 
the appropriateness of GPO charges to agencies, i.e. the 
surcharge and what costs are covered by the surcharge; and GPO 
overhead costs.
    GAO also should examine the GPO's bookstore program; the 
purpose and utility of the Federal Depository Loan Program; and 
use of the Internet for ensuring that Federal Government 
information and publications are widely available to the 
public. GAO's report also should include strategic options for 
GPO to enhance the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of 
printing and disseminating Federal Government information to 
the public.
    The Committee also looks for recommendations concerning how 
the international exchange program and the Library's 
collections will be ensured full receipt of executive branch 
documents should there be a change to the current system. In 
conducting this study, GAO should work closely with the Public 
Printer, the Superintendent of Documents, and the Librarian of 
Congress.
    GAO shall report its findings and recommendations no later 
than December 1, 2003, so that the Committee may fully consider 
GAO's findings and recommendations in deliberating the fiscal 
year 2005 appropriations for the legislative branch.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $5,646,000
Budget estimate, 2003 \1\...............................       5,661,000
Committee recommendation................................       6,083,000

\1\ Reflects pending budget amendment of $300,000.

    The Committee recommends $6,083,000 for salaries and 
expenses of the Botanic Garden. This includes $4,646,000 in the 
operating budget and $1,437,000 in the capital budget, of which 
$120,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2007.
    The recommendation is $437,000 above the fiscal year 2002 
enacted level and $422,000 above the budget request, including 
the pending budget amendment. The FTE authorized level is 55, 
including any temporary construction staff assigned to 
projects. The recommendation includes 4 new full-time 
equivalent positions that will be annualized to 5 in the fiscal 
year 2004 base to increase the ceiling to 56 FTEs.
    The Committee is pleased with the enthusiastic response by 
the public to the Botanic Garden and the newly established 
outreach program. The Committee is providing $300,000 as 
requested in a pending budget amendment to expand partnership 
and educational opportunities such as with the Missouri 
Botanical Garden.
    The Committee recognizes that the garden is in the early 
stages of the new operation and further resources are required. 
In this respect the recommendation provides additional funds 
for general annual repairs including improved locks, shade 
curtain repair, and vestibule modifications; as well as 
increased custodial and mowing services. The Committee's 
recommendation supports the capital improvements for 
interpretive illustrations in the conservatory garden court, 
and exhibits, banners and audio tours for the west gallery of 
the Conservatory.

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                                                            Committee
                Item                  Amount requested   recommendation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services...................        $3,386,000        $3,488,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities &               22,000            22,000
 Travel.............................
Other Services......................       \1\ 545,000           713,000
Supplies............................           383,000           383,000
Equipment...........................            40,000            40,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget....         4,376,000         4,646,000
                                     ===================================
   FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

Vehicle Replacement, BG.............            43,000            43,000
West Gallery Fabric, Audio Tour And            545,000           652,000
 Banners............................
Fire Alarm System Upgrades for ADA,             25,000            25,000
 DC Village.........................
Shade Curtain Replacement...........            22,000            22,000
Roof Replacement, BG Production                150,000  ................
 Facility...........................
CAFM Data Capture--USBG.............            50,000            50,000
Partnerships........................           300,000           300,000
Study, Design and Condition           ................           120,000
 Assessment.........................
Interpretative Illustrations                   150,000           225,000
 Conservatory Garden Court..........
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget......         1,285,000         1,437,000
                                     ===================================
      Total, Botanic Garden.........         5,661,000         6,083,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Includes pending Budget Amendment of $300,000.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


                (Except Congressional Research Service)


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2002: \1\
    Salaries and expenses...............................    $336,307,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      -6,850,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................     329,457,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Budget estimate, 2003:
    Salaries and expenses...............................     357,121,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      -6,850,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................     350,271,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Committee recommendation:
    Salaries and expenses...............................     350,491,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      -6,850,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
          Net, salaries and expenses....................     343,641,000

\1\ Includes $29,615,000 by transfer from emergency response fund 
(Public Law 107-38).

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $350,491,000 
for salaries and expenses of the Library of Congress and 
approves authority to spend receipts of $6,850,000 in fiscal 
year 2003.
    The Committee recommends the following changes from the 
budget request:
    +$1,500,000 for the Joining Hands Across America program;
    +$6,836,000 for furniture and furnishings, owing to the 
    discontinuation of that account so there may be a more 
    accurate accounting of program costs;
    +$200,000 for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial exhibition. 
    These funds will go to Southern Illinois University to 
    develop a permanent commemoration of the Lewis and Clark 
    expedition and its time in Illinois, including an exhibit 
    to be located in Cairo, Illinois and digitization of 
    documents and records relating to the expedition. Funds 
    will be transferred upon Library of Congress approval of a 
    project description submitted by the University;
    -$3,992,000 from personnel costs, reflecting a more 
    accurate projection of the cost of new positions;
    -$1,174,000 to reflect revised CSRS contribution cost 
    projections;
    -$5,000,000 from the purchase of library materials; and
    -$5,000,000 from the Western North Carolina 
    telecommunications program.
    The recommendation includes significant increases in such 
key areas as the National Digital Library program; improving 
the security, access and preservation of the Library's 
artifactual collections; reducing arrearages of in-process 
materials; and replacing the central financial management 
system. Also, the Committee fully supports the Veterans History 
project ($476,000) and has included funding for outreach with 
the States. The bill includes language providing $989,000 to 
support the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial exhibition.
    The Committee is concerned with the cost of new mail and 
package handling protocols which have resulted from the 
bioterrorism events last fall. While the Committee fully 
supports all means necessary to ensure the safety of mail and 
packages, the Committee directs the Library to continue to seek 
the most cost-effective means of doing so.
    Additional Full-Time Equivalent Employees.--The Committee 
provides $5,180,000 to support 87.5 additional FTEs throughout 
the Library of Congress, which represents 6 months funding for 
the 163 FTEs requested and full funding for 6 positions for the 
Veterans History Program. The additional staff will allow the 
Library to hire the expertise needed and at levels necessary to 
meet performance goals. During fiscal year 2002, the Library 
had difficulty reaching its FTE ceiling. This was due in large 
part to the transition to the Library's new automated hiring 
system. While the Committee supports the Library's request for 
163 additional positions, the Committee does not support the 
funding of 163 positions due to delays in the hiring process. 
Therefore, the Committee is providing a total of 163 positions 
for 6 months. Full funding for the 163 positions will be 
provided in the fiscal year 2004 budget. Specific funding and 
FTE levels are reflected under each appropriation section.
    Retail operations.--The Committee continues to be 
interested in the concept of generating revenue for certain 
needs of the Library through retail ventures. According to the 
General Accounting Office, the Library needs to develop 
fundamental policies, procedures and plans for developing its 
retail operations. The Committee directs the Library to develop 
a plan to achieve its goal of generating profits from its 
retail activities, including a determination of the range of 
products that potentially could be sold, whether such retail 
activities would sell products at no profit or even at a loss 
for purposes of promoting certain Library events or activities, 
and if greater emphasis should be placed on the most profitable 
products or expanding product lines and markets. The Library, 
as part of this effort, needs to prepare basic business plans 
for its current and future retail operations, develop 
accounting procedures to collect and analyze cost and 
profitability information for the retail activities, and 
conduct marketing studies to identify markets and products to 
help achieve its retail goals. The Committee expects to receive 
a report on these activities prior to hearings on the fiscal 
year 2004 budget request.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2002:
    Salaries and expenses...............................     $40,896,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................     -27,864,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................      13,032,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Budget estimate, 2003:
    Salaries and expenses...............................      44,321,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................     -29,527,000
                    --------------------------------------------------------
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................      14,794,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
Committee recommendation:
    Salaries and expenses...............................      44,876,000
    Authority to spend receipts.........................      29,512,000
                    ========================================================
                    ____________________________________________________
      Net, salaries and expenses........................      15,364,000

    The Committee recommends the direct appropriation of 
$15,364,000 for the Copyright Office and approves authority to 
spend receipts of $29,512,000 in fiscal year 2003, for a total 
of $44,876,000. The Committee is reserving the use of 
additional no-year receipts for the Copyright Office's 
information technology re-engineering project which will 
improve public services and permit online registration and 
acquisition of digital works for the LOC collections. The 
Committee's recommendation reflects the transfer of $742,000 
from the furniture and furnishings account, which has been 
discontinued, and a reduction of $187,000 to reflect the CSRS 
agency rate reduction.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $49,788,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      51,020,000
Committee recommendation................................      50,963,000

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $50,963,000 
for salaries and expenses for Books for the Blind and 
Physically Handicapped. This is an increase of $1,175,000 over 
the fiscal year 2002 level needed to accommodate mandatory pay 
and price level increases. The change from the budget request 
reflects the amended CSRS agency contribution.
    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. Seventy-nine 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 750,000 individuals in fiscal year 2002.
    The Committee has included bill language making available 
$1,000,000 for the National Federation of the Blind NEWSLINE 
service to help defray the telecommunications costs associated 
with the dissemination of audio information (including 
newspapers) to eligible individuals when such information is 
distributed from a multi-state center with centralized reader 
registration and serving a minimum of 20 States.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Secs. 201-203. The Committee has included three routine 
administrative provisions carried in prior years.
    Sec. 204. The Committee has included an administrative 
provision extending by 2 years the time by which funds must be 
matched by outside sources for the National Digital Information 
Infrastructure and Preservation Program.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL


                     Library Buildings and Grounds


                     structural and mechanical care

Appropriations, 2002....................................     $21,753,000
Budget estimate, 2003 \1\...............................      40,284,000
Committee recommendation................................      38,121,000

\1\ Reflects pending budget amendment of $13,404,000.

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $38,121,000 
for the care and maintenance of the Library buildings and 
grounds by the Architect of the Capitol, of which $5,500,000 
shall remain available until expended and $18,614,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2007. The recommendation 
includes $11,754,000 for the operating budget and $26,367,000 
for the capital budget, including $5,500,000 for the Audio-
Visual Conservation Center, the final installation of funding 
for this project.
    The following table displays the budget detail.

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                                                            Committee
                Item                  Amount requested   recommendation
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  FISCAL YEAR 2003 OPERATING BUDGET

Personal Services...................        $8,965,000        $9,012,000
Other Services......................         1,882,000         1,874,000
Supplies............................           614,000           614,000
Equipment...........................           191,000           189,000
Land and Structures.................            65,000            65,000
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Operating Budget....        11,717,000        11,754,000
                                     ===================================
   FISCAL YEAR 2003 CAPITAL BUDGET

Replace Partition Supports, JMMB....          $300,000          $300,000
Replace Compact Stack Safety, JMMB..           300,000           300,000
Repair Life Safety Deficiencies.....         1,000,000         1,000,000
ADA Requirements, LB&G..............           100,000           100,000
Replace Sidewalks, TJB & JAB........           100,000           100,000
Restore Decorative Painting, TJB &             100,000           100,000
 JAB................................
Audio Visual Conservation Center,            5,500,000         5,500,000
 Culpeper, VA.......................
LOC Room & Partition Modifications..           500,000           500,000
Preservations Environmental                    100,000           100,000
 Monitoring.........................
Additional Sprinklers, JMMB.........         1,383,000         1,383,000
Secondary Containment for Fuel Oil             200,000  ................
 Tanks, JMMB........................
Upgrade Emergency Generators, JAB &            300,000           300,000
 TJB................................
Design, Replace Windows, LOC........         1,600,000  ................
Repair Roof Under East Parking Lot,          2,180,000         2,180,000
 TJB................................
Survey of Library Buildings &                1,000,000  ................
 Equipment..........................
Study, Copyright Deposit Facility,             100,000  ................
 Fort Meade.........................
Study, Design and Condition                  2,405,000         3,505,000
 Assessment.........................
Modernize 4 Elevators...............           980,000           980,000
Design & Construct Book Storage              9,566,000         9,566,000
 Module #2, Fort Meade..............
NW Curtain, HVAC....................           453,000           453,000
Design, Mod. to Ground Floor West              400,000  ................
 Main Pavilion, TJB Visitor Center..
                                     -----------------------------------
      Subtotal, Capital Budget......    \1\ 28,567,000        26,367,000
                                     ===================================
      Total, Library Buildings and          40,284,000        38,121,000
       Grounds......................
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\1\ Includes pending Budget Amendment totaling $13,404,000.

    The recommendation is $16,368,000 above the enacted amount 
for fiscal year 2002 and $2,163,000 below the budget request, 
including the pending budget amendment. The FTE ceiling is 163, 
including any temporary construction staff assigned to 
projects. The ceiling includes 3 new full-time equivalent 
positions that will be annualized to 4 in the fiscal year 2004 
base and will increase the ceiling to 164 FTEs.
    The Committee's recommendation provides significant 
increases in the funding for capital projects at the Library of 
Congress to include additional sprinklers for the Madison 
Building, roof repairs for the east parking lot, Jefferson 
Building elevator modernization, air conditioning for the NW 
curtain, a study and design for a copyright deposit facility, 
and the design of book storage modules #3 and #4 at Fort Meade. 
The amount provided also includes $9,566,000 for the design and 
construction of book storage Module #2 at Fort Meade. The 
Committee expects this high-priority project will be completed 
as expeditiously as possible. Given the significant increase, 
the Architect needs to continue to expand on services that can 
be provided by other Government agencies.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 205. The bill includes a provision that updates the 
1922 description of the division of labor between the Architect 
of the Capitol and the Librarian of Congress with respect to 
Library buildings and grounds, and, to provide flexibility in 
accomplishing necessary work, authorizes the agencies to 
reallocate facilities projects between themselves and to 
transfer project funding (appropriations, gift and/or trust 
funds). The Committee directs the Architect and the Librarian 
to enter into a memorandum of understanding that sets forth 
their mutual understanding of the scope of work that may be 
transferred between them, the conditions under which work and 
funds will be transferred, and the process for managing such 
projects. The memorandum shall be established by March 31, 
2003, and shall include a process for expediting relocation of 
floor-to-ceiling partitions in Library buildings and related 
painting and electrical work.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE


                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

Appropriations, 2002 \1\................................     $33,639,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      32,302,000
Committee recommendation................................      32,302,000

\1\ Includes $4,000,000 by transfer from emergency response fund (Public 
Law 107-38).

    The Committee recommends an appropriation of $32,302,000, a 
decrease of $1,337,000 below the enacted level. This provides 
for mandatory pay and price level increases, and 3 additional 
FTEs for the depository library program in order to meet the 
increased demand for cataloging, maintaining, and providing 
online access to Government publications in digital formats. 
The decrease below the enacted level reflects the fact that 
$4,000,000 was provided in fiscal year 2002 by transfer from 
the emergency response fund for security-related items.
    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

    The Committee bill continues the limitations on reception 
and representation expenses and costs of attendance at 
meetings. Funds for replacement of the air-conditioning system 
and lighting improvements were included in the pending fiscal 
year 2001 supplemental.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses

Appropriations, 2002....................................\1\ $429,444,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................     454,802,000
Committee recommendation................................     454,534,000

\1\ Reflects $7,600,000 by transfer from emergency response fund (Public 
Law 107-117).

    The Committee recommends funding of $454,534,000 for 
salaries and expenses of the General Accounting Office. 
Additionally, $3,000,000 is authorized in offsetting 
collections derived from rent receipts and reimbursements for 
conducting financial audits of Government corporations, for a 
total of $457,534,000, which will support an FTE level of 3,269 
FTEs. The amount recommended, together with collections, 
represents an increase of $25,090,000 over the current level. 
This will cover all mandatory pay and price level increases. 
The amount reflects the revised CSRS contribution cost 
projections. In addition, $1,000,000 is included to continue 
the technology assessment capability.
    Technology Assessment.--In fiscal year 2002, the Congress 
authorized the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a 
pilot technology assessment program and to report on the 
results of the pilot program and the desirability of 
maintaining a technology assessment capability in the 
legislative branch. To date, GAO has completed a review of the 
technological and policy issues that arise from the current or 
potential application of biometric technologies to control U.S. 
borders. An independent evaluation of the pilot program is 
underway to assess the processes used and the results achieved 
to inform the Congress about the strategies and approaches that 
may be used in future technology assessments. Preliminary 
indications are that the pilot program has provided some useful 
information for the Congress on a high-priority technology-
related concern. In order to maintain this technology 
assessment capability within the legislative branch until the 
pilot is fully evaluated, the Committee is providing an 
additional $1,000,000 to the GAO to permit it to conduct a 
minimum of three additional studies in fiscal year 2003.

    PAYMENT TO THE FOREIGN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND

Appropriations, 2002....................................      $8,000,000
Budget estimate, 2003...................................      10,000,000
Committee recommendation................................      13,000,000

    The Committee recommends $13,000,000 as a payment to the 
Foreign Leadership Development Center Trust Fund for the Center 
for Foreign Leadership Development. The Center for Russian 
Leadership Development was established on December 21, 2000 
(Public Law 106-554) as a legislative branch entity. This bill 
includes legislation changing the name and expanding its 
mission to include Newly Independent States of the former 
Soviet Union including the Baltic States. The mission of the 
Center is to enable emerging political leaders of Russia and 
Newly Independent States at all levels of government to gain 
significant, first-hand exposure to the American free market 
economic system and the operation of American democratic 
institutions through visits to comparable governments and 
communities in the United States. Up to 70 percent of the 
appropriation may be available for the Russian component of the 
program.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Included are several routine general provisions carried 
annually in the bill (secs. 301-309), 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 Administration 
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 extends for 1 year the availability of funds 
for the Senate art collection.
    Section 309 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to 
maintain the landscape features in an area not otherwise under 
its jurisdiction.
    Sec. 310. U.S.-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission. A general provision has been included providing 
$1,800,000 for this commission.
    The U.S.-China Commission was authorized by Public Law 106-
398 and established in October in 2000 to monitor, investigate 
and report to Congress on the national security implications of 
the bilateral economic relationship with the Peoples Republic 
of China.
    The Committee appreciates the extensive hearing record, 
research program and report to Congress by the U.S.-China 
Commission, pursuant to its statutory mandate. Based on its 
recommendations for congressional action and future work of the 
Commission, the Committee desires that the Commission focus on 
the following priority areas in its work during 2002-2003:
  --Proliferation practices--analyze and assess the Chinese 
        role in the proliferation of weapons of mass 
        destruction to terrorist-sponsoring states, and the 
        impact that United States economic sanctions on the 
        Chinese Government have or could have to eliminate or 
        stop such practices;
  --Economic reforms and United States economic transfers--
        analyze and assess the quantitative and qualitative 
        nature of the shift of United States production to 
        China, including high technology, manufacturing, and 
        R&D facilities; the impact of these transfers on United 
        States national security, including political influence 
        by the Chinese Government over American firms, 
        dependence of the United States national security 
        industrial base on Chinese imports, the adequacy of 
        United States export control laws, and the effect of 
        these transfers on the employment and standard of 
        living of the American people; assess PRC fiscal 
        stability and the possibility of externalization of any 
        internal stability problems;
  --United States Capital markets--evaluate the extent of 
        Chinese access to, and use of, United States capital 
        markets, and whether the existing disclosure and 
        transparency rules are adequate to identify Chinese 
        companies which are active in United States markets and 
        are also engaged in proliferation activities;
  --Corporate reporting--assess United States trade and 
        investment relationship with China, including the need 
        for corporate reporting on United States investments in 
        China and incentives that China may be offering to 
        United States corporations to relocate production and 
        R&D to China;
  --Regional economic impacts--assess the extent of China's 
        ``hollowing out'' of Asian manufacturing economies, and 
        the impact on United States economic and security 
        interests in the region; review the triangular economic 
        and security relationship among the United States, 
        Taipei and Beijing, including Beijing's military 
        modernization and force deployments aimed at Taipei, 
        and the adequacy of United States executive branch 
        coordination and consultation with Congress on United 
        States arms sales and defense relationship with Taipei;
  --United States-China bilateral programs--assess S&T programs 
        to evaluate if the United States is developing an 
        adequate coordinating mechanism with appropriate review 
        by the intelligence community and Congress; assess lack 
        of compliance by China with the United States-China 
        agreements on prison labor and intellectual property, 
        and what new measures the United States Government 
        might take to encourage compliance by the Chinese;
  --World Trace Organization compliance--review China's record 
        of compliance to date with its accession agreement to 
        the WTO, and explore what incentives and policy 
        initiatives should be pursued to promote fuller 
        compliance by China;
  --Media control--evaluate Chinese government efforts to 
        influence and control perceptions of the United States 
        and its policies through the internet, the Chinese 
        print and electronic media, and Chinese internal 
        propaganda.
    Sec. 311. A general provision has been included providing 
$300,000 for the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development. The Committee continues to support the excellent 
work done by the Stennis Center in the promotion of public 
service, and through programs that promote an understanding of 
the Federal Government. Since its establishment by Congress in 
1988, the Stennis Center has attracted young people in careers 
in public service, provided training for leaders in or likely 
to be in public service, and offered development opportunities 
for senior Congressional staff. Due to a recent ruling by the 
Department of Treasury, the fund established for the Center's 
operation must now be invested in securities that provide a 
lower rate of return. Because of this action, the Center's 
operating budget will be substantially reduced. To help in this 
funding transition and to maintain current programs, the 
Committee has provided $300,000 to assist the Center in 
addressing this unanticipated budget shortfall.

  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 recommended no such funding.

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

    Pursuant to paragraph 7(c) of rule XXVI, on July 11, 2002, 
the Committee ordered reported S. 2720, an original Legislative 
Branch Appropriations bill, 2003, subject to amendment and 
subject to the budget allocations, by a recorded vote of 29-0, 
a quorum being present. The vote was as follows:
        Yeas                          Nays
Chairman Byrd
Mr. Inouye
Mr. Hollings
Mr. Leahy
Mr. Harkin
Ms. Mikulski
Mr. Reid
Mr. Kohl
Mrs. Murray
Mr. Dorgan
Mrs. Feinstein
Mr. Durbin
Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Landrieu
Mr. Reed
Mr. Stevens
Mr. Cochran
Mr. Specter
Mr. Domenici
Mr. Bond
Mr. McConnell
Mr. Burns
Mr. Shelby
Mr. Gregg
Mr. Bennett
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Craig
Mrs. Hutchison
Mr. DeWine

 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


           CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS


Sec. 31a-1. Expense allowance of Majority and Minority Leaders of 
                    Senate; expense allowance of Majority and Minority 
                    Whips; methods of payment; taxability

    Effective fiscal year 1978 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the expense allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of 
the Senate are increased to [$10,000] $20,000 each fiscal year 
for each leader: Provided, That, effective with the fiscal year 
1983 and each fiscal year thereafter, the expense allowance of 
the Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate shall [not exceed 
$5,000] not exceed $10,000 each fiscal year for each Whip: 
Provided further, That, during the period beginning on January 
3, 1977, and ending September 30, 1977, and during each fiscal 
year thereafter, the Vice President, the Majority Leader, the 
Minority Leader, the Majority Whip, and the Minority Whip may 
receive the expense allowance (a) as reimbursement for actual 
expenses incurred upon certification and documentation of such 
expenses by the Vice President, the respective Leader or the 
respective Whip, or (b) in equal monthly payments: Provided 
further, That effective January 3, 1977, the amounts paid to 
the Vice President, the Majority or Minority Leader of the 
Senate, or the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate as 
reimbursement of actual expenses incurred upon certification 
and documentation pursuant to the second proviso of this 
section shall not be reported as income, and the expenses so 
reimbursed shall not be allowed as a deduction, under title 26.

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Sec. 31a-3. Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority 
                    Conference Committees of Senate; method of payment; 
                    taxability

    For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1985), there is hereby authorized an 
expense allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees which shall [not exceed $3,000] not 
exceed $5,000 each fiscal year for each such Chairman; and 
amounts from such allowance shall be paid to either of such 
Chairmen only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by 
him and upon certification and documentation of such expenses, 
and amounts so paid shall not be reported as income and shall 
not be allowed as a deduction under title 26.

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Sec. 31a-4. Expense allowance for Chairmen of Majority and Minority 
                    Policy Committees of Senate; method of payment; 
                    taxability

    For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001), there is authorized an expense 
allowance for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy 
Committees which shall not exceed [$3,000] $5,000 each fiscal 
year for each such Chairman; and amounts from such allowance 
shall be paid to either of such Chairmen only as reimbursement 
for actual expenses incurred by him and upon certification and 
documentation of such expenses, and amounts so paid shall not 
be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction 
under title 26.

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Sec. 46a. Stationery allowance for President of Senate

    Effective April 1, 1975, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the annual allowance for stationery for the President of the 
Senate shall be [$4,500] $8,000.

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       CHAPTER 4--OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES

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Sec. 121f. Senate Health and Fitness Facility Revolving Fund

(a) Establishment

    There is established in the Treasury of the United States a 
revolving fund to be known as the Senate Staff Health and 
Fitness Facility Revolving Fund (``the revolving fund'').
(b) Deposit of receipts

    The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit in the revolving 
fund--
            (1) any amounts received as dues or other 
        assessments for use of the Senate Staff Health and 
        Fitness facility, and
            (2) any amounts received from the operation of the 
        Senate waste recycling program.
(c) Availability of funds

    Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate, amounts in the revolving fund shall be available 
to the Architect of the Capitol, without fiscal year 
limitation, for payment of costs of the Senate Staff Health and 
Fitness Facility.
(d) Withdrawal of excess amounts

    The Architect of the Capitol shall withdraw from the 
revolving fund and deposit in the Treasury of the United States 
as miscellaneous receipts all moneys in the revolving fund that 
the Architect determines are in excess of the current and 
reasonably foreseeable needs of the Senate Staff Health and 
Fitness Facility.

[(e) Regulations

    [Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol may 
issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section.]
    (e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 
shall promulgate regulations pertaining to the operation and 
use of the Senate Staff Health and Fitness Facility.

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                    CHAPTER 5--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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[Sec. 141. Duties of Architect of the Capitol and Librarian of Congress

    [The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of all 
structural work at the Library of Congress buildings and 
grounds (as defined in section 167j of this title), including 
all necessary repairs, the operation, maintenance, and repair 
of the mechanical plant and elevators, the care and maintenance 
of the grounds, and the purchasing of all equipment other than 
office equipment. The employees required for the performance of 
the foregoing duties shall be appointed by the Architect of the 
Capitol. All other duties on June 29, 1922, required to be 
performed by the Superintendent of the Library Building and 
Grounds shall be performed under the direction of the Librarian 
of Congress, who shall appoint the employees necessary 
therefor. The Librarian of Congress shall provide for the 
purchase and supply of office equipment and furniture for 
library purposes.]

SECTION 1. ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND 
                    GROUNDS.

    (a) Architect of the Capitol.--
            (1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol shall 
        have charge of all work at the Library of Congress 
        buildings and grounds (as defined in section 11 of the 
        Act entitled ``An Act relating to the policing of the 
        buildings of the Library of Congress'' approved August 
        4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j)) that affects--
                    (A) the structural integrity of the 
                buildings;
                    (B) buildings systems, including 
                mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and 
                elevators;
                    (C) the architectural features of the 
                buildings;
                    (D) compliance with building and fire 
                codes, laws, and regulations with respect to 
                the specific responsibilities set for under 
                this paragraph;
                    (E) the care and maintenance of Library 
                grounds; and
                    (F) purchase of all equipment necessary to 
                fulfill the responsibilities set forth under 
                this paragraph.
            (2) Employees.--The employees required for the 
        performance of the duties under paragraph (1) shall be 
        appointed by the Architect of the Capitol.
    (b) Librarian of Congress.--The Librarian of Congress shall 
have charge of all work (other than work under subsection (a)) 
at the Library of Congress buildings and grounds.
    (c) Transfer of Funds.--The Architect of the Capitol and 
the Librarian of Congress may enter into agreements with each 
other to perform work under this section, and, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate and the Joint Committee on the 
Library, may transfer between themselves appropriations or 
other available funds to pay the costs therefor.

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                         TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT


            CHAPTER 2--OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT


Sec. 111. Expense allowance of Vice President

    There shall be paid to the Vice President in equal monthly 
installments an expense allowance of [$10,000] $20,000 per 
annum to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting 
from the discharge of his official duties, for which no 
accounting, other than for income tax purposes, shall be made 
by him.

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            TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS


                CHAPTER 2--CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS


Sec. 163b. Delegation of authority by Architect of Capitol

    The [Architect of the Capitol is authorized hereafter to 
delegate to the Assistant Architect and other assistants such 
authority of the Architect as he may deem proper] Architect of 
the Capitol may delegate to the assistants of the Architect 
such authority of the Architect as the Architect may determine 
proper, except those authorities, duties, and responsibilities 
specifically assigned to the Deputy Architect of the Capitol 
under section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2003.

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Sec. 164a. Assistant Architect of Capitol to act in case of absence, 
                    disability, or vacancy

    On and after August 18, 1970, the [Assistant Architect] 
Deputy Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the 
Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or 
whenever there is no Architect.

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Sec. 193a. United States Capitol Grounds; area comprising; jurisdiction

    (a) The United States Capitol Grounds shall comprise all 
squares, reservations, streets, roadways, walks, and other 
areas as defined on a map entitled ``Map showing areas 
comprising United States Capitol Grounds'', dated June 25, 
1946, approved by the Architect of the Capitol and recorded in 
the Office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia in book 
127, page 8, including all additions added thereto by law 
subsequent to June 25, 1946, and the jurisdiction and control 
over the United States Capitol Grounds, vested prior to July 
31, 1946 by law in the Architect of the Capitol, is extended to 
the entire area of the United States Capitol Grounds, and the 
Architect of the Capitol shall be responsible for the 
maintenance and improvement thereof, including those streets 
and roadways in said United States Capitol Grounds as shown on 
said map as being under the jurisdiction and control of the 
Commissioners of the District of Columbia, except that the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be responsible for the 
maintenance and improvement of those portions of the following 
streets which are situated between the curblines thereof: 
Constitution Avenue from Second Street Northeast to Third 
Street Northwest, First Street from D Street N.E. to D Street 
S.E., D Street from First Street S.E. to Canal Street S.W., and 
First Street from the north side of Louisiana Avenue to the 
intersection of C Street and Canal Street S.W., Pennsylvania 
Avenue Northwest from First Street Northwest to Third Street 
Northwest, Maryland Avenue Southwest from First Street 
Southwest to Third Street Southwest, Second Street Northeast 
from F Street Northeast to C Street Southeast; C Street 
Southeast from Second Street Southeast to First Street 
Southeast; that portion of Maryland Avenue Northeast from 
Second Street Northeast to First Street Northeast; that portion 
of New Jersey Avenue Northwest from D Street Northwest to 
Louisiana Avenue; that portion of Second Street Southwest from 
the north curb of D Street to the south curb of Virginia Avenue 
Southwest; that portion of Virginia Avenue Southwest from the 
east curb of Second Street Southwest to the west curb of Third 
Street Southwest; that portion of Third Street Southwest from 
the south curb of Virginia Avenue Southwest to the north curb 
of D Street Southwest; that portion of D Street Southwest from 
the west curb of Third Street Southwest to the east curb of 
Second Street Southwest; that portion of Canal Street 
Southwest, including sidewalks and traffic islands, from the 
south curb of Independence Avenue Southwest to the west curb of 
South Capitol Street: Provided, That the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia shall be permitted to enter any part of said United 
States Capitol Grounds for the purpose of repairing or 
maintaining or, subject to the approval of the Architect of the 
Capitol, for the purpose of constructing or altering, any 
utility service of the District of Columbia government.
    (b)(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), the United 
States Capitol Grounds shall include--
            (A) the National Garden of the United States 
        Botanic Garden;
            (B) all grounds contiguous to the Administrative 
        Building of the United States Botanic Garden, including 
        Bartholdi Park; and
            (C) all grounds bounded by the curblines of First 
        Street, Southwest on the east; Washington Avenue, 
        Southwest to its intersection with Independence Avenue, 
        and Independence Avenue from such intersection to its 
        intersection with Third Street, Southwest on the south; 
        Third Street, Southwest on the west; and Maryland 
        Avenue, Southwest on the north.
    (2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), jurisdiction and 
control over the grounds described in paragraph (1) shall be 
retained by the Joint Committee on the Library, and the Joint 
Committee on the Library shall continue to be solely 
responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the grounds 
described in such paragraph.
    (3) Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of 
the Architect of the Capitol under section 307E of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c).

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Sec. 193m. Definitions

    As used in sections 193a to 193m, 207a, 212a, 212a-2, 212a-
3, and 212b of this title--
            [(1) The term ``Capitol Buildings'' means the 
        United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office 
        Buildings and garages, the Capitol Power Plant, all 
        subways and enclosed passages connecting two or more of 
        such structures, and the real property underlying and 
        enclosed by any such structure.]
            (1) The term ``Capitol Buildings'' means--
                    (A) the United States Capitol, the Senate 
                and House Office Buildings, garages, and the 
                Capitol Power Plant;
                    (B)(i) the Conservatory of the United 
                States Botanic Garden;
                    (ii) the Administrative Building of the 
                United States Botanic Garden; and
                    (iii) all other buildings bounded by the 
                curblines of First Street, Southwest on the 
                east; Washington Avenue, Southwest to its 
                intersection with Independence Avenue, and 
                Independence Avenue from such intersection to 
                its intersection with Third Street, Southwest 
                on the south; Third Street, Southwest on the 
                west; and Maryland Avenue, Southwest on the 
                north; and
                    (C) all underground passageways connecting 
                any such structures and all real property 
                underlying and enclosed by any such structure.

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DIRE EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE, 
  FOOD STAMPS, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHER 
  URGENT NEEDS, AND TRANSFERS, AND REDUCING FUNDS BUDGETED FOR 
  MILITARY SPENDING ACT OF 1990, PUBLIC LAW 101-302

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                     TITLE I--DISASTER ASSISTANCE

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                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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    Sec. 316. (a) Effective with the fiscal year ending 
September 30, [2002] 2003, 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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  FLOYD D. SPENCE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                        2001, PUBLIC LAW 106-398

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             TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

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SEC. 1238. UNITED STATES-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are as follows:
            (1) To establish the United States-China Economic 
        and Security Review Commission to review the national 
        security implications of trade and economic ties 
        between the United States and the People's Republic of 
        China.
            (2) To facilitate the assumption by the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission of 
        its duties regarding the review referred to in 
        paragraph (1) by providing for the transfer to that 
        Commission of staff, materials, and infrastructure 
        (including leased premises) of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission that are appropriate for the review upon the 
        submittal of the final report of the Trade Deficit 
        Review Commission.
    (b) Establishment of United States-China Economic and 
Security Review Commission.--
            (1) In general.--There is hereby established a 
        commission to be known as the United States-China 
        Economic and Security Review Commission (in this 
        section referred to as the ``Commission'').
            (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to 
        monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the 
        national security implications of the bilateral trade 
        and economic relationship between the United States and 
        the People's Republic of China.
            (3) Membership.--The United States-China Economic 
        and Security Review Commission shall be composed of [12 
        members] 8 members, who shall be appointed in the same 
        manner provided for the appointment of members of the 
        Trade Deficit Review Commission under section 127(c)(3) 
        of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act (19 U.S.C. 
        2213 note), except that--
                    (A) appointment of members by the Speaker 
                of the House of Representatives shall be made 
                after consultation with the chairman of the 
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
                Representatives, in addition to consultation 
                with the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives provided 
                for under clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) of 
                that section;
                    (B) appointment of members by the President 
                pro tempore of the Senate upon the 
                recommendation of the majority leader of the 
                Senate shall be made after consultation with 
                the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services 
                of the Senate, in addition to consultation with 
                the chairman of the Committee on Finance of the 
                Senate provided for under clause (i) of that 
                subparagraph;
                    (C) appointment of members by the President 
                pro tempore of the Senate upon the 
                recommendation of the minority leader of the 
                Senate shall be made after consultation with 
                the ranking minority member of the Committee on 
                Armed Services of the Senate, in addition to 
                consultation with the ranking minority member 
                of the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
                provided for under clause (ii) of that 
                subparagraph;
                    (D) appointment of members by the minority 
                leader of the House of Representatives shall be 
                made after consultation with the ranking 
                minority member of the Committee on Armed 
                Services of the House of Representatives, in 
                addition to consultation with the ranking 
                minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
                Means of the House of Representatives provided 
                for under clause (iv) of that subparagraph;
                    (E) persons appointed to the Commission 
                shall have expertise in national security 
                matters and United States-China relations, in 
                addition to the expertise provided for under 
                subparagraph (B)(i)(I) of that section;
                    [(F) members shall be appointed to the 
                Commission not later than 30 days after the 
                date on which each new Congress convenes;]
                    (F) each appointing authority referred to 
                under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this 
                paragraph shall--
                            (i) appoint 2 members to the 
                        Commission;
                            (ii) make the 2 appointments with 
                        respect to the 108th Congress on a 
                        staggered term basis, such that--
                                    (I) 1 appointment shall be 
                                for a term expiring on 
                                September 1, 2003; and
                                    (II) 1 appointment shall be 
                                for a term expiring on 
                                September 1, 2004;
                            (iii) make all appointments with 
                        respect to the 109th Congress, and each 
                        subsequent Congress, on an approximate 
                        2-year term basis to expire on 
                        September 1, of the applicable year; 
                        and
                            (iv) make appointments not later 
                        than 30 days after the date on which 
                        each new Congress convenes;
                    (G) members of the Commission may be 
                reappointed for additional terms of service as 
                members of the Commission; and
                    (H) members of the Trade Deficit Review 
                Commission as of the date of the enactment of 
                this Act shall serve as members of the United 
                States-China Economic and Security Review 
                Commission until such time as members are first 
                appointed to the United States-China Security 
                Review Commission under this paragraph.
            (4) Retention of support.--The United States-China 
        Economic and Security Review Commission shall retain 
        and make use of such staff, materials, and 
        infrastructure (including leased premises) of the Trade 
        Deficit Review Commission as the United States-China 
        Economic and Security Review Commission determines, in 
        the judgment of the members of the United States-China 
        Economic and Security Review Commission, are required 
        to facilitate the ready commencement of activities of 
        the United States-China Economic and Security Review 
        Commission under subsection (c) or to carry out such 
        activities after the commencement of such activities.
            (5) Chairman and vice chairman.--The members of the 
        Commission shall select a Chairman and Vice Chairman of 
        the Commission from among the members of the 
        Commission.
            (6) Meetings.--
                    (A) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at 
                the call of the Chairman of the Commission.
                    (B) Quorum.--A majority of the members of 
                the Commission shall constitute a quorum for 
                the transaction of business of the Commission.
            (7) Voting.--Each member of the Commission shall be 
        entitled to one vote, which shall be equal to the vote 
        of every other member of the Commission.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) Annual report.--Not later than March 1 each 
        year (beginning in 2002), the Commission shall submit 
        to Congress a report, in both unclassified and 
        classified form, regarding the national security 
        implications and impact of the bilateral trade and 
        economic relationship between the United States and the 
        People's Republic of China. The report shall include a 
        full analysis, along with conclusions and 
        recommendations for legislative and administrative 
        actions, if any, of the national security implications 
        for the United States of the trade and current balances 
        with the People's Republic of China in goods and 
        services, financial transactions, and technology 
        transfers. The Commission shall also take into account 
        patterns of trade and transfers through third countries 
        to the extent practicable.
            (2) Contents of report.--Each report under 
        paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, a full 
        discussion of the following:
                    (A) The portion of trade in goods and 
                services with the United States that the 
                People's Republic of China dedicates to 
                military systems or systems of a dual nature 
                that could be used for military purposes.
                    (B) The acquisition by the People's 
                Republic of China of advanced military or dual-
                use technologies from the United States by 
                trade (including procurement) and other 
                technology transfers, especially those 
                transfers, if any, that contribute to the 
                proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or 
                their delivery systems, or that undermine 
                international agreements or United States laws 
                with respect to nonproliferation.
                    (C) Any transfers, other than those 
                identified under subparagraph (B), to the 
                military systems of the People's Republic of 
                China made by United States firms and United 
                States-based multinational corporations.
                    (D) An analysis of the statements and 
                writing of the People's Republic of China 
                officials and officially-sanctioned writings 
                that bear on the intentions, if any, of the 
                Government of the People's Republic of China 
                regarding the pursuit of military competition 
                with, and leverage over, or cooperation with, 
                the United States and the Asian allies of the 
                United States.
                    (E) The military actions taken by the 
                Government of the People's Republic of China 
                during the preceding year that bear on the 
                national security of the United States and the 
                regional stability of the Asian allies of the 
                United States.
                    (F) The effects, if any, on the national 
                security interests of the United States of the 
                use by the People's Republic of China of 
                financial transactions and capital flow and 
                currency manipulations.
                    (G) Any action taken by the Government of 
                the People's Republic of China in the context 
                of the World Trade Organization that is adverse 
                or favorable to the United States national 
                security interests.
                    (H) Patterns of trade and investment 
                between the People's Republic of China and its 
                major trading partners, other than the United 
                States, that appear to be substantively 
                different from trade and investment patterns 
                with the United States and whether the 
                differences have any national security 
                implications for the United States.
                    (I) The extent to which the trade surplus 
                of the People's Republic of China with the 
                United States enhances the military budget of 
                the People's Republic of China.
                    (J) An overall assessment of the state of 
                the security challenges presented by the 
                People's Republic of China to the United States 
                and whether the security challenges are 
                increasing or decreasing from previous years.
            (3) Recommendations of report.--Each report under 
        paragraph (1) shall also include recommendations for 
        action by Congress or the President, or both, including 
        specific recommendations for the United States to 
        invoke Article XXI (relating to security exceptions) of 
        the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 with 
        respect to the People's Republic of China, as a result 
        of any adverse impact on the national security 
        interests of the United States.
    (d) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission or, at its 
        direction, any panel or member of the Commission, may 
        for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this 
        section, hold hearings, sit and act at times and 
        places, take testimony, receive evidence, and 
        administer oaths to the extent that the Commission or 
        any panel or member considers advisable.
            (2) Information.--The Commission may secure 
        directly from the Department of Defense, the Central 
        Intelligence Agency, and any other Federal department 
        or agency information that the Commission considers 
        necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
        duties under this section, except the provision of 
        intelligence information to the Commission shall be 
        made with due regard for the protection from 
        unauthorized disclosure of classified information 
        relating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods 
        or other exceptionally sensitive matters, under 
        procedures approved by the Director of Central 
        Intelligence.
            (3) Security.--The Office of Senate Security 
        shall--
                    (A) provide classified storage and meeting 
                and hearing spaces, when necessary, for the 
                Commission; and
                    (B) assist members and staff of the 
                Commission in obtaining security clearances.
            (4) Security clearances.--All members of the 
        Commission and appropriate staff shall be sworn and 
        hold appropriate security clearances.
    (e) Commission Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Compensation of members.--Members of the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
        shall be compensated in the same manner provided for 
        the compensation of members of the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission under section 127(g)(1) and section 
        127(g)(6) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act 
        (19 U.S.C. 2213 note).
            (2) Travel expenses.--Travel expenses of the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
        shall be allowed in the same manner provided for the 
        allowance of the travel expenses of the Trade Deficit 
        Review Commission under section 127(g)(2) of the Trade 
        Deficit Review Commission Act.
            (3) Staff.--An executive director and other 
        additional personnel for the United States-China 
        Economic and Security Review Commission shall be 
        appointed, compensated, and terminated in the same 
        manner provided for the appointment, compensation, and 
        termination of the executive director and other 
        personnel of the Trade Deficit Review Commission under 
        section 127(g)(3) and section 127(g)(6) of the Trade 
        Deficit Review Commission Act. The executive director 
        and any personnel who are employees of the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission 
        shall be employees under section 2105 of title 5, 
        United States Code, for purposes of chapters 63, 81, 
        83, 84, 85, 87, 89, and 90 of that title.
            (4) Detail of government employees.--Federal 
        Government employees may be detailed to the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 
        the same manner provided for the detail of Federal 
        Government employees to the Trade Deficit Review 
        Commission under section 127(g)(4) of the Trade Deficit 
        Review Commission Act.
            (5) Foreign travel for official purposes.--Foreign 
        travel for official purposes by members and staff of 
        the Commission may be authorized by either the Chairman 
        or the Vice Chairman of the Commission.
            (6) Procurement of temporary and intermittent 
        services.--The Chairman of the United States-China 
        Economic and Security Review Commission may procure 
        temporary and intermittent services for the United 
        States-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 
        the same manner provided for the procurement of 
        temporary and intermittent services for the Trade 
        Deficit Review Commission under section 127(g)(5) of 
        the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2001, 
        and for each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may 
        be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
        functions under this section.
            (2) Availability.--Amounts appropriated to the 
        Commission shall remain available until expended.
    (g) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Commission.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
first day of the 107th Congress.

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  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
     RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001, PUBLIC LAW 106-554


APPENDIX A--H.R. 5656

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                         APPENDIX B--H.R. 5657


 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

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                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

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                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

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    Sec. 313. Center for [Russian] Foreign Leadership 
Development. (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the 
        legislative branch of the Government a center to be 
        known as the ``Center for [Russian] Foreign Leadership 
        Development'' (the ``Center'').
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                    (D) 4 private individuals with interests in 
                improving [United States and Russian relations] 
                relations between the United States and 
                eligible foreign states, designated by the 
                Librarian of Congress.

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    (b) Purpose and Authority of the Center.--
            (1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center is to 
        establish, in accordance with the provisions of 
        paragraph (2), a program to enable emerging political 
        leaders of [Russia] eligible foreign states at all 
        levels of government to gain significant, firsthand 
        exposure to the American free market economic system 
        and the operation of American democratic institutions 
        through visits to governments and communities at 
        comparable levels in the United States.
            (2) Grant program.--Subject to the provisions of 
        paragraphs (3) and (4), the Center shall establish a 
        program under which the Center annually awards grants 
        to government or community organizations in the United 
        States that seek to establish programs under which 
        those organizations will host [Russian nationals] 
        nationals of eligible foreign states who are emerging 
        political leaders at any level of government.
            (3) Restrictions.--
                    (A) Duration.--The period of stay in the 
                United States for any individual supported with 
                grant funds under the program shall not exceed 
                30 days.
                    (B) Limitation.--The number of individuals 
                supported with grant funds under the program 
                shall not exceed [3,000] 3,500 in any fiscal 
                year.
                    (C) Use of funds.--Grant funds under the 
                program shall be used to pay--
                            (i) the costs and expenses incurred 
                        by each program participant in 
                        traveling between [Russia] an eligible 
                        foreign state and the United States and 
                        in traveling within the United States;

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    (c) Establishment of Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There is established in the 
        Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known 
        as the ``[Russian] Foreign Leadership Development 
        Center Trust Fund'' (the ``Fund'') which shall consist 
        of amounts which may be appropriated, credited, or 
        transferred to it under this section.

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    (h) Effective Dates.--

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    (i) Eligible Foreign State Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``eligible foreign state'' means--
            (1) any country specified in section 3 of the 
        FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801); and
            (2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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                         APPENDIX D--H.R. 5666

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                               DIVISION A


                               CHAPTER 1

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                               CHAPTER 9


                            LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


                         Salaries and Expenses

    For the Library of Congress, $25,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for necessary salaries and expenses 
of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and 
Preservation Program; and an additional $75,000,000, to remain 
available until expended, for such purposes: Provided, That the 
portion of such additional $75,000,000, which may be expended 
shall not exceed an amount equal to the matching contributions 
(including contributions other than money) for such purposes 
that: (1) are received by the Librarian of Congress for the 
program from non-Federal sources; and (2) are received before 
[March 31, 2003] March 31, 2005: Provided further, That such 
program shall be carried out in accordance with a plan or plans 
approved by the Committee on House Administration of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate: Provided further, That of the total amount 
appropriated, $5,000,000 may be expended before the approval of 
a plan to develop such a plan, and to collect or preserve 
essential digital information which otherwise would be 
uncollectible: Provided further, That the balance in excess of 
such $5,000,000 shall not be expended without approval in 
advance by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate: Provided further, That the plan under this heading 
shall be developed by the Librarian of Congress jointly with 
entities of the Federal Government with expertise in 
telecommunications technology and electronic commerce policy 
(including the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the 
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) and the 
National Archives and Records Administration, and with the 
participation of representatives of other Federal, research, 
and private libraries and institutions with expertise in the 
collection and maintenance of archives of digital materials 
(including the National Library of Medicine, the National 
Agricultural Library, the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, the Research Libraries Group, the Online Computer 
Library Center, and the Council on Library and Information 
Resources) and representatives of private business 
organizations which are involved in efforts to preserve, 
collect, and disseminate information in digital formats 
(including the Open e-Book Forum): Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with the 
One Hundred Seventh Congress and each succeeding Congress the 
chair of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
shall serve as a member of the Joint Committee on the Library 
with respect to the Library's financial management, 
organization, budget development and implementation, and 
program development and administration, as well as any other 
element of the mission of the Library of Congress which is 
subject to the requirements of Federal law.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
  RECOVERY FROM AND RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES 
  ACT, 2002, PUBLIC LAW 107-117

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  DIVISION B--TRANSFERS FROM THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND PURSUANT TO 
                           PUBLIC LAW 107-38

    The funds appropriated in Public Law 107-38 subject to 
subsequent enactment and previously designated as an emergency 
by the President and Congress under the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, are transferred to the 
following chapters and accounts as follows:

                                CHAPTER 1

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                               CHAPTER 9


                          LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

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                        OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH


                       Administrative Provisions

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    Sec. 909. (a) Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses.--

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    [(e) Additional Compensation for Field Training Officers.--
            [(1) In general.--Each officer of the United States 
        Capitol Police who is assigned to duty as a field 
        training officer shall receive, in addition to the 
        officer's scheduled rate of compensation, an additional 
        amount determined by the Board (but not to exceed 
        $2,000 per annum).
            [(2) Manner of payment.--The additional 
        compensation authorized by this subsection shall be 
        paid to the officer in the same manner as the officer 
        is paid basic compensation, except that when the 
        officer ceases to be assigned to duty as a field 
        training officer, the loss of such additional 
        compensation shall not constitute an adverse action for 
        any purpose.
    (e) Additional Compensation for Specialty Assignments and 
Proficiencies.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Payment.--The Chief of the Capitol 
                Police, after consultation with the Capitol 
                Police Board, may in the sole discretion of the 
                Chief, pay additional compensation to United 
                States Capitol Police employees for specialty 
                assignments, proficiencies, and any other 
                category of assignment required to carry out 
                the Capitol Police mission.
                    (B) Determination not appealable or 
                reviewable.--Any determination under paragraph 
                (1) shall not be appealable or reviewable in 
                any manner.
            (2) Manner of payment.--The additional compensation 
        authorized by this subsection shall be paid to the 
        employee in a manner determined by the Chief, except 
        when the employee ceases to be assigned to the 
        specialized assignment or ceases to maintain the 
        requisite proficiency. The loss of such additional 
        compensation shall not constitute an adverse action for 
        any purpose.

           *       *       *       *       *       *       *


                                            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]
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                                                              Budget authority                 Outlays
                                                       ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                           Committee     Amount  of     Committee     Amount  of
                                                        allocation \1\      bill     allocation \1\      bill
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Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee
 allocations to its subcommittees, fiscal year 2003:
 Subcommittee on Legislative Branch:
    Discretionary.....................................          3,414         2,417          3,467     \2\ 2,533
    Mandatory.........................................             NA           102             NA           101
Projections of outlays associated with the
 recommendation:
    2003..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............    \3\ 1,935
    2004..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............          298
    2005..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............          105
    2006..............................................  ..............  ...........  ..............           24
    2007 and future year..............................  ..............  ...........  ..............            8
Financial assistance to State and local governments                NA   ...........             NA   ...........
 for  2003............................................
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\1\ Levels approved by the Committee on June 27, 2002.
\2\ Includes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
\3\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.

NA: Not applicable.


  COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES AND AMOUNTS RECOMMENDED IN THE BILL FOR FISCAL
                                                                        YEAR 2003
                                                                [In thousands of dollars]
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                                                                                                                        Senate Committee recommendation
                                                                                                                             compared with (+ or-)
                             Item                                     2002         Budget estimate      Committee    -----------------------------------
                                                                  appropriation                      recommendation         2002
                                                                                                                        appropriation    Budget estimate
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               TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                            SENATE

             Expense Allowances and Representation

Expense allowances:
    Vice President............................................               10                10                20               +10               +10
    President Pro Tempore of the Senate.......................               10                10                10   ................  ................
    Majority Leader of the Senate.............................               10                10                20               +10               +10
    Minority Leader of the Senate.............................               10                10                20               +10               +10
    Majority Whip of the Senate...............................                5                 5                10                +5                +5
    Minority Whip of the Senate...............................                5                 5                10                +5                +5
    Chairman of the Majority Conference Committee.............                3                 3                 5                +2                +2
    Chairman of the Minority Conference Committee.............                3                 3                 5                +2                +2
    Chairman of the Majority Policy Committee.................                3                 3                 5                +2                +2
    Chairman of the Minority Policy Committee.................                3                 3                 5                +2                +2
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, expense allowances............................               62                62               110               +48               +48

Representation allowances for the Majority and Minority                      30                30                30   ................  ................
 Leaders......................................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Expense allowances and representation............               92                92               140               +48               +48

               Salaries, Officers and Employees

Office of the Vice President..................................            1,867             1,949             1,949               +82   ................
Office of the President Pro Tempore...........................              473               518               518               +45   ................
Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders..................            2,868             3,094             3,094              +226   ................
Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips....................            1,912             2,042             2,042              +130   ................
Committee on Appropriations...................................           10,825            11,266            11,266              +441   ................
Conference committees.........................................            2,500             2,610             2,610              +110   ................
Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority                618               648               648               +30   ................
 and the Conference of the Minority...........................
Policy Committees.............................................            2,550             2,724             2,724              +174   ................
Office of the Chaplain........................................              301               315               315               +14   ................
Office of the Secretary.......................................           15,424            17,079            17,079            +1,655   ................
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.................           39,082            45,941            44,661            +5,579            -1,280
Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority......            1,350             1,410             1,410               +60   ................
Agency contributions and related expenses.....................           24,269            30,075            30,075            +5,806   ................
Outlays.......................................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, salaries, officers and employees.................          104,039           119,671           118,391           +14,352            -1,280

        Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

Salaries and expenses.........................................            4,306             4,581             4,581              +275   ................

                Office of Senate Legal Counsel

Salaries and expenses.........................................            1,109             1,176             1,176               +67   ................

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..................................          107,264           109,450           109,450            +2,186   ................
Expenses of United States Senate Caucus on International                    520               520               520   ................  ................
 Narcotics Control............................................
Secretary of the Senate.......................................            8,571             7,077             7,077            -1,494   ................
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.................           95,904           117,133           117,433           +21,529              +300
    Emergency supplemental....................................           34,500   ................  ................          -34,500   ................
Miscellaneous items...........................................           14,274            19,409            18,513            +4,239              -896
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.......          270,494           303,879           295,000           +24,506            -8,879

                      Official Mail Costs

Expenses......................................................              300               300               300   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, contingent expenses of the Senate................          531,827           557,768           548,293           +16,466            -9,475
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Senate...........................................          641,385           683,300           672,593           +31,208           -10,707
                                                               =========================================================================================
                          JOINT ITEMS

Joint Economic Committee......................................            3,424             3,658             3,658              +234   ................
Joint Committee on Taxation...................................            6,733             7,323             7,323              +590   ................

               Office of the Attending Physician

Medical supplies, equipment, expenses, and allowances.........            1,865             1,947             3,000            +1,135            +1,053
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office.............            2,512             3,035             3,035              +523   ................
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund                 350   ................  ................             -350   ................
     (Public Law 107-117).....................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office            2,862             3,035             3,035              +173   ................

Statements of Appropriations..................................               30                30                30   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Joint items......................................           14,914            15,993            17,046            +2,132            +1,053
                                                               =========================================================================================
                     Capitol Police Board

                        Capitol Police

Salaries:
    Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives..........           55,239   ................  ................          -55,239   ................
    Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.............           57,805   ................  ................          -57,805   ................
    Capitol Police Board......................................  ................          184,526           176,636          +176,636            -7,890
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, salaries......................................          113,044           184,526           176,636           +63,592            -7,890

General expenses..............................................           13,146            28,100            33,167           +20,021            +5,067
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund              31,000   ................  ................          -31,000   ................
     (Public Law 107-117).....................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, General expenses..............................           44,146            28,100            33,167           -10,979            +5,067
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Capitol Police...................................          157,190           212,626           209,803           +52,613            -2,823
                                                               =========================================================================================
                     OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

Salaries and expenses.........................................            2,059             2,224             2,224              +165   ................

                  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Salaries and expenses.........................................           30,780            32,390            32,390            +1,610   ................

                   ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                 Capitol Buildings and Grounds

General administration, salaries and expenses.................           51,371            63,951           108,743           +57,372           +44,792
Capitol buildings.............................................           15,194            46,789            28,729           +13,535           -18,060
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund             106,304   ................  ................         -106,304   ................
     (Public Law 107-117).....................................
Capitol grounds...............................................            6,009             7,711             7,155            +1,146              -556
Senate office buildings.......................................           42,126            55,103            60,075           +17,949            +4,972
Capitol Power Plant...........................................           56,983           148,003           148,047           +91,064               +44
    Offsetting collections....................................           -4,400            -4,400            -4,400   ................  ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Net subtotal, Capitol Power Plant.......................           52,583           143,603           143,647           +91,064               +44

Capitol Police Buildings......................................  ................  ................            1,500            +1,500            +1,500
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Architect of the Capitol.........................          273,587           317,157           349,849           +76,262           +32,692

                      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                Congressional Research Service

Salaries and expenses.........................................           81,454            87,646            86,952            +5,498              -694

                  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

Congressional printing and binding............................           81,000            90,143            90,143            +9,143   ................

           UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Grant--By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund            1,000   ................  ................           -1,000   ................
 (Public Law 107-117).........................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Congressional Operations................        1,283,369         1,441,479         1,461,000          +177,631           +19,521
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                        BOTANIC GARDEN

Salaries and expenses.........................................            5,646             5,661             6,083              +437              +422

                      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Salaries and expenses.........................................          306,692           357,121           350,491           +43,799            -6,630
    Authority to spend receipts...............................           -6,850            -6,850            -6,850   ................  ................
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund              29,615   ................  ................          -29,615   ................
     (Public Law 107-117).....................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Salaries and expenses.........................          329,457           350,271           343,641           +14,184            -6,630

Copyright Office, salaries and expenses.......................           40,896            44,321            44,876            +3,980              +555
    Authority to spend receipts...............................          -27,864           -29,527           -29,512            -1,648               +15
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Subtotal, Copyright Office..............................           13,032            14,794            15,364            +2,332              +570

Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and             49,788            51,020            50,963            +1,175               -57
 expenses.....................................................
Furniture and furnishings.....................................            7,932             8,003   ................           -7,932            -8,003
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Library of Congress (except CRS).................          400,209           424,088           409,968            +9,759           -14,120
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                    Capitol Visitors Center

Capitol Visitors Center.......................................           70,000   ................  ................          -70,000   ................

                    Congressional Cemetery

Congressional Cemetery........................................            1,250   ................  ................           -1,250   ................

                 Library Buildings and Grounds

Structural and mechanical care................................           21,753            40,284            38,121           +16,368            -2,163
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Architect of the Capitol.........................           93,003            40,284            38,121           -54,882            -2,163

                  GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

             Office of Superintendent of Documents

Salaries and expenses.........................................           29,639            32,302            32,302            +2,663   ................

           Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund                   4,000   ................  ................           -4,000   ................
 (Public Law 107-117).........................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, Government Printing Office.......................           33,639            32,302            32,302            -1,337   ................

                   GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Salaries and expenses.........................................          424,345           457,802           457,534           +33,189              -268
    Offsetting collections....................................           -2,501            -3,000            -3,000              -499   ................
    By Transfer--Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund               7,600   ................  ................           -7,600   ................
     (Public Law 107-117).....................................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, General Accounting Office........................          429,444           454,802           454,534           +25,090              -268

           CENTER FOR FOREIGN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Payment to the Foreign Leadership Development Center Trust                8,000            10,000            13,000            +5,000            +3,000
 Fund.........................................................

                      GENERAL PROVISIONS

United States-China Trade Review Commission...................  ................  ................            1,800            +1,800            +1,800
Stennis Center for Public Service.............................  ................  ................              300              +300              +300
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, General Provisions...............................  ................  ................            2,100            +2,100            +2,100
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II, Other agencies.........................          969,941           967,137           956,108           -13,833           -11,029
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Grand total.............................................        2,253,310         2,408,616         2,417,108          +163,798            +8,492
                                                               =========================================================================================
               TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

Senate........................................................          641,385           683,300           672,593           +31,208           -10,707
Joint Items...................................................           14,914            15,993            17,046            +2,132            +1,053
Capitol Police Board..........................................          157,190           212,626           209,803           +52,613            -2,823
Office of Compliance..........................................            2,059             2,224             2,224              +165   ................
Congressional Budget Office...................................           30,780            32,390            32,390            +1,610   ................
Architect of the Capitol......................................          273,587           317,157           349,849           +76,262           +32,692
Library of Congress: Congressional Research Service...........           81,454            87,646            86,952            +5,498              -694
Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office           81,000            90,143            90,143            +9,143   ................
United States Historical Society Grant........................            1,000   ................  ................           -1,000   ................
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title I, Congressional operations................        1,283,369         1,441,479         1,461,000          +177,631           +19,521
                                                               =========================================================================================
                   TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

Botanic Garden................................................            5,646             5,661             6,083              +437              +422
Library of Congress (except CRS)..............................          400,209           424,088           409,968            +9,759           -14,120
Architect of the Capitol......................................           93,003            40,284            38,121           -54,882            -2,163
Government Printing Office (except congressional printing and            33,639            32,302            32,302            -1,337   ................
 binding).....................................................
General Accounting Office.....................................          429,444           454,802           454,534           +25,090              -268
Center for Russian Leadership Development.....................            8,000            10,000            13,000            +5,000            +3,000
United States-China Trade Review Commission...................  ................  ................            1,800            +1,800            +1,800
Stennis Center for Public Service.............................  ................  ................              300              +300              +300
                                                               -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total, title II, Other agencies.........................          969,941           967,137           956,108           -13,833           -11,029

Prior year outlays............................................  ................  ................  ................  ................  ................
                                                               =========================================================================================
      Grand total.............................................        2,253,310         2,408,616         2,417,108          +163,798            +8,492
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