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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
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Public Law 106-57
106th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Sept. 29,
1999 - [H.R. 1905]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2000.>> That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE <<NOTE: Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 2000. 2 USC
60a note.>> I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
expense allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate,
$10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the
Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman;
in all, $56,000.
representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as
authorized by law, including agency contributions, $89,968,000, which
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below
limitations, as follows:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,721,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $437,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,644,000.
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offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,634,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,525,000.
conference committees
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
such committee, $1,132,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,264,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and
the Conference of the Minority, $590,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,151,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,302,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $277,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $14,202,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $34,794,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,246,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $3,901,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,035,000.
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Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the
Majority and Minority of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the
Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth
Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $71,604,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $370,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,511,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $66,261,000.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$245,703,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions
Section <<NOTE: Effective date.>> 1. Effective in the case of any
fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1999, clause (iii) of
paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B)--
``(I) in case the Senator represents Alabama,
$116,300, Alaska, $221,600, Arizona, $128,975, Arkansas,
$118,250, California, $168,950, Colorado, $124,100,
Connecticut,
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$105,575, Delaware, $95,825, Florida, $120,200, Georgia,
$116,300, Hawaii, $245,000, Idaho, $128,000, Illinois,
$138,725, Indiana, $116,300, Iowa, $119,225, Kansas,
$119,225, Kentucky, $115,325, Louisiana, $120,200,
Maine, $110,450, Maryland, $100,700, Massachusetts,
$114,350, Michigan, $124,100, Minnesota, $120,200,
Mississippi, $118,250, Missouri, $121,175, Montana,
$128,000, Nebraska, $120,200, Nevada, $129,950, New
Hampshire, $106,550, New Jersey, $110,450, New Mexico,
$125,075, New York, $145,550, North Carolina, $112,400,
North Dakota, $119,225, Ohio, $129,950, Oklahoma,
$123,125, Oregon, $132,875, Pennsylvania, $128,975,
Rhode Island, $104,600, South Carolina, $110,450, South
Dakota, $120,200, Tennessee, $116,300, Texas, $149,450,
Utah, $128,000, Vermont, $105,575, Virginia, $106,550,
Washington, $135,800, West Virginia, $105,575,
Wisconsin, $119,225, Wyoming, $123,125, plus
``(II) the amount that is equal to the Senator's
share for the fiscal year, as determined in accordance
with regulations of the Committee on Rules and
Administration, of the amount made available within the
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
in the contingent fund of the Senate for official mail
expenses of Senators, plus''.
(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``that part of the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for
official mail expenses'' and inserting ``the amount referred to
in subparagraph (A)(iii)(I)''; and
(2) by striking ``the part of the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail
expenses'' and inserting ``the amount referred to in
subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)''.
(c) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability. 2 USC 58 note.>> The
amendments made by this section shall apply to any fiscal year which
begins on or after October 1, 1999.
Sec. 2. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Effective on and after October 1,
1999, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2
U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that
table, as increased by section 8 of Public Law 105-275, increased by an
additional $50,000 each.
Sec. 3. Senate Office Space Allocations. Section 3 under the heading
``Administrative Provisions'' in the appropriation for the Senate in the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59; 88 Stat. 428)
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting
the following:
``(1) 5,000 square feet if the population of the State of
the Senator is less than 3,000,000;'';
(B) by striking ``8,000'' in paragraph (13) and
inserting ``8,200''; and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (13) as
paragraphs (2) through (12), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting
``$40,000'';
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(B) by striking ``4,800'' and inserting ``5,000'';
(C) by striking ``$734'' and inserting ``$1,000'';
and
(D) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> by adding at the end
the following: ``Effective beginning with the 106th
Congress, the aggregate amount in effect under this
paragraph for any Congress shall be increased by the
inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in
which the Congress begins. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the inflation adjustment factor for any
calendar year is a fraction the numerator of which is
the implicit price deflator for the gross domestic
product as computed and published by the Department of
Commerce for the preceding calendar year and the
denominator of which is such deflator for the calendar
year 1998.''.
Sec. 4. Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-275; 2 U.S.C. 121b-1(c)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(3) The provisions of section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40
U.S.C. 193d), except for the provisions relating to solicitation, shall
not apply to any activity carried out pursuant to this section, subject
to approval of such activities by the Committee on Rules and
Administration.''.
Sec. 5. The first section of Public Law 87-82 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The provisions of section
4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d), except for the
provisions relating to solicitation, shall not apply to any activity
carried out pursuant to this section, subject to the approval of such
activities by the Committee on Rules and Administration.''.
Sec. 6. <<NOTE: 2 USC 274 note.>> The Legislative Counsel may,
subject to the approval of the President pro tempore of the Senate,
designate one of the Senior Counsels appointed under section 102 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 274 note; Public
Law 95-391; 92 Stat. 771) as Deputy Legislative Counsel. The Deputy
Legislative Counsel shall perform the functions of the Legislative
Counsel during the absence or disability of the Legislative Counsel, or
when the office is vacant.
Sec. 7. Section 814(i) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended by striking
``September 30, 1999'' and inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$760,884,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $14,202,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,740,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,705,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,071,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,423,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy
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Minority Whip, $1,057,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor
Activities, $406,000; Republican Steering Committee, $757,000;
Republican Conference, $1,244,000; Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee, $1,337,000; Democratic Caucus, $664,000; nine minority
employees, $1,218,000; training and program development--majority,
$290,000; and training and program development--minority, $290,000:
Provided, That the amounts otherwise provided under this heading for the
various leadership offices shall be reduced in a manner approved by the
Committee on Appropriations such that the aggregate amount appropriated
under this heading is $142,000 less than the aggregate amount otherwise
provided.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $406,279,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $93,878,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2000.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$21,095,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000.
salaries, officers and employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $90,150,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of which not
more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official representation and
reception expenses, $14,881,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of
Garages, and including not more than $750 for official representation
and reception expenses, $3,746,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $57,289,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall remain available until expended, including $25,519,000
for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Resources, of which $24,641,000 is provided herein:
Provided, That of the amount provided for House Information Resources,
$6,260,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided
further,
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That House Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement
from Members of the House of Representatives and other governmental
entities for services provided and such reimbursement shall be deposited
in the Treasury for credit to this account; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Inspector General, $3,926,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of
the Chaplain, $136,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing
the Digest of Rules, $1,172,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,
$5,085,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar
Office, $825,000; and for other authorized employees, $205,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $135,422,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $2,741,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $131,595,000; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $676,000.
child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by
section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40
U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. <<NOTE: 2 USC 130f.>> (a) Compliance With Admission
Requirements.--The General Counsel of the House of Representatives and
any other counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the House of
Representatives, including any counsel specially retained by the Office
of General Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of performing the
counsel's functions, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any
court of the United States or of any State or political subdivision
thereof without compliance with any requirements for admission to
practice before such court, except that the authorization conferred by
this subsection shall not apply with respect to the admission of any
such person to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
(b) Notification by Attorney General.--The Attorney
General shall notify the General Counsel of the House of Representatives
with respect to any proceeding in which the United States is a party of
any determination by the Attorney General or Solicitor General not to
appeal any court decision affecting the constitutionality of an Act or
joint resolution of Congress within such time as will enable the House
to direct the General Counsel to
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intervene as a party in such proceeding pursuant to applicable rules of
the House of Representatives.
(c) General Counsel Definition.--In this section, the term ``General
Counsel of the House of Representatives'' means--
(1) the head of the Office of General Counsel established
and operating under clause 8 of rule II of the Rules of the
House of Representatives;
(2) the head of any successor office to the Office of
General Counsel which is established after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(3) any other person authorized and directed in accordance
with the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide legal
assistance and representation to the House in connection with
the matters described in this section.
(d) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall become
effective beginning with the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 102. Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 <<NOTE: 2 USC 59e.>> (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2439) is
amended by striking ``(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))'' and inserting ``(2 U.S.C.
59e(e)(2))''.
Sec. 103. (a) Clarification of Rules Regarding Use of Funds for
Official Mail.--
(1) In general.--Section 311(e)(1) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(1)) is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``There is established'' and all that follows
through ``shall be prescribed--'' and inserting the
following: ``The use of funds of the House of
Representatives which are made available for official
mail of Members, officers, and employees of the House of
Representatives who are persons entitled to use the
congressional frank shall be governed by regulations
promulgated--''; and
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the
Allowance'' and inserting ``official mail (except as
provided in subparagraph (B))''.
(2) Limitations on availability of funds.--Section 311(e)(2)
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)), as amended by section 104(a)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, is amended--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``The Official Mail Allowance'' and inserting
``Funds used for official mail'';
(B) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(3) Repeal of obsolete transfer authority.--Section 311(e)
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by striking paragraph
(3).
(4) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1(a) of House
Resolution 457, Ninety-second Congress, agreed to July 21, 1971,
as enacted into permanent law by chapter IV of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1972 (2 U.S.C. 57(a)), is amended by
striking ``the Official Mail Allowance'' each place it appears
and inserting ``official mail''.
(B) Section 311(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(a)(3)) is amended by
striking
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``costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance for'' and
inserting ``costs incurred for official mail by''.
(b) Repeal of Obsolete References to Clerk Hire
Allowance.--
(1) In general.--Section 104(a) of the House of
Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act
(2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ``clerk hire'' each
place it appears.
(2) Conforming amendment.--The heading of section 104 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 92(a)) is amended by striking ``clerk hire''.
(c) Effective <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 57 note.>> Date.--The
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the first
session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding session of
Congress.
Sec. 104. Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances to be Used for Deficit Reduction or to
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' shall be
available only for fiscal year 2000. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2000 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for
reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury considers appropriate).
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,200,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$6,456,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each not
to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,002,600 for reimbursement to the Department of
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the
Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be
available for
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all the purposes thereof, $1,898,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay
differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for members
required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $78,501,000, of which $37,725,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House, and $40,776,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated
under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
general expenses
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol
Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment,
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies,
materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic
services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance
program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, telephone
service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for
extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of
the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives
designated by the Chairman of the Board, $6,574,000, to be disbursed by
the Capitol Police Board or their delegee: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training
for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
for fiscal year 2000 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from
funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 105. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2000 for the Capitol
Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the
case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided
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to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under the
heading ``salaries''; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $2,293,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ more
than 43 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is
authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional
individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more than 10
additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol
Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the
statements for the first session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress,
showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts
authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular
appropriations Acts as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the
persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the
work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1385), $2,000,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not
more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $26,221,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 106. <<NOTE: Performance awards. 2 USC 608.>> (a) The Director
of the Congressional Budget Office shall have the authority to make
lump-sum payments to enhance staff recruitment and to reward exceptional
performance by an employee or a group of employees.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability.>> Subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1999.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary
expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and
electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings
and office equipment, including not more than $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for
attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the
Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related
to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $46,836,000, of which
$4,390,000 shall remain available until expended.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $5,427,000, of which $155,000 shall remain
available until expended.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended
under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol,
$64,038,000, of which $22,305,000 shall remain available until expended.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $37,279,000, of which $4,442,000 shall
remain available until expended.
capitol power plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power
(including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer
services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of
Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden,
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office
and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal
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Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for
which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury
to the credit of this appropriation, $38,054,000, of which $3,000,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than
$4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
$71,244,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation
of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record,
as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress;
and printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,
$73,577,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available
for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record
for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates
authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred
under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation
under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 2000''.
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TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $3,425,000.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance
of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $256,779,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2000, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2000 and shall remain available until expended for
the development and maintenance of an international legal information
database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the Library of
Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $10,321,380 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals,
newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for
bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be
available solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the
Librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the
collections: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$2,347,000 is to remain available until expended for the acquisition and
partial support for implementation of an Integrated Library System
(ILS): Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$5,579,000 is to remain available until expended for the purpose of
teaching educators how to incorporate the Library's digital collections
into school curricula, which amount shall be transferred to the
educational consortium formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands Across
America: Local Community Initiative'' project as approved by the
Library: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$600,000 is to remain available until expended for the purpose of
digitizing archival materials relating to ethnic groups of
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California, including Japanese Americans, which amount shall be
transferred to an educational archive able to conduct such a project as
approved by the Library.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $37,628,000, of
which not more than $20,800,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2000 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright
Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
not more than $5,454,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal
year 2000 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $26,254,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated
is available for the maintenance of an ``International Copyright
Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual
property laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
delegations, visitors, and seminars.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $47,984,000, of which
$14,019,000 shall remain available until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, maintenance,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$5,415,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than $198,390, of
which $59,300 is for the Congressional Research Service, when
specifically authorized by the Librarian of Congress, for attendance at
meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the
appropriation is made.
Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or compressed
work schedule which--
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the
grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
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(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be
at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked
by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or supervisor''
means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are defined
in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of
Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative
overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other
agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be
used to employ more than 65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or
in such amounts as are provided in appropriations
Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
(A) to pay for such general or administrative
overhead costs as are attributable to the work performed
for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are
provided in appropriations Acts, with respect to any
purpose not allowable under subparagraph (A).
Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.
Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2000, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $98,788,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than
appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative
branch.
Sec. 207. <<NOTE: 41 USC 253l-2.>> The Library of Congress may use
available funds, now and hereafter, to enter into contracts for the
lease or acquisition of severable services for a period that begins in
one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year and to enter into
multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property and services
pursuant to sections 303L and 304B, respectively, of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
Sec. 208. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law regarding
the qualifications and method of appointment of employees of the Library
of Congress, the Librarian of Congress, using such method of appointment
as the Librarian may select, may appoint not more than three individuals
who meet such qualifications as the Librarian may impose to serve as
management specialists for a term not to exceed 3 years.
(b) No individual appointed as a management specialist under
subsection (a) may serve in such position after December 31, 2004.
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Sec. 209. (a) Section 904 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1983 (2 U.S.C. 136a-2) <<NOTE: 2 USC 136a-2 note.>> is amended to read
as follows:
``Sec. 904. Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
``(1) the Librarian of Congress shall be compensated at an
annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of basic
pay payable for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule
under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code; and
``(2) the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be compensated
at an annual rate of pay which is equal to the annual rate of
basic pay payable for positions at level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.''.
(b) Section 203(c)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
(2 U.S.C. 166(c)(1)) is amended by striking the second sentence and
inserting the following: ``The basic pay of the Director shall be at a
per annum rate equal to the rate of basic pay provided for level III of
the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States
Code.''.
(c) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability. 2 USC 136a-2 note.>> The
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the first
pay period which begins on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act and each subsequent pay period.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$16,033,000, of which $3,650,000 shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other
Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,986,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library
Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: Provided
further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating
Congressional serial sets and other related publications for 1998 and
1999 to depository and other designated libraries.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section
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9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying
out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current
fiscal year for the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided,
That not more than $2,500 may be expended on the certification of the
Public Printer in connection with official representation and reception
expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available
for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:
Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary
to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund
and the funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of
Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be available
for the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,313 workyears (or
such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may request,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives): Provided further, That
activities financed through the revolving fund may provide information
in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not be
used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which
applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of
which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided further, That expenses
for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 210. (a) Section 311 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 3709 of
the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) shall apply with respect to purchases
and contracts for the Government Printing Office as if the reference to
`$25,000' in clause (1) of such section were a reference to
`$100,000'.''.
(b) The heading of section 311 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``authority'' and inserting ``authority; small
purchase threshold''.
(c) The table of sections for chapter 3 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 311 and
inserting the following:
``311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small purchase
threshold.''.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or
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intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle;
advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324;
benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 901(6), and
901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6),
and 4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller
General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign
countries, $379,000,000: Provided, <<NOTE: 31 USC 9105 note.>> That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the
Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the
appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available and remain
available until expended, and not more than $1,400,000 of such funds
shall be available for use in fiscal year 2000: Provided further, That
this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either
Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary
travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to the
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which
costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the American Consortium
on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA,
including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2000 unless expressly so
provided in this Act.
Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is
appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any
office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in
this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That
the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of
Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
Sec. 304. <<NOTE: Contracts. Public information.>> The expenditure
of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through
procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to
those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record
and available
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for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing
law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made
available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) <<NOTE: Notice.>> In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $1,500.
Sec. 308. Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2452) <<NOTE: 40 USC 166b-7 note.>>
is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-
1(b)(1))'' and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)'';
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1(c))''
and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''; and
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1(e))''
and inserting ``(40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note)''.
Sec. 309. <<NOTE: 40 USC 188b-6.>> Section 316 of Public Law 101-302
is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1999''
and inserting ``2000''.
Sec. 310. Chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public
Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-569) is amended in the matter under the
subheading ``Capitol Visitor Center'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF
THE CAPITOL'' by striking ``the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate, the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate, and other appropriate committees of
the House of Representatives and of the Senate'' and inserting ``the
United States Capitol Preservation Commission established under section
801 of the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988 (40 U.S.C. 188a)''.
Sec. 311. Trade Deficit Review Commission. (a) Appropriations.--
Section 127(i) of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act
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(19 U.S.C. 2213 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence:
``Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain
available until the date which is 90 days after the date on which the
Commission submits the final report described in subsection (e).''.
(b) Applicability <<NOTE: 19 USC 2213 note.>> of certain pay
authorities to members of the commission.--Section 127(g) of the Trade
Deficit Review Commission Act is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(6) Applicability of certain pay authorities.--
``(A) In general.--An individual who is a member of
the Commission and is an annuitant or otherwise covered
by section 8344 or 8468 of title 5, United States Code,
by reason of membership on the Commission is not subject
to the provisions of section 8344 or 8468 (whichever is
applicable) with respect to such membership.
``(B) Uniformed service.--An individual who is a
member of the Commission and is a member or former
member of a uniformed service is not subject to the
provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 5532,
United States Code, with respect to membership on the
Commission.''.
(c) Termination of Commission and Other Matters.--
Section 127 of the Trade Deficit Review Commission Act <<NOTE: 19 USC
2213 note.>> is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
``(j) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the Commission.
``(k) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the
date on which the Commission submits the final report under subsection
(e).''.
Sec. 312. Creditable Service With Congressional Campaign Committees.
Section 8332(m)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read
as follows:
``(A) such employee has at least 4 years and 6 months of
service on such committees as of December 12, 1980; and''.
Sec. 313. Section 507 of Public Law 104-1 (109 Stat. 43; 2 U.S.C.
1436) is repealed.
TITLE IV--FISCAL <<NOTE: Legislative Branch Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1999.>> YEAR 1999 SUPPLEMENTAL LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FUNDS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For <<NOTE: Marta Macias Brown.>> payment to Marta Macias Brown,
widow of George E. Brown, Jr., late a Representative from the State of
California, $136,700: Provided, That this provision shall take effect on
the date of the enactment of this Act.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 401. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999
(Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2437) is amended in the item relating to
``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and
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Expenses--salaries, officers and employees'' by striking ``$24,282,000''
and inserting ``$24,982,000''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.
This title may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999''.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2000''.
Approved September 29, 1999.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1905 (S. 1206):
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 106-156 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 106-290
(Comm. of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-75 accompanying S. 1206 (Comm. on
Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 145 (1999):
June 10, considered and passed House.
June 16, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of
S. 1206.
Aug. 5, House and Senate agreed to conference report.
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