[105th Congress Public Law 275]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
<DOC>
[DOCID: f:publ275.105]
[CORRECTED PRINT*]
[[Page 2429]]
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999
__________
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Note: The word ``President'' has been added in Sec. 312(b)(1)(A) on
page 112 Stat. 2458.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2430]]
Public Law 105-275
105th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending
September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Oct. 21,
1998 - [H.R. 4112]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.>> 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, 1999, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS <<NOTE: Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1999. 2 USC 60a note.>>
SENATE
expense allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate,
$10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the
Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman;
in all, $56,000.
representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by
law, including agency contributions, $87,233,000, which shall be paid
from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as
follows:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,659,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $402,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,436,000.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2431]]
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,416,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,050,000.
conference committees
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
such committee, $1,092,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,184,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and
the Conference of the Minority, $570,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,109,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,218,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $267,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $13,694,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $33,805,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,200,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $21,332,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $3,753,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,004,000.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2432]]
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate,
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the
Majority and Minority of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the
Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth
Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $66,800,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $370,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,511,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $60,511,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2000.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$239,156,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions
Section 1. (a) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Effective in the case of
any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1998, clause (iii)
of paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator
represents Alabama, $183,565, Alaska, $252,505, Arizona,
$197,409, Arkansas, $168,535, California, $470,272, Colorado,
[[Page 112 STAT. 2433]]
$187,366, Connecticut, $161,691, Delaware, $127,384, Florida,
$302,307, Georgia, $211,784, Hawaii, $279,648, Idaho, $163,841,
Illinois, $267,000, Indiana, $195,391, Iowa, $171,340, Kansas,
$168,912, Kentucky, $176,975, Louisiana, $186,714, Maine,
$148,205, Maryland, $172,455, Massachusetts, $196,819, Michigan,
$235,846, Minnesota, $187,742, Mississippi, $168,587, Missouri,
$198,365, Montana, $161,857, Nebraska, $160,550, Nevada,
$171,208, New Hampshire, $142,497, New Jersey, $207,754, New
Mexico, $166,721, New York, $328,586, North Carolina, $212,711,
North Dakota, $150,225, Ohio, $262,252, Oklahoma, $181,913,
Oregon, $189,258, Pennsylvania, $267,240, Rhode Island,
$138,637, South Carolina, $171,731, South Dakota, $151,838,
Tennessee, $192,508, Texas, $353,911, Utah, $168,959, Vermont,
$136,315, Virginia, $193,935, Washington, $213,887, West
Virginia, $149,135, Wisconsin, $191,314, Wyoming, $153,016,
plus''.
(b) Subparagraph (B) of section 506(b)(3) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``that part of the amount referred to
in subparagraph (A)(iii) that is not specifically allocated for
official mail expenses''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following:
``; and the part of the amount referred to in subparagraph
(A)(iii) that is allocated for official mail expenses shall be
recalculated in accordance with regulations of the Committee on
Rules and Administration''.
Sec. 2. (a) Section 2(b) of Public Law 104-53 (2 U.S.C. 61d-3(b)) is
amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$35,000''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 61d-3 note.>> The amendment made
by subsection (a) is effective on and after October 1, 1998.
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of the first section of Senate Resolution
149, agreed to October 5, 1993 (103d Congress, 1st Session), as amended
by Senate Resolution 299, agreed to September 24, 1996 (104th Congress,
2d Session), is amended by striking ``until December 31, 1998'' and
inserting ``until December 31, 2000''.
Sec. 4. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
``The President pro tempore of the Senate is authorized to
appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a
temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation
not in excess of that specified in the first sentence of this
subsection.''; and
(2) in the sentence that begins ``The provisions of'', by
striking ``section 8344'' and inserting ``sections 8344 and
8468''.
(b) Section 101(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2
U.S.C. 61h-6(b)) is amended by striking all after ``(b)'' through ``to
such position'' and inserting ``Any or all appointments under this
section may be''.
(c) <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 61h-6 note.>> This section is
effective on and after the date of enactment of this Act.
Sec. 5. (a) <<NOTE: 2 USC 61b.>> There is established the Senate
Leader's Lecture Series (hereinafter referred to as the ``lecture
series''). Expenses incurred in connection with the lecture series shall
be paid from the appropriations account ``Secretary of the Senate''
within the
[[Page 112 STAT. 2434]]
contingent fund of the Senate and shall not exceed $30,000 in any fiscal
year.
(b) Payments for expenses in connection with the lecture series may
cover expenses incurred by speakers, including travel, subsistence, and
per diem, and the cost of receptions, including food, food related
items, and hospitality.
(c) Payments for expenses of the lecture series shall be made on
vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(d) This section is effective on and after October 1,
1997. <<NOTE: Effective date.>>
Sec. 6. <<NOTE: 2 USC 121b-1.>> (a) The Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to appoint and fix the
compensation of such employees as may be necessary to operate Senate
Hair Care Services.
(b) There is established in the Treasury of the United States within
the contingent fund of the Senate a revolving fund to be known as the
Senate Hair Care Services Revolving Fund (hereafter in this section
referred to as the ``revolving fund'').
(c)(1) All moneys received by Senate Hair Care Services from fees
for services or from any other source shall be deposited in the
revolving fund.
(2) Moneys in the revolving fund shall be available without fiscal
year limitation for disbursement by the Secretary of the Senate--
(A) for the payment of salaries and agency contributions of
employees of Senate Hair Care Services; and
(B) for necessary supplies, equipment, and other expenses of
Senate Hair Care Services.
(d) Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be made upon
vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
except that vouchers shall not be required for the disbursement of
salaries paid at an annual rate.
(e) At the direction of the Committee on Rules and Administration,
the Secretary of the Senate shall withdraw from the revolving fund and
deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts
all moneys in the revolving fund that the Committee may determine are in
excess of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of Senate Hair
Care Services.
(f ) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate are
authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section, subject to the approval of the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
(g) There is transferred to the revolving fund established by this
section any unobligated balance in the fund established by section 106
of Public Law 94-440 on the effective date of this section.
(h)(1) <<NOTE: 2 USC 121a.>> Section 106 of Public Law 94-440 is
repealed.
(2) <<NOTE: 2 USC 121b.>> Section 10(a) of Public Law 100-458 is
repealed.
(i) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section shall be effective on and
after October 1, 1998, or 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, whichever is later.
Sec. 7. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and
Administration for expenses under section 16(c) of Senate Resolution 54,
agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased by $150,000.
Sec. 8. <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 61-1.>> Effective on and after
October 1, 1998, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under
section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968
(2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in
that table,
[[Page 112 STAT. 2435]]
as increased by section 5 of Public Law 105-55, increased by an
additional $50,000 each.
Sec. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into agreements with public or
private parties for the purpose of demonstrating the use of alternative
fuel vehicles (as defined in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (Public Law 102-486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such
agreement may also provide for necessary fueling infrastructure in
connection with the alternative fuel vehicles.
(b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) for a
period not exceeding 90 days.
Sec. 10. <<NOTE: 2 USC 72d.>> (a) The Committee on Appropriations is
authorized in its discretion--
(1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make
investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate;
(2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the
Senate;
(3) to employ personnel;
(4) with the prior consent of the Government department or
agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration
to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, the services
of personnel of any such department or agency;
(5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or
organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senate Resolution
140, agreed to May 14, 1975); and
(6) to provide for the training of the professional staff of
such committee (under procedures specified by section 202( j) of
such Act).
(b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is amended by
striking section 4.
(c) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section shall be effective on and
after October 1, 1998, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever
is later.
Sec. 11. <<NOTE: 2 USC 72d-1.>> (a)(1) The Chairman of the
Appropriations Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at
his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for
salaries for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account,
within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are
payable for such committee.
(2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate may,
during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the
appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the
Senate, for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account
from which salaries are payable for such committee.
(b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be--
(1) available for expenditure by such committee in like
manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are
available for expenditure by such committee from the account to
which the funds were transferred; and
(2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify
in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2436]]
(c) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section shall take effect on
October 1, 1998, and shall be effective with respect to fiscal years
beginning on or after that date.
Sec. 12. Use of Frequent Flyer Miles by Members of the Senate.--
Section 507(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1436(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Notwithstanding '' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
notwithstanding''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Travel between the washington metropolitan area and a
home state.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any travel award
relating to air transportation for a Member of the Senate, the
spouse of that Member, or a son or daughter of that Member,
between the Washington metropolitan area and the State of that
Member.''.
Sec. 13. Senate Resolution 286, 102d Congress, agreed to April 9,
1992, is amended by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
``Fees established under this subsection for services received from the
Attending Physician by a Senator or an officer of the Senate shall be
equal to the fees for such services received by a member of the House of
Representatives.''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For <<NOTE: Marcia S. Schiff.>> payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow
of Steven H. Schiff, late a Representative from the State of New Mexico,
$136,700.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$733,971,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $13,117,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,652,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,043,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,020,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's
Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $397,000; Republican Steering
Committee, $738,000; Republican Conference, $1,199,000; Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; Democratic Caucus, $642,000;
nine minority employees, $1,190,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; and training and program development--minority,
$290,000.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2437]]
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official
Expenses of Members, and Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $385,279,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2000.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$19,373,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000.
salaries, officers and employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $89,991,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of which not
more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official representation and
reception expenses, $15,365,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office
of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of
Garages, and including not more than $750 for official representation
and reception expenses, $3,501,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $57,211,000, including
$24,282,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of
House Information Resources, of which $23,074,000 is provided herein:
Provided, That of the amount provided for House Information Resources,
$7,130,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided
further, That House Information Resources is authorized to receive
reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and other
governmental entities for services provided and such reimbursement shall
be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this account; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $3,953,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for
the Office of the Chaplain, $133,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000
for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,106,000; for salaries and expenses
of
the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,912,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
[[Page 112 STAT. 2438]]
of the House, $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections
Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other authorized employees, $191,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $2,575,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $132,832,000; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $651,000.
child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by
section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40
U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh
Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent law by
section 127 of Public Law 97-377 (2 U.S.C. 88b-3), is amended--
(1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting a period; and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 88b-3 note.>> The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Sixth
Congress and each succeeding Congress.
Sec. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution
1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted into
permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1(b)), is amended by striking ``$55,000'' and
inserting ``$80,000''.
Sec. 103. <<NOTE: 2 USC 74a-8.>> (a) There is hereby established an
account in the House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out
training and program development activities of the Republican Conference
and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
(b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), funds in
the account established under subsection (a) shall be paid--
(1) for activities of the Republican Conference in such
amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions as
the Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct; and
(2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such terms
and conditions as the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives may direct.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2439]]
(c) Of the total amount in the account established under
subsection (a)--
(1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker for
payments for activities of the Republican Conference; and
(2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority Leader for
payments for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee.
(d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account under
this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary for training and program development activities
of the Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy
Committee during the fiscal year.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) <<NOTE: 2 USC 59e.>> is
amended--
(1) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
a period; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4).
Sec. 105. <<NOTE: 2 USC 104b note.>> Notwithstanding any other
provision of law or any other rule or regulation, any information on
payments made by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the
House of Representatives to an individual for attendance as a witness
before the Committee in executive session during a Congress shall be
reported not later than the second semiannual report filed under section
106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical
Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following Congress.
Sec. 106. <<NOTE: 2 USC 112f.>> (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by
regulation appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than
official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased by, or the
cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of Representatives.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> The authority of the Committee on House
Oversight to prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 107. <<NOTE: 2 USC 74a-9.>> (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader,
and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized
to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or
intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the
per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation
which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 108. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 1999. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for such
fiscal year shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit
reduction.
Sec. 109. <<NOTE: 2 USC 127b.>> (a) Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, official resources may be used during a fiscal year
(beginning with fiscal year 1999), in accordance with regulations of the
Committee on House Oversight, to reimburse a Member, officer, or
employee of the House of Representatives for the ordinary and necessary
[[Page 112 STAT. 2440]]
expenses related to the official use of telecommunications lines in the
residence of the Member, officer, or employee.
(b) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> The Committee on House Oversight shall
promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section.
Sec. 110. <<NOTE: 40 USC 175 note.>> Section 121 of Public Law 104-
99 is amended in subsection (b)(2)--
(1) by striking in subparagraph (B) ``and'' after the
semicolon; and
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C)
and inserting ``; and'' therefor; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives to cover the costs of furnishings and
furniture to accommodate the needs of the House of
Representatives Child Care
Center.''.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,096,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Printing
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
$202,000, together with an additional amount of $150,000 if there is
enacted into law legislation which transfers the legislative and
oversight responsibilities of the Joint Committee on Printing to the
Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives: Provided,
That such additional amount shall be transferred to the Committee on
House Oversight of the House of Representatives and made available
beginning January 1, 1999: Provided further, That all such funds are to
be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$5,965,400, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to two medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each not
to exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $893,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the
Navy for expenses
[[Page 112 STAT. 2441]]
incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending
Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances,
and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the
purposes thereof, $1,415,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay
differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for members
required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $76,844,000, of which $37,037,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House, and $39,807,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated
under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
general expenses
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol
Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment,
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies,
materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic
services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance
program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, telephone
service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for
extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of
the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives
designated by the Chairman of the Board, $6,237,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives:
Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of
basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center for fiscal year 1999 shall be paid by the Secretary of
the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 111. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1999 for the Capitol
Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
[[Page 112 STAT. 2442]]
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the
case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided to
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under the
heading ``salaries''; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $2,195,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ more
than forty-three individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two
additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more
than ten additional individuals for not more than six months each, for
the Capitol Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the
statements for the second session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress,
showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts
authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular
appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the
persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the
work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1385), $2,086,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not
more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $25,671,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2443]]
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary
expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and
electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings
and office equipment, including not more than $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for
attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the
Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related
to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $43,683,000, of which
$8,175,000 shall remain available until expended.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $6,046,000, of which $525,000 shall remain
available until expended.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of
Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended
under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol,
$54,144,000, of which $14,615,000 shall remain available until expended.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $42,139,000, of which $11,449,000 shall
remain available until expended: Provided, That of the total amount
provided under this heading, not less than $100,000 shall be used
exclusively for waste recycling programs.
capitol power plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the
[[Page 112 STAT. 2444]]
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced
or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts
so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $38,174,000, of which $5,100,000 shall remain available
until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds
credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 1999.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
$67,124,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation
of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
prior approval of either the Committee on House Oversight of the House
of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate: Provided further, That, <<NOTE: 2 USC 166
note.>> notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of
the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress,
shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic
pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of title 5, United States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record,
as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress;
and printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,
$74,465,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available
for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record
for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates
authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred
under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation
under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print
[[Page 112 STAT. 2445]]
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.
administrative provision
Sec. 112. (a) The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998
(Public Law 105-55; 111 Stat. 1191) is amended in the item relating to
``congressional printing and binding'' under the heading ``GOVERNMENT
PRINTING OFFICE'' by striking ``$81,669,000'' and all that follows
through ``Provided,'' and inserting the following: ``$70,652,000:
Provided, That an additional amount of not more than $11,017,000 may be
derived by transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving fund
under section 309 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further,''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1999''.
TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $3,052,000.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 201. Section 307E(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)) is amended by--
(1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest any portion of the
account designated in paragraph (1) that, as determined by the
Architect, is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment
shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States or
an obligation guaranteed both as to principal and interest by the United
States that, as determined by the Architect, has a maturity date
suitable for the purposes of the account. The Secretary of the Treasury
shall credit interest earned on the obligations to the account.''.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
[[Page 112 STAT. 2446]]
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance
of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $238,373,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 1999, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 1999 and shall remain available until expended for
the development and maintenance of an international legal information
database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the Library of
Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $10,119,000 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals,
newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for
bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be
available solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the
Librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the
collections: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$3,544,000 is to remain available until expended for the acquisition and
partial support for implementation of an Integrated Library System
(ILS): Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$2,000,000 is to remain available until expended for a project to
digitize collections for the Meeting of the Frontiers United States-
Russian digital library: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $250,000 is to remain available until expended for the
Library's efforts in connection with the commemoration of the
Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including
publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving
copyrights, $34,891,000, of which not more than $16,000,000, to remain
available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d):
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds
derived from collections under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $5,170,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 1999 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2),
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005: Provided further, That the total amount
available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $21,170,000: Provided further, That not more
than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the
maintenance of an
[[Page 112 STAT. 2447]]
``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the
Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing
countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further,
That not more than $2,250 may be expended, on the certification of the
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and
reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright
Institute.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $46,824,000, of which
$13,744,000 shall remain available until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, maintenance,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$4,448,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 202. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than $194,290, of
which $58,100 is for the Congressional Research Service, when
specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings
concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation is
made.
Sec. 203. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or compressed
work schedule which--
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the
grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be at
work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked by
the manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or supervisor''
means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are defined
in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 204. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead
costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other agencies under
the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to employ
more than 65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or
in such amounts as are provided in appropriations
Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
(A) to pay for such general or administrative
overhead costs as are attributable to the work performed
for such agency; or
[[Page 112 STAT. 2448]]
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are
provided in appropriations Acts, with respect to any
purpose not allowable under subparagraph (A).
Sec. 205. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.
Sec. 206. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of
Congress in this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
Sec. 207. (a) For fiscal year 1999, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $99,765,100.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than
appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative
branch.
Sec. 208. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Effective October 1, 1998, the
Library of Congress is authorized to receive funds from participants in
and sponsors of an international legal information database led by the
Law Library of Congress, and to credit any such funds to the Library of
Congress appropriations, up to the extent authorized in appropriations
Acts, for the development and maintenance of the database.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Congressional Cemetery
For a grant for the perpetual care and maintenance of the historic
Congressional Cemetery, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$12,672,000, of which $910,000 shall remain available until expended.
administrative provisions
Sec. 209. <<NOTE: 2 USC 51 note.>> (a) Grant for Care and
Maintenance of Congressional Cemetery.--In order to assist in the
perpetual care and maintenance of the historic Congressional Cemetery,
the Architect of the Capitol shall make a grant to the National Trust
for Historic Preservation (hereafter in this section referred to as the
``National Trust'') in accordance with an agreement entered into by the
Architect of the Capitol with the National Trust and the Association for
the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery (hereafter in this
section referred to as the ``Association'') which contains the terms and
conditions described in subsection (b) and such other provisions as the
Architect may deem necessary or desirable
[[Page 112 STAT. 2449]]
for the implementation of this section or for the protection of the
interests of the Federal Government.
(b) Terms and Conditions of Agreement.--The terms and conditions
described in this subsection are as follows:
(1) Upon receipt of the amounts provided under the grant
made under subsection (a), the National Trust shall deposit the
amounts in a permanently restricted account in its endowment and
shall administer, invest, and manage such grant funds in the
same manner as other National Trust endowment funds.
(2) The National Trust shall make distributions to the
Association from the amounts deposited in the endowment pursuant
to paragraph (1), in accordance with its regularly established
spending rate, for the care and maintenance of the Cemetery
(other than the cost of personnel), except that the National
Trust may only make such distributions incrementally and
proportionately upon receipt by the National Trust of
contributions from the Association which incrementally match the
amounts provided under the grant made under subsection (a) and
which are to be added to the permanently restricted account
described in paragraph (1).
(3) The Association shall use such distributions from the
endowment and the match for the care and maintenance of
Congressional Cemetery, except that the Association may not use
such distributions for nonroutine restoration or capital
projects.
(4) <<NOTE: Records.>> The Association, or any successor
thereto, shall maintain adequate records and accounts of all
financial transactions and operations carried out with such
distributions, and such records shall be available at all times
for audit and investigation by the Architect of the Capitol and
the Comptroller General.
(c) No Title in United States.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to vest title to the Congressional Cemetery in the United
States.
Sec. 210. For fiscal year 1999, the amount available for expenditure
by the Architect of the Capitol from the fund established under section
4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize acquisition of certain real
property for the Library of Congress, and for other purposes'', approved
December 15, 1997 (Public Law 105-144; 111 Stat. 2688), may not exceed
$2,500,000.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other
Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,264,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library
Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $150,000: Provided
further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating
Congressional serial sets and other
[[Page 112 STAT. 2450]]
related publications for 1997 and 1998 to depository and other
designated libraries.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than
$2,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in
connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or
purchase of not more than twelve passenger motor vehicles: Provided
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the
advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to
carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund
and the funds provided under the heading ``Office of Superintendent of
Documents, salaries and expenses'' together may not be available for the
full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,383 workyears: Provided
further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund
shall not be used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule
which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or
level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided further, That
expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance
payments in foreign countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324;
benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 901(6), and
901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6),
and 4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller
General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign
countries, <<NOTE: 31 USC 9105 note.>> $354,268,000: Provided, That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to the
Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited to the
appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available and remain
available until expended, and not more than $2,000,000
[[Page 112 STAT. 2451]]
of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 1999: Provided
further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative
expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the
Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be
available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined
by the JFMIP, including the salary of the Executive Director and
secretarial support: Provided further, That this appropriation and
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum
or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by
the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants. Payments hereunder to either Forum or the JFMIP may be
credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the American Consortium
on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA,
including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 211. The unexpended balance appropriated in Public Law 104-208
to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for carrying out section
301(l) of Public Law 104-191 is transferred to the ``Salaries and
Expenses'' appropriation of Public Law 105-55 for necessary expenses of
the General Accounting Office, to remain available until September 30,
1998.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Oversight and for the Senate issued by the
Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond fiscal year 1999 unless expressly so
provided in this Act.
Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is
appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any
office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in
this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That
the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of
Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
Sec. 304. <<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
[[Page 112 STAT. 2452]]
for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.
Sec. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made
available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $1,500.
Sec. 308. (a) Severance Pay for Employees of the Architect of the
Capitol.--Section 5595(a) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by
section 310 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ``, but only with
respect to the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), in clause (viii) in the matter
following subparagraph (B), by striking ``of the United States
Senate Restaurants''.
(b) Early Retirement for Employees of the Architect of the
Capitol.--Section 310(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-1(b)(1)) <<NOTE: 40 USC 174j-1 note.>> is
amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``of the United States Senate Restaurants''; and
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999;'' and inserting
``1999 (or, in the case of an individual who is not an employee
of the United States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of
the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999
and before October 1, 2001);''.
(c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for
Employees of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(c) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j-
1(c)) <<NOTE: 40 USC 174j-1 note.>> is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the United States
Senate Restaurants''; and
[[Page 112 STAT. 2453]]
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ``not more than 50'';
(B) by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``1999 (or,
in the case of an individual who is not an employee of
the United States Senate Restaurants, on or after the
date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1999 and before October 1, 2001)'';
and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``The number of employees of the United States Senate
Restaurants to whom voluntary separation incentive
payments may be offered under the program established
under the previous sentence may not exceed 50.'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(6) and (7), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
``(4)(A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be
paid under this section on or after the date of enactment of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the
Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under
subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of
Representatives and such committees approve the plan.
``(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall
include--
``(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or
eliminated, identified by organizational unit,
occupational category, and pay or grade level;
``(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary
separation incentive payments to be offered; and
``(iii) a description of how the Architect of the
Capitol will operate without the eliminated positions
and functions.
``(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the
Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter
III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the Architect
of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of Personnel Management
for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the credit
of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who
is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of
title 5, United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation
incentive has been paid under this section. This subparagraph
shall not apply to any employee of the United States Senate
Restaurants.
``(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term `final
basic pay', with respect to an employee--
``(i) means the total amount of basic pay which
would be payable for a year of service by such employee,
computed using the employee's final rate of basic pay;
and
``(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the
amount computed under clause (i) if the employee is last
serving on other than a full-time basis.''.
(d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services for Employees
of the Architect of the Capitol.--Section 310(e) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 <<NOTE: 40 USC 174j-1 note.>> (40 U.S.C.
174j-1(e)) is amended--
[[Page 112 STAT. 2454]]
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of the United States
Senate Restaurants''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the United States
Senate Restaurants of ''.
Sec. 309. <<NOTE: 44 USC 305 note.>> (a) Severance Pay.--Section
5595 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 310 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2)--
(A) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' after the
semicolon; and
(B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x) and
inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
``(ix) an employee of the Government Printing
Office, who is employed on a temporary when
actually employed basis; or''; and
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
``The Public Printer may prescribe regulations to effect the
application and operation of this section to the agency
specified in subsection (a)(1)(G) of this section.''.
(b) Early <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Retirement.--(1) This subsection
applies to an employee of the Government Printing Office who--
(A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date
of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2001; and
(B) on such date of separation--
(i) has completed 25 years of service as defined
under section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of title 5, United
States Code; or
(ii) has completed 20 years of such service and is
at least 50 years of age.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5,
United States Code, an employee described under paragraph (1) is
entitled to an annuity which shall be computed consistent with the
provisions of law applicable to annuities under section 8336(d) or
8414(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments.--(1) In this
subsection, the term ``employee'' means an employee of the Government
Printing Office, serving without limitation, who has been currently
employed for a continuous period of at least 12 months, except that such
term shall not include--
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system for employees of the Government;
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under any of the retirement systems referred to in subparagraph
(A); or
(C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when actually
employed basis.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to avoid or
minimize the need for involuntary separations due to a reduction in
force, reorganization, transfer of function, or other similar action
affecting the agency, the Public Printer shall establish a program under
which voluntary separation incentive payments may be offered to
encourage eligible employees to separate from service voluntarily
(whether by retirement or resignation) during the period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act through September 30, 2001.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2455]]
(3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be paid in
accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5, United
States Code. Any such payment shall not be a basis of payment, and shall
not be included in the computation, of any other type of Government
benefit.
(4)(A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> Not later than January 15, 1999, the
Public Printer shall submit a plan described under subparagraph (C) to
the Joint Committee on Printing (or any applicable successor
committees).
(B) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid under this
section unless the Public Printer submits a plan described under
subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee on Printing (or any applicable
successor committees) and the Joint Committee on Printing approves the
plan (or such successor committees approve the plan).
(C) The plan referred to under subparagraph (B) shall include--
(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated,
identified by organizational unit, occupational category, and
pay or grade level;
(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(iii) a description of how the Government Printing Office
will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Public Printer is
required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, the Public Printer shall remit to the Office of Personnel
Management for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each employee who is
covered under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5,
United States Code, to whom a voluntary separation incentive has been
paid under this section.
(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ``final basic pay'',
with respect to an employee--
(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be
payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using
the employee's final rate of basic pay; and
(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount
computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on
other than a full-time basis.
(6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has received a
voluntary separation incentive payment under this section and accepts
employment with the Government of the United States within 5 years after
the date of the separation on which the payment is based shall be
required to repay the entire amount of the incentive payment to the
agency that paid the incentive payment.
(B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined by
section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management may, at the request of the head of the agency,
waive the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique
abilities and is the only qualified applicant available for the
position.
(ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch,
the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the
repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is
the only qualified applicant available for the position.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2456]]
(iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive the
repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and is
the only qualified applicant available for the position.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph (B)), the
term ``employment'' includes employment under a personal services
contract with the United States.
(7) <<NOTE: Deadline. Regulations.>> Not later than January 15,
1999, the Public Printer shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
subsection.
(d) Retraining, Job Placement, and Counseling Services.--(1) In this
subsection, the term ``employee''--
(A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office; and
(B) shall not include--
(i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code,
or another retirement system for employees of the
Government; or
(ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when
actually employed basis.
(2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide
retraining, job placement, and counseling services to employees and
former employees.
(3) A former employee may not participate in a program
established under this subsection, if--
(A) the former employee was separated from service with the
Government Printing Office for more than 1 year; or
(B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges of
misconduct or delinquency.
(4) Retraining costs for the program established under this
subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former employee.
(e) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The Public Printer--
(A) may use employees of the Government Printing Office to
establish and administer programs and carry out the provisions
of this section; and
(B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out
such provisions--
(i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation
under such section 3109(b); and
(ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under
section 5316 of such title.
(2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be expended only
from funds available for the basic pay of the employee who is receiving
the applicable payment.
(3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from any funds
made available to the Public Printer.
Sec. 310. <<NOTE: 40 USC 166i.>> The Architect of the Capitol--
(1) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> shall develop and implement a cost-
effective energy conservation strategy for all facilities
currently administered by Congress to achieve a net reduction of
20 percent in energy consumption on the congressional campus
compared to fiscal year 1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-
gross-square-foot basis not later than 7 years after the
enactment of this Act;
[[Page 112 STAT. 2457]]
(2) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> shall submit to Congress no later
than 10 months after the enactment of this Act a comprehensive
energy conservation and management plan which includes life
cycle costs methods to determine the cost-effectiveness of
proposed energy efficiency projects;
(3) shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations in the
Senate and the House of Representatives a request for the amount
of appropriations necessary to carry out this section;
(4) <<NOTE: Reports.>> shall present to Congress annually a
report on congressional energy management and conservation
programs which details energy expenditures for each facility,
energy management and conservation projects, and future
priorities to ensure compliance with the requirements of this
section;
(5) shall perform energy surveys of all congressional
buildings and update such surveys as needed;
(6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost and payback
period of energy and water conservation measures likely to
achieve the required energy consumption levels;
(7) shall install energy and water conservation measures
that will achieve the requirements through previously determined
life cycle cost methods and procedures;
(8) may contract with nongovernmental entities and employ
private sector capital to finance energy conservation projects
and achieve energy consumption targets;
(9) may develop innovative contracting methods that will
attract private sector funding for the installation of energy-
efficient and renewable energy technology to meet the
requirements of this section;
(10) may participate in the Department of Energy's Financing
Renewable Energy and Efficiency (FREE Savings) contracts program
for Federal Government facilities; and
(11) shall produce information packages and ``how-to''
guides for each Member and employing authority of the Congress
that detail simple, cost-effective methods to save energy and
taxpayer dollars.
Sec. 311. <<NOTE: 40 USC 188b-6.>> Section 316 of Public Law 101-302
is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``1998''
and inserting ``1999''.
Sec. 312. American <<NOTE: 20 USC 2101 note.>> Folklife Center. (a)
Findings and
Purpose.--
(1) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(A) The American Folklife Center in the Library of
Congress was created by Congress in 1976, building on
the vast expertise and archival material existing at the
Library since 1928.
(B) As an instrumentality of the Congress, it is
fitting that the American Folklife Center should have a
direct and close relationship with the representatives
of the people, who are best able to oversee the ongoing
activities of the Center to preserve and promote the
cultural traditions of the people, and to ensure that
the resources of the Center be readily available to all
Americans.
(C) In over 20 years since its creation, the
American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress
has--
(i) increased the size of the Archive of Folk
Culture from 500,000 to 1,500,000 multi-format
ethnographic items;
[[Page 112 STAT. 2458]]
(ii) engaged in 15 cultural surveys and field
documentation projects in all regions of the
country;
(iii) provided publications, documentary
equipment on loan, and advisory and reference
service to persons and institutions in all 50
States;
(iv) produced exhibitions and other
educational programs on American Folklife at the
Library and around the country;
(v) begun sharing its unique collections in
digital form via the Internet; and
(vi) served as a national center for the
professions of folklore, ethnomusicology, and
cultural studies.
(D) Congress has consistently provided encouragement
and support of American Folklife as an appropriate
matter of concern to the Federal Government, passing
legislation to reauthorize the Center eight times since
its creation in 1976.
(E) The American Folklife Center is the only unit in
the Library of Congress which is not permanently
authorized. Since its establishment in 1976, the
Center's collections and activities have been fully and
successfully integrated into the Library of Congress. It
is useful to statutorily conform the American Folklife
Center with the rest of the Library of Congress.
(2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to authorize
permanently the American Folklife Center in the Library of
Congress to preserve and present American Folklife.
(b) Reauthorization and Amendment.--
(1) Board of trustees; appointment and compensation of
director; elimination of deputy director position.--Section 4 of
the American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103) is
amended--
(A) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
``(b)(1) The Center shall be under the direction of a Board of
Trustees. The Board shall be composed as follows:
``(A) four members appointed by the
President <<NOTE: President.>> from among individuals who are
officials of Federal departments and agencies concerned with
some aspect of American Folklife traditions and arts;
``(B) four members appointed by the President pro tempore of
the Senate from among individuals from private life who are
widely recognized by virtue of their scholarship, experience,
creativity, or interest in American Folklife traditions and
arts, and four members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives from among such individuals;
``(C) four members appointed by the Librarian of Congress
from among individuals who are widely recognized by virtue of
their scholarship, experience, creativity, or interest in
American folklife traditions and arts; and
``(D) seven ex officio members including--
``(i) the Librarian of Congress;
``(ii) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
``(iii) the Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Arts;
``(iv) the Chairman of the National Endowment for
the Humanities;
__________
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Note: In the fifth line of Sec. 312(b)(1)(A), which begins ``(A)
four members . . .'' the word ``President'' has been added after ``the''
and before ``from''.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 112 STAT. 2459]]
``(v) the President of the American Folklore
Society;
``(vi) the President of the Society for
Ethnomusicology; and
``(vii) the Director of the Center.
``(2) In making appointments from private life under paragraph
(1)(B) and (C), the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and the Librarian of Congress shall give
due consideration to the appointment of individuals who collectively
will provide appropriate diversity and regional balance on the Board.
Not more than three of the members appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate or by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
may be affiliated with the same political party.
``(3) In making appointments under paragraph (1)(C), the Librarian
of Congress shall include at least two members who direct or are members
of the boards of major American folklife organizations other than the
American Folklore Society and the Society for Ethnomusicology.'';
(B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
``(d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but members who
are not regular full-time employees of the United States may, at the
discretion of the Librarian, be reimbursed for the actual and necessary
traveling and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance
of the duties of the Board.'';
(C) in subsection (e)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``currently
serving'' after ``Board''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The Board shall meet at least once each fiscal year.'';
(D) by striking subsection (f ) and inserting the
following:
``(f ) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian shall
appoint the Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Director shall
be at an annual rate that is not less than an amount equal to 120
percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the
General Schedule nor more than an amount equal to the pay payable under
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.''; and
(E) in subsection (g)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking the
paragraph designation; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2).
(2) Administrative provisions.--Section 7(a)(4) of the
American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2106(a)(4)) is
amended by striking ``, but no individual so appointed shall
receive compensation in excess of the rate received by the
Deputy Director of the Center''.
(c) Permanent Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 of the
American Folklife Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2107) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to carry out
this Act such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year.''.
[[Page 112 STAT. 2460]]
(d) Board <<NOTE: 20 USC 2103 note.>> of Trustees, Transition
Period.--The term of office of members of the Board of Trustees
appointed by the Librarian of Congress under the amendments made by
subsection (b)(1) shall be 6 years, except that of the four members
first appointed by the Librarian, one shall serve for a term of 2 years,
two for a term of 4 years, and one for a term of 6 years.
Sec. 313. <<NOTE: 5 USC 8147 note.>> For purposes of section 8147 of
title 5, United States Code, the Government Printing Office is not
considered an agency which is required by statute to submit an annual
budget pursuant to or as provided by chapter 91 of title 31, United
States Code, and is not required to pay an additional amount for the
cost of administration.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999''.
Approved October 21, 1998.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4112:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 105-595 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 105-734 (Comm.
of Conference).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 144 (1998):
June 25, considered and passed House.
July 20, 21, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Sept. 24, House agreed to conference report.
Sept. 25, Senate agreed to conference report.
<all>