[House Report 106-156] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 106th Congress Report HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 106-156 ====================================================================== LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2000 _______ May 21, 1999.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed _______ Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany H.R. 1905] The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes. INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT _______________________________________________________________________ Page number Bill Report Summary of bill............................................ 2 Highlights of bill......................................... 4 Structure of bill.......................................... 9 Legislative branch wide matters............................ 9 Title I--Congressional operations: House of Representatives........................... 2 10 Joint Items: Joint Economic Committee................... 10 15 Joint Committee on Printing................ 15 Joint Committee on Taxation................ 10 15 Trade Deficit Review Commission............ 15 Office of the Attending Physician.......... 10 15 Capitol Police Board....................... 11 15 Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office................................. 14 16 Office of Compliance............................... 15 17 Congressional Budget Office........................ 15 17 Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II items)...................................... 16 17 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress 19 22 Congressional printing and binding, Government Printing Office................................ 20 23 Title II--Other agencies: Botanic Garden..................................... 21 23 Library of Congress (except Congressional Research Service)....................................... 22 24 Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and grounds........................................ 29 27 Government Printing Office (except Congressional printing and binding).......................... 30 28 General Accounting Office.......................... 33 29 Title III--General provisions.............................. 35 29 Constitutional authority................................... 30 Comparison with budget resolution.......................... 30 Five-year projection of outlays............................ 30 Assistance to State and local governments.................. 31 Transfers of funds......................................... 31 Rescissions................................................ 31 Changes in the application of existing law................. 31 Compliance with clause 3--rule XIII........................ 34 SUMMARY OF BILL The bill, as recommended by the Committee, provides appropriations for fiscal year 2000 legislative branch operations, which totals $1,916,967,000. Of that amount, $1,178,027,000 is for congressional operations and $738,940,000 is for other agencies. A summary of the recommendations follows: Fiscal year 2000 Amount Congressional operations.............................. \1\ $1,178,027,0 00 Other agencies........................................ 738,940,000 ----------------- Total........................................... 1,916,967,000 \1\ Excludes Senate items, including those Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol. Conforming with long practice under which each body of Congress determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without intervention, funds for the Senate are not included in the bill as reported to the House. Current appropriations estimates for the Senate for fiscal year 2000, including those under the Architect of the Capitol, total $574,852,000. A comparative summary of the bill by title and agency follows: SUMMARY OF THE BILL [Note.--Excludes Senate items including those Senate items under Architect of the Capitol] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill compared with-- Budget estimates New budget --------------------------------------- New budget of new (obligational) Budget estimates Agency (obligational) (obligational) authority New budget of new authority, fiscal authority, fiscal recommended in (obligational) (obligational) year 1999 year 2000 bill authority, fiscal authority, fiscal year 1999 year 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS House of Representatives............................ $740,480,700 $785,186,000 $769,019,000 $28,538,300 -$16,167,000 Joint items......................................... 204,916,400 103,995,000 98,821,000 -106,095,400 -5,174,000 Office of Compliance................................ 2,086,000 2,076,000 2,000,000 -86,000 -76,000 Congressional Budget Office......................... 25,671,000 26,821,000 26,221,000 550,000 -600,000 Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II \1\ 235,602,000 192,038,000 133,007,000 -102,595,000 -59,031,000 items)............................................. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. 67,124,000 71,255,000 71,255,000 4,131,000 .................. Congressional printing and binding, Government 74,465,000 82,214,000 77,704,000 3,239,000 -4,510,000 Printing Office.................................... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, title I--Congressional operations...... 1,350,345,100 1,263,585,000 1,178,027,000 -172,318,100 -85,558,000 =================================================================================================== TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES Botanic Garden...................................... $3,052,000 $3,972,000 $3,538,000 $486,000 -$434,000 Library of Congress (except Congressional 296,516,000 312,408,000 314,953,000 18,437,000 2,545,000 Operations)........................................ Architect of the Capitol (Congressional Cemetery)... 1,000,000 .................. .................. -1,000,000 .................. Architect of the Capitol (Library buildings and 12,672,000 19,871,000 17,782,000 5,110,000 -2,089,000 grounds)........................................... Government Printing Office (Superintendent of 29,264,000 46,245,000 29,986,000 722,000 -16,259,000 Documents)......................................... General Accounting Office........................... 359,268,000 387,048,000 372,681,000 13,413,000 -14,367,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total, title II-- Other agencies.............. 701,772,000 769,544,000 738,940,000 37,168,000 -30,604,000 =================================================================================================== Grand total, new budget, including transfers 2,052,117,100 2,033,129,000 1,916,967,000 -135,150,100 -116,162,000 (obligational) authority (for items considered by House)......................... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Pending enactment of H.R. 1141. HIGHLIGHTS OF BILL Summary of Estimates and Recommendations Budget estimates.--The budget estimates considered by the Committee total $2,033,129,000. By law, budget requests for the legislative branch are transmitted to the Congress by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President without change in the amounts submitted by the originating agency. The 2000 proposals appear on pages 391 through 396 of the ``Analytical Perspectives'' volume, and pages 17 through 45 of the ``Appendix'' volume of the 2000 Federal Budget (H. Doc. 106-3) Committee recommendations.--A total of $1,916,967,000 in new budget (obligational) authority is recommended for fiscal year 2000. The recommendation is $116,162,000 less than was transmitted to the Congress, a decrease of 5.7 percent under the budget request. The bill, as reported, is $575,000,000 below the 302(b) allocation established by the Committee on Appropriations. The bill does not include Senate items. If the Senate items were included at the level specified in the Committee's 302(b) limits, the bill would be equal to the amount allocated to the Subcommittee on Legislative. The recommendations in this bill continue an effort begun in the 104th Congress to insure the Legislative Branch is a full participant as the Federal budget is brought into balance. With the enactment of this bill, the five-year savings under the spending level adopted in the 103rd Congress (Senate items excluded) will total $1.2 billion in 1999 dollars. (See chart on page 6.) That is the amount of accumulated savings that has resulted from downsizing and reducing legislative branch expenditures compared to the Legislative budget if it had grown at the trend established by the annual appropriations enacted during the 1990-1995 time period. Staffing.--For the past several years, the Committee has eliminated legislative branch jobs through the annual funding process, has generally denied funding for net staffing increases, or provided only those positions with very high priority. In this bill, funding for 98 full time equivalent positions (FTE's) are being eliminated from legislative agency rolls. Since 1994, the agencies of the legislative branch have eliminated 4,412 FTE jobs. (See chart on page 7.) That is about 16% of this branch of government that has been downsized through efficiencies or program eliminations. Comparison with fiscal year 1999 appropriations.--Compared with the appropriations enacted for fiscal year 1999, $2,052,111,000, the recommendation of $1,916,967,000 in new budget (obligational) authority for fiscal year 2000 is a decrease of $135,150,100 or 6.6%. Areas of major change.--The recommended amount for fiscal year 2000 is a net decrease of $135,150,100 below the level appropriated for fiscal year 1999. This decrease has several components. The sum of $51,860,600 has been added over fiscal year 1999, in order to pay for mandatory pay and related costs. To meet the costs of inflation necessary to maintain the current level of services requires $6,896,000. These costs primarily reflect year-to-year price changes for the same amount of services consumed. There will be a decrease of $193,906,700 for programs, including a decrease of $711,700 due to legislation, an increase of $25,623,000 in workload, and a decrease of $218,818,000 for equipment, alterations and repairs. A summary of the areas of major changes recommended by general category follows:AREAS OF MAJOR CHANGE: COMMITTEE BILL VERSUS FISCAL YEAR 1999 BUDGET AUTHORITY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program type changes ------------------------------------------------------------ Mandatory pay and Price level Equipment, Item related costs changes alterations, Total changes Legislation Workload maintenance, repairs, etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS House of Representatives........ $15,141,000 $1,272,000 -$111,700 $13,474,000 -$1,237,000 $28,538,300 Joint items..................... 2,207,600 .................. .................. -1,799,000 -106,504,000 -106,095,400 Office of Compliance............ 19,000 31,000 .................. -126,000 -10,000 -86,000 Congressional Budget Office..... 684,000 -17,000 .................. -88,000 -29,000 550,000 Architect of the Capitol (except 3,376,000 836,000 4,400,000 3,799,000 -115,006,000 -102,595,000 Senate and Title II items)..... Congressional Research Service, 3,424,000 148,000 .................. 559,000 .................. 4,131,000 Library of Congress............ Congressional printing and 2,848,000 391,000 .................. .................. .................. 3,239,000 binding, Government Printing Office......................... TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES Botanic Garden.................. 134,000 .................. .................. 139,000 213,000 486,000 Library of Congress (except 10,386,000 2,664,000 .................. 5,532,000 -145,000 18,437,000 Congressional Research Service) Architect of the Capitol .................. .................. .................. .................. -1,000,000 -1,000,000 (Congressional Cemetery)....... Architect of the Capitol 463,000 6,000 .................. 361,000 4,280,000 5,110,000 (Library buildings and grounds) Government Printing Office 358,000 484,000 .................. -120,000 .................. 722,000 (except Congressional printing and binding)................... General Accounting Office....... 12,820,000 1,081,000 -5,000,000 3,892,000 620,000 13,413,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... 51,860,600 6,896,000 -711,700 25,623,000 -218,818,000 -135,150,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STRUCTURE OF THE BILL The bill is divided into three titles: Title I--Congressional Operations Title I--Congressional Operations contains the appropriations for the actual operation of the Congress. Traditionally, Congressional operations has included the House of Representatives (Senate items will be added by that body), joint items, the Office of Compliance, the Congressional Budget Office, the Architect of the Capitol (except Senate office buildings and Library of Congress buildings and grounds), the Congressional Research Service, and the Congressional printing and binding portion of the Government Printing Office. Title II--Other Agencies Title II--Other Agencies contains the budget for several activities that do not provide primary support to the Congress. For instance, the activities of the Library of Congress, except the Congressional Research Service, are carried in this title. This includes such Library activities as the program to provide books for the blind and physically handicapped, the operation of the Copyright Office (including copyright royalty regulation) and Library services to the public and to the government of the United States. The non-Congressional operations of the Government Printing Office are contained in title II, such as the depository library program, which acquires or prints federal publications for distribution to the libraries, and sales of government publications to the general public. Also, although much of the workload of the General Accounting Office is in direct support of the Congress, including work mandated by statute or requested by committees and Members of Congress, the balance of that agency's workload involves its more general legislative requirements. The nature of that work is directed toward the improvement of the operation of the Federal government through review and evaluation of programs and the prevention of fraud and waste, as well as accounting and financial management improvements. The GAO budget, therefore, is carried in title II of the bill. The Botanic Garden rounds out the items included in title II. Title III--General Provisions Title III contains general provisions. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WIDE MATTERS The agencies, offices, and joint items included within the bill are reminded that budget justifications are due to the Committee by mid-December. TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS The Committee bill recommends a total of $1,178,027,000 for fiscal year 2000 for those activities in direct support of the operations of the Congress (exclusive of the Senate), which is a decrease of $172,318,100 below the fiscal year 1999 level, a reduction of 12.8%. Budget estimates considered by the Committee total $1,263,585,000, which have been reduced by $85,558,000. A summary of the recommendations follows: Title I--Congressional Operations Item Amount House of Representatives.............................. $769,019,000 Joint items........................................... 98,821,000 Office of Compliance.................................. 2,000,000 Congressional Budget Office........................... 26,221,000 Architect of the Capitol (except Senate and Title II 133,007,000 items)............................................... Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress... 71,255,000 Congressional printing and binding, Government 77,704,000 Printing Office...................................... ----------------- Total........................................... 1,178,027,000 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Committee recommends a total of $769,019,000 for the operations of the House of Representatives during fiscal year 2000. The allowance is $16,167,000 below the appropriations requested, and $28,538,300 above the amount appropriated for the current fiscal year. The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations: House of Representatives Item Amount Salaries and expenses: House leadership offices.......................... $14,202,000 Members' representational allowances.............. 413,576,000 Committee salaries and expenses................... 115,186,000 Salaries, officers and employees.................. 90,633,000 Allowances and expenses........................... 135,422,000 ----------------- Total, Salaries and Expenses.................... 769,019,000 ================= Total, House of Representatives................. 769,019,000 Salaries and Expenses 1999 appropriation.................................... $740,344,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 785,186,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 769,019,000 The appropriation for the operations of the House of Representatives is the salaries and expenses appropriation. The account includes the following House activities: House leadership offices; Members' representational allowances; committee salaries and expenses; salaries, officers and employees; allowances and expenses; and the day care center. The amount provided is $769,019,000, and includes a prospective cost-of-living adjustment for staff salaries (estimated at 4.4% for all Federal employees in the President's budget), increased resources for committee oversight activities, and a continuation of the investments being made in computing resources and telecommunications, i.e., the CyberCongress initiative. House Leadership Offices 1999 appropriation.................................... $13,117,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 14,251,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 14,202,000 The Committee recommends a total of $14,202,000 for the operations of the leadership offices during fiscal year 2000. The allocation by office follows: House Leadership Offices Item Amount Office of the Speaker................................. $1,740,000 Office of the Majority Floor Leader................... 1,705,000 Office of the Minority Floor Leader................... 2,071,000 Office of the Majority Whip........................... 1,423,000 Office of the Minority Whip........................... 1,057,000 Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities..... 406,000 Republican Steering Committee......................... 757,000 House Republican Conference........................... 1,244,000 House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee........ 1,337,000 House Democratic Caucus............................... 664,000 Nine Minority Employees............................... 1,218,000 Training and Development Program: Majority.......................................... 290,000 Minority.......................................... 290,000 ----------------- Total........................................... 14,202,000 Members' Representational Allowances 1999 appropriation.................................... $385,279,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 421,403,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 413,576,000 A total of $413,576,000 is recommended for the representational allowances of the Members of the House. In recommending this amount, the Committee was provided with estimates of $283,549,000 for clerk hire salaries, $100,593,000 for official expenses, and $29,434,000 for official mail. It should be pointed out that these components are fungible under regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration. Each Member has an overall consolidated allowance established by the Committee on House Administration from which staff salaries, office expenses, and mail costs are drawn. Many Members do not expend their full allowance. That is why the Committee bill does not fully fund this account. The frugality of those Members is already projected in the bill presented by the Committee. Since these prospective savings are already taken in the bill, they reduce the need for appropriated funds and, therefore, contribute directly to the reduction in federal spending and consequently increase the projected surplus. If the Committee bill were to fully fund the Members' Representational Allowance, the amount appropriated would have to be increased by $5.6 million. Committee Employees 1999 appropriation.................................... $109,116,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 118,825,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 115,186,000 Funding for the salaries and expenses of the 19 standing committees and one permanent select committee of the House is provided, as follows: Standing Committees, special and select--For the salaries and expenses of committees funded in the biennial funding resolution, $93,878,000 is provided. Committee on Appropriations--For the salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations (including the studies and investigation activities authorized by section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946), $21,308,000 is provided. Details of the funding resolution, H. Res. 101 (House Report 106-72) approved by the House for the 106th Congress, follow: COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 106TH CONGRESS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Committee 1st session 2nd session Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agriculture.................................................. $4,101,062 $4,312,971 $8,414,033 Armed Services............................................... 5,047,079 5,295,602 10,342,681 Banking and Financial Services............................... 4,552,023 4,755,498 9,307,521 Budget....................................................... 4,970,000 4,970,000 9,940,000 Commerce..................................................... 7,564,812 7,720,301 15,285,113 Education and the Workforce.................................. 5,908,749 5,291,748 11,200,497 Government Reform and Oversight.............................. 9,773,233 9,997,000 19,770,233 House Administration......................................... 2,980,255 3,271,616 6,251,871 Intelligence................................................. 2,514,916 2,649,528 5,164,444 International Relations...................................... 5,635,000 5,678,531 11,313,531 Judiciary.................................................... 5,787,394 6,364,881 12,152,275 Resources.................................................... 5,208,851 5,359,057 10,567,908 Rules........................................................ 2,488,522 2,580,902 5,069,424 Science...................................................... 4,410,560 4,521,166 8,931,726 Small Business............................................... 2,037,466 2,111,414 4,148,880 Standards of Official Conduct................................ 1,272,416 1,360,499 2,632,915 Transportation and Infrastructure............................ 6,410,069 6,810,069 13,220,138 Veterans' Affairs............................................ 2,334,800 2,400,335 4,735,135 Ways and Means............................................... 5,814,367 6,115,971 11,930,338 -------------------------------------------------- Subtotal............................................... 88,811,574 91,567,089 180,378,663 Reserve Fund................................................. ............... ............... 3,000,000 -------------------------------------------------- Total.................................................. ............... ............... 183,378,663 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since the funding resolution is done on a biennial basis and the resolution for the 106th Congress will expire on December 31, 2000, this funding is provided through December 31, 2000. Salaries, Officers and Employees 1999 appropriation.................................... $96,364,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 94,633,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 90,633,000 The Committee recommendation for the salaries and expenses of House officers and employees of the various activities funded through this consolidated item is $90,633,000. This amount represents an overall decrease of $4,000,000 below the budget request and $5,731,000 below the amount enacted in fiscal year 1999. Staff cost-of-living increases are provided as are projected overtime costs. The office of the Clerk is funded at 240 FTE's, an amount higher than current usage, but 25 lower than the number authorized. If additional funds are needed, the Committee will consider reprogramming from savings. The Sergeant at Arms has been funded at $3,746,000. The Chief Administrative Officer's (CAO) budget has been set at $57,289,000 including $24,641,000 for the net operating costs of House Information Resources (HIR). For the net expenses of telecommunications for the House, $6,260,000 has been designated within the direct appropriation to HIR. For HIR personnel, funds for 221 FTE's are provided. If additional savings can be located, other deferred computer application and telecommunication upgrades will be funded as well other high priority needs that cannot be funded in the FY2000 bill. The CAO is commended for his consultations with the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) regarding plans to replace existing payroll and financial management systems in accord with the overall objective of standardization of Legislative Branch financial management systems. For the Office of the Inspector General, funds for the annual House financial audit are included in the amount provided. Funds for the General Counsel, Chaplain, Parliamentarian, Law Revision Counsel, Legislative Counsel, Former Speakers, and Technical Assistants in the Office of the Attending Physician are provided as requested. Funding for the Corrections Calendar Office has been adjusted to reflect the Speaker's pay order. The administrative staff officers of the House (the Clerk of the House, Sergeant at Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General) are reminded that funding levels are provided on the basis of a certain number of full time equivalent positions which have been justified and approved in the appropriations provided. If additional FTE's are authorized during the fiscal year, or if reallocations of FTE's are contemplated, the officers should determine the source of the additional personnel funding, including the need for a reprogramming of funds, and advise the Committee accordingly. This is the current procedure and is designed to inform the Committee on Appropriations of the potential impact on future year funding needs. Salaries, officers and employees Item Amount Office of the Clerk..................................... $14,881,000 Office of the Sergeant at Arms.......................... 3,746,000 Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.............. 57,289,000 Office of Inspector General............................. 3,926,000 Office of General Counsel............................... 840,000 Office of the Chaplain.................................. 136,000 Office of the Parliamentarian........................... 1,172,000 Parliamentarian......................................... (961,000) Compilation of Precedents............................... (211,000) Office of the Law Revision Counsel...................... 2,045,000 Office of the Legislative Counsel....................... 5,085,000 Corrections Calendar Office............................. 825,000 Other authorized employees.............................. 688,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Total............................................... 90,633,000 House of Representatives Child Care Center.--The bill provides authority for the House day care center budget, as required by Sec. 312(d)(1) of Public Law 102-90, as presented to the Committee by the Chief Administrative Officer. It should be noted that tuition and other center-generated revenues fund day care center operations. Allowances and Expenses 1999 appropriation.................................... $136,468,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 136,074,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 135,422,000 A total of $135,422,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2000 for allowances and expenses. This amount is $652,000 below the budget request and $1,046,000 below the current level. These funds include supplies, materials, administrative costs, and Federal tort claims; the costs of official mail for the Committees, leadership, and administrative offices; employee benefits; and miscellaneous items. Over 97.2% of these funds provide the employer share of retirement, health care, and unemployment compensation payments for House employees. The following table sets forth the various expense categories within this appropriation: Allowances and Expenses Detail Recommended 2000 Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims......................................... $2,741,000 Official mail........................................... 410,000 Government contributions................................ 131,595,000 Miscellaneous items: House automobiles................................... 96,000 Gratuities to beneficiaries of deceased staff....... 500,000 Interparliamentary receptions....................... 80,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Subtotal miscellaneous items...................... 676,000 Total, allowances and expenses.................... 135,422,000 Administrative Provisions Section 101 provides authority to the House Counsel to appear before federal and state courts and requires notice to House Counsel regarding decisions by the Justice Department not to appeal certain court decisions. This authority mirrors authority currently provided to the Senate legal counsel. Section 102 makes a technical correction, and section 103 removes or modifies current statutes rendered obsolete by the unification of the Members' Representational Allowance pursuant to 2 USC 57(b). JOINT ITEMS The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $98,821,000 for fiscal year 2000 for the various joint committees and activities carried under this heading. The recommendation is $5,174,000 below the amounts requested for fiscal 2000 and a decrease of $106,095,000 below the amounts appropriated in FY1999. The following summarizes the recommendations: Joint Items Item Amount Joint Economic Committee................................ $3,200,000 Joint Committee on Printing............................................. Joint Committee on Taxation............................. 6,188,000 Trade Deficit Review Commission......................................... Office of the Attending Physician....................... 1,898,000 Capitol Police Board.................................... 85,212,000 Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office....... 2,293,000 Statements of appropriations............................ 30,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ____________________________________________________ Total............................................. 98,821,000 Joint Economic Committee 1999 appropriation.................................... $3,096,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 3,200,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 3,200,000 The Committee has provided $3,200,000 for the Joint Economic Committee, the amount requested. Joint Committee on Printing 1999 appropriation.................................... $352,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. ................ Committee recommendation.............................. ................ No funds were requested for the Joint Committee on Printing. Joint Committee on Taxation 1999 appropriation.................................... $5,965,400 2000 budget estimate.................................. 6,256,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 6,188,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,188,000 for the Joint Committee on Taxation, $68,000 below the amount requested. Trade Deficit Review Commission 1999 appropriation.................................... $2,000,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. ................ Committee recommendation.............................. ................ No funds were requested for this activity for FY 2000. Office of the Attending Physician 1999 appropriation.................................... $1,415,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 1,898,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 1,898,000 The Committee has approved $1,898,000 for medical supplies, equipment, expenses, and allowances of Navy personnel detailed to the Office of the Attending Physician, including two additional technicians and an allowance for one additional medical officer. Capitol Police Board 1999 appropriation.................................... $189,863,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 90,187,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 85,212,000 The recommendations in the bill provide a total of $85,212,000 for the expenses and personnel authorized for police services throughout the Capitol buildings and grounds during fiscal year 2000. The following tabulates the number of FTE's and the funding provided: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Authorized Items FTE's Amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Salary expenses, Capitol Police on House \1\ 596 $37,725,000 Payroll................................ Salary expenses, Capitol Police on \2\ 655 40,776,000 Senate Payroll......................... ------------------------------- Subtotal.......................... 1,251 \3\ 78,501,000 General expenses........................ .............. 6,711,000 ------------------------------- Grand total, all police services.. 1,251 85,212,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Includes 123 civilian positions. \2\ Includes 87 civilian positions. \3\ Includes overtime funds of $4,000,000. Capitol Police Salaries 1999 appropriation.................................... $76,844,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 81,197,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 78,501,000 The Committee recommends $78,501,000 for 1,251 full time equivalent positions for the Capitol Police, of which $37,725,000 and 596 FTE's are for the House rolls and $40,776,000 and 655 FTE's are for the Senate rolls. These amounts include $4,000,000 for overtime, equally divided between House and Senate details. In addition, $414,000 is provided for annualization of the FY99 pay raise; $2,384,000, which is fenced pending approval by the appropriate authorities, is provided for a prospective COLA and comparability pay in FY 2000; and $217,000 is provided for a net increase in personnel benefits. These amounts contemplate that savings from the personnel portion of the security enhancements funds will be redirected to normal salary requirements. Capitol Police General expenses 1999 appropriation.................................... $113,019,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 8,990,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 6,711,000 The sum of $6,711,000 is recommended for supplies, materials, equipment, training and other expenses of the Capitol Police force during the next fiscal year. The amounts for travel, transportation of things and rent, communications and utilities are funded at the current level. For other services, the Committee has provided an additional $200,000 above the current level for the biennial promotional exam. Funds are not provided for reimbursement to the Senate for computer and telecommunications support. The Capitol Police are reminded of the planning, staffing, and justification recommended in the Booz-Allen management audit and the direction to seek other cross servicing support. These steps should be taken before seeking funding to develop internal systems. The Committee is sympathetic to these needs but requires evidence that these expenditures have been adequately planned and justified. Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office 1999 appropriation.................................... $2,195,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 2,424,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 2,293,000 The Committee bill provides $2,293,000 for the operation of the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office during the next fiscal year. Statements of Appropriations 1999 appropriation.................................... $30,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 30,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 30,000 The sum of $30,000 is included for the preparation of the usual compilation of the statements of appropriations for the 1st session of the 106th Congress. This publication is compiled jointly by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE Salaries and Expenses 1999 appropriation.................................... $2,086,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 2,076,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 2,000,000 The bill provides $2,000,000 for the Office of Compliance. The normal provision for awards and settlements has been included. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses 1999 appropriation.................................... $25,671,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 26,821,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 26,221,000 The Committee recommends an appropriation of $26,221,000 for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In addition, a provision has been added authorizing a change in the pay levels of the Director and Deputy Director. Authority is provided for staff recruitment expenses and performance awards. The CBO policy on recruitment and performance rewards will be to limit total expenditures to 1% of total payroll, and to limit overall compensation to the maximum salary of Congressional staff. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL (Congressional Support Items Only) 1999 appropriation.................................... \1\ $235,602,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 192,038,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 133,007,000 \1\ Pending enactment of H.R. 1141. The Committee recommends a total of $133,007,000 for fiscal year 2000 for the various operational and maintenance activities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) that are directly related to the operation of the Congress. Excluded are Senate housekeeping items which are traditionally left for consideration by that body, as well as the appropriations for the Botanic Garden and the structural and mechanical care of the Library of Congress buildings and grounds that are contained in title II of the bill. This amount is $59,031,000 below the amount requested, and $102,595,000 below the fiscal year 1999 appropriation. The Architect of the Capitol is reminded of the policy to request construction funds only for projects that have been 100% designed. That policy will preclude what is emerging as a pattern of underestimates of a variety of projects, such as the Botanic Garden, the Dome rehabilitation, the Cannon garage repairs, and others. It has become common practice to request construction funds based on preliminary estimates that have been significantly increased in subsequent budgets. The design and budgeting processes require more discipline. Clients of the Architect of the Capitol also have to be advised of the need to implement this policy so that they can adjust their schedule of needs and requests accordingly. Although this is agreed upon policy, the Committee recognizes in the FY2000 budget that the AOC needs time to implement the requisite processes and, therefore, has ``fenced'' the funds for several projects that do not meet the ``design before construction funding'' criteria. Those projects are identified in the accompanying schedules and are nearly ready for final design approval. The Committee directs the Architect to secure its approval of the final design for these projects prior to obligating construction funds. In future budgets, however, the AOC is directed to follow a more fiscally prudent and disciplined process. Mindful of the need to provide the necessary resources for project design, the bill contains design funds for the FY2000 and FY2001 capital budget program. With respect to the analysis necessary to document the energy savings required by the FY1999 appropriation bill, the Architect is directed to obtain assistance from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory or another suitable resource that is able to provide advice on a ``pro-bono'' basis. A summary of the appropriations recommended follows: Architect of the Capitol (Excluding Senate and Title II Items) Item Amount Architect of the Capitol: Capitol buildings and grounds: Capitol buildings Salaries and expenses........... $47,569,000 Capitol grounds................................... 5,579,000 House office buildings............................ 40,679,000 Capitol Power Plant............................... 39,180,000 ----------------- Total........................................... 133,007,000 Capitol Buildings and Grounds Capitol Buildings, Salaries and expenses.--A total of $47,569,000 is recommended for the operation and maintenance of the Capitol building and the electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings during fiscal year 2000. An increase of $1,473,000 for staff pay costs is provided together with $4,157,000 for the operating budget. A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating budget and the capital budgets follows: CAPITOL BUILDINGS [Request versus recommendation] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Committee Item Amount requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget Personal Service.................. $26,252,000 $25,964,000 Rent Communications, Utilities & 991,000 991,000 Travel........................... Other Services.................... 11,124,000 10,496,000 Supplies.......................... 700,000 660,000 Equipment......................... 324,000 287,000 ------------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget.. 39,391,000 38,398,000 ===================================== Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget Installation of Smoke Detectors/ 600,000 600,000 Fire Alarms, CB.................. Fire Alarm System Upgrade for ADA 260,000
260,000 Compliance....................... ADA Requirements, CB.............. 300,000 ................. Provide Infrastructure for 500,000 500,000 Security Installations........... Replace Sound Systems, Cmte & 120,000 120,000 Hearing Rooms.................... Conservation of Wall Paintings.... 200,000 200,000 Replacement of Minton Tile........ 200,000 200,000 Elevator/Escalator Modernization 400,000 ................. Program.......................... Plumbing Renovations.............. 400,000 400,000 Roofing Repair, Around House & 160,000 160,000 Senate Chambers.................. Provide Steam Humidification...... 210,000 ................. Cleaning of Historical 115,000 115,000 Architectural Surfaces........... Replace House Chamber Sound 1,200,000 ................. Reinforcement System............. Implementation of AOCNET.......... 1,660,000 1,465,000 Financial Management System (FMS). 3,300,000 250,000 Update Electrical System Drawings 60,000 60,000 on CAD........................... CAD Mechanical Database........... 60,000 60,000 Computer-Aided Facility Management 350,000 ................. (CAFM)........................... Computer, Telecom, & Electrical 600,000 ................. Support.......................... Upgrade Kitchen Exhausts Systems.. 60,000 60,000 Upgrade Unsafe Mechanical Equip 225,000 225,000 Walkways and Ladders............. Replace/Upgrade Kitchen Fire 500,000 500,000 Suppression Systems.............. Replace Exit Doors for Emergency 750,000 ................. Egress & Security................ Security Project Support for AOC.. 550,000 200,000 Design, Replace Legislative Call 200,000 200,000 System and Clocks................ Rehabilitate Dome................. 28,000,000 ................. Design, Upgrade Air Conditioning-- 140,000 140,000 East Front, Capitol.............. Design, Bldg Automation Sys for 95,000 95,000 Capitol Complex (EMCS)........... Elevator Recabling................ 100,000 100,000 Replace Structural Support 50,000 ................. Chandelier, E House Stairs....... Replace Construction Vehicles..... 150,000 100,000 Design, Replace High Voltage SWGR 175,000 175,000 & Cables, Cap Cplx............... Painting of Exterior Woodwork and 300,000 ................. West Front of Capitol............ HRMD--Systems Development......... 3,600,000 ................. Master Plan Development........... 100,000 ................. Energy Survey of Capitol Complex.. 2,000,000 ................. House Chamber Improvements........ 300,000 300,000 Inaugural Support Services........ 100,000 ................. House Chamber Relighting.......... 100,000 ................. Design, Replace Exit Doors for ................. 160,000 Emergency Egress................. Design, Restore Shutters & Upgrade ................. 53,000 Window Lighting.................. Design, Restore Cast Iron Lamp ................. 18,000 Posts & Railings................. Design, Exterior Stone ................. 115,000 Preservation..................... Design, Replace Windows, Capitol.. ................. 240,000 Design, Refuge Areas, & Emergency ................. 300,000 Lighting......................... Design, Sprinkler System.......... ................. 1,800,000 ------------------------------------- Total, Capital Budget....... 48,190,000 9,171,000 ===================================== Total Capitol Buildings..... 87,581,000 47,569,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project fenced. Capitol grounds.--The appropriation of $5,579,000 is recommended for the care and improvement of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol power plant. This amount includes $175,000 for salary cost increases and $13,000 for the increase in the non- personnel operating budget. A tabulation follows: CAPITOL GROUNDS [Request versus recommendation] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Committee Item Amount requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget Personal Services................. $4,096,000 $4,032,000 Other Services.................... 1,094,000 1,094,000 Supplies.......................... 177,000 177,000 Equipment......................... 11,000 11,000 ------------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget.. 5,378,000 5,314,000 ===================================== Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget ADA Requirements, CG.............. 330,000 155,000 CAD Database Development--Site 60,000 60,000 Utilities & Grounds.............. Replace Dump Truck................ 75,000 ................. Reconstruct Delaware Avenue SW.... 50,000 50,000 Renovation to Former DC 100,000 ................. Streetlights..................... ------------------------------------- Subtotal, Capital Budget.... 615,000 265,000 ===================================== Total, Capitol Grounds...... 5,993,000 5,579,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ House office buildings.--For House office buildings, $40,679,000 is provided, including $1,432,000 for salary cost increases and an increase of $465,000 for the non-personnel operating budget. The Architect of the Capitol is directed to conduct a cost benefit analysis of the recycling program taking into consideration all associated costs, including land fill and hauling charges. The Committee is aware of recent instances of persons being stranded in malfunctioning elevators in the Longworth building. Funds have been provided in prior years, and this year, for elevator modernization. The Architect is directed to do everything possible to expedite modernization of the Longworth elevators and complete this work at the earliest possible date. A tabulation follows: HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS [Request versus recommendation] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Committee Item Amount requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget Personal Services................. $27,657,000 $27,494,000 Other Services.................... 2,432,000 2,413,000 Supplies.......................... 1,248,000 1,248,000 Equipment......................... 270,000 257,000 ------------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget.. 31,607,000 31,412,000 ===================================== Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget Install Sprinklers & Telecom Cable 2,893,000 2,893,000 Tray System, RHOB................ Fire Alarm System Upgrades for 150,000 150,000 ADA, HOB's....................... Sound Improvements, Committee 450,000 450,000 Hearing Rooms.................... Elevator Modernization Program.... 700,000 ................. Escalator Modernization Program, 300,000 ................. RHOB & LHOB...................... Garage Floor Repairs, CHOB........ 9,000,000 ................. Replace Windows, CHOB............. 200,000 ................. Major Elevator Equipment 120,000 120,000 Improvements..................... Upgrade Controls for Air Handling 60,000 ................. Units, FHOB...................... Humidification for Air Handling 60,000 ................. Units, FHOB...................... Installation of New Fire 480,000 ................. Suppression System, Computer Rm.. Emergency Power Distribution, CHOB 300,000 ................. Completion of Fire Alarm System, 850,000 500,000 RHOB............................. Upgrade Emergency Fire 45,000 ................. Communication System, OHOB....... Replace/Upgrade Kitchen Fire 200,000 200,000 Suppression Systems.............. Upgrade Fire Alarm, House Garages. 30,000 30,000 Expand Sprinklers from Corridors, 50,000 ................. O'Neill.......................... Replace Exit Doors for Emergency 900,000 ................. Egress & Security................ Emergency Generator, LHOB......... 609,000 609,000 Upgrade HVAC System, RHOB......... 200,000 ................. Renovations to Rms. 2137 & 2138, 115,000 115,000 RHOB (Judiciary)................. Renovate Rayburn Cafeteria........ 3,400,000 3,400,000 Renovate Room B310, RHOB.......... 30,000 ................. Expand/Renovate Computer Center, 250,000 ................. FHOB............................. Renovations to Room 2128, RHOB 170,000 170,000 (Banking)........................ Upgrade Committee Room PA System 220,000 220,000 Wiring........................... Design, Installation of New Fire ................. 72,000 Sup Sys, Computer Rm, FHOB....... Design, Renovate Room B310, RHOB.. ................. 5,000 Design, Expand/Renovate Computer ................. 37,000 Center, FHOB..................... Design, Replace Exit Doors for ................. 76,000 Emergency Egress................. Design, Repair of Rain Leaders, ................. 127,000 CHOB............................. Design, Relocate Members from 5th ................. 38,000 Floor, CHOB...................... Design, Repair Penthouse Roof, ................. 45,000 RHOB............................. Design, Replace Terrazzo Floor ................. 62,000 Basement, LHOB................... Design, Improve Lighting, CHOB ................. 23,000 Tunnel........................... Design, Refuge Areas, & Emergency ................. 145,000 Lighting......................... Design, Extend Sprinkler System... ................. 250,000 General Reduction................. ................. (470,000) ------------------------------------- Total, Capital Budget....... 21,782,000 9,267,000 ===================================== Total, House Office 53,389,000 40,679,000 Buildings.................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project fenced. Capitol Power Plant.--The Committee recommends the appropriation of $39,180,000 for the Capitol power plant for fiscal year 2000, plus offsetting collections of $4,000,000. An increase of $296,000 is included for staff COLA's and other mandatory increases and $6,110,000 for non-personnel operating increases. A tabulation follows: CAPITOL POWER PLANT [Request versus recommendation] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Committee Item Amount requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget Personal Services................. $5,481,000 $5,458,000 Rent Communications, & Utilities.. 31,971,000 31,671,000 Other Services.................... 1,076,000 1,076,000 Supplies.......................... 3,790,000 3,790,000 Reimbursement..................... (4,000,000) (4,000,000) ------------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget.. 38,318,000 37,995,000 ===================================== Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget East Plant Chiller Replacement.... 5,000,000 ................. Replace Valves in Steam & Chilled 100,000 100,000 Water Distribution Sys........... Update CAD Drawings for CPP....... 60,000 60,000 Optimization of Operations, CPP... 500,000 ................. Procure Filter Bags............... 100,000 ................. Repair Bulk Oil Storage Tank...... 100,000 100,000 Repair, Boiler Feedwater Pumps.... 122,000 122,000 Install New Burners on Oil Boilers 200,000 200,000 Thermal Storage Facility.......... 500,000 ................. Design, Emergency Generator....... 75,000 75,000 Design, Repair South Capitol ................. 153,000 Street Tunnel.................... Design, Repair Constitution Avenue ................. 375,000 Tunnel........................... ------------------------------------- Total, Capital Budget....... 6,757,000 1,185,000 ===================================== Total, Capitol Power Plant.. 45,075,000 39,180,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Administrators provision.--Section 107 is designed to improve the House office-waste recycling program, which does not yield optimal results in its present configuration. Under the provision, all Members and employing authorities shall participate. The provision requires the Architect to establish a convenient, clearly marked, user-friendly system for the collection of recyclable materials in each building, which may vary by building or even by floor within buildings to facilitate participation and maximize results. The Architect shall report semiannually to the Appropriations and House Administration Committees on the program's status, and shall report within sixty days of enactment on his recommended changes to the program. Finally, the provision creates an incentive for all Members and employees to recycle by making any proceeds available to the House of Representatives Child Care Center, to the extent provided in appropriations acts. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Congressional Research Service 1999 appropriation.................................... $67,124,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 71,255,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 71,255,000 Salaries and expenses.--The Committee recommends $71,255,000, including an increase of $3,424,148 for mandatory items and $147,800 for price level increases, for fiscal year 2000 for the salaries and expenses of the Congressional Research Service. No additional FTE's are authorized but $559,052 is provided for the staff succession plan. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Congressional Printing and Binding 1999 appropriation.................................... $74,465,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 82,214,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 77,704,000 The Committee has included an appropriation of $77,704,000 for printing and binding of congressional documents at the Government Printing Office for use by Congress and by-law programs. All mandatory increases are provided. A comparative summary of the recommendation by category of work follows: CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appropriation Recommended 1999 Requested 2000 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congressional Record program.................................... $17,410,000 $22,054,000 .............. Miscellaneous publications...................................... 5,400,000 4,914,000 .............. Miscellaneous printing and binding.............................. 13,328,000 13,860,000 .............. Details to Congress............................................. 2,200,000 2,050,000 .............. Document envelopes and document franks.......................... 1,104,000 1,104,000 .............. Business and committee calendars................................ 1,995,000 2,500,000 .............. Bills, resolutions, and amendments.............................. 9,120,000 9,840,000 .............. Committee reports............................................... 3,200,000 3,780,000 .............. Documents....................................................... 2,080,000 2,448,000 .............. Hearings........................................................ 17,328,000 18,000,000 .............. Committee prints................................................ 1,300,000 1,664,000 .............. ----------------------------------------------- Total..................................................... 74,465,000 82,214,000 77,704,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES A total of $738,940,000 is recommended for the five programs carried in this title of the bill. This allowance is $30,604,000 less than requested and $37,168,000 above the amount appropriated in fiscal year 1999. A summary of the amounts recommended by agency follows: Title II--Other Agencies Agency Amount Botanic Garden (including Conservatory renovation).... $3,538,000 Library of Congress (except Congressional Research 314,953,000 Service)............................................. Architect of the Capitol: Congressional Cemetery...... ................ Architect of the Capitol: Library buildings and 17,782,000 grounds.............................................. Government Printing Office (except Congressional 29,986,000 Printing and Binding)................................ General Accounting Office (net appropriation)......... 372,681,000 ----------------- Total....................................... 738,940,000 BOTANIC GARDEN Salaries and Expenses 1999 appropriation.................................... $3,052,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 3,972,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 3,538,000 The amount recommended for the Botanic Garden is $3,538,000, including increases of $134,000 for mandatory salary items and $139,000 for non-personnel operating expenses. A tabulation follows: BOTANIC GARDEN [Request versus recommendation] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount Committee Item requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget Personal Services....................... $2,988,000 $2,954,000 Rent Communications, Utilities & Travel. 15,000 6,000 Other Services.......................... 168,000 158,000 Supplies................................ 187,000 187,000 Equipment............................... 20,000 20,000 ------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget........ 3,378,000 3,325,000 =============================== Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget Design, Administrative Building 100,000 .............. Renovations & ADA...................... Bartholdi Park Renovations & 100,000 100,000 Improvements........................... Bartholdi Fountain Renovations.......... 53,000 53,000 Equipment Replacement at Production 56,000 .............. Facility............................... Public Signs............................ 60,000 60,000 Equipment/Start-up Conservatory & 225,000 .............. National Garden........................ ------------------------------- Total, Capital Budget............. 594,000 213,000 =============================== Total, Botanic Garden............. 3,972,000 3,538,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Architect is directed to study alternative uses for the Botanic Garden administrative building located in Bartholdi Park. This study should include order of magnitude costs for renovating the building to any alternative use. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (Except Congressional Research Service) The Committee recommends appropriations totaling $314,953,000 for the operations of the Library of Congress (except the Congressional Research Service, which is carried in title I of the bill) for fiscal year 2000. The following table summarizes the allocation of funds by appropriation account: Library of Congress Item Amount Fiscal year 2000: Salaries and expenses............................. $250,120,000 Copyright Office.................................. 11,385,000 Books for the blind and physically handicapped.... 48,033,000 Furniture and furnishings......................... 5,415,000 ----------------- Total........................................... 314,953,000 Total Resources The Library also receives funds from other appropriations and sources estimated to total $252,842,000 for fiscal year 2000 including $71,255,000 for the Congressional Research Service in title I of the bill, and $17,782,000 appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol for the structural and mechanical care of the Library buildings. The remainder consists of receipts from copyright fees and the sale of catalog records and publications, income from gift and trust funds, and reimbursements for services performed for other Government agencies. Thus, a total of $567,795,000 from all sources will be available to the Library during the next fiscal year. Of that amount, $151,098,000 (26.6%) is for support of Congress. The balance is general government or public service in nature, such as the Copyright Office, the National Library Service, the Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK), and the many services conducted for the Nation's libraries. The appropriations in the bill for all Library programs will finance the level of full time equivalent positions currently projected for fiscal year 2000, now estimated by the Library of Congress at 4,076. In addition, there are several hundred other positions financed through reimbursable and gift and trust fund programs. The bill provides an increase of $13,809,918 in mandatory costs for the current FTE base including $1,569,068 to fill vacant positions for the succession plan. The Library is authorized to expend funds out of current resources to conduct a transit-fare program, as authorized by the Federal Employees Clean Air Incentives Act of 1993, comparable to the program implemented for employees of the House of Representatives. The Library should conduct appropriate surveys to determine the relative success of the program. The Committee urges the Library of Congress to assist the Washington Historical Society in the planning, development, procurement, and use of displays, exhibits, and programs of significance in the history of the City of Washington at the City Museum of Washington. A breakdown by source and amount of funding follows: Total resources, Library of Congress, 2000 Item Amount Annual appropriations: Title I--Congressional Research Service........... $71,255,000 Title II--Library (direct)........................ 314,953,000 Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and 17,782,000 grounds.............................................. ----------------- Total annual appropriations (in bill)........... 403,990,000 Receipts from copyright fees, sale of catalog 33,104,000 records and publications, and sponsors of international legal database......................... Gift, trust and revolving funds................... 44,701,000 Reimbursement for services performed.............. 86,000,000 ----------------- Total........................................... 567,795,000 Salaries and Expenses 1999 appropriation................................... $231,523,000 2000 budget estimate................................. 247,163,000 Committee recommendation............................. 250,120,000 (Plus: Authority to spend receipts).................. (6,850,000) ------------------ Total available................................ 256,970,000 The sum of $256,970,000, including $6,850,000 in offsetting receipts, is recommended for salaries and expenses, which is the basic appropriation for the operation of Library programs, an increase of $2,957,000 over the budget request and an increase of $18,597,000 above fiscal year 1999. This level of funding provides for 2,692 FTE's, including all necessary mandatory costs, which is the number of FTE's projected for the current year in the salaries and expenses program. For the American Folklife Center, funding is provided for operation and maintenance which is in addition to normal administrative assistance and customary support of its core activities provided by other Library organizations. Funds are provided for a local community initiative involving training in the use of electronic collections. No new positions are provided, although the succession plan is funded at $1,010,016. All but one budget item has been approved, except that the following projects should be funded out of savings: a portion of the Electronic Resources Implementation Project, $93,500; reading room monitoring, $409,032; the National Film Preservation Foundation Grant, $250,000; the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), $396,000; the Law Library arrearage processing, $188,250, space design, $308,000; the financial systems replacement, $250,000; disaster recovery and security, $500,000; and enhanced Unix servers, $600,000. Copyright Office 1999 appropriation................................... $13,721,000 2000 budget request.................................. 11,385,000 Committee recommendation............................. 11,385,000 (Plus: Authority to spend receipts).................. (26,254,000) ------------------ Total available................................ 37,639,000 Salaries and expenses.--The budget request has been approved for the Copyright Office, including a direct appropriation of $11,385,000 and authority to spend up to $26,254,000 in receipts from copyright fees and assessments to the copyright owners fund for the costs of administering the copyright royalty program. Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 1999 appropriation.................................... $46,824,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 48,033,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 48,033,000 Salaries and expenses.--A total of $48,033,000, the amount requested, is recommended for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, an increase of $1,209,000 over the amount provided in fiscal year 1999. This funding provides increases of $370,100 for mandatory items and $838,900 for non-personal services. Furniture and Furnishings 1999 appropriation.................................... $4,448,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 5,827,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 5,415,000 The bill provides a total of $5,415,000 for Library furniture and furnishings for fiscal year 2000. All budgeted items are approved, except that the following projects should be funded out of savings: the electronic resources implementation workstations, $49,500; and the restructuring registration process workstations, $16,000. For accelerated replacement of Madison building furniture, $873,000 is provided, the balance of $347,000 should come from savings. Administrative Provisions The routine administrative provisions have been approved. In addition, authority is provided for multi-year contracts, the hiring of up to three management specialists, and increased salary levels for the Librarian, Deputy Librarian, and the CRS Director. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Congressional Cemetery 1999 appropriation.................................... $1,000.000 2000 budget estimate.................................. ................ Committee recommendation.............................. ................ This was a one time program funded in FY1999. Library Buildings and Grounds 1999 appropriation.................................... $12,672,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 19,871,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 17,782,000 The Committee bill provides $17,782,000 for the care and maintenance of the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, which is administered by the Architect of the Capitol. Increases for staff pay costs of $463,000 and $486,000 for non- personnel operating expenses have been included. The Architect of the Capitol is directed to determine the liability of the contractor with respect to the $100,000 required to replace the defective sprinkler flow detection switches. A tabulation of annual operating cost increases and the capital budget follows: LIBRARY BUILDINGS & GROUNDS [Request versus recommendation] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Committee Item Amount requested recommendation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fiscal Year 2000 Operating Budget Personal Services................. $7,956,000 $7,880,000 Other Services.................... 1,751,000 1,721,000 Supplies.......................... 618,000 618,000 Equipment & Land and Structures... 141,000 116,000 ------------------------------------- Subtotal, Operating Budget.. 10,466,000 10,335,000 ===================================== Fiscal Year 2000 Capital Budget Fire Alarm System Upgrade for ADA 150,000 150,000 Compliance....................... ADA Requirements, LB&G's.......... 200,000 ................. Elevator/Escalator Modernization, 360,000 ................. LOC Buildings.................... Replace Sprinkler Heads, LOC...... 100,000 100,000 Collections Security.............. 1,000,000 500,000 Replace Deteriorated Piping, TJB.. 100,000 100,000 Replace Electrical Snow Melting 100,000 100,000 System, JMMB..................... Restore Decorative Painting, TJB & 100,000 100,000 JAB.............................. Replace VSD Motor Controls, TJB & 100,000 100,000 JAB.............................. Replace Convector Controls, JMMB.. 100,000 100,000 Book Stack Lighting Controls, TJB 200,000 200,000 & JAB............................ Preservations Environment 100,000 100,000 Monitoring....................... Upgrade Cooling of Emergency 350,000 ................. Generator, JMMB.................. Design, Replace Halon Fire System, 90,000 90,000 LOC Computer Room................ Upgrade Fire Pump Electric 150,000 150,000 Feeders, LOC Buildings........... Replace/Upgrade Kitchen Fire 175,000 175,000 Suppression Systems.............. Install Additional Sprinklers, 100,000 100,000 JMMB............................. Replace Sprinkler System Flow 100,000 100,000 Switches......................... Book Conveyor System Security 400,000 ................. (Internal LOC Collections)....... Replace Sidewalks, TJB & JAB...... 100,000 100,000 Lightning Protection, JMMB........ 180,000 ................. Design, Upgrade Book Conveyor 300,000 300,000 Systems, JTB & JAB............... HVAC Improvements NW Curtain, TJB. 350,000 ................. Audio Visual Conservation Center, 500,000 200,000 Culpeper......................... Construct, Book Storage Modules 2, 4,000,000 4,000,000 3, & 4 Ft. Meade................. Design, Construct Book Storage ................. 372,000 Module No. 2..................... Design, ADA Requirements, LB&G.... ................. 60,000 Design, Book Conveyor System ................. 60,000 Security......................... Design, Replace Lighting Dimmer ................. 45,000 Systems, JMMB.................... Design, Refuge Areas, & Emergency ................. 145,000 Lighting......................... ------------------------------------- Total, Capital Budget....... 9,405,000 7,447,000 ===================================== Total, Library Buildings & 19,871,000 17,782,000 Grounds.................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Project fenced. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (Except Congressional Printing and Binding) Office of Superintendent of Documents 1999 appropriation.................................... $29,264,000 2000 budget estimate.................................. 31,245,000 Committee recommendation.............................. 29,986,000 The Committee recommends the appropriation of $29,986,000, an increase of $722,000, for the salaries and expenses of the Superintendent of Documents, a part of the Government Printing Office. All mandatory items and at least 1.7% in price level increases are provided. The principal component of this activity is the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), which is responsible for supplying about 1,400 designated libraries throughout the country with federal documents. Government Printing Office Revolving Fund Revolving fund.--The bill includes the usual language authorizing the operation of the revolving fund, authority to hire or purchase automobiles, advisory councils, consultants, and flextime. The limit on full-time equivalent employment has been set at 3,313. No funds are provided for building maintenance. These are normal costs of doing business and should be financed through receipts. Y2K funds have been approved by the Committee to be derived from funds made available in a FY1999 supplemental appropriation bill. The Committee is aware of rapidly changing technology for purposes of research and general information gathering by the public. Government Printing Office Public Document Distribution Centers should continue to be a resource for information desired by the public. The Committee directs GPO to undertake an analysis of the future role of the Public Documents Distribution Center at Pueblo, Colorado, and other distribution activities. This analysis should include possible equipment and capital needs to transition from printed documents to information generated through computer technology; the potential for improved marketing of centers' services to federal agencies; opportunities for improved coordination and partnerships with the private sector; and other requirements to support the transition. The study and its recommendations should be provided to the committees of legislative jurisdiction and oversight no later than February 1, 2000. Administrative Provision Authority has been provided for increasing the threshold for advertised bids from $25,000 to $100,000, thereby matching a threshold that is standard throughout the executive branch. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Salaries and Expenses 1999 appropriation................................... $359,268,000 2000 budget estimate................................. 387,048,000 Committee recommendation............................. 372,681,000 Offsetting collections............................... (1,400,000) ------------------ Total available................................ 374,081,000 The Committee has provided $372,681,000 in direct appropriations for the General Accounting Office, plus $1,400,000 in offsetting collections derived from reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government corporations. This level of funding will support 3,245 FTE's, a small decrease below the number currently expected to be utilized in fiscal 1999. The Committee has provided $2.8 million in increased contracting funds that should be derived through attrition. Performance awards and other human capital project increases can be funded within the base, although the Committee believes contracting out for studies of operating efficiencies is unnecessary. GAO has an inventory of contracted studies that provide many recommendations on these matters and has an internal workforce uniquely qualified to assist the Comptroller General to develop organizational improvements. A general reduction of $5,044,000 has been taken. TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS The customary language regarding emergency assistance for vehicles, positions and allowances, consulting services, buy American and the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council is included. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives states that: Each report of a committee on a bill or joint resolution of a public character, shall include a statement citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed by the bill or joint resolution. The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to report this legislation on Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States of America, which states: No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in consequence of Appropriations made by law. * * * Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to this specific power granted by the Constitution. COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives requires an explanation of compliance with section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended, which requires that the report accompanying a bill providing new budget authority contain a statement detailing how that authority compares with the reports submitted under section 302 of the Act for the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year from the Committee's section 302(b) allocation. This information follows: [In millions of dollars] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sec. 302(b) This bill-- --------------------------------------------------- Budget Budget authority Outlays authority Outlays ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discretionary............................................... $1,917 $1,965 $1,917 $1,965 Mandatory................................................... 77 77 77 77 --------------------------------------------------- Total................................................. $1,994 $2,042 $1,994 $2,042 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The bill provides no new spending authority as described in section 401(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended. FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended, the following table contains five-year projections associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill: Five-Year Projection of Outlays Millions Budget authority........................................... $1,917 Outlays: 2000................................................... 1,679 2001................................................... 177 2002................................................... 26 2003................................................... 9 2004................................................... 4 ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended, the financial assistance to State and local governments is as follows: The accompanying bill contains no funding for State and local assistance programs. TRANSFER OF FUNDS No transfer of funds are included. RESCISSIONS Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill: There are no rescissions recommended in the bill. CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1), of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill which directly or indirectly change the application of existing law: 1. The bill provides that certain appropriation items remain available for more than one year where programs or projects are continuing in nature under the provisions of authorizing legislation but for which that legislation does not specifically authorize such extended availability. Most of these items have been carried in previous appropriation bills. This authority tends to result in savings by removing the incentive to commit funds at the end of the fiscal year. 2. The bill includes a number of provisions which place limitations on, or which authorize or reauthorize, the use of funds in the bill, or change or extend existing limitations, appropriations, or authorizations, and which under some circumstances might be construed as changing the application of existing law. 3. There is language that allows reimbursement for service to be used by the servicing entity. 4. The bill continues the practice of providing official reception and representation allowances for officers and offices of the legislative branch. 5. The bill authorizes expenses for employee awards, such as certificates or plaques and related ceremonial presentations, by certain agencies. 6. There is language providing authority for the House general counsel to appear before certain courts and to receive timely notification. 7. There is language making technical corrections to certain statutes, and repealing or modifying obsolete statutes. 8. There is language under ``Capitol Police Board, General Expenses'' authorizing advance payments for travel by Capitol Police personnel for training or other purposes, expenses associated with the relocation of liaison or instructor personnel from the Capitol Police force to and from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, and for the costs of basic training of police personnel. 9. The bill authorizes the transfer of funds within ``Capitol Police, Salaries'', and between ``Capitol Police, Salaries,'' and ``General Expenses,'' subject to approval. 10. New compensation levels are established for the CBO Director and Deputy Director, and authority is provided for employee recruitment expenses and performance awards. 11. There is language under ``Capitol Power Plant'', Architect of the Capitol, allowing reimbursements for chilled water and steam provided to the Government Printing Office, the Washington City Post Office, the Supreme Court, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Union Station Complex and the Folger Shakespeare Library to be credited to this appropriation and made available for obligation. Section 107 establishes rules for the operation of the House recycling program. 12. There is language under ``Congressional Research Service'' which prohibits the publication of material unless approved by the appropriate committees. 13. There is language under ``Congressional printing and binding'' restricting the use of funds appropriated to the Government Printing Office for the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners, or Delegates, and language providing that appropriations recommended shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years, primarily due to the unpredictability of the volume of work generated by the Congress. 14. There is language under ``Library of Congress'' which amends the salary of the Librarian, the Deputy Librarian and the Director, Congressional Research Service.15. There is authority to enter into multi-year contracts and to appoint limited term employees. 15. There is authority to expend funds collected under the authority of 2 U.S.C. 150, the balance to remain available until expended. 16. There is a limitation on funding for attendance at meetings for the Library of Congress and a limitation on top- level management participation in compressed work schedules. 17. There is authority to transfer funds to an educational consortium. 18. There is a limitation on the number of indirect employees that are paid from appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress from other agencies. These funds are generated by performing reimbursable work for these other agencies and are used to cover general and administrative overhead work generated by these reimbursable programs. 19. There is language under ``Salaries and Expenses'', Office of Superintendent of Documents, which limits travel expenses and which authorizes the use of current appropriations for printing certain publications for the depository library program. 20. There is language authorizing the operation of the GPO revolving fund, and which authorizes travel expenses for advisory councils. 21. Under the GPO revolving fund, there is language that provides expenses not to exceed $75,000 for attendance at meetings. 22. The bill includes a limitation on GPO employment of not more than 3,313 full-time equivalent work years, subject to adjustment. 23. There is a limitation on the participation of top-level GPO management in flexible or compressed work schedules. 24. Section 311 of Title 44, U.S. Code, is amended with respect to limitations on purchases and contracts. 25. There is language relating to the General Accounting Office authorizing the direct procurement of expert and consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109, at certain rates; authorizing the hire of one passenger motor vehicle, as required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the General Accounting Office to make advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and to provide certain benefits, including rental of living quarters in foreign countries; appropriations are authorized for administrative expenses of any other member department or agency to finance an appropriate share of the costs of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP); the American Consortium on International Public Administration (ACIPA), and the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum. The ACIPA language satisfies the requirements of P.L. 100-202. 26. In Section 301, there is language prohibiting the use of funds in the Act 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 issued by the Committee on House Oversight and for the Senate by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 27. Section 303 provides that whenever any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appropriated for herein is different from that specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided that the provisions herein for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 28. Section 304 requires that certain information regarding consulting services shall be a matter of public record. 29. Section 305 is a sense of Congress provision regarding American-made products. 30. There is a provision which authorizes legislative branch entities to share the costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council. Compliance With Rule XIII, Cl. 3 (Ramseyer Rule) In compliance with clause 3(e), of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman): SECTION 201 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974 establishment of office Sec. 201. (a) In General.-- (1) * * * * * * * * * * [(5) The Director shall receive compensation at a per annum gross rate equal to the rate of basic pay, as in effect from time to time, for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. The Deputy Director shall receive compensation at a per annum gross rate equal to the rate of basic pay, as so in effect, for level IV of the Executive Schedule in section 5315 of such title.] (5)(A) The Director shall receive compensation at an annual rate of pay that is equal to the lower of-- (i) the highest annual rate of compensation of any officer of the Senate; or (ii) the highest annual rate of compensation of any officer of the House of Representatives. (B) The Deputy Director shall receive compensation at an annual rate of pay that is $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay received by the Director, as determined under subparagraph (A). * * * * * * * ---------- CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE CHAPTER 3--GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Sec. 301. Public Printer: appointment. * * * * * * * [311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act; contract negotiation authority.] 311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold. * * * * * * * Sec. 311. Purchases exempt from the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act; contract negotiation authority; small purchase threshold (a) * * * * * * * * * * (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''. * * * * * * * ---------- LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1999 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS * * * * * * * Administrative Provisions Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 [(2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2))] (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)(2)) is amended-- (1) * * * * * * * * * * TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS * * * * * * * Sec. 308. (a) * * * (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))] (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note) is amended-- (1) * * * * * * * * * * (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))] (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note) is amended-- (1) * * * * * * * * * * (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 [(40 U.S.C. 174j-1(e))] (40 U.S.C. 174j-1 note) is amended-- (1) * * * * * * * * * * ---------- SECTION 904 OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1983 [Sec. 904. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law-- [(1) the compensation of the Librarian of Congress shall be at an annual rate 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, and [(2) the compensation of the Deputy Librarian of Congress shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. [(b) The limitations contained in section 306 of S. 2939, Ninety-seventh Congress, as made applicable by section 101(e) of Public Law 97-276 (as amended by section 128(a) of Public Law 97-377) shall, after application of section 128(b) of Public Law 97-377, be applicable to the compensation of the Librarian of Congress and the Deputy Librarian of Congress, as fixed by subsection (a) of this section. [(c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the date of enactment of this Act.] 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. ---------- SECTION 203 OF THE LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1946 congressional research service Sec. 203. (a) * * * * * * * * * * (c)(1) After consultation with the Joint Committee on the Library, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint the Director of the Congressional Research Service. [The basic pay of the Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to the rate of basic pay provided for level V of the Executive Schedule contained in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.] 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. * * * * * * * SECTION 311 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1991 Sec. 311. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act for expenses of official mail of any person entitled to use the congressional frank may be expended only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, as applicable. Such regulations shall require-- (1) * * * * * * * * * * (3) with respect to the House of Representatives, that in addition to any other report or information made available to the public (through the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards or otherwise) regarding the use of the frank, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall include in the quarterly report of receipts and expenditures submitted to the House of Representatives a statement (based solely on data provided for that purpose by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards) of [costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance for] costs incurred for official mail by each person entitled to use the congressional frank. * * * * * * * (e)(1) [There is established in the House of Representatives an Official Mail Allowance for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives who are persons entitled to use the congressional frank. Regulations for use of the Official Mail Allowance shall be prescribed--] 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-- (A) by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, with respect to allocation and expenditures relating to [the Allowance] official mail (except as provided in subparagraph (B)); and (B) by the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, with respect to matters under section 3210(a)(6)(D) of title 39, United States Code. (2) [The Official Mail Allowance] Funds used for official mail-- [(A) shall be available for postage for franked mail sent at a first class, third class, or fourth class rate;] [(B)] (A) with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives, shall be available, in a session of Congress, in a total amount, as determined under paragraph (1)(A), of not more than the product of (i) 3 times the single-piece rate applicable to first class mail, and (ii) the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible delivery stops) in the congressional district, as such addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39, United States Code; and [(C)] (B) with respect to any other person entitled to use the congressional frank in the House of Representatives (including any Member of the House of Representatives who receives an allocation under subsection (a)(2) with respect to duties as an elected officer of, or holder of another position in, the House of Representatives), shall be available, in a session of Congress, in a total amount determined under paragraph (1)(A). [(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), each Member of the House of Representatives may transfer amounts from the Members' Representational Allowance of the Member to the Official Mail Allowance of the Member. [(B) The total amount a Member may so transfer with respect to a session of Congress may not exceed $25,000.] * * * * * * * ---------- SECTION 1 OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 457, NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS * * * * * * * SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALLOWANCES BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT. (a) In General.--Subject to the provision of law specified in subsection (b), the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives may, by order of the Committee, fix and adjust the amounts, terms, and conditions of, and other matters relating to, allowances of the House of Representatives within the following categories: (1) For Members of the House of Representatives, the Members' Representational Allowance, including all aspects of [the Official Mail Allowance] official mail within the jurisdiction of the Committee under section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991. (2) For committees, the Speaker, the Majority and Minority Leaders, the Clerk, the Sergeant at Arms, and the Chief Administrative Officer, allowances for official mail (including all aspects of [the Official Mail Allowance] official mail within the jurisdiction of the Committee under section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991), stationery, and telephone and telegraph and other communications. * * * * * * * ---------- SECTION 104 OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT SEC. 104. [CLERK HIRE] EMPLOYEES OF MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. (a) In General.--Under the Members' Representational Allowance, each Member of the House of Representatives may employ not more than 18 permanent [clerk hire] employees and a total of not more than 4 additional [clerk hire] employees in the following categories: (1) Interns. (2) Part-time employees. (3) Shared employees. (4) Temporary employees. (5) Employees on leave without pay. * * * * * * * Appropriations Not Authorized by Law Clause 3(f)(1), rule XIII requires a list of all appropriations in the bill that are not authorized by law. Appropriations included in this bill have been previously authorized by law. * * * * * * * Full Committee Votes Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives, the results of each roll call vote on an amendment or on the motion to report, together with the names of those voting for and those voting against, are printed below: * * * * * * * COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY FOR 1999 AND BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR 2000 PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY--TRUST FUNDS [Becomes available automatically under earlier, or ``permanent'' law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill. All amounts are in the form of ``appropriations'' unless otherwise indicated] [In millions of dollars] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budget New budget estimate of (obligational) new Increase (+) Agency and item authority, (obligational) or decrease (- 1999 \1\ authority, ) 2000 \1\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Library of Congress: Gift and trust fund accounts, non-revolving................. $41 $42 +1 Cooperative Acquisitions Revolving Fund..................... 1 2 +1 U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission: Trust funds................................................. 1 1 -- Architect of the Capitol, Botanic Garden: Gifts and donations......................................... 2 6 +4 Library Buildings and Grounds, Structural and Mechanical Care: Gifts and donations......................................... -- -- -- John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development: Trust funds................................................. 1 1 -- ----------------------------------------------- Total, Trust funds........................................ 46 52 +6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 1999 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation. PERMANENT NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY--FEDERAL FUNDS [Becomes available automatically under earlier, or ``permanent'' law without further, or annual, action by the Congress. Thus, these amounts are not included in the accompanying bill. All amounts are in the form of ``appropriations'' unless otherwise indicated] [In millions of dollars] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Budget New budget estimate of (obligational) new Increase (+) Agency and item authority, (obligational) or decrease (- 1999 \1\ authority, ) 2000 \1\ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- House of Representatives: Congressional use of foreign currency....................... $2 $2 -- International conferences and contingencies: House and 1 1 -- Senate expenses............................................ Compensation of Members and related administrative expenses. 76 75 -1 Library of Congress: Payments to copyright owners (indefinite, special fund)..... 260 282 +22 ----------------------------------------------- Total, Federal funds...................................... 339 360 +21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Amounts as estimated and shown in the February 1999 budget document. Some items are indefinite in amount, and thus are subject to later reestimation. ![]()