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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 2002
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Public Law 107-68
107th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Nov. 12,
2001 - [H.R. 2647]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS <<NOTE: Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 2002. 2 USC 60a note.>>
SENATE
expense allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate,
$10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the
Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman;
and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $3,000 for each Chair-
man; in all, $62,000.
representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by
law, including agency contributions, $104,039,000, which shall be paid
from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as
follows:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,867,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $473,000.
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offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,868,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,912,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $9,875,000.
conference committees
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each
such committee, $1,250,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,500,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and
the Conference of the Minority, $618,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,275,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,550,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $301,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $15,424,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $39,082,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,350,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $25,219,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the Senate, $4,306,000.
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Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,109,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secre-
taries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the
Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth
Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $107,264,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics
control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $520,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$8,571,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $95,904,000, of which $8,654,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2004, and of which $11,354,000 shall remain
available until expended.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $14,274,000, of which not more than
$3,000,000 may be made available for mailings of postal patron postcards
by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a
Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) that the
Senator will personally attend: Provided, That no funds for the purpose
of such mailings shall be made available until the date of enactment of
a statute authorizing the expenditure of funds for such purpose.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$270,494,000.
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official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions
Sec. 101. (a) Section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``four individual consultants'' and inserting ``six indi-
vidual consultants'', and is amended in the second sentence by
striking ``one consultant'' and inserting ``not more than two indi-
vidual consultants''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 61h-6 note.>> This section shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 102. <<NOTE: 2 USC 60c-5.>> Student Loan Repayment Program.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(2) Eligible employee.--The term ``eligible employee'' means
an individual--
(A) who is an employee of the Senate; and
(B) whose rate of pay as an employee of the Senate,
on the date on which such eligibility is determined,
does not exceed the rate of basic pay for an employee
for a position at ES-1 of the Senior Executive Schedule
as provided for in subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of
title 5, United States Code (including any locality pay
adjustment applicable to the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore
Maryland consolidated metropolitan statistical area).
(3) Employee of the senate.--The term ``employee of the
Senate'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301).
(4) Employing office.--The term ``employing office'' means
the employing office, as defined in section 101 of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an
employee of the Senate.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Senate.
(6) Student loan.--The term ``student loan'' means--
(A) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part
B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq., 1087a et seq., or 1087aa
et seq.); and
(B) a health education assistance loan made or
insured under part A of title VII of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292 et seq.), or under part E of
title VIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 297a et seq.).
(b) Senate Student Loan Repayment Program.--
(1) Service agreements.--
(A) In general.--The head of an employing office and
an eligible employee may enter into a written service
agreement under which--
(i) the employing office shall agree to repay,
by direct payments on behalf of the eligible
employee, any student loan indebtedness of the
eligible employee that is outstanding at the time
the eligible employee
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and the employing office enter into the agreement,
subject to this section; and
(ii) the eligible employee shall agree to
complete the 1-year required period of employment
described in subsection (c)(1) with the employing
office in exchange for the student loan payments.
(B) Contents of service agreements.--
(i) Contents.--A service agreement under this
paragraph shall contain--
(I) the start and end dates of the
required period of employment covered by
the agreement;
(II) the monthly amount of the
student loan payments to be provided by
the employing office;
(III) the employee's agreement to
reimburse the Senate under the
conditions set forth in subsection
(d)(1);
(IV) disclosure of the program
limitations provided for in subsection
(d)(4) and paragraphs (2), (3), (6), and
(7) of subsection (f);
(V) other terms to which the
employing office and employee agree
(such as terms relating to job
responsibilities or job performance
expectations); and
(VI) any other terms prescribed by
the Secretary.
(ii) Standard service agreements.--The
Secretary shall establish standard service
agreements for employing offices to use in
carrying out this section.
(2) Submission of agreements.--On entering into a
service agreement under this section, the employing office shall
submit a copy of the service agreement to the Secretary.
(c) Program Conditions.--
(1) Period of employment.--The term of the required period
of employment under a service agreement under this section shall
be 1 year. On completion of the required period of employment
under such a service agreement, the eligible employee and the
employing office may enter into additional service agreements
for successive 1-year periods of employment.
(2) Amount of payments.--
(A) In general.--The amount of student loan payments
made under service agreements under this section on
behalf of an eligible employee may not exceed--
(i) $500 in any month; or
(ii) a total of $40,000.
(B) Payments included in gross compensation
limitations.--Any student loan payment made under this
section in any month may not result in the sum of the
payment and the compensation of an employee for that
month exceeding \1/12\th of the applicable annual
maximum gross compensation limitation under section
105(d)(2), (e), or (f) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2), (e), or
(f)).
(3) Timing of payments.--Student loan payments made under
this section under a service agreement shall begin the first day
of the pay period after the date on which the agreement is
signed and received by the Secretary, and shall be made on a
monthly basis.
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(d) Loss of Eligibility for Student Loan Payments and Obligation to
Reimburse.--
(1) In general.--An employee shall not be eligible for
continued student loan payments under a service agreement under
this section and (except in a case in which an employee's duty
is terminated under paragraph (2) or an employing office assumes
responsibilities under paragraph (3)) shall reimburse the Senate
for the amount of all student loan payments made on behalf of
the employee under the agreement, if, before the employee
completes the required period of employment specified in the
agreement--
(A) the employee voluntarily separates from service
with the employing office;
(B) the employee engages in misconduct or does not
maintain an acceptable level of performance, as
determined by the head of the employing office; or
(C) the employee violates any condition of the
agreement.
(2) Termination of agreement.--The duty of an eligible
employee to fulfill the required period of employment under the
service agreement shall be terminated if--
(A) funds are not made available to cover the cost
of the student loan repayment program carried out under
this section; or
(B) the employee and the head of the employing
office involved mutually agree to terminate the service
agreement under subsection (f)(7).
(3) Another employing office.--An employing office who hires
an eligible employee during a required period of employment
under such a service agreement may assume the
remaining obligations (as of the date of the hiring) of the
employee's prior employing office under the agreement.
(4) Failure of employee to reimburse.--If an eligible
employee fails to reimburse the Senate for the amount owed under
paragraph (1), such amount shall be collected--
(A) under section 104(c) of the Legislative
Appropriation Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 60c-2a(c)) or section
5514 of title 5, United States Code, if the eligible
employee is employed by any other office of the Senate
or agency of the Federal Government; or
(B) under other applicable provisions of law if the
eligible employee is not employed by any other office of
the Senate or agency of the Federal Government.
(5) Crediting of amounts.--Any amount repaid by, or
recovered from, an eligible employee under this section shall be
credited to the subaccount for the employing office from which
the amount involved was originally paid. Any amount so credited
shall be merged with other sums in such subaccount for the
employing office and shall be available for the same purposes,
and subject to the same limitations (if any), as the sums with
which such amount is merged.
(e) Records and Reports.--
(1) <<NOTE: Deadlines.>> In general.--Not later than
January 1, 2003, and each January 1 thereafter, the Secretary
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations
of the Senate,
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a report for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which
the report is submitted, that contains information specifying--
(A) the number of eligible employees that received
student loan payments under this section; and
(B) the costs of such payments, including--
(i) the amount of such payments made for each
eligible employee;
(ii) the amount of any reimbursement amounts
for early separation from service or whether any
waivers were provided with respect to such
reimbursements; and
(iii) any other information determined to be
relevant by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate or the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) Confidentiality.--Such report shall not include any
information which is considered confidential or could disclose
the identity of individual employees or employing offices.
Information required to be contained in the report of the
Secretary under section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Act,
1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a) shall not be considered to be personal
information for purposes of this paragraph.
(f) Other Administrative Matters.--
(1) Account.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish and
maintain a central account from which student loan
payments available under this section shall be paid on
behalf of eligible employees.
(B) Office subaccounts.--The Secretary shall ensure
that, within the account established under subparagraph
(A), a separate subaccount is established for each
employing office to be used by each such office to make
student loan payments under this section. Such student
loan payments shall be made from any funds available to
the employing office for student loan payments that are
contained in the subaccount for the office.
(C) Limitation.--Amounts in each subaccount
established under this paragraph shall not be made
available for any purpose other than to make student
loan payments under this section.
(2) Beginning of payments.--Student loan payments may begin
under this section with respect to an eligible employee upon--
(A) the receipt by the Secretary of a signed service
agreement; and
(B) verification by the Secretary with the holder of
the loan that the eligible employee has an outstanding
student loan balance that qualifies for payment under
this section.
(3) Limitation.--Student loan payments may be made under
this section only with respect to the amount of student loan
indebtedness of the eligible employee that is outstanding on the
date on which the employee and the employing office enter into a
service agreement under this section. Such payments may not be
made under this section on a student loan that is in default or
arrears.
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(4) Payment on multiple loans.--Student loan payments may be
made under this section with respect to more than 1 student loan
of an eligible employee at the same time or separately, if the
total payments on behalf of such employee do not exceed the
limits under subsection (c)(2)(A).
(5) Treatment of payments.--Student loan payments made on
behalf of an eligible employee under this section shall be in
addition to any basic pay and other forms of compensation
otherwise payable to the eligible employee, and shall be subject
to withholding for income and employment tax obligations as
provided for by law.
(6) No relief from liability.--An agreement to make student
loan payments under this section shall not exempt an eligible
employee from the responsibility or liability of the employee
with respect to the loan involved and the eligible employee
shall continue to be responsible for making student loan
payments on the portion of any loan that is not covered under
the terms of the service agreement.
(7) Reduction in payments.--Notwithstanding the terms of a
service agreement under this section, the head of an employing
office may reduce the amount of student loan payments made under
the agreement if adequate funds are not available to such
office. If the head of the employing office decides to reduce
the amount of student loan payments for an eligible employee,
the head of the office and the employee may mutually agree to
terminate the service agreement.
(8) No right to continued employment.--A service agreement
under this section shall not be construed to create a right to,
promise of, or entitlement to the continued employment of the
eligible employee.
(9) No entitlement.--A student loan payment under this
section shall not be construed to be an entitlement for any
eligible employee.
(10) Treatment of payments.--A student loan payment under
this section--
(A) shall not be basic pay of an employee for
purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States
Code (relating to retirement) and chapter 87 of such
title (relating to life insurance coverage); and
(B) shall not be included in Federal wages for
purposes of chapter 85 of such title (relating to
unemployment compensation).
(g) Allocation of Funds.--
(1) Maximum amount.--In this subsection, the term ``maximum
amount'', used with respect to a fiscal year, means--
(A) in the case of an employing office described in
subsection (i)(1)(A), the amount described in that
subsection for that fiscal year; and
(B) in the case of an employing office described in
subsection (i)(1)(B), the amount described in that
subsection for that fiscal year.
(2) Allocation.--From the total amount made available to
carry out this section for a fiscal year, there shall be
allocated to each employing office for that fiscal year--
(A) the maximum amount for that employing office for
that fiscal year; or
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(B) if the total amount is not sufficient to provide
the maximum amount to each employing office, an amount
that bears the same relationship to the total amount as
the maximum amount for that employing office for that
fiscal year bears to the total of the maximum amounts
for all employing offices for that fiscal year.
(3) Apportionment.--In the case of an employing office that
is a Committee of the Senate, the funds allocated under this
subsection shall be apportioned between the majority and
minority staff of the committee in the same manner as amounts
are apportioned between the staffs for salaries.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated (or
otherwise made available from appropriations) to carry out this
section the following amounts for each fiscal year:
(A) For each employing office that is the personal
office of a Senator, an amount equal to 2 percent of the
total sums appropriated for the fiscal year involved for
administrative and clerical salaries for such office.
(B) For each other employing office, an amount equal
to 2 percent of the total sums appropriated for the
fiscal year involved for salaries for such office.
(2) Limitation.--Amounts provided under this section shall
be subject to annual appropriations.
(i) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective Date.--This section shall
apply to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 103. <<NOTE: 22 USC 2291 note.>> (a) Agency contributions for
employees whose salaries are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate
from the appropriations account ``Expenses of the United States Senate
Caucus on International Narcotics Control'' under the heading
``Congressional Operations'' shall be paid from the Senate
appropriations account for ``Salaries, Officers and Employees''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. Effective date.>> This section shall
apply to pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 5(a) under the subheading ``administrative
provisions'' under the heading ``SENATE'' under title I of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a note) is
amended by striking ``invoice ends'' and inserting ``invoice begins''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability. 2 USC 58a note.>> The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2001,
and shall apply to base service periods beginning on or after that date.
Sec. 105. (a) Section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ``$75,000'' and
inserting ``$100,000''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 61g-6 note. Effective date.>> This
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal
year thereafter.
Sec. 106. Effective on and after October 1, 2001, each of the dollar
amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A))
shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by
law and in effect on September 30, 2001, increased by an additional
$50,000 each.
Sec. 107. Transfers from Senate Gift Shop to Preservation Fund. (a)
In General.--Section 2(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1993 (2 U.S.C. 121d(c)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The Secretary of the Senate may transfer from the fund
to the Capitol Preservation Fund the net profits (as determined
by the Secretary) from sales of items by the Senate Gift Shop
which are intended to benefit the Capitol Visitor Center.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. Effective date. 2 USC 121d note.>>
Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to
fiscal years beginning before, on, or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Sec. 108. Provisions Relating to Senate Commission on Art. (a)
Maintenance of Old Supreme Court Chamber.--Section 3 of Senate
Resolution 382 (90th Congress) (40 U.S.C. 188b-2) is amended by striking
``insofar as it'' and inserting ``and of the Old Supreme Court Chamber
insofar as each''.
(b) Technical Amendments.--Section 5 of Senate Resolution 382 (90th
Congress) (40 U.S.C. 188b-4) is amended--
(1) by striking ``the sum of $15,000 each fiscal year,'' and
inserting ``such amount as may be necessary each fiscal year,'';
and
(2) by striking ``the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the
Commission'' and inserting ``the Executive Secretary of the
Commission and approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate''.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability. 40 USC 188b-2 note. 2 USC 61f-10.>>
Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to
fiscal year 2002 and all succeeding fiscal years.
Sec. 109. Procurement of Temporary Help. (a) In general.--(1)
Subject to regulations that the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate may prescribe, the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant
at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may procure temporary help services
from a private sector source that offers such services. Each procurement
of services under this subsection shall be for no longer than 30 days.
(2) A person performing services procured under paragraph (1) shall
not, during the period of the performance of the services, be an
employee of the United States or be considered to be an employee of the
United States for any purpose.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability.>> This section shall
take effect on October 1, 2001, and shall apply in fiscal year 2002 and
successive fiscal years.
Sec. 110. Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1) by inserting ``in the House, or official expenses for franked mail,
employee salaries, office space, furniture, or equipment and any
associated information technology services (excluding handheld
communications devices) in the Senate'' after ``expenses''.
Sec. 111. The amount available to the Committee on Rules and
Administration for expenses under section 14(c) of Senate Resolution 54,
agreed to March 8, 2001, is increased by $150,000.
SEC. 112. <<NOTE: 5 USC 7905 note.>> TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY FOR
EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
(1) ``employee of the Senate''--
(A) means any employee whose pay is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate; and
(B) does not include a member or civilian employee
of the Capitol Police; and
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(2) ``employing office'' means the employing office, as
defined under section 101 of the Congressional Accountability
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an employee of the Senate.
(b) Transportation Subsidy.--An employing office may provide a
monthly transportation subsidy to an employee of the Senate up to the
maximum monthly amount authorized under section 132(f)(2)(A) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For <<NOTE: Deborah Williams Spence. Floyd D. Spence Jr. Zacheriah
W. Spence. Benjamin G. Spence. Caldwell D. Spence.>> payment to Deborah
Williams Spence, Floyd D. Spence Jr., Zacheriah W. Spence, Benjamin G.
Spence and Caldwell D. Spence, widow and children of Floyd Spence, late
a Representative from the State of South Carolina, $145,100.
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$878,050,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $15,910,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,866,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,830,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,224,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,562,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,168,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's
Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $431,000; Republican Steering
Committee, $806,000; Republican Conference, $1,342,000; Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee, $1,435,000; Democratic Caucus, $713,000;
nine minority employees, $1,293,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority,
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $330,000; and Cloakroom
Personnel--minority, $330,000.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $479,472,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $104,514,000: Provided,
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That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses
until December 31, 2002.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$23,002,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2002.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $101,766,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $11,000, of which not
more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation
and reception expenses, $15,408,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent
of Garages, and including not more than $750 for official representation
and reception expenses, $4,139,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $67,495,000, of which
$3,525,000 shall remain available until expended, including $31,510,000
for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Resources, of which $31,390,000 is provided herein:
Provided, That of the amount provided for House Information Resources,
$8,656,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided
further, That House Information Resources is authorized to receive
reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and other
governmental entities for services provided and such reimbursement shall
be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this account; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $3,756,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $894,000; for
the Office of the Chaplain, $144,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000
for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,344,000; for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,107,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the
House, $5,456,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar
Office, $883,000; and for other authorized employees, $140,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $157,436,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,379,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $152,957,000; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $690,000.
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child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by
section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40
U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 113. <<NOTE: Effective date. Government organization. 2 USC
74a-7 note.>> (a) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four
majority positions shall be transferred from the Clerk to the
Speaker:
(1) The position of chief of floor service.
(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
(b) Effective October 1, 2001, the following four minority positions
shall be transferred from the Clerk to the minority leader:
(1) The position of chief of floor service.
(2) Two positions of assistant floor chief.
(3) One position of cloakroom attendant.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an
individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under
subsection (a) or subsection (b) at the time of the transfer, the total
number of days of annual leave and the total number of days of sick
leave which were provided by the Clerk to the individual and which
remain unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for
the individual to use after the transfer.
Sec. 114. (a) The third sentence of section 104(a)(1) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by
reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591)
(2 U.S.C. 117e(1)) is amended by striking ``for credit to the
appropriate account'' and all that follows and inserting the following:
``for credit to the appropriate account of the House of Representatives,
and shall be available for expenditure in accordance with applicable
law. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of receipts from
the sale or disposal of any audio or video transcripts prepared by the
House Recording Studio, the `appropriate account of the House of
Representatives' shall be the account of the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House of Representatives.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 117e note.>> The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 115. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' shall be
available only for fiscal year 2002. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2002 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for
reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury considers appropriate).
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(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Sec. 116. <<NOTE: 2 USC 60d-1.>> (a) Day for Paying Salaries of the
House of Representatives.--The usual day for paying salaries in or under
the House of Representatives shall be the last day of each month, except
that if the last day of a month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal
public holiday, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives shall pay such salaries on the first weekday which
precedes the last day.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--(1) The first section and section 2 of
the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint resolution authorizing the payment
of salaries of the officers and employees of Congress for December on
the 20th day of that month each year'', approved May 21, 1937 (2 U.S.C.
60d and 60e), are each repealed.
(2) The last paragraph under the heading ``Contingent Expense of the
House'' in the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 60e-
1), is repealed.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 60d-1 note.>> Effective Date.--
This section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with
respect to pay periods beginning after the expiration of the 1-year
period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 117. <<NOTE: 2 USC 74a-12.>> (a) The aggregate amount
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
sum allowance for the Office of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives shall be increased by $40,000.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2002 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 118. <<NOTE: Effective date. Government organization. 2 USC
75f.>> (a) Effective with respect to fiscal year 2002 and each
succeeding fiscal year, there are hereby established 2 additional
positions in each of the following offices of the House of
Representatives:
(1) The Office of the Clerk.
(2) The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
(3) The Office of the Sergeant at Arms.
(b) The duty of the personnel appointed to a position established
under this section shall be to ensure the continuity of the operations
of the House of Representatives during periods of emergency, in
accordance with the direction of the head of the office in which the
position is established.
(c) The annual rate of pay provided for a position established under
this section shall be determined by the head of the office in which the
position is established.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of the
office in which a position is established under this section shall have
the exclusive authority to appoint personnel to such a position.
Sec. 119. (a) Section 408 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1408) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(d) Appearances by House Employment Counsel.--
``(1) In general.--The House Employment Counsel of the House
of Representatives and any other counsel in the Office of House
Employment Counsel of the House of Representatives,
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including any counsel specially retained by the Office of House
Employment Counsel, shall be entitled, for the purpose of
providing legal assistance and representation to employing
offices
of the House of Representatives under this Act, to enter an
appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United
States or of any State or political subdivision thereof without
compliance with any requirements for admission to practice
before such court, except that the authorization conferred by
this paragraph shall not apply with respect to the admission of
any such person to practice before the United States Supreme
Court.
``(2) House employment counsel defined.--In this subsection,
the term `Office of House Employment Counsel of the House of
Representatives' means--
``(A) the Office of House Employment Counsel
established and operating under the authority of the
Clerk of the House of Representatives as of the date of
the enactment of this subsection;
``(B) any successor office to the Office of House
Employment Counsel which is established after the date
of the enactment of this subsection; and
``(C) any other person authorized and directed in
accordance with the Rules of the House of
Representatives to provide legal assistance and
representation to employing offices of the House of
Representatives in connection with actions brought under
this title.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. Effective date. 2 USC 1408 note.>> The
amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to proceedings
occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,424,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$6,733,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to two assistants and $400 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,253,904 for reimbursement to the Department of
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the
Office of the Attending
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Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances,
and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the
purposes thereof, $1,865,000, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay
differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for members
required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $113,044,000, of which $55,239,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and $57,805,000
is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts
appropriated under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be
transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
general expenses
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol
Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment,
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies,
materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic
services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance
program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, telephone
service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel
for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for
extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate or the Sergeant at
Arms of the House of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, $13,146,000, to be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board or their
delegee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2002 shall be paid by the
Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the
Treasury.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 120. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the Capitol
Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
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(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the
case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided to
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under the
heading ``salaries''; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
Sec. 121. <<NOTE: 40 USC 206d.>> At any time on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the United States Capitol Police may
accept contributions of meals and refreshments in support of activities
of the United States Capitol Police during a period of emergency (as
determined by the Capitol Police Board).
Sec. 122. (a) Section 108(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001, as amended by section 507(a) of the Department
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as
enacted into law by reference in section 101(a) of Public Law 106-
346), <<NOTE: 40 USC 206a-9.>> is amended by striking ``the Capitol
Police Board'' and all that follows and inserting the following: ``the
Chief of the Capitol Police, but not to exceed $1,000 less than the
annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. Effective date. 40 USC 206a-9 note.>>
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to pay
periods beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
Sec. 123. Any obligation or expenditure of funds made prior to the
date of enactment of this Act by the House of Representatives or the
Capitol Police Board for meals, refreshments, and other support and
maintenance in response to a biological or other threat made after
September 11, 2001 shall be deemed to have been made in compliance with
sections 1301 and 1341 of title 31, United States Code.
Sec. 124. <<NOTE: 40 USC 206e.>> At any time on or after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Capitol Police Board may incur obligations
and make expenditures out of available appropriations for meals,
refreshments and other support and maintenance for the Capitol Police
when, in the judgment of the Capitol Police Board, such obligations and
expenditures are necessary to respond to emergencies involving the
safety of human life or the protection of property.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $2,512,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ more
than 43 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is
authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional
individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more than 10
additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol
Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the
statements for the first session of the One Hundred Seventh Congress,
showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts
authorized, together with a chronological history of
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the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid
to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to
supervise the work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1385), $2,059,000, of which $254,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2003.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not
more than $3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $30,780,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 125. <<NOTE: 2 USC 609.>> (a) The Director of the
Congressional Budget Office may, by regulation, make applicable such
provisions of chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, as the Director
determines necessary to provide hereafter for training of individuals
employed by the Congressional Budget Office.
(b) The implementing regulations shall provide for training that, in
the determination of the Director, is consistent with the training
provided by agencies subject to chapter 41 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) Any recovery of debt owed to the Congressional Budget Office
under this section and its implementing regulations shall be credited to
the appropriations account available for salaries and expenses of the
Office at the time of recovery.
(d) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall apply to fiscal
year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 126. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 606(a)), is amended by striking ``or discarding.''
and inserting ``sale, trade-in, or discarding.'', and by
adding at the end the following: ``Amounts received for the sale
or trade-in of personal property shall be credited to funds available
for the operations of the Congressional Budget Office and be available
for the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such
funds shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year
in which received and the following fiscal year.''.
Sec. 127. <<NOTE: 2 USC 610.>> (a) The Director of the
Congressional Budget Office may, in order to recruit or retain qualified
personnel, establish and maintain hereafter a program under which the
Office may agree to repay (by direct payments on behalf of the employee)
all or a portion of any student loan previously taken out by such
employee.
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(b) The Director may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions
of section 5379 of title 5, United States Code as the Director
determines necessary to provide for such program.
(c) The regulations shall provide the amount paid by the Office may
not exceed--
(1) $6,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or
(2) a total of $40,000 in the case of any employee.
(d) The Office may not reimburse an employee for any repayments made
by such employee prior to the Office entering into an agreement under
this section with such employee.
(e) Any amount repaid by, or recovered from, an individual under
this section and its implementing regulations shall be credited to the
appropriation account available for salaries and expenses of the Office
at the time of repayment or recovery.
(f) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> This section shall apply to fiscal
year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
general administration
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary
expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations
under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden;
electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect
of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including
not more than $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase
or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle;
and not to exceed $20,000 for attendance, when specifically authorized
by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in
connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the
Capitol, $51,371,000, of which $3,026,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2006.
capitol buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $15,194,000, of which $3,080,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2006.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $6,009,000.
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senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended
under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol,
$42,126,000, of which $3,760,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2006.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $54,006,000, of which $23,344,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2006.
capitol power plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $52,583,000, of which $8,013,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2006: Provided, That not more than $4,400,000 of the
funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2002.
administrative provisions
Sec. 128. <<NOTE: 40 USC 174b-1 note.>> Acquisition of Property by
Architect of the Capitol.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Architect of the
Capitol is authorized to secure, through multi-year rental, lease, or
other appropriate agreement, the property located at 67 K Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C., for use of Legislative Branch agencies, and to incur
any necessary incidental expenses including maintenance, alterations,
and repairs in connection therewith: Provided, That in connection with
the property referred to under the preceding proviso, the Architect of
the Capitol is authorized to expend funds appropriated to the Architect
of the Capitol for the purpose of the operations and support of
Legislative Branch agencies, including the United States Capitol Police,
as may be required for that purpose.
Sec. 129. (a) Compensation of Architect of the Capitol.--Section
203(c) of the Federal Legislative Salary Act of 1964 (40 U.S.C. 162a) is
amended by striking ``the annual rate of basic pay'' and all that
follows and inserting the following: ``the lesser of the annual salary
for the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives or the annual
salary for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.''.
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(b) <<NOTE: 40 USC 166b-3a note.>> Compensation of Assistant
Architect of the Capitol.--Pursuant to the authority described in
section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (40
U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), the pay for the position of assistant referred to in
the proviso in the first undesignated paragraph under the center
subheadings ``Office of the Architect of the Capitol'' and ``salaries''
in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1971
(40 U.S.C. 164a) shall be an amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual
rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol.
(c) Compensation for Certain Other Positions.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with the authority described
in section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), section 108 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b) is amended--
(A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and
inserting the following:
``(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic pay for
not more than 12 positions at a rate not to exceed the highest total
rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of
chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved.'';
and
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection
(b).
(2) <<NOTE: Applicability. 40 USC 166b-3b note.>> Effective
date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with
respect to pay periods beginning on or after the expiration of
the 21-day period which begins on the date the Architect of the
Capitol submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate a list containing the 12 positions
for which the Architect will fix the rate of basic pay under the
amendment, the rate of basic pay for each such position, and the
job description for each such position.
(d) Comprehensive Management Study and Response.--
(1) <<NOTE: Deadline. 40 USC 162 note.>> Study by
comptroller general.--Not later than November 1, 2002, the
Comptroller General shall conduct a comprehensive management
study of the operations of the Architect of the Capitol, and
submit the study to the Architect of the Capitol and the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
(2) Plan by architect in response.--After the Comptroller
General submits the study conducted under paragraph
(1) to the Committees referred to in such paragraph, the
Architect of the Capitol shall develop and submit to such
Committees a management improvement plan which addresses
the study and which indicates how the personnel for whom
the Architect fixes the rate of basic pay under the amendment
made by subsection (c)(1) will support such plan.
(e) <<NOTE: Applicability. 40 USC 162a note.>> Effective Date.--
Except as provided in subsections (c)(2) and (d), this section and the
amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods
beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
Sec. 130. <<NOTE: 40 USC 166j.>> (a) Liquidated Damages.--The
Architect of the Capitol may not enter into or administer any
construction contract with a value greater than $50,000 unless the
contract includes a provision requiring the payment of liquidated
damages in the amount determined under subsection (b) in the event that
completion of the project is delayed because of the contractor.
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(b) Amount of Payment.--The amount of payment required under a
liquidated damages provision described in subsection (a) shall be equal
to the product of--
(1) the daily liquidated damage payment rate; and
(2) the number of days by which the completion of the
project is delayed.
(c) Daily Liquidated Damage Payment Rate.--
(1) In general.--In subsection (b), the ``daily liquidated
damage payment rate'' means--
(A) $140, in the case of a contract with a value
greater than $50,000 and less than $100,000;
(B) $200, in the case of a contract with a value
equal to or greater than $100,000 and equal to or less
than $500,000; and
(C) the sum of $200 plus $50 for each $100,000
increment by which the value of the contract exceeds
$500,000, in the case of a contract with a value greater
than $500,000.
(2) Adjustment in rate permitted.--Notwithstanding paragraph
(1), the daily liquidated damage payment rate may be adjusted by
the contracting officer involved to a rate greater or lesser
than the rate described in such paragraph if the contracting
officer makes a written determination that the rate described
does not accurately reflect the anticipated damages which will
be suffered by the United States as a result of the delay in the
completion of the contract.
(d) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective Date.--This section shall
apply with respect to contracts entered into during fiscal year 2002 or
any succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 131. <<NOTE: Applicability. 40 USC 162 note.>> Notwithstanding
any other provision of law: (1) section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5) shall apply with respect to purchases and contracts for the
Architect of the Capitol as if the reference to ``$25,000'' in clause I
of such section were a reference to ``$100,000''; and (2) the Architect
may procure services, equipment, and construction for security related
projects in the most efficient manner he determines appropriate.
Sec. 132. <<NOTE: 40 USC 162 note.>> Accounting and Financial
Management System. The Architect of the Capitol shall develop and
maintain an
accounting and financial management system, including financial
reporting and internal controls, which--
(1) complies with applicable federal accounting principles,
standards, and requirements, and internal control standards;
(2) complies with any other requirements applicable to such
systems; and
(3) provides for--
(A) complete, reliable, consistent, and timely
information which is prepared on a uniform basis and
which is responsive to financial information needs of
the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) the development and reporting of cost
information;
(C) the integration of accounting and budgeting
information; and
(D) the systematic measurement of performance.
Sec. 133. (a) Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),
none of the funds provided by this Act or any other Act may be used by
the Architect of the Capitol after the expiration of the 90-day period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act to employ any
individual as a temporary employee within
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a category of temporary employment which does not provide
employees with the same eligibility for life insurance, health
insurance, retirement, and other benefits which is provided to temporary
employees who are hired for a period exceeding 1 year in length.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any of the
following individuals:
(A) An individual who is employed under the Architect of the
Capitol Summer Employment Program.
(B) An individual who is hired for a total of 120 days or
less during any 5-year period (excluding any days in which the
individual is employed under the Architect of the Capitol Summer
Employment Program).
(C) An individual employed by the Architect of the Capitol
as a temporary employee as of the date of the enactment of this
Act who exercises in writing, not later than 90 days after such
date, an option offered by the Architect to remain under the pay
system (including benefits) provided for the individual as of
such date.
(D) An individual who becomes employed by the Architect of
the Capitol after the date of the enactment of this Act who
exercises in writing, prior to the individual's employment, an
option offered by the Architect to receive pay and benefits
under an alternative system which does not provide the benefits
described in paragraph (1), except that under such an option the
Architect shall be required to provide the individual with the
benefits described in paragraph (1) as soon as the individual's
period of service as a temporary employee exceeds 1 year in
length.
(3) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the
Architect of the Capitol to provide duplicative benefits for any
employee.
(b) Allotment and Assignment of Pay.--(1) Section 5525 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ``For purposes of this section, the term `agency' includes the
Office of the Architect of the Capitol.''.
(2) <<NOTE: Applicability. Effective date. 5 USC 5525 note.>> The
amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to pay periods
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 134. <<NOTE: 40 USC 217c.>> Congressional Award Youth Park.
(a) Designation.--The parcel of approximately 5 acres of land located on
the Capitol Grounds and described in subsection (b) shall be known and
designated as the ``Congressional Award Youth Park''.
(b) Area Included.--
(1) In general.--The parcel of land described in subsection
(a) is--
(A) bounded on the north by Constitution Avenue,
N.W.;
(B) bounded on the east by First Street, N.W.;
(C) bounded on the south by Pennsylvania Avenue,
N.W.; and
(D) bounded on the west by Third Street N.W.
(2) Extension.--The park shall extend to the curbs of the
streets described in paragraph (1).
(c) Design.--
(1) Competition.--The Architect of the Capitol shall sponsor
a competition for the design of the park, based on
specifications developed by the Architect.
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(2) Specifications.--
(A) <<NOTE: Deadline.>> In general.--Not later than
June 30, 2002, the Architect, in consultation with the
majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate,
and the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, shall develop the specifications for
the park.
(B) Requirements.--
(i) In general.--The specifications shall
require an outdoor design that is accessible to
the public.
(ii) Inclusions.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the specifications shall include
requirements for--
(I) a fountain;
(II) extensive use of trees and
flowering plants from each of the 50
States;
(III) large-scale replicas of the
medals awarded under the Congressional
Award Program; and
(IV) the inscription of the names of
all Congressional Award recipients.
(3) Selection.--
(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the
competition is completed, the Architect shall forward at
least 3 designs, with recommendations, to the United
States Capitol Preservation Commission.
(B) Final selection.--The United States Capitol
Preservation Commission shall select and approve the
final design from among the 3 designs submitted under
subparagraph (A).
(d) Funding.--Funds otherwise made available to the Architect of the
Capitol under this Act shall be available to carry out this section.
Sec. 135. Limitation on Certain Gifts and Expenditures Relating to
the National Garden. Section 201 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended by striking
``$14,500,000'' each place it appears and inserting ``$16,500,000''.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
$81,454,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation
of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(including transfer of funds)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record,
as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code);
printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be
distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and
distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be
distributed without charge to the recipient, $81,000,000: Provided, That
this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred
under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal
years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation
under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds
appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for
printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or
accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be
transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for
carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 2002''.
TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $5,646,000: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for any activities of the National
Garden.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance
of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $306,692,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2002, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2002 and shall remain available until expended for
the development and maintenance of an international legal information
database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the Library of
Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, $15,824,474 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals,
newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for
bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be
available solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the
Librarian, of special and unique materials for additions to the
collections: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$1,517,903 is to remain available until expended for the acquisition and
partial support for implementation of an Integrated Library System
(ILS): Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$7,100,000 is to remain available until expended for the purpose of
teaching educators how to incorporate the Library's digital collections
into school curricula and shall be transferred to the educational
consortium formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands Across America: Local
Community Initiative'' project as approved by the Library: Provided
further, That of the amount appropriated, $500,000 shall be transferred
to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to remain available until
expended for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106-173, of which
amount $3,000 may be used for official representation and reception
expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $40,896,000, of
which not more than $21,880,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2002 under section 708(d) of title 17,
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United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate
or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in
excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in
appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than $5,984,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2002 under sections
111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further,
That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the
amount by which collections are less than $27,864,000: Provided further,
That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for
the maintenance of an ``International Copyright Institute'' in the
Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training
nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and
policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended,
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with
official representation and reception expenses for activities of the
International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations,
visitors, and seminars.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $49,788,000, of which
$14,437,000 shall remain available until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, maintenance,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$7,932,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than $300,000, of
which $75,000 is for the Congressional Research
Service, when specifically authorized by the Librarian of Congress, for
attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which
the appropriation is made.
Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or compressed
work schedule which--
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the
grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be at
work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked by
the manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ``manager or supervisor''
means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are defined
in section 7103(a)(10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead
costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other agencies under
the authority of sections 1535 and 1536
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of title 31, United States Code, shall not be used to employ more than
65 employees and may be expended or obligated--
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or
in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only--
(A) to pay for such general or administrative
overhead costs as are attributable to the work performed
for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are
provided in appropriations Acts, with respect to any
purpose not allowable under subparagraph (A).
Sec. 204. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in
this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the certification of
the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.
Sec. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of Congress in
this Act, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of
the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation
and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices.
Sec. 206. (a) For fiscal year 2002, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $114,473,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than
appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative
branch.
(c) For fiscal year 2002, the Librarian of Congress may temporarily
transfer funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS--Salaries and Expenses'' to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK
Program and the Federal Research Program established under section 103
of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000
(Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of
such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the
appropriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any
amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the
Library appropriation expires.
Sec. 207. Section 101 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182a) is amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking ``AUDIO AND VIDEO''; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``audio and video''.
Sec. 208. (a) Section 102(a) of the Library of Congress Fiscal
Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182b(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) Special events and programs.''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. Reports. 2 USC 182b note.>> The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the date on
which the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate approve a report submitted to the Committees by the Librarian
of Congress which describes the guidelines and policies applicable to
the hosting of special events and programs by the Librarian which are
covered under
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section 102(a)(4) of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations
Improvement Act of 2000 (as added by subsection (a)).
Sec. 209. Section 7 of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Act, Public Law 106-173, <<NOTE: 36 USC note prec. 101.>> is amended by
adding the following new subsections:
``(f) Gifts.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, accept and use gifts of money, property, and services, and,
notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, may accept
and use voluntary services as the Commission deems necessary.
``(g) Detail of Federal Employees.--On the request of the
Commission, the head of a Federal agency or other Federal
appointing authority may detail, on a reimbursable or nonreimburs-
able basis, any of its employees to the Commission to assist the
Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commission under
this Act. Any such detail of an employee shall be without interruption
or loss of civil service status or privilege.''.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Visitor Center
For an additional amount for the unassigned space in the Capitol
Visitor Center project, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended:
Provided, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States
(41 U.S.C. 5) shall not apply to the funds made available under this
heading: Provided further, That the Architect of the Capitol may not
obligate any of the funds which are made available for the Capitol
Visitor Center under this Act or any other Act without an obligation
plan approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives for House space and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate for Senate space.
Congressional Cemetery
For the perpetual care and maintenance of the historic Congressional
Cemetery, $1,250,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That
$1,000,000 of such amount shall be paid to the National Trust for
Historic Preservation (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the
``National Trust'') for deposit into the permanently restricted account
referred to in section 209(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-275; 112 Stat. 2449) and shall be used by the
National Trust in accordance with the terms and conditions applicable
under such section to amounts deposited into such account: Provided
further, That $250,000 of such amount shall be for the preparation of a
study to develop a program for the ongoing care and maintenance of the
Cemetery.
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$21,753,000, of which $3,748,000 shall remain available
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until September 30, 2006 and $5,000,000 shall remain available until
expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other
Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,639,000: Provided, That
travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library
Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $175,000: Provided
further, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year
appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating
Congressional serial sets and other related publications for 2000 and
2001 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further,
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the
purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than
$2,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in
connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or
purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further,
That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory
councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That
the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section
5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the
funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of
Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be available
for the full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,260 workyears (or
such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may request,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives): Provided
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further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide
information in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund
shall not be used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule
which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or
level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided further, That
expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $75,000.
Administrative Provision
extension of early retirement and voluntary separation incentive
payments for gpo
Sec. 210. (a) Section 309 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 (44 U.S.C. 305 note), is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``October 1, 2001''
and inserting ``October 1, 2004''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``September 30, 2001''
and inserting ``September 30, 2004''.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date. 44 USC 305 note.>> The amendments made
by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance
payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under
sections 901(5), 901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and 4081(8)); and under regulations
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of
living quarters in foreign countries, $421,844,000: Provided, That not
more than $1,751,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2002:
Provided further, That not more than $750,000 of reimbursements received
under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That this appropriation
and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department
or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by
the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may
be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the American Consortium
on International
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Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including
any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International
Institute of Administrative Sciences.
PAYMENT TO THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Russian Leadership Development Center Trust
Fund for financing activities of the Center for Russian Leadership
Development, $8,000,000.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2002 unless expressly so
provided in this Act.
Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is
appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any
office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in
this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That
the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of
Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of
Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of
Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
Sec. 304. <<NOTE: Contracts. Public information.>> The expenditure
of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through
procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection, except
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive
order issued pursuant to existing law.
Sec. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds made
available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) <<NOTE: Notice.>> In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
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Sec. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by
charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except
that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating
legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $252,000.
Sec. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 <<NOTE: 40 USC 188b-
6.>> is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking
``2001'' and inserting ``2002''.
Sec. 309. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Section 5596(a) of title 5,
U.S.C., is amended by deleting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); by
deleting the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a
semicolon, and by adding the following new paragraphs, which shall be
effective for all personnel actions taken on or after the date of
enactment of this Act:
``(6) the Architect of the Capitol, including employees of
the United States Senate Restaurants; and
``(7) the United States Botanic Garden.''.
Sec. 310. Section 4(b) of the House Employees Position
Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for
purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this
subsection for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief
Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States
Capitol telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.''.
Sec. 311. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the
District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular
shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast,
Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning
of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
Sec. 312. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under
this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been
convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
Approved November 12, 2001.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2647 (S. 1172):
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 107-169 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 107-259
(Comm. of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-37 accompanying S. 1172 (Comm. on
Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001):
July 31, considered and passed House; passed Senate,
amended,
in lieu of S. 1172.
Nov. 1, House and Senate agreed to conference report.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 37 (2001):
Nov. 12, Presidential statement.
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