H.R.4516 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] (Introduced 05/23/2000) |
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| Committees: | House - Appropriations |
| Committee Reports: | H. Rept. 106-635; H. Rept. 106-796 (Conference Report) |
| Latest Action: | House - 10/31/2000 On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Appropriations. Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 5 roll call votes |
| Notes: | The H.R. 4516 conference report contained H.R. 4516 - Legislative Branch Appropriations and H.R. 4985 - Treasury Appropriations. H.R. 5657 was a subsequent Legislative Branch Appropriations bill and H.R. 5658 was a subsequent Treasury Appropriations bill. H.R. 4577, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001, incorporated by reference the provisions of H.R. 5657, H.R. 5658, and other bills. H.R. 4577 became Public Law 106-554 on 12/21/2000. |
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[H.R. 4516 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4516
One Hundred Sixth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending
September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
DIVISION A
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
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, 2001, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
payment to widows and heirs of deceased members of congress
For a payment to Nancy Nally Coverdell, widow of Paul D. Coverdell,
late a Senator from Georgia, $141,300.
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 Chairman; 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, $92,321,000, 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, $1,785,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $453,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,742,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,722,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $6,917,000.
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, $1,152,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,304,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the
conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority
and the Conference of the Minority, $590,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,171,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,342,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $288,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $14,738,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $34,811,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,292,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $22,337,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $4,046,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,069,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-
ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $73,000,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international
narcotics control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $370,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$2,077,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, $71,511,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2003.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$253,203,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
administrative provisions
Section 1. Semiannual Report. (a) In General.--Section 105(a) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1965 (2 U.S.C. 104a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5)(A) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) relating
to the level of detail of statement and itemization, each report by the
Secretary of the Senate required under such paragraph shall be compiled
at a summary level for each office of the Senate authorized to obligate
appropriated funds.
``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the reporting of
expenditures relating to personnel compensation, travel and
transportation of persons, other contractual services, and acquisition
of assets.
``(C) In carrying out this paragraph the Secretary of the Senate
shall apply the Standard Federal Object Classification of Expenses as
the Secretary determines appropriate.''.
(b) Effective Date and Application.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made
by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2) First report after enactment.--The Secretary of the Senate
may elect to compile and submit the report for the semiannual
period during which the date of enactment of this section occurs,
as if the amendment made by this section had not been enacted.
Sec. 2. Senate Employee Pay Adjustments. Section 4 of the Federal
Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``(or section 5304 or 5304a of such title,
as applied to employees employed in the pay locality of the
Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland consolidated metropolitan
statistical area)'' after ``employees under section 5303 of
title 5, United States Code,''; and
(B) by inserting ``(and, as the case may be, section 5304
or 5304a of such title, as applied to employees employed in the
pay locality of the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore, Maryland
consolidated metropolitan statistical area)'' after ``the
President under such section 5303'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Any percentage used in any statute specifically providing for
an adjustment in rates of pay in lieu of an adjustment made under
section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, and, as the case may be,
section 5304 or 5304a of such title for any calendar year shall be
treated as the percentage used in an adjustment made under such section
5303, 5304, or 5304a, as applicable, for purposes of subsection (a).''.
Sec. 3. (a) Section 6(c) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 121b-1(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and agency contributions'' in paragraph
(2)(A), and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Agency contributions for employees of Senate Hair Care
Services shall be paid from the appropriations account for
`Salaries, Officers and Employees'.''.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after
October 1, 2000.
Sec. 4. (a) There is established in the Treasury of the United
States a revolving fund to be known as the Senate Health and Fitness
Facility Revolving Fund (``the revolving fund'').
(b) The Architect of the Capitol shall deposit in the revolving
fund--
(1) any amounts received as dues or other assessments for use
of the Senate Health and Fitness Facility, and
(2) any amounts received from the operation of the Senate waste
recycling program.
(c) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of
the Senate, amounts in the revolving fund shall be available to the
Architect of the Capitol, without fiscal year limitation, for payment
of costs of the Senate Health and Fitness Facility.
(d) The Architect of the Capitol shall withdraw from the revolving
fund and deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous
receipts all moneys in the revolving fund that the Architect determines
are in excess of the current and reasonably foreseeable needs of the
Senate Health and Fitness Facility.
(e) Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate, the Architect of the Capitol may issue
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.
Sec. 5. For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001), there is authorized an expense allowance
for the Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees which
shall not exceed $3,000 each fiscal year for each such Chairman; and
amounts from such allowance shall be paid to either of such Chairmen
only as reimbursement for actual expenses incurred by him and upon
certification and documentation of such expenses, and amounts so paid
shall not be reported as income and shall not be allowed as a deduction
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Sec. 6. (a) The head of the employing office of an employee of the
Senate may, upon termination of employment of the employee, authorize
payment of a lump sum for the accrued annual leave of that employee
if--
(1) the head of the employing office--
(A) has approved a written leave policy authorizing
employees to accrue leave and establishing the conditions upon
which accrued leave may be paid; and
(B) submits written certification to the Financial Clerk of
the Senate of the number of days of annual leave accrued by the
employee for which payment is to be made under the written
leave policy of the employing office; and
(2) there are sufficient funds to cover the lump sum payment.
(b)(1) A lump sum payment under this section shall not exceed the
lesser of--
(A) twice the monthly rate of pay of the employee; or
(B) the product of the daily rate of pay of the employee and
the number of days of accrued annual leave of the employee.
(2) The Secretary of the Senate shall determine the rates of pay of
an employee under paragraph (1) (A) and (B) on the basis of the annual
rate of pay of the employee in effect on the date of termination of
employment.
(c) Any payment under this section shall be paid from the
appropriation account or fund used to pay the employee.
(d) If an individual who received a lump sum payment under this
section is reemployed as an employee of the Senate before the end of
the period covered by the lump sum payment, the individual shall refund
an amount equal to the applicable pay covering the period between the
date of reemployment and the expiration of the lump sum period. Such
amount shall be deposited to the appropriation account or fund used to
pay the lump sum payment.
(e) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate may
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(f) In this section, the term--
(1) ``employee of the Senate'' means any employee whose pay is
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, except that the term does
not include a member of the Capitol Police or a civilian employee
of the Capitol Police; and
(2) ``head of the employing office'' means any person with the
final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms,
conditions, or privileges of the employment of an individual whose
pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Sec. 7. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose salaries are
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from the appropriations
account ``Joint Economic Committee'' under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS''
shall be paid from the Senate appropriations account for ``Salaries,
Officers and Employees''.
(b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after
October 1, 2000.
Sec. 8. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 (40 U.S.C. 188b-6) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``items
of art, fine art, and historical items'' and inserting ``works of
art, historical objects, documents or material relating to
historical matters for placement or exhibition'';
(2) in the second sentence of subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``such items'' each place it appears and
inserting ``such works, objects, documents, or material'' in
each such place; and
(B) by striking ``an item'' and inserting ``a work, object,
document, or material''; and
(3) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ``such items of art'' and inserting ``such
works, objects, documents, or materials''; and
(B) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$769,551,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $14,378,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,759,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,726,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,096,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,466,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,096,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $410,000;
Republican Steering Committee, $765,000; Republican Conference,
$1,255,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,352,000;
Democratic Caucus, $668,000; nine minority employees, $1,229,000;
training and program development--majority $278,000; and training and
program development--minority, $278,000.
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, $410,182,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $92,196,000: Provided, 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,
$20,628,000, 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, $90,403,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of which not
more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official representation
and reception expenses, $14,590,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of
Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $750 for
official representation and reception expenses, $3,692,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, $58,550,000, of which $1,054,000 shall remain available until
expended, including $26,605,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary
personal services of House Information Resources, of which $26,020,000
is provided herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House
Information Resources, $6,497,000 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, $3,249,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General
Counsel, $806,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $140,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including
the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,201,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $2,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $5,085,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $832,000; and
for other authorized employees, $213,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $141,764,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $2,235,000; 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, $138,726,000; 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, $393,000.
child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child
Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established
by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992
(40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget of
the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. During fiscal year 2001 and any succeeding fiscal year,
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives may--
(1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable
services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in the
next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an executive
agency under the authority of section 303L of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253l); and
(2) enter into multi-year contracts for the acquisitions of
property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as
executive agencies under the authority of section 304B of the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C.
254c).
Sec. 102. (a) Permitting New House Employees To Be Placed Above
Minimum Step of Compensation Level.--The House Employees Position
Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 291 et seq.) is amended by striking
section 10 (2 U.S.C. 299).
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to employees appointed on or after October 1, 2000.
Sec. 103. (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 2001. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2001 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).
(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. 104. (a) There is hereby appropriated for payment to the
Prince William County Public Schools $215,000, to be used to pay for
educational services for the son of Mrs. Evelyn Gibson, the widow of
Detective John Michael Gibson of the United States Capitol Police.
(b) The payment under subsection (a) shall be made in accordance
with terms and conditions established by the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives.
(c) The funds used for the payment made under subsection (a) shall
be derived from the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2001
For all construction expenses, salaries, and other expenses
associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President
and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 2001, in
accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint committee
authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 89, agreed to March 14, 2000
(One Hundred Sixth Congress), and Senate Concurrent Resolution 90,
agreed to March 14, 2000 (One Hundred Sixth Congress), $1,000,000 to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until
September 30, 2001. Funds made available under this heading shall be
available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether
incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2000: Provided, That the
compensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate who has been designated to perform service
for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies shall
continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and Administration, but
the account from which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed for
the services of the staff member (including agency contributions when
appropriate) out of funds made available under this heading.
administrative provision
Sec. 105. During fiscal year 2001 the Secretary of Defense shall
provide protective services on a non-reimbursable basis to the United
States Capitol Police with respect to the following events:
(1) Upon request of the Chair of the Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies established under Senate
Concurrent Resolution 89, One Hundred Sixth Congress, agreed to
March 14, 2000, the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the
inauguration of the President-elect and Vice President-elect of the
United States.
(2) Upon request of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the joint session of
Congress held to receive a message from the President of the United
States on the State of the Union.
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,315,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$6,430,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House.
For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,159,904 for reimbursement to the Department of
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the
Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be
available for all the purposes thereof, $1,835,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay
differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for members
required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $97,142,000, of which $47,053,000 is provided to the Sergeant
at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House, and $50,089,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated
under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred
between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
general expenses
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol
Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment,
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies,
materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic
services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance
program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage,
telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and
liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and
$85 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board
by an employee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of
Representatives designated by the Chairman of the Board, $6,772,000, 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 2001 shall be paid by the Secretary of the
Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 106. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Capitol
Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the
appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives under the heading ``salaries'';
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the case
of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided 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. 107. (a) Appointment of Certifying Officers of the Capitol
Police.--The Chief Administrative Officer of the United States Capitol
Police, or when there is not a Chief Administrative Officer the Capitol
Police Board, shall appoint certifying officers to certify all vouchers
for payment from funds made available to the United States Capitol
Police.
(b) Responsibility and Accountability of Certifying Officers.--
(1) In general.--Each officer or employee of the Capitol Police
who has been duly authorized in writing by the Chief Administrative
Officer, or the Capitol Police Board if there is not a Chief
Administrative Officer, to certify vouchers pursuant to subsection
(a) shall--
(A) be held responsible for the existence and correctness
of the facts recited in the certificate or otherwise stated on
the voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of
the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved;
(B) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness
of the computations of certified vouchers; and
(C) be held accountable for and required to make good to
the United States the amount of any illegal, improper, or
incorrect payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or
misleading certificate made by such officer or employee, as
well as for any payment prohibited by law or which did not
represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund
involved.
(2) Relief by comptroller general.--The Comptroller General
may, at the Comptroller General's discretion, relieve such
certifying officer or employee of liability for any payment
otherwise proper if the Comptroller General finds--
(A) that the certification was based on official records
and that the certifying officer or employee did not know, and
by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained,
the actual facts; or
(B) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that
the payment was not contrary to any statutory provision
specifically prohibiting payments of the character involved,
and the United States has received value for such payment.
(c) Enforcement of Liability.--The liability of the certifying
officers of the United States Capitol Police shall be enforced in the
same manner and to the same extent as currently provided with respect
to the enforcement of the liability of disbursing and other accountable
officers, and such officers shall have the right to apply for and
obtain a decision by the Comptroller General on any question of law
involved in a payment on any vouchers presented to them for
certification.
Sec. 108. Chief Administrative Officer.--(a) There shall be within
the Capitol Police an Office of Administration to be headed by a Chief
Administrative Officer:
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer shall be appointed by the
Comptroller General after consultation with the Capitol Police
Board, and shall report to and serve at the pleasure of the
Comptroller General.
(2) The Comptroller General shall appoint as Chief
Administrative Officer an individual with the knowledge and skills
necessary to carry out the responsibilities for budgeting,
financial management, information technology, and human resource
management described in this section.
(3) The Chief Administrative Officer shall receive basic pay at
a rate determined by the Comptroller General, but not to exceed the
annual rate of basic pay payable for ES-2 of the Senior Executive
Service Basic Rates Schedule established for members of the Senior
Executive Service of the General Accounting Office under section
733 of title 31.
(4) The Capitol Police shall reimburse from available
appropriations any costs incurred by the General Accounting Office
under this section.
(b) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have the following areas
of responsibility:
(1) Budgeting.--The Chief Administrative Officer shall--
(A) after consulting with the Chief of Police on the
portion of the budget covering uniformed police force
personnel, prepare and submit to the Capitol Police Board an
annual budget for the Capitol Police; and
(B) execute the budget and monitor through periodic
examinations the execution of the Capitol Police budget in
relation to actual obligations and expenditures.
(2) Financial management.--The Chief Administrative Officer
shall--
(A) oversee all financial management activities relating to
the programs and operations of the Capitol Police;
(B) develop and maintain an integrated accounting and
financial system for the Capitol Police, including financial
reporting and internal controls, which--
(i) complies with applicable accounting principles,
standards, and requirements, and internal control
standards;
(ii) complies with any other requirements applicable to
such systems;
(iii) provides for--
(I) complete, reliable, consistent, and timely
information which is prepared on a uniform basis and
which is responsive to financial information needs of
the Capitol Police;
(II) the development and reporting of cost
information;
(III) the integration of accounting and budgeting
information; and
(IV) the systematic measurement of performance;
(C) direct, manage, and provide policy guidance and
oversight of Capitol Police financial management personnel,
activities, and operations, including--
(i) the recruitment, selection, and training of
personnel to carry out Capitol Police financial management
functions; and
(ii) the implementation of Capitol Police asset
management systems, including systems for cash management,
debt collection, and property and inventory management and
control; and
(D) the Chief Administrative Officer shall prepare annual
financial statements for the Capitol Police and provide for an
annual audit of the financial statements by an independent
public accountant in accordance with generally accepted
government auditing standards.
(3) Information technology.--The Chief Administrative Officer
shall--
(A) direct, coordinate, and oversee the acquisition, use,
and management of information technology by the Capitol Police;
(B) promote and oversee the use of information technology
to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of programs of the
Capitol Police; and
(C) establish and enforce information technology
principles, guidelines, and objectives, including developing
and maintaining an information technology architecture for the
Capitol Police.
(4) Human resources.--The Chief Administrative Officer shall--
(A) direct, coordinate, and oversee human resource
management activities of the Capitol Police, except that with
respect to uniformed police force personnel, the Chief
Administrative Officer shall perform these activities in
cooperation with the Chief of the Capitol Police;
(B) develop and monitor payroll and time and attendance
systems and employee services; and
(C) develop and monitor processes for recruiting,
selecting, appraising, and promoting employees.
(c) Administrative provisions with respect to the Office of
Administration:
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to select,
appoint, employ, and discharge such officers and employees as may
be necessary to carry out the functions, powers, and duties of the
Office of Administration but he shall not have the authority to
hire or discharge uniformed police force personnel.
(2) The Chief Administrative Officer may utilize resources of
another agency on a reimbursable basis to be paid from available
appropriations of the Capitol Police.
(d) No later than 180 days after appointment, the Chief
Administrative Officer shall prepare, after consultation with the
Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police, a plan--
(1) describing the policies, procedures, and actions the Chief
Administrative Officer will take in carrying out the
responsibilities assigned under this section;
(2) identifying and defining responsibilities and roles of all
offices, bureaus, and divisions of the Capitol Police for
budgeting, financial management, information technology, and human
resources management; and
(3) detailing mechanisms for ensuring that the offices,
bureaus, and divisions perform their responsibilities and roles in
a coordinated and integrated manner.
(e) No later than September 30, 2001, the Chief Administrative
Officer shall prepare, after consultation with the Capitol Police Board
and the Chief of the Capitol Police, a report on the Chief
Administrative Officer's progress in implementing the plan described in
subsection (d) and recommendations to improve the budgeting, financial,
information technology, and human resources management of the Capitol
Police, including organizational, accounting and administrative
control, and personnel changes.
(f) The Chief Administrative Officer shall submit the plan required
in subsection (d) and the report required in subsection (e) to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the
Senate, the Committee on House Administration of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate.
(g) As of October 1, 2002, unless otherwise determined by the
Comptroller General, the Chief Administrative Officer established by
section (a) will cease to be an employee of the General Accounting
Office and will become an employee of the Capitol Police, and the
Capitol Police Board shall assume all responsibilities of the
Comptroller General under this section.
Sec. 109. (a) Section 1(c) of Public Law 96-152 (40 U.S.C. 206-1)
is amended by striking ``the annual rate'' and all that follows and
inserting the following: ``the rate of basic pay payable for level ES-4
of the Senior Executive Service, as established under subchapter VIII
of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code (taking into account any
comparability payments made under section 5304(h) of such title).''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect
to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $2,371,000, 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 second session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress,
showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts
authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular
appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the
persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the
work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $1,820,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not
more than $3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $28,493,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 110. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and
hereafter, the Congressional Budget Office may use available funds to
enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a
period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year
and may enter into multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property
and services, to the same extent as executive agencies under the
authority of section 303L and 304B, respectively, of the Federal
Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253l and 254c).
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary
expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and
electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings
and office equipment, including not more than $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect
of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for
attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the
Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related
to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $43,689,000, of which
$3,843,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount shall be
available for the position of Project Manager for the Capitol Visitor
Center, at a rate of compensation which does not exceed the rate of
basic pay payable for level ES-2 of the Senior Executive Service, as
established under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United
States Code (taking into account any comparability payments made under
section 5304(h) of such title): Provided further, That effective on the
date of the enactment of this Act, any amount made available under this
heading under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000, shall be
available for such position at such rate of compensation.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $5,362,000, of which $125,000 shall remain
available until expended.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
Capitol, $63,974,000, of which $21,669,000 shall remain available until
expended.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $32,750,000, of which $123,000 shall
remain available until expended.
capitol power plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal 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, $39,415,000, of which $523,000 shall remain available
until expended: 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 2001.
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, $73,592,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(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 (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the
recipient, $71,462,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of
obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-
year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code: 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.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 111. (a) Congressional Printing and Binding For the House
Through Clerk of House.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 44,
United States Code, or any other law, there are authorized to be
appropriated to the Clerk of the House of Representatives such sums
as may be necessary for congressional printing and binding services
for the House of Representatives.
(2) Preparation of estimates.--Estimated expenditures and
proposed appropriations for congressional printing and binding
services shall be prepared and submitted by the Clerk of the House
of Representatives in accordance with title 31, United States Code,
in the same manner as estimates and requests are prepared for other
legislative branch services under such title, except that such
requests shall be based upon the results of the study conducted
under subsection (b) (with respect to any fiscal year covered by
such study).
(3) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--During fiscal year 2001, the Clerk of the
House of Representatives shall conduct a comprehensive study of the
needs of the House for congressional printing and binding services
during fiscal year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years (including
transitional issues during fiscal year 2002), and shall include in
the study an analysis of the most cost-effective program or
programs for providing printed or other media-based publications
for House uses.
(2) Submission to committees.--The Clerk shall submit the study
conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, who shall review
the study and prepare such regulations or other materials
(including proposals for legislation) as it considers appropriate
to enable the Clerk to carry out congressional printing and binding
services for the House in accordance with this section.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``congressional printing
and binding services'' means the following services:
(1) Authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of congressional information in any format.
(2) Preparing the semimonthly and session index to the
Congressional Record.
(3) Printing and binding of Government publications authorized
by law to be distributed to Members of Congress.
(4) Printing, binding, and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to
the recipient.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 2001''.
TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES
BOTANIC GARDEN
Salaries and Expenses
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $3,328,000, of which $25,000 shall
remain available until expended.
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, $282,838,000, of which
not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 2001, 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 2001 and shall remain available until
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the
Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from
collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the
$6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated,
$10,459,575 is to remain available until expended for acquisition of
books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including
subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including
$40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when specifically
approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials for
additions to the collections: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $2,506,000 is to remain available until expended
for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of an
Integrated Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $10,000,000 is to remain available until expended
for salaries and expenses to carry out the Russian Leadership Program
enacted on May 21, 1999 (113 Stat. 93 et seq.): Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $5,957,800 is to remain available
until expended for the purpose of teaching educators how to incorporate
the Library's digital collections into school curricula, which amount
shall be transferred to the educational consortium formed to conduct
the ``Joining Hands Across America: Local Community Initiative''
project as approved by the Library: Provided further, That of the total
amount appropriated, $404,000 is to remain available until expended for
a collaborative digitization and telecommunications project with the
United States Military Academy and any remaining balance is available
for other Library purposes: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $4,300,000 is to remain available until expended for the
purpose of developing a high speed data transmission between the
Library of Congress and educational facilities, libraries, or networks
serving western North Carolina, and any remaining balance is available
for support of the Library's Digital Futures initiative.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $38,523,000, of
which not more than $23,500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2001 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d): Provided, That the Copyright
Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further,
That not more than $5,783,000 shall be derived from collections during
fiscal year 2001 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and
1005: Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
$29,283,000: 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), $48,609,000, of which
$14,154,000 shall remain available until expended.
Furniture and Furnishings
For necessary expenses for the purchase, installation, maintenance,
and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment,
$4,892,000.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than $199,630, of
which $59,300 is for the Congressional Research Service, when
specifically authorized by the Librarian of Congress, for attendance at
meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the
appropriation is made.
Sec. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or
compressed work schedule which--
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the
grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
(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 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 2001, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $92,845,000.
(b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than
appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
Sec. 207. Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize
acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress, and
for other purposes'', approved December 15, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 141 note) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Transfer Payment by Architect.--Notwithstanding the
limitation on reimbursement or transfer of funds under subsection (a)
of this section, the Architect of the Capitol may, not later than 90
days after acquisition of the property under this section, transfer
funds to the entity from which the property was acquired by the
Architect of the Capitol. Such transfers may not exceed a total of
$16,500,000.''.
Sec. 208. The Librarian of Congress may convert to permanent
positions 84 indefinite, time-limited positions in the National Digital
Library Program authorized in the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1996 for the Library of Congress under the heading, ``Salaries and
Expenses'' (Public Law 104-53). Notwithstanding any other provision of
law regarding qualifications and methods of appointment of employees of
the Library of Congress, the Librarian may fill these permanent
positions through the non-competitive conversion of the incumbents in
the ``indefinite-not-to-exceed'' positions to ``permanent'' positions.
Sec. 209. (a) In addition to any other transfer authority provided
by law, during fiscal year 2001 and fiscal years thereafter, the
Librarian of Congress may transfer to and among available accounts of
the Library of Congress amounts appropriated to the Librarian from
funds for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and repair of
furniture, furnishings, and office and library equipment.
(b) Any amounts transferred pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
merged with and be available for the same purpose and for the same
period as the appropriation or account to which such amounts are
transferred.
(c) The Librarian may transfer amounts pursuant to subsection (a)
only with the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate.
Sec. 210. (a)(1) This subsection shall apply to any individual
who--
(A) is employed by the Library of Congress Child Development
Center (known as the ``Little Scholars Child Development Center'',
in this section referred to as the ``Center'') established under
section 205(g)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1991; and
(B) makes an election to be covered by this subsection with the
Librarian of Congress, not later than the later of--
(i) December 1, 2000; or
(ii) 60 days after the date the individual begins such
employment.
(2)(A) Any individual described under paragraph (1) may be
credited, under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for
service as an employee of the Center before the date of enactment of
this Act, if such employee makes a payment of the deposit under section
8411(f)(2) of such title without application of section 8411(b)(3) of
such title.
(B) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be credited
under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for any service as
an employee of the Center on or after the date of enactment of this
Act, if such employee has such amounts deducted and withheld from his
pay as determined by the Office of Personnel Management which would be
deducted and withheld from the basic pay of an employee under section
8422 of title 5, United States Code.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, any
service performed by an individual described under paragraph (1) as an
employee of the Center is deemed to be civilian service creditable
under section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of
qualifying for survivor annuities and disability benefits under
subchapters IV and V of chapter 84 of such title, if such individual
makes payment of an amount, determined by the Office of Personnel
Management, which would have been deducted and withheld from the basic
pay of such individual if such individual had been an employee subject
to section 8422 of title 5, United States Code, for such period so
credited, together with interest thereon.
(4) An individual described under paragraph (1) shall be deemed an
employee for purposes of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code,
including subchapter III of such title, and may make contributions
under section 8432 of such title effective for the first applicable pay
period beginning on or after the date such individual elects coverage
under this section.
(5) The Office of Personnel Management shall accept the
certification of the Librarian of Congress concerning creditable
service for purposes of this subsection.
(b) Any individual who is employed by the Center on or after the
date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed an employee under section
8901(1) of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of health
insurance coverage under chapter 89 of such title. An individual who is
an employee of the Center on the date of enactment of this Act may
elect coverage under this subsection before December 1, 2000, and
during such periods as determined by the Office of Personnel Management
for employees of the Center employed after such date.
(c) An individual who is employed by the Center shall be deemed an
employee under section 8701(a) of title 5, United States Code, for
purposes of life insurance coverage under chapter 87 of such title.
(d) Government contributions for individuals receiving benefits
under this section, as computed under sections 8423, 8432, 8708, and
8906 shall be made by the Librarian of Congress from any appropriations
available to the Library of Congress.
(e) The Library of Congress, directly or by agreement with its
designated representative, shall--
(1) process payroll for Center employees, including making
deductions and withholdings from the pay of employees in the
amounts determined under sections 8422, 8432, 8707, and 8905 of
title 5, United States Code;
(2) maintain appropriate personnel and payroll records for
Center employees, and transmit appropriate information and records
to the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) transmit funds for Government and employee contributions
under this section to the Office of Personnel Management.
(f) The Center shall--
(1) pay to the Library of Congress funds sufficient to cover
the gross salary and the employer's share of taxes under section
3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for Center employees, in
amounts computed by the Library of Congress;
(2) as required by the Library of Congress, reimburse the
Library of Congress for reasonable administrative costs incurred
under subsection (e)(1);
(3) comply with regulations and procedures prescribed by the
Librarian of Congress for administration of this section;
(4) maintain appropriate records on all Center employees, as
required by the Librarian of Congress; and
(5) consult with the Librarian of Congress on the
administration and implementation of this section.
(g) The Librarian of Congress may prescribe regulations to carry
out this section.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$15,970,000, of which $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, $27,954,000: 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 1999 and
2000 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 3,285 workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Public
Printer may request, subject to the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives):
Provided further, That activities financed through the revolving fund
may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the
revolving fund shall not be used to administer any flexible or
compressed work schedule which applies to any manager or supervisor in
a position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-
15: Provided further, That expenses for attendance at meetings shall
not exceed $75,000.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $10,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance
payments in foreign countries in accordance with 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, $384,867,000: Provided, That not
more than $1,900,000 of payments received under 31 U.S.C. 782 shall be
available for use in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That not more
than $1,100,000 of reimbursements received under 31 U.S.C. 9105 shall
be available for use in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either
Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments
hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any
appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed:
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for
administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the American Consortium on International Public
Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including any expenses
attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of
Administrative Sciences.
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2001 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. 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) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any
contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in
America'' inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any
product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the
United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract
or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant
to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Sec. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
Sec. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26,
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not
exceed $252,000.
Sec. 308. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act under
the heading ``Architect of the Capitol'' or ``Botanic Garden'' shall be
obligated or expended for a construction contract in excess of
$100,000, unless such contract includes a provision that requires
liquidated damages for contractor caused delay in an amount
commensurate with the daily net usable square foot cost of leasing
similar space in a first class office building within two miles of the
United States Capitol multiplied by the square footage to be
constructed under the contract.
Sec. 309. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.
Sec. 310. Russian Leadership Program. Section 3011 of the 1999
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat.
93) is amended--
(1) by striking ``fiscal years 1999 and 2000'' in subsections
(a)(1), (b)(4)(B), (d)(3), and (h)(1)(A) and inserting ``fiscal
years 2000 and 2001''; and
(2) by striking ``2001'' in subsection (a)(2), (e)(1), and
(h)(1)(B) and inserting ``2002''.
Sec. 311. (a)(1) Any State may request the Joint Committee on the
Library of Congress to approve the replacement of a statue the State
has provided for display in Statuary Hall in the Capitol of the United
States under section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187).
(2) A request shall be considered under paragraph (1) only if--
(A) the request has been approved by a resolution adopted by
the legislature of the State and the request has been approved by
the Governor of the State, and
(B) the statue to be replaced has been displayed in the Capitol
of the United States for at least 10 years as of the time the
request is made, except that the Joint Committee may waive this
requirement for cause at the request of a State.
(b) If the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress approves a
request under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol shall enter
into an agreement with the State to carry out the replacement in
accordance with the request and any conditions the Joint Committee may
require for its approval. Such agreement shall provide that--
(1) the new statue shall be subject to the same conditions and
restrictions as apply to any statue provided by a State under
section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187), and
(2) the State shall pay any costs related to the replacement,
including costs in connection with the design, construction,
transportation, and placement of the new statue, the removal and
transportation of the statue being replaced, and any unveiling
ceremony.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit a State
to have more than 2 statues on display in the Capitol of the United
States.
(d)(1) Subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the
Library, ownership of any statue replaced under this section shall be
transferred to the State.
(2) If any statue is removed from the Capitol of the United States
as part of a transfer of ownership under paragraph (1), then it may not
be returned to the Capitol for display unless such display is
specifically authorized by Federal law.
(e) The Architect of the Capitol, upon the approval of the Joint
Committee on the Library and with the advice of the Commission of Fine
Arts as requested, is authorized and directed to relocate within the
United States Capitol any of the statues received from the States under
section 1814 of the Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 187) prior to the date
of the enactment of this Act, and to provide for the reception,
location, and relocation of the statues received hereafter from the
States under such section.
Sec. 312. (a) Section 201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1993 (40 U.S.C. 216c note) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000''
each place it appears and inserting ``$14,500,000''.
(b) Section 201 of such Act is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Pursuant'', and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) The Architect of the Capitol is authorized to solicit,
receive, accept, and hold amounts under section 307E(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (40 U.S.C. 216c(a)(2)) in
excess of the $14,500,000 authorized under subsection (a), but such
amounts (and any interest thereon) shall not be expended by the
Architect without approval in appropriation Acts as required under
section 307E(b)(3) of such Act (40 U.S.C. 216c(b)(3)).''.
Sec. 313. Center for Russian Leadership Development. (a)
Establishment.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the legislative branch
of the Government a center to be known as the ``Center for Russian
Leadership Development'' (the ``Center'').
(2) Board of trustees.--The Center shall be subject to the
supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees which shall be
composed of 9 members as follows:
(A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, 1 of whom shall be designated by the Majority
Leader of the House of Representatives and 1 of whom shall be
designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives.
(B) 2 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the
Senate, 1 of whom shall be designated by the Majority Leader of
the Senate and 1 of whom shall be designated by the Minority
Leader of the Senate.
(C) The Librarian of Congress.
(D) 4 private individuals with interests in improving
United States and Russian relations, designated by the
Librarian of Congress.
Each member appointed under this paragraph shall serve for a term
of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment and the individual so appointed shall serve
for the remainder of the term. Members of the Board shall serve
without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel,
subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties.
(b) Purpose and Authority of the Center.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center is to establish, in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2), a program to
enable emerging political leaders of Russia at all levels of
government to gain significant, firsthand exposure to the American
free market economic system and the operation of American
democratic institutions through visits to governments and
communities at comparable levels in the United States.
(2) Grant program.--Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3)
and (4), the Center shall establish a program under which the
Center annually awards grants to government or community
organizations in the United States that seek to establish programs
under which those organizations will host Russian nationals who are
emerging political leaders at any level of government.
(3) Restrictions.--
(A) Duration.--The period of stay in the United States for
any individual supported with grant funds under the program
shall not exceed 30 days.
(B) Limitation.--The number of individuals supported with
grant funds under the program shall not exceed 3,000 in any
fiscal year.
(C) Use of funds.--Grant funds under the program shall be
used to pay--
(i) the costs and expenses incurred by each program
participant in traveling between Russia and the United
States and in traveling within the United States;
(ii) the costs of providing lodging in the United
States to each program participant, whether in public
accommodations or in private homes; and
(iii) such additional administrative expenses incurred
by organizations in carrying out the program as the Center
may prescribe.
(4) Application.--
(A) In general.--Each organization in the United States
desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application
to the Center at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Center may reasonably require.
(B) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to
subparagraph (A) shall--
(i) describe the activities for which assistance under
this section is sought;
(ii) include the number of program participants to be
supported;
(iii) describe the qualifications of the individuals
who will be participating in the program; and
(iv) provide such additional assurances as the Center
determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the
requirements of this section.
(c) Establishment of Fund.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of the
United States a trust fund to be known as the ``Russian Leadership
Development Center Trust Fund'' (the ``Fund'') which shall consist
of amounts which may be appropriated, credited, or transferred to
it under this section.
(2) Donations.--Any money or other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised to the Center under the authority of this
section shall be credited to the Fund.
(3) Fund management.--
(A) In general.--The provisions of subsections (b), (c),
and (d) of section 116 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 1105 (b), (c), and (d)), and the provisions
of section 117(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1106(b)), shall apply
to the Fund.
(B) Expenditures.--The Secretary of the Treasury is
authorized to pay to the Center from amounts in the Fund such
sums as the Board of Trustees of the Center determines are
necessary and appropriate to enable the Center to carry out the
provisions of this section.
(d) Executive Director.--The Board shall appoint an Executive
Director who shall be the chief executive officer of the Center and who
shall carry out the functions of the Center subject to the supervision
and direction of the Board of Trustees. The Executive Director of the
Center shall be compensated at the annual rate specified by the Board,
but in no event shall such rate exceed level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) Administrative Provisions.--
(1) In general.--The provisions of section 119 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 1108) shall
apply to the Center.
(2) Support provided by library of congress.--The Library of
Congress may disburse funds appropriated to the Center, compute and
disburse the basic pay for all personnel of the Center, provide
administrative, legal, financial management, and other appropriate
services to the Center, and collect from the Fund the full costs of
providing services under this paragraph, as provided under an
agreement for services ordered under sections 1535 and 1536 of
title 31, United States Code.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Transfer of Funds.--Any amounts appropriated for use in the
program established under section 3011 of the 1999 Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-31; 113 Stat. 93) shall
be transferred to the Fund and shall remain available without fiscal
year limitation.
(h) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--This section shall take effect on the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Transfer.--Subsection (g) shall only apply to amounts which
remain unexpended on and after the date the Board of Trustees of
the Center certifies to the Librarian of Congress that grants are
ready to be made under the program established under this section.
Sec. 314. Review of Proposed Changes to Export Thresholds for
Computers. Not more than 50 days after the date of the submission of
the report referred to in subsection (d) of section 1211 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (50 U.S.C. App.
2404 note), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
an assessment to Congress which contains an analysis of the new
computer performance levels being proposed by the President under such
section.
TITLE IV--EMERGENCY FISCAL YEAR 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
The following sums are appropriated out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide additional emergency
supplemental appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes, namely:
Capitol Police Board
security enhancements
For an additional amount for the Capitol Police Board for costs
associated with security enhancements, under the terms and conditions
of chapter 5 of title II of division B of the Omnibus Consolidated and
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277),
$2,102,000, to remain available until expended, of which--
(1) $228,000 shall be for the acquisition and installation of
card readers for 4 additional access points which are not currently
funded under the implementation of the security enhancement plan;
and
(2) $1,874,000 shall be for security enhancements to the
buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That the entire amount shall be available only to the extent
an official budget request for a specific dollar amount that includes
designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency
requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the
Congress.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
house office buildings
For an additional amount for necessary expenses for urgent repairs
to the underground garage in the Cannon House Office Building,
$9,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
entire amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official budget
request for a specific dollar amount that includes designation of the
entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement as defined in
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Federal Housing Administration
FHA--General and Special Risk Program Account
For an additional amount for FHA--General and special risk program
account for the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 238
and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c),
including the cost of loan modifications (as that term is defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended),
$40,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the
entire amount shall be available only to the extent an official budget
request, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by
the President to the Congress: Provided further, That the entire amount
is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act: Provided further, That the funding under this heading
shall only be made available upon the submission of a certification by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to the Committees on
Appropriations that all funds committed, expended, or obligated under
this heading in the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 were
committed, expended or obligated in compliance with the Antideficiency
Act (31 U.S.C. 1341).
Sec. 401. Appropriations made by this title are available
immediately upon enactment of this Act.
This Division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001''.
DIVISION B
Sec. 1001. (a) The provisions of H.R. 4985 of the 106th Congress,
as introduced on July 26, 2000, are hereby enacted into law.
(b) In publishing this Act in slip form and in the United States
Statutes at Large pursuant to section 112 of title 1, United States
Code, the Archivist of the United States shall include after the date
of approval at the end an appendix setting forth the text of the bill
referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
Sec. 1002. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act,
sections 5105, 5106, and 5109 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2000
(division B of Public Law 106-246) are repealed, and the provisions
repealed or amended by such sections shall be revived and have effect
as if such sections had not been enacted.
SEC. 1003. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON TELEPHONE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES.
(a) In General.--Chapter 33 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to facilities and services) is amended by striking subchapter
B.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 4293 of such Code is amended by striking ``chapter
32 (other than the taxes imposed by sections 4064 and 4121) and
subchapter B of chapter 33,'' and inserting ``and chapter 32 (other
than the taxes imposed by sections 4064 and 4121),''.
(2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 6302(e) of such Code is amended
by striking ``section 4251 or''.
(B) Paragraph (2) of section 6302(e) of such Code is amended by
striking ``imposed by--'' and all that follows through ``with
respect to'' and inserting ``imposed by section 4261 or 4271 with
respect to''.
(C) The subsection heading for section 6302(e) of such Code is
amended by striking ``Communications Services and''.
(3) Section 6415 of such Code is amended by striking ``4251,
4261, or 4271'' each place it appears and inserting ``4261 or
4271''.
(4) Paragraph (2) of section 7871(a) of such Code is amended by
inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking
subparagraph (C), and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (C).
(5) The table of subchapters for chapter 33 of such Code is
amended by striking the item relating to subchapter B.
(c) Study Regarding Continuing Economic Benefit of Repeal.--
(1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States, after
consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission, shall study and identify--
(A) the extent to which the benefits of the repeal of the
excise tax on telephone and other communication services under
subsection (a) are passed through to individual and business
consumers, and
(B) any actions taken by communication service providers or
others that diminish such benefits, including increases in any
regulated or unregulated communication service provider charges
or increases in other Federal or State fees or taxes related to
such service occurring since the date of such repeal.
(2) Report.--By not later than September 1, 2001, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report
regarding the study described in paragraph (1) to the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Finance of the Senate.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid pursuant to bills first rendered after September
30, 2000.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.