S.2603 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001106th Congress (1999-2000)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] (Introduced 05/23/2000) |
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| Committees: | Senate - Appropriations |
| Committee Reports: | S. Rept. 106-304 |
| Latest Action: | 07/17/2000 See also H.R. 4516. (All Actions) |
| Roll Call Votes: | There have been 2 roll call votes |
| Notes: | For further action, see H.R. 4516, which was vetoed by the President on 10/30/2000. H.R. 5657, a subsequent Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, was incorporated by reference in H.R. 4577, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001. H.R. 4577 became Public Law 106-554 on 12/21/2000. |
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Placed on Calendar Senate (05/23/2000)
[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 2603 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]
Calendar No. 565
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2603
[Report No. 106-304]
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
Rule___________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 23, 2000
Mr. Bennett from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the
following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
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A BILL
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, 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
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, $71,261,000.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $8,655,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$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(b) of Public Law 101-302 (40 U.S.C. 188b-6(b))
is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.
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 2, 2000
(One Hundred Sixth Congress), and Senate Concurrent Resolution 90,
agreed to March 2, 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.
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,
$6,686,000, 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, $102,700,000, of which $51,350,000 is provided to the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and $51,350,000 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, $6,884,000, 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. 101. 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. 102. Appointment of Certifying Officers of the Capitol Police.
The Capitol Police Board shall appoint certifying officers to certify
all vouchers for payment from Capitol Police appropriations and funds.
Sec. 103. Certifying Officers of the Capitol Police;
Accountability; Relief by Comptroller General. Each officer or employee
of the Capitol Police, who has been duly authorized in writing by the
Capitol Police Board to certify vouchers for payment from
appropriations and funds, shall (1) 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; (2) be held responsible and accountable for the correctness
of the computations of certified vouchers; and (3) 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 him, as well as for any
payment prohibited by law or which did not represent a legal obligation
under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the
Comptroller General of the United States may, at his discretion,
relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability for any
payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1) that the certification
was based on official records and that such certifying officer or
employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could
not have ascertained, the actual facts, or (2) 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.
Sec. 104. Enforcement of Liability of Certifying Officers of the
Capitol Police. The liability of these certifying officers or employees
shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as now
provided by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of
disbursing and other accountable officers; and they 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.
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), $2,066,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not
more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official
representation and reception expenses, $27,113,000: Provided, That no
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger
motor vehicle.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 105. 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, $44,191,000, of which
$4,255,000 shall remain available until expended.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $5,512,000, of which $225,000 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.
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, $39,569,000, 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, $73,374,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional
Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members
of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Government
publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the
recipient, $73,297,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be
available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of
obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-
year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States
Code.
This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 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, $3,653,000, of which $150,000 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, $267,330,000, 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,
$10,398,600 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.).
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $38,332,000, of
which not more than $21,000,000, 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
$26,783,000: 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), $48,711,000, 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 $202,300, of
which $60,500 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. 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. 203. 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. 204. 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. 205. (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. 206. 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. 207. 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.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Library Buildings and Grounds
structural and mechanical care
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$16,347,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Office of Superintendent of Documents
salaries and expenses
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other
Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $30,255,000: 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.
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.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 208. (a) Section 1708 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1708. Prices for sales copies of Government information
products; resale by dealers; sales agents
``(a) Sales prices for Government information products will be
established by the Public Printer to cover the costs of production,
dissemination, and other appropriate costs associated with this
service, including the offering of sales discounts and any other costs
associated with the Sales Program.
``(b) The Superintendent of Documents may prescribe terms and
conditions under which he authorizes the resale of Government
information products by book dealers, and he may designate any
Government officer his agent for the sale of Government information
products under regulations agreed upon by the Superintendent of
Documents and the head of the respective department or establishment of
the Government.''.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 17, of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1708
and inserting the following:
``1718. Prices for sales copies of Government information products;
resale by dealers; sales agents.''.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance
payments in foreign countries in accordance with 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 reimbursements received incident to the
operation of the General Accounting Office building shall be available
for use in fiscal year 2001: Provided further, That notwithstanding
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, hereafter amounts
reimbursed to the Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be
deposited to the appropriation of the General Accounting Office then
available and remain available until expended, and not more than
$1,100,000 of such funds 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.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 209. Senior Level Positions. (a) Subchapter III of chapter 7
of subtitle I of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after section 732 the following:
``Sec. 732a. Critical positions
``The Comptroller General may establish senior-level positions to
meet critical scientific, technical or professional needs of the Office
from the positions authorized under sections 731(d), (e)(1), (e)(2),
and 732(c)(4) of this title. An individual serving in such a position
shall--
``(1) be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to
the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service
established under section 733 of this title, with respect to
rates of basic pay, performance awards, ranks, carry over of
annual leave, benefits, performance appraisals, removal or
suspension, and reduction in force;
``(2) have the same rights of appeal to the General
Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board that are provided to
the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service;
``(3) be exempt from the same provisions of law made
inapplicable to the General Accounting Office Senior Executive
Service under section 733(d) of this title, except for section
732(e) of this title;
``(4) be entitled to receive a discontinued service
retirement under chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 as if a member of
the General Accounting Office Senior Executive Service; and
``(5) be subject to reassignment by the Comptroller General
to any Senior Executive Service position created under section
733 of this title as the Comptroller General determines
necessary and appropriate.''.
(b) The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 732
the following:
``732a. Critical positions.''.
Sec. 210. Reassignment to Senior Level Positions. Section 733(a) of
title 31, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
``(7) the Comptroller General may reassign a member of the
Senior Executive Service to any senior-level position created
under section 732a of this title as the Comptroller determines
necessary and appropriate; and''.
Sec. 211. Experts and Consultants. Section 731(e) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``not more than 3 years'' in paragraph (1)
and inserting ``3-year renewable terms''; and
(2) by striking ``level V'' in paragraph (2) and inserting
``level IV''.
Sec. 212. Voluntary Early Retirement Authority. Section 732 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(i)(1) An officer or employee of the General Accounting Office
who is separated from the service under conditions described in
paragraph (2) of this subsection after completing 25 years of service
or after becoming 50 years of age and completing 20 years of service is
entitled to an annuity in accordance with the provisions of chapter 83
or 84 of title 5, as applicable.
``(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to an officer or
employee who--
``(A) has been employed continuously by the General
Accounting Office for more than 30 days before the date on
which the Comptroller General makes the determination required
under subparagraph (D);
``(B) is serving under an appointment that is not limited
by time;
``(C) has not received a decision notice of involuntary
separation for misconduct or unacceptable performance that is
pending decision; and
``(D) is separated from the service voluntarily during a
period in which the Comptroller General offers the officer or
employee an early retirement for the purpose of realigning the
agency workforce in order to meet mission needs, correcting
skill imbalances, or reducing high-grade, managerial, or
supervisory positions.
``(3) For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title 5 (including for
purposes of computation of an annuity under such chapters), an officer
or employee entitled to an annuity under this subsection shall be
treated as an employee entitled to an annuity under section 8336(d) or
8414(b) of such title, as applicable.
``(4) The Comptroller General shall promulgate regulations to
implement paragraph (1) that provide for offers of early retirement to
any individual employee or groups of employees based on skills,
knowledge, performance, or other similar factors or combination of such
factors determined by the Comptroller General.
``(5) As used in this subsection, the terms `employee' and
`annuity' shall have the same meaning as defined in chapters 83 and 84
of title 5, as applicable. The term `officer' shall have the same
meaning as `employee.'
``(6) The Comptroller General may not utilize the authority granted
under this subsection to grant voluntary early retirements to more than
10 percent of the workforce of the General Accounting Office in any
fiscal year.''.
Sec. 213. Separation Pay. Section 732 of title 31, United States
Code, as amended by section 212 of this Act, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(j) The Comptroller General may offer separation pay to an
officer or employee under this subsection subject to such limitations
or conditions as the Comptroller General may require for purposes of
realigning the workforce in order to meet mission needs, correcting
skill imbalances, or reducing high-grade, managerial, or supervisory
positions. Such separation pay--
``(1) shall be paid, at the option of the officer or
employee, in a lump sum or equal installment payments;
``(2) shall be equal to the lesser of--
``(A) an amount equal to the amount the officer or
employee would be entitled to receive under section
5595(c) of title 5 if the officer or employee were
entitled to payment under such section; or
``(B) $25,000;
``(3) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not be
included in the computation, of any other type of Government
benefit;
``(4) shall not be taken into account for purposes of
determining the amount of any severance pay to which an
individual may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5 based
on any other separation;
``(5) shall only be paid to an officer or employee serving
under an appointment without time limitation, who has been
currently employed for a continuous period of at least 12
months, but does not include--
``(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III
of chapter 83 of title 5, chapter 84 of title 5, or
another retirement system for employees of the
Government; or
``(B) an officer or employee having a disability on
the basis of which such officer or employee is or would
be eligible for disability retirement under any of the
retirement systems referred to in subparagraph (A);
``(6) shall terminate, upon reemployment in the Federal
Government, during receipt of installment payments;
``(7) shall be repaid in its entirety upon reemployment in
the Federal Government or working for any agency of the
Government through personal services contract within 5 years
after the date of the separation on which payment of the
separation pay is based, except that--
``(A) if the employment is with an Executive
agency, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management may, at the request of the head of the
agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved
possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified
applicant available for the position;
``(B) if the employment is with an entity in the
legislative branch, the head of the entity or the
appointing official may waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is
the only qualified applicant available for the
position;
``(C) if the employment is with the judicial
branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the
individual involved possesses unique abilities and is
the only qualified applicant available for the
position; or
``(D) if the employment is without compensation,
the appointing official may waive the repayment;
``(8) shall be paid under regulations providing that offers
of separation pay shall be based on skills, knowledge,
performance, or other similar factors or combination of such
factors determined by the Comptroller General;
``(9) shall be paid upon the condition that the General
Accounting Office remit to the Office of Personnel Management
for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to 45 percent of
the final annual basic pay for each employee covered under
subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 to whom
separation pay has been paid under this section and--
``(A) such remittance shall be in addition to any
other payments which the General Accounting Office is
required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83 or
chapter 84 of title 5; and
``(B) for purposes of this paragraph the term
`final basic pay' with respect to an employee means the
total amount of basic pay which would be payable for a
year of service by such employee, computed using the
employee's final rate of basic pay, and, if last
serving on other than a full-time basis, with
appropriate adjustment therefore;
``(10) shall not be paid to more than 5 percent of the
workforce of the General Accounting Office in any fiscal year;
and
``(11) shall be paid to employees under this section for a
period of 5 years following the enactment of this section
unless Congress renews the authority for an additional period
of time.''.
Sec. 214. Reduction in Force. Section 732(h) of title 31, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(h)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subchapter I of chapter
35 of title 5, the Comptroller General shall prescribe regulations for
the release of officers and employees of the General Accounting Office
in a reduction in force which is carried out for downsizing,
realigning, or correcting skill imbalances. The regulations shall give
effect to military preference and may take into account such other
factors as skills, knowledge, and performance in such a manner and to
such an extent as the Comptroller General determines necessary and
appropriate.
``(2) Except as provided under paragraph (3), an employee may not
be released, due to a reduction in force, unless such employee is given
written notice at least 60 days before such employee is so released.
Such notice shall include--
``(A) the personnel action to be taken with respect to the
employee involved;
``(B) the effective date of the action;
``(C) a description of the procedures applicable in
identifying employees for release;
``(D) the employee's ranking relative to other competing
employees, and how that ranking was determined; and
``(E) a description of any appeal or other rights which may
be available.
``(3) The Comptroller General may, in writing, shorten the period
of advance notice required under paragraph (2) with respect to a
particular reduction in force, if necessary because of circumstances
not reasonably foreseeable, except that such period may not be less
than 30 days.''.
Sec. 215. Annual Report. Section 719 of title 31, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) appropriate legislative changes to sections 732(h),
(i), and (j) of this title.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and'' after
the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) a description of the actions taken under
sections 732 (h), (i), and (j) of this title, including
information on the number of employees who received
voluntary early retirements and separation pay under
sections 732(i) and (j) and who were released under a
reduction in force action under section 732(h), and an
assessment of the effectiveness and usefulness of these
human capital initiatives in achieving the agency's
mission, meeting its performance goals, and fulfilling
its strategic plan.''.
Sec. 216. Five-Year Assessment. (a) Not later than 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit to Congress a report concerning the implementation and
effectiveness of sections 209 through 214 of this Act.
(b) The report under this section shall include--
(1) a summary of the portions of the annual reports
required under sections 719(a)(3) and (b)(1)(D) of title 31,
United States Code;
(2) recommendations for continuation of or legislative
changes to sections 732(h), (i), and (j) of title 31, United
States Code; and
(3) any assessments or recommendations of the General
Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board and interested
employee groups or associations within the General Accounting
Office.
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. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first
sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2001''.
Sec. 309. 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 year 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. 310. Capitol Security Consolidation. (a) Short Title.--This
section may be cited as the ``Capitol Security Consolidation Act of
2000''.
(b) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``Act of August 4, 1950'' means the Act
entitled ``An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and
grounds of the Library of Congress'', approved August 4, 1950
(2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.);
(2) the term ``GPO police employee''--
(A) means an employee of the Government Printing
Office designated to serve as a special policeman under
section 317 of title 44, United States Code (as in
effect immediately before the effective date of this
section); and
(B) does not include any civilian employee
performing support functions;
(3) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation,
power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity,
or program; and
(4) the term ``LOC police employee''--
(A) means an employee of the Library of Congress
designated as police under the first section of the Act
of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) (as in effect
immediately before the effective date of this section);
and
(B) does not include any civilian employee
performing support functions.
(c) Transfer of Personnel and Functions.--There are transferred to
the United States Capitol Police--
(1) each LOC police employee and each GPO police employee;
(2) any--
(A) functions performed under section 317 of title
44, United States Code, and the first section and
section 9 of the Act August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) (as
in effect immediately before the effective date of this
section); and
(B) related functions designated in the applicable
memorandum of understanding under subsection (h); and
(3) any civilian employee of the Library of Congress or the
Government Printing Office who--
(A) performs security support functions; and
(B) is designated for transfer by the Chief of the
Capitol Police in the applicable memorandum of
understanding under subsection (h).
(d) Members of Capitol Police.--Subject to subsection (e), each LOC
police employee and GPO police employee transferred under subsection
(c) shall be a member of the Capitol Police.
(e) Qualification Determinations.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (d) shall not apply to any
individual who the Chief of the Capitol Police determines does
not meet the qualifications required to be a member of the
Capitol Police.
(2) Age limitation.--For purposes of this subsection, the
Chief of the Capitol Police may waive the application to any
individual of the maximum age limitation of 37 years for hiring
a member of the Capitol Police.
(3) Training.--During the 1-year period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act, the Capitol Police Board may
waive any regulation, standard, guideline, or other limitation
prescribed by the Capitol Police Board relating to the training
of a member of the Capitol Police with respect to any LOC
police employee or GPO police employee transferred under this
section.
(4) Application for qualification determination.--Not later
than October 1, 2000, any LOC police employee or GPO police
employee who is transferred under this section may file an
application for a qualification determination under this
subsection with the Chief of the Capitol Police.
(f) Transition Provisions.--
(1) Transfer and allocations of appropriations.--The
unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations,
allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, arising
from, available to, or to be made available in connection with
the functions transferred by this section shall be transferred
to the appropriations accounts for the Capitol Police under the
subheadings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' under the
heading ``Capitol Police'' under the heading ``CAPITOL POLICE
BOARD'', as applicable. Funds for salaries shall be provided in
equal amounts to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, and the
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives. Unexpended funds transferred under this
section shall be used only for the purposes for which the funds
were originally authorized and appropriated.
(2) Reorganization.--The Capitol Police Board is authorized
to allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this
section among members of the Capitol Police, and to establish,
consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities
in the Capitol Police as may be necessary or appropriate.
(3) Interim assignments.--During the period beginning on
October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2001, each LOC police
employee or GPO police employee may perform any function
transferred under subsection (c)(2), as applicable, under the
direction of the Chief of the Capitol Police. Any such employee
performing such functions who is not a member of the Capitol
Police at the close of September 30, 2001, shall be separated
from service at that time.
(4) High ranking loc and gpo police officers.--The Capitol
Police Board may reduce the rank of any LOC police employee or
GPO police employee who holds the rank of lieutenant (or the
equivalent of such rank) or higher immediately before the
effective date of this section.
(5) Nonreduction in pay.--Except as provided under
paragraph (3), the transfer of any employee under this section
shall not cause that employee to be separated or reduced in pay
before October 1, 2002.
(6) References.--Reference in any other Federal law,
Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority,
or any document of or relating to the Librarian of Congress,
the Public Printer, the Library of Congress, or the Government
Printing Office with regard to functions transferred under this
section, shall be deemed to refer to the Capitol Police Board.
(g) LOC and GPO Police Jurisdiction.--
(1) Library of congress.--
(A) Designation of loc police employees.--The first
section of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) is
repealed.
(B) Jurisdiction of loc police employees.--Section
9 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167h) is
amended by striking ``The police provided'' through
``Provided, That the'' and inserting ``The''.
(C) Regulations.--Section 7(a) of the Act of August
4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167f(a)) is amended by striking ``the
Librarian of Congress'' and inserting ``the Capitol
Police Board, in consultation with the Librarian of
Congress,''.
(2) Government printing office.--
(A) In general.--Section 317 of title 44, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 317. Protection of persons and property
``The Capitol Police shall protect persons and property in premises
and adjacent areas occupied by or under the control of the Government
Printing Office, in accordance with the Capitol Security Consolidation
Act of 2000.''.
(B) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table
of contents for chapter 3 of title 44, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 317 and inserting the following:
``317. Protection of persons and property.''.
(h) Memoranda of Understanding.--
(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2000, the Chief
of the Capitol Police shall enter into--
(A) a memorandum of understanding with the
Librarian of Congress; and
(B) a memorandum of understanding with the Public
Printer of the Government Printing Office
(2) Content.--Each memorandum under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) provide for the performance of law enforcement
functions relating to the Library of Congress or the
Government Printing Office, as the case may be, by
members of the Capitol Police;
(B) ensure that such members are under the
direction of the Chief of the Capitol Police;
(C) designate the related functions transferred
under subsection (c)(2);
(D)(i) provide for the interim assignment under
subsection (f)(3) of any LOC police employee or GPO
police employee, as the case may be;
(ii) coordinate the functions performed by such
employees on interim assignments with members of the
Capitol Police and civilian employees; and
(iii) ensure that such employees on interim
assignments are under the direction of the Capitol
Police;
(E) provide for--
(i) the designation of civilian employees
of the Library of Congress or the Government
Printing Office, as the case may be, for
transfer under subsection (c)(3); and
(ii) the assignment of functions of such
employees as civilian employees of the Capitol
Police;
(F) provide for the coordination of any security-
related functions performed by civilian employees of
the Library of Congress or the Government Printing
Office, as the case may be, with--
(i) law enforcement functions performed by
members of the Capitol Police; and
(ii) any support functions performed by
civilian employees of the Capitol Police;
(G) provide for procedures for determining rank and
pay and providing necessary training for individuals
transferred under this section;
(H) maintain or improve the public safety of the
Library of Congress or the Government Printing Office,
as the case may be; and
(I) provide for the efficient implementation of the
transfer of employees and functions under this section.
(3) Library of congress regulations.--The memorandum of
understanding between the Chief of the Capitol Police and the
Librarian of Congress shall provide for the enforcement of, and
any modifications to, regulations prescribed under section 7 of
the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167f).
(i) Capitol Police Board.--
(1) In general.--Section 9 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved
July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 212a) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``The Librarian of Congress and the Public Printer of the
Government Printing Office shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the
Capitol Police Board.''.
(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect with
respect to the Librarian of Congress and the Public Printer of
the Government Printing Office on the date on which the
applicable officer signs the memorandum of understanding
described under subsection (h), respectively.
(j) Retirement Benefits.--
(1) Service deemed to be service as capitol police.--Any
period of service performed by an individual as a LOC police
employee or a GPO police employee (including any period of
service performed by that individual on interim assignment
under subsection (f)(3)) shall be deemed to be service
performed as a member of the Capitol Police for purposes of
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, if--
(A) the individual becomes a member of the Capitol
Police under this section;
(B) not later than 90 days after the date of the
qualification determination under subsection (e), the
individual makes an election to be covered under this
paragraph; and
(C) the individual makes the payment under
paragraph (2).
(2) Employee contributions.--An individual who makes an
election under paragraph (1)(A) to be covered under that
paragraph shall pay an amount determined by the Office of
Personnel Management equal to--
(A) the difference between--
(i) the amount deducted and withheld from
basic pay under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5,
United States Code, for the period of service
described under paragraph (1); and
(ii) the amount that would have been
deducted and withheld during that period, if
service during that period had been performed
as a member of the Capitol Police; and
(B) interest as prescribed under section 8334(e) of
title 5, United States Code, based on the amount
determined under subparagraph (A).
(3) Agency contributions.--The Capitol Police shall pay an
amount for applicable agency contributions based on payments
made under paragraph (2).
(4) Deposit of payments.--Payments under paragraphs (2) and
(3) shall be deposited in the Civil Service Retirement and
Disability Fund.
(5) Age limitation.--During the period beginning on October
1, 2000, through September 30, 2002, sections 8335(d) and
8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any
individual who becomes a member of the Capitol Police under
this section (including an individual who makes an election
under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection to be covered under
that paragraph).
(6) Regulations.--After consultation with the Capitol
Police Board, the Office of Personnel Management shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection, including
regulations relating to employee contributions under paragraph
(2) that are similar to regulations under section 8334 of title
5, United States Code.
(k) Leave.--Any annual or sick leave to the credit of an individual
transferred under this section may be transferred to the credit of that
individual as a member of the Capitol Police as determined by the
Capitol Police Board.
(l) Effective Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, this section and the amendments made by this section
shall take effect on October 1, 2000.
(2) Date of enactment.--Subsections (e) and (h) shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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 25 years as of the
time the request is made.
(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) The Joint Committee on the Library of Congress may approve
the transfer to a State of the ownership of any statue being replaced
under this section if the State includes a request for the approval of
such transfer at the same time a request is made under subsection (a).
(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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2001''.
Calendar No. 565
106th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2603
[Report No. 106-304]
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A BILL
Making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
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May 23, 2000
Read twice and placed on the calendar