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108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 108-577
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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2005
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July 1, 2004.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Kingston, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 4755]
The Committee on Appropriations submits the following
report in explanation of the accompanying bill making
appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year
2005, and for other purposes.
INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT
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Page number
Bill Report
Summary of bill............................................
2
Highlights of bill.........................................
4
Structure of bill..........................................
4
Legislative branch wide matters............................
4
Title I--Legislative Branch Appropriations: 2
6
House of Representatives........................... 2
6
Joint Items: 9
10
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural
Ceremonies of 2005.....................
10
Joint Economic Committee................... 9
10
Joint Committee on Taxation................ 9
10
Office of the Attending Physician.......... 10
10
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services
Office................................. 10
11
Capitol Police............................. 11
11
Office of Compliance............................... 17
13
Congressional Budget Office........................ 19
13
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate Office
Buildings)..................................... 19
13
Library of Congress................................ 27
23
Government Printing Office......................... 33
25
General Accounting Office.......................... 37
27
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund............ 39
27
Title II--General provisions............................... 39
27
Constitutional authority...................................
28
Comparison with budget resolution..........................
28
Five-year projection of outlays............................
28
Assistance to State and local governments..................
29
Transfers of funds.........................................
29
Rescissions................................................
29
Changes in the application of existing law.................
29
Compliance with clause 3--rule XIII........................
32
SUMMARY OF BILL
The bill, as recommended by the Committee, provides
appropriations for fiscal year 2005 legislative branch
operations, which total $2,749,522,000.
Conforming with long practice under which each body of
Congress determines its own housekeeping requirements and the
other concurs without intervention, funds for the Senate are
not included in the bill as reported to the House. Current
appropriations estimates for the Senate for fiscal year 2005,
including those under the Architect of the Capitol, total
$825,017,000.
A comparative summary of the bill by title and agency
follows:
SUMMARY OF THE BILL
[Note.--Excludes Senate items including those Senate items under Architect of the Capitol]
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Bill compared with--
Budget estimates New budget -------------------------------------
New budget of new (obligational) Budget estimates
Agency (obligational) (obligational) authority New budget of new
authority, fiscal authority, fiscal recommended in (obligational) (obligational)
year 2004 year 2005 bill authority, fiscal authority, fiscal
year 2004 year 2005
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TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives................................. $1,008,479,000 $1,066,344,000 $1,044,281,000 +$35,802,000 -$22,063,000
Joint items.............................................. 19,066,000 19,017,000 18,974,000 -92,000 -43,000
Capitol Police........................................... 219,795,000 291,641,000 232,328,000 +12,533,000 -59,313,000
Office of Compliance..................................... 2,242,000 2,950,000 2,421,000 +179,000 -529,000
Congressional Budget Office.............................. 33,620,000 35,455,000 34,790,000 +1,170,000 -665,000
Architect of the Capitol (except Senate office buildings) 339,962,000 519,635,000 271,666,000 -68,296,000 -247,969,000
Library of Congress...................................... 523,001,000 562,631,000 543,488,000 +20,487,000 -19,143,000
Government Printing Office............................... 134,767,000 151,058,000 121,324,000 -13,443,000 -29,734,000
General Accounting Office................................ 457,606,000 480,535,000 473,500,000 +15,894,000 -7,035,000
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund.................. 13,420,000 15,000,000 6,750,000 -6,670,000 -8,250,000
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Grand total, new budget, (obligational) authority $2,751,958,000 $3,144,266,000 $2,749,522,000 -$2,436,000 -$394,744,000
(for items considered by House)...................
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HIGHLIGHTS OF BILL
Summary of Estimates and Recommendations
Budget estimates.--The budget estimates considered by the
Committee total $3,144,266,000. By law, budget requests for the
legislative branch are transmitted to the Congress by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President without
change in the amounts submitted by the originating agency.
Committee recommendations.--A total of $2,749,522,000 in
new budget (obligational) authority is recommended for fiscal
year 2005. The bill does not include Senate items.
Comparison with fiscal year 2004 appropriations.--Compared
with the appropriations enacted for fiscal year 2004 the
recommendation of $2,749,522,000 in new budget (obligational)
authority for fiscal year 2005 is a reduction of $2,436,000
below fiscal year 2004 and $394,744,000 below the budget
request.
STRUCTURE OF THE BILL
The bill is divided into two titles:
Title I--Contains the appropriations for the House of
Representatives, Joint Items, the Capitol Police, the Office of
Compliance, the Congressional Budget Office, the Architect of
the Capitol (except Senate office buildings), the Library of
Congress, the Government Printing Office, the General
Accounting Office and the Open World Leadership Center.
Title II--Contains general provisions.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH WIDE MATTERS
Budget requests.--The Committee wants to underscore the
fact that with record deficits, a war on terrorism, and troops
on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq, the budget requests from
the agencies of the Legislative Branch cannot continue to be
presented with requested increases as high as 50 percent. The
Committee expects that future budget submissions will take into
consideration the overall budget constraints placed on the
entire Federal budget and that more reasonable budget requests
will be forthcoming in future years.
Potential for savings.--The Committee notes that over the
years many of the Legislative Branch agencies have expanded
functions, adjusted organizational structures, and restructured
operations that support their basic mission in a seemingly ad
hoc manner without taking into account the consideration of the
potential impact of technology, modern skills, and innovative
management techniques that possibly could create greater
streamlined, efficient and effective operations. The Committee
believes that there is potential for significant savings
through streamlining legislative agency organizations,
outsourcing functions, leveraging existing technology, and
applying management principles identified as ``best practices''
in comparable public and private sector enterprises. Therefore,
the Committee directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to
work closely with the head of each Legislative Branch entity
to: (1) identify opportunities that will streamline the agency
organization and eliminate organizational layers; (2) outsource
operations that will result in providing higher quality and
less costly services; (3) utilize existing technology to
enhance operational efficiency; (4) implement management
changes, which will increase efficiency and effectiveness of
agency operations; and (5) where applicable apply the ``Federal
Activities Inventory Reform Act'', ``Chief Financial Officers
Act'', and the ``Government Performance and Results Act''. The
committee directs that the GAO report its findings, including
recommendations for changes, to the Committee on Appropriations
of the House and Senate by January 10, 2005. Each agency of the
Legislative Branch should be prepared to discuss recommended
changes during the FY 2006 appropriation hearing cycle.
Outsourcing.--The Committee believes that many potential
opportunities exist for outsourcing of activities and functions
that will realize significant savings within the Legislative
Branch. Therefore the Committee directs that each agency of the
Legislative Branch examine potential outsourcing opportunities
of the following areas: Information management operations and
site management; building facilities and grounds management and
operations; human resources management and operations; training
functions; vehicle maintenance and management; physical
security; financial operations; and printing operations. Each
agency is expected to not only examine the areas outlined, but
also examine other activities and functions that are unique to
each agency to determine if further outsourcing opportunities
exist. The Committee directs that the General Accounting Office
work closely with each agency, the Legislative Branch Financial
Managers Council, and the Legislative Branch Chief
Administrative Officers Council to prepare a report with
recommendations and timelines for implementation of outsourcing
or consolidation of activities within each agency or cross-
servicing between Legislative branch agencies to the Committee
on Appropriations of the House and Senate by January 10, 2005.
Document distribution.--The agencies of the Legislative
Branch devote considerable resources each year for the
distribution of printed materials. The Committee believes there
are opportunities for savings if distribution activities were
managed from a central facility rather than from independent
facilities operated by each Legislative Branch agency. The
Government Printing Office currently operates a document
distribution facility in Pueblo, Colorado designed to service
the Federal Government agencies that require mail order
distribution, mail list maintenance and bulk publication
storage. This operation has filled more than 75 million orders
and distributed more than 800 million publications since
opening in 1971. The Committee directs the General Accounting
Office to evaluate distribution requirements and activities in
all Legislative Branch support agencies and make
recommendations to the Committee regarding costs and the
feasibility of consolidating activities at the Pueblo facility.
The General Accounting Office should report the results of
their evaluation to the Committee on Appropriations of the
House and Senate by January 10, 2005.
Mass transit benefits.--The Committee has included funding
for the Federal Mass Transit Benefit Program, for the agencies
of the Legislative Branch. The Committee allowance provides a
$100 per month allowance to the employees who participate in
the program. The Committee encourages the agencies of the
Legislative Branch to support their employee participation in
this very important program.
State funeral.--The Committee praises the accomplishments
of the Officers and employees of the Legislative Branch in
carrying out the necessary duties and preparation for the state
funeral of President Reagan. Many legislative entities
participated in ensuring that this historic occasion was
executed with the dignity that it so well deserved. In
particular, the Committee recognizes the efforts of the House
Leadership Offices and Committees, the Officers of the House of
Representatives and their staffs, as well as the Capitol Guide
Service and Special Services; the Capitol Police; the Architect
of the Capitol and staff; the Public Printer and staff; along
with the efforts of our counterparts in the Senate; worked
tirelessly in carrying out this event with the utmost
refinement, professionalism, and skill.
Review statutes of legislative branch agency heads.--There
currently exist various laws, processes, and practices
governing the selection, appointment, removal, compensation,
and term of service of the Heads and the Deputies of various
agencies in the Legislative Branch, including the Office of
Compliance, the Congressional Budget Office, the Architect of
the Capitol; the Library of Congress, the Government Printing
Office, and the General Accounting Office. The Committee
suggests that the Joint Leadership of Congress, in order to
establish uniformity, should review, evaluate and consider the
appropriate changes to current legislation and regulations
governing these positions.
TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Committee bill recommends a total of $1,044,281,000 for
the operations of the House of Representatives during fiscal
year 2005. The allowance is $35,802,000 above the current level
and is $22,063,000 below the request.
The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:
Item Amount
Salaries and expenses:
House leadership offices............................ $18,678,000
Members' representational allowances................ 521,195,000
Committee salaries and expenses..................... 139,225,000
Salaries, officers and employees.................... 160,133,000
Allowances and expenses............................. 205,050,000
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Total, Salaries and Expenses...................... $1,044,281,000
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Total, House of Representatives................... $1,044,281,000
Salaries and Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $1,008,479,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 1,066,344,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 1,044,281,000
The appropriation for the operations of the House of
Representatives is the salaries and expenses appropriation. The
account includes the following House activities: House
leadership offices; Members' representational allowances;
committee salaries and expenses; salaries, officers and
employees; allowances and expenses; and the day care center.
The amount provided is $1,044,281,000.
House Leadership Offices
2004 appropriation.................................... $18,142,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 18,678,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 18,678,000
The Committee recommends a total of $18,678,000 for the
operations of the leadership offices during fiscal year 2005.
The allocation by office follows:
House Leadership Offices
Item Amount
Office of the Speaker................................... $2,708,000
Office of the Majority Floor Leader..................... 2,027,000
Office of the Minority Floor Leader..................... 2,840,000
Office of the Majority Whip............................. 1,741,000
Office of the Minority Whip............................. 1,303,000
Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities....... 470,000
Republican Steering Committee........................... 881,000
House Republican Conference............................. 1,500,000
House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.......... 1,589,000
House Democratic Caucus................................. 792,000
Nine Minority Employees................................. 1,409,000
Training and Development Program:
Majority............................................ 290,000
Minority............................................ 290,000
Cloakroom Personnel:
Majority............................................ 419,000
Minority............................................ 419,000
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Total............................................. $18,678,000
Members' Representational Allowances
2004 appropriation.................................... $514,454,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 529,258,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 521,195,000
A total of $521,195,000 is recommended for the
representational allowances of the Members of the House, the
so-called MRA account. The Committee bill provides $372,948,000
for clerk hire salaries, $131,310,000 for official expenses,
and $16,937,000 for official mail. It should be noted that
these components are fungible under regulations prescribed by
the Committee on House Administration. Each Member has an
overall consolidated allowance established by the Committee on
House Administration from which staff salaries, office
expenses, and mail costs are drawn.
Committee Employees
2004 appropriation.................................... $127,129,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 140,479,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 139,225,000
Funding for the salaries and expenses of the 19 standing
committees, one permanent select committee and one select
committee of the House is provided, as follows:
Standing Committees, special and select.--For the salaries
and expenses of committees funded in the biennial funding
resolution, $114,299,000 is provided.
Committee on Appropriations.--For the salaries and expenses
of the Committee on Appropriations (including the studies and
investigation activities authorized by section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946), $24,926,000 is
provided.
Details of the funding resolution, H. Res. 148 (House
Report 108-91) approved by the House for the 108th Congress,
follow:
COMMITTEE FUNDING AUTHORIZATIONS, 108TH CONGRESS
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Committee 1st session 2nd session Total
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Agriculture.................................................. $5,084,900 $5,242,632 $10,327,531
Armed Services............................................... 5,871,876 6,059,481 11,931,357
Budget....................................................... 5,856,333 6,013,239 11,869,572
Education and the Workforce.................................. 7,047,896 7,625,475 14,673,371
Energy and Commerce.......................................... 9,101,042 9,521,097 18,622,138
Financial Services........................................... 6,601,085 7,095,402 13,696,487
Government Reform............................................ 9,740,963 9,873,472 19,614,435
House Administration......................................... 4,122,092 4,404,965 8,527,057
Intelligence................................................. 3,780,487 4,029,243 7,809,730
International Relations...................................... 6,993,645 7,559,050 14,552,695
Judiciary.................................................... 6,957,554 7,091,062 14,048,616
Resources.................................................... 6,492,029 7,017,395 13,509,424
Rules........................................................ 2,797,898 2,871,413 5,669,311
Science...................................................... 5,711,401 5,979,444 11,690,845
Small Business............................................... 2,535,261 2,585,041 5,120,301
Standards of Official Conduct................................ 1,527,825 1,543,425 3,071,250
Transportation and Infrastructure............................ 7,982,558 8,479,334 16,461,893
Veterans' Affairs............................................ 2,703,328 2,783,466 5,486,795
Ways and Means............................................... 7,908,037 8,228,251 16,136,288
Homeland Security (H. Res. 110).............................. 5,366,866 5,585,921 10,952,787
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Total.................................................. $114,183,076 $119,588,808 $233,771,884
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Since the funding resolution is done on a biennial basis
and the resolution for the 108th Congress will expire on
December 31, 2004, this funding is provided through December
31, 2006.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
2004 appropriation.................................... $156,896,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 170,861,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 160,133,000
The Committee recommendation for the salaries and expenses
of House officers and employees of the various activities
funded through this consolidated item is $160,133,000. This
amount represents an overall increase of $3,237,000 above the
amount enacted in fiscal year 2004 and is $10,728,000 below the
request.
The Committee is aware that a review by the Chief
Administrative Officer (CAO) has identified potential problems
in compliance with House regulations prohibiting prepayments
for website design and email services provided to Member
offices. As a result of the review, the CAO has compiled
guidelines to ensure that web vendors are aware of the
prohibition on prepayments and that their invoices include
complete information about the scope and delivery of web
services. The Committee supports this effort and directs the
CAO to continue to be vigilant in monitoring vendor compliance
with the House policy on prepayments.
The following table summarizes the funding allocation
provided to each component of the account.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
Item Amount
Office of the Clerk..................................... $20,534,000
Office of the Sergeant at Arms.......................... 5,879,000
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.............. 116,034,000
Office of the Inspector General......................... 3,986,000
Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and
Operations.......................................... 1,000,000
Office of General Counsel............................... 962,000
Office of the Chaplain.................................. 155,000
Office of the Parliamentarian........................... 1,673,000
Parliamentarian......................................... (1,459,000)
Compilation of Precedents............................... (214,000)
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House......... 2,346,000
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House.......... 6,721,000
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs Office............. 687,000
Other authorized employees.............................. 156,000
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Total............................................. $160,133,000
House of Representatives Child Care Center.--The bill
provides authority for the House day care center budget, as
required by Sec. 312(d)(1) of Public Law 102-90, as presented
to the Committee by the Chief Administrative Officer. It should
be noted that tuition and other center-generated revenues fund
day care center operations.
Allowances and Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $191,858,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 207,068,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 205,050,000
A total of $205,050,000 is recommended for fiscal year 2005
for allowances and expenses. This amount is $13,192,000 above
the current level and is $2,018,000 below the request. These
funds include supplies, materials, administrative costs, and
Federal Tort claims; the costs of official mail for the
Committees, leadership, and administrative offices; employee
benefits; and miscellaneous items. Over 97% of these funds
provide the employer share of retirement, health care, and
unemployment compensation payments for House employees.
The following table sets forth the various expense
categories within this appropriation:
Allowances and Expenses
Detail Recommended 2005
Supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal
tort claims......................................... $4,350,000
Official mail (committees, administrative, and
legislative offices)................................ 410,000
Government contributions................................ 199,600,000
Miscellaneous items:
House automobiles................................... 140,000
Gratuities to beneficiaries of deceased staff....... 510,000
Interparliamentary receptions....................... 40,000
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Subtotal miscellaneous items...................... $690,000
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Total, allowances and expenses.................... $205,050,000
Administrative Provision
Section 101 provides for unspent amounts remaining in
Members' Representational Allowances account to be used for
deficit reduction. Section 102 establishes a net expenses of
telecommunications revolving fund. Section 103 requires the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House to enter into a
contract for the management, operation, and maintenance of the
exercise facility for House employees. Section 104 is a sense
of the House to encourage use of hybrid electric vehicles and
alternatively fueled vehicles whenever possible.
JOINT ITEMS
The Committee recommends appropriations totaling
$18,974,000 for fiscal year 2005 for the various joint
committees and activities carried under this heading. The
recommendation is $92,000 below the amount provided for fiscal
year 2004.
The following summarizes the recommendations:
Joint Items
Item Amount
Joint Economic Committee................................ $4,139,000
Joint Committee on Taxation............................. 8,433,000
Office of the Attending Physician....................... 2,528,000
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office....... 3,844,000
Statements of Appropriations............................ 30,000
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Total............................................. $18,974,000
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005
2004 appropriation.................................... $1,250,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. ................
Committee recommendation.............................. ................
There was no budget request made for the Joint
Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005.
Joint Economic Committee
2004 appropriation.................................... $3,988,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 4,139,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,139,000
The Committee has provided $4,139,000 for the Joint
Economic Committee. This amount reflects an increase of
$151,000 above the enacted amount and is the same as the budget
request.
Joint Committee on Taxation
2004 appropriation.................................... $8,064,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 8,476,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 8,433,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $8,433,000 for
the Joint Committee on Taxation. This amount reflects an
increase of $369,000 above the enacted amount and is $43,000
below the budget request.
Office of the Attending Physician
2004 appropriation.................................... $2,223,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 2,528,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,528,000
The Committee has approved $2,528,000 for medical supplies,
equipment, expenses, and allowances of Navy personnel detailed
to the Office of the Attending Physician. This amount reflects
an increase of $305,000 above the enacted level.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
2004 appropriation.................................... $3,511,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 3,843,500
Committee recommendation.............................. 3,844,000
The Committee bill provides $3,844,000 for the operation of
the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office during
the next fiscal year. This amount reflects an increase of
$333,000 above the enacted level.
Statement of Appropriations
2004 appropriation.................................... $30,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 30,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 30,000
The sum of $30,000 is included for the preparation of the
usual compilation of the statements of appropriations for the
2nd session of the 108th Congress. The House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations compile this publication jointly.
Capitol Police
2004 appropriation.................................... $219,795,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 291,641,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 232,328,000
The recommendations in the bill provide a total of
$232,328,000 for the Salaries and Expenses of the Capitol
Police during fiscal year 2005. This amount reflects
$203,440,000 for salaries and $28,888,000 for general expenses
in lieu of the requested combined Salaries and Expenses
account.
The Committee notes that the Capitol Police has proposed a
reorganization chart with its budget submission. The Committee
continues to support the Chief of Operations, Assistant Chief
responsibilities of managing the Department's Uniformed,
Operational, Protective and Security Services Bureaus in their
current form. In addition, the Committee directs the Training
Services Bureau to be added to the Chief of Operations,
Assistant Chief's responsibilities, in that this Bureau focuses
primarily on the operational aspects of training sworn
employees. The Deputy Chief of the Training Services Bureau
shall work in conjunction with the Chief Operating Officer for
the training of civilian employees.
The Committee approves the establishment of the Office of
Plans, Operations and Homeland Security (OPOHS), under the
responsibilities of the Chief of Operations, Assistant Chief.
This office will consolidate strategic and operational
planning, management of special events, and emergency
preparedness planning and operations. The Committee also
supports the inclusion of the Command and Communications
Center, the Court Liaison Unit, and the Report Processing Unit
in the OPOHS structure.
The Office of Employment Counsel shall be incorporated
within the Office of the General Counsel. The Committee
anticipates the Office of the General Counsel shall continue to
operate as a separate office within the Department, in that it
is under the oversight of the Capitol Police Board.
The Committee is concerned by frequent and uncoordinated
publicity appearances by the Chief of the Capitol Police. In
the future, public pronouncements by the Chief should be
coordinated through the Capitol Police Board. The Committee
expects the Capitol Police Board, in consultation with the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, the Committee on
House Administration, and the Senate Rules Committee, to
establish procedures and guidelines for Capitol Police's media
relations. These procedures and guidelines are to be submitted
to the above named committees no later than July 19, 2004.
The Capitol Police are currently authorized a total of
1,993 positions, 1,592 sworn and 401 civilians. The budget
request for fiscal year 2005 included an additional 368
positions, 213 sworn and 155 civilians. The Committee notes
that this is an overall 18.5% increase over current levels.
This is in addition to the additional 509 positions funded
since 9/11, an increase of 37 percent. The Committee believes
that at this point these large increases in personnel are too
much for any agency to absorb in such a short period of time.
During the current fiscal year, the Capitol Police is facing
the difficulty of practically doubling its civilian workforce
by hiring 79 positions unfilled from fiscal year 2003 in
addition to the new 75 positions authorized for 2004. The
Committee recognizes the complexities of filling these
positions and commends the agency for its recent proactive
approach to correct this situation; however, to date, 103
positions remained to be filled. Further, the Committee
expresses concern that the need for additional civilian
positions in fiscal year 2005 and beyond cannot be properly
assessed until such time as the current authorized level is
filled. The recently appointed Chief Administrative Officer is
directed to closely monitor the influx of these new positions
and access the need for additional civilian positions.
The Committee is concerned over the excessive cost to
operate and maintain the Capitol Police Command Vehicle. The
Chief of Police is directed to report to the Committee, by
September 1, 2004, on the economics of continuing the use of
this vehicle.
Salaries
2004 appropriation.................................... $196,434,000
2005 budget estimate \1\.............................. ................
Committee recommendation.............................. 203,440,000
\1\ Submitted under a consolidated Salaries and Expense Account.
The Committee bill provides $203,440,000 for the salaries
and benefits authorized for police services throughout the
Capitol Police jurisdiction during fiscal year 2005.
General Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $23,361,000
2005 budget estimate \1\.............................. ................
Committee recommendation.............................. 28,888,000
\1\ Submitted under a consolidated Salaries and Expense Account.
The amount of $28,888,000 is recommended for all general
expenses of the Capitol Police for fiscal year 2005.
Administrative Provisions
Section 1001 authorizes transfers between the various
accounts of the Capitol Police. Section 1002 restricts the
release of security information. Section 1003 provides
authority for setting pay with the Capitol Police Board or the
Chief. Section 1004 provides authority to settle Federal tort
claims. Section 1005 requires prior notification and approval
before deployment of Capitol Police personnel. Section 1006
states responsibilities of the Capitol Police General Counsel
and Employment Counsel. Section 1007 prohibits a Capitol Police
Mounted Horse Unit.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $2,242,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 2,950,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 2,421,000
The bill provides $2,421,000 for the Office of Compliance.
This amount is $179,000 above the current level and is $529,000
below the request. This amount fully funds 16 FTE's and
provides for a 3.5 percent cost-of-living increase for all
staff. The Committee wants to remind the Office of Compliance
that funding provided for cost-of-living increases is not to be
used for any other purposes without the prior approval of the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
Administrative Provision
The Committee has included section 1101 that authorizes a
student loan repayment program.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $33,620,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 35,455,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 34,790,000
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $34,790,000
for the Congressional Budget Office. This is $1,170,000 above
the current year and is $665,000 below the budget request.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
2004 appropriation.................................... $339,962,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 519,635,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 271,666,000
The Committee recommends a total of $271,666,000 for fiscal
year 2005 for the various operational and maintenance
activities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the
Capitol (AOC). Excluded is the Senate office building account,
which will be considered by the Senate. This amount is
$247,969,000 below the amount requested, and $68,296,000 below
the fiscal year 2004 appropriation.
A summary of the appropriations recommended follows:
Architect of the Capitol (Excluding Senate)
Item Amount
Architect of the Capitol:
General Administration.............................. $79,581,000
Capitol building.................................... 18,185,000
Capitol grounds..................................... 7,033,000
House office buildings.............................. 65,130,000
Capitol Power Plant................................. 56,139,000
Library buildings and grounds....................... 34,783,000
Capitol Police buildings and grounds................ 4,883,000
Botanic Garden...................................... 5,932,000
Capitol Visitor Center..............................................
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Total............................................. $271,666,000
State Funeral Preparation.--The Architect and staff are
commended for their recent response and participation in the
preparation of the Capitol building and grounds for the state
funeral of President Ronald W. Reagan. While the background
work can sometimes go unnoticed because it is performed with
high precision and expertise, the absence of such work efforts
undoubtedly would have been highly visible. The Committee
applauds the commitment, devotion, and outstanding work
products of the Architect's staff and workforce in their
efforts on this historic occasion.
Need for Reasonable Budget Requests by Architect and
Clients.--The Architect is directed to conduct a more
comprehensive and thorough review of future budget requests,
both internal and external. The requested increase of 53% in
budget authority in fiscal year 2005 is unacceptable and calls
for greater scrutiny of all funding requests. The inclusion of
budget requests in submissions to this Committee must be based
on merit among all requests and prioritized throughout the
Architect's office. The claim of the Architect that many
requests are client-driven, while recognized as an additional
burden in analysis, does not relieve the responsibilities of
the requesting agency representative, the Architect and each
AOC superintendent of working together to achieve reasonable
and responsible requests through the Architect's budget.
Clients of the Architect of the Capitol, including the
Librarian of Congress and the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives, must recognize the burden placed
on the Architect's budget and the overall legislative branch
budget and should use constraint in their budget requests.
The Committee directs that the requests that are accepted
by the Architect for inclusion in the AOC budget request will
also be reflected in the justifications of the requesting
agency as a duplicate non-add measure. While the items and
amounts will be included for review by this Committee in the
appropriate appropriation under the Architect, the external
requesting agency must also reflect the items in a separate
section of their respective budget justifications and further,
must show the impact of the requested items on their budgets in
FTEs, funding requirements, and percentage increases.
Position Management.--The Committee is concerned with
management practices relating to positions within the office of
the Architect of the Capitol. Since fiscal year 1997, actual
FTEs assigned in the central and administrative organizations
(those now paid in the General Administration appropriation)
have increased by 46% without seemingly commensurate or
measurable improvements in services. This increase does not
take into account other significant increases in positions
within the jurisdictions such as additional service employees,
timekeepers, and financial analysts. Many of the AOC internal
staff increases, while technically within the FTE cap, have
been exercised in conjunction with agency reorganizations that
were not reviewed or approved by this Committee.
This approach to hiring concerns the Committee and it is
expected that the Architect will take swift action to implement
a process that provides planning in compliance with the
strategic plan and analysis of the overall impact on the
organization.
The Architect of the Capitol is directed to refrain from
requesting additional positions, with the exception of the
Capitol Visitor Center, in the fiscal year 2006 budget request
and instead will be expected to cover any new additional work
requirements through a review of current staffing and planned
reengineering of the existing FTE complement. The AOC is
cautioned against transferring FTEs between appropriations to
reflect the appearance of reductions in FTEs. The Architect is
further directed to submit to this Committee, by the first day
of each quarter of each fiscal year, a current staffing
document and a five-year staffing plan with descriptions of any
changes in the plan. Failure to submit the document by the due
date will require a written explanation by the Architect.
FTE Caps.--For the past two years, the Committee has been
carrying report language that provides the Architect with
relief from the FTE cap for project work. The Committee
endorses a less cumbersome process to address the project FTE
issue, but at the same time emphasizes the need for control by
the Architect of both operating and project FTEs. Therefore,
the Committee will set revised FTE caps for each appropriation,
excluding the FTEs for Construction Management Division (CMD).
In addition, a floating FTE cap, is set for use by the
Construction Management Division for project work for all
accounts under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the
Capitol. The Architect will adhere to the new staffing caps for
AOC operations and jurisdictional projects by appropriation;
the FTE pool for use by the Construction Management Division to
accomplish projects; and the overall agency FTE cap.
Reprogrammings and limited relief of FTE caps for
jurisdictional projects will be considered by the Committee.
The CMD FTEs will be applied to the project and appropriation
as the FTE is charged to the account by CMD. The FTE cap of 211
for CMD, which includes 3 permanent FTEs to be charged to the
General Administration appropriation, will not appear to be
associated with any appropriation until such time as the charge
occurs and then will be considered as an adjustment to
appropriation FTE cap. The revised FTE caps by appropriation,
which results in an overall net increase of 82 FTEs for the
AOC, are detailed as follows:
FTEs
Operations and Jurisdiction Projects:
General Administration.............................. 360
Capitol Building.................................... 165
Capitol Grounds..................................... 60
House Office Buildings.............................. 497
Capitol Power Plant................................. 82
Library Buildings and Grounds....................... 127
Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds................ 3
Botanic Garden...................................... 54
Capitol Visitor Center.............................. 16
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\1\ Subtotal, Operations FTEs..................... 1,364
Construction Management Division (Projects)............. 211
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Total, AOC........................................ 1,575
\1\ Excludes Senate Office Buildings estimate of 490 FTEs.
Deputy Architect of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer.--
The Congress established the position of the Deputy Architect
of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer (COO) in Public Law 108-
7, Section 1203. The statute requires that the Deputy Architect
of the Capitol/Chief Operating Officer ``shall be responsible
to the Architect of the Capitol for the overall direction,
operation, and management of the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol, including implementing the Office's goals and mission;
providing overall organization management to improve the
Office's performance . . .''. In response to the Committee's
question regarding the status of implementing the revised
Architect of the Capitol (AOC) organization proposed by the COO
in December 2003, the Architect's response was that the AOC is
awaiting the approval of the organizational structure proposed
in the fiscal year 2005 budget justification. The Committee
wants the Architect of the Capitol to understand that the
organizational chart reflected in the budget does not meet the
requirements of Public Law 108-7, Section 1203. The Committee
does not approve the organizational structure submitted because
it does not reflect the intent of the Congress that the COO
provide overall organizational management. The Architect of the
Capitol is directed to review the legislation and prepare an
organizational chart that more clearly reflects the intent of
the Congress. The revised chart is to be provided to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate by
December 31, 2004.
General Administration
2004 appropriation................................... $76,598,000
2005 budget estimate................................. 89,245,000
Committee recommendation............................. 79,581,000
The Committee recommends a total appropriation of
$79,581,000 for fiscal year 2005. This amount is $2,983,000
above the amount provided in fiscal year 2004 and is $9,664,000
below the budget request. This account provides funds for
personal services, equipment, communications, and other central
support activities of the Architect of the Capitol.
The Committee directs the Architect of the Capitol to use
funds remaining in the Emergency Response Fund, provided in
P.L. 107-117, to provide the $750,000 necessary for the
Alternate Computer Facility Security infrastructure. The
Committee has denied without prejudice the $7,000,000 requested
for the fit out of the Alternate Computer Facility and directs
the Architect to develop a plan and design for the usage of
this space prior to seeking funding for this project.
Items related to the Senate in this account have not been
funded.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $41,273,000 $42,572,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities, and 7,298,000 7,298,000
Travel...............................
Other Services........................ 20,232,500 20,049,500
Supplies.............................. 692,500 692,500
Equipment............................. 6,809,000 6,809,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $76,305,000 $77,421,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Emergency Defibrillators.............. $660,000 $660,000
Alternate Computer Facility (ACF) Fit 7,000,000 ...............
Out..................................
Study, Design, and Condition 2,180,000 ...............
Assessment...........................
CATV System Upgrade Design............ 1,500,000 1,500,000
Enhanced Filtration................... 750,000 ...............
ACF Security.......................... 650,000 ...............
Minor Construction.................... 100,000 ...............
ACF Camera System Infrastructure...... 100,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $12,940,000 $2,160,000
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Total, General Administration... $89,245,000 $79,581,000
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Capitol Building
2004 appropriation.................................... $28,021,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 32,239,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 18,185,000
A total of $18,185,000 is recommended for the operation and
maintenance of the Capitol building during fiscal year 2005.
This amount is $9,836,000 below the amount provided in fiscal
year 2004 and is $14,054,000 below the budget request.
Items related to the Senate in this account have not been
funded.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
CAPITOL BUILDING
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $11,605,000 $9,933,000
Other Services........................ 2,170,000 2,003,000
Supplies.............................. 1,094,000 1,094,000
Equipment............................. 382,000 382,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $15,251,000 $13,412,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Replacement of Minton Tile............ $473,000 $473,000
Computer, Telecom, and Electrical 300,000 300,000
Support..............................
Wayfinding and ADA Signage............ 90,000 ...............
ADA Requirements...................... 75,000 ...............
Client Support........................ 250,000 ...............
U.S. Capitol Master Plan.............. 4,500,000 ...............
Minor Construction.................... 2,500,000 2,500,000
Study, Design, and Condition 100,000 100,000
Assessment...........................
Restore Shutters and Upgrade Window 400,000 400,000
Lighting.............................
CVC Facility Start-up................. 6,300,000 ...............
Install Emergency Exit Signs and 2,000,000 1,000,000
Lighting.............................
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $16,988,000 $4,773,000
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Total, Capitol Building......... $32,239,000 $18,185,000
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Capitol Grounds
2004 appropriation.................................... $6,846,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 8,080,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 7,033,000
The appropriation of $7,033,000 is recommended for the care
and improvement of the grounds surrounding the Capitol, the
Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol power plant.
This amount is a decrease of $1,047,000 below the request and
is $187,000 above the amount provided for fiscal year 2004.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
CAPITOL GROUNDS
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $4,822,000 $4,822,000
Other Services........................ 1,393,000 796,000
Supplies.............................. 660,000 660,000
Equipment............................. 140,000 140,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $7,015,000 $6,418,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Restore Decorative Vases/Lights--West $78,000 78,000
Terrace..............................
Inaugural Support..................... 10,000 10,000
Renovate Former D.C. Street Lights.... 177,000 177,000
Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage.. 100,000 100,000
Minor Construction.................... 600,000 200,000
Study, Design, and Condition 100,000 50,000
Assessment...........................
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $1,065,000 $615,000
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Total, Capitol Grounds.......... $8,080,000 $7,033,000
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House Office Buildings
2004 appropriation.................................... $62,445,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 105,675,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 65,130,000
For House office buildings $65,130,000 has been provided.
This amount is a decrease of $40,545,000 below the budget
request and is $2,685,000 above the amount provided for fiscal
year 2004.
The Committee directs the Architect of the Capitol to use
funds remaining in the Emergency Response Fund, provided in
P.L. 107-117, for the completion of the House Office Buildings
Perimeter Security project.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $32,123,000 $31,396,000
Other Services........................ 5,859,000 5,168,000
Supplies.............................. 863,000 863,000
Equipment............................. 250,000 250,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $39,095,000 $38,677,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Egress Door Improvements, HOB......... $200,000 $200,000
Replace Chilled Water Coils, FHOB..... 150,000 150,000
Minor Construction.................... 5,000,000 5,000,000
Study, Design, and Condition 2,380,000 1,955,000
Assessment...........................
Upgrade Public Restrooms.............. 1,500,000 ...............
CAO Project Support................... 10,700,000 4,894,000
Design Parking Garages, Lot 7 & 9..... 10,000,000 ...............
Design Renovation Upgrades, CHOB...... 7,500,000 ...............
Replace Windows, FHOB................. 4,900,000 4,900,000
Emergency Lighting, RHOB.............. 4,700,000 ...............
Exterior Waterproofing, HUG........... 4,500,000 2,954,000
Extended Sprinkler Systems, HOB....... 3,300,000 3,300,000
House Office Buildings Perimeter 3,000,000 ...............
Security.............................
Emergency Lighting, LHOB.............. 2,700,000 ...............
Replacement of Escalator Bank, RHOB... 2,000,000 ...............
Design, Audio and Intelligibility Fire 1,700,000 ...............
Alarm Upgrade........................
Existing Fire Alarm System Upgrade 1,250,000 ...............
Study and Design.....................
Fire Alarm System Upgrade, HOB (Less 1,100,000 1,100,000
RHOB)................................
Staff Fitness Facility................ ............... 3,000,000
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $66,580,000 $27,453,000
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Total, House Office Buildings... $105,675,000 $65,130,000
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Capitol Power Plant
2004 appropriation.................................... $81,062,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 63,376,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 56,139,000
The Committee recommends the appropriation of $56,139,000
for the Capitol power plant for fiscal year 2005, plus
offsetting collections of $4,400,000. This is a decrease of
$24,923,000 below the amount provided in fiscal year 2004 and
$7,237,000 below the budget request.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
CAPITOL POWER PLANT
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $10,198,000 $8,320,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities, and 36,792,000 37,886,000
Travel...............................
Other Services........................ 3,079,000 1,185,000
Supplies.............................. 9,055,000 9,055,000
Equipment............................. 448,000 448,000
Reimbursement......................... (4,400,000) (4,400,000)
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $55,172,000 $52,494,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Implement Emergency Shoring and $100,000 $100,000
Repairs to Tunnels...................
Replace Expansion Joints.............. 1,342,000 1,342,000
Retube Condensers WRP................. 866,000 866,000
Replace Water Treatment Equipment and 850,000 ...............
Controls.............................
Remove Tar paper/Reinsulate Violet 261,000 261,000
Tunnel...............................
Repair/Maintenance Chiller Motors 6A & 250,000 250,000
5....................................
Paint Baghouse........................ 200,000 ...............
Generator Load Bank................... 100,000 100,000
Procure Two Trucks.................... 79,000 ...............
Install Load Bank Connections for 70,000 ...............
Various Buildings....................
Purchase Loader....................... 37,000 37,000
Generator Load Bank (1000kw, 480-208v) 35,000 35,000
Install Backflow Preventer............ 13,000 13,000
Replace Reverse Gas Fans.............. 11,000 11,000
Study, Design, and Condition 2,990,000 630,000
Assessment...........................
Minor Construction.................... 1,000,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $8,204,000 $3,645,000
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Total, Capitol Power Plant...... $63,376,000 $56,139,000
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Library Buildings and Grounds
2004 appropriation.................................... $38,928,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 160,678,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 34,783,000
For Library building and grounds $34,783,000 has been
provided. This amount is a decrease of $4,145,000 below the
current fiscal year and is $125,895,000 below the request.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $11,111,000 $10,812,000
Rent, Communications, and Utilities... 15,000 15,000
Other Services........................ 4,793,000 1,231,000
Supplies.............................. 1,182,000 1,182,000
Equipment............................. 2,368,000 2,368,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $19,469,000 $15,608,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Repair Life Safety Deficiencies....... $800,000 $800,000
Replace Partitions Supports, JMMB..... 250,000 250,000
Fire Safety Project Management........ 250,000 250,000
Painting, TJB Arches & Fort Meade 245,000 ...............
Modular 1............................
Replace Sidewalks, JAB and TJB........ 100,000 ...............
Preservation Environmental Monitoring. 80,000 80,000
Upgrade Filtration Efficiency......... 700,000 ...............
Replace Lighting Computerized Control 475,000 475,000
System...............................
Replace Dish Machine.................. 210,000 210,000
Minor Construction.................... 1,500,000 ...............
Elevator Modernization................ 1,715,000 ...............
Collections Security.................. 860,000 860,000
Copyright Deposit Facility............ 59,200,000 ...............
Fort Meade Modules 3 & 4.............. 39,500,000 ...............
Sprinkler System Upgrades, TJB........ 6,754,000 6,754,000
Smoke Detector Upgrades, TJB.......... 3,850,000 3,850,000
ADA Bathroom Renovations, JAB......... 3,700,000 ...............
Smoke Detector Upgrades, JAB.......... 3,600,000 3,600,000
Smoke Detector Upgrades, JMMB......... 3,600,000 ...............
Condition Assessment--All building 3,200,000 ...............
systems..............................
Sprinkler System Upgrades, JAB........ 2,400,000 2,046,000
SDCA--Infrastructure Maintenance/ 895,000 ...............
Future Support.......................
Design--LOC Egress Improvements....... 1,800,000 ...............
Design--Fire Alarm Audio & 1,500,000 ...............
Intelligibility......................
Fort Meade Temporary Storage Fit Out.. 1,350,000 ...............
Study/Design--Fire Alarm System 1,175,000 ...............
Upgrade..............................
SDCA--Client Requests................. 525,000 ...............
SDCA--Fire and Safety................. 625,000 ...............
Fort Meade Buildings #70, 70A, 70B 250,000 ...............
Renovations..........................
Vehicle Barrier Controls.............. 100,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $141,209,000 $19,175,000
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Total, Library Buildings and $160,678,000 $34,783,000
Grounds........................
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Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds
2004 appropriation.................................... $3,289,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 40,292,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 4,883,000
For Capitol Police buildings and grounds $4,883,000 has
been provided. This amount is a decrease of $35,409,000 below
the budget request and $1,594,000 above the current level.
The Committee recognizes the requirement to fit out
additional space in the Fairchild and GPO buildings to
accommodate and support the U.S. Capitol Police in their
mission, along with freeing up space within the Capitol
complex. The AOC has requested $12,500,000 in fiscal year 2005
to meet this need. However, sufficient funding is available in
the Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds account from
previously appropriated funds for projects that are not
progressing as rapidly as anticipated. As such, the Committee
directs the AOC to request reprogramming of funds to support
this effort from current unobligated balances for the Offsite
Delivery Screening Center and the Other Facility Improvements
in the Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds appropriation and
encourages the AOC to move forward expeditiously in fiscal year
2004 to fit out Fairchild and GPO space for the USCP.
A tabulation of the increases in the annual operating
budget and the project budget follows:
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $399,000 $399,000
Rent, Communications, and Utilities... 6,350,000 3,760,000
Other Services........................ 723,000 704,000
Equipment............................. 20,000 20,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $7,492,000 $4,883,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Minor Construction.................... $1,000,000 ...............
Study, Design, and Condition 900,000 ...............
Assessment...........................
Firing Range Design................... 1,200,000 ...............
Fairchild and GPO Build-Out........... 12,500,000 ...............
Off-site Delivery..................... 6,400,000 ...............
Firing Range.......................... 10,800,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $32,800,000 ...............
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Total, Capitol Police Buildings $40,292,000 $4,883,000
and Grounds....................
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Botanic Garden
2004 appropriation.................................... $6,152,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 11,581,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 5,932,000
The amount recommended for the Botanic Garden is
$5,932,000. This amount is $5,649,000 below the budget request
and $220,000 below the current level.
The following tabulation summarizes the recommendations:
BOTANIC GARDEN
[Request versus recommendation]
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Amount Committee
Item requested recommendation
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Fiscal Year 2005 Operating Budget
Personal Services..................... $4,514,000 $4,452,000
Rent, Communications, Utilities, and 4,000 4,000
Travel...............................
Other Services........................ 593,000 556,000
Supplies.............................. 627,000 627,000
Equipment............................. 50,000 50,000
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Subtotal, Operating Budget...... $5,788,000 $5,689,000
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Fiscal Year 2005 Project Budget
Partnership Support................... $450,000 ...............
D.C. Village Roof Replacement......... 243,000 $243,000
Bartholdi Park and Fountain........... 5,100,000 ...............
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Subtotal, Project Budget........ $5,793,000 $243,000
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Total, Botanic Garden........... $11,581,000 $5,932,000
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Capitol Visitor Center
2004 appropriation.................................... $36,621,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 8,469,000
Committee recommendation.............................. ................
The Committee has not provided any funding for the Capitol
Visitor Center operations at this time.
Administrative Provision
Section 1201 establishes a process to study and contract
out to the private sector the management and operations of the
Capitol Power Plant.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Committee recommends appropriations totaling
$543,488,000 for the operations of the Library of Congress for
fiscal year 2005. The following table summarizes the allocation
of funds by appropriation account:
Library of Congress
Item Amount
Fiscal year 2005:
Salaries and expenses............................... $366,875,000
Copyright Office.................................... 20,041,000
Congressional Research Service...................... 96,385,000
Books for the blind and physically handicapped...... 60,187,000
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Total............................................. $543,488,000
Salaries and Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $361,899,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 387,581,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 366,875,000
(Plus: Authority to spend receipts)................... (6,350,000)
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Total available....................................... $373,225,000
The sum of $366,875,000, plus $6,350,000 in offsetting
receipts, is recommended for salaries and expenses, which is
the basic appropriation for the operation of Library programs,
an increase of $4,976,000 above the current level and a
decrease of $20,706,000 below the request. This level of
funding provides for all mandatory and price level increases
requested. The amount provided also includes funding of
$1,200,000 to cover the first year costs of a multi-year
requirement for the Department of State Capital Security Cost-
Sharing Program. The Committee has not provided funding of
$500,000 for the National Film Preservation Board and the
National Film Preservation Foundation grant since the current
authorization has expired.
The Committee has provided $14,794,000 for the National
Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC) in Culpeper, Virginia,
which reflects the Committee support for this important
preservation facility that has been funded primarily by the
Packard Humanities Institute. Additional funding beyond this
level could not be provided within the tight budgetary
constraints of this bill.
In accordance with Public Law 106-57, Section 208, the
Committee has made a reduction of 3 FTE's and $300,000 from the
base budget of the Salaries and Expenses appropriation.
Copyright Office
2004 appropriation.................................... $18,516,000
2005 budget request................................... 20,179,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 20,041,000
(Plus: Authority to spend receipts)................... (33,477,000)
Total available................................. $53,518,000
Salaries and expenses.--The Committee recommends an
appropriation of $20,041,000, plus authority to spend
$33,477,000 in receipts, for the Copyright Office. The total
available in this recommendation is $1,525,000 above the amount
provided in the current fiscal year.
Congressional Research Service
2004 appropriation.................................... $91,185,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 100,934,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 96,385,000
Salaries and expenses.--The Committee recommends
$96,385,000 for fiscal year 2005. This amount is $5,200,000
above the current year and is $4,549,000 below the request.
The Committee is concerned with the potential for
duplication of support activities between the Congressional
Research Service Unit and the Library of Congress, Salaries and
Expenses account. The Committee funds centralized support
organizations such as Information Technology Services, Human
Resources Services, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and
Integrated Support Services to provide Library-wide support
services, which helps to reduce duplicate systems and processes
throughout the Library's accounts. Of particular note, in this
year's budget request, the Library is requesting in two
separate accounts funding for the Alternate Computer Facility
and XML capabilities, which may reflect duplication of support
services. The Committee directs that the Library of Congress
conduct a study of such functions as information technology,
human resources, financial services, space management, and
other support functions to determine whether any duplicate or
overlapping activities exist. The findings of the study are to
be provided to the Committee on Appropriations of the House and
Senate prior to the fiscal year 2006 budget submission and any
budgetary reductions or realignments be so reflected in the
fiscal year 2006 request.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
2004 appropriation.................................... $51,401,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 53,937,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 60,187,000
Salaries and expenses.--A total of $60,187,000 is
recommended for the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, an increase of $8,786,000 over the
amount provided in fiscal year 2004 and $6,250,000 above the
amount requested. The additional amount, over the budget
request, is a down payment for the Digital Talking Book Project
currently estimated at $79,500,000. This very important project
that has been planned since the early 1990s is a revolutionary
change from analog to digital technology that will meet patron
expectations for new machines and avoid costs associated with
obsolescence of the current cassettes.
Administrative Provisions
The Committee has included three administrative provisions.
Section 1301 provides for expenses related to official
representation and the incentive awards program. Section 1302
provides obligational authority for various Library programs.
Section 1303 extends the date for matching contributions
related to the National Digital Information Infrastructure and
Preservation Program.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
2004 appropriation.................................... $90,573,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 88,800,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 88,800,000
The Committee has included an appropriation of $88,800,000
for printing and binding of congressional documents at the
Government Printing Office for use by Congress.
A comparative summary of the recommendation by category of
work follows:
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING
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Appropriation Recommended
2004 Requested 2005 2005
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Congressional Record program................................. $21,456,000 $20,952,000 ...............
Miscellaneous publications................................... 5,792,000 5,846,000 ...............
Miscellaneous printing and binding........................... 17,711,000 18,660,000 ...............
Details to Congress.......................................... 2,795,000 2,909,000 ...............
Document envelopes and document franks....................... 1,044,000 906,000 ...............
Business and committee calendars............................. 2,859,000 2,480,000 ...............
Bills, resolutions, and amendments........................... 9,802,000 7,518,000 ...............
Committee reports............................................ 3,017,000 2,681,000 ...............
Documents.................................................... 2,481,000 2,520,000 ...............
Hearings..................................................... 21,876,000 21,490,000 ...............
Committee prints............................................. 1,740,000 2,838,000 ...............
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Total.................................................. $90,573,000 $88,800,000 $88,800,000
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Office of Superintendent of Documents
2004 appropriation.................................... $34,253,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 33,033,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 32,524,000
The Committee recommends the appropriation of $32,524,000
for the salaries and expenses of the Superintendent of
Documents, a part of the Government Printing Office. This
amount is $1,729,000 below the fiscal year 2004 level and is
$509,000 below the budget request.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
2004 appropriation.................................... $9,941,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 25,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. ................
Revolving fund.--The bill includes the usual language
authorizing the operation of the revolving fund, authority to
hire or purchase automobiles, advisory councils, and
consultants. The Committee has included new language that
authorizes expenditure of funds for the Benjamin Franklin
Tercentenary Commission. The limit on full-time equivalent
employment has been set at 2,889, a reduction of 300 FTE's. The
Committee has not provided the $25,000,000 funding request.
The Committee recognizes that the Government Printing
Office is entering a new era and is confronting serious
challenges. The longstanding structure of centralized printing
and dissemination within the federal government is changing.
The statutory basis for GPO controlling all federal printing
has been questioned. In addition, technology advancements
during the past decade have significantly changed the state of
printing and information dissemination. These factors have had
a significant financial impact on GPO's operations.
The Public Printer recognizes the challenges facing GPO,
and in response has embarked on an ambitious transformation
effort. The Public Printer is fully aware that the agency needs
to reexamine its mission within the context of technological
change and has initiated a strategic planning process with GPO.
Currently, GPO plans to release a draft of its strategic plan
in July 2004. To assist GPO in this process, the General
Accounting Office is conducting a study of federal printing and
information dissemination that GPO will use as input to its
process.
Recent hearings examined the current status of GPO efforts
over the past year to wrestle with its changing environment.
GAO has stated in testimony that more needs to be done to
ensure that GPO's transformation is successful and recommended
that GPO develop a business plan to direct its transformation.
The Committee strongly supports this recommendation.
The Committee endorses GPO's ongoing strategic planning
efforts. The Committee directs that the GPO develop a business
plan that reflects a connection between the long-term goals and
objectives contained in the strategic plan and the day-to-day
activities of GPO's core business units. The Committee directs
that the strategic plan and associated business plan be
provided to the Committee on Appropriations of the House and
Senate no later than December 1, 2004. Further the Committee
directs that these two plans should be linked to the next
budget submission before the Committee can give any further
consideration for funding required and/or requested for the
21st century GPO operation.
Office of the Inspector General
2004 appropriation.................................... ................
2005 budget estimate.................................. $4,225,000
Committee recommendation.............................. ................
The Committee has not provided a separate appropriation for
the Office of the Inspector General. The Office of the
Inspector General is provided a budget allocation within the
Revolving Fund account. The Committee believes that a direct
appropriation only reflects shifting of costs and a direct
appropriation does not add, change, or eliminate the
independence of the Office of the Inspector General.
Administrative Provision
The Committee has included section 1401 that authorizes
discounts for bulk purchases of publications.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
2004 appropriation.................................... $457,606,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 480,535,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 473,500,000
Offsetting collections................................ (7,500,000)
Total available................................. 481,000,000
The Committee has provided $473,500,000 in direct
appropriations for the General Accounting Office, plus
$7,500,000 in offsetting collections derived from
reimbursements for conducting financial audits of government
corporations and rental of space in the GAO building. This
funding provides for 3,269 FTE's.
The Committee encourages that GAO retain its core
competency to undertake additional technology assessment
studies as might be directed by Congress.
The Committee directs the General Accounting Office to
provide a report within 180 days of enactment of this bill,
outlining the statutory responsibilities of the Congressional
Budget Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Joint
Economic Committee, and the Joint Committee on Taxation. This
report should include an inventory of the individual entities
reports (including, but not limited to, hearing related
documents, studies, analysis, and other publicly released
products) for fiscal year 2003 and fiscal year 2004, and
identify how these products meet the statutory
responsibilities. In addition, the GAO is to report if there is
any overlap or duplication within the jurisdiction or work
products of these agencies or joint committees.
Payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund
2004 appropriation.................................... $13,420,000
2005 budget estimate.................................. 15,000,000
Committee recommendation.............................. 6,750,000
The Committee has provided $6,750,000 for payment to the
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund. This amount is
$8,250,000 below the request and is $6,670,000 below the
enacted level.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
The customary language regarding emergency assistance for
vehicles, positions and allowances, consulting services, the
Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council, for the
Architect to maintain and landscape areas on Washington Avenue
SW and prohibits the transfer of funds in this Act (Sec. 201-
208). The Committee has included section 209, which eliminates
the requirement that Legislative Branch agencies must use the
eTravel Service established by the General Services
Administration. The Committee has also included section 210
that provides authority to offer voluntary separation incentive
payments to employees of the Legislative Branch. Section 211
places a limitation on the aggregate compensation of
Legislative Branch employees and section 212 prohibits the use
of funds to study or construct a fence around the Capitol
grounds.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY
Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives states that:
Each report of a committee on a bill or joint
resolution of a public character shall include a
statement citing the specific powers granted to the
Congress in the Constitution to enact the law proposed
by the bill or joint resolution.
The Committee on Appropriations bases its authority to
report this legislation on Clause 7 of Section 9 of Article I
of the Constitution of the United States of America, which
states:
No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in
consequence of Appropriations made by law. * * *
Appropriations contained in this Act are made pursuant to
this specific power granted by the Constitution.
COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives
requires an explanation of compliance with section 308(a)(1)(A)
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(P.L. 93-344), as amended, which requires that the report
accompanying a bill providing new budget authority contain a
statement detailing how that authority compares with the
reports submitted under section 302 of the Act for the most
recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for the
fiscal year from the Committee's section 302(b) allocation.
This information follows:
COMPARISON WITH BUDGET RESOLUTION
[In millions of dollars]
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Sec. 302(b) This bill--
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Budget Budget
authority Outlays authority Outlays
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Discretionary............................................... $3,575 $3,696 $2,751 \1\ $2,920
Mandatory................................................... 113 112 113 112
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Total................................................. $3,688 $3,808 $2,863 $3,039
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Note.--Bill amounts excludes Senate-related items.
\1\ Includes outlays from House prior-year budget authority.
FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION OF OUTLAYS
In compliance with section 308(a)(1)(B) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L.
93-344), as amended, the following table contains five-year
projections associated with the budget authority provided in
the accompanying bill:
Five-Year Projection of Outlays
Outlays: Millions
2005...................................................... \1\ 2,461
2006...................................................... 282
2007...................................................... 77
2008...................................................... 19
2009...................................................... 11
\1\ Excludes outlays from prior-year budget authority.
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ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
In accordance with section 308(a)(1)(C) of the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L.
93-344), as amended, the financial assistance to State and
local governments is as follows:
The accompanying bill contains no funding for State and
local assistance programs.
TRANSFERS OF FUNDS
Indefinite transfer authority is authorized in
Congressional printing and binding, the Superintendent of
Documents, and the Capitol Police programs.
STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the following is a statement of
general performance goals and objectives for which this measure
authorizes funding:
The Committee on Appropriations considers program
performance, including a program's success in developing and
attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing
funding recommendations.
RESCISSIONS
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the House of
Representatives, the following table is submitted describing
the rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill:
There are no rescissions recommended in the bill.
CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW
Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1), of rule XIII of the House of
Representatives, the following statements are submitted
describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill
which directly or indirectly change the application of existing
law:
1. The bill provides that certain appropriation items
remain available for more than one year where programs or
projects are continuing in nature under the provisions of
authorizing legislation but for which that legislation does not
specifically authorize such extended availability. Most of
these items have been carried in previous appropriation bills.
This authority tends to result in savings by removing the
incentive to commit funds at the end of the fiscal year.
2. The bill includes a number of provisions which place
limitations on, or which authorize or reauthorize, the use of
funds in the bill, or change or extend existing limitations,
appropriations, or authorizations, and which under some
circumstances might be construed as changing the application of
existing law.
3. There is language that allows reimbursement for service
to be used by the servicing entity.
4. The bill continues the practice of providing official
reception and representation allowances for officers and
offices of the legislative branch.
5. The bill authorizes expenses for employee awards, such
as certificates or plaques and related ceremonial
presentations, by certain agencies.
6. The bill requires unspent funds remaining in Members
Representational Allowances to be used for deficit or debt
reduction.
7. The bill includes language that authorizes the
establishment of a ``Net of Expenses of Telecommunications
Revolving Fund'' in the Treasury of the United States.
8. The bill includes language that provides authority to
the Chief Administrative Officer to contract services and use
collected fees for operations of the staff fitness facility.
9. There is language under ``Capitol Police, General
Expenses'' authorizing advance payments for travel by Capitol
Police personnel for training or other purposes, expenses
associated with the relocation of liaison or instructor
personnel from the Capitol Police force to and from the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center and for the costs of basic
training of police personnel.
10. The bill authorizes the transfer of funds within
``Capitol Police, Salaries'' and ``Capitol Police, General
Expenses'', subject to approval.
11. The bill includes language that restricts the release
of security information.
12. There is language in the bill that provides exclusive
authority of the Capitol Police Board or the Chief of the
Capitol Police to determine the schedule of rates of pay.
13. The bill contains language that authorizes the Capitol
Police to settle claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
14. The bill includes language that restricts deployment
outside the police jurisdiction with meeting criteria.
15. There is language stating responsibilities of the
Capitol Police General Counsel.
16. There is language prohibiting a Capitol Police Mounted
Horse Unit.
17. There is language in the bill that authorizes a student
loan repayment program for the Office of Compliance.
18. There is language under ``Capitol Power Plant'',
Architect of the Capitol, allowing reimbursements for chilled
water and steam provided to the Government Printing Office, the
Washington City Post Office, the Supreme Court, the Thurgood
Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, Union Station Complex and
the Folger Shakespeare Library to be credited to this
appropriation and made available for obligation.
19. There is language in the bill that provides for the
contracting with a private entity for management and operation
of the ``Capitol Power Plant''.
20. There is authority to expend funds collected under the
authority of 2 U.S.C. 150 and for international legal
information, the balance to remain available until expended.
21. There is language under ``Congressional Research
Service'' which prohibits the publication of material unless
approved by the appropriate committees.
22. There is language authorizing the temporary transfer of
funds under the heading ``Library of Congress, Salaries and
Expenses''.
23. The bill includes language that amends the date for
raising matching funds for the National Digital Information and
Infrastructure Program.
24. There is language under ``Congressional printing and
binding'' restricting the use of funds appropriated to the
Government Printing Office for the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives and
Senators, Resident Commissioners, or Delegates, and language
providing that appropriations recommended shall be available
for the payment of obligations incurred under appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years, primarily due
to the unpredictability of the volume of work generated by the
Congress, limiting the printing of certain documents to a time
certain, and authorizing the transfer of unobligated balances.
25. Authorization of appropriations for Congressional
printing and binding is included.
26. There is language under ``Salaries and Expenses'',
Office of Superintendent of Documents, which authorizes the use
of current appropriations to pay for printing certain
publications in prior years for the depository library program.
There is language authorizing the transfer of unexpended
balances.
27. There is language authorizing the operation of the GPO
revolving fund, and which authorizes travel expenses for
advisory councils.
28. There is language authorizing the expenditure of funds
from the GPO revolving fund for the Benjamin Franklin
Tercentenary Commission.
29. The bill includes a limitation on GPO employment of not
more than 2,889 full-time equivalent work years.
30. There is bill language that authorizes discounts on
bulk sales of publications to book dealers.
31. There is language relating to the General Accounting
Office authorizing the direct procurement of expert and
consultant services under 5 U.S.C. 3109, at certain rates;
authorizing the hire of one passenger motor vehicle, as
required by 31 U.S.C. 1343; authorizing the General Accounting
Office to make advance payments in foreign countries in
accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; and to provide certain
benefits, including rental of living quarters in foreign
countries; appropriations are authorized for administrative
expenses of any other member department or agency to finance an
appropriate share of the costs of the American Consortium on
International Public Administration (ACIPA), and the National
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental
Audit Forum. The ACIPA language satisfies the requirements of
P.L. 100-202.
32. In Section 201, there is language prohibiting the use
of funds in the Act for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be
provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for
the House issued by the Committee on House Administration and
for the Senate by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
33. Section 203 provides that whenever any office or
position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay
Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of
compensation or designation of any position appropriated for
herein is different from that specifically established for such
position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the
designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or
provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect
thereto: Provided that the provisions herein for the various
items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees
of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and
Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
34. Section 204 requires that certain information regarding
consulting services shall be a matter of public record.
35. Section 206 authorizes legislative branch entities to
share the costs of the Legislative Branch Financial Managers
Council.
36. Section 207 authorizes the Architect of the Capitol to
maintain certain property.
37. Section 209 eliminates the requirement that legislative
branch entities participate in the General Services
Administration eTravel Service.
38. Section 210 authorizes voluntary separation and
incentive payments.
39. Section 211 caps compensation of employees in this Act
to not exceed the annual rate of pay for Members.
40. Section 212 prohibits funds to be used for study,
design, planning or construction, construction of a fence to
enclose grounds of the Capitol.
41. There is a House administrative provision that
encourages the use of hybrid or alternatively fueled vehicles.
COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE)
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
SECTION 306 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1989
Sec. 306. (a) * * *
[(b) The Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to
receive for deposit, amounts charged to any legislative branch
entity, including the Congressional Budget Office and the
Architect of the Capitol, for the provision of telephone or
telecommunications services, except that no amount charged to
the Members' Representational Allowance shall be deposited in
accordance with this section.]
[(c)] (b) Receipts from the commissions and charges set forth
in [subsections (a) and (b)] subsection (a) of this section
shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to
the appropriation for ``Salaries and Expenses of the United
States House of Representatives'', and shall be available for
expenditure upon the approval of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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SECTION 102 OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003
Sec. 102. (a) * * *
* * * * * * *
(e) This section shall not apply with respect to any
telecommunications equipment which is subject to coverage under
section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005
(relating to the Net Expenses of Telecommunications Revolving
Fund).
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MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001
DIVISION A
* * * * * * *
CHAPTER 9
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
* * * * * * *
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For the Library of Congress, $25,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for necessary salaries and expenses of the
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation
Program; and an additional $75,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for such purposes: Provided, That the portion
of such additional $75,000,000, which may be expended shall not
exceed an amount equal to the matching contributions (including
contributions other than money and pledges) for such purposes
that: (1) are received by the Librarian of Congress for the
program from non-Federal sources; and (2) are received before
March 31, [2005] 2010: Provided further, That such program
shall be carried out in accordance with a plan or plans
approved by the Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives, the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $5,000,000 may be expended before the approval of
a plan to develop such a plan, and to collect or preserve
essential digital information which otherwise would be
uncollectible: Provided further, That the balance in excess of
such $5,000,000 shall not be expended without approval in
advance by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate: Provided further, That the plan under this heading
shall be developed by the Librarian of Congress jointly with
entities of the Federal Government with expertise in
telecommunications technology and electronic commerce policy
(including the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy) and the
National Archives and Records Administration, and with the
participation of representatives of other Federal, research,
and private libraries and institutions with expertise in the
collection and maintenance of archives of digital materials
(including the National Library of Medicine, the National
Agricultural Library, the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, the Research Libraries Group, the Online Computer
Library Center, and the Council on Library and Information
Resources) and representatives of private business
organizations which are involved in efforts to preserve,
collect, and disseminate information in digital formats
(including the Open e-Book Forum): Provided further, That
notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with the
One Hundred Seventh Congress and each succeeding Congress the
chair of the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
shall serve as a member of the Joint Committee on the Library
with respect to the Library's financial management,
organization, budget development and implementation, and
program development and administration, as well as any other
element of the mission of the Library of Congress which is
subject to the requirements of Federal law.
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SECTION 1708 OF TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE
Sec. 1708. Prices for sales copies of publications; crediting of
receipts; resale by dealers; sales agents
The price at which additional copies of Government
publications are offered for sale to the public by the
Superintendent of Documents shall be based on the cost as
determined by the Public Printer plus 50 percent. A discount
[of not to exceed 25 percent may be allowed to book dealers and
quantity purchasers] may be allowed as determined by the
Superintendent of Documents, but the printing may not interfere
with prompt execution of work for the Government.
The Superintendent of Documents may prescribe terms and
conditions under which he authorizes the resale of Government
publications by book dealers, and he may designate any
Government officer his agent for the sale of Government
publications under regulations agreed upon by the
Superintendent of Documents and the head of the respective
department or establishment of the Government.
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APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW
Clause 3(f)(1), Rule XIII requires a table of all
appropriations in the bill that are not authorized by law.
Appropriations included in this bill have been previously
authorized by law.
Full Committee Votes
Pursuant to the provisions of clause 3(b) of rule XIII of
the Rules of the House of Representatives, the results of each
rollcall vote on an amendment or on the motion to report,
together with the names of those voting for and those voting
against, are printed below:
ROLLCALL NUMBER: 1
Date: June 23, 2004.
Measure: Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2005.
Motion by: Mr. Price.
Description of motion: To increase funding for the Open
World Leadership Center Trust Fund by $2,400,000.
Results: Rejected yeas 25 to nays 29.
Members Voting Yea Members Voting Nay
Mr. Bishop Mr. Aderholt
Mr. Boyd Mr. Berry
Mr. Cramer Mr. Bonilla
Ms. DeLauro Mr. Crenshaw
Mr. Dicks Mr. Culberson
Mr. Edwards Mr. Doolittle
Mr. Farr Mrs. Emerson
Mr. Frelinghuysen Mr. Goode
Ms. Kaptur Ms. Granger
Mr. Kennedy Mr. Hobson
Ms. Kilpatrick Mr. Istook
Mr. Kolbe Mr. Kingston
Mr. LaHood Mr. Kirk
Mr. Lewis Mr. Knollenberg
Mr. Moran Mr. Latham
Mr. Obey Mr. Nethercutt
Mr. Olver Mrs. Northup
Mr. Price Mr. Peterson
Mr. Rothman Mr. Regula
Ms. Roybal-Allard Mr. Rogers
Mr. Sabo Mr. Sherwood
Mr. Serrano Mr. Simpson
Mr. Visclosky Mr. Sweeney
Mr. Walsh Mr. Tiahrt
Mr. Wicker Mr. Vitter
Mr. Wamp
Dr. Weldon
Mr. Wolf
Mr. Young
