Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998.>> That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes, namely:
<<NOTE: Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998. 2 USC 60a note.>> TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS
SENATE
expense allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President pro tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000.
representation allowances for the majority and minority leaders
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $77,254,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows:
office of the vice president
For the Office of the Vice President, $1,612,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President pro tempore, $371,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,388,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $1,221,000.
conference committees
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,061,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,122,000.
offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the conference of the minority
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $409,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,077,500 for each such committee; in all, $2,155,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $260,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $13,306,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $33,037,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,165,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $19,208,000.
office of the legislative counsel of the senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $3,605,000.
office of senate legal counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $966,000.
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
inquiries and investigations
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $75,600,000.
expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics control
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $370,000.
secretary of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $1,511,000.
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $64,833,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1999.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $7,905,000.
senators' official personnel and office expense account
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $228,600,000.
stationery (revolving fund)
For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000, to remain available until September 30, 1999.
administrative provisions
Section 1. (a) For fiscal year 1998, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to make advance
payments under a contract or other agreement to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code. (b) An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(c) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not take effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b). Sec. 2. (a) Upon the written request of the Majority or Minority Whip of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate shall transfer during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account appropriated under the headings ``Salaries, Officers and Employees'' and ``offices of the majority and minority whips'', such amount as either whip shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, ``miscellaneous items''.
(b) The Majority and Minority Whips of the Senate are each authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by either such whip shall be paid from the amount transferred pursuant to subsection (a) by such whip and upon vouchers approved by such whip. (c) The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) and (b). Sec. 3. (a) Effective in the case of any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1997, clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows: ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama, $182,567, Alaska, $251,901, Arizona, $197,079, Arkansas, $168,282, California, $468,724, Colorado, $186,350, Connecticut, $160,903, Delaware, $127,198, Florida, $299,746, Georgia, $210,214, Hawaii, $279,512, Idaho, $163,335, Illinois, $266,248, Indiana, $194,770, Iowa, $170,565, Kansas, $168,177, Kentucky, $177,338, Louisiana, $185,647, Maine, $147,746, Maryland, $173,020, Massachusetts, $195,799, Michigan, $236,459, Minnesota, $187,702, Mississippi, $168,103, Missouri, $197,941, Montana, $161,725, Nebraska, $160,361, Nevada, $171,096, New Hampshire, $142,394, New Jersey, $206,260, New Mexico, $166,140, New York, $327,955, North Carolina, $210,946, North Dakota, $149,824, Ohio, $259,452, Oklahoma, $181,761, Oregon, $189,345, Pennsylvania, $266,148, Rhode Island, $138,582, South Carolina, $170,451, South Dakota, $151,450, Tennessee, $191,954, Texas, $348,681, Utah, $168,632, Vermont, $135,925, Virginia, $193,467, Washington, $214,694, West Virginia, $147,772, Wisconsin, $191,569, Wyoming, $152,438, plus''.
(b) Subsection (a) of the first section of Public Law 100-137 (2 U.S.C. 58c) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(6) Effective on and after October 1, 1997, the Senators' Account shall be available for the payment of franked mail expenses of Senators.''.
(c)(1) Section 12 of Public Law 101-520 is repealed.
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective on and after October 1, 1997.
(d) Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to prescribe
regulations relating to the frank by Senators and officers of the Senate. Sec. 4. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased-- (1) by $401,635 for the period March 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998, and (2) by $994,150 for the period March 1, 1998, through February 28, 1999.
(b) This section is effective on and after October 1, 1997.
Sec. 5. Effective on and after October 1, 1997, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 105(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table on December 31, 1995, increased by 2 percent on January 1, 1996, and by 2.3 percent on January 1, 1997.
Sec. 6. (a) The aggregate amount authorized by Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is increased-- (1) by $125,000 for the period March 1, 1997, through September 30, 1998; and (2) by $175,000 for the period March 1, 1998, through February 28, 1999.
(b) Funds in the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, available for the expenses of inquiries and investigations shall be available for franked mail expenses incurred by committees of the Senate the other expenses of which are paid from that account.
(c) This section is effective for fiscal years beginning on and after October 1, 1997.
Sec. 7. Section 1101 of Public Law 85-58 (2 U.S.C. 46a-1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Senate, or his designee.''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $708,738,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $12,293,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,590,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,626,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,652,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,024,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $998,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $397,000; Republican Steering Committee, $736,000; Republican Conference, $1,172,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,277,000; Democratic Caucus, $631,000; and nine minority employees, $1,190,000.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $379,789,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $86,268,000: Provided, That such amount (together with any amounts appropriated for such salaries and expenses for fiscal year 1997) shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 1998.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $18,276,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount (together with any amounts appropriated for such salaries and expenses for fiscal year 1997) shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 1998.
salaries, officers and employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $84,356,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for official representation and reception expenses, $16,804,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $750 for official representation and reception expenses, $3,564,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $50,727,000, including $27,247,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House Information Resources, of which $23,210,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House Information Resources, $8,253,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided further, That House Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement from Members of the House of Representatives and other governmental entities for services provided and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $3,808,000, of which $1,000 shall be for the release of the Inspector General's Report on Management and Financial Irregularities--Office of the Chief Administrative Office: Provided further, That all names of persons making favorable or unfavorable statements in the report shall be expunged; for the Office of the Chaplain, $133,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,101,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,821,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,827,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $791,000; and for other authorized employees, $780,000.
allowances and expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $127,756,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $2,225,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $500,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $124,390,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $641,000.
child care center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 101. The provisions of House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to January 7, 1997, establishing the Corrections Calendar Office, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. The provisions of House Resolution 130, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, providing a lump sum allowance for the Corrections Calendar Office, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
Sec. 102. The funds and accounts specified in section 107(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 123b note) shall be treated as categories of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)).
Sec. 103. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 60o(a)) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``who is separated from employment,''; (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``employee'' the second place it appears and inserting ``employee or for any other purpose''; and (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``the amount'' and inserting ``in the case of a lump sum payment for the accrued annual leave of the employee, the amount''.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 104(c)(2) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 92(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``in the District of Columbia''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
Sec. 105. (a) Section 204(11)(A) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (110 Stat. 1731) is amended by striking out ``through `respective Houses' and'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``through `respective Houses' the second place it appears and''.
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of August 20, 1996.
Sec. 106. Section 104(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 99-591) (2 U.S.C. 117e) is amended-- (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (2), by striking ``A donation'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), a donation''; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
``(3)(A) In the case of computer-related equipment, during fiscal year 1998 the Chief Administrative Officer may donate directly the equipment to a public elementary or secondary school of the District of Columbia without regard to whether the donation meets the requirements of the second sentence of paragraph (2), except that the total number of workstations donated as a result of this paragraph may not exceed 1,000. ``(B) In this paragraph-- ``(i) the term `computer-related equipment' includes desktops, laptops, printers, file servers, and peripherals which are appropriate for use in public school education; ``(ii) the terms `public elementary school' and `public secondary school' have the meaning given such terms in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and ``(iii) the term `workstation' includes desktops and peripherals, file servers and peripherals, laptops and peripherals, printers and peripherals, and workstations and peripherals.
``(C) The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to issue regulations to carry out this paragraph.''.
Sec. 107. Title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the Speaker of the House of Representatives'' each place it appears in sections 5532(i)(2)(B), 5532(i)(3), 8344(k)(2)(B), 8344(k)(3), 8468(h)(2)(B), and 8468(h)(3) and inserting ``the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives''. Sec. 108. (a) For fiscal year 1998 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives is authorized to make advance payments under a contract or other agreement to provide a service or deliver an article for the United States Government without regard to the provisions of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code.
(b) An advance payment authorized by subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with regulations issued by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives.
(c) The authority granted by subsection (a) shall not take effect until regulations are issued pursuant to subsection (b). Sec. 109. (a) There is hereby established an account in the House of Representatives for purposes of making payments of the
House of Representatives to the Employees' Compensation Fund under section 8147 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments may be made from the account established under subsection (a) at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation to make such payments is incurred. (c) The account established under subsection (a) shall be treated as a category of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)).
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $2,750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Printing
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, $804,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $5,815,500, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House. For other joint items, as follows:
Office of the Attending Physician
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) $893,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $1,266,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.
Capitol Police Board
Capitol Police
salaries
For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous
duty pay differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for members required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $70,955,000, of which $34,118,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and $36,837,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may be transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
general expenses
For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, not more than $2,000 for the awards program, postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the Board, $3,099,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1998 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 110. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1998 for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of-- (1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives under the heading ``salaries''; (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under the heading ``salaries''; and (3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.
Sec. 111. (a)(1) The Capitol Police Board shall establish and maintain unified schedules of rates of basic pay for members and civilian employees of the Capitol Police which shall apply to both members and employees whose appointing authority is an officer of the Senate and members and employees whose appointing authority is an officer of the House of Representatives.
(2) The Capitol Police Board may, from time to time, adjust any schedule established under paragraph (1) to the extent that the Board determines appropriate to reflect changes in the cost of living and to maintain pay comparability. (3) A schedule established or revised under paragraph (1) or (2) shall take effect only upon approval by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. (4) A schedule approved under paragraph (3) shall have the force and effect of law. (b)(1) The Capitol Police Board shall prescribe, by regulation, a unified leave system for members and civilian employees of the Capitol Police which shall apply to both members and employees whose appointing authority is an officer of the Senate and members and employees whose appointing authority is an officer of the House of Representatives. The leave system shall include provisions for-- (A) annual leave, based on years of service; (B) sick leave; (C) administrative leave; (D) leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.); (E) leave without pay and leave with reduced pay, including provisions relating to contributions for benefits for any period of such leave; (F) approval of all leave by the Chief or the designee of the Chief; (G) the order in which categories of leave shall be used; (H) use, accrual, and carryover rules and limitations, including rules and limitations for any period of active duty in the Armed Forces; (I) advance of annual leave or sick leave after a member or civilian employee has used all such accrued leave; (J) buy back of annual leave or sick leave used during an extended recovery period in the case of an injury in the performance of duty; (K) the use of accrued leave before termination of the employment as a member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police, with provision for lump sum payment for unused annual leave; and (L) a leave-sharing program.
(2) The leave system under this section may not provide for the accrual of either annual or sick leave for any period of leave without pay or leave with reduced pay. (3) All provisions of the leave system established under this subsection shall be subject to the approval of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. All regulations approved under this subsection shall have the force and effect of law. (c)(1) Upon the approval of the Capitol Police Board, a member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police who is separated from service may be paid a lump sum payment for the accrued annual leave of the member or civilian employee. (2) The lump sum payment under paragraph (1)-- (A) shall equal the pay the member or civilian employee would have received had such member or employee remained
in the service until the expiration of the period of annual leave; (B) shall be paid from amounts appropriated to the Capitol Police; (C) shall be based on the rate of basic pay in effect with respect to the member or civilian employee on the last day of service of the member or civilian employee; (D) shall not be calculated on the basis of extending the period of leave described under subparagraph (A) by any holiday occurring after the date of separation from service; (E) shall be considered pay for taxation purposes only; and (F) shall be paid only after the Chairman of the Capitol Police Board certifies the applicable period of leave to the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as appropriate.
(3) A member or civilian employee of the Capitol Police who enters active duty in the Armed Forces may-- (A) receive a lump sum payment for accrued annual leave in accordance with this subsection, in addition to any pay or allowance payable from the Armed Forces; or (B) elect to have the leave remain to the credit of such member or civilian employee until such member or civilian employee returns from active duty.
(4) The Capitol Police Board may prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection. No lump sum payment may be paid under this subsection until such regulations are approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives. All regulations approved under this subsection shall have the force and effect of law. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the appointing authority of any officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office, $1,991,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ more than forty individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the statements for the first session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,479,000.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $24,797,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capitol Buildings and Grounds
capitol buildings
salaries and expenses
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings and office equipment, including not more than $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $36,977,000, of which $7,500,000 shall remain available until expended.
capitol grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $5,116,000, of which $745,000 shall remain available until expended.
senate office buildings
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $52,021,000, of which $13,200,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That appropriations under this
heading for management personnel and miscellaneous restaurant expenses hereafter shall be transferred at the beginning of each fiscal year to the special deposit account in the United States Treasury established under Public Law 87-82, approved July 6, 1961, as amended (40 U.S.C. 174j-4), and effective October 1, 1997, all management personnel of the Senate Restaurant facilities shall be paid from the special deposit account. Management personnel transferred hereunder shall be paid at the same rates of pay applicable immediately prior to the date of transfer, and annual and sick leave balances shall be credited to leave accounts of such personnel in the Senate Restaurants.
house office buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $36,610,000, of which $8,082,000 shall remain available until expended.
capitol power plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $33,932,000, of which $1,650,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 1998.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Congressional Research Service
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $64,603,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the compensation of the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions
at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(including transfer of funds)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $81,669,000, of which $11,017,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Government Printing Office revolving fund under section 309 of title 44, United States Code: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1998''.