H.R. 5121 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5121 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 346
107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5121

                          [Report No. 107-576]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2002

  Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, from the Committee on Appropriations, 
 reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2003, and for other purposes, namely:

                   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$960,406,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $16,530,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $1,979,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$1,899,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,309,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,624,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,214,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $446,000; 
Republican Steering Committee, $834,000; Republican Conference, 
$1,397,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,490,000; 
Democratic Caucus, $741,000; nine minority employees, $1,337,000; 
training and program development--majority, $290,000; training and 
program development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, 
$340,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $340,000.

                  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, $476,536,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $108,741,000: Provided, That 
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2004.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$24,200,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies 
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in 
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services 
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2004.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $151,027,000, including: for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which 
not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official 
representation and reception expenses, $20,032,000, of which $2,500,000 
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of 
Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for 
official representation and reception expenses, $5,097,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, $104,363,000, of which $7,693,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $3,947,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $6,000,000, to remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
General Counsel, $894,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $149,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of 
Rules, $1,464,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law 
Revision Counsel of the House, $2,168,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $5,852,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $915,000; and 
for other authorized employees, $146,000.

                        allowances and expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $183,372,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs 
and Federal tort claims, $3,384,000; official mail for committees, 
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $178,888,000; and miscellaneous 
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation 
of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities 
to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $690,000.

                           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. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To 
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational 
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 2003. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal 
year 2003 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit 
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such 
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section.
    (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the 
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
    Sec. 102. (a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the 
United States a revolving fund for the House of Representatives to be 
known as the Net Expenses of Equipment Revolving Fund (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the ``Revolving Fund''), consisting of 
funds deposited by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives from amounts provided by offices of the House of 
Representatives to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain the equipment 
located in such offices, and amounts provided by Members of the House 
of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident Commissioners to 
the Congress) to purchase, lease, obtain, and maintain furniture for 
their district offices.
    (b) Amounts in the Revolving Fund shall be used by the Chief 
Administrative Officer without fiscal year limitation to purchase, 
lease, obtain, and maintain equipment for offices of the House of 
Representatives and furniture for the district offices of Members of 
the House of Representatives (including Delegates and Resident 
Commissioners to the Congress).
    (c) The Revolving Fund 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)).
    (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, except that for purposes of making 
deposits into the Revolving Fund under subsection (a), the Chief 
Administrative Officer may deposit amounts provided by offices of the 
House of Representatives during fiscal year 2002 or any succeeding 
fiscal year.
    Sec. 103. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2003 and each 
succeeding fiscal year, any amount received by House Information 
Resources from any office of the House of Representatives as 
reimbursement for services provided shall be deposited in the Treasury 
for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives.
    Sec. 104. Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply to purchases and contracts for supplies or 
services for any office of the House of Representatives in any fiscal 
year.
    Sec. 105. (a) Establishment.--The Chief Administrative Officer 
shall establish a program under which an employing office of the House 
of Representatives may agree to repay (by direct payment on behalf of 
the employee) any student loan previously taken out by an employee of 
the office. For purposes of this section, a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress) shall not be considered to be an employee of the House of 
Representatives.
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 
program under this section.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program 
under this section during fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal 
year.

       program to increase employment opportunities in house of 
           representatives for individuals with disabilities

    Sec. 106. (a) In General.--In order to promote an increase in 
opportunities for individuals with disabilities to provide services to 
the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives is authorized to--
            (1) enter into 1 or more contracts with nongovernmental 
        entities to provide for the performance of services for offices 
        of the House of Representatives by individuals with 
        disabilities who are employees of, or under contract with, such 
        entities; and
            (2) provide reasonable accommodations, including assistive 
        technology devices and assistive technology services, to enable 
        such individuals to perform such services under such contracts.
    (b) Elements of Program.--The Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives, in entering into any contract under 
subsection (a), shall seek to ensure that--
            (1) traditional and nontraditional outreach efforts are 
        used to attract individuals with disabilities for educational 
        benefit and employment opportunities in the House;
            (2) the non-governmental entity provides adequate education 
        and training for individuals with disabilities to enhance such 
        employment opportunities; and
            (3) efforts are made to educate employing offices in the 
        House about opportunities to employ individuals with 
        disabilities.
    (c) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated from the 
applicable accounts of the House of Representatives $500,000 to carry 
out this section for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$3,658,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$7,323,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House: Provided, That $590,000 of such amount shall not be made 
available until the Joint Committee publicly releases the report on tax 
evasion by expatriates which was requested by the Honorable William 
Archer, the former chair of the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
House of Representatives.
    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 $2,175 per month to the Attending 
Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each to four medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an 
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each 
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such 
assistants; and (4) $1,414,000 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, $3,000,000, of which $300,000 
shall remain available until expended, to be disbursed by the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special 
Services Office, $3,035,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ 
more than 58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two 
additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more 
than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the 
Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

    For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the 
statements for the second session of the One Hundred Seventh 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.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                salaries

    For the Capitol Police for salaries of officers, members, and 
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay 
differential, and Government contributions for health, retirement, 
Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $175,675,000, 
to be disbursed by the Capitol Police.

                            general expenses

    For the Capitol Police for necessary expenses, 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, and not more than $5,000 to be expended 
on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and 
liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
$43,000,000, of which $7,632,000 shall remain available until expended, 
to be disbursed by the Capitol Police or their delegee: Provided, That 
$5,000,000 of the amount provided is withheld from obligation subject 
to the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: 
Provided further, 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 2003 shall be paid by the 
Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the 
Treasury.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                  capitol police buildings and grounds

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation 
of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police, 
$37,500,000, of which $36,500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2007: Provided, That $13,000,000 of the amount provided 
is withheld from obligation subject to the approval of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided 
further, That of this amount, not more than $3,500,000 may be used for 
studying, planning, designing, and architect and engineer services, 
except that this amount may be increased to a greater amount determined 
by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if 
the Architect notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate of the determination, the greater amount, 
and the Architect's reasons therefor: Provided further, That any 
amounts provided to the Architect of the Capitol prior to the date of 
the enactment of this Act for maintenance, care, and operation of 
buildings of the United States Capitol Police which remain unobligated 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be transferred to the 
account under this heading.

                       Administrative Provisions

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 107. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2003 for the Capitol 
Police may be transferred between the headings ``salaries'', ``general 
expenses'', and ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'', ``capitol police 
buildings and grounds'', upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
    Sec. 108. During fiscal year 2003 and any succeeding fiscal year, 
the Capitol Police may--
            (1) enter into contracts for the acquisition of severable 
        services for a period that begins in 1 fiscal year and ends in 
        the next fiscal year to the same extent as the head of an 
        executive agency under the authority of section 303L of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
        U.S.C. 253l); and
            (2) enter into multi-year contracts for the acquisitions of 
        property and nonaudit-related services to the same extent as 
        executive agencies under the authority of section 304B of the 
        Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
        U.S.C. 254c).
    Sec. 109. (a) Within the limits of available appropriations, the 
Capitol Police may dispose of surplus or obsolete property of the 
Capitol Police by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or 
any other appropriate method.
    (b) Any amounts received by the Capitol Police from the disposition 
of property pursuant to subsection (a) shall be credited to the account 
established for the general expenses of the Capitol Police, and shall 
be available to carry out the purposes of such account during the 
fiscal year in which the amounts are received and the following fiscal 
year.
    (c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2003 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 110. (a) Transfer of Disbursing Function.--(1) The Chief of 
the Capitol Police shall be the disbursing officer for the Capitol 
Police. Any reference in any law or resolution before the enactment of 
this section to funds paid or disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate 
relating to the pay and allowances of Capitol Police officers, members, 
and employees shall be deemed to refer to the Chief of the Capitol 
Police.
    (2) Any statutory function, duty, or authority of the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the Secretary 
of the Senate as disbursing officers for the Capitol Police shall 
transfer to the Chief as the single disbursing officer for the Capitol 
Police.
    (3) Until such time as the Chief notifies the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate 
that systems are in place for discharging the disbursing functions 
under this subsection, the House of Representatives and the Senate 
shall continue to serve as the disbursing authority on behalf of the 
Capitol Police.
    (b) Treasury Accounts.--(1) There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a separate account for the Capitol Police, to be 
deposited appropriations received by the Chief of the Capitol Police 
and available for the salaries of the Capitol Police.
    (2) There is established in the Treasury of the United States a 
separate account for the Capitol Police, to be deposited appropriations 
received by the Chief of the Capitol Police and available for the 
general expenses of the Capitol Police.
    (c) Transfer of Funds, Assets, Accounts, Records, and Authority.--
(1) The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives 
and the Secretary of the Senate are hereby authorized and directed to 
transfer to the Chief of the Capitol Police all funds, assets, 
accounts, and copies of original records of the Capitol Police that are 
in the possession or under the control of the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate 
in order that all such items may be available for the unified operation 
of the Capitol Police. Any funds so transferred shall be deposited in 
the Treasury accounts established under subsection (b) and be available 
to the Chief for the same purposes as, and in like manner and subject 
to the same conditions as, the funds prior to the transfer.
    (2) Any transfer authority existing prior to the enactment of this 
Act granted to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate for salaries, expenses, 
and operations of the Capitol Police shall be transferred to the Chief.
    (d) Unexpended Balances.--Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
other law, the unexpended balances of appropriations for the fiscal 
year 2003 and succeeding fiscal years that are subject to disbursement 
by the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be withdrawn as of September 
30 of the second fiscal year following the period or year for which 
provided. Unpaid obligations chargeable to any of the balances so 
withdrawn or appropriations for prior years shall be liquidated from 
any appropriations for the same general purpose, which, at the time of 
payment, are available for disbursement.
    (e) Hiring Authority; Eligibility For Same Benefits as House 
Employees.--(1) The Chief of the Capitol Police, in carrying out the 
duties of office, is authorized to appoint, hire, discharge, and set 
the terms, conditions, and privileges of employment of officers, 
members, and employees of the Capitol Police, subject to and in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
    (2) Officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police who are 
appointed by the Chief under the authority of this subsection shall be 
subject to the same type of benefits (including the payment of death 
gratuities, the withholding of debt, and health, retirement, Social 
Security, and other applicable employee benefits) as are provided to 
employees of the House of Representatives, and any such individuals 
serving as officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall be subject to the same 
rights, protections, pay, and benefits received prior to such date.
    (f) Worker's Compensation.--(1) There shall be established a 
separate account in the Capitol Police for purposes of making payments 
for officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police under 
section 8147 of title 5, United States Code.
    (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, payments may be 
made from the account established under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection without regard to the fiscal year for which the obligation 
to make such payments is incurred.
    (g) Effect on Existing Law.--(1) The provisions of this section 
shall not be construed to reduce the pay or benefits of any officer, 
member, or employee of the Capitol Police whose pay was disbursed by 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives or the 
Secretary of the Senate prior to the enactment of this Act.
    (2) All provisions of law inconsistent with this section are hereby 
superseded to the extent of the inconsistency.
    (h) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1821 of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (40 U.S.C. 206) is amended by striking 
the third sentence.
    (2) Section 1822 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (40 
U.S.C. 207) is repealed.
    (3) Section 9C of the Act entitled ``An Act to define the area of 
the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for 
other purposes'', approved July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 207a) is amended by 
striking the second sentence.
    (4) Section 111 of title I of the Act entitled ``Making 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1977, and for other purposes'', approved May 4, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 64-3), 
is amended--
            (A) by striking ``Secretary of the Senate'' and inserting 
        ``Chief of the Capitol Police''; and
            (B) by striking ``United States Senate'' and inserting 
        ``Capitol Police''.
    (i) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect October 1, 2002, or the date of the enactment 
of this Act, whichever is later.
    Sec. 111. (a) Conditions For Recruitment and Relocation Bonuses.--
Section 909(a) of chapter 9 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (40 
U.S.C. 207b-2; Public Law 107-117; 115 Stat. 2320) (in this section 
referred to as the ``Act'') is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``determines that the 
        Capitol Police would be likely, in the absence of such a bonus, 
        to encounter difficulty in filling the position'' and inserting 
        ``, in the sole discretion of the Chief, determines that such a 
        bonus will assist the Capitol Police in recruitment efforts''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Determinations not appealable or reviewable.--Any 
        determination of the Chief under this subsection shall not be 
        appealable or reviewable in any manner.''.
    (b) Conditions For Retention Allowances.--Section 909(b) of the Act 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
                    (B) by striking ``if--'' and inserting ``if the 
                Chief, in the sole discretion of the Chief, determines 
                that such a bonus will assist the Capitol Police in 
                retention efforts.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the reduction or 
        elimination of a retention allowance may not be appealed'' and 
        inserting ``any determination of the Chief under this 
        subsection, or the reduction or elimination of a retention 
        allowance, shall not be appealable or reviewable in any 
        manner''.
    (c) Tuition Reimbursement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 909 of the Act is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
                subsections (g) and (h); and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
                new subsection:
    ``(f) Tuition Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to recruit or retain highly 
        qualified personnel, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall 
        establish a tuition reimbursement program for officers and 
        members of the Capitol Police who are enrolled in or accepted 
        for enrollment in a degree, certificate, or other program 
        leading to a recognized educational credential at an 
        institution of higher education in a course of study relating 
        to law enforcement.
            ``(2) Conditions for eligibility.--In addition to meeting 
        any other conditions the Chief may by regulation impose, an 
        officer or member of the Capitol Police may participate in the 
        tuition reimbursement program under this subsection only if--
                    ``(A) the officer or member agrees in writing, 
                before receiving any reimbursement under the program, 
                to remain in the service of the Capitol Police for a 
                period specified by the Chief (not less than 3 years), 
                unless involuntarily separated; and
                    ``(B) the officer or member has not participated, 
                and agrees in writing not to participate in, any 
                student loan repayment program covering the academic 
                program involved.
            ``(3) Cap on amount of reimbursement.--The total amount 
        reimbursed with respect to any individual under the program 
        established under this subsection may not exceed $40,000.''.
            (2) Deadline for regulations.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the Capitol 
        Police shall promulgate any regulations required to carry out 
        the amendment made by paragraph (1).
    Sec. 112. (a) Additional Compensation for Employees With Specialty 
Assignments and Proficiencies.--
            (1) Establishment of positions.--The Chief of the Capitol 
        Police may establish and determine, from time to time, 
        positions in salary classes of officers, members, and employees 
        of the Capitol Police to be designated as employees with 
        specialty assignments or proficiencies, based on the 
        experience, education, training, or other appropriate factors 
        required to carry out the duties of such employees.
            (2) Additional compensation.--In addition to the regularly 
        scheduled rate of basic pay, each officer, member, or employee 
        holding a position designated under this subsection shall 
        receive a per annum amount determined by the Chief, except 
        that--
                    (A) such amount may not exceed 25% of the member's 
                or employee's annual rate of basic pay; and
                    (B) such amount may not be paid in a calendar year 
                to the extent that, when added to the total basic pay 
                paid or payable to such officer, member, or employee 
                for service performed in the year, such amount would 
                cause the total to exceed the annual rate of basic pay 
                payable for level II of the Executive Schedule, as of 
                the end of such year.
            (3) Manner of payment.--The additional compensation 
        authorized by this subsection shall be paid to an officer or 
        employee in the same manner as the regular compensation paid to 
        the officer or employee.
    (b) Recruitment of Former Military and Law Enforcement Personnel 
Without Regard to Age.--
            (1) In general.--The Chief of the Capitol Police shall 
        carry out any activities and programs to recruit former members 
        of the uniformed services and former officers of other law 
        enforcement agencies to serve as members of the Capitol Police 
        without regard to the age of such former members and former 
        officers.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
        be construed to affect any provision of law or any rule or 
        regulation providing for the mandatory separation of members of 
        the Capitol Police on the basis of age, or any provision of law 
        or any rule or regulation regarding the calculation of 
        retirement or other benefits for members of the Capitol Police.
    (c) Authorizing Premium Pay to Ensure Availability of Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--The Chief of the Capitol Police may 
        provide premium pay to officers and members of the Capitol 
        Police to ensure the availability of such officers and members 
        for unscheduled duty in excess of a 40-hour work week, based on 
        the needs of the Capitol Police, in the same manner and subject 
        to the same terms and conditions as premium pay provided to 
        criminal investigators under section 5545a of title 5, United 
        States Code (subject to paragraph (2)).
            (2) Cap on total amount paid.--Premium pay for an officer 
        or member under this subsection may not be paid in a calendar 
        year to the extent that, when added to the total basic pay paid 
        or payable to such officer or member for service performed in 
        the year, such pay would cause the total to exceed the annual 
        rate of basic pay payable for level II of the Executive 
        Schedule, as of the end of such year.
    (d) Increase in Rates Applicable to Newly-Appointed Members and 
Employees.--The Chief of the Capitol Police may compensate newly-
appointed officers, members, and civilian employees of the Capitol 
Police at an annual rate of basic compensation in excess of the lowest 
rate of compensation otherwise applicable to the position to which the 
employee is appointed, except that in no case may such a rate be 
greater than the maximum annual rate of basic compensation otherwise 
applicable to the position.
    (e) Overtime Compensation For Officers and Members at Rank of 
Lieutenant or Higher.--
            (1) In general.--The Chief of the Capitol Police may 
        provide for the compensation of overtime work of officers and 
        members of the Capitol Police at the rank of lieutenant and 
        higher. Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect 
        the compensation of overtime work of officers and members of 
        the Capitol Police at any rank not described in the previous 
        sentence.
            (2) Terms and conditions.--In providing for the 
        compensation of overtime work under this subsection, the Chief 
        shall provide the compensation in the same manner and subject 
        to the same terms and conditions which are applicable to the 
        compensation of overtime work of officers and members of the 
        United States Secret Service Uniformed Division and the United 
        States Park Police who serve at the rank of lieutenant and 
        higher, in accordance with section 1 of the Act entitled ``An 
        Act to provide a 5-day week for officers and members of the 
        Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, 
        and the White House Police force, and for other purposes'', 
        approved August 15, 1950 (sec. 5-1304, D.C. Official Code).
    (f) Training Programs For Personnel.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4120. Training for officers, members, and employees of the 
              Capitol Police
    ``(a) The Chief of the Capitol Police may, by regulation, make 
applicable such provisions of this chapter as the Chief determines 
necessary to provide for training of officers, members, and employees 
of the Capitol Police. The regulations shall provide for training 
which, in the determination of the Chief, is consistent with the 
training provided by agencies under the preceding sections of this 
chapter.
    ``(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Chief of 
the Capitol Police with such advice and assistance as the Chief may 
request in order to enable the Chief to carry out the purposes of this 
section.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
        41 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``4120. Training for officers, members, and employees of the Capitol 
                            Police.''.

    (g) Application of Premium Pay Limits on Annualized Basis.--
            (1) In general.--Any limits on the amount of premium pay 
        which may be earned by officers and members of the Capitol 
        Police during emergencies (as determined by the Capitol Police 
        Board) shall be applied by the Chief of the Capitol Police on 
        an annual basis and not on a pay period basis.
            (2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect 
        to hours of duty occurring on or after September 11, 2001.
    (h) Correction of Disparity Within Classes.--
            (1) In general.--The Chief of the Capitol Police shall 
        adjust the basic pay of members of the Capitol Police to the 
        extent necessary to ensure that all members within the same 
        rank who are within the same service class are paid the same 
        annual rate of basic pay, except that no member of the Capitol 
        Police may be subject to a reduction in the member's rate of 
        basic pay as a result of this subsection.
            (2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply with respect 
        to pay periods beginning on or after October 1, 2001.
    (i) Effective Date; Regulations.--
            (1) Effective date.--Except as otherwise provided, this 
        section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Deadline for regulations.--Not later than 60 days after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of the Capitol 
        Police shall promulgate any regulations required to carry out 
        this section.
    Sec. 113. (a) Capitol Police Board; Composition; Redefining 
Mission.--
            (1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Capitol Police Board is to 
        oversee and support the Capitol Police in its mission and to 
        advance coordination between the Capitol Police and the 
        Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives and the 
        Senate, in their law enforcement capacities, and the Congress. 
        Consistent with this purpose, the Capitol Police Board shall 
        establish general goals and objectives covering its major 
        functions and operations to improve the efficiency and 
        effectiveness of its operations.
            (2) Composition.--The Capitol Police Board shall consist of 
        the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, the 
        Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, the Chief of the Capitol 
        Police, and the Architect of the Capitol. The Chief of Capitol 
        Police shall serve in an ex-officio capacity and be a non-
        voting member of the Board.
            (3) Chair position.--The position of chair of the Capitol 
        Police Board shall rotate between the Sergeant at Arms of the 
        House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate 
        every other year.
    (b) Initial Review and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Capitol Police Board shall--
            (1) examine the mission of the Capitol Police Board and, 
        based on that analysis, redefine the Capitol Police Board's 
        mission, mission-related processes, and administrative 
        processes;
            (2) conduct an assessment of the effectiveness and 
        usefulness of its statutory functions in contributing to the 
        Capitol Police Board's ability to carry out its mission and 
        meet its goals, including an explanation of the reasons for any 
        determination that the statutory functions are appropriate and 
        advisable in terms of its purpose, mission, and long-term 
        goals; and
            (3) submit to the Speaker and minority leader of the House 
        of Representatives and the majority leader and minority leader 
        of the Senate a report on the results of its examination and 
        assessment, including recommendations for any legislation that 
        the Capitol Police Board considers appropriate and necessary.
    (c) Executive Director.--
            (1) Establishment.--There shall be established in the 
        Capitol Police an Executive Director for the Capitol Police 
        Board to act as a central point for communication and enhance 
        the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Capitol Police 
        Board's administrative activities.
            (2) Appointment; compensation.--The Executive Director 
        shall be appointed by the Chief of Police in consultation with 
        the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the 
        Sergeant at Arms of the Senate. The Executive Director shall be 
        paid at an annual rate of compensation equal to the annual rate 
        of basic pay payable under level IV of the Executive Schedule.
            (3) Duties.--The Executive Director shall be assigned to, 
        and report to, the Chairman of the Board. The Executive 
        Director shall assist the Capitol Police Board in developing, 
        documenting, and implementing a clearly defined process for 
        additional tasks assigned to the Capitol Police Board under 
        this section, and shall perform any additional duties assigned 
        by the Capitol Police Board.
    (d) Documentation.--
            (1) Functions and processes.--The Capitol Police Board 
        shall document its functions and processes, including its 
        mission statement, policies, directives, and operating 
        procedures established or revised under subsection (a)(1) or 
        (b), and make such documentation available for examination to 
        the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the 
        Senate, the Capitol Police, and the Comptroller General.
            (2) Meetings.--The Capitol Police Board shall document 
        Board meetings and make the documentation available for 
        distribution to the Speaker and minority leader of the House of 
        Representatives and the majority leader and minority leader of 
        the Senate.
    (e) Assistance of Comptroller General.--Upon request, the 
Comptroller General shall provide assistance to the Capitol Police 
Board in carrying out its responsibilities under this subsection.
    (f) References in Law; Effect on Other Laws.--(1) Any reference in 
any law or resolution in effect as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act to the ``Capitol Police Board'' shall be deemed to refer to the 
Capitol Police Board as composed under subsection (a)(2).
    (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the 
jurisdiction, powers, or prerogatives of the Capitol Police Board or 
its individual members unless specifically provided herein.
    Sec. 114. (a) Subsection (c) of the first section of Public Law 96-
152 (40 U.S.C. 206-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) The annual rate of pay for the Chief of the Capitol Police 
shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the lower of the annual 
rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of 
Representatives or the annual rate of pay in effect for the Sergeant-
at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.''.
    (b) Section 907(b) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (40 
U.S.C. 206 note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) The annual rate of pay for the Assistant Chief of the Capitol 
Police shall be the amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of 
pay in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.''.
    (c) The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with 
respect to the first pay period beginning on or after the date of the 
enactment of the Act.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,059,000, of which $254,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2004.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 115. (a) If any person files with the Office of Compliance or 
the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance a written response 
to any decision or report of the Office or the Board (as the case may 
be), the Office or the Board shall include such response in its final 
publication of the decision or report, unless the person directs the 
Office or the Board to exclude the response from publication.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to decisions and reports 
issued during fiscal year 2003 or any succeeding fiscal year.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $32,390,000, of which not more than $100,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the acquisition and partial support for 
implementation of a Central Financial Management System: Provided, That 
no part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a 
passenger motor vehicle.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 116. The Director of the Congressional Budget Office may, by 
regulation, make applicable such provisions of section 3396 of title 5, 
United States Code, as the Director determines necessary to establish 
hereafter a program providing opportunities for employees of the Office 
to engage in details or other temporary assignments in other agencies, 
study, or uncompensated work experience which will contribute to the 
employees' development and effectiveness.
    Sec. 117. The Director of the Congressional Budget Office is 
hereafter authorized to enter into agreements or contracts without 
regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 
U.S.C. 5).

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds

                         general administration

                         salaries and expenses

    For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant 
Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay 
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities 
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations 
under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; 
electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office 
buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect 
of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including 
not more than $5,000 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, $61,927,000, of which $6,450,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2007.

                           capitol buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $32,062,000, of which $19,065,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of this amount, not 
more than $4,465,000 may be used for studying, planning, designing, and 
architect and engineer services, except that this amount may be 
increased to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the 
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
of the determination, the greater amount, and the Architect's reasons 
therefor.

                            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, $8,125,000, of which $1,530,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of this amount, not 
more than $330,000 may be used for studying, planning, designing, and 
architect and engineer services, except that this amount may be 
increased to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the 
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
of the determination, the greater amount, and the Architect's reasons 
therefor.

                         house office buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $58,460,000, of which $23,110,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of this 
amount, not more than $10,020,000 may be used for studying, planning, 
designing, and architect and engineer services, except that this amount 
may be increased to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the 
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect notifies the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives of the 
determination, the greater amount, and the Architect's reasons 
therefor.

                          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, $107,173,000, of which $66,450,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That not more than 
$4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this 
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation 
during fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That of this amount, not 
more than $450,000 may be used for studying, planning, designing, and 
architect and engineer services, except that this amount may be 
increased to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the 
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
of the determination, the greater amount, and the Architect's reasons 
therefor.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) section 
3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5) shall 
apply with respect to purchases and contracts for the Architect of the 
Capitol as if the reference to ``$25,000'' in clause (1) of such 
section were a reference to ``$100,000''; and (b) the Architect may 
procure services, equipment, and construction for security related 
projects in the most efficient manner he determines appropriate.
    Sec. 119. (a) Section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-68; 115 Stat. 581), is 
amended--
            (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new 
        subparagraph:
            ``(E) An individual who is covered by a collective 
        bargaining agreement entered into by the Architect of the 
        Capitol establishing terms and conditions of employment which 
        include eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, 
        retirement, and other benefits.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make employer 
contributions for benefits for employees of the Architect (including 
temporary employees) directly to any third party designated to receive 
such contributions on behalf of the employees under a collective 
bargaining agreement, participation agreement, or any other arrangement 
entered into by the Architect which provides for such contributions.''.
    (b) Any individual who exercised an option offered by the Architect 
of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2002, prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act may revoke the option during the 90-day period which begins on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2002.

                          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, $86,241,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used 
to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General 
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication 
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the 
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and 
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for 
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional 
Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States 
Code); printing and binding of Government publications authorized by 
law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, 
and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be 
distributed without charge to the recipient, $90,143,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the 
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under 
section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That 
this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations 
incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding 
fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year 
limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of 
the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other 
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress 
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to 
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period 
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such 
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 
this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving 
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate.
    This title may be cited as the ``Congressional Operations 
Appropriations Act, 2003''.

                        TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and 
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, $5,936,000, of which $120,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That of this 
amount, not more than $120,000 may be used for studying, planning, 
designing, and architect and engineer services, except that this amount 
may be increased to a greater amount determined by the Architect of the 
Capitol to be necessary for such purposes if the Architect notifies the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate 
of the determination, the greater amount, and the Architect's reasons 
therefor: Provided further, That this appropriation shall not be 
available for any activities of the National Garden.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise 
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union 
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special 
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and 
maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation 
and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses 
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to 
the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $358,797,000, of which 
not more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2003, and shall remain available 
until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 
480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2003 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal 
information database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the 
Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from 
collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount 
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the 
$6,850,000: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$10,886,000 is to remain available until expended for acquisition of 
books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including 
subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including 
$40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when specifically 
approved by the Librarian, of special and unique materials for 
additions to the collections: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the 
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $2,200,000 
shall remain available until expended for the acquisition and partial 
support for implementation of an Integrated Library System (ILS): 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $9,600,000 
shall remain available until expended for the purpose of teaching 
educators how to incorporate the Library's digital collections into 
school curricula and shall be transferred to the educational consortium 
formed to conduct the ``Joining Hands Across America: Local Community 
Initiative'' project as approved by the Library: Provided further, That 
of the amount appropriated, $500,000, shall remain available until 
expended, shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106-173, of 
which amount $10,000 may be used for official representation and 
reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $5,250,000 
shall remain available until expended for the acquisition and partial 
support for implementation of a Central Financial Management System: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $10,000,000 
shall remain available until expended for the purpose of developing a 
high-speed data transmission between the Library of Congress and 
educational facilities, libraries, or networks serving Western North 
Carolina.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $44,876,000, of 
which not more than $24,911,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2003 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: 
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the 
amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That not more than $6,191,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2003 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 802(h), and 1005 of such title: Provided further, That the 
total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by 
which collections are less than $31,102,000: Provided further, That not 
more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
maintenance of an ``International Copyright Institute'' in the 
Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and 
policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for activities of the 
International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, 
visitors, and seminars.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         salaries and expenses

    For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act
of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2
U.S.C. 135a), $56,522,000, of which $20,256,000 shall remain available 
until expended.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 201. Of the amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in 
this Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the certification of 
the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses for the incentive awards program.
    Sec. 202. (a) For fiscal year 2003, the obligational authority of 
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) 
may not exceed $109,929,000.
    (b) The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable 
and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than 
appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the 
legislative branch.
    (c) For fiscal year 2003, the Librarian of Congress may temporarily 
transfer funds appropriated in this Act under the heading ``LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS--Salaries and Expenses'' to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK 
Program and the Federal Research Program established under section 103 
of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 
(Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount of 
such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the 
appropriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any 
amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of the 
Library appropriation expires.
    Sec. 203. National Digital Information Infrastructure and 
Preservation Program.--The Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (as 
enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763A-194), 
division A, chapter 9, under the heading ``Library of Congress'' 
``Salaries and Expenses'' is amended by striking ``March 31, 2003'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``March 31, 2005''.
    Sec. 204. Section 2(c)(3) of the History of the House Awareness and 
Preservation Act (2 U.S.C. 183(c)(3)) is amended by inserting 
``excerpts of'' after ``dissemination of''.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

                     structural and mechanical care

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$35,319,000, of which $15,887,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2007 and $5,500,000 shall remain available until 
expended: Provided, That of this amount, not more than $2,958,000 may 
be used for studying, planning, designing, and architect and engineer 
services, except that this amount may be increased to a greater amount 
determined by the Architect of the Capitol to be necessary for such 
purposes if the Architect notifies the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate of the determination, the 
greater amount, and the Architect's reasons therefor.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary 
to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications 
and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other 
Government agencies, and designated depository and international 
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $29,661,000: Provided, That 
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations 
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial 
sets and other related publications for  2001 and 2002 to depository 
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated 
or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes 
for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this 
heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

    The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with 
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United 
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and 
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the 
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than 
$2,500 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the 
hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided 
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the 
advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to 
carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary or 
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That the revolving 
fund and the funds provided under the headings ``Office of 
Superintendent of Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' together 
may not be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more 
than 3,219 workyears (or such other number of workyears as the Public 
Printer may request, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): Provided 
further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may 
provide information in any format.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including 
not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the 
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at 
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance 
payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under 
sections 901(5), 901(6), and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
(22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 4081(6), and 4081(8)); and under regulations 
prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of 
living quarters in foreign countries, $453,534,000: Provided, That not 
more than $2,210,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 
31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2003: 
Provided further, That not more than $790,000 of reimbursements 
received under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
available for use in fiscal year 2003: Provided further, That this 
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any 
other department or agency which is a member of the National 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit 
Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either 
Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including 
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided 
further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as 
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are 
initially financed: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or 
agency which is a member of the American Consortium on International 
Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance an 
appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA, including 
any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International 
Institute of Administrative Sciences.

    PAYMENT TO THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER TRUST FUND

    For a payment to the Russian Leadership Development Center Trust 
Fund for financing activities of the Center for Russian Leadership 
Development, $13,000,000.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be 
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for 
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations 
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued 
by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by 
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
    Sec. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2003 unless 
expressly so provided in this Act.
    Sec. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is 
appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any 
office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically 
established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation 
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, 
That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect 
thereto.
    Sec. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for 
any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and 
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to 
existing law.
    Sec. 305. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the 
account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act to pay awards and settlements as authorized under 
such subsection.
    Sec. 306. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any 
legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch 
Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 
1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs 
as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be 
shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not 
exceed $2,000.
    Sec. 307. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the 
District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the 
landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular 
shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, 
Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the 
beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
    Sec. 308. None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer 
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
    Sec. 309. (a) In General.--Section 313 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), as enacted by reference in 
section 1(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as 
        subsections (d) through (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(c) Russian Exchange Program for American Leadership.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to the program established 
        under subsection (b), the Center shall establish a program to 
        carry out activities (including the awarding of grants) to 
        enable emerging political leaders of the Federal Government and 
        State and local governments to visit the Russian Federation to 
        study the operation of political institutions, business 
        organizations, and nongovernmental organizations of the Russian 
        Federation.
            ``(2) Administration.--The provisions of paragraphs (3) and 
        (4) of subsection (b) shall apply with respect to the program 
        under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions 
        apply to the program under subsection (b).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 313 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1151) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting the following: ``, and to establish and 
        administer the program described in subsection (c).''.; and
            (2) in subsection (i)(2) (as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1)), by striking ``Subsection (g)'' and inserting 
        ``Subsection (h)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect upon enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 310. (a) The Librarian of Congress and the Director of the 
Congressional Research Service shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to ensure that all materials of the Congressional Research 
Service which are provided and available to Members of Congress and 
officers and employees of the House of Representatives and Senate at 
the United States Capitol and Congressional office buildings (including 
materials provided through electronic means) may be provided and 
available to such individuals in the same manner and to the same extent 
at all other locations where such individuals carry out their official 
duties.
    (b) This section shall apply to materials of the Congressional 
Research Service which are provided and available at any time after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 311. (a) Each office in the legislative branch which is 
responsible for preparing any written statement furnished under part 3 
of subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on 
behalf of an person shall make the statement available to the person in 
an electronic format (at the direction of the person) which will enable 
the person to provide the statement electronically to a tax preparer or 
other provider of financial services.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to statements prepared 
for taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2002.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2003''.


                                                 Union Calendar No. 346

107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5121

                          [Report No. 107-576]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

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                             July 15, 2002

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003

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