A bill to clarify existing authority for employment of White House Office and Executive Residence personnel and employment of personnel by the President in emergencies involving the national security and defense.

(LATEST SUMMARY)

Authorizes the President to appoint in the White House and the Executive Residence administrative and staff personnel without regard to provisions of law governing appointments in the competitive service.

States that the President may appoint and fix the pay of: (1) fifteen of such personnel at not in excess of level II of the Executive Schedule rates; (2) twenty-five of such personnel at not in excess of level III of the Executive Schedule rates; and (3) 35 employees at rates not to exceed the rate for GS-18.

Authorizes an appropriation to the President not in excess of $1,000,000 each fiscal year to enable the President to appoint and pay employees to meet unanticipated personnel needs and to pay administrative expenses.

Authorizes to be appropriated each fiscal year to the President: (1) such sums as necessary to pay official reception, entertainment, and representation expenses, to be expended at the discretion of the President and accounted for solely on his certificate; and (2) such sums as necessary for allocation within the Executive Office for official reception and representation expenses.

Authorizes appropriations to enable the Vice-President to provide assistance to the President in connection with the discharge of Executive duties.

Increases the annual travel allowance of the President from $40,000 to $100,000.

Requires the President to transmit to each House of the Congress, annually, reports with respect to expenditures for employees performing duties in the White House Office and the Executive Residence at the White House.

Limits to one year the period of time for which an employee of the executive branch may be detailed for duty in the White House Office.

Prohibits the furnishing of any Federal income tax return to any officer or employee in the executive branch other than the President personnally or an officer or employee of the Department of the Treasury or the Department of Justice concerned with the filing and audit of such return, the payment of tax on such return, or the prosecution of any offense arising out of such return.