Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1983

Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1983 - Title I: Congressional Operations - Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for the operations of the Senate for the following: (1) mileage of the Vice President and Senators; (2) expense allowances of the Senate leadership offices; (3) salaries for officers and employees, including benefits and longevity compensation; (4) contingent expenses of the Senate, including Senate policy committees, automobiles and maintenance, inquiries and investigations, postage stamps, and the revolving fund for stationary.

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979, to repeal provisions relating to merit compensation for Senate employees rated outstanding and exceptional.

Authorizes the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to dispose of used or surplus automobiles and trucks through the General Services Administration.

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, to increase the limit for authorized expenses.

Increases the authorized expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate for the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority.

Authorizes Senators and employees to receive advance funding for official travel expenses.

Appropriates funds for FY 1983 for the operations of the House of Representatives for the following: (1) mileage of Members; (2) House leadership offices; (3) salaries for officers and employees; (4) professional and clerical employees of standing committees; (5) studies and investigations by the Committee on Appropriations and studies by the Committee on the Budget; (6) Members' clerk hire; (7) contingent expenses; and (8) salaries and expenses of special and select committees.

Makes permanent certain provisions of a previously approved resolution relating to positions on the Capitol Police Force.

Makes appropriations for the following joint items: (1) contingent expenses of the Senate for the Joint Economic Committee and the Joint Committee on Printing; (2) contingent expenses of the House for the Joint Committee on Taxation; (3) the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) the Capitol Police for general expenses and the Capitol Police Board; (5) the education of Congressional pages; (6) official mail costs; (7) salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service; and (8) the preparation of required statements of appropriations.

Appropriates funds for the following congressional offices: (1) the Office of Technology Assessment for salaries and expenses; (2) the Congressional Budget Office for salaries and expenses; (3) the Architect of the Capitol for salaries, travel, contingent expenses, the Capitol buildings and grounds, Senate office buildings, House office buildings, and the Capitol power plant; (4) the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses; and (5) the Government Printing Office for Congressional printing and binding.

Title II: Other Agencies - Appropriates funds for the following congressional agencies: (1) the Botanic Garden for salaries and expenses; (2) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses, including the Copyright Office, Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Collection and Distribution of Library Materials (Special Foreign Currency Program), and furniture and furnishings; (3) the Architect of the Capitol for Library buildings and grounds and the Congressional Cemetery; (4) the Copyright Royalty Tribunal for salaries and expenses; (5) the Government Printing Office for certain printing and binding, the Office of Superintendent of Documents, and the Government Printing Office revolving fund; and (6) the General Accounting Office for salaries and expenses.

Sets forth uses and limitations regarding funds appropriated to the Library of Congress.

Title III: General Provisions - Prohibits the use of funds provided by this Act for general maintenance and care of private vehicles. Prohibits the obligation of such funds beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.

Makes permanent law the rates of compensation and certain official expenses provided under this Act.

Limits the expenditure of such appropriations for procurement contracts to those contracts that are a matter of public record and available for public inspection.

Decreases the number of specified government publications for distribution to the Library of Congress.

Transfers the authority for international exchange of government publications from the Library of Congress to the Superintendent of Documents for distribution to foreign governments as indicated by the Library. Restricts the publications which may be distributed to foreign governments. Requires that the costs for such distribution be chargeable to the department issuing such publications.

Limits the pay increase for legislative, executive, or judicial branch employees or District of Columbia government employees whose salaries are equal to or greater than level V of the Executive schedule.