Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984

(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment)

Title I: Congressional Operations - Congressional Operations Appropriation Act, 1984 - Appropriates funds for FY 1984 for the operations of the Senate for the following: (1) mileage of the Vice President and Senators; (2) Senate leadership offices; (3) salaries and expenses for officers and employees; and (4) miscellaneous items.

Establishes within the Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders the positions of Assistant to the Majority Leader for Floor Operations and Assistant to the Minority Leader for Floor Operations, respectively. Abolishes such positions as established by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977.

Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973, to authorize the reimbursement of essential travel-related expenses to Senators and their office employees. Defines such expenses as those essential to the transaction of official business while away from official stations or posts of duty.

Establishes separate accounts within the contingent fund of the Senate for the Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. Abolishes certain other separate accounts and provides for the maintenance of such funds under the accounts established by this Act.

Makes longevity compensation provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1963, inapplicable to Senate employees after a certain date.

Appropriates funds for FY 1984 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.

Prohibits the use of funds for any user-reimbursement program requiring reimbursement to the Committees or Leadership offices of the House of Representatives for House Information Systems computer services and equipment.

Makes permanent certain provisions of previously approved resolutions relating to: (1) the additional position of captain on the Capitol Police; (2) compensation of the Postmaster of the House; (3) a revolving fund for the page residence hall and the page meal plan; (4) telephone operator positions; (5) the transport of official records of Members; and (6) the compensation of the Chaplain of the House.

Makes certain service of employees of the House Beauty Shop creditable service for retirement purposes.

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, contingent expenses, the Capitol buildings and grounds, Senate office buildings, House office buildings, and the Capitol powerplant; (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. Exempts 15 positions in the Library from the prohibition against employing aliens.

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.

Limits certain executive, congressional, judicial, and District of Columbia government salary rates to those rates payable as of the date of enactment of this Act. Reduces salary rates prescribed by law to such payable rates.