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104 STAT. 2254 PUBLIC LAW 101-520—NOV. 5, 1990

Public Law 101-520 101st Congress

An Act

Nov. 5, 1990 [H.R. 5399]

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991.

Congresfeional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991. 2 u s e 60a note.

Making apppropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, 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, 1991, and for other purposes, namely:

TITLE I—CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

SENATE

MILEAGE AND EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

MILEAGE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATORS

For mileage of the Vice President and Senators of the United States, $60,000.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

For expense allowances of the Vice President, $10,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $10,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $5,000; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $3,000 for each Chairman; in all, $56,000.

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $60,276,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the below limitations, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, $1,290,000.

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $311,000.

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OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $1,746,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $608,000.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $694,000 for each such committee; in all, $1,388,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $340,000.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, $154,000.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

For Office of the Secretary, $9,476,000.

OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $29,932,000.

OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,031,000.

AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, $14,000,000.

OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $2,601,000.

OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $768,000.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.


CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

SENATE POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,142,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,284,000, to remain available until expended.

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $70,773,000, to remain available until expended.

EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $325,000.

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $803,000, to remain available until expended.

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $89,756,000, to remain available until expended.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, $8,325,500, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $100,000 shall be available to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, for the purchase of equipment to implement closed captioning of Senate proceedings: Provided further, That effective in the case of fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1990, section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6) is amended by striking out "$50,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$75,000".

SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $171,000,000, to remain available until expended.

STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)

For stationery for the President of the Senate, $4,500, for officers of the Senate and the Conference of the Majority and Conference of the Minority of the Senate, $8,500; in all, $13,000.

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That funds appropriated for


such purpose for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, shall remain available until expended.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. The Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference 2 USC 6lg-6a. Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991), at his election transfer not more than $75,000 from the appropriation account for salaries for the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable under section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6). Any transfer of funds under authority of the preceding sentence shall be made at such time or times as such chairman shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office. Any funds so transferred by the Chairman of the Majority or Minority Conference Committee shall be available for expenditure by such committee in like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such committee from the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable under section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6).

SEC. 2. Funds appropriated to the Conference of the Majority and 2 USC 6lg-8. funds appropriated to the Conference of the Minority for any fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991), may be utilized in such amounts as the Chairman of each Conference deems appropriate for the specialized training of professional staff, subject to such limitations, insofar as they are applicable, as are imposed by the Committee on Rules and Administration with respect to such training when provided to professional staff of standing committees of the Senate.

SEC. 3. The second sentence of section 1304 of Public Law 94-440 (90 Stat. 1461) is repealed, effective on the first day of the first month which begins after the month in which this Act is enacted.

SEC. 4. (a) As used in this section, the term— 2 USC 58a-4. (1) "Sergeant at Arms" means the Sergeant at Arms and

Doorkeeper of the United States Senate; and (2) "user" means any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Commit

tee, office, or entity provided copiers by the Sergeant at Arms. Ot))(l) Subject to such regulations as may hereafter be issued by the

Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms shall have the authority, with respect to metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Sergeant at Arms, solely for the purposes of this section, to make such certification as may be necessary to establish such services and equipment as official, issue invoices in conjunction therewith, and receive payment for such services and equipment by certification, voucher, or otherwise.

(2) All moneys, derived from the payment of metered charges on copying equipment provided from funds from the Appropriation Account within the contingent fund of the Senate for "Contingent Expenses, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate" under the line item for the Service Department, shall be deposited in and made a part of such Appropriation Account and under such line item, and shall be available for expenditure or obligation, or both, in like manner and subject to the same limitations as any other moneys in such account and under such line item.


Effective date. 2 u s e 58 note. 2 u s e 68-6a.

Effective date.

(c) Paragraph (2) of section 506(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(a)) is amended to read as follows:

"(2)(A) stationery and other office supplies procured for use for official business, and

"(B) metered charges for use of copying equipment provided by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate;".

(d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b), and the amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect on October 1,1990.

SEC. 5. The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized, with the approval of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to transfer, during any fiscal year, from the appropriations account, appropriated under the headings "Salaries, Officers and Employees" and "Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper", such sums as he shall specify to the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; and any funds so transferred shall be available in like manner and for the same purposes as are other funds in the account to which the funds are transferred.

SEC. 6. Effective in the case of fiscal years which begin after September 30, 1990, section 117 of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1976 (2 U.S.C. 61f-la) is amended to read as follows: "For the purpose of carrying out his duties, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is authorized to incur official travel expenses during each fiscal year not to exceed the sums made available for such purpose under appropriations Acts. With the approval of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and in accordance with such regulations as may be promulgated by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance to the Sergeant at Arms or to any designated employee under the jurisdiction of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, such sums as may be necessary to defray official travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. The receipt of any such sum so advanced to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper or to any designated employee shall be taken and passed by the accounting officers of the Government as a full and sufficient voucher; but it shall be the duty of the traveler, as soon as practicable, to furnish to the Secretary of the Senate a detailed voucher of the expenses incurred for the travel with respect to which the sum was so advanced, and make settlement with respect to such sum. Payments under this section shall be made from funds included in the appropriations account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.

SEC. 7. (a) The second sentence of section 105(g) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b(g)) is amended to read as follows: "There is also established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, which shall be known as the 'Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund', for the purpose of administering the duties of the Senate Photographic Studio; and there is established in the Treasury of the United States, a revolving fund, within the contingent fund of the Senate, which shall be known as the 'Senate Recording Studio Revolving Fund', for the purpose of administering the duties of the Senate Recording Studio.".


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Effective date.

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on Effective April 1, 1991, and, of the monies in the revolving fund within the ^^^- .„„, contingent fund of the Senate for the Recording and Photographic ^^^ Studios, as such fund was in existence immediately prior to the amendment made by subsection (a), $100,000 shall be deposited in the Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund (as established by the amendment made by subsection (a)) and the remainder shall be deposited into the Senate Recording Studio Revolving Fund (as so established).

(c) Effective April 1, 1991, the second sentence of section 105(h) of the Legislative Brancli Appropriations Act (2 U.S.C. 123b(h)) is amended to read as follows: "AH moneys received by the Senate Recording Studio shall be deposited in the Senate Recording Studio Revolving Fund established by subsection (g) and all funds received by the Senate Photographic Studio shall be deposited in the Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund established by such subsection; moneys in the Senate Recording Studio Revolving Fund shall be available for disbursement therefrom upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for the care, maintenance, operation, and other expenses of the Senate Recording Studio, and moneys in the Senate Photographic Studio Revolving Fund shall be available for disbursement therefrom upon vouchers signed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for the care, maintenance, operation, and other expenses of the Senate Photographic Studio.".

(d) Effective April 1, 1991, subsection (a) of section 108 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304, section 108(a); 2 U.S.C. 123b-l(a)) is amended to read as follows:

"(a) The entity, in the Senate, known (prior to this amendment) as Establishment, the 'Senate Recording and Photographic Studios' is abolished, and there is established in its stead the following two entities: the 'Senate Recording Studio', and the 'Senate Photographic Studio'; and there are transferred, from the entity known (prior to this amendment) as the 'Senate Recording and Photographic Studios' to the Senate Recording Studio all personnel, equipment, supplies, and funds which are available for, relate to, or are utilized in connection with, recording, and to the Senate Photographic Studio all personnel, equipment, supplies, and funds which are available for, relate to, or are utilized in connection with, photography.".

SEC. 8. Effective in the case of any fiscal year which begins on or after October 1, 1990, clause (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) of section 506(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(b)) is amended to read as follows:

"(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), in case the Senator represents Alabama, $68,000, Alaska, $176,000, Arizona, $81,000, Arkansas, $70,000, California, $122,000, Colorado, $76,000, Connecticut, $57,000, Delaware, $47,000, Florida, $72,000, Georgia, $68,000, Hawaii, $200,000, Idaho, $80,000, Illinois, $91,000, Indiana, $68,000, Iowa, $71,000, Kansas, $71,000, Kentucky, $67,000, Louisiana, $72,000, Maine, $62,000, Maryland, $52,000, Massachusetts, $66,000, Michigan, $76,000, Minnesota, $72,000, Mississippi, $70,000, Missouri, $73,000, Montana, $80,000, Nebraska, $72,000, Nevada, $82,000, New Hampshire, $58,000, New Jersey, $62,000, New Mexico, $77,000, New York, $98,000, North Carolina, $64,000, North Dakota, $71,000, Ohio, $82,000, Oklahoma, $75,000, Oregon, $85,000, Pennsylvania, $81,000, Rhode

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Effective date. 2 u s e 58 note.

Postal service. 2 u s e 58c-l.

Island, $56,000, South Carolina, $62,000, South Dakota, $72,000, Tennessee, $68,000, Texas, $102,000, Utah, $80,000, Vermont, $57,000, Virginia, $58,000, Washington, $88,000, West Virginia, $57,000, Wisconsin, $71,000, Wyoming, $75,000, plus".

SEC. 9. (a) The first sentence of section 506(h) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(h)), is amended by inserting after "one or more service academies" the following: "or one or more positions of United States Attorney or United States Marshal".

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective in the case of expenses incurred after September 30,1989.

SEC. 10. Section 2(c) of S. Res. 66, agreed to February 28, 1989, is amended by inserting ", or (4) for payments to the Postmaster, United States Senate" after "Keeper of Stationery, United States Senate".

SEC. 11. Section 506(a)(3) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58(aX3)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A).

SEC. 12. Each Member of the Senate may, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and each fiscal year thereafter, at his or her election, transfer a sum not to exceed the lesser of $100,000 or 50 percent of the amount allocated to such Member for mass mail by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration from the Senate Official Mail Costs account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, to the Senator's Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, within the contingent fund of the Senate. Any transfer of funds under authority of the preceding sentence shall be made at such time or times as such Member shall specify in writing to the Financial Clerk of the Senate. Any funds so transferred by the Member shall be available for the expenditure by such Member in a like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such Member from the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MILEAGE OF MEMBERS

For mileage of Members, as authorized by law, $210,000.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $647,340,000, to remain available until expended, as follows:

HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $5,220,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,132,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,071,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,316,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, $973,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip and not to exceed $293,330, for the Chief Deputy Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, $728,000, including


$5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip and not to exceed $88,220, for the Chief Deputy Minority Whip.

MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE

For staff employed by each Member in the discharge of his official and representative duties, $198,533,000.

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES

For professional and clerical employees of standing committees, including the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget, $66,832,000.

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (STUDIES)

For salaries, expenses, and studies by the Committee on the Budget, and temporary personal services for such committee to be expended in accordance with sections 101(c), 606, 703, and 901(e) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $379,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE

STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by the House, $61,100,000.

ALLOWANCES A N D EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $208,544,000, including: Official Expenses of Members, $75,272,000; supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $19,950,000; net expenses of purchase, lease and maintenance of office equipment, $10,770,000; furniture and furnishings, $1,910,000; stenographic reporting of committee hearings, $950,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $1,000,000; Government contributions to employees' life insurance fund, retirement funds. Social Security fund. Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker's and unemployment compensation, $98,570,000; and miscellaneous items including, but not limited to, purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $622,000.

Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of allowances and expenses under this heading may be transferred among the various categories of allowances and expenses under this heading, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS)

For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $6,120,000.


OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the House of Representatives, as authorized by law, $58,984,000.

SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $44,628,000, including: Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $19,300,000; Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including not to exceed $500 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,200,000; Office of the Doorkeeper, including overtime, as authorized by law, $9,200,000; Office of the Postmaster, $3,275,000, including $118,130 for employment of substitute messengers and extra services of regular employees when required at the salary rate of not to exceed $18,443 per annum each; Office of the Chaplain, $105,000; Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $890,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $300,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,302,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,161,000; six minority employees, $677,000; the House Democratic Steering Committee and Caucus, $1,305,000; the House Republican Conference, $1,305,000; and other authorized employees, $1,608,000.

Such amounts as are deemed necessary for the payment of salaries of officers and employees under this heading may be transferred among the various offices and activities under this heading, upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.


S E C 101. Of the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1991 for salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, such amounts as may be neci^ssary may be transferred among the headings "HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES", "MEMBERS' CLERK HIRE", "COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES", "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE (STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT)", "CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE (ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES)", "OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS", AND "SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES", upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 102. The Clerk of the House, under the direction of the Committee on House Administration, is authorized to receive and expend funds for the conduct of a biennial equipment exposition for Members.

40 use 206 SEC. 103. The provisions of H. Res. 294, approved November 17, note. 1989, establishing five additional positions on the Capitol Police for

duty with respect to the House of Representatives, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.

2 use 57 note. SEC. 104. Effective as of the beginning of the 102d Congress, the authorization for the Clerk Hire Allowance, as established by the Committee on House Administration, is increased by $50,000.

40 use 206 SEC. 105. The provisions of H. Res. 420, approved June 26, 1990, note. establishing the position of Director of Employment Practices under

the Capitol Police Board with respect to members of the Capitol Police, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.


JOINT ITEMS

For joint committees, as follows:

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $3,675,000.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing, $1,269,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE HOUSE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $5,203,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.

For other joint items, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,000 per month to one Senior Medical Officer while on duty in the Attending Physician's office; (3) an allowance of $500 per month each to two medical officers while on duty in the Attending Physician's office; (4) an allowance of $500 per month each to two assistants and $400 per month each to not to exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistance; and (5) $952,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, such amount shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $1,436,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House.

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD

CAPITOL POUCE

SALARIES

For the Capitol Police Board for salaries, including overtime, and Government contributions to employees' benefits funds, as authorized by law, of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police, $58,348,000, of which $28,914,000 is appropriated to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House, and $29,434,000 is appropriated to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.


Federal buildings and facilities. Law enforcement.

District of Columbia.

GENERAL EXPENSES

For the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, maintenance, and repair of police motor vehicles, including two-way police radio equipment; contingent expenses, including advance payment for travel for training, protective details, and tuition and registration, and expenses associated with the awards program not to exceed $900, expenses associated with the relocation of instructor personnel to and from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as approved by the Chairman of the Capitol Police Board, and including $85 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board, $1,951,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House: Provided, That the funds used to maintain the petty cash fund referred to as "Petty Cash 11" which is to provide for the prevention and detection of crime shall not exceed $4,000: Provided further, That the funds used to maintain the petty cash fund referred to as "Petty Cash III" which is to provide for the advance of travel expenses attendant to protective assignments shall not exceed $4,000: Provided further. That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost involved in providing basic training for members of the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 1991 shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury from funds available to the Treasury Department: Provided further. That no funds made available to the Capitol Police under this heading may be used to purchase any nondomestic motorcycle.

SEC. 106. (a) The Act of July 31, 1946, as amended (40 U.S.C. Sec. 212a), is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 9. The Capitol Police shall police the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds under the direction of the Capitol Police Board, consisting of the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, and shall have the power to enforce the provisions of sections 193a to 193m, 212a, 212a-2, and 212b of this title and regulations promulgated under section 212b of this title, and to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violations of any law of the United States, of the District of Columbia, or of any State, or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto: Provided, That for the fiscal year for which appropriations are made by this Act the Capitol Police shall have the additional authority to make arrests within the District of Columbia for crimes of violence, as defined in section 16 of title 18, committed within the Capitol Buildings and Grounds and shall have the additional authority to make arrests, without a warrant, for crimes of violence, as defined in section 16 of title 18, committed in the presence of any member of the Capitol Police performing official duties: Provided further. That the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Columbia are authorized to make arrests within the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds for any violation of any such laws or regulations, but such authority shall not be construed as authorizing the Metropolitan Police force, except with the consent or upon the request of the Capitol Police Board, to enter such buildings to make arrests in response to complaints or to serve warrants or to patrol the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds. For the purpose of this section, the word "grounds" shall


include the House Office Buildings parking areas and that part or parts of property which have been or hereafter are acquired in the District of Columbia by the Architect of the Capitol, or by an officer of the Senate or the House, by lease, purchase, intergovernment transfer, or otherwise, for the use of the Senate, the House, or the Architect of the Capitol.".

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For expenses necessary for official mail costs, $33,220,000, to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House, to be available immediately upon enactment of this Act.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service, $1,490,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That none of these funds shall be used to employ more than thirty-three individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty days each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

For salaries and expenses of the Special Services Office, $255,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the statements for the second session of the One Hundred First Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as required by law, $20,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work.

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT


For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-484), including official representation and reception expenses (not to exceed $3,500 from the Trust Fund), to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment, expenses incurred in administering an employee incentive awards program (not to exceed $1,800), rental of space in the District of Columbia, and those necessary to carry out the duties of the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment under 42 U.S.C. 1395ww, and 42 U.S.C. 1395W-1, $19,557,000: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 143 staff employees: Provided further. That no part of this appropriation shall be available for assessments or activities not initiated and approved in


accordance with section 3(d) of Public Law 92-484, except that funds shall be available for the assessment required by Public Law 96-151: Provided further, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of employees of the Office of Technology Assessment in connection with any reimbursable study for which funds are provided from sources other than appropriations made under this Act, or be available for any other administrative expenses incurred by the Office of Technology Assessment in carrying out such a study.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Government property. Government procurement. 2 use 605.


For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-344), including not to exceed $2,300 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $21,183,000: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle: Provided further. That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee of the Congressional Budget Office in excess of 226 staff employees: Provided further, That any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale or lease of such property, supplies, or services to the Congress subject to section 903 of Public Law 98-63.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

SALARIES

For the Architect of the Capitol; the Assistant Architect of the Capitol; and other personal services; at rates of pay provided by law, $7,308,000.

TRAVEL

40 use 166a. Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $50,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES

To enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities under his care, $100,000, which shall remain available until expended.

CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

CAPITOL B U I L D I N G S

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings and office equipment; not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to


be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; purchase or exchange, maintenance and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol, $26,680,000, of which $8,244,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available until expended, $5,020,000 shall be available for obligation without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended.

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, $4,659,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until expended.

SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation of Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings, to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the ^ Capitol, $38,432,000, of which $10,196,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds made available herein for improvements to the Senate subway system shall be obligated or expended until September 30, 1991 and pursuant to section 202 of Public Law 100-119, this action is a necessary O ut secondary) result of a significant policy change.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. 107. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 2 USC I74b-l Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the Committee on ^°^^-Rules and Administration, is authorized to lease, for use by the United States Senate, and for such other purposes as such committee may approve, 150,000 square feet of space, more or less, in the property located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia, known as the City Post Office Building: Provided, That rental payments shall be paid from the account 'Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings' upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed so as to obligate the Senate or any of its Members, officers, or employees to enter into any such lease or to imply any obligation to enter into any such lease.

Ot)) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, property leased under authority of subsection (a) shall be maintained by the Architect of the Capitol as part of the "Senate Office Buildings" subject to the laws, rules, and regulations governing such buildings, , and the Architect is authorized to incur such expenses as may be necessary to provide for such occupancy.

(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the "Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings" such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of subsections (a) and (b).

(d) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate such sums as may be necessary to provide for the planning and relocation of offices and equipment to


the property described in subsection (a), subject to direction by the Committee on Rules and Administration.

(e) The authority under this section shall continue until otherwise provided by law.

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, including the position of Superintendent of Garages as authorized by law, $30,800,000, of which $3,105,000 shall remain available until expended.

CAPITOL POWER PLANT

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; for 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 for air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, Union Station complex 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, $31,827,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds to remain available until expended, $3,000,000 shall be available for obligation without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended: Provided further. That not to exceed $2,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 1991.


Wages. SEC. 108. (a) Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay Government period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the EffectwT^ compensation of the Director of Engineering (under the Architect of date. the Capitol) shall be equal to the rate of basic pay payable for level 40 use 166b-3b. V of the Executive Schedule.

(b)(1) Effective beginning with any pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic pay—

(A) for not more than one of the positions under paragraph (2) at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule; and

(B) for any other position under paragraph (2), at such rate as the Architect considers appropriate for such position, not to exceed the rate payable for step 2 of grade GS-17 of the General Schedule.

(2) Authority under paragraph (1) may be exercised with respect to any of the following positions under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol:

(A) The Senior Landscape Architect. (B) The Administrative Assistant. (C) The Executive Officer.


(D) The Budget Officer. (E) The General Counsel. (F) The Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings. (G) The Superintendent of the House Office Buildings. (H) The Supervising Engineer of the United States Capitol.

SEC. 109. The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93-554, title I, chapter III, section 101, December 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1777) is amended— 40 USC l66b-2.

(1) by striking out "grade 10" and inserting in lieu thereof "grade 11"; and

(2) by striking out "and compensated initially at the same steps in such grade, currently in effect for their present grades, so long as such positions are held by the present incumbents".

I LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE


For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by section 321 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $52,743,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation 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 or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration: Provided further, That 2 USC 166 notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the compensation of note, the Director of the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; for printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and for printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,615,000: Provided, That funds remaining from the unexpended balances from obligations made under prior year appropriations for this account shall be available for the purposes of the printing and binding account for the same fiscal year: Provided further. That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture) nor for copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates


authorized under 44 U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That to the extent that funds remain from the unexpended balance of fiscal year 1984 funds obligated for the printing and binding costs of publications produced for the Bicentennial of the Congress, such remaining funds shall be available for the current year printing and binding cost of publications produced for the Bicentennial: Provided further. That

, ; this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years.

This title may be cited as the "Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1991",

TITLE II—OTHER AGENCIES

BOTANIC GARDEN


For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $3,519,000, of which $244,000 shall

40USC2l6d. remain available until expended: Provided, That, hereafter, all appropriations made on account of the Botanic Garden shall be disbursed for that purpose in the same manner as other appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


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 cards and other publications of the Library; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $183,000,000, of which not more than $7,025,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1991 under the Act of June 28,1902, as amended (2 U.S.C. 150): Provided, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the $7,025,000: Provided further. That of the total amount appropriated, $6,998,000 is to remain available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and 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.


COPYRIGHT OFFICE


For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving copyrights, $23,118,000, of which not more than $11,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 1991 under 17 U.S.C. 708(c), and not more than $1,860,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 1991 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(3), 116(c)(1), and 119(b)(2): Provided, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than the $12,860,000: Provided further, That $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.

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED


For salaries and expenses to carry out the provisions of the Act approved March 3, 1931, as amended (2 U.S.C. 135a), $41,136,000.

FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture, furnishings, office and library equipment, $5,000,000: Provided, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,422,000 is to remain available until expended only for the purchase and supply of furniture, shelving, furnishings, and related costs necessary for the renovation and restoration of the Thomas Jefferson and John Adams Library Buildings.


SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $162,290, of which $51,700 is for the Congressional Research Service, when specifically authorized by the Librarian, for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation is made.

SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be Government used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or employees, compressed work schedule which—

(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and

(2) grants the manager or supervisor the right to not be at work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked by the manager or supervisor on another workday.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term "manager or supervisor" means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C 1535 and 1536 shall not be used to employ more than 65 employees.


SEC. 204. Not to exceed $5,000 of any funds appropriated to the Library of Congress may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Library of Congress incentive awards program.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

2 u s e 141 note.

Real property acquisition.

Effective date.

Effective date. Real property acquisition.

STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $15,268,000, of which $6,500,000 shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 205. (a) The Architect of the Capitol may acquire on behalf of the United States Government by purchase, condemnation, transfer, or otherwise (1) all publicly or privately owned real property in lot 51 in square 869 in the District of Columbia, as that lot appears on the records in the office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia on August 1, 1990, extending to the outer fece of the curbs of the square in which it is located and including all alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding such real property, and (2) improvements to such real property.

(b) The first section of the Act of June 29, 1922 (42 Stat. 715; 2 U.S.C. 141), is amended by striking "the Library Building and on the grounds," and inserting "the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, (as defined in section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167(j))),".

(c) The property and improvements acquired under subsection (a) shall be repaired and altered, to the maximum extent feasible as determined by the Architect of the Capitol, in compliance with one of the nationally recognized model building codes and with other applicable nationally recognized codes (including electrical codes, fire and life safety codes, plumbing codes, as determined appropriate by the Architect), using the latest edition of the nationally recognized codes referred to in this paragraph.

(d) Section 11 of the Act entitled "An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of the Library of Congress", approved August 4, 1950 (64 Stat. 412; 2 U.S.C. 167j), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

"(c) For the purpose of this Act, the term 'Library of Congress buildings and grounds' shall include (1) all real property in lot 51 in square 869 in the District of Columbia, as that lot appears on the records in the office of the Surveyor of the District of Columbia on August 1,1990, extending to the outer face of the curbs of the square in which it is located and including all alleys or parts of alleys and streets within the lot lines and curb lines surrounding such real property, and (2) improvements to such real property.".

(e) Subsections (b) and (c) and the amendment made by subsection (d) shall take effect on the date the Architect of the Capitol acquires the property and improvements described in subsection (a).

if) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol $5,000,000 for carrying out the purposes of this section, to remain available until expended.

(g) Effective on the date on which the Architect of the Capitol acquires the property known as St. Cecilia's School (Lot 51 in square

Day care.


869) in the District of Columbia, as provided by law, such property shall be available to the Librarian of Congress for use—

(1) as a day care center for children of employees of the Government Library of Congress and children of other employees of the n™v n J ^ ' legislative branch of the Government;

(2) for staff training and development for employees of the Library of Congress; and

(3) for other purposes relating to the operations of the Library of Congress.

Any use of such property shall be subject to approval by the Joint Committee on the Library, the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

COPYRIGHT ROYALTY TRIBUNAL


For necessary expenses of the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, $845,000, of which $718,000 shall be derived by collections from the appropriation "Payments to Copyright Owners" for the reasonable costs incurred in proceedings involving distribution of royalty fees as provided by 17 U.S.C. 807.

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS


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, $26,500,000: Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall not exceed $117,000.

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 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, 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 to exceed $5,000 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That during the current fiscal year the revolving fund shall be available for the hire of twelve-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 services as


Real property acquisition. District of Columbia.

authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade GS-18: Provided further. That the revolving fund shall be available to acquire needed land, located in Northwest D.C., which is adjacent to the present Government Printing Office, and is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue and the southern property line of the Government Printing Office, between North Capitol Street and First Street. The land to be purchased is identified as Parcels 45-D, 45-E, 45-F, and 47-A in Square 625, and includes the alleys adjacent to these parcels, and G Street, N.W. from North Capitol Street to First Street: Provided further. That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the paragraph entitled "Office of Superintendent of Documents, Salaries and Expenses" together may not be available for the full-time equivalent employment of more than 5,000 workyears: Provided further. That the revolving fund shall be available for expenses not to exceed $500,000 for the development of plans and design of a multi-purpose facility: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall not be used to administer any flexible or compressed work schedule which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15, nor to any employee involved in the in-house production of printing and binding: Provided further. That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed $95,000.

44 u s e 501 note.

Wages. Government employees.


SEC. 206. HEREAFTER.—(a) None of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 1991 by this Act or any other law may be obligated or expended by any entity of the executive branch for the procurement from commercial sources of any printing related to the production of Government publications (including forms), unless such procurement is by or through the Government Printing Office.

Qo) Subsection (a) does not apply to (1) individual printing orders costing not more than $1,000, if the work is not of a continuing or repetitive nature, (2) printing for the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, or the National Security Agency, or (3) printing from commercial sources that is specifically authorized by law or is of a kind that has not been routinely procured by or through the Government Printing Office.

(c) As used in this section, the term "printing" means the process of composition, platemaking, presswork, binding, and microform, and the end items of such processes.

SEC. 207. Section 309(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking out "uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by section 5901 of Title 5" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "uniforms or uniform allowances".

SEC. 208. Section 1703 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking out ", the cost to be charged against the appropriation for printing and binding for Congress" from the first sentence. Section 1707 of such title is amended by striking out "The appropriation for printing and binding" from the last sentence, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Revolving Fund".

SEC. 209. Section 303 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall be a rate which is equal to the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule of subchapter II of chapter 53 of Title 5. The annual rate of


pay for the Deputy Public Printer shall be a rate which is equal to the rate for level IV of such Executive Schedule.".

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE


For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including not to exceed $7,000 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for grade GS-18; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3324; 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), respectively); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries and travel benefits comparable with those which are now or hereafter may be granted single employees of the Agency for International Development, including single Foreign Service personnel assigned to A.I.D. projects, by the Administrator of the Agency for International Development—or his designee—under the authority of section 636(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2396(b)); $413,215,000: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of sec- 31 USC 782 tion 782 of title 31, United States Code, hereinafter any payments of note. reimbursements received incident to the operation of the General Accounting Office Building shall be credited to the appropriation currently available to the General Accounting Office and remain available until expended, and not more than $5,915,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year 1991: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, including but not limited to the salary of the Executive Director and secretarial support: 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 Forum costs as determined by the Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments hereunder to either the Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed: Provided further, That to the extent that funds Asbestos. are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or contracts for the removal of Eisbestos, and renovation of the building and building systems (including the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, electrical system and other major building systems) of the General Accounting Office Building may be made for periods not exceeding five years: 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 cost as determined by the


ACIPA, including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the International Institute of Administrative Sciences: Provided further, That $400,000 of this appropriation shall be available for the expenses of planning the triennial Congress of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) to be hosted by the United States General Accounting Office in Washington, D.C, in 1992, to the extent that such expenses cannot be met from the trust authorized below: Provided further. That the General Accounting Office is authorized to solicit and accept contributions (including contributions from INTOSAI), to be held in trust, which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for the planning, administration, and such other expenses as the Comptroller General deems necessary to act as the sponsor of the aforementioned triennial Congress of INTOSAI. Monies in the trust, not to exceed $10,000 shall be available upon the request of the Comptroller General to be expended for the purposes of the trust.

Wages.

Government procurement.

Telecommunications. 40 u s e 166 note.

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 any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

SEC. 303. Whenever any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appropriated for herein is different from that specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions herein for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and Members 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 5 U.S.C. 3109, 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. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the heads of the agencies of the legislative branch, shall develop an overall plan for satisfying the telecommunications requirements of such agencies, using a common system architecture for maximum interconnection capability and engineering compatibility. The plan shall be subject to joint approval by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and, upon approval, shall be communicated to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. No part of any appropriation in this Act or any other Act shall be used for acquisition of any new or expanded tele-


communications system for an agency of the legislative branch, unless, as determined by the Architect of the Capitol, the acquisition is in conformance with the plan, as approved.

(b) As used in this section— (1) the term "agency of the legislative branch" means the

Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Congressional Budget Office; and

(2) the term "telecommunications system" means an electronic system for voice, data, or image communication, including any associated cable and switching equipment.

SEC. 306. (a) Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of Tele-law, any agency of the legislative branch is authorized to use A jS lfil* ""®' telecommunications systems and services provided by the Architect note of the Capitol or the House of Representatives or the Senate under the approved plan required by section 305 of Public Law 100-202 (101 Stat. 1329-308) if such systems and services—

(1) have been acquired competitively; and (2) in the case of long distance service, have been determined

by the Architect of the Capitol to be at least equal in quality to, and not greater in cost than, the systems and services available under the procurement conducted by the Administrator of General Services known as "FTS2000".

(b) As used in this section, the term "agency of the legislative branch" means the office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Congressional Budget Office.

SEC. 307. Section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (Chapter 251), is 2 USC 142. amended by striking the words "and the Botanic Garden" therefrom.

SEC. 308. Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a-2a) is amended—

(1) by striking "(d)" and inserting "(d)(1)"; (2) by inserting "or whenever any of the events described in

paragraph (2) occurs," after "Secretary of the Senate,"; and (3) by striking "may," and all that follows through the period

and inserting the following: "may adjust the rates of pay (and any minimum or maximum rate, limitation, or allowance) applicable to personnel whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to the extent necessary to ensure—

"(A) appropriate pay levels and relationships between and among positions held by personnel of the House of Representatives; and

"(B) appropriate pay relationships between— "(i) positions referred to in subparagraph (A); and "(ii)(I) positions under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of

section 225(f) of the Federal Salary Act of 1967; "(II) positions held by personnel whose pay is disbursed

by the Secretary of the Senate; and "(III) positions to which the General Schedule applies.

"(2) The other events permitting an exercise of authority under this subsection are either—

"(A) an adjustment under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule; or


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"(B) an adjustment in rates of pay for Members of the House of Representatives (other than an adjustment which occurs by virtue of an adjustment described in subparagraph (A)).

"(3) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'Member of the House of Representatives' means a Member of the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.".

SEC. 309. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act for fiscal year 1991 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.

SEC. 310. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State or local law, no elected official of the legislative branch of the United States Government shall be required to serve on a grand or petit jury, convened by any Federal, State or local court, whether such service is requested by judicial summons or by some other means of compulsion.

(b) "Elected official of the legislative branch" shall mean each Member of the United States House of Representatives, the Delegates from the District of Columbia, Guam, the American Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and each United States Senator.

SEC. 311. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, funds appropriated by this Act or any other Act for expenses of official mail of any person entitled to use the congressional frank may be expended only in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate or the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, as applicable. Such regulations shall require—

(1) individual accountability for use of official mail by each person entitled to use the congressional frank;

(2)(A) with respect to the House of Representatives, allocation of funds for official mail to be made to each such person with respect to each session of Congress (with no transfer to any other session or to any other such person); and

(B) with respect to the Senate, allocation of funds for official mail to be made to each such person with respect to each session of Congress (with no transfer to any other session, other than transfers from the first session of a Congress to the second session of that Congress, or to any other such person); and

(3) with respect to the House of Representatives, that in addition to any other report or information made available to the public (through the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards or otherwise) regarding the use of the frank, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall include in the quarterly report of receipts and expenditures submitted to the House of Representatives a statement (based solely on data provided for that purpose by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards) of costs charged against the Official Mail Allowance for each person entitled to use the congressional frank.


(b) The Postmaster General, in consultation with the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives—

(1) shall monitor use of official mail by each person entitled to use the congressional frank;

(2) at least monthly, shall notify any person with an allocation under subsection (a)(2) as to the percentage of the allocation that has been used; and

(3) may not carry or deliver official mail the cost of which is in excess of an allocation under subsection (a)(2).

(c) Expenses of official mail of the Senate and the House of Representatives may be paid only from funds specifically appropriated for that purpose and funds so appropriated—

(1) may be supplemented by other appropriated funds only if such supplementation is provided for by law or by regulation under subsection (a); and

(2) may not be supplemented by funds from any other source, public or private.

(d) No Senator or Member of the House of Representatives may maintain or use, directly or indirectly, an unofficial office account or defray official expenses from—

(1) funds received from a political committee or derived from a contribution or expenditure (as such terms are defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971);

(2) funds received as reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Senator or Member in connection with personal services provided by the Senator or Member to the person making the reimbursement; or

(3) any other funds that are not specifically appropriated for official expenses.

(e)(1) There is established in the House of Representatives an Official Mail Allowance for Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives who are persons entitled to use the congressional frank. Regulations for use of the Official Mail Allow- Regulations, ance shall be prescribed—

(A) by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, with respect to allocation and expenditures relating to the Allowance; and

(B) by the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards, with respect to matters under section 3210(a)(6)(D) of title 39, United States Code.

(2) The Official Mail Allowance— (A) shall be available only for postage for franked mail sent at

a first class, third class, or fourth class rate; (B) with respect to a Member of the House of Representatives,

shall be available, in a session of Congress, in a total amount, as determined under paragraph (1)(A), of not more than the product of (i) 3 times the single-piece rate applicable to first class mail, and (ii) the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible delivery stops) in the congressional district, as such addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39, United States Code;

(C) with respect to any other person entitled to use the congressional frank in the House of Representatives (including any Member of the House of Representatives who receives an allocation under subsection (a)(2) with respect to duties as an elected officer of, or holder of another position in, the House of


Representatives), shall be available, in a session of Congress, in a total amount determined under paragraph (1)(A); and

(D) shall not be available for payment of any nonpostage fee or charge, including any fee or charge for express mail, express mail drop shipment, certified mail, registered mail, return receipt, address correction, or postal insurance.

(3)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), each Member of the House of Representatives may transfer amounts from the Official Expenses Allowance and the Clerk Hire Allowance of the Member to the Official Mail Allowance of the Member.

(B) The total amount a Member may so transfer with respect to a session of Congress may not exceed $25,000.

(4) The Official Expenses Allowance shall be available to a Member of the House of Representatives for the payment of nonpostage fees and charges referred to in paragraph (2XD) and for postage for mail for official business sent outside the United States.

(f) A Member of the House of Representatives shall, before making any mass mailing, submit a sample or description of the mail matter involved to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards for an advisory opinion as to whether such proposed mailing is in compliance with applicable provisions of law, rule, or regulation.

(g) As used in subsections (a) through if)— (1) the term "Member of the House of Representatives"

means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and

(2) the term "person entitled to use the congressional frank" means a Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, or other person authorized to use the frank under section 3210(b) of title 39, United States Code.

(h)(1) Section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

"(E) As used in this section, the term 'mass mailing' means, with respect to a session of Congress, any mailing of newsletters or other pieces of mail with substantially identical content (whether such mail is deposited jsingly or in bulk, or at the same time or different times), totaling more than 500 pieces in that session, except that such term does not include any mailing—

"(i) of matter in direct response to a communication from a person to whom the matter is mailed;

"(ii) from a Member of Congress to other Members of Congress, or to Federal, State, or local government officials; or

"(iii) of a news release to the communications media.". (2) Section 506(a)(3) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973

(2 U.S.C. 58(a)(3)) is amended by striking out "postage on," and all that.follows through "Senate, and".

(3) Section 316 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 (39 U.S.C. 3210 note) is amended—

(A) by striking out subsection (a); and (B) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a)

and (b), respectively. (i) This section and the amendments made by this section shall

apply with respect to sessions of Congress beginning with the first session of the One Hundred Second Congress, except that, with respect to the Senate, subsection (d) shall apply with respect to sessions of Congress beginning with the second session of the One Hundred Second Congress, and the funds referred to in paragraph


(3) of such subsection shall not include personal funds of a Senator or Member of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 312. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in order to reduce the total amount appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 1991 (excluding any amounts required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law)—

(1) of the amount appropriated for "House of Representatives" under the paragraph entitled "Salaries and Expenses", £is set forth in title I, $4,500,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(2) of the amount appropriated for "Architect of the Capitol" under the paragraph entitled "Office of the Architect of the Capitol", "Salaries^' as set forth in title I, $286,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(3) of the amount appropriated for "Architect of the Capitol" under the paragraph entitled "Capitol Buildings and Grounds", "Capitol Buildings", as set forth in title I, $4,590,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(4) of the amount appropriated for "Architect of the Capitol" under the paragraph entitled "Capitol Buildings and Grounds", "Capitol Grounds" as set forth in title I, $841,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(5) of the amount appropriated for "Architect of the Capitol" under the paragraph entitled "Senate Office Buildings", as set forth in title I, $4,700,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(6) of the amount appropriated for "Architect of the Capitol" under the paragraph entitled "Capitol Power Plant", as set forth in title I, $1,203,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(7) of the amount appropriated for "Library of Congress" under the paragraph entitled "Congressional Research Service", "Salaries and Expenses", as set forth in title I, $858,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(8) of the amount appropriated for "Government Printing Office" under the paragraph entitled "Congressional Printing and Binding", as set forth in title I, $2,250,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(9) of the amount appropriated for "Library of Congress" under the paragraph entitled "Salaries and Expenses", as set forth in title II, $2,607,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(10) of the amount appropriated for "Library of Congress" under the paragraph entitled "Copyright Office , "Salaries and Expenses", as set forth in title II, $217,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(11) of the amount appropriated for "Library of Congress" under the paragraph entitled "Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped", "Salaries and Expenses", as set forth in title II, $1,005,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(12) of the amount appropriated for "Library of Congress" under the paragraph entitled "Furniture and Furnishings", as set forth in title II, $1,255,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

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(13) of the amount appropriated for "Architect of the Capitol" under the paragraph entitled "Library Buildings and Grounds", "Structural and Mechanical Care", as set forth in title II, $5,000,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(14) of the amount appropriated for "Government Printing Office" under the paragraph entitled "Office of Superintendent of Documents", "Salaries and Expenses", as set forth in title II, $755,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(15) of the amount appropriated for "General Accounting Office" under the paragraph entitled "Salaries and Expenses', as set forth in title II, $3,968,000 shall be unavailable for obligation or expenditure in such fiscal year;

(b) Any amount made unavailable for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 1991 by subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation or expenditure (for that same purpose) in fiscal year 1992.

SEC. 313 (a) Section 116(d) of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105(d)) is amended to read as follows:

"(d) PROCEEDS FROM CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS CREATED TO FUND.— In addition to the appropriations received pursuant to section 121, the interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the fund pursuant to section 119(a), shall be credited to and form a part of the fund.".

(b) Section 117(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1106(a)) is amended to read as follows:

"(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay to the Center from the interest and earnings of the fund, and moneys credited to the fund pursuant to section 119(a), such sums as the Board determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the Center to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.".

(c) Section 119(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1108(a)) is amended— (1) by deleting "and" at the end of paragraph (6); and (2) by deleting paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof the

following: "(7) make expenditures for official reception and representa

tion expenses as well as expenditures for meals, entertainment and refreshments in connection with official training sessions or other authorized programs or activities;

"(8) apply for, receive and use for the purposes of the Center grants or other assistance from Federal sources;

"(9) establish, receive and use for the purposes of the Center fees or other charges for goods or services provided in fulfilling the Center's purposes to persons not enumerated in section 115(b);

"(10) invest, as specified in section 116(b), moneys authorized to be received under this section; and

"(11) make other necessary expenditures.". SEC. 314. The funds appropriated to the Clerk of the House in the

Fiscal Year 1986 Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, Public Law 99-349, and subsequently transferred to the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100-458 for Capitol Complex Security Enhancements shall be withheld from obligation and disbursement until September 30, 1991 and pursuant to section 202 of Public Law 100-119, this action is a necessary (but secondary) result of a signifi-


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cant policy change: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 of these funds may be obligated and disbursed before September 30,1991, for vehicular barriers as proposed in the Capitol Complex Security Enhancements upon approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further, That upon approval by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, any part of these funds may be obligated and disbursed for planning and design of the visitors' centers proposed in the Capitol Complex Security Enhancements, with such enhancements, including the "Perimeter Security Plan," as may be approved by such committees: Provided further. That the committees responsible for review, approval, and other procedures under section 102 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1989 shall complete review and approval of the improved security plan by July 1, 1991: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall have the effect of waiving any requirement relating to review and approval by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations with respect to detailed documentation describing the scope, cost, and construction schedule of the work to be accomplished through the funds involved.

SEC. 315. (a) Whenever, after the date of enactment of this Act, there is an adjustment in rates of pay for Senators (other than an adjustment which occurs by virtue of an adjustment under section 5305 of title 5, United States Code, in rates of pay under the General Schedule), the President pro tempore of the Senate may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, adjust the rate of pay (and any minimum or maximum rate, limitation, or allowance) applicable to personnel whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate to the extent necessary to maintain the same pay relationships that existed on December 31, 1986, between personnel and Senators and between positions.

(b) Adjustments made by the President pro tempore under this section shall be made in such manner as he considers advisable and shall have the force and effect of law.

SEC. 316. Section 3210(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

"(7) A Member of the House of Representatives may not send any Postal service mass mailing outside the congressional district of the Member, except that—

"(A) a Member of the House of Representatives may send mass mailings to any area in a county, if any part of the county adjoins or is inside the congressional district of the Member; and

"(B) in the case of redistricting, on and after the date referred to in subsection (d)(1)(B), a Member of the House of Representatives may send mass mailings to the additional area described in that section.".

SEC. 317. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1991 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

SEC. 318. Two weeks after the close of each calendar quarter, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall send to each Senate office a statement of the cost of postage and paper and of the other operating expenses incurred as a result of mass mailings processed for such Senate office during such quarter. The statement shall separately identify the cost of postage and paper and other costs, and shall distinguish the costs attributable to newsletters and all other mass mailings.

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The statement shall also include the total cost per capita in the State. A compilation of all such statements shall be sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. A summary tabulation of such information shall be published quarterly in the Congressional Record and included in the semiannual report of the Secretary of the Senate. Such summary tabulation shall set forth for each Senate office the following information: the Senate office's name, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during the quarter, the total cost of such mail, and, in the case of Senators, the cost of such mail divided by the total population of the State from which the Senator was elected, and the total number of pieces of mass mail divided by the total population of the State from which the Senator was elected.

SEC. 319. SPARK M . MATSUNAGA MEDAL OF PEACE.—(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1705 of the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4604) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)— (A) by adding "and" after the semicolon at the end of

paragraph (8); (B) by striking out paragraph (9); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (9);

(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (n) as subsections (d) through (o), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: "(c)(1)(A) The Institute, acting through the Board, may each year

make an award to such person or persons who it determines to have contributed in extraordinary ways to peace among the nations and peoples of the world, giving special attention to contributions that advance society's knowledge and skill in peacemaking and conflict management. The award shall include the public presentation to such person or persons of the Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace and a cash award in an amount of not to exceed $25,000 for any recipient.

"(B)(i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions which capture the goals for which the Medal is presented. The design of the medals shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Board and the Commission of Fine Arts.

"(ii) The Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace shall be struck in bronze and in the size determined by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Board.

"(iii) The appropriate account of the Treasury of the United States shall be reimbursed for costs incurred in carrying out this subparagraph out of funds appropriated pursuant to section 1710(a)(1).

"(2) The Board shall establish an advisory panel composed of persons eminent in peacemaking, diplomacy, public affairs, and scholarship, and such advisory panel shall advise the Board during its consideration of the selection of the recipient of the award.

"(3) The Institute shall inform the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives about the selection procedures it intends to follow, together with any other matters relevant to making the award and emphasizing its prominence and significance.".


(b) USE OF MEDAL NAME.—Section 1704(e)(1) of the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4603(e)(1)) is amended by inserting " 'Spark M. Matsunaga Medal of Peace'," after " 'International Peace',".

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1707(b) of the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 4606(b)) is amended by striking out "section 1705(g)(3)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 1705(hX3)".

SEC. 320. In fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, when a Senator disseminates information under the frank by a mass mailing (as defined in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39, United States Code), the Senator shall register quarterly with the Secretary of the Senate such mass mailings. Such registration shall be made by filing with the Secretary a copy of the matter mailed and providing, on a form supplied by the Secretary, a description of the group or groups of persons to whom the mass mailing was mailed and the number of pieces mailed.

SEC. 321. Pursuant to section 140 of Public Law 97-92, Justices and judges of the United States are authorized during calendar year 1991 to receive a salary adjustment in accordance with 28 U.S.C. section 461.

SEC. 322. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other agencies under the authority of sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, United States Code, may be expended or obligated—

(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts; or

(2) in the case of an advance payment, only— (A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead

costs as are attributable to the work performed for such other agency; or

(B) to such extent or in such' amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, with respect to any purpose not allowable under subparagraph (A).

SEC. 323. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a) by—

(A) striking "1990" and inserting "1991". SEC. 324. The Architect of the Capitol shall take such steps as may

be necessary to ensure that room S-147 of the Capitol is prepared (to the extent of not less than 50 percent of its total square footage) for use by the Special Services Office. Any expenses necessary to carry out the preceding sentence may be paid out of any appropriations

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available to the Architect of the Capitol under this Act, in fiscal year 1991, for "Contingent Expenses" or "Capitol Buildings".

Tele- SEC. 325. Two floor tracking cable TV channels are authorized, communications. Q^e for the Speaker and one for the Minority Leader.

This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991".

Approved November 5, 1990.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5399 (S. 3207):

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-648 (Comm. on Appropriations) and No. 101-965 (Comm. of Conference).

SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-533 accompanying S. 3207 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990):

Oct. 21, considered and passed House. Oct. 24, 25, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 27, House and Senate agreed to conference report.

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