(This measure has not been amended since the conference report was filed in the House on September 18, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 - Title I: Legislative Branch Appropriations - Makes FY 2004 appropriations for the Senate for: (1) expense allowances; (2) representation allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders; (3) salaries of specified officers, employees, and committees (including the Committee on Appropriations); (4) agency contributions for employee benefits; (5) inquiries and investigations; (6) the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control; (7) the Offices of the Secretary and of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate; (8) miscellaneous items; (9) the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account; and (10) official mail costs.
(Sec. 1) Increases by $50,000 the allowances for administrative and clerical assistance in the offices of Senators.
(Sec. 2) Removes the current cap (a maximum of $100,000 each) on the annual expense allowance of Conferences of the Majority and the Minority.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Senate Commission on Art to accept gifts of money and acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise) any work of art, historical object, document, or material relating to historical matters, or exhibit, for placement or exhibition in the Senate Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, or in its rooms, spaces, or corridors. Allows the Commission to retain such items for accession to the U.S. Senate Collection or other use or to dispose of them by sale or other transactions.Repeals Senate Resolution 95, 92d Congress, agreed to April 1, 1971, and enacted into law by Public Law 100-696 (providing additional authority to acquire works of art, historical objects, documents or exhibits for placement or exhibition in the Senate Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, or in its rooms, spaces, or corridors).
Establishes the Curatorial Advisory Board to provide advice and assistance to the Commission on the acquisition, care, and disposition of items for or within the U.S. Senate Collection, and on such other matters as the Commission determines.
Authorizes the Commission, or the chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after notifying it, to establish one or more additional advisory boards.
Establishes in the Treasury the Senate Preservation Fund to be available to the Commission for the payment of acquisition and transaction costs incurred for such acquisitions, for official activities of the advisory boards, and for any purposes for which funds from the contingent fund of the Senate may be used for conservation, restoration, replication, or replacement of items.
Requires the Library of Congress to provide financial management and disbursing services and support to the Commission as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian of Congress and Executive Secretary of the Commission.
Amends Senate Resolution 382, 90th Congress, as agreed to October 1, 1968, and enacted into law by Public Law 100-696, to make the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate the chairman and vice chairman of the Commission.
Requires the Secretary of the Senate to appoint (currently, the Commission to select) a Senate Curator approved by the Commission. Requires the Secretary to assign additional employees to assist the Commission, and to provide such other assistance as the Commission determines necessary.
Provides for the use of Senate contingent funds for the purchase of art and historical objects for the U.S. Senate Collection, for exhibits and public education relating to such Collection, and for administrative and transitional expenses of the Commission.
(Sec. 4) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 and other Federal law to increase the maximum annual expense allowances of: (1) the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the Office of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate for orientation seminars from $10,000 each to $25,000 each; and (2) the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority from $3,000 each to $6,000.
(Sec. 6) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 to increase from eight to nine the number of individual consultants the Majority and Minority Leaders may each appoint.
(Sec. 7) Amends Public Law 101-302 to extend through FY 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter, the authorization for the use of certain unexpended and unobligated funds within the Senate contingent fund for expenses of the U.S. Senate Collection.
(Sec. 8) Authorizes the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to permit the installation of data communication lines and other appropriate Internet connections (not including voice connections) in the private residence of a Senator and up to two staff members designated by a Senator and the majority and minority staff director of a committee for conducting the work of the Senate, subject to Committee guidelines.
(Sec. 9) Authorizes, under certain conditions and on a reimbursable basis, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to provide services and equipment funded by appropriations available to the Senate to persons and entities not funded by such appropriations.
(Sec. 10) Permits a Senator from a noncontiguous State (including Alaska and Hawaii) to pay a high cost of living allowance to any employee (up to 25 percent of such individual's basic pay) employed in an office of the Senator located in that State. Treats the allowance as part of the employee's basic pay.
Makes FY 2004 appropriations for the House of Representatives for: (1) salaries and/or expenses of the House leadership offices, committees (including the Committee on Appropriations), officers and employees, and the Child Care Center; and (2) Members' representational allowances.
(Sec. 101) Makes amounts appropriated under this Act for Members' Representational Allowances available for FY 2004 only. Requires that amounts remaining after all allowance payments are made for FY 2004 be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or, if there is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal debt.
(Sec. 102) Prohibits funds in this Act from being used to provide supplemental dental or vision health insurance benefits for House Members or employees.
(Sec. 103) Establishes the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs in the House to: (1) receive and respond to inquiries from foreign parliamentarians or foreign legislative bodies regarding official visits to the House; (2) coordinate official visits to the House by parliamentarians, officers, or employees of foreign legislative bodies; (3) coordinate with the Sergeant at Arms, the Clerk, and other House officers in providing services for delegations of Members on official visits to foreign nations; (4) discharge and coordinate the House activities and responsibilities in connection with participation in various interparliamentary exchanges and organizations; (5) facilitate the interchange and reception in the United States of members of foreign legislative bodies and permanent officials of foreign governments; and (6) enable the House to host meetings with senior government officials and other dignitaries in order to discuss matters relevant to U.S. relations with other nations.
Makes the head of the Office the Director of Interparliamentary Affairs, appointed by the Speaker without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position.
Amends House Resolution 1047, 95th Congress (authorizing payment of expenses incurred by the House Committee on Foreign Relations in connection with visits to the United States by foreign heads of state, and for similar expenses incurred for meetings with senior Federal officials and other dignitaries to discuss foreign relations matters), as enacted into permanent law by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 to reduce the annual maximum amount of such payment from $80,000 to $40,000.
Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 104) Amends Federal law to provide that "Member" with respect to the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) not only excludes an individual who irrevocably elects, by written notice to the official by whom such individual is paid, not to participate in FERS but excludes an individual who (in the case of an individual who is a Member of the House, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner of Congress) serves as a Member before this Act's enactment.
Allows, during the 60-day period which begins on this Act's enactment, any individual who, as of such date, is serving as a Member and on such date is not subject to FERS to elect to do so.
(Sec. 106) Transfers as of FY 2004: (1) three Corrections Calendar Office (CCO) positions and their associated functions to the Speaker's Office; and (2) two CCO positions and their associated functions to the Minority Leader's Office.
Preserves the total number of days of unused sick and annual leave for the transferred individuals.
Requires, as of FY 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year, the lump sum allowance for CCO salaries and expenses provided under House Resolution 130, 105th Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, as enacted into permanent law by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 to be transferred as follows: (1) 63.5 percent of such allowance to the Office of the Speaker; and (2) 36.5 percent to the Office of the Minority Leader.
Makes FY 2004 appropriations for salaries and/or expenses of: (1) the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005, and the Joint Economic and Taxation Committees; (2) the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office; (4) the preparation of statements of appropriations for both the House and the Senate; (5) the Capitol Police; (6) the Office of Compliance; (7) the Congressional Budget Office; (8) the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), including for the care and operation of Capitol buildings and grounds, Senate and House office buildings, the Capitol power plant, the Library of Congress buildings and grounds, the Capitol Police buildings and grounds, the Botanic Garden (provided that this appropriation shall not be available for construction of the National Garden); and (9) the Capitol Visitor Center (including transfer of funds).
(Sec. 1002) Authorizes the General Counsel, the Employment Counsel, and staff attorneys, in order to provide legal assistance and representation to the Board or the Capitol Police, to enter an appearance in any proceeding before any U.S. court (except the U.S. Supreme Court) or of any State or political subdivision, without compliance with any requirement for admission to practice before such court.
(Sec. 1003) Extends the Capitol Police jurisdiction zone for the truck interdiction program to a specified area (including the Mall and the buildings of the Smithsonian Institution) to grant the Capitol Police authority in such zone to make arrests and enforce Federal law: (1) with respect to any crime of violence committed in the presence of a member of the Capitol Police if he or she is in the performance of official duties, as defined under such regulation, when the crime is committed; and (2) to prevent imminent loss of life or injury to person or property, if the officer is in the performance of official duties, as defined under such regulations, when the authority is exercised.
Provides that nothing shall be construed to limit the authority of the Capitol Police as in effect before the effective date of this Act.
(Sec. 1004) Treats a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police as a member of the Capitol Police for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement and Federal Employees' Retirement System laws. Applies this treatment to periods of such service performed on and after December 1, 2002.
Specifies a formula for the amount required to be paid into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund with respect to prior service by an individual who is first appointed as a hazardous materials response team member of the Capitol Police before the effective date of this Act and is employed in such position on that date (incumbent). Reduces the annuity of the incumbent if no part of or less than the required full amount is paid.
Requires the Capitol Police to deposit for the prior service of each incumbent an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund equal to the difference between the Government contributions that were actually made for such prior service and the Government contributions that would have been made had this Act been in effect and interest computed on such amount.
(Sec. 1005) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 to repeal as of February 20, 2003, the requirement that the Chief of the Capitol Police recruit individuals to serve as members of the Capitol Police without regard to the age of the individuals.
(Sec. 1006) States that to provide for a more effective and efficient transfer of Library of Congress Police employees to the Capitol Police force: (1) the Chief shall provide for training, on a reimbursable basis, of such employees who upon enactment of this Act are 42 years of age or less and have five years or less of service as a Library Police employee (excluding any training period); (2) the Librarian of Congress may detail, with or without reimbursement, Library Police employees to the Capitol Police; and (3) the Chief may detail, on a reimbursable basis, members of the Capitol Police to the Library Police.
Prohibits the Librarian from hiring any individual as a Library Police employee or from transferring any Library employee to such position.
Authorizes the Librarian to select individuals to be submitted to the Chief for hiring as Capitol Police. Requires the Chief to hire them if they meet Capitol Police qualifications.
Limits the number of individuals hired during FY 2004 to a total of 23 plus the number of Library Police employees who separate from service or transfer to a position other than a Library Police employee. Requires such hirees to receive necessary training, including training by the Library Police, and to be detailed to such entity.
Declares that nothing under this Act may be construed to affect the Chief's authority, after the transfer date, to assign or reassign any member of the Capitol Police hired under this Act.
(Sec. 1101) Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (the Act) with respect to the prohibition against the use of funds by the AOC to employ individuals within a category of temporary employment which does not provide the same eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other benefits provided to temporary employees hired for a period exceeding one year. Adds to the list of employees for whom such prohibition does not apply. Allows the AOC to use such funds to hire an individual who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement entered into by the AOC establishing terms and conditions of employment which include eligibility for life insurance, health insurance, retirement, and other benefits.
Requires the AOC to make employer contributions for benefits for AOC employees (including temporary employees) directly to any third party designated to receive such contributions on behalf of the employees under a collective bargaining agreement, participation agreement, or any other arrangement entered into by the AOC which provides for such contribution.
(Sec. 1102) Makes funds appropriated to the AOC available: (1) for the leasing of space in areas within the District of Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the U.S. Capitol Grounds to meet space requirements of the Senate, the House, the Capitol Police, and the AOC; and (2) to incur any necessary expense in connection with leasing of such space.
(Sec. 1103) Transfers certain unobligated funds into the AOC account for general administration.
Makes FY 2004 appropriations to: (1) the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses, the Copyright Office, Congressional Research Service, and Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; (2) the Government Printing Office (GPO) for congressional printing and binding (including transfer of funds); (3) GPO for the Office of Superintendent of Documents (including transfer of funds); (4) the General Accounting Office for salaries and expenses; (5) the Government Printing Office; and (6) a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund.
(Sec. 1202) Reduces (from the FY 2003 level) the obligational authority of the Library for FY 2004 for reimbursable and revolving fund activities funded from sources other than appropriations.
Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to temporarily transfer up to a specified amount of funds appropriated in this Act under the heading "Library of Congress Salaries and Expenses" to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established under the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000.
(Sec. 1203) Amends Federal law to revise the authorization of the AOC to acquire specified real property and improvements in Culpeper County, Virginia, for use as a national audiovisual conservation center.
(Sec. 1301) Amends Federal law to increase the annual rate of pay for the: (1) Public Printer from level III to level II of the Executive Schedule; and (2) Deputy Public Printer from level IV to level III.
(Sec. 1302) Authorizes the Public Printer to: (1) transfer or donate surplus Government publications and condemned GPO machinery, material, equipment, and supplies to other Federal entities, any nonprofit tax-exempt organization, or State or local governments; and (2) accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding Federal limitations.
Prohibits individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services from being considered Federal employees, except for Federal law purposes with respect to compensation for work injuries and tort claims.
(Sec. 1401) Authorizes the Comptroller General, at any time during FY 2004 or any succeeding fiscal year, to accept payment from the Securities and Exchange Commission for performance of any audit of the Commission's financial statements.
(Sec. 207) Authorizes the AOC to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
(Sec. 209) Authorizes, during FY 2004 and any succeeding fiscal year, any entity in the legislative branch which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board to use funds made available to the entity for the fiscal year to finance an appropriate share of the costs of the Board for the year.
Title III: Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency Supplemental - Chapter 1: The Judiciary - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 - Makes FY 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations for: (1) salaries and expenses of the Courts of Appeals, District courts, and other judicial services; (2) defender services; and (3) fees of Jurors and Commissioners.
Chapter 2: Department of Defense - Civil - Department of the Army - Corps of Engineers - Civil - Makes FY 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations for flood control and coastal emergencies.
Chapter 3: Department of Homeland Security - Emergency Preparedness and Response - Makes FY 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief.
Chapter 4: Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture - Makes FY 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior and to the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture for wildland fire management (including transfers of funds)
Makes appropriations to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior for resource management.
Chapter 5: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Makes FY 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Human Space Flight to cover necessary expenses for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia accident.
Chapter 6: General Provisions - (Sec. 3601) Prohibits appropriations contained in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided.
(Sec. 3602) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds (to remain available until expended): (1) to provide assistance under the tree assistance program in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, to compensate eligible orchardists for tree losses incurred since January 1, 2000, due to fire blight in Michigan; and (2) for the suppression and control of the Mormon cricket infestation on public and private land in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho.
(Sec. 3604) Deems the managers' statement of the conference committee accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106-554) to be amended to make amounts currently available to the City of Paso Robles, California, for the Oak Parks Housing Project for modernization and rehabilitation projects to be available to the City, instead, for construction of a senior citizen project.
(Sec. 3605) Deems the referenced statement of the managers in title II (Department of Housing and Urban Development) of Division K (Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003) of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Resolution) to be amended to make amounts currently available to the City of White Plains, New York, for an economic development study for the revitalization of Westchester to be available to the City, instead, for the reconstruction of renaissance plaza at Maine and Mamaroneck in downtown White Plains.
(Sec. 3606) States that FY 2003 loan guarantees for mortgage insurance under the Special Risk Insurance Fund and the General Insurance Fund shall not exceed $25 billion.
(Sec. 3607) Allows funds awarded under a grant to the San Diego Workforce Partnership on June 30, 2001, pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act, to be used to provide services to spouses of members of the armed forces.
(Sec. 3608) Amends the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2003, as amended by Public Law 108-11, to: (1) decrease funds appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services for construction and renovation (including equipment) of health care and other facilities; (2) make funds available for the Muskegon Community Health Project, Muskegon, Michigan, for the Access Health insurance program; (3) make funds available to the Victim Resource Center, Inc., of Pennsylvania, for abstinence education and related services in lieu of the Venago County Area Vo-Tech, Oil City, Pennsylvania, for such purposes; (4) increase the limit on the amount made available to enable the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for special projects of regional and national significance, research, and training with respect to maternal and child health and children with special health care needs; and (5) make funds available for Phoenix Children's Health Project in Arizona to address the health needs of extremely vulnerable homeless and runaway youth in underserved rural and urban areas, for the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for health outreach and education, and for the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for its minority outreach oral health initiative.
(Sec. 3610) Decreases the amount made available under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2003 for: (1) carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; and (2) certain projects and the amount specified for them in the managers' statement accompanying the Resolution.
Amends the managers' statement to shift from "Special Education" to "Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research" the specification of $500,000 for the Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the Deaf, Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model project.
(Sec. 3612) Deems the provisions in the managers' statement accompanying the Resolution which specifies $1 million for the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, for the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute to read as "Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, for the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, including an endowment, $1 million." Amends the managers' statement to deem the specification of $275,000 for the Spoon River College, Canton, Illinois, for equipment for community technology centers in Canton and Macomb, Illinois, to remove the limiting word "equipment" (thus earmarking the sum for anything the centers may require).
(Sec. 3614) Requires the Secretary of Education, from September 1 through September 30 and under specified conditions, to: (1) transfer up to $4,353,368 to the Education for the Disadvantaged account from amounts that would otherwise lapse at the end of FY 2003; (2) obligate such funds before September 30, 2003; and (3) allocate them only to States whose FY 2003 allocation was less than their FY 2002 allocation, in order to make up the difference.
(Sec. 3615) Subjects funds made available under the heading "Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners" in the Resolution to the provisions of the Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act (Public Law 107-275).
(Sec. 3616) Declares that the amounts provided or made available by this title are designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to H.Con.Res. 95, 108th Congress (FY 2004 congressional budget).
Title IV: References - (Sec. 4001) States that, except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to "this Act" contained in titles I and II of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of such titles, and any reference to "this Act" contained in title III of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of such title.
[108th Congress Public Law 83]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[DOCID: f:publ083.108]
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Public Law 108-83
108th Congress
An Act
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Sept. 30,
2003 - [H.R. 2657]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2004.>> That the following sums are
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for
other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE <<NOTE: 2 USC 60a note.>> BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE
Expense Allowances
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Leader of the Senate,
$20,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $20,000; Majority Whip of the
Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro
Tempore emeritus, $7,500; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in
all, $127,500.
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, $125,307,000, which shall be paid
from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,028,000.
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000.
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office of the president pro tempore emeritus
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $156,000.
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $3,220,000.
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,324,000.
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $12,799,000.
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, $1,358,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,716,000.
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and
the Conference of the Minority, $674,000.
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such committee; in all,
$2,834,000.
For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000.
For Office of the Secretary, $18,299,000.
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $45,789,000.
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,468,000.
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $32,134,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $4,843,000.
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Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,222,000.
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, $6,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for the
Majority of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $6,000; in all, $24,000.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted under section 134(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act
of 1946 (Public Law 97-601), section 112 of the Supplemental
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate
Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $118,462,000.
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $520,000.
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$2,265,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred to the Senate
Preservation Fund and shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $135,243,000, of which $30,835,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2006, and of which $4,255,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008.
For miscellaneous items, $18,425,000, of which up to $500,000 shall
be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron
postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town
meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local
government) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That
any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50
percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid
by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator.
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For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
$310,000,000.
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
Sec. 1. <<NOTE: 2 USC 61-1.>> Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices
of Senators. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Effective on and after October 1,
2003, each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under section
105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2
U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the dollar amounts in that
table, as adjusted by law and in effect on September 30, 2003, increased
by an additional $50,000 each.
Sec. 2. Payment of Expenses of Conferences of Majority and Minority.
(a) In General.--Section 120 of Public Law 97-51 (2 U.S.C. 61g-6) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ``an amount, not in excess of
$100,000,'' and inserting ``such amount as necessary''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 61g-6 note. 2 USC 2108.>> Effective
Date.--This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and
each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 3. Provisions Relating to Senate Commission on Art. (a)
Authority To Acquire and Dispose.--
(1) In general.--The Senate Commission on Art (referred to
in this section as the ``Commission'') may--
(A) accept gifts of money; and
(B) acquire (by gift, purchase, or otherwise) any
work of art, historical object, document, or material
relating to historical matters, or exhibit, for
placement or exhibition in the Senate Wing of the
Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, or in rooms,
spaces, or corridors thereof.
(2) Accession or disposal.--All works of art, historical
objects, documents, or material related to historical matters,
or exhibits, acquired by the Commission may, as determined by
the Commission and after consultation with the Curatorial
Advisory Board, be--
(A) retained for accession to the United States
Senate Collection or other use; or
(B) disposed of by sale or other transaction.
(3) Repeal.--Senate Resolution 95, 92d Congress, agreed to
April 1, 1971, and enacted into law by section 901(a) of Public
Law 100-696 (2 U.S.C. 2106) is repealed.
(b) Advisory Boards.--
(1) <<NOTE: Establishment.>> Curatorial advisory board.--
There is established a Board which shall be chaired by the
Senate Curator. The Curatorial Advisory Board shall provide
advice and assistance to the Commission on the acquisition,
care, and disposition of items for or within the United States
Senate Collection, and on such other matters as the Commission
determines appropriate.
(2) Additional advisory boards.--
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(A) In general.--The Commission, or the chairman and
vice chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission
and after giving notice to the Commission, may establish
1 or more additional advisory boards.
(B) Term.--The term of existence for an additional
advisory board--
(i) shall be specified by the Commission but
no longer than 4 years; and
(ii) shall be renewable.
(C) Purpose.--The purpose of an additional advisory
board shall be to provide advice and assistance to the
Commission and to further the purposes of the
Commission.
(3) Appointments.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Curatorial Advisory Board and other advisory boards
established by the Commission under paragraph (2) shall
be composed of members appointed by the Commission, or
the chairman and vice chairman acting jointly on behalf
of the Commission and after giving notice to the
Commission.
(B) Applicable rules.--Members appointed under
subparagraph (A)--
(i) shall be appointed from public and private
life and shall serve at the pleasure of the
Commission; and
(ii) in the case of individuals appointed to
the Curatorial Advisory Board, shall be experts or
have significant experience in the field of arts,
historic preservation, or other appropriate
fields.
Each member of the Commission may have appointed to an
advisory board created by the Commission at least 1
individual requested by that member.
(4) Members.--A member of a board under this subsection--
(A) may, at the discretion of the Commission, be
reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
the performance of the official duties of the board from
any funds available to the Commission in accordance with
applicable Senate regulations for such expenses; and
(B) shall not, by virtue of such member's service on
the board, be deemed to be an officer, employee, or
agent of the Senate and may not bind the Senate in any
contract or obligation.
(5) Terms for additional advisory board members.--Members
appointed to the other advisory boards created under paragraph
(2) shall serve for terms as stated in their appointment, but no
longer than a term of 4 years, except that any member may be
reappointed upon the expiration of their term.
(6) Regulations.--The Commission, or the chairman and vice
chairman acting jointly on behalf of the Commission and after
giving notice to the Commission, in consultation with the
Committee on Rules and Administration, may promulgate such
regulations governing advisory boards established under this
subsection as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this
subsection.
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(7) Assistance.--The Executive Secretary of the Commission
shall provide assistance to an advisory board as authorized by
the Commission.
(c) Establishment of Senate Preservation Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a
fund, to be known as the ``Senate Preservation Fund'' (in this
section referred to as the ``fund''), which shall consist of
amounts deposited and credited under paragraph (3).
(2) Payment of costs.--The fund shall be available to the
Commission for the payment of acquisition and transaction costs
incurred for acquisitions under subsection (a), for official
activities of any advisory board established under subsection
(b), and for any purposes for which funds from the contingent
fund of the Senate may be used under section 316(a) of Public
Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107).
(3) Deposits, credits, and disbursements.--
(A) Deposits.--The Commission shall deposit in the
fund amounts appropriated for use of the fund, gifts of
money, and proceeds of transactions under subsection
(a).
(B) Credits.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
credit to the fund the interest on, and the proceeds
from sale or redemption of, obligations held in the
fund.
(C) Disbursements.--Disbursements from the fund
shall be made on vouchers approved by the Commission and
signed by the Executive Secretary of the Commission.
(4) Investments.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall
invest any portion of the fund that, as determined by
the Commission, is not required to meet current
withdrawals.
(B) Type of obligation.--Each investment required by
this paragraph shall be made in an interest bearing
obligation of the United States or an obligation
guaranteed as to the principal and interest by the
United States that, as determined by the Commission, has
a maturity suitable for the fund.
(C) Commission approval.--In carrying out this
subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury may make such
purchases, sales, and redemption of obligations as may
be approved by the Commission.
(5) Services and support.--The Library of Congress shall
provide financial management and disbursing services and support
to the Commission as may be required and mutually agreed to by
the Librarian of Congress and the Executive Secretary of the
Commission.
(6) <<NOTE: Reports.>> Audits.--The Comptroller General of
the United States shall conduct annual audits of the Senate
Preservation Fund and shall report the results of each audit to
the Commission.
(d) Administrative Changes.--
(1) Senate commission on art.--Section 1 of Senate
Resolution 382, 90th Congress, agreed to October 1, 1968, and
enacted into law by section 901(a) of Public Law 100-696 (2
U.S.C. 2101) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b), by striking the first
sentence and inserting ``The Majority Leader and
Minority Leader of the Senate shall be the chairman and
vice chairman, respectively, of the Commission.''; and
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(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
``(c) <<NOTE: Appointment.>> The Secretary of the Senate shall
appoint a Senate Curator approved by the Senate Commission on Art. The
Senate Curator shall be an employee of the Secretary of the Senate
assigned to assist the Commission. The Secretary of the Senate shall
assign additional employees to assist the Commission, and provide such
other assistance, as the Commission determines necessary.''.
(2) Purchase of art.--The first sentence of section 316(a)
of Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)) is amended by inserting
after ``in which incurred,'' the following: ``for the purchase
of art and historical objects for the United States Senate
Collection, for exhibits and public education relating to the
United States Senate Collection, for administrative and
transitional expenses of the Senate Commission on Art, and''.
Sec. 4. Orientation Seminars. The first sentence of section 107(a)
of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979 (Public Law 96-38; 2 U.S.C.
69a) is amended by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
Sec. 5. Expense Allowances for Certain Officers of the Senate. (a)
In General.--Section 119(a) of the joint resolution entitled ``Joint
resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1982,
and for other purposes'', approved October 1, 1981 (2 U.S.C. 65c) is
amended by striking ``$3,000'' and inserting ``$6,000''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 65c note.>> Effective Date.--The
amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 6. <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 61h-6 note.>> Consultants. With
respect to fiscal year 2004, the first sentence of section 101(a) of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) shall be
applied by substituting ``nine individual consultants'' for ``eight
individual consultants''.
Sec. 7. United States Senate Collection. Section 316 of Public Law
101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence of subsection
(a) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2004''.
Sec. 8. Data Communication Lines. Notwithstanding section 1348 of
title 31, United States Code, the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate may authorize the installation of data communication lines
and other appropriate Internet connections (not including voice
connections) in the private residence of a Senator and up to 2 staff
members designated by a Senator and the majority and minority staff
director of a committee for conducting the work of the Senate subject to
guidelines issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sec. 9. <<NOTE: 2 USC 61f-11.>> Provision of Services and Equipment
on a Reimbursable Basis.
(a) In General.--Subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate may provide services and equipment funded by appropriations
available to the Senate to persons and entities not funded by such
appropriations.
(b) Reimbursement Required.--The provision of services and equipment
under subsection (a) shall be on a reimbursable basis.
(c) Crediting of Reimbursed Amounts.--In the case of services or
equipment provided under subsection (a) that were procured using amounts
available to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in the
account for Contingent Expenses, Sergeant
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at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, amounts received under subsection
(b) as reimbursement for the provision of such services or equipment
shall be credited to that account or, if applicable, to any subaccount
of that account. Amounts credited to any such account or subaccount
shall be merged with amounts in that account or subaccount and shall be
available to the same extent, and subject to the same terms and
conditions, as amounts in that account or subaccount.
(d) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective Date.--This section shall
apply to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 10. <<NOTE: 2 USC 61-1 note.>> High Cost of Living Allowance.
(a) In General.--Under the authority of section 105(d)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(2)), a
Senator from a noncontiguous State may pay a high cost of living
allowance to any employee employed in an office of the Senator located
in that State.
(b) Limitation.--An allowance under this section may not exceed 25
percent of the basic pay of an employee, determined without regard to
this section.
(c) Basic Pay Treatment.--An allowance under this section shall be
treated as part of the basic pay of an employee.
(d) Payment.--
(1) Aggregate gross compensation.--The amount of any
allowance under this section shall not be taken into account for
determining the amount of aggregate gross compensation in the
table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)).
(2) Appropriations.--Allowances under this section shall be
paid from appropriations under the heading ``senators' official
personnel and office expense account''.
(e) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective Date.--This section shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year thereafter.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,014,464,000, as follows:
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $18,142,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,630,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$1,965,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,756,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,684,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,259,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's
Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $460,000; Republican Steering
Committee, $862,000; Republican Conference, $1,448,000; Democratic
Steering and Policy Committee, $1,542,000; Democratic Caucus, $768,000;
nine minority employees, $1,380,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority,
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$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $404,000; and Cloakroom
Personnel--minority, $404,000.
Members' Representational Allowances
Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and
Official Mail
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $514,454,000.
Committee Employees
Standing Committees, Special and Select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $107,188,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2004.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$24,926,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2004.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $156,896,000, including: for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which not
more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation
and reception expenses, $19,452,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent
of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $5,471,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer,
$111,141,000, of which $8,400,000 shall remain available until expended;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General,
$3,847,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency
Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $5,200,000, to remain available
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General
Counsel, $926,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $153,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including
the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
$1,560,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel of the House, $2,263,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $6,233,000; for salaries
and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $500,000; and
for other authorized employees, $150,000: Provided, That of the amounts
provided under this heading to the Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to
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the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $192,858,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,975,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $187,783,000; and miscellaneous
items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $690,000.
Child Care Center
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care
Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by
section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2
U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in the budget of the
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members'
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To
Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational Allowances'' shall be
available only for fiscal year 2004. Any amount remaining after all
payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2004 shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there
is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for
reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the
Treasury considers appropriate).
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the House
of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to
carry out this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Sec. 102. None of the funds in this Act may be used to provide
supplemental dental or vision health insurance benefits for Members and
employees of the House of Representatives.
Sec. <<NOTE: 2 USC 130-2.>> 103. Office of Interparliamentary
Affairs.
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the House of
Representatives an office to be known as the ``Office of
Interparliamentary Affairs'' (hereafter in this section referred to as
the ``Office'').
(b) Duties.--The duties of the Office are as follows:
(1) To receive and respond to inquiries from foreign
parliamentarians or foreign legislative bodies regarding
official visits to the House of Representatives.
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(2) To coordinate official visits to the House of
Representatives by parliamentarians, officers, or employees of
foreign legislative bodies.
(3) To coordinate with the Sergeant at Arms, the Clerk, and
other officers of the House of Representatives in providing
services for delegations of Members on official visits to
foreign nations.
(4) To carry out other activities to--
(A) discharge and coordinate the activities and
responsibilities of the House of Representatives in
connection with participation in various
interparliamentary exchanges and organizations;
(B) facilitate the interchange and reception in the
United States of members of foreign legislative bodies
and permanent officials of foreign governments; and
(C) enable the House to host meetings with senior
government officials and other dignitaries in order to
discuss matters relevant to United States relations with
other nations.
(c) Director.--
(1) Appointment.--The Office shall be headed by the Director
of Interparliamentary Affairs of the House of Representatives
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Director''), who
shall be appointed by the Speaker without regard to political
affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the
duties of the position. Any person so appointed shall serve at
the pleasure of the Speaker.
(2) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid at an annual
rate determined by the Speaker.
(d) Other Staff.--
(1) In general.--With the approval of the Speaker, or in
accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Speaker,
the Director may appoint and set the pay of such other employees
as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Office.
Any such appointment shall be made without regard to political
affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the
duties of the position. Any person so appointed may be removed
by the Director with the approval of the Speaker, or in
accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Speaker.
(2) Compensation.--Any employee of the Office appointed
under this subsection shall be paid at an annual rate determined
by the Director with the approval of the Speaker or in
accordance with policies approved by the Speaker.
(e) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of the first section of
House Resolution 1047, Ninety Fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978,
as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130-1), is amended by striking
``$80,000'' and inserting ``$40,000''.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2003 and each succeeding fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon the date of
the enactment of this Act.
Sec. 104. (a) Section 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the
following: ``, and who (in the case of an individual who is
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a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to the Congress) serves as a Member prior to the
date of the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
2004;''.
(b)(1) <<NOTE: Effective date. 5 USC 8401 note.>> During the 60-day
period which begins on the date of the enactment of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2004, any individual who, as of such date, is
serving as a Member of the House of Representatives and on such date is
not subject to chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, may elect to
become subject to such chapter.
(2) Any election under this paragraph shall be carried out in
accordance with such procedures as the Office of Personnel Management
may provide.
(3) In this subsection, the term ``Member of the House of
Representatives'' includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress.
Sec. 105. (a) Section 311(d) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59e(d)) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1)--
(1) by striking ``in the House, or official expenses''; and
(2) by striking ``in the Senate''.
(b) <<NOTE: Applicability. 2 USC 59e note.>> The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each
succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 106. <<NOTE: Effective date. 2 USC 74d note.>> (a)(1) Effective
October 1, 2003--
(A) 3 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office,
and the functions associated with such positions, shall be
transferred to the Office of the Speaker; and
(B) 2 of the positions in the Corrections Calendar Office,
and the functions associated with such positions, shall be
transferred to the Office of the Minority Leader.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of any
individual who is an incumbent of a position transferred under paragraph
(1) at the time of the transfer, the total number of days of annual
leave and the total number of days of sick leave which were provided by
the Corrections Calendar Office to the individual and which remain
unused as of the date of the transfer shall remain available for the
individual to use after the transfer.
(b) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Effective with respect to fiscal year
2004 and each succeeding fiscal year, the lump sum allowance for
salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office provided under
House Resolution 130, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to April 24,
1997, as enacted into permanent law by section 101 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 74d-1 et seq.), is transferred
as follows:
(1) 63.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to
the Office of the Speaker.
(2) 36.5 percent of such allowance shall be transferred to
the Office of the Minority Leader.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
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Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inaugural
ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States,
January 20, 2005, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by
the joint congressional committee authorized to conduct the inaugural
ceremonies of 2005, $1,250,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate and to remain available until September 30, 2005. Funds made
available under this heading shall be available for payment, on a direct
or reimbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1,
2004: <<NOTE: Compensation.>> Provided, That the compensation of any
employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who
has been designated to perform service with respect to the inaugural
ceremonies of 2005 shall continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules
and Administration, but the account from which such staff member is paid
may be reimbursed for the services of the staff member (including agency
contributions when appropriate) out of funds made available under this
heading.
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$3,988,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$8,112,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 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 $2,175 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each to four medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such
assistants; and (4) $1,566,000 for reimbursement to the Department of
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the
Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be
available for all the purposes thereof, $2,236,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $3,511,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ more
than 58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is
authorized, during emergencies, to
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employ not more than two additional individuals for not more than 120
days each, and not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than
6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.
Statements of Appropriations
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the
statements for the first session of the 108th Congress, showing
appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts
authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular
appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the
persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the
work.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime,
hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions for
health, retirement, social security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $197,600,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol
Police or his designee.
General Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of
instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, $23,500,000, of which
$1,745,000 shall remain available until expended, to be disbursed by the
Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training
for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
for fiscal year 2004 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security
from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year
2004 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings
``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
Sec. 1002. <<NOTE: 2 USC 1908.>> Legal Representation Authority. (a)
In General.--
(1) Authorization of representation.--Any counsel described
under paragraph (2) may for the purposes of providing
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legal assistance and representation to the United States Capitol
Police Board or the United States Capitol Police enter an
appearance in any proceeding before any court of the United
States or of any State or political subdivision thereof, without
compliance with any requirement for admission to practice before
such court.
(2) Counsel.--Paragraph (1) refers to--
(A) the General Counsel for the United States
Capitol Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol
Police;
(B) the Employment Counsel for the United States
Capitol Police Board and the United States Capitol
Police;
(C) any attorney employed in the Office of the
General Counsel for the United States Capitol Police or
the Office of Employment Counsel for the United States
Capitol Police;
(D) the counsel for, or any attorney employed by,
any successor office of either office described under
subparagraph (C); and
(E) any attorney retained by contract with either
office described under subparagraph (C).
(b) Limitations.--
(1) Direction for appearance.--Entrance of appearance
authorized under subsection (a) shall be subject to the
direction of the Capitol Police Board.
(2) United states supreme court.--The authority under
subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the admission of
any person to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective Date.--This section shall
apply to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 1003. Extended Capitol Police Jurisdiction Zone for the Truck
Interdiction Program. (a) In General.--Section 9B of the Act entitled
``An Act to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to
regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved July 31,
1946 (2 U.S.C. 1967) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``in subsection
(b) of this section.'' and inserting ``under subsection
(b)(1); and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) within the area described under subsection (b)(2)--
``(A) with respect to any crime of violence
committed in the presence of the member, if the member
is in the performance of official duties, as defined
under such regulations, when the crime is committed; and
``(B) to prevent imminent loss of life or injury to
person or property, if the officer is in the performance
of official duties, as defined under such regulations,
when the authority is exercised.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) The area referred to under subsection (a)(5) is that
area bounded by the north curb of Constitution Avenue from 14th
Street, N.W., to 3rd Street, N.W., the east curb of 3rd
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Street from Constitution Avenue, N.W., to Independence Avenue,
S.W., the south curb of Independence Avenue from 3rd Street,
S.W., to 14th Street, S.W., and the west curb of 14th Street
from Independence Avenue, S.W., to Constitution Avenue, N.W.''.
(b) <<NOTE: 2 USC 1967 note.>> Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the
amendments made by this section may be construed to limit the authority
of the Capitol Police as in effect before the effective date of this
section.
(c) <<NOTE: Regulations. 2 USC 1967 note.>> Effective Date.--This
section shall take effect on the date on which the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives approve regulations
prescribed by the Capitol Police Board for the sole implementation,
execution and maintenance of the truck interdiction program.
Sec. 1004. <<NOTE: 5 USC 8331 note.>> Retirement Treatment for
Capitol Police Hazardous Materials Response Team Members. (a) Retirement
Treatment.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of chapters 83 and 84 of title
5, United States Code, a hazardous materials response team
member of the Capitol Police shall be treated as a member of the
Capitol Police.
(2) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> Application.--This subsection
shall apply to periods of service performed as a hazardous
materials response team member of the Capitol Police on and
after December 1, 2002.
(b) Treatment of Incumbents.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the term--
(A) ``incumbent'' means an individual who--
(i) is first appointed as a hazardous
materials response team member of the Capitol
Police before the effective date of this section;
and
(ii) is employed as a hazardous materials
response team member of the Capitol Police on that
date; and
(B) ``prior service'' means any period of service
performed by an incumbent as a hazardous materials
response team member of the Capitol Police before the
effective date of this section.
(2) Individual contributions.--
(A) In general.--An incumbent shall pay with respect
to prior service an amount into the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability Fund equal to--
(i) the difference between the individual
contributions that were actually made for such
prior service and the individual contributions
that would have been made for such service if
subsection (a) had then been in effect; and
(ii) interest computed on the amount under
clause (i) based on section 8334(e) of title 5,
United States Code.
(B) Effect of not contributing.--If no part of or
less than the full amount required under subparagraph
(A) is paid, all prior service of the incumbent shall
remain fully creditable as treated under subsection (a),
but the resulting annuity shall be reduced in a manner
similar to that described under section 8334(d)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, to the extent necessary to
make up the amount unpaid.
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(3) Government contributions for prior service.--The Capitol
Police shall pay with respect to prior service of each incumbent
an amount into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
equal to--
(A) the difference between the Government
contributions that were actually made for such prior
service and the Government contributions that would have
been made for such service if subsection (a) had then
been in effect; and
(B) interest computed on the amount under
subparagraph (A) based on section 8334(e) of title 5,
United States Code.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the first day
of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of
enactment of this Act.
Sec. 1005. Technical. (a) In General.--Section 1005 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat.
358) is repealed.
(b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by this section shall be
effective as of February 20, 2003.
Sec. 1006. <<NOTE: 2 USC 1901 note.>> Training, Detailing, and
Hiring Authority Pending Transfer of Library of Congress Police
Employees. (a) Training and Detailing.--
(1) In general.--To provide for a more effective and
efficient transfer under section 1015 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note)--
(A) the Chief of the Capitol Police shall provide
for training, on a reimbursable basis, of Library of
Congress Police employees who on the date of enactment
of this Act, are 42 years of age or less and have 5
years or less of service as a Library of Congress Police
employee, which shall be supplemental to Library of
Congress Police training;
(B) the Librarian of Congress may detail, with or
without reimbursement, Library of Congress Police
employees to the Capitol Police; and
(C) the Chief of the Capitol Police may detail, on a
reimbursable basis, members of the Capitol Police to the
Library of Congress Police.
(2) Beginning of training.--Training under paragraph (1)
shall begin within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Hiring.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``Act of
August 4, 1950'' and ``Library of Congress Police employee''
have the meanings given such terms under section 1015(c) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901
note).
(2) Limitation on new library of congress police
employees.--Notwithstanding the first section of the Act of
August 4, 1950 or any other provision of law, the Librarian of
Congress may not--
(A) hire any individual as a Library of Congress
Police employee; or
(B) transfer any employee of the Library of Congress
to a Library of Congress Police employee position.
(3) Hiring of individuals.--
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(A) In general.--The Librarian of Congress may
select individuals to be submitted to the Chief of the
Capitol Police for purposes of subparagraph (B).
(B) Hiring.--If an individual submitted under
subparagraph (A) meets all qualifications to be a member
of the Capitol Police, the Chief of the Capitol Police
shall hire that individual as a member of the Capitol
Police.
(C) Limitation.--During fiscal year 2004, the number
of individuals hired under this subsection may not
exceed the total of--
(i) 23 individuals; and
(ii) the number of Library of Congress Police
employees who separate from service or transfer to
a position other than a Library of Congress Police
employee position.
(4) Training and detailing.--An individual hired under this
subsection shall receive necessary training, including training
by the Library of Congress Police, and be detailed to the
Library of Congress Police.
(5) Assignments and reassignments.--Nothing under this
subsection may be construed to affect the authority of the Chief
of the Capitol Police, after the date of the transfer of Library
of Congress Police employees under section 1015 of the
Legislative Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note), to
assign or reassign any member of the Capitol Police hired under
this subsection.
(6) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective date.--This
subsection shall take effect on the date of enactment of this
Act and apply with respect to--
(A) any remaining portion of fiscal year 2003, if
this Act is enacted before October 1, 2003; and
(B) fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year,
thereafter.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized
by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1385), $2,255,000, of which $304,700 shall remain available until
September 30, 2005: Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office
of Compliance may, within the limits of available appropriations,
dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency
transfer, donation, or discarding.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $33,820,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
General Administration
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in
connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a
passenger motor vehicle, $77,053,000, of which $4,200,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $28,188,000, of which $13,002,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008.
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, $6,886,000, of which $585,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008.
Senate Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the 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,
$63,388,000, of which $17,433,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2008.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $62,816,000, of which $27,750,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008.
Capitol Power Plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which
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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, $81,543,000, of which $36,652,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That not more
than $4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2004.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$39,159,000, of which $21,286,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2008.
Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, and operation
of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police,
$3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2008.
Botanic Garden
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $6,189,000, of which $152,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, That this
appropriation shall not be available for construction of the National
Garden.
Capitol Visitor Center
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project,
$35,800,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition,
$1,039,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation costs of which $750,000
shall remain available until expended: Provided, That in addition to
such amounts, there is transferred to the account under this heading
$12,000,000 of the amounts made available for the United States Capitol
Police headquarters under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'',
``Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds'' in chapter 8 of title I of the
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-
11; 117 Stat. 586), to remain available until expended: Provided
further, That the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the
funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center without an
obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and House of Representatives: Provided further, That the total
amount of Federal funds which may be obligated or expended on, before,
or after the date of the enactment of this Act for the construction of a
tunnel connecting the Capitol Visitor Center with the Library of
Congress may not exceed $10,000,000.
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Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1101. <<NOTE: 2 USC 1831 note.>> (a) Section 133(a) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-68; 115
Stat. 581), is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the following new
subparagraph:
``(E) An individual who is covered by a collective
bargaining agreement entered into by the Architect of the
Capitol establishing terms and conditions of employment which
include eligibility for life insurance, health insurance,
retirement, and other benefits.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) The Architect of the Capitol shall make employer contributions
for benefits for employees of the Architect (including temporary
employees) directly to any third party designated to receive such
contributions on behalf of the employees under a collective bargaining
agreement, participation agreement, or any other arrangement entered
into by the Architect which provides for such contributions.''.
(b) Any individual who exercised an option offered by the Architect
of the Capitol under section 133(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2002, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act
may revoke the option during the 90-day period which begins on the date
of the enactment of this Act.
(c) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> The amendments made by subsection (a)
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 133(a) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon enactment of
this Act the Architect of the Capitol shall take all steps which may be
required to carry out section 133(a) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2002.
Sec. 1102. <<NOTE: 2 USC 1822.>> Leasing of Space. (a) In General.--
Funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol shall be available--
(1) for the leasing of space in areas within the District of
Columbia and its environs beyond the boundaries of the United
States Capitol Grounds to meet space requirements of the United
States Senate, United States House of Representatives, United
States Capitol Police, and the Architect of the Capitol under
such terms and conditions as the Committee or Commission
referred to under subsection (b) may authorize; and
(2) to incur any necessary expense in connection with any
leasing of space under paragraph (1).
(b) Conditions to Lease Space.--The Architect of the Capitol may
lease space under subsection (a) upon submission of written notice of
intent to lease such space to, and approved by--
(1) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
for space to be leased for the Senate;
(2) the House Office Building Commission for space to be
leased for the House of Representatives; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House
of Representatives.
(c) <<NOTE: Applicability.>> Effective Date.--This section shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sec. 1103. (a) In General.--There are transferred into the account
under the subheading ``General Administration'' under
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the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' $63,000,000, of which--
(1) $44,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds
transferred to ``Architect of the Capitol'', ``Capitol Buildings
and Grounds'', ``Capitol Buildings'' (under the subheading
``legislative branch emergency response fund (including transfer
of funds)'' under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS'' under the heading
``LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'' under chapter 9 of division B of the
Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the
United States Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-117)) from amounts made
available in Public Law 107-38;
(2) $10,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds
transferred to ``Capitol Police Board'', ``Capitol Police'',
``General Expenses'' under that subheading (relating to the
Legislative Branch Emergency Response Fund) from amounts made
available in Public Law 107-38; and
(3) $9,000,000 shall be transferred from unobligated funds
appropriated under the subheading ``Capitol Police Buildings and
Grounds'' under the heading ``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL'' under
chapter 8 of title I of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-11).
(b) <<NOTE: Notification.>> Funds under subsection (a) shall be
obligated upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and Senate.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on September 30,
2004.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance
of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and
distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library;
hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $370,897,000, of which not
more than $6,500,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2004, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2004 and shall remain available until expended for
the development and maintenance of an international legal information
database and activities related thereto: Provided, That the Library of
Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections
under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount
by which collections are less than the $6,850,000: Provided further,
That
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of the total amount appropriated, $11,546,000 shall remain available
until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, newspapers, and
all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services
for the Library, including $40,000 to be available solely for the
purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and
unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided further,
That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be
expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for the
Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $905,000 shall remain available until expended for the
acquisition and partial support for implementation of an Integrated
Library System (ILS): Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $8,750,000 shall remain available until expended for the
purpose of teaching educators and librarians how to incorporate the
Library's digital collections into school curricula and shall be
transferred to the educational consortium formed to conduct the
``Adventure of the American Mind'' project as approved by the Library:
Provided further, That of the amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain
available until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public
Law 106-173, of which amount $10,000 may be used for official
representation and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln
Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $1,380,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008
for the acquisition and partial support for implementation of a Central
Financial Management System: Provided further, That of the total amount
appropriated, $11,060,000 shall remain available until expended for
partial support of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $2,762,000
shall remain available until expended for the development and
maintenance of the Alternate Computer Facility: Provided
further, <<NOTE: Knox College.>> That, of the total amount appropriated,
$500,000 shall remain available until expended and shall be transferred
to the Knox College Abraham Lincoln Studies Center for exhibits relating
to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the Underground Railroad and for
other educational activities of the Center: Provided further, That, of
the total amount appropriated, $500,000 shall remain available until
expended and shall be transferred to the Louisiana Department of
Culture, Recreation and Tourism for activities relating to the Louisiana
Purchase Bicentennial Celebration.
Copyright Office
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $48,290,000, of
which not more than $23,321,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2004 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code:
Provided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds
derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount
authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
Provided further, That not more than $6,343,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2004 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2),
802(h), and 1005 of such title:
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Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $29,664,000:
Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated
is available for the maintenance of an ``International Copyright
Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual
property laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
delegations, visitors, and seminars.
Congressional Research Service
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise
and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America,
$91,726,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay
any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation
of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be
issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained
prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the
House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931
(chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $51,706,000, of which
$14,812,000 shall remain available until expended.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1201. Incentive Awards Program. Of the amounts appropriated to
the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be
expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for the
incentive awards program.
Sec. 1202. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) In
General.--For fiscal year 2004, the obligational authority of the
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may
not exceed $105,589,000.
(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (a) are
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources
other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the
legislative branch.
(c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2004, the Librarian of
Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act, under
the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' under the subheading ``--Salaries
and Expenses'' to the revolving fund for
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the FEDLINK Program and the Federal Research Program established under
section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total
amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further,
That the appropriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library
for any amounts transferred to it before the period of availability of
the Library appropriation expires.
Sec. 1203. National Audiovisual Conservation Center. (a)
Acquisition.--Section (1)(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize
acquisition of certain real property for the Library of Congress, and
for other purposes'' (2 U.S.C. 141 note; Public Law 105-144) is amended
by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more or
less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as
Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-80D,
further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres)
conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by deed from
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 1998, and
recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of
Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real
estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard
Humanities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep, dated
February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13, 2002, in the
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as
instrument number 020001299.''.
(b) Library Buildings and Grounds.--Section 11(d) of the Act
entitled ``An Act relating the policing of the buildings of the Library
of Congress'', approved August 4, 1950 <<NOTE: 2 USC 167j.>> (2 U.S.C.
167(j)), is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
``(1) Three parcels totaling approximately 45 acres, more or
less, located in Culpeper County, Virginia, and identified as
Culpeper County Tax Parcel Numbers 51-80B, 51-80C, and 51-80D,
further described as real estate (consisting of 40.949 acres)
conveyed to David and Lucile Packard Foundation by deed from
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, dated May 15, 1998, and
recorded May 19, 1998, in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of
Culpeper County, Virginia, in Deed Book 644, page 372; and real
estate (consisting of 4.181 acres) conveyed to Packard
Humanities Institute by deed from Russell H. Inskeep, dated
February 13, 2002, and recorded February 13, 2002, in the
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court of Culpeper County, Virginia, as
instrument number 020001299.''.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record,
as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code);
printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be
distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, and
distribution of Government publications
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authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,
$91,111,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available
for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record
for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates
authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of
obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-
year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to
print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code:
Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this
account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may
be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for
carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
Senate.
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, $34,456,000: Provided, That
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are
authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and
other related publications for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 to depository
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated
or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes
for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing
Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving Fund,
$10,000,000 for working capital. The Government Printing Office may make
such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord
with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31,
United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and
purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the
Government Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more than
$5,000 may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in
connection
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with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further,
That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of
not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That
expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils
to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the
revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of
basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the funds
provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents''
and ``salaries and expenses'' together may not be available for the
full-time equivalent employment of more than 3,189 workyears (or such
other number of workyears as the Public Printer may request, subject to
the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and Senate): Provided further, That activities financed
through the revolving fund may provide information in any format.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1301. Pay of Public Printer and Deputy Public Printer. (a) In
General.--Section 303 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
``SEC. 303. PUBLIC PRINTER AND DEPUTY PUBLIC PRINTER: PAY.
``The annual rate of pay for the Public Printer shall be a rate
which is equal to the rate for level II of the Executive Schedule under
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 III of such Executive Schedule.''.
(b) <<NOTE: 44 USC 303 note.>> Effective Date.--The amendment made
by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first
applicable pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of
this Act.
Sec. 1302. Surplus Property, Acceptance of Gifts, and Voluntary
Services. (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 317 the following:
``Sec. 318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary
services
``(a) The Public Printer may--
``(1) transfer or donate surplus Government publications and
condemned Government Printing Office machinery, material,
equipment, and supplies to--
``(A) other Federal entities;
``(B) any organization described under section
501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such Code; or
``(C) State or local governments; and
``(2) accept voluntary and uncompensated services,
notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31.
``(b) Individuals providing voluntary and uncompensated services
under subsection (a)(2) shall not be considered Federal employees,
except for purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating
[[Page 117 STAT. 1034]]
to compensation for work injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating
to tort claims).''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for
chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 317 the following:
``318. Transfer of surplus property; acceptance of voluntary
services.''.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the
Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official
representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section
5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance
payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under
section 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the
Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in
foreign countries, $460,322,000: Provided, That not more than $4,806,200
of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United States Code,
shall be available for use in fiscal year 2004: Provided further, That
not more than $1,200,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal
year 2004: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations
for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a
member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional
Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the
respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal
participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum may
be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs
involved are initially financed: Provided further, That this
appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any
other department or agency which is a member of the American Consortium
on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to
finance an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA,
including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences.
Administrative Provision
Sec. 1401. <<NOTE: 31 USC 3523 note.>> Payment for Audits. (a) In
General.--At any time during fiscal year 2004 or thereafter, the
Comptroller General may accept payment from the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the performance of any audit of the financial statements
of the Commission which is conducted by the Comptroller General.
[[Page 117 STAT. 1035]]
(b) Credit to Account.--Any payment accepted under the authority of
subsection (a) shall be credited to the account established for salaries
and expenses of the General Accounting Office, and shall be available
for obligation and expenditure upon receipt.
PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center, $13,500,000.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Maintenance and Care of Private Vehicles. 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. 202. Fiscal Year Limitation. No part of the funds appropriated
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year
2004 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation. Whenever in this
Act any office or position not specifically established by the
Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or
the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position
appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such
Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be
the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in
this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members,
officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and
clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
Sec. 204. <<NOTE: Contracts. Public information.>> Consulting
Services. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any
consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where
such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under
existing Executive order issued under existing law.
Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements. Such sums as may be necessary are
appropriated to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415
of the Congressional Accountability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards
and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC. Amounts available for administrative
expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the
Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by
charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch
entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may
determine) may not exceed $2,000.
[[Page 117 STAT. 1036]]
Sec. 207. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the
District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular
shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast,
Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, and the beginning
of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
Sec. 208. None of the funds made available in this Act may be
transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer
authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
Sec. 209. Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. During fiscal
year 2004 and any succeeding fiscal year, any entity in the legislative
branch which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory
Board may use funds made available to the entity for the fiscal year to
finance an appropriate share of the costs of the Board for the year.
TITLE III--FISCAL <<NOTE: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2003.>> YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
CHAPTER 1
THE JUDICIARY
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', $12,187,000,
to remain available until expended, for costs associated with judgeships
authorized by section 312 of Public Law 107-273.
For an additional amount for ``Defender Services'', $17,228,000, to
remain available until expended.
For an additional amount for ``Fees of Jurors and Commissioners'',
$2,778,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
Department of the Army
Corps of Engineers--Civil
For an additional amount for ``Flood Control and Coastal
Emergencies'', for emergency expenses due to flood control, hurricane,
and shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the
[[Page 117 STAT. 1037]]
Flood Control Act of August 16, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n),
$60,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Disaster Relief
For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for necessary
expenses in carrying out the functions of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.),
$441,700,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
For an additional amount to repay advances from other appropriations
transferred for wildfire suppression and emergency rehabilitation
activities of the Department of the Interior, $36,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
For an additional amount for ``Resource Management'' for Midway
Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $4,500,000 is for oil spill cleanup activities, and
of which $500,000 is for airfield operations.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
For an additional amount to repay advances from other appropriations
from which funds were transferred for wildfire suppression, and for
mitigation and emergency rehabilitation activities of the Forest
Service, $283,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That of the funds provided, $10,000,000 is for hazardous fuels reduction
and hazard mitigation in southern California and $20,000,000 is for
State and volunteer fire assistance in southern California: Provided
further, That $20,000,000 of funds made available in the previous
proviso shall be transferred to the ``State and Private Forestry''
account to fund hazard mitigation, fuels reduction and forest health
protection and mitigation activities on State and private lands in
southern California.
[[Page 117 STAT. 1038]]
CHAPTER 5
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Human Space Flight
For an additional amount for ``Human Space Flight'' to cover
necessary expenses for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia
accident, $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
CHAPTER 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 3601. 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. 3602. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $9,700,000 of the
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available until
expended, to provide assistance under the tree assistance program,
subtitle C of title X of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 8201 et seq.), to compensate eligible orchardists (as
defined in section 10201 of such Act) for tree losses incurred since
January 1, 2000, due to fire blight in the State of Michigan.
Sec. 3603. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use $20,000,000 of the
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, to remain available until
expended, for the suppression and control of the Mormon cricket
infestation on public and private land in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho, that
amount to be expended in equal amounts among the 3 States.
Sec. 3604. The statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.R. 4577 (Public Law 106-554; House Report 106-
1033), in chapter 13 of division A of the explanatory language on H.R.
5666 (Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001), in the matter under the
heading ``Community Development Fund'', is deemed to be amended with
respect to the amount made available to the City of Paso Robles,
California by striking ``for the Oak Parks Housing Project for
modernization and rehabilitation projects'' and inserting ``for
construction of a senior citizen project''.
Sec. 3605. The referenced statement of the managers under the
heading ``Community development fund'' in title II of Division K of the
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; House
Report 108-10) is deemed to be amended with respect to item number 526
by striking ``for an economic development study for the revitalization
of Westchester'' and inserting ``for the reconstruction of renaissance
plaza at Maine and Mamaroneck in downtown White Plains''.
Sec. 3606. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of the item in title
II of Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
(Public Law 108-7) relating to ``Federal Housing Administration, General
and special risk program account'', during fiscal year 2003, commitments
to guarantee loans to carry out the purposes of sections 238 and 519 of
the National Housing Act shall not exceed a loan principal of
$25,000,000,000.
Sec. 3607. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds awarded
under a grant to the San Diego Workforce Partnership
[[Page 117 STAT. 1039]]
on June 30, 2001, pursuant to section 173 of the Workforce Investment
Act (29 U.S.C. 2918), may be used to provide services to spouses of
members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 3608. The matter under the heading ``Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health
Resources and Services'' in division G of Public Law 108-7, as amended
by chapter 5 of title II of Public Law 108-11, <<NOTE: Ante, p.
594.>> is further amended--
(1) by striking ``$296,638,000'' and inserting
``$296,238,000'' preceding the first proviso; and
(2) by inserting after ``$1,000,000 is available for the
Geisinger Health System, Harrisburg, PA, to establish centers of
excellence for the treatment of autism'' the following: ``,
$400,000 is available for the Muskegon Community Health Project,
Muskegon, Michigan for the Access Health insurance program,''.
Sec. 3609. The matter under the heading ``Department of Health and
Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health
Resources and Services'', in Division G of Public Law 108-7, as amended
by chapter 5 of title II of Public Law 108-11, is further amended--
(1) by striking ``Venago County Area Vo-tech, Oil City, PA''
and inserting ``Victim Resource Center, Inc., of Pennsylvania''
in lieu thereof;
(2) by striking ``$115,900,000 is available'' and inserting
``$116,650,000 is available''; and
(3) by inserting after ``health services to at-risk children
in day care'' the following: ``, $350,000 is available for the
Phoenix Children's Health Project in Arizona to address the
health needs of extremely vulnerable homeless and runaway youth
in underserved rural and urban areas, $200,000 is available for
the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, for health
outreach and education, $200,000 is available for the University
of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, for
its minority outreach oral health initiative,''.
Sec. 3610. (a) The matter under the heading ``Department of
Education, Special Education'', in Public Law 108-7 <<NOTE: Ante, p.
328.>> is amended--
(1) by striking ``$10,095,639,000'' and inserting
``$10,095,139,000''; and
(2) by striking ``$7,715,000'' and inserting ``$7,215,000''.
(b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference
accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-10), in the
matter in title III of Division G, relating to research and innovation
under the heading ``Special Education'', the provision specifying
$500,000 for the Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the Deaf,
Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model project shall
be deleted.
Sec. 3611. (a) The matter under the heading ``Department of
Education, Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'', in Public
Law 108-7 <<NOTE: Ante, p. 329.>> is amended--
(1) by striking ``$2,956,382,000'' and inserting
``$2,956,882,000''; and
(2) by striking ``$3,540,000'' and inserting ``$4,040,000''.
(b) In the statement of the managers of the committee of conference
accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-10), in the
matter in title III of Division G, relating
[[Page 117 STAT. 1040]]
to vocational rehabilitation demonstration and training under the
heading ``Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research'', a provision
shall be added that reads: ``Ohio Alliance of Community Center for the
Deaf, Worthington, Ohio, for Ohio Deaf Assistive Services Model project,
$500,000''.
Sec. 3612. In the statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-
10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating to the Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the heading ``Higher
Education'', the provision specifying $1,000,000 for the Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, for the Paul Simon Public Policy
Institute shall be deemed to read: ``Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, IL, for the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, including an
endowment, $1,000,000''.
Sec. 3613. In the statement of the managers of the committee of
conference accompanying H.J. Res. 2 (Public Law 108-7; House Report 108-
10), in the matter in title III of Division G, relating to the Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary Education under the heading ``Higher
Education'', the provision specifying $275,000 for the Spoon River
College, Canton, IL, for equipment for community technology centers in
Canton and Macomb, Illinois shall be deemed to read: ``Spoon River
College, Canton, IL, for community technology centers in Canton and
Macomb, Illinois, $275,000''.
Sec. 3614. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the
period from September 1 through September 30, 2003, the Secretary of
Education shall transfer to the Education for the Disadvantaged account
an amount not to exceed $4,353,368 from amounts that would otherwise
lapse at the end of fiscal year 2003 and that were originally made
available under the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2003 or
any Department of Education Appropriations Act for a previous fiscal
year: Provided, That the funds transferred to the Education for the
Disadvantaged account shall be obligated by September 30,
2003: <<NOTE: Notification.>> Provided further, That the Secretary shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
any such transfer: Provided further, That any amounts transferred to the
Education for the Disadvantaged account pursuant to this paragraph shall
be for carrying out subpart 2 of part A of title I of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, and shall be allocated, notwithstanding
any other provision of law, only to those States that received funds
under that subpart for fiscal year 2003 that were less than those States
received under that subpart for fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That
the Secretary of Education shall use these additional funds to increase
those States' allocations under that subpart up to the amount they
received under that subpart for fiscal year 2002: Provided further, That
each such State shall use the funds appropriated under this paragraph to
ratably increase the amount of funds for each eligible local educational
agency in the State that received less under that subpart in fiscal year
2003 than it received under that subpart in fiscal year 2002: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall not take into account the funds made
available under this paragraph in determining State allocations under
any other program administered by the Secretary in any fiscal year.
Sec. 3615. Funds made available under the heading, ``Special
Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners'' in Division G of Public Law
[[Page 117 STAT. 1041]]
108-7, shall be subject to the provisions of Public Law 107-275,
notwithstanding section 514 of such Division G.
Sec. 3616. The amounts provided or made available by this title are
designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 502 of H. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
Sec. 3617. <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This title shall be effective
immediately upon the enactment of this Act.
This title may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003''.
TITLE IV--REFERENCES
Sec. 4001. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
``this Act'' contained in titles I and II of this Act shall be treated
as referring only to the provisions of such titles, and any reference to
``this Act'' contained in title III of this Act shall be treated as
referring only to the provisions of such title.
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2004''.
Approved September 30, 2003.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 2657 (S. 1383):
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HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 108-186 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 108-279
(Comm. of Conference).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 108-88 accompanying S. 1383 (Comm. on
Appropriations).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 149 (2003):
July 9, considered and passed House.
July 10, 11, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Sept. 24, House and Senate agreed to conference report.
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 39 (2003):
Sept. 30, Presidential statement.
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Conference report H. Rept. 108-279 filed. (consideration: CR H8385-8399; text of conference report: CR H8385-8399)
Mr. Kingston brought up conference report H. Rept. 108-279 by previously agreed to special order. (consideration: CR H8802-8815)
DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous special order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2657.
Mr. Moran (VA) moved to recommit with instructions to the conference committee.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 202 - 225 (Roll no. 516).
Roll Call #516 (House)Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 371 - 56 (Roll no. 517).
Roll Call #517 (House)Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 371 - 56 (Roll no. 517).
Roll Call #517 (House)Enacted as Public Law 108-83
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Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S11898-11900)
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.
Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 108-83.
Became Public Law No: 108-83.