[House Report 108-279]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 108-279
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MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2004, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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September 18, 2003.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Kingston, from the committee of conference, submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 2657]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of
the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill
(H.R. 2657) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other
purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have
agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses
as follows:
Amendment numbered 1:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same with
an amendment, as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
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 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:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,028,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $539,000.
office of the president pro tempore emeritus
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus,
$156,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders,
$3,220,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,324,000.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations,
$12,799,000.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of
the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the
Chairman of each such committee, $1,358,000 for each such
committee; in all, $2,716,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE
CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the
Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $674,000.
POLICY COMMITTEES
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the
Minority Policy Committee, $1,417,000 for each such committee;
in all, $2,834,000.
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN
For Office of the Chaplain, $327,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
For Office of the Secretary, $18,299,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
$45,789,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the
Secretary for the Minority, $1,468,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES
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.
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
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
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.
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
CONTROL
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on
International Narcotics Control, $520,000.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
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.
SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE
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.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
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.
SENATORS' OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense
Account, $310,000,000.
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the
Senate, $300,000.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Section 1. Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices of
Senators. 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) 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) 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.--
(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.
(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) 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
(B) by striking subsection (c) and
inserting the following:
``(c) 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) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004, and each fiscal
year thereafter.
Sec. 6. 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. 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 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) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal
year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 10. 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) 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:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES
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, $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 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. 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.
(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 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) 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) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2004 and each succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 106. (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) 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:
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: 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 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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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. Legal Representation Authority. (a) In
General.--
(1) Authorization of representation.--Any counsel
described under paragraph (2) may for the purposes of
providing 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) 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 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) 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) 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. 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) 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.
(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. 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.--
(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) 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.
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
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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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.
Administrative Provisions
Sec. 1101. (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) 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. 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) 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
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) 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 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, 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
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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: 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
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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 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 (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
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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 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
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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 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) 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 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. 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.
(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. 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.
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 YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
CHAPTER 1
THE JUDICIARY
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
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.
DEFENDER SERVICES
For an additional amount for ``Defender Services'',
$17,228,000, to remain available until expended.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
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
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
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 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
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
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
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
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.
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 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, 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 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 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 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: 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 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. 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.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 2:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same with
an amendment, as follows:
Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted,
and strike all beginning on page 7, line 6, down through and
including page 12, line 22, of the House engrossed bill, H.R.
2657.
And the Senate agree to the same.
Amendment numbered 3:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the
amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same with
an amendment, as follows:
Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted,
and strike all beginning on page 12, line 23, down through and
including page 30, line 18, of the House engrossed bill, H.R.
2657.
And the Senate agree to the same.
For consideration of the House bill and the
Senate amendments, except for title III in the
Senate amendment numbered 3, and modifications
committed to conference:
Jack Kingston,
(except for the Capitol
Visitor Center tunnel)
Ray LaHood,
Todd Tiahrt,
John Culberson,
Mark Kirk,
Bill Young,
James P. Moran,
David E. Price,
James E. Clyburn,
For consideration of title III in the Senate
amendment numbered 3, and modifications
committed to conference:
Bill Young,
Charles H. Taylor,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ted Stevens,
Thad Cochran,
Kit Bond,
Richard J. Durbin,
Tim Johnson,
Robert C. Byrd,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.
JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at
the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2657) making
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes, submit the
following joint statement to the House and Senate in
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the
managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
The Senate amended the House bill with 3 numbered
amendments. The conference agreement addresses all the
differences contained in the 3 amendments in the disposition of
the first numbered amendment. The first numbered amendment
therefore includes a complete version of the Legislative Branch
bill. An explanation of the resolution of the differences of
the other 2 numbered amendments is included in the first
numbered amendment. The disposition of the other 2 numbered
amendments therefore is purely technical in nature to enable
the complete bill text to be included in the first amendment.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCHWIDE MATTERS
The conferees note that over the past several years there
have been significant increases made to virtually all existing
programs in the Legislative Branch. In addition, several new
initiatives and programs have been undertaken which in some
cases have supplemented existing efforts and in others
augmented them. Even though a large part of these increases has
been due to inflation, the conferees believe that overall,
increases requested and approved do not adequately reflect
offsets which can be reasonably expected through productivity
gains resulting from substantial investments in enabling
technology, the purchase of new systems and equipment,
increases in training, and increased flexibility resulting from
human resources changes including increased base salaries,
early out and buyout authority. As a result, the conferees
believe that there are considerable opportunities to realize
meaningful savings by carefully reviewing each agency's budget
requirements from a zero base rather than an incremental one.
Such a review would assist the House and Senate Appropriations
Committees in their appropriating and oversight
responsibilities by permitting better understanding of program
priorities, scope, effectiveness, and results. The conferees
direct the General Accounting Office to develop a budget
template for committee approval that can be used by Legislative
Branch agencies to present their budget requirements from a
zero base as a supplement to their FY 2005 budget submission to
Congress. The GAO is also directed to present to the Committees
a recommended budget review process that will facilitate the
examination of each agency's funding and FTE requirements from
a zero base. The General Accounting Office shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate its
findings, conclusions and recommendations by October 15, 2003.
Amendment No. 1: Deletes the matter inserted and inserts
complete bill text excluding the short title.
Many items in both House and Senate Legislative Branch
Appropriations bills are identical and are included in the
conference agreement without change. The conferees have
endorsed statements of policy contained in the House and Senate
reports accompanying the appropriations bills, unless amended
or restated herein. With respect to those items in the
conference agreement that differ between House and Senate
bills, the conferees have agreed to the following with the
appropriate section numbers, punctuation, and other technical
corrections:
TITLE I
SENATE
Appropriates $716,769,000 for Senate operations, and
includes, at the request of the managers on the part of the
Senate, amendments that address data communication lines,
provision of services and equipment on a reimbursable basis and
allowances for high cost States.
Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the Senate, and
in accord with long practice under which each body determines
its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without
intervention, the managers on the part of the House, at the
request of the managers on the part of the Senate, have receded
to the amendments of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Appropriates $1,014,464,000 for House operations, and
includes, at the request of the managers on the part of the
House, amendments that add language establishing an Office of
Interparliamentary Affairs, a provision related to expenses of
Members of Congress, and language regarding certain employees.
Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the House, and
in accord with long practice under which each body determines
its own housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without
intervention, the managers on the part of the Senate, at the
request of the managers on the part of the House, have receded
to the amendments of the House.
The Committee on Appropriations of the House requires
information from each Legislative Branch entity during the
budget formulation and execution process. The Finance Office in
the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, of the House of
Representatives, is responsible for collecting this information
from each House entity and responding to the Committee's
requests. To carry out this role effectively, the Finance
Office shall establish deadlines for budget calls and
reprogramming activities in order to comply with Committee
deadlines. The Committee expects each House entity to provide
its utmost support in meeting Office of Finance deadlines. At
times this may necessitate an immediate response with little or
no advance notification. This is particularly important during
the appropriation process as the Committee is working on final
adjustments to the House of Representatives budget. In the
event the House entity is not available to respond to the
Finance Office, the Committee expects the Finance Office to
provide their independent analysis to the Committee.
JOINT ITEMS
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2005
Appropriates $1,250,000 for the Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for inaugural preparation as
proposed by the Senate. The conferees agreed to strike the word
``construction'' from the bill language.
Joint Economic Committee
Appropriates $3,988,000 as proposed by the Senate instead
of $3,805,000 as proposed by the House and provides for two
additional FTEs.
Joint Committee on Taxation
Appropriates $8,112,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
Office of the Attending Physician
Appropriates $2,236,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate. The conferees direct that future budget requests from
the Office of the Attending Physician reflect an appropriate
adjustment for allowances, in line with Department of Defense
policy.
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office
Appropriates $3,511,000 for the Capitol Guide Service and
Special Services Office as proposed by the House and the
Senate. This amount provides for employment of not more than 58
individuals as proposed by the House instead of not more than
70 individuals as proposed by the Senate.
Statements of Appropriations
Appropriates $30,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
Appropriates $197,600,000 for salaries of officers,
members, and employees of the Capitol Police instead of
$189,913,000 as proposed by the House and $207,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate.
The increase above the House allowance provides funding
for 1,592 sworn positions and 401 civilian positions, an
increase of 75 civilian positions. This will allow 30 sworn
positions to be civilianized during fiscal year 2004. The
conferees direct the Chief of Police to recruit for 75 new
positions as follows: Chief of Police (5 positions, including 3
mid level working attorneys for the Office of General Counsel);
Chief of Operations (33 positions, including 3 intelligence
analysts and 13 positions for the Security Services Bureau);
and the Chief Administrative Officer (37 positions). The
conferees note that should the Capitol Police strategic plan,
and associated staffing plan, be completed and approved by the
House and Senate Appropriations Committees, during fiscal year
2004, there is ample funding from the Emergency Response Fund
for new sworn positions.
Section 1006 of the conference agreement authorizes the
Capitol Police to recruit and train new officers who are to be
assigned to the Library of Congress. For fiscal year 2004, 23
new sworn positions are authorized. Funding to accommodate this
effort has been included in the Capitol Police budget.
In fiscal year 2002, the conferees approved an additional
14 FTE's for the sole purpose of establishing an Emergency
Preparedness Division. The Committees approved the plans for
the establishment of this office during the summer of 2002. It
has come to the conferees' attention that these positions have
been moved to other areas of the Department, without notifying
the Committees, and the division has yet to be established. The
conferees reiterate the House report language requiring
notification and consultation with the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations prior to implementing organization
changes or realignments that result in the redistribution,
reprogramming, or reallocation of FTE's or funds in a manner
different from that presented in each budget year's
appropriation hearings; position reports to the Committees; and
the final approved budget.
General Expenses
Appropriates $23,500,000 for general expenses of the
Capitol Police instead of $21,917,000 as proposed by the House
and $33,000,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of the amount
appropriated $1,745,000 shall remain available until expended
as proposed by the House instead of $1,700,000 as proposed by
the Senate. General Expenses shall be executed as provided to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations dated
September 17, 2003.
Administrative Provisions
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
The conferees have included an administrative provision
allowing for the transfer of funds upon the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate.
In addition, the conferees have included administrative
provisions that authorize the United States Capitol Police
counsel to appear before the courts; provide retirement
benefits to the hazardous materials response team members that
are comparable to other federal firefighters and law
enforcement officers; language that repeals Section 1005 of
P.L. 108-7, regarding recruitment without regard to age; and
language to provide for a more effective and efficient merger
of the Library of Congress Police and Capitol Police Force. In
addition, language is included which redefines jurisdictional
authority of the police for purposes of implementing the truck
interdiction program. The Capitol Police Board is directed to
promulgate regulations solely for the implementation,
execution, and maintenance of the truck interdiction program,
which shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriates $2,255,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
Appropriates $33,820,000 and two additional FTE's for
salaries and expenses of the Congressional Budget Office, as
proposed by the House instead of $33,612,000 and one FTE as
proposed by the Senate. The conferees have agreed, as proposed
by the House, to provide authority in a General Provision for
Legislative agencies that are members of the Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board to pay an appropriate share of the
Board's costs. Further, the conferees have included language
that prohibits the purchase or hire of a passenger motor
vehicle as proposed by the House.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
The conferees are concerned that without the proper funds
control and administration procedures in place in the office of
the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) that the standard accepted
government separation of duties lends itself to the potential
for waste, fraud and abuse in such areas as travel, training,
official representation funds, and credit card purchases. AOC
is directed to issue agency-wide procedures within 180 days of
the enactment of this Act, delineating the funds control
procedures and process to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. A
copy of the procedures will be provided to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The conferees encourage the Architect of the Capitol, in
cooperation with other relevant Legislative Branch agencies, to
take appropriate steps to increase the volume and visibility of
works of art reflecting the participation and contributions of
African-Americans in American history for display in the
Capitol and the various legislative office buildings of the
House and the Senate, including the new Capitol Visitor Center.
General Administration
Appropriates $77,053,000 for General Administration,
instead of $84,513,000 as proposed by the House and $71,697,000
as proposed by the Senate. Of the amount appropriated,
$4,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008 as
proposed by the Senate instead of $11,660,000 as proposed by
the House.
The conferees have agreed to defer the transfer of FTEs
and associated costs related to energy services to the Capitol
Power Plant appropriation as proposed by the House until the
study on the AOC organizational structure and administrative
services that was directed in the House report has been
completed and submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations for review and action. The Architect of the
Capitol is directed to submit the analysis with recommendations
for approvals to the Committees not later than 180 days after
the enactment of this Act.
The conferees emphasize that the scope of the AOC study
will be comprehensive and will include all aspects of AOC
central and administrative staff, including any administrative
positions that have been established in the offices of the
superintendents to ensure that duplicative services do not
occur; that all positions are required to conduct business; and
that they are aligned with the AOC strategic plan. The AOC is
reminded that this study must be conducted within the purview
of the AOC Human Resources Act and other pertinent legislation
that provides protections to AOC employees. The Architect is
further reminded to consider appropriate committee
jurisdictional and legislative authority in the final
recommendations of the study.
The conferees have agreed to fund the replacement of high
voltage switchgear in the appropriations of the jurisdictions
where the projects will take place as proposed by the Senate
including Senate Office Buildings ($2,040,000); House Office
Buildings ($3,592,000); and Library Buildings and Grounds
($1,828,000).
With respect to the object class and projects the House
and Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $72,584,000
Project Budget:
1. AOC Procurement Training Initiative.............. 150,000
2. Bucket Truck..................................... 75,000
3. Flat Bed Truck................................... 44,000
4. Capitol Complex Master Plan...................... 4,200,000
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Total, General Administration..................... 77,053,000
Capitol Building
Appropriates $28,188,000, of which $13,002,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008, for maintenance,
care and operation of the Capitol, by the Architect of the
Capitol, instead of $23,307,000, of which $7,863,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2008 as proposed by the House,
and instead of $27,777,000, of which $12,302,000 to remain
available until September 30, 2008, as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees have agreed to provide $630,000 for study,
design, and condition assessment, including the Restoration of
Marble Steps ($105,000); Seismic Study ($120,000); Replacement
of Dimming Systems, East Front Offices ($40,000); Upgrade
Restrooms ($40,000); Upgrade Electrical Service to House
Chamber ($50,000); and Upgrade Emergency Evacuation and
Notification System ($275,000).
With respect to object class and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $13,179,000
Project Budget:
1. ADA Requirements................................. 132,000
2. Elevator/Escalator Modernization Program......... 750,000
3. Replacement of Minton Tile....................... 525,000
4. Computer, Telecom, & Electrical Support.......... 300,000
5. Wayfinding and ADA Signage....................... 130,000
6. Bird Control System.............................. 170,000
7. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.......... 630,000
8. Minor Construction............................... 2,500,000
9. U.S. Capitol Master Plan Phase 2................. 6,000,000
10. Improvements in the Rotunda..................... 672,000
11. Restore Shutters & Upgrade Window Lighting...... 400,000
12. Presidential Inaugural Stands................... 2,800,000
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Total, Capitol Building........................... 28,188,000
Capitol Grounds
Appropriates $6,886,000, of which $585,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008, to the Architect of the
Capitol for the care and improvements of the grounds
surrounding the Capitol, House and Senate office buildings, and
the Capitol Power plant, as proposed by the House, instead of
$6,986,000, of which $685,000 is to remain available until
September 30, 2008, as proposed by the Senate.
With respect to object class and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $6,301,000
Project Budget:
1. Renovate Former D. C. Street Lights.............. 435,000
2. Wayfinding and ADA-Compliant Signage............. 100,000
3. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.......... 50,000
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Total, Capitol Grounds............................ 6,886,000
The conferees have agreed to provide $50,000 for study,
design, and condition assessment to address tunnel drainage,
S.W. Drive.
Senate Office Buildings
Appropriates $63,388,000, of which $17,433,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008, for the maintenance,
care, and operation of the Senate office buildings to the
Architect of the Capitol. Inasmuch as this item relates solely
to the Senate, and in accord with long practice under which
each body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the
other concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of
the House, at the request of the managers on the part of the
Senate, have receded to the Senate.
Operating Budget........................................ $45,145,000
Project Budget:
1. Refinish Historic Woodwork....................... 300,000
2. Repair/Replace Marble Floors & Clean Arch
Surfaces.......................................... 510,000
3. Renovate Restrooms, ADA, DSOB.................... 2,692,000
4. Renovate Restrooms, ADA, HSOB.................... 1,724,000
5. Minor Construction............................... 5,000,000
6. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.......... 1,000,000
7. Replace Modular Furniture, HSOB.................. 3,000,000
8. Wayfinding & ADA Signage......................... 1,133,000
9. Replace Elevator, Webster Hall................... 495,000
10. Replace Doors, 3rd Floor Balcony................ 349,000
11. Replace High Voltage Switchgear................. 2,040,000
Total, Senate Office Buildings.................... 63,388,000
House Office Buildings
Appropriates $62,816,000, of which $27,750,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2008, for the maintenance,
care, and operation of the House office buildings to the
Architect of the Capitol. Inasmuch as this item relates solely
to the House, and in accord with long practice under which each
body determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other
concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the
Senate, at the request of the managers on the part of the
House, have receded to the House.
Operating Budget........................................ $34,946,000
Project Budget:
1. Major Elevator Equipment Improvements............ 120,000
2. Elevator Modernization Program, FHOB............. 9,460,000
3. Minor Construction............................... 5,000,000
4. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.......... 1,000,000
5. Sound Improvements, Committee Rooms.............. 240,000
6. Wayfinding and ADA Compliant Signage............. 407,000
7. Upgrade Public Restrooms......................... 1,500,000
8. Upgrade Data Center.............................. 4,323,000
9. Escalator Modernization.......................... 1,617,000
10. Replace Halon System............................ 611,000
11. Replace High Voltage Switchgear................. 3,592,000
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Total, House Office Buildings..................... 62,816,000
Capitol Power Plant
In addition to the $4,400,000 made available from
receipts credited as reimbursements to this appropriation,
appropriates $81,543,000 to the Architect of the Capitol for
maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol power plant, as
proposed by the House, instead of $88,979,000 as proposed by
the Senate. Of this amount, $36,652,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008, as proposed by the House, instead of
$38,402,000, as proposed by the Senate.
The conferees are concerned that current Capitol Power
plant operations may not adequately reflect up-to-date
requirements associated with operational flexibility, such as
the need to maintain, secure and upgrade the Capitol Power
Plant's utility distribution infrastructure; and the ability to
maximize potential efficiency gains in energy consumption and
manpower utilization. In addition, the conferees are concerned
with the need to complete timely and within budget the West
Refrigeration Plant expansion, currently underway. Therefore,
the General Accounting Office (GAO) is directed to review the
Capitol Power Plant master plan, its operations and its overall
management and report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations by March 1, 2004 its findings and
recommendations on the adequacy of the master plan, the
capacity and efficiency of plant operations, the reliability
and security of its distribution infrastructure, as well as the
status of the expansion project.
With respect to object class and project differences the
House and Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget (net).................................. $44,791,000
Project Budget:
1. Emergency Shoring and Repairs to Tunnels......... 100,000
2. Repair South Capitol Street Steam Line........... 711,000
3. West Refrigeration Plant Expansion............... 22,021,000
4. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.......... 630,000
5. Replace Utility Tunnel Expansion Joints.......... 440,000
6. Replace Stokers, Boilers 1 & 2................... 1,200,000
7. Install Emergency Egress, Tunnel Access.......... 350,000
8. Install Oil Storage Tanks........................ 4,200,000
9. Installation of Distributed Control System....... 6,500,000
10. Intrinsic Health Monitoring System.............. 600,000
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Total, Capitol Power Plant (net).................. 81,543,000
The conferees have agreed to provide $630,000 for study,
design, and condition assessment including Boilers &
Auxiliaries Replacement and Overhaul ($180,000) and Long-term
Preventative Maintenance Plan ($450,000).
Library Buildings and Grounds
Appropriates $39,159,000 for structural and mechanical
care, Library Buildings and Grounds instead of $34,750,000 as
proposed by the House and $41,620,000 as proposed by the
Senate. Of this amount, $21,286,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2008 instead of $16,877,000 as proposed by
the House and $23,747,000 as proposed by the Senate.
With respect to object class and projects the House and
Senate conferees have agreed to the following:
Operating Budget........................................ $13,235,000
Project Budget:
1. ADA Requirements................................. 100,000
2. Preservation Environmental Monitoring............ 100,000
3. Restore Decorative-Painting...................... 110,000
4. Replace Sidewalks, JAB & TJB..................... 100,000
5. Book Storage Facility, Ft. Meade Support......... 580,000
6. Replace Partitions Supports, JMMB................ 300,000
7. Replace Compact Stack Safety, JMMB............... 600,000
8. Repair Deteriorated Wood Panels.................. 190,000
9. Painting of Interior Arches, TJB................. 170,000
10. Culpeper Support................................ 1,263,000
11. Fire Extinguishers.............................. 75,000
12. Fire Safety Project Management.................. 250,000
13. Repair Life Safety Deficiencies................. 800,000
14. Minor Construction.............................. 1,000,000
15. Replace Halon Fire Suppression System........... 1,997,000
16. Extend/Upgrade Fire Alarm....................... 504,000
17. ADA Modifications, Pickford Theater............. 424,000
18. ADA Modifications, S.W. Entrance, JMMB.......... 1,280,000
19. Collections Security............................ 857,000
20. Landscaping, Ft. Meade.......................... 250,000
21. Elevator Modernization.......................... 1,342,000
22. Water Tank, Ft. Meade........................... 4,103,000
23. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment......... 7,701,000
24. Replace High Voltage Switchgear................. 1,828,000
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Total, Library Buildings and Grounds.............. 39,159,000
The conferees have agreed to provide $7,701,000 for
study, design, and condition assessment including Logistics
Warehouse Facility, Ft. Meade ($2,520,000); Offsite Storage
Facility ($600,000); Book Storage Module 5, Ft. Meade
($1,500,000); Upgrade Emergency Lighting ($350,000); Replace
Bathroom Exhaust System, Jefferson Building ($225,000); Damper
Smoke Control Study ($1,397,000); ADA Bathroom Renovations,
Adams Building ($236,000); Upgrade Book Conveyor System
($200,000); and Master Plan, Fort Meade ($673,000).
Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds
Appropriates $3,308,000, of which $2,075,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2008, and 3 FTE's as proposed by
the House and the Senate.
Botanic Garden
Appropriates $6,189,000 for salaries and expenses,
Botanic Garden, instead of $6,062,000 as proposed by the House
and $6,239,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount,
$152,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008
instead of $25,000 as proposed by the House and $202,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The conferees have included language,
as proposed by the House, prohibiting the use of appropriated
funds for construction of the National Garden. With respect to
object class and projects the conferees have agreed to the
following:
Operating Budget........................................ $5,045,000
Project Budget:
1. Partnership Support.............................. 450,000
2. CAFM Data Capture (Bartholdi Project)............ 50,000
3. Damper Control, D.C. Village..................... 100,000
4. Environmental Control System Replacement......... 100,000
5. Conservatory Electronics System.................. 90,000
6. West Gallery Exhibit............................. 202,000
7. Study, Design, and Condition Assessment.......... 152,000
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Total, Botanic Garden............................. 6,189,000
The conferees have agreed to provide $152,000 for study,
design, and condition assessment including Production Facility
Floor Drainage Correction ($127,000) and ADA Elevator
Replacement ($25,000).
Capitol Visitor Center
The conference agreement provides $48,839,000 for
construction, salaries and operational costs of the Visitor
Center, of which $1,039,000 reflects operational costs and the
balance reflects the estimated cost to complete. Of the amount
provided $48,550,000 shall remain available until expended.
Additionally, the conference agreement established a limit on
the amount of Federal funds, which can be obligated for a
tunnel connecting the Center to the Library of Congress. The
Architect of the Capitol is directed not to obligate any funds
for this project without an obligation plan approved by the
chairs and ranking members of the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and House of Representatives. The plan should
specify the purpose, amount, and timing of anticipated
obligations.
The conferees direct the General Accounting Office to
perform quarterly performance reviews of the project so that
the Congress is kept abreast of important issues such as cost
and scheduling. It is expected that this quarterly reporting
will avail the Committee on Appropriations of the House and
Senate and the Capitol Preservation Commission with timely
information to properly oversee this effort and address
important issues.
The conferees direct that thirty days prior to initiating
excavation for the eastern portion of the tunnel between the
Library of Congress and the Capitol Visitor Center, the
Architect of the Capitol will notify the Committee on
Appropriations of the House and Senate and the Capitol
Preservation Commission, and include in the notification a
description of possible construction risks that might be
encountered, their implications, and delineating all efforts
that have been completed to ameliorate those risks.
The conferees recognize the work of all the parties in
creating an exhibit for the Capitol Visitor Center. The
conferees urge the exhibit designers and content providers to
work with the Library of Congress to ensure that the exhibit
presents history of the Congress as well as the role of the
Congress in the preservation of the cultural and artistic
heritage of the American people.
The conference agreement limits to $10,000,000 the total
amount of Federal funds which may be obligated or expended for
the tunnel connecting the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson
Building to the Capitol Visitor Center.
Administrative Provisions
The conference agreement includes several administrative
provisions related to the operations of the Architect of the
Capitol. There is a provision that clarifies authority for
benefits for temporary employees; provides authority to lease
space; and provides transfer authority for an alternate
computing facility.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
Provides $370,897,000 for salaries and expenses, Library
of Congress, which will fund 2,896 FTE's, instead of
$366,520,000 as proposed by the House and $367,539,000 as
proposed by the Senate. Of this amount $6,850,000 is made
available from receipts collected by the Library of Congress
and is to remain available until expended; and $11,546,000 is
to remain available until expended for acquisition of books,
periodicals, newspapers, and all other library materials as
proposed by the House instead of $11,596,000 as proposed by the
Senate and $11,236,000 as proposed by the House.
With respect to program allowances the conferees have
agreed to the following:
1. Adventures of the American Mind...................... $8,750,000
2. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.............. 250,000
3. Security Enhancements................................ 1,077,000
4. Emergency Management................................. 511,000
5. NAVCC--Culpeper...................................... 11,060,000
6. Purchase of Library Materials--Foreign Law........... 310,000
7. Meeting of the Frontiers............................. 379,000
8. Retail Activities Project (Not-to-exceed 3 years).... 335,000
9. Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Celebration (Final
Year)............................................... 500,000
10. Lincoln-Douglas Debates/Underground RR Exhibit...... 500,000
11. Veterans History Project............................ 589,000
12. Alternate Computer Facility......................... 2,762,000
13. Mass Deacidification................................ 919,000
The conference agreement includes funding in the amount
of $1,380,000 to remain available until September 30, 2008 for
the central financial management system; and includes funding
to remain available until expended for seven programs:
$8,750,000 for the Adventures of the American Mind project;
$250,000, which includes $10,000 for official representation
and reception expenses, for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
Commission; $905,000 for the Integrated Library System;
$11,060,000 for the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center;
$500,000 relating to the Lincoln-Douglas debates; $500,000 for
the final year of funding for the Louisiana Purchase
Bicentennial celebration and $2,762,000 for the development of
the Alternate Computing Center.
The Conferees are encouraged by the efforts of the U.S.
Capitol Police, working with the Library of Congress, to craft
an implementation plan to merge the Library's police force with
the U.S. Capitol Police. However, concerns have been expressed
about the governance structure for a merged police force. While
the conferees recognize that change is inherently difficult, it
is expected that security of the Capitol complex will take the
highest priority, overriding jurisdictional concerns.
Copyright Office
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Provides $48,290,000, including $29,664,000 made
available from receipts, for salaries and expenses, Copyright
Office, as proposed by the Senate instead of $47,290,000 as
proposed by the House. This level of funding provides for 530
full-time equivalents.
Congressional Research Service
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $91,726,000 for salaries and expenses,
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, as
proposed by the Senate instead of $93,590,000 as proposed by
the House. This level of funding provides for 729 full-time
equivalents.
The Congressional Research Service request for voluntary
separation incentive authority has been denied because the
request was received late in the budget process and prevented
appropriate committee review and oversight during the regular
hearing cycle. The conferees suggest that CRS review their
request and if appropriate include it in their next budget
submission.
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
Appropriates $51,706,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
Administrative Provisions
In addition to various technical corrections the
conferees have agreed to a provision pertaining to the National
Audiovisual Conservation Center.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $91,111,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
The Government Printing Office currently supports Xywrite
and the locator code application used by the Office of the
Senate Legislative Counsel and the Office of the Senate
Enrolling Clerk to draft and update legislative documents. The
conferees direct that with the implementation of the
Legislative Editing in XML Application (LEXA) that the GPO
shall also serve as the entity responsible for providing
support for this new application.
Office of the Superintendent of Documents
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
Appropriates $34,456,000 as proposed by the House and the
Senate.
Government Printing Office Revolving Fund
Appropriates $10,000,000 as proposed by the Senate
instead of $5,000,000 proposed by the House. An amount of
$5,000 for official representation as proposed by the Senate is
included instead of $7,500 proposed by the House.
Administrative Provisions
The conferees have agreed to a provision in the Senate
bill that increases the pay level for the Public Printer and
Deputy Public Printer; and to a provision that authorizes the
transfer of surplus property and acceptance of voluntary
services.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
Provides $466,328,000, of which $6,006,000 is from
offsetting collections, for salaries and expenses, General
Accounting Office instead of $464,539,000 as proposed by the
House and $468,118,000 as proposed by the Senate. The conferees
have agreed, as proposed by the House, to provide authority in
a General Provision, for legislative agencies that are members
of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board to pay an
appropriate share of the Board's costs.
For the past two years the General Accounting Office
(GAO) has been conducting an evaluation of the need for a
technology assessment capability in the Legislative Branch. The
results of that evaluation have generally concluded that such a
capability would enhance the ability of key congressional
committees to address complex technical issues in a more timely
and effective manner. To assist in determining the most cost
effective and efficient manner of providing that capability to
the Congress, the conferees direct that the General Accounting
Office report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations the impact that assuming a technology assessment
role would have on its current mission and resources. The
report should be submitted by December 15, 2003.
The conferees instruct the General Accounting Office to
establish and strictly adhere to a non-partisan protocol for
formal briefings of Members of Congress and their staffs. The
legislative work schedule is always complex and never
convenient, but the GAO must always work within the context of
that schedule. When individuals on the GAO staff have personal
commitments which might prevent them from presenting or
attending a Congressional briefing, the individual's supervisor
shall attend in that person's place.
PAYMENT TO THE OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
Appropriates $13,500,000 for a payment to the Open World
Leadership Center Trust Fund, instead of $13,000,000 as
proposed by the House and $14,000,000 as proposed by the
Senate. The conferees recommend consultation with the
Appropriations Committees prior to decisions on pilot programs
by the Board.
TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS
In Title II, General Provisions, section numbers have
been changed to conform to the conference agreement and
technical corrections have been made.
The conferees have included a provision that authorizes
the Architect of the Capitol to maintain and improve landscape
features of property located near the House office buildings.
The conferees have included the House provision that
prohibits funding in this Act from being transferred except as
provided in this Act; and provides for Legislative Branch
entities that are members of the Federal Accounting Standards
Advisory Board to pay an appropriate share of the Board's
costs.
TITLE III--FISCAL YEAR 2003 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
The conference agreement includes, as Title III, fiscal
year 2003 emergency supplemental appropriations totaling
$937,593,000, as follows:
CHAPTER 1
THE JUDICIARY
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
The conference agreement provides $12,187,000, as
requested, for costs associated with 15 district judgeships
authorized by Section 312 of Public Law 107-273.
DEFENDER SERVICES
The conference agreement provides $17,228,000 for the
Defender Services account, as requested.
FEES OF JURORS AND COMMISSIONERS
The conference agreement provides $2,778,000 for the Fees
of Jurors and Commissioners account, as requested.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Corps of Engineers--Civil
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES
The conference agreement provides $60,000,000 for Flood
Control and Coastal Emergencies to permit the Corps of
Engineers to respond to emergencies resulting from hurricanes,
flooding, and other natural disasters.
CHAPTER 3
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Emergency Preparedness and Response
DISASTER RELIEF
The conference agreement provides $441,700,000, instead
of $1,550,000,000 as proposed by the House and by the Senate.
This amount is in addition to the $983,600,000 made available
for this program in P.L. 108-69.
CHAPTER 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The conference agreement provides $36,000,000 for
wildland fire management activities of the Department of the
Interior as proposed by the House, instead of $61,000,000 as
proposed by the Senate. The funding provided should be used to
refund funds transferred from other accounts during wildfire
emergencies. This level provides only partial payback.
The conference agreement does not include language
proposed by the House directing that any funds not needed this
year be used to repay funds borrowed from other appropriations
accounts during the fiscal year 2002 fire season. The managers
understand that substantially more funds than provided herein
have been expended during extreme wildfire events this year and
should be repaid. The $25,000,000 recommended by the Senate for
wildfire hazard reduction activities is included under the
Forest Service wildland fire management account.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The conference agreement provides $5,000,000 for
emergency expenses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge as
recommended by the House instead of no funding as proposed by
the Senate. Of the funds provided, $4,500,000 is for oil spill
cleanup and remediation and $500,000 is for continued airport
operations. Without funding for airport operations, the airport
would be shut down this month and Federal Aviation
Administration certification would expire.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
The conference agreement provides $283,000,000 for
wildland fire management activities of the Forest Service as
proposed by the House instead of $253,000,000 as proposed by
the Senate. Of the funds provided, $253,000,000, as requested,
should be used to refund funds transferred from other accounts
during wildfire emergencies. This level provides only partial
payback. The remaining $30,000,000 should be used for the
disastrous situation in southern California as described in the
House Committee report. Of this funding for southern
California, $10,000,000 is for Forest Service hazardous fuels
reduction activities and $20,000,000 is for transfer to the
State and private forestry account for State and volunteer fire
assistance and related forest health work in the vicinity of
the San Bernardino National Forest. The conference agreement
does not include the House language directing that any funds
not needed this year be used to repay funds borrowed from other
appropriations accounts during the fiscal year 2002 fire
season. The managers understand that substantially more funds
than provided herein have been expended during extreme wildfire
events this year and should be repaid.
CHAPTER 5
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Human Space Flight
The conferees agree to provide $50,000,000 for expenses
necessary for responding to the Space Shuttle Columbia
accident, the same as the amount in the supplemental request.
The amount recommended is in addition to funding provided in
the fiscal year 2003 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The conferees
direct NASA to provide the Committees on Appropriations of the
House and the Senate, by September 30, 2003, with detailed
information on the expenditure of the funds already
appropriated and the expenses which will be covered by this
additional increment of funding. In addition, this accounting
should include an updated estimate of fiscal year 2003 savings,
by activity, associated with the suspension of shuttle flight
following the Columbia accident and how NASA intends to apply
those savings to both recovery and investigation as well as
return to flight efforts.
CHAPTER 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The conference agreement includes a provision (Section
3601) regarding the availability of funds, as proposed by the
House.
The conference agreement (Section 3602) provides
$9,700,000, to remain available until expended, from the
Commodity Credit Corporation, for the Tree Assistance Program
authorized by 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 for tree losses incurred since
January 1, 2000, due to fire blight in the State of Michigan.
The Senate bill did not include funding for this provision.
The conference agreement (Section 3603) provides
$20,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
suppression and control of Mormon cricket infestation on public
and private land in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho, to be expended in
equal amounts among the three states. The House bill did not
include funding for this provision.
The conference agreement (Section 3604) includes language
making a technical correction to a targeted economic
development grant funded in a prior appropriations Act.
The conference agreement (Section 3605) includes language
making a technical correction to a targeted economic
development grant funded in a prior appropriations Act.
The conference agreement (Section 3606) includes language
to increase the loan commitment level for certain FHA loans
during fiscal year 2003 to correspond with estimated loan
volume.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(Section 3607) to permit spouses of military personnel to be
eligible for training under a National Emergency Grant (NEG)
awarded to the San Diego Workforce Partnership on June 30,
2001. The Senate bill has no comparable provision.
The conference agreement includes two general provisions
(Sections 3608 and 3609) making technical corrections to
several projects funded under the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) in the Departments of Labor, Health and
Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2003. The Senate bill does not include
comparable provisions to those reported by the House. The
conference agreement includes in Section 3610 additional
technical corrections to several projects by transferring
$750,000 from the Rural Health Outreach Grants program to the
Maternal and Child Health Block Grants Special Projects of
Regional and National Significance program. 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 II of Division G, under the heading ``Health Resources
and Services''
--The provision specifying $350,000 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
shall be deleted;
--The provision specifying $200,000 for the
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System, Pittsburgh, PA, for
health outreach and education shall be deleted; and
--The provision specifying $200,000 for the
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine,
Philadelphia, PA, for its minority outreach oral health
initiative shall be deleted.
The conference agreement includes four general provisions
(Sections 3610 through 3613) making technical corrections to
several Department of Education projects funded in the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003. The Senate bill
does not include comparable provisions.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(Section 3614) directing the Secretary of Education to transfer
up to $4,353,368 from any account that would otherwise lapse to
the Title I program for the purpose of providing additional
funds to certain states. The House bill has no comparable
provision.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(Section 3615) to permit the transfer of funds, appropriated in
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003, from
the Social Security Administration to the Department of Labor
in order to implement the Black Lung Consolidation of
Responsibility Act (P.L. 107-275).
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(Section 3616) designating the amounts in Title III as an
emergency requirement, as proposed by the House and by the
Senate.
The conference agreement includes a general provision
(Section 3617) concerning the effective date of this Act.
Conference Total--With Comparisons
Titles I and II--Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2004
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the
fiscal year 2004 recommended by the Committee of Conference,
with comparisons to the fiscal year 2003 amount, the 2004
budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2004
follow:
[In thousands of dollars]
New budget (obligational authority, fiscal year 2003.... $3,461,323
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 2004........................................... 3,849,643
House bill, fiscal year 2004............................ 2,699,688
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004........................... 3,574,611
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2004.................. 3,548,408
Conference agreement compared with:
New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year
2003.............................................. +87,085
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
fiscal year 2004.................................. -301,235
House bill, fiscal year 2004............................ +848,720
Senate bill, fiscal year 2004........................... -26,203
Conference Total--With Comparisons
Title III--Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 2003
The total new budget (obligational) authority for the
fiscal year 2003 recommended by the Committee of Conference,
with comparisons to the 2003 budget estimates, and the House
and Senate bills for 2003 follow:
[In thousands of dollars]
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal
year 2003 *......................................... $1,921,193
House bill, fiscal year 2003 *.......................... 2,025,893
Senate bill, fiscal year 2003 *......................... 2,044,000
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2003.................. 937,593
Conference agreement compared with:
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority,
fiscal year 2003.................................. -983,600
House bill, fiscal year 2003........................ -1,088,300
Senate bill, fiscal year 2003....................... -1,106,407
*Includes $983,600,000 for Disaster relief, which was provided in P.L.
108-69.
For consideration of the House bill and the
Senate amendments, except for title III in the
Senate amendment numbered 3, and modifications
committed to conference:
Jack Kingston,
(except for the Capitol
Visitor Center tunnel)
Ray LaHood,
Todd Tiahrt,
John Culberson,
Mark Kirk,
Bill Young,
James P. Moran,
David E. Price,
James E. Clyburn,
For consideration of title III in the Senate
amendment numbered 3, and modifications
committed to conference:
Bill Young,
Charles H. Taylor,
Managers on the Part of the House.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Robert F. Bennett,
Ted Stevens,
Thad Cochran,
Kit Bond,
Richard J. Durbin,
Tim Johnson,
Robert C. Byrd,
Barbara A. Mikulski,
Managers on the Part of the Senate.