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LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
OFFICE

SENATE
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

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

REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS

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

SALARIES, OFFICERS

AND

EMPLOYEES

For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized
by law, including agency contributions, ø$74,615,000¿ $79,234,000,
which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the
below limitations, as follows:
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

For the Office of the Vice President, ø$1,513,000¿ $1,581,000.
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, ø$325,000¿ $364,000.

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL

OF THE

SENATE

For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, ø$3,447,000¿ $3,567,000.

OFFICE

SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
ø$936,000¿ $948,000.

EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $3,000;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary
for the Majority of the Senate, $3,000; Secretary for the Minority
of the Senate, $3,000; in all, $12,000.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES

OF THE

SENATE

INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,
or conducted pursuant to section 134(a) of Public Law 601, Seventyninth Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96–304 and
Senate Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, ø$69,561,000¿
$70,800,000.

OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, ø$2,195,000¿
$2,342,000.
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, ø$1,156,000¿
$1,206,000.

øEXPENSES

OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL¿

øFor expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International
Narcotics Control, $305,000.¿

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

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, ø$996,000¿ $1,040,000 for each such committee;
in all, ø$1,992,000¿ $2,080,000.

For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
$1,511,000.

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, ø$384,000¿ $400,000.

SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate, ø$65,931,000¿ $78,163,000.

POLICY COMMITTEES

For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, ø$965,000¿ $1,008,000 for each such committee,
in all, ø$1,930,000¿ $2,016,000.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

For miscellaneous items, ø$6,791,000¿ $7,905,000.

OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

For Office of the Chaplain, ø$234,000¿ $265,000.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT

For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account,
ø$208,000,000¿ $227,536,000.

For Office of the Secretary, ø$12,714,000¿ $13,431,000.
OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, ø$34,037,000¿
$35,126,000.
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY

STATIONERY (REVOLVING FUND)

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

For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary
for the Minority, ø$1,135,000¿ $1,215,000.
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, ø$17,000,000¿ $19,208,000.

For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
ø$10,000,000¿ $9,000,000.
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SENATE—Continued

øADMINISTRATIVE

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
PROVISIONS¿

øSECTION 1. Section 195(a) of chapter IX of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (Public Law 99–88; 2 U.S.C. 61g–
7(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting
‘‘or with respect to the administration of the affairs of the committee.’’.¿
øSEC. 2. Section 105(d)(1) of chapter VI of title I of the Second
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978 (Public Law 95–355; 2 U.S.C.
43d(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and telephone services’’ and inserting ‘‘, telephone services, and stationery’’.¿
øSEC. 3. Section 3(f)(1) under the heading ‘‘administrative provisions’’ in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1975 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(1)) is amended in the second
sentence by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting ‘‘3 years’’.¿
øSEC. 4. (a) Section 5 under the heading ‘‘administrative provisions’’
in the appropriation for the Senate in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 58a note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘by the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) As used in subsection (a), the term ‘user’ means a Senator,
an Officer of the Senate, and any office, committee, or other entity
the funds of which are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
October 1, 1996, and shall apply to all payments made on or after
such date for local and long distance telecommunications service.¿
øSEC. 5. (a) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
may directly, or through the General Services Administration, transfer title to excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to a
public school. Any such transfer shall be completed at the lowest
possible cost to the public school and the Senate.
(b) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(c) Receipts from reimbursements for the costs of transfer of excess
or surplus educationally useful equipment under this section, shall
be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the account
for the ‘‘Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate’’ within
the contingent fund of the Senate.
(d) For the purposes of this section:
(1) The term ‘‘public school’’ means a public elementary or secondary school as such terms are defined in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
(2) The term ‘‘educationally useful equipment’’ means computers
and related peripheral tools, including printers, modems, routers,
servers, computer keyboards, scanners, and other telecommunications and research equipment, that are appropriate for use in
public school education.
(e) This section shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 1997
and shall be effective each fiscal year thereafter.¿
øSEC. 6. (a) Notwithstanding section 1345 of title 31, United States
Code, the Secretary of the Senate may reimburse any individual
employed by the Senate day care center for the cost of training
classes and conferences in connection with the provision of child
care services and for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses
incurred in connection with the training classes and conferences.
(b) The Senate day care center shall certify and provide appropriate
documentation to the Secretary of the Senate with respect to any
reimbursement under this section. Reimbursements under this section shall be made from the appropriations account ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS’’ within the contingent fund of the Senate on vouchers
approved by the Secretary of the Senate.
(c) Reimbursements under this section shall be subject to the regulations and limitations prescribed by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate for travel and related expenses for
which payment is authorized to be made from the contingent fund
of the Senate.
(d) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1996.¿
øSEC. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds
received during fiscal year 1996 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate in settlement of a contract claim or dispute,
but not to exceed $1,450,000, shall be deposited into the appropriation
account for fiscal year 1997 for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
of the Senate within the contingent fund of the Senate and shall
be available in a like manner and for the same purposes as are
the other funds in that account.¿
øSEC. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Senate, with the oversight and
approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-

ate, shall oversee the development and implementation of a comprehensive Senate legislative information system.
(b) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Senate shall
consult and work with officers and employees of the House of Representatives. Legislative branch agencies and departments and agencies of the executive branch shall provide cooperation, consultation,
and assistance as requested by the Secretary of the Senate to carry
out this section.
(c) Any funds that were appropriated under the heading ‘‘Secretary
of the Senate’’ for expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the
Senate by the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995, to remain
available until September 30, 1998, and that the Secretary determines are not needed for development of a financial management
system for the Senate may, with the approval of the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, be used to carry out the provisions
of this section, and such funds shall be available through September
30, 2000.
(d) The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate
may prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this section.
(e) This section shall be effective for fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 1996.¿
øSEC. 9. PAYMENT FOR UNACCRUED LEAVE.—
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Financial Clerk of the Senate is authorized
to accept from an individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary
of Senate a payment representing pay for any period of unaccrued
annual leave used by that individual, as certified by the head of
the employing office of the individual making the payment.
(b) WITHHOLDING.—The Financial Clerk of the Senate is authorized
to withhold the amount referred to in subsection (a) from any amount
which is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and which is
due to or on behalf of the individual described in subsection (a).
(c) DEPOSIT.—Any payment accepted under this section shall be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
(d) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term ‘‘head of the
employing office’’ means any person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges
of the employment of an individual whose pay is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.
(e) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to fiscal year 1996
and each fiscal year thereafter.¿ (Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
ø$683,831,000¿ $752,383,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES

For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, ø$11,592,000¿
$11,916,000, including: Office of the Speaker, ø$1,535,000¿
$1,625,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker;
Office of the Majority Floor Leader, ø$1,526,000¿ $1,566,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of
the Minority Floor Leader, ø$1,534,000¿ $1,574,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
ø$957,000¿ $983,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, ø$949,000¿ $975,000, including $5,000 for official
expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor
Activities, ø$376,000¿ $378,000; Republican Steering Committee,
ø$664,000¿
$680,000;
Republican
Conference,
ø$1,130,000¿
$1,161,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, ø$1,191,000¿
$1,222,000; Democratic Caucus, ø$603,000¿ $619,000; and nine minority employees, ø$1,127,000¿ $1,133,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL EXPENSES
MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL

For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’
clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, ø$363,313,000¿
$405,450,000.

JOINT ITEMS

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONøS¿

COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL

AND

SELECT

For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, ø$80,222,000¿ $90,310,000.
COMMITTEE

APPROPRIATIONS

For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
ø$17,580,000¿ $18,276,000, 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.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, ø$86,259,000¿ $91,770,000, including: for salaries
and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than
$3,500, of which not more than $2,500 is for the Family Room, for
official representation and reception expenses, ø$15,074,000¿
$14,715,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant
at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and
including not more than $750 for official representation and reception
expenses, ø$3,638,000¿ $3,598,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, ø$55,209,000¿ $59,688,000,
including salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House
Information Resources, ø$22,577,000¿ $22,800,000, of which
ø$16,577,000¿ $16,800,000 is provided herein: Provided, That House
Information Resources is authorized to receive reimbursement from
Members of the House of Representatives and other governmental
entities for services provided and such reimbursement shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to this account; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, ø$3,954,000¿
$4,344,000; Office of the Chaplain, $126,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules,
ø$1,036,000¿ $1,129,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Law Revision Counsel of the House, ø$1,767,000¿ $1,881,000;
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the House, ø$4,687,000¿ $4,824,000; for salaries and expenses of
the Corrections Calendar Office, $441,000; and other authorized employees, ø$768,000¿ $1,024,000.
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution
or law, ø$124,865,000¿ $134,661,000, including: supplies, materials,
administrative costs and Federal tort claims, ø$2,374,000¿
$2,977,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $1,000,000; document management system, $1,500,000; reemployed øannuitants¿ annuitant reimbursement,
$71,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, ø$120,779,000¿
$128,451,000; 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, ø$641,000¿ $662,000.

øSEC. 101. (a) Section 107A of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 522) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘For fiscal year 1996, subject’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘(a) Subject’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘of the total amount’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘cost of inventory’’ and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘the amounts deposited in the account specified in subsection
(b) from vending operations of the House of Representatives Restaurant System shall be available to pay the cost of goods sold’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(b) The account referred to in subsection (a) is the special deposit
account established for the House of Representatives Restaurant
by section 208 of the First Supplemental Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 174k note).’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.¿
øSEC. 102. (a) Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of title 39, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘(or, in the case of a Member
of the House, fewer than 90 days)’’ after ‘‘60 days’’; and
(2) in clause (ii), by striking out ‘‘60 days’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘90 days’’.
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on
October 1, 1996, and shall apply with respect to any mailing postmarked on or after that date.¿
SEC. 101. The provisions of House Resolution 7, One Hundred and
Fifth Congress, agreed to January 7, 1997, establishing the Corrections Calendar Office, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
(Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
øJOINT COMMITTEE

INAUGURAL CEREMONIES

1997¿

øFor construction of platform and seating stands and for salaries
and expenses of conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President
and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 1997, in accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint committee
authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 47, One Hundred Fourth
Congress, agreed to March 20, 1996, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 48, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 20, 1996,
$950,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to
remain available until September 30, 1997. Such funds shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether incurred
on, before, or after, October 1, 1996: Provided, That the compensation
of any employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration of
the Senate who has been designated to perform service for the Joint
Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies 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.¿

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 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(1)), subject to the level specified in
the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1997.)

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$2,750,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING

ø(RESCISSION)¿

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Printing,
ø$777,000¿ $807,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

øImmediately upon enactment of this Act, of the funds appropriated
in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, for the House
of Representatives under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’,
there is rescinded $500,000, specified for the following heading and
account:
(1) ‘‘ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES’’, $500,000, as follows: (A)
‘‘Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement funds, Social Security fund, Medicare fund, health benefits fund,
and worker’s and unemployment compensation.’’¿ (Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997.)

For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
ø$5,470,000¿ $6,126,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House.

JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

For other joint items, as follows:

JOINT ITEMS—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants,
including (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to two medical
officers while on duty in the Attending Physician’s office; (3) an
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month
each to not to exceed nine assistants on the basis heretofore provided
for such assistance; and (4) ø$867,000¿ $893,000 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,
ø$1,225,000¿ $1,266,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative
Officer of the House.

CAPITOL POLICE BOARD
CAPITOL POLICE

(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation
provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives
under the heading ‘‘SALARIES’’;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the case
of amounts transferred from the appropriation provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under the heading
‘‘SALARIES’’; and
(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, in the case of other transfers.

CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE

AND

SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE

For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special
Services Office, $1,991,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount be used to employ
more than forty individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than
two additional individuals for not more than one hundred twenty
days each, and not more than ten additional individuals for not
more than six months each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

SALARIES

For the Capitol Police Board for salaries of officers, members, and
employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty
pay differential, clothing allowance of not more than $600 each for
members required to wear civilian attire, and Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable
employee benefits, ø$69,356,000¿ $73,935,000, of which ø$33,437,000¿
$35,507,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House, and ø$35,919,000¿ $38,428,000 is provided to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, to be disbursed by
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, such amounts as may be necessary may
be transferred between the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)
ø(RESCISSION)¿
øImmediately upon enactment of this Act, of the funds appropriated
under this heading in Public Law 104–53, $3,000,000 are rescinded.¿
(Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997.)
GENERAL EXPENSES

For the Capitol Police Board 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, not more than $2,000 for the awards program,
postage, telephone service, travel advances, relocation of instructor
and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and $85 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol
Police Board by an employee of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate
or the House of Representatives designated by the Chairman of the
Board, ø$2,782,000¿ $5,401,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives: 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 ø1997¿ 1998 shall be paid by the Secretary of
the Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.
(Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)
øFor an additional amount for the Capitol Police Board for necessary expenses for the design and installation of security systems
for the Capitol buildings and grounds, $3,250,000, which shall remain
available until expended.¿ (Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act,
1997.)

STATEMENTS

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 øsecond¿ first session of the One Hundred
øFourth¿ Fifth 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. (Congressional Operations Appropriations
Act, 1997.)

OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
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), ø$2,609,000¿ $2,600,000. (Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–1600–0–1–801

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

2
–2

3
–3

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

2
–2

3
–3

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

2
2

3
3

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

SEC. ø103¿ 102. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998
for the Capitol Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred
between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the
approval of—

The Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA) established an independent Office of Compliance to apply the rights
and protections of the following eleven labor and employment
statutes to covered employees within the legislative branch:

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,
the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970, chapter 71 of title 5 of the
U.S. Code (relating to Federal service labor-management relations), the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988, the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and chapter 43 of title 38 of the
U.S. Code (relating to veterans’ employment and reemployment).
The Office provides employees with an independent, neutral
dispute resolution process, as an alternative to the court system, through which they may pursue claims under the laws
applied by the CAA. The Office is headed by a five-member
Board of Directors, who are appointed jointly by the House
and Senate majority and minority leadership.

1996 actual

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11.1
25.1
99.5
99.9

1997 est.

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
1
Advisory and assistance services .................................. ...................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................
1
Total obligations ........................................................

1998 est.

1
1
1 ...................
1
2

1011

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

11.1
13.0
23.2
99.5

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Benefits for former personnel ........................................
Rental payments to others ............................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

Personnel Summary

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

2
1
1
1

1997 est.

1998 est.

...................
...................
...................
...................

5 ................... ...................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

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1996 actual

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The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment was
created by Public Law 92–484 to equip Congress with new
and effective means for securing competent, unbiased information concerning the physical, biological, economic, social,
and political effects of technological applications; and to serve
as an aid in the legislative assessment of matters pending
before Congress, particularly in those instances where the
Federal Government may be called upon to consider support
for, or management or regulation of, technological applications. Also included in this presentation are contributions and
donations, which are used in furtherance of the general purposes of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public Law
92–484; 2 U.S.C. 475(a)(5)).
The Office of Technology Assessment is not funded beyond
February 1996.

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Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1011

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

25 ................... ...................

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Federal Funds

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

General and special funds:
Federal Funds

SALARIES

General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–0700–0–1–801

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

AND

EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–344), including not more than $2,500 to be expended on the certification of
the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with
official representation and reception expenses, ø$24,532,000¿
$24,995,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used
for the purchase or hire of a passenger motor vehicle. (2 U.S.C.
601 et seq.; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

5 ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

6 ................... ...................
–1 ................... ...................

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23.90
23.95

5 ................... ...................
–5 ................... ...................

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

24
25
25
–2 ................... ...................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

22
–22

25
–25

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

2
22
–22

2
25
–25

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation ..................................................................
50.00 Reappropriation ..............................................................

4 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................

70.00

6 ................... ...................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

2 ................... ...................
5 ................... ...................
–6 ................... ...................

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................
86.93 Outlays from current balances ......................................

4 ................... ...................
2 ................... ...................

87.00

6 ................... ...................

72.40

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

72.40

86.90
86.93
6 ................... ...................
6 ................... ...................

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

21
1

23
2

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued

øTRAVEL¿

SALARIES

øAppropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol
shall be available for expenses of travel on official business not to
exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $20,000.¿ (Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

AND

EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1996 actual

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1997 est.

1998 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................

24
22

25
25

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

11.1
12.1
25.2
25.3

1996 actual

31.0
99.5
99.9

1997 est.

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
15
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
4
Other services ................................................................
1
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
1
Equipment ......................................................................
1
Below reporting threshold .............................................. ...................
Total obligations ........................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

8 ...................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

8
–8

8 ...................
–8 ...................

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

8 ...................

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

8
–8

8 ...................
–8 ...................

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................

8 ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

8
8

8 ...................
8 ...................

1998 est.

16
4
1

17
4
1

1
1
2

1
1
1

10.00

73.10
73.20

The Congressional Budget Office was created by Title II
of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act
of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) to provide assistance to Congress in fulfilling its responsibilities to ensure effective congressional control over the budgetary process; to determine
each year the appropriate level of Federal revenues and expenditures; and to establish national budget priorities.

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1996 actual

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Note.—The 1998 budget authority for activities previously financed in this account is
being requested in the ‘‘Capitol buildings, salaries and expenses account.’’

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Personnel Summary

1011

1996 actual

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1996 actual

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Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1997 est.

227

232

1998 est.

232

1997 est.

1998 est.

11.1
12.1

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................

7
1

7 ...................
1 ...................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

8 ...................

Personnel Summary
øADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS¿
øSEC. 104. (a) Any sale or lease of property, supplies, or services
to the Congressional Budget Office shall be deemed to be a sale
or lease to the Congress subject to section 903 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1983 (2 U.S.C. 111b).
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1996.¿
øSEC. 105. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
shall have the authority, within the limits of available appropriations,
to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency
transfer, donation, or discarding.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1996.¿
øSEC. 106. (a) The Director of the Congressional Budget Office
shall have the authority to make lump-sum payments to separated
employees of the Congressional Budget Office for unused annual
leave.
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1996.¿ (Congressional Operations Appropriations
Act, 1997.)

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
øOFFICE

OF THE

ARCHITECT

OF THE

CAPITOL¿

øSALARIES¿
øFor the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant Architect of the
Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by
law, $8,454,000.¿ (5 U.S.C. 5304, 5306, 5318, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349;
40 U.S.C. 161, 162, 162a, 166a–1, 166b–3b; 105 Stat. 459–460; 108
Stat. 1443–1447; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

1996 actual

Identification code 01–0100–0–1–801

1005
1011

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

3
148

1997 est.

1998 est.

2 ...................
138 ...................

øCONTINGENT EXPENSES¿
øTo enable the Architect of the Capitol to make surveys and studies, and to meet unforeseen expenses in connection with activities
under his care, $100,000.¿ (Congressional Operations Appropriations
Act, 1997.)
CAPITOL BUILDINGS

AND

GROUNDS

CAPITOL BUILDINGS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

øFor¿ For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, the Assistant
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 maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol and
electrical substations of the Senate and House office buildings under
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including furnishings
and office equipment; including not more than $1,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; purchase or exchange, maintenance
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and attendance, when
specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings
or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under
the Architect of the Capitol, ø$23,255,000¿ $42,064,000, of which
ø$2,950,000¿ $8,400,000 shall remain available until expended. (5
U.S.C. 5304, 5306, 5318, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C. 161, 162,
162a, 163, 163a, 166, 166a–1, 166b–2, 166b–3b, 166f; 105 Stat. 459–
460; 107 Stat. 1043–1044; 108 Stat. 1443–1447; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
øFor an additional amount for ‘‘Capitol Buildings and Grounds,
Capitol Buildings’’, $250,000, to remain available until expended, for
architectural and engineering services related to the design and installation of security systems for Capitol buildings and grounds.¿
(Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

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5318, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C. 162, 166a–1, 166b–3b, 184a,
193a, 223; 108 Stat. 1443–1447; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

1998 est.

10.00
Obligations by program activity:
10.00 Total obligations ............................................................

1996 actual

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1997 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40
Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring ........................................
21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

New budget authority (gross), detail:
40.00 Appropriation ..................................................................
Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

8
8
1
23
24
42
–1 ................... ...................
30
–22

32
–30

43
–42

23.90
23.95
24.40

1
40.00

1 ................... ...................
5
5
7
–1 ................... ...................

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
5
5
7
New obligations .............................................................
–5
–6
–7
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ................................................... ................... ................... ...................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

1
5
–5

1
6
–5

1
7
–7

72.40

11
22
–24

8
30
–36

2
42
–42

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................
86.93 Outlays from current balances ......................................

17
7

21
15

39
3

87.00

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

4
1

6
1

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

5
5

7
7

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

23
24

24
36

42
42

Note.—Includes $9 million in budget authority in 1998 for activities previously financed
from ‘‘Office of the Architect of the Capitol: Salaries.’’

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

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1997 est.

1998 est.

Included in this presentation are ‘‘Contingent expenses’’ and
‘‘Alterations and improvements, buildings and grounds, to provide facilities for the physically handicapped.’’

11.1
12.1
25.2

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Other services ................................................................

3
1
1

3
1
2

3
1
3

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

1996 actual

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11.1
11.5

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other personnel compensation ..................................

6
1

11.9
12.1
13.0
23.2
25.4
26.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Benefits for former personnel ........................................
Rental payments to others ............................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................

7
4
1
1
8
1

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

7
1

15
1

8
16
5
7
1 ...................
1
1
14
17
1
1
30

1005
1011

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

1997 est.

1998 est.

1996 actual

1997 est.

8
80

6
77

1998 est.

6
77

CAPITOL COMPLEX SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0160–0–1–801

1996 actual

Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

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Personnel Summary
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Personnel Summary

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40
21
231

16
256

18
394

23.90
23.95
24.40
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, ø$5,020,000¿ $6,618,000, of which ø$25,000¿
$945,000 shall remain available until expended. (5 U.S.C. 5304, 5306,

89.00
90.00

4 ................... ...................
–4 ................... ...................

Total budgetary resources available for obligation ................... ................... ...................
New obligations ............................................................. ................... ................... ...................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
CAPITOL BUILDINGS

AND

Personnel Summary

GROUNDS—Continued

For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care and operation
of the Senate Office Buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
Capitol, ø$39,640,000¿ $52,021,000, of which ø$3,200,000¿
$13,400,000 shall remain available until expended. (5 U.S.C. 5304,
5306, 5318, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C. 166a–1, 166b–2, 166b–
3b, 174b, 174b–1, 174c, 174j–1, 174j–8, 185a; 86 Stat. 443; 88 Stat.
206; 89 Stat. 832–833; 104 Stat. 2267; 105 Stat. 459–460; 106 Stat.
849–850; 107 Stat. 267–268; 108 Stat. 1443–1447; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)
øOf the funds appropriated under the heading, ‘‘ARCHITECT OF
THE CAPITOL, CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, SENATE OFFICE
BUILDINGS’’ in Public Law 104–53, $650,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 1997 for furniture, furnishings, and equipment
for the Senate employees’ child care center.¿ (Omnibus Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 1997.)

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.40 Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
22.30 Unobligated balance expiring ........................................
23.90
23.95
24.40

40.00

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
73.40 Adjustments in expired accounts ..................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

45
–45

72.40

12
15
5
38
45
50
–40
–55
–50
3 ................... ...................

1998 est.

32
609

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

52
–50

5 ...................

43
662

1997 est.

For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, ø$32,556,000¿ $39,403,000, of which
ø$4,825,000¿ $8,957,000 shall remain available until expended. (5
U.S.C. 5304, 5306, 5318, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C. 166a–
1, 166b–2, 166b–3b, 174k, 175; 45 Stat. 1071–1072; 69 Stat. 41–
42; 86 Stat. 222; 87 Stat. 1079; 89 Stat. 12; 95 Stat. 64; 102 Stat.
2170; 105 Stat. 460; 108 Stat. 1443–1447; Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1997.)

10.00

5
5 ...................
42
40
52
–3 ................... ...................
44
–38

Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

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Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0123–0–1–801

1996 actual

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SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

40.00

4
6
1
33
33
39
–1 ................... ...................
36
–31

39
–37

40
–39

9
31
–30

10
37
–44

3
39
–38

72.40

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

26
4

29
15

34
4

87.00

86.90
86.93

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

33
30

33
44

39
38

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................
86.93 Outlays from current balances ......................................

33
7

35
20

45
5

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

42
40

40
55

52
49

1996 actual

1997 est.

17
3

18
2

19
2

11.9
12.1
25.4
26.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................

20
4
6
1

20
5
11
1

21
5
12
1

Total obligations ........................................................

1998 est.

11.1
11.5

16
2

18
2

18
3

11.9
12.1
23.3
25.4
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Operation and maintenance of facilities ......................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

18
4
7
6
1
2

20
4
7
11
1
2

21
5
7
15
1
1

99.9

Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

Total obligations ........................................................

1998 est.

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other personnel compensation ..................................

99.9

1997 est.

11.1
11.5

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0127–0–1–801

This presentation includes the Senate restaurant fund.

Identification code 01–0123–0–1–801

This presentation includes the House of Representatives
gymnasium fund.

Personnel Summary
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1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
1011

Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

722

658

90.00

Outlays ...........................................................................

25
31

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
CAPITOL POWER PLANT

1996 actual

3
1

25.4
26.0

22
2
3

23
2
3

24
3
3

99.0
99.0

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

31
4

32
4

34
4

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 01–0133–0–1–801

Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1005
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .................
Reimbursable:
2011 Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

AND

1997 est.

1998 est.

3
82

2
79

GROUNDS

STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE

1998 est.

00.01
01.01

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program ...............................................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

31
4

32
4

34
4

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

1998 est.

3
1

LIBRARY BUILDINGS
1997 est.

1997 est.

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ........
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Supplies and materials .............................................

11.1
12.1
23.3

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–0133–0–1–801

1996 actual

Identification code 01–0133–0–1–801

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, Union Station complex,
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, ø$30,749,000¿ $33,771,000, of which $1,650,000 shall remain
available until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,000,000
of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as
herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year
ø1997¿ 1998. (5 U.S.C. 5304, 5306, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C.
166a–1, 185; 33 Stat. 479; 34 Stat. 36; 42 Stat. 767–768; 44 Stat.
1262; 45 Stat. 1071–1072; 45 Stat. 1694–1696; 46 Stat. 51; 46 Stat.
583–584; 50 Stat. 9–10; 52 Stat. 392; 62 Stat. 1028–1029; 63 Stat.
933–934; 68 Stat. 803; 69 Stat. 41; 79 Stat. 987; 85 Stat. 637; 86
Stat. 1510; 91 Stat. 1374; 95 Stat. 1672; 102 Stat. 2170, 2331; 103
Stat. 1280–1282; 108 Stat. 1443–1447; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
ø$9,753,000¿ $15,755,000, of which ø$1,310,000¿ $3,010,000 shall remain available until expended. (2 U.S.C. 141; 5 U.S.C. 5304, 5306,
5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C. 166a–1; 46 Stat. 583–584; 79 Stat.
987; 105 Stat. 459–460; 107 Stat. 1043–1044; 108 Stat. 1443–1447;
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
Permanent:
68.00
Spending authority from offsetting collections: Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

2
1 ...................
36
35
38
–2 ................... ...................
36
–35

36
–36

87.00

1998 est.

10
13

7
10

1
16

23
–16

17
–15

17
–17

21.40
32

3
35
–32

4
36
–35

4
38
–37

23.90
23.95
24.40

40.00

1 ...................

8
16
–13

12
15
–26

1
17
–16

72.40

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
27
27
Outlays from current balances ......................................
1
5
Outlays from new permanent authority ......................... ...................
3
Outlays from permanent balances ................................
4 ...................

30
3
3
1

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................

1997 est.

1 ................... ...................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

1996 actual

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

10.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Identification code 01–0155–0–1–801

38
–38

72.40

86.90
86.93
86.97
86.98

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

–4

8
5

8
18

14
2

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

–4

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

87.00

86.90
86.93

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

13
13

10
26

16
16

–4

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
LIBRARY BUILDINGS

AND

GROUNDS—Continued

STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL CARE—Continued

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 01–0155–0–1–801

1997 est.

1998 est.

11.1
11.5

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other personnel compensation ..................................

5
1

11.9
12.1
25.4
26.0

6
1
8
1

6
1
7
1

6
1
9
1

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

Personnel Summary
Identification code 01–0155–0–1–801

1996 actual

Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

16
154

1997 est.

1998 est.

12
146

Intragovernmental funds:
JUDICIARY OFFICE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

AND

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

OPERATIONS FUND

(TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH REQUEST)

1996 actual

Identification code 01–4518–0–4–801

1997 est.

1998 est.

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02

Obligations by program activity:
Project management ......................................................
Interest ...........................................................................

5
16

Total obligations ........................................................

Other services ................................................................
Interest and dividends ...................................................
Subtotal, reimbursable obligations ...............................

5
16
21

6
15
21

Total obligations ........................................................

6
15

10.00

25.2
43.0
99.0
99.9

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 01–4518–0–4–801

The Judiciary Office Building Development Act, Public Law
100–480, among other purposes, authorizes the Architect of
the Capitol to contract for the design and construction of
a building adjacent to Union Station in the District of Columbia to be leased to the Judicial Branch of the United States.
This schedule reflects the costs associated with the construction of the building. Costs of construction were financed by
an initial $125 million of Federal agency debt (sales price
less unamortized discount) issued in 1989.
Estimates prepared by the Legislative Branch assumed the
financial arrangements to be a lease-purchase, which would
distribute outlays associated with acquisition of the building
over a period of thirty years. However, the arrangements
involve federally guaranteed financing and other characteristics that make them substantively the same as direct federal
construction, financed by direct federal borrowing. Because
estimated expenditures of the Legislative Branch are required
to be included in the budget as submitted and without
change, this separate schedule is included as an adjustment
to reflect direct construction costs and associated interest
costs, consistent with standard budget concepts and scoring
conventions.
Estimates shown are consistent with the requirements of
the Budget Enforcement Act and are presented with the
agreement of the Budget and Appropriations Committees.

BOTANIC GARDEN
Federal Funds

21.40

517
21

538
–21

517

22
–1

23
–2

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ................................................................

70.00

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

21
–21

General and special funds:

23.90
23.95
24.40

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
68.00
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
68.47
Portion applied to debt reduction .............................
68.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

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, ø$2,902,000¿ $11,662,000, of
which $8,300,000 shall remain available until expended. (5 U.S.C.
5304, 5306, 5341–5344, 5346, 5349; 40 U.S.C. 166a–1, 216, 216b,
216c; 108 Stat. 1443–1447; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
Uninvested balance ................................................... ................... ................... ...................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................
3
3
12
21.40

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
Federal sources:
88.00
Federal sources—Lease Payment ....................
88.00
Federal sources—Project Management ...........

–17
–5

–17
–6

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–22

–23

40.00

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

–1
–3

–2
–2

72.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
3
3
New obligations .............................................................
–3
–3
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ................................................... ................... ...................

12
–11
1

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

1
3

1 ...................
3
11

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
73.20
74.40

Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

–3

–11

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

1 ................... ...................

Federal Funds
General and special funds:

86.90

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

3
3

12
11

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

11.1
12.1
25.2
99.9

1997 est.

1998 est.

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
2
2
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
1
1
Other services ................................................................ ................... ...................
Total obligations ........................................................

2
1
8
11

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 09–0200–0–1–801

Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

4
52

1997 est.

1998 est.

3
51

Trust Funds
GIFTS

AND

DONATIONS

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8292–0–7–801

Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year ....................................................
Receipts:
02.01 Botanic Garden ..............................................................
Appropriation:
05.01 Botanic Garden: Gifts and donations ............................
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

................... ................... ...................
...................

SALARIES

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Union
Catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special
clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation
of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation
and distribution of catalog øcards¿ 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,
ø$216,007,000¿ $232,058,000, of which not more than $7,869,000
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998, and shall remain available until expended,
under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C.
150): 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 $7,869,000: Provided further, That of
the total amount appropriated, ø$8,458,000¿ $9,619,000 is to remain
available until expended for acquisition of books, periodicals, and
newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be available
solely for the purchase, when specifically approved by the Librarian,
of special and unique materials for additions to the collectionsø: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $928,800 shall
be for the operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center
in the Library¿. (2 U.S.C. 131–179; 5 U.S.C. 5102, 5305, 5318, 7901–
7903; 17 U.S.C. 201–205; 20 U.S.C. 91, 2101–2107; 28 U.S.C. 2672;
36 U.S.C. 5701–5708; 44 U.S.C. 1718, 1719; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

...................
–1
–8
................... ................... ...................

1996 actual

1997 est.

Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Library services .........................................................
00.02
Law library .................................................................
00.03
Management support services ..................................

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 25.2) ............................ ...................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................ ...................
23.95 New obligations ............................................................. ...................

1
–1

8
–8

60.27

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................ ...................

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations ............................................................. ...................
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ...................

1
–1

8
–8

86.97

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority ......................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ...................

1
1

8
8

127
6
71

130
6
72

137
6
81

00.91
01.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................

204
68

208
109

224
97

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

272

317

321

10.00

AND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8292–0–7–801

Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 216c, as amended, the Architect of
the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee
on the Library, is authorized to construct a National Garden
and to solicit and accept certain gifts on behalf of the United
States Botanic Garden for the purpose of constructing the
National Garden or for the general benefit of the Botanic
Garden and for the renovation of the Botanic Garden conservatory, to deposit such gift funds in the Treasury of the United
States and, subject to approval in appropriations Acts, to
obligate and expend such sums.

23.90
23.95
24.40

5
5
5
275
317
321
–1 ................... ...................
279
–272

322
–317

326
–321

204

208

224

109

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

275

317

321

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.40
Obligated balance: Appropriation .............................
72.95
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

73
39

74
39

67
39

112
272
–272

113
317
–324

106
321
–316

72.99
73.10
73.20

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3

SALARIES

AND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

74.40
74.95

Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Appropriation .............................
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

74
39

67
39

73
39

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

113

106

112

86.90
86.93
86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

156
175
45
57
47
92
24 ...................

186
36
82
12

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

272

316

324

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from:
88.00
Federal sources .....................................................
88.40
Non-Federal sources .............................................

–65
–6

–101
–8

–89
–8

88.90

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................

–71

–109

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

204
201

208
215

5
4
8

2
3
4
2
21

3
3
4
2
17

3
3
4
2
21

99.0
99.0
99.5

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

203
68
1

208
108
1

224
96
1

Total obligations ........................................................

272

317

321

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

Direct:
Total compensable workyears:
1005
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .................
Reimbursable:
Total compensable workyears:
2005
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
2011
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .................

224
219

1997 est.

1998 est.

–97

89.00
90.00

4
3
7

99.9

EXPENSES—Continued

Printing and reproduction .........................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...............
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................

3
2
7

25.4
25.7
26.0
31.0

General and special funds—Continued

26
2,760

13
2,729

13
2,775

2
140

Personal services and necessary expenses to provide support
for the basic operations of the Library are financed from
this appropriation.
Library services.—Library Services has as its mission the
acquisition of materials; the cataloging, classification, and
preparation of materials for use; serving the public and maintaining and managing the Library’s universal collections,
which are the largest in the world; and the preservation of
materials for use now and in the future. It also develops,
produces, markets, and distributes the printed catalog cards,
cataloging data in machine-readable form, book catalogs, technical publications and selected bibliographies made available
from the automated data bases. It contributes directly to the
nation’s educational intellectual life through programs that
interpret the Library’s resources and promote the use of its
unparalleled collections. Library Services provides many basic
technical services to the Library of Congress as well as the
world’s research and library communities. Finally, this program coordinates Federal library and information resources.
Law library.—The Law Library is responsible for the custody, development, and service of the law collection of the
Library of Congress and functions as the foreign and international law research arm of the United States Congress.
Management support services.—This activity supports the
executive staff of the Office of the Librarian: budget and
finance; human resources; contracts and logistics; buildings
management; automation; and other centralized services. It
also includes rental of space off Capitol Hill.

11.1
11.3
11.5
11.9
12.1
13.0
21.0
22.0
23.1
23.3

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent .............................................
Other than full-time permanent ...........................
Other personnel compensation .............................

1996 actual

124
2
2

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0102–0–1–376

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

1997 est.

128
1
1

135
1
1

Total personnel compensation .........................
128
130
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
23
25
Benefits for former personnel ................................... ................... ...................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
1
1
Transportation of things ...........................................
1
1
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
2
3
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
4
5

137
26
1
1
1
3

25
2
1

28
3
2

31
3
2

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

23.90
23.95

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Registration, recordation, cataloging, acquisitions,
and public reference .................................................
00.02 Licensing ........................................................................
00.03 Arbitration royalty panels ..............................................

22.00
22.30

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0101–0–1–503

For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving copyrights,
ø$33,402,000¿ $35,787,000, of which not more than $17,340,000 shall
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal
year ø1997¿ 1998 under 17 U.S.C. 708(d), and not more than
ø$4,929,000¿ $5,167,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal
year ø1997¿ 1998 under 17 U.S.C. 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), and
1005: Provided, That the total amount available for obligation shall
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than
ø$22,269,000¿ $22,507,000: 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 $2,250 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. (17 U.S.C. 101–710, 801–803, 901–914; 5 U.S.C.
5305; 2 U.S.C. 169; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

00.01

29
33
36
–1 ................... ...................
28
–28

33
–33

36
–36

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

72.40
5

70.00

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
73.10
73.20
74.40

New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

28
–28

33
–33

36
–36

8
2
18

10
1
22

12
1
23

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Non-Federal
sources ..................................................................

–18

–22

–23

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

11
10

11
11

13
13

89.00
90.00

1011

Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

501

510

535

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

86.90
86.93
86.97

88.40

The Office is conducted for the most part on a self-sustaining basis. The amount requested is substantially
counterbalanced by fees received for services rendered and
the value of books and other library materials deposited in
accordance with the Copyright Act and transferred to the
Library of Congress. The income and obligations for 1996,
and estimates for 1997 and 1998 are as follows:
1996 actual
1997 est.
1998 est.
Income:
Gross receipts ......................................................................... $17,590,729 $22,269,000 $22,507,000
Estimated value of materials deposited and transferred
to the Library of Congress ................................................. 20,157,815 20,000,000 20,000,000

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, ø$62,641,000¿ $66,830,000: 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 Oversight of the House of Representatives
or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
compensation of the Director of the Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress, shall be at an annual rate which is equal to
the annual rate of basic pay for positions at level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. (2 U.S.C.
166, 168–168d, 169; 5 U.S.C. 5305, 5318; Congressional Operations
Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03

Obligations by program activity:
Policy analysis and research .........................................
Information and legislative documentation ..................
Executive direction and support ....................................

36
15
9

38
16
9

41
17
9

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

60
–60

63
–63

67
–67

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

7
60
–60

7
63
–63

7
67
–66

Total income .................................................................. $37,748,544 $42,269,000 $42,507,000
Obligations .................................................................................. $27,943,787 $33,402,000 $35,787,000

Registration, recordation, cataloging, acquisitions, and public reference.—The Copyright Office is responsible for registering and recording copyright claims, assignments, and renewals, for supplying copyright information to the public, for collecting and accounting for copyright fees, and for publishing
complete and indexed catalogs for each class of copyright entries. These activities are predicated on an estimated 560,000
copyright registrations during 1998, an estimated 560,000
during 1997, and registrations of 550,422 during 1996.
Licensing Division.—The Licensing Division performs the
responsibilities connected with the licensing activities of cable
television stations and satellite carriers and the licensing of
digital audio recording devices and media.
Arbitration Royalty panels.—This activity shares with the
Register’s Office the responsibilities formerly entrusted to the
Copyright Royalty Tribunal and now administered by the
Copyright Office and the Library of Congress; this involves
the convening of arbitration panels for rate making and distribution of royalties under various compulsory licenses of
the copyright law.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 03–0102–0–1–376

11.1
12.1
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
31.0
99.9

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
20
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
4
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
1
Printing and reproduction .............................................. ...................
Advisory and assistance services .................................. ...................
Other services ................................................................ ...................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ....................................................................
2
Equipment ......................................................................
1
Total obligations ........................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

21
4
1
2
1
2

23
5
1
2
1
2

1
1

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

54
6

57
6

61
5

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

60
60

63
63

67
66

The Congressional Research Service works exclusively and
directly for all Members and committees of Congress in support of their legislative, oversight, and representative functions. The Service provides research, analysis, and informational services that are timely, objective, nonpartisan, and
confidential. The CRS staff responds to and anticipates congressional needs and addresses policy issues in an interdisciplinary, integrative manner. The Service maintains close
ties with the Congress and, consistent with its broad congressional mandate, provides a wide variety of services with the
goal of contributing to an informed national legislature.

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Personnel Summary
Identification code 03–0102–0–1–376

1005

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours

Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801
1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

11.1
11.3

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other than full-time permanent ...............................

1996 actual

44
1

1997 est.

46
1

1998 est.

49
1

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE—Continued
SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1996 actual

Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801

11.9
12.1
23.3
25.1
25.2
26.0
31.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

45
47
50
8
9
10
1
2
2
1 ................... ...................
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
60

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 03–0127–0–1–801

1005
1011

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours ...................
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................
729

1997 est.

2
747

1998 est.

2
772

and circulation from approximately 21,284,200 units (volumes
and containers) to almost 23,100,000.
Support services.—A variety of professional, technical, and
clerical functions are performed by NLS’s staff. A combined
total of 19,000 interlibrary loan searches and requests for
information concerning library and related services available
to the blind and to other physically handicapped persons were
received in 1996.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 03–0141–0–1–503

11.1
12.1
23.1
24.0
25.2
25.5
26.0
31.0
99.5

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Research and development contracts ...........................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

5
6
6
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1 ................... ...................
2
2
2
30
30
32
1
1
2
45

Personnel Summary
BOOKS

FOR THE

BLIND

AND

1011

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), ø$44,964,000¿
$48,025,000, of which ø$11,694,000¿ $14,194,000 shall remain available until expended. (2 U.S.C. 135a, 135a–1, 135b, 169; 5 U.S.C.
5305; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–0141–0–1–503

1996 actual

1997 est.

1996 actual

Identification code 03–0141–0–1–503

PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

FURNITURE

AND

124

1997 est.

1998 est.

121

FURNISHINGS

For necessary expenses for the purchase and repair of furniture,
furnishings, office and library equipment, $4,882,000. (2 U.S.C. 141,
169; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)

1998 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Obligations by program activity:
00.01 Direct service to users ...................................................
00.02 Support services ............................................................

36
9

39
9

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

45
–45

48
–48

10.00

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

21.40

Change in unpaid obligations:
72.40 Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

32
45
–47

29
45
–48

28
48
–51

Identification code 03–0146–0–1–503

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Replacement furniture and furnishings ........................
Jefferson and Adams Buildings, furniture and furnishings ............................................................................

Total obligations ........................................................

6
5

5
5

11
–5

11
–8

10
–8

3
5
–4

4
8
–6

5
8
–8

00.01
00.02

23.90
23.95
24.40

25
40.00

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.90 Outlays from new current authority ..............................
86.93 Outlays from current balances ......................................

20
27

22
26

23
28

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

45
47

45
48

48
51

The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS) is responsible for administering a national program to provide reading material for blind and physically handicapped residents of the United States and its outlying areas and for U.S. citizens residing abroad.
Direct service to users.—During the past 5-year period,
1992–96, the blind and physically handicapped readership
throughout the country has grown from 761,300 to 777,500

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

2
2

3
3

3
5

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

5
4

5
6

5
8

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Trust Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

This activity provides for the purchase and repair of furniture, furnishings, and equipment to support Library operations.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

the copyright owners through this appropriation after deduction of administrative costs for the Copyright Office Licensing
Division. Disbursements are made in accordance with the
schedule established in Public Law 94–553, as amended.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

1996 actual

Identification code 03–0146–0–1–503

1997 est.

1998 est.
1996 actual

Identification code 03–5175–0–2–376

1997 est.

1998 est.

31.0
31.0

Equipment:
Annual furniture and equipment ..............................
Furnishings in Jefferson and Adams Buildings ........

4
1

5
3

25.2
41.0

Other services ................................................................
Grants, subsidies, and contributions ............................

3
2

5
175

5
273

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

180

278

PAYMENTS

Trust Funds
GIFT

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–5175–0–2–376

1996 actual

1997 est.

AND

TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.01 Fees from jukebox and cable television, Copyright
Office .........................................................................
198
206
214
02.02 Interest on investments in public debt securities,
Copyright Office .........................................................
25
37
31
01.99

02.99

Total receipts .............................................................
223
243
245
Appropriation:
05.01 Payments to copyright owners .......................................
–223
–243
–245
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.02 Contributions to Library of Congress gift fund .............
4
4
4
02.03 Contributions, Library of Congress permanent loan
account ......................................................................
8
9
10
02.04 Interest, Library of Congress permanent loan account
2
2
2
02.05 Income from donated securities ....................................
5 ................... ...................
02.06 Deposits, service fees, Library of Congress ..................
8
9
9
01.99

02.99

Total receipts .............................................................
27
24
25
Appropriation:
05.01 Gift and trust fund accounts ........................................
–27
–24
–25
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–5175–0–2–376

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

00.01
00.02
00.03

Obligations by program activity:
Licensing costs ..............................................................
Arbitration royalty panels ..............................................
Payments to copyright owners .......................................

2
1
2

3
2
175

3
2
273

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

180

278

Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03
00.04

Obligations by program activity:
Acquisition of library materials .....................................
Research, reader and reference services ......................
Organization and control of the collections ..................
Public programs .............................................................

2
12
1
7

6
14
1
6

6
15
1
6

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.40
Uninvested balance ...................................................
21.41
U.S. Securities: Par value .........................................

18
13

16
18

13
18

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year:
21.40
Treasury balance ....................................................... ...................
U.S. Securities:
21.41
Par value ...............................................................
424
21.42
Unrealized discounts .............................................
–4

641
–3

704
–3

21.99
22.00

Total unobligated balance, start of year .............
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

420
223

639
243

702
245

23.90
23.95

643
–5

882
–180

947
–278

21.99
22.00

Total unobligated balance, start of year .............
New budget authority (gross) ........................................

31
27

34
24

31
25

23.90
23.95

58
–27

56
–28

641
–3

704
–3

669
–3

24.40
24.41

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Uninvested balance ...................................................
U.S. Securities: Par value .........................................

58
–22

24.41
24.42

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
Treasury balance .......................................................
U.S. Securities:
Par value ...............................................................
Unrealized discounts .............................................

16
18

13
18

10
18

24.99

Total unobligated balance, end of year ....................

639

702

667
24.99

Total unobligated balance, end of year ....................

60.27

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................

4
22
–22

6
27
–26

9
28
–26

24.40

New budget authority (gross), detail:
60.25 Appropriation (special fund, indefinite) ........................
Change in unpaid obligations:
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

223

5
–5

243

180
–180

245

278
–278

Outlays (gross), detail:
86.97 Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
86.98 Outlays from permanent balances ................................

3
2

5
175

5
273

87.00

180

278

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

223
5

243
180

245
278

The receipts from cable television stations, jukebox licenses,
satellite carriers, and digital audio devices are disbursed to

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

18
4

23
3

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS—Continued
Trust Funds—Continued

GIFT

AND

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998
99.9

TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS—Continued

Total obligations ........................................................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

90.00

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Distribution of budget authority by account:
Library of Congress trust funds .............................................
Library of Congress gift fund .................................................
Service fees .............................................................................

15
4
8

11
4
9

12
4
9

10
5
7

13
5
8

This schedule covers (1) funds received as gifts for immediate expenditure, and receipts from the sale of recordings,
publications, photoduplication and other materials financed
from capital originally received as gifts, (2) income from investments held by or for the Library of Congress Trust Fund
Board, and (3) interest paid by the Treasury on the principal
funds deposited therewith as described under ‘‘Library of Congress Trust Fund, Principal Accounts’’.
Acquisition of library materials.—This includes the procurement of manuscripts, maps, fine prints, rare books and other
library materials for the Library of Congress, and the acquisition and distribution of Government documents for the Library of Congress and cooperating libraries. It also includes
the acquisition of foreign research materials for participating
libraries through the Library’s overseas offices.
Research, reader and reference services.—These services include research services for the Congress, the preparation of
bibliographies, indexes, digests, and checklists; surveys of bibliographic services; and providing photocopies, photographs,
microfilm, and other forms of photoduplication, to other Government agencies, libraries and other institutions, and to the
general public.
Organization and control of the collections.—This includes
the ongoing updating of the Library of Congress Classification
System and the Dewey Decimal Classification System, and
the organization of several specialized collections.
Public programs.—The Library sponsors lectures; poetry
readings; musical concerts; the furtherance of musical research, composition, performance and appreciation; and the
preparation of sound recordings of music and literature. This
program also covers the distribution of recordings of the Library’s literary programs and concerts to radio stations for
public service broadcasts.
This presentation also includes the Foreign Service National Separation Liability Trust Fund, which was established
in accordance with Section 151 of Public Law 102–138. This
account funds the lump-sum separation payments (earned
under the applicable country’s law during an employee’s career) of Foreign Service Nationals employed by Library of
Congress overseas field offices.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

11.1
12.1
21.0
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.7
26.0
31.0
99.5

1996 actual

Personnel Summary

Outlays ...........................................................................

Distribution of outlays by account:
Library of Congress trust funds .............................................
Library of Congress gift fund .................................................
Service fees .............................................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
6
8
8
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
1
2
2
Travel and transportation of persons ............................ ...................
1
1
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
1
1
1
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
1
1
1
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
1
1
1
Other services ................................................................
4
4
5
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts .................................................................... ...................
1
1
Operation and maintenance of equipment ...................
1
1
1
Supplies and materials .................................................
2
2
2
Equipment ......................................................................
4
5
5
Below reporting threshold ..............................................
1 ................... ...................

Identification code 03–9971–0–7–503

1011

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1996 actual

170

1997 est.

200

1998 est.

200

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of
Congress shall be available, in an amount of not more than
ø$194,290¿ $207,690, of which ø$58,100¿ $62,400 is for the Congressional Research Service, when specifically authorized by the Librarian, for attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation is made.
SEC. 202. (a) No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
be used by the Library of Congress to administer any flexible or
compressed work schedule which—
(1) applies to any manager or supervisor in a position the grade
or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15; and
(2) grants such manager or supervisor the right to not be at
work for all or a portion of a workday because of time worked
by the manager or supervisor on another workday.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘manager or supervisor’’
means any management official or supervisor, as such terms are
defined in section 7103(a) (10) and (11) of title 5, United States
Code.
SEC. 203. Appropriated funds received by the Library of Congress
from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for other
agencies under the authority of 31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536 shall not
be used to employ more than 65 employees and may be expended
or obligated—
(1) in the case of a reimbursement, only to such extent or in
such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts; or
(2) in the case of an advance payment, only—
(A) to pay for such general or administrative overhead costs
as are attributable to the work performed for such agency; or
(B) to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, with respect to any purpose not allowable under
subparagraph (A).
SEC. 204. 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. 205. Of the amount appropriated to the Library of Congress
in this Act, 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.
SEC. 206. (a) For fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998, the obligational authority
of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection
(b) may not exceed ø$108,275,000¿ $97,490,000.
(b) 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.
øSEC. 207. (a)(1) Subject to subsection (b), for fiscal year 1997,
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities
described in paragraph (2) may not exceed $2,000,000.
(2) The activities referred to in paragraph (1) are non-expenditure
transfer activities in support of parliamentary development that are
funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
(b) The obligational authority under subsection (a)—
(1) shall be available only with respect to Russia, Ukraine, Albania, Slovakia, and Romania; and
(2) shall expire on December 31, 1996.¿
øSEC. 208. From and after October 1, 1996, the Disbursing Officer
of the Library of Congress is authorized to disburse funds appropriated for the Office of Compliance, and the Library of Congress
shall provide financial management support to the Office of Compliance as may be required and mutually agreed to by the Librarian
of Congress and the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance.
The Library of Congress is further authorized to compute and dis-

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
burse the basic pay of all personnel of the Office of Compliance
pursuant to the provisions of section 5504 of title 5.
All vouchers certified for payment by duly authorized certifying
officers of the Library of Congress shall be supported with a certification by an officer or employee of the Office of Compliance duly
authorized in writing by the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance to certify payments from appropriations of the Office of Compliance. The Office of Compliance certifying officers shall (1) be held
responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in
the certificate or otherwise stated on the voucher or its supporting
paper and the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved, (2) be held responsible and accountable for
the correctness of the computations of certifications made, and (3)
be held accountable for and required to make good to the United
States the amount of any illegal, improper, or incorrect payment
resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made
by them, as well as for any payment prohibited by law which did
not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved: Provided, That the Comptroller General of the United States
may, at his discretion, relieve such certifying officer or employee
of liability for any payment otherwise proper whenever he finds (1)
that the certification was based on official records and that such
certifying officer or employee did not know, and by reasonable diligence and inquiry could not have ascertained the actual facts, or
(2) that the obligation was incurred in good faith, that the payment
was not contrary to any statutory provision specifically prohibiting
payments of the character involved, and the United States has received value for such payment: Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall relieve such certifying officer or employee of liability
for an overpayment for transportation services made to any common
carrier covered by section 3726 of title 31, whenever he finds that
the overpayment occurred solely because the administrative examination made prior to payment of the transportation bill did not include
a verification of transportation rates, freight classifications, or land
grant deductions.
The Disbursing Officer of the Library of Congress shall not be
held accountable or responsible for any illegal, improper, or incorrect
payment resulting from any false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate, the responsibility for which is imposed upon a certifying officer
or employee of the Office of Compliance.¿
øSEC. 209. Section 8 of the American Folklife Preservation Act
(20 U.S.C. 2107) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Center to carry
out this Act such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1997 and 1998.’’.¿ (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1997.)

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING

AND

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 04–0203–0–1–801

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 24.0) ............................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

84
–84

82
–82

84
–84

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

42
84
–82

44
82
–85

41
84
–85

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

60
22

59
26

61
24

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

84
82

82
85

84
85

This appropriation covers all authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the Architect of the Capitol and
for printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress. Also,
this appropriation includes funding for printing, binding, and
distribution of Government publications authorized by law
to be distributed without charge to the recipients.
OFFICE

SUPERINTENDENT

DOCUMENTS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

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, ø$29,077,000¿
$30,477,000: Provided, That travel expenses, including travel expenses of the Depository Library Council to the Public Printer, shall
not exceed $150,000: Provided further, 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 ø1995 and¿ 1996 and 1997 to depository
and other designated libraries. (44 U.S.C. 305, 1702–04, 1710, 1711,
1719, 1902, 1903, 1909; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

BINDING

For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional
Record, as authorized by law (44 U.S.C. 902); 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, ø$81,669,000¿ $84,025,000: 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 44
U.S.C. 906: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years. (1 U.S.C. 205, 208,
211, 212; 44 U.S.C. 501, 701–704, 706, 708, 709, 711–13, 715–17,
719–21, 723, 724, 727–28, 733–35, 737, 901, 902, 906, 907, 1107,
1301, 1713, 1714, 1717, 1718, 1908; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Distribution for other Government agencies and Members of Congress ....................................................... ................... ...................
1
00.02 Depository library distribution .......................................
26
25
26
00.03 Cataloging and indexing ...............................................
4
3
3
00.04 International exchange .................................................. ...................
1 ...................
00.01

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

30
–30

29
–29

30
–30

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................

72.40

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
OFFICE

SUPERINTENDENT

Personnel Summary

DOCUMENTS—Continued

Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Total compensable workyears:
1005 Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
1011 Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)—Continued
Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

73.10
73.20
74.40

1996 actual

1997 est.

30
–30

29
–35

30
–29

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

19
11

18
17

18
11

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

30
30

29
35

30
29

The Office of the Superintendent of Documents operates
under a separate appropriation, which provides funds for:
(1) the mailing for Members of Congress and other Government agencies of certain Government publications, as authorized by law; (2) the distribution of Government publications
to designated depository libraries, including cost-effective
methods of electronic dissemination to depository libraries
such as CD–ROMS, and on-demand delivery of full text or
image files; (3) the compilation of catalogs and indexes of
Government publications; and (4) the distribution of Government publications in the International Exchange Program.
These four functions are related to the publication activity
of other agencies and to the demands of the public, Members
of Congress, and depository libraries. Consequently, the Office
of the Superintendent of Documents can exercise little control
over the volume of work which it may be called upon to
perform. A description of these four functions follows:
Distribution for other Government agencies and Members
of Congress.—The Office of Superintendent of Documents
maintains mailing lists and mails, at the request of Government agencies and Members of Congress, certain publications
specified by public law.
Depository library distribution.—As required, Government
publications are supplied to libraries which are designated
as depositories for Government publications. This includes
cost-effective methods of electronic dissemination to depository libraries such as CD–ROMS, and on-demand delivery
of full text or image files.
Cataloging and indexing.—The Office of Superintendent of
Documents is charged with preparing catalogs and indexes
of all publications issued by the Federal Government. The
principal publication is the ‘‘Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.’’
International exchange.—The Office of Superintendent of
Documents distributes Government publications to foreign
governments which agree, as indicated by the Library of Congress, to send to the United States similar publications of
their governments for delivery to the Library of Congress.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

1997 est.

1
118

1997 est.

1
117

1998 est.

1
115

1998 est.

86.90
86.93

Identification code 04–0201–0–1–808

1996 actual

1998 est.

11.1
12.1
22.0
23.3
24.0
25.2

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Transportation of things ................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................

4
1
1
1
17
6

5
1
1
1
11
10

5
1
1
1
11
11

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

Intragovernmental funds:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND
The Government Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard
to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 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 $2,500 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 twelve passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title
44, United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving fund
shall be available for 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 ø3,600¿ 3,550
workyears by the end of fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998: Provided further,
That activities financed through the revolving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund
shall not be used to administer any flexible or compressed work
schedule which applies to any manager or supervisor in a position
the grade or level of which is equal to or higher than GS-15: Provided
further, That expenses for attendance at meetings shall not exceed
$75,000. (31 U.S.C. 1343(b), 9104; 44 U.S.C. 301, 309, 1502, 1504,
1509, 1510; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

00.01
00.02
00.03

Obligations by program activity:
Printing and binding .....................................................
Sales of publications .....................................................
Agency distribution ........................................................

731
76
5

752
73
5

753
76
5

00.91
01.01

Subtotal .....................................................................
Capital investment ........................................................

812
4

830
2

834
3

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

816

832

837

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Fund
balance ......................................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

35
831

50
839

57
840

866
–816

889
–832

897
–837

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
68.00
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................
831
68.10
Change in orders on hand from Federal sources ...................

843
–4

851
–11

21.90

23.90
23.95
24.90

68.90

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ................................................................

831

839

840

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

831

839

840

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year:
72.90
Obligated balance: Fund balance .............................

170

162

165

70.00

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
72.95

Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

72.99
73.10
73.20

215
816
–824

207
832
–833

206
837
–848

74.90
74.95

Total unpaid obligations, start of year ................
New obligations .............................................................
Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
Unpaid obligations, end of year:
Obligated balance: Fund balance .............................
Orders on hand from Federal sources ......................

162
45

165
41

165
30

74.99

Total unpaid obligations, end of year ..................

207

206

195

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

817
7

827
6

840
8

Subtotal ..........................................................................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

824

833

848

–776
–67
–843
4

–851
11

General and administrative:
Personnel compensation .........................................................
17
Personnel benefits ..................................................................
3
Transportation of things .........................................................
2
Rental Payments to GSA .........................................................
1
Rental payments to others .....................................................
2
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ........ ....................
Printing and reproduction ....................................................... ....................
Other services .........................................................................
13
Supplies and materials ..........................................................
1

18
4
2
1
2
1
1
13
1

19
4
2
1
2
1
1
15
1

Total expenses ...............................................................

–8

–771
–80

Total, offsetting collections (cash) ..................
–831
Change in orders on hand from Federal sources ......... ...................

Net earnings ..................................................................
–770
–61

Gross profit ....................................................................

AGENCY DISTRIBUTION SERVICE
[In millions of dollars]

88.90
88.95

Net budget authority and outlays:
89.00 Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
90.00 Outlays ...........................................................................
–7
–10
–3

The Government Printing Office executes orders for printing, binding, and blankbook work, CD–ROM’s and electronic
formats, placed by Congress and the various agencies of the
Federal Government, and furnishes on order, blank paper,
inks, and similar supplies. The Government Printing Office
also sells publications to the public through its sales of publications program, provides a locater service for government
electronic data bases, provides on-line access to electronic
data bases, and distributes publications to the public for other
Government agencies.
All such work is financed through the Government Printing
Office revolving fund (44 U.S.C. 309). The fund is reimbursed
by the customer agencies and receipts from sales of publications to the general public.

1996 actual

Total revenue ...............................................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

Expenses:
Personnel compensation .........................................................
2
Personnel benefits .................................................................. ....................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ........
1
Other services .........................................................................
1

2
1
1
1

Total expenses ....................................................................

Net operating loss (–) ................................................................. .................... .................... ....................

Statement of Operations (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

1996 actual

0121
0122

Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

778
–784

756
–764

760
–760

766
–766

0129
0131
0132

Net income or loss (–) ............................
Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

–6
80
–77

–8
71
–79

..................
78
–75

..................
80
–77

STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENSES

0139
0141
0142

Net income or loss (–) ............................
Revenue ...................................................
Expense ....................................................

3
5
–5

–8
4
–4

3
5
–5

PRINTING AND BINDING OPERATIONS

0149

Net income or loss (–) ............................

..................

0191

Total revenues .........................................

863

831

843

851

0192

Total expenses .........................................

–866

–847

–840

–848

0199

Net income or loss ..................................

–3

–16

[In millions of dollars]

1996 actual

Total revenue ...............................................................................

756

1997 est.

760

1998 est.

766

Expenses:
Personnel compensation .........................................................
Personnel benefits ..................................................................
Transportation of things .........................................................
Rental payments to GSA .........................................................
Rental payments to others .....................................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges ........
Printing and reproduction .......................................................
Other services .........................................................................
Supplies and materials ..........................................................
Depreciation ............................................................................

139
32
3
1
2
15
513
6
47
6

140
29
3
1
2
7
518
6
46
8

140
29
2
1
2
8
522
6
47
9

Total expenses ...............................................................

764

760

766

Net operating income or loss (–) ..................................

–8 .................... ....................

Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

[In millions of dollars]

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)
1995 actual

1996 actual

100

103

175
4

164
3

157
3

155
3

33
75

26
71

26
69

26
72

Total assets ........................................
LIABILITIES:
Federal liabilities:
2101
Accounts payable ................................
2104
Resources payable to Treasury ...........
Non-Federal liabilities:
2201
Accounts payable ................................
2207
Other ...................................................

369

354

355

359

48
1

31
1

34
1

37
1

59
52

54
76

50
75

49
74

2999

Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

ASSETS:
Federal assets:
1101
Fund balances with Treasury .............
Investments in US securities:
1106
Receivables, net .............................
1206 Non-Federal assets: Receivables, net .....
Other Federal assets:
1802
Inventories and related properties .....
1803
Property, plant and equipment, net
1999

SALES OF PUBLICATIONS OPERATIONS

1997 est.

1998 est.

Total revenue ...............................................................................

Expenses:
Cost of publications sold .......................................................
Postage for sales copies mailed ............................................
Surplus publications ...............................................................

22
9
9

19
8
5

18
8
5

Total liabilities ....................................
NET POSITION:
3100 Appropriated capital ................................
3300 Cumulative results of operations ............

160

162

160

161

109
100

100
92

100
95

100
98

Subtotal ..........................................................................

3999

209

192

195

198

Total net position ................................

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

Intragovernmental funds—Continued
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND—Continued
Balance Sheet (in millions of dollars)—Continued
1995 actual

Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

4999

1996 actual

369

354

Total liabilities and net position ............

1997 est.

355

1998 est.

359

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

1997 est.

1998 est.

11.1
11.5

Personnel compensation:
Full-time permanent ..................................................
Other personnel compensation ..................................

143
15

146
14

11.9
12.1
22.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.2
26.0
31.0
99.0

Total personnel compensation ..............................
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Transportation of things ................................................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Rental payments to others ............................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous charges
Printing and reproduction ..............................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................
Subtotal, reimbursable obligations ...............................

158
35
4
3
4
26
516
18
48
4
816

160
33
5
2
4
18
540
20
48
2
832

160
33
5
2
4
18
542
22
49
2
837

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

816

832

837

ø1997¿ 1998: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) shall be available to finance an appropriate share of JFMIP costs as determined by the JFMIP, including
the salary of the Executive Director and secretarial support: Provided
further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative
expenses of any other department or agency which is a member
of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of Forum costs as determined by the Forum, including
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants. Payments
hereunder to either the Forum or the JFMIP may be credited as
reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are
initially financed: Provided further, That to the extent that funds
are otherwise available for obligation, agreements or contracts for
the removal of asbestos, and renovation of the building and building
systems (including the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, electrical system and other major building systems) of the General Accounting Office Building may be made for periods not exceeding five years: Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the American Consortium on International Public Administration (ACIPA) shall be available to finance
an appropriate share of ACIPA costs as determined by the ACIPA,
including any expenses attributable to membership of ACIPA in the
International Institute of Administrative Sciences. (Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 04–4505–0–4–808

2005
2011

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

346
3,702

1997 est.

331
3,559

1998 est.

321
3,460

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
SEC. 207. The Government Printing Office shall be considered an
agency for the purposes of the election in section 801(b)(2)(B) of the
National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the Public Printer shall
be considered the head of the agency for purposes of subsection
(b)(2)(C) of such section.

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the General Accounting Office, including
not more than $7,000 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 31 U.S.C.
3324; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5),
901(6) and 901(8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4081(5), 4081(6) and 4081(8)); and under regulations prescribed by
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries; ø$332,520,000¿ $361,424,000: Provided,
That not more than ø$100,000¿ $1,000,000 of reimbursements received incident to the operation of the General Accounting Office
Building shall be available for use in fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998: Provided further, That an additional amount of $4,404,000 shall be made
available by transfer from funds previously deposited in the special
account established pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 782: Provided further, That
notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 9105 hereafter amounts reimbursed to
the Comptroller General pursuant to that section shall be deposited
to the appropriation of the General Accounting Office then available
and remain available until expended, and not more than ø$5,805,000¿
$2,000,000 of such funds shall be available for use in fiscal year

Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

01.99

Balance, start of year:
Balance, start of year ....................................................

03.00
04.00

Offsetting Collections ....................................................
Total: Balances and collections ....................................
Appropriation:
05.01 Salaries and expenses ...................................................
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

4
10

1 ...................
7
6

–4
6

–1 ...................
6
6

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Direct program:
00.01
Top Management .......................................................
00.02
General Government Division ....................................
00.03
Health, Education and Human Services Division
00.04
National Security and International Affairs Division
00.05
Resources, Community and Economic Development
Division .................................................................
00.06
Accounting and Information Management Division
00.07
Office of the Chief Economist ...................................
00.08
Office of the General Counsel ...................................
00.09
Office of Special Investigations ................................
00.10
Field Offices ..............................................................
00.11
Mission Support .........................................................

3
27
25
34

2
26
24
34

3
27
26
36

30
36
1
18
3
81
104

30
40
1
16
3
79
78

32
43
1
18
3
84
85

00.91
01.01
02.01

Total direct program .............................................
Reimbursable program ..................................................
Capital investment ........................................................

362
333
6
6
11 ...................

358
7
3

10.00

Total obligations ........................................................

379

368

22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

339

379
339
368
–1 ................... ...................
378
–379

339
–339

368
–368

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Current:
40.00
Appropriation .............................................................
41.00
Transferred to other accounts ...................................

374
333
361
–1 ................... ...................

43.00

373

68.00
68.26

Appropriation (total) .............................................
Permanent:
Spending authority from offsetting collections:
Offsetting collections (cash) ................................
Offsetting collections (unavailable balances) ......

6
4

333

361

6
7
1 ...................

UNITED STATES TAX COURT
Federal Funds

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
68.45
68.90
70.00

Portion not available for obligation (limitation
on obligations) .................................................

–4

Spending authority from offsetting collections
(total) ...........................................................

Total new budget authority (gross) ..........................

379

339

368

–1 ...................

87.00

the written certificate of the judge. (Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 23–0100–0–1–752

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

86.90
86.93
86.97

80
379
–405

54
339
–345

47
368
–366

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
343
Outlays from current balances ......................................
62
Outlays from new permanent authority ......................... ...................

315
24
6

341
18
7

345

366

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

405

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

22.00
22.30

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
Unobligated balance expiring ........................................

33
34
34
–1 ................... ...................

23.90
23.95

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
New obligations .............................................................

33
–32

34
–34

40.00

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation ..................................................................

4
32
–32

4
34
–34

72.40

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

–6

–7

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

373
401

333
339

361
359

89.00
90.00

The General Accounting Office’s mission is to improve government operations by providing timely and reliable information and advice to Congress, by determining the legality of
public expenditures, and by providing guidance on financial
management matters.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

1997 est.

1998 est.

25.4
26.0
31.0
32.0

Direct obligations:
Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent ........
Civilian personnel benefits .......................................
Benefits for former personnel ...................................
Travel and transportation of persons .......................
Rental payments to GSA ...........................................
Rental payments to others ........................................
Communications, utilities, and miscellaneous
charges .................................................................
Printing and reproduction .........................................
Advisory and assistance services .............................
Other services ............................................................
Purchases of goods and services from Government
accounts ................................................................
Operation and maintenance of facilities ..................
Supplies and materials .............................................
Equipment .................................................................
Land and structures ..................................................

99.0
99.0

Subtotal, direct obligations ..................................
Reimbursable obligations ..............................................

373
6

333
6

361
7

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

379

339

368

11.1
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.1
23.2
23.3
24.0
25.1
25.2
25.3

240
43
5
10
17
1

235
42
1
9
10
2

252
45
1
9
9
2

5
1
4
18

4
1
3
18

5
3
3
11
4
10
2
1
1
3 ...................
3
8 ................... ...................

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Identification code 05–0107–0–1–801

1011

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1997 est.

3,677

3,500

1998 est.

3,500

UNITED STATES TAX COURT
Federal Funds
General and special funds:
SALARIES

AND

EXPENSES

For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; ø$33,781,000¿ $34,293,000:
Provided, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

30
2

30
4

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

33
32

34
34

The bulk of the Court’s work is the trial and adjudication
of controversies involving deficiencies in income, estate, and
gift taxes. The Court also has jurisdiction to redetermine deficiencies in certain excise taxes; to issue declaratory judgments
in the areas of qualification of retirement plans, exemption
of charitable organizations and the status of certain governmental obligations; and to decide certain cases involving disclosure of tax information by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
Additional jurisdiction was conferred on the Court by the
Taxpayer Bill of Rights in 1988. The Court is authorized
to hear and decide appeals by taxpayers from decisions by
the Internal Revenue Service denying awards for reasonable
administrative costs incurred in connection with administrative proceedings within the Internal Revenue Service. In addition, if a timely petition for the redetermination of a deficiency is pending before the Court, the Court is authorized
to restrain the premature assessment and collection of the
disputed tax, to review certain jeopardy assessments and jeopardy levies, and to review the Commissioner’s determination
that certain seized property may be sold notwithstanding the
pendency of the deficiency action. Finally, the Court is authorized to enforce its decisions determining overpayments in taxpayers’ favor, to resolve disputes involving interest on deficiencies which were previously the subject of disputes before
the Court, and to modify decisions in estate tax cases involving certain payment extensions.
For 1998, the Court proposes a trial program of 340 weeks
consisting of 150 weeks of regular trial sessions, 90 weeks
of small tax case sessions, and 100 weeks of lengthy special
sessions. Trials are held in approximately 80 cities throughout
the United States.
Statistics on the actual and estimated number of cases before the court are presented in the following tabulation:
1996 actual

Pending, beginning year .............................................................
Docketed during year ..................................................................
Adjustments during year .............................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

29,678
29,281
26,781
27,892
27,000
28,000
1,240 .................... ....................

UNITED STATES TAX COURT—Continued
Federal Funds—Continued

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

General and special funds—Continued
SALARIES

AND

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AGENCIES

EXPENSES—Continued
1996 actual

Disposed of during year ..............................................................
Pending, end of year ...................................................................

29,529
29,281

Federal Funds
1997 est.

29,500
26,781

1998 est.

29,500
25,281

General and special funds:
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION

This presentation includes the ‘‘Tax Court independent
counsel’’ fund. This fund is established pursuant to 26 U.S.C.
7475. The fund is used by the Tax Court to employ independent counsel to pursue disciplinary matters involving practitioners admitted to practice before the Court.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 23–0100–0–1–752

1997 est.

1998 est.

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

11.1
12.1
13.0
21.0
23.1
25.2
26.0
31.0

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Civilian personnel benefits ............................................
Benefits for former personnel ........................................
Travel and transportation of persons ............................
Rental payments to GSA ................................................
Other services ................................................................
Supplies and materials .................................................
Equipment ......................................................................

16
3
1
1
7
2
1
1

17
3
1
1
7
3
1
1

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

Personnel Summary

Total compensable workyears:
Full-time equivalent of overtime and holiday hours
Exempt Full-time equivalent employment .....................

Identification code 95–3400–0–1–551

2
350

1997 est.

2
350

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

3
–3

4
–4

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

68.00
1996 actual

Identification code 23–0100–0–1–752

1005
1011

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1886(e) of the Social
Security Act, ø$3,263,000¿ $3,579,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds. (Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 1997.)

1998 est.

2
350

Change in unpaid obligations:
Unpaid obligations, start of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation .............................................................
1 ................... ...................
73.10 New obligations .............................................................
3
3
4
73.20 Total outlays (gross) ......................................................
–4
–3
–4
74.40 Unpaid obligations, end of year: Obligated balance:
Appropriation ............................................................. ................... ................... ...................
72.40

Trust Funds
86.97
86.98

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 23–8115–0–7–602

1996 actual

1997 est.

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

87.00

TAX COURT JUDGES SURVIVORS ANNUITY FUND

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

–3

–4

3
3
4
1 ................... ...................

1998 est.

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
21.41 Unobligated balance available, start of year: U.S.
Securities: Par value .................................................
5
5
5
23.95 New obligations ............................................................. ................... ................... ...................
24.41 Unobligated balance available, end of year: U.S. Securities: Par value .....................................................
5
5
5

60.27

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................ ................... ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ................... ................... ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

This fund, established pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7448, is used
to pay survivorship benefits to eligible surviving spouses and
dependent children of deceased judges of the U.S. Tax Court.
Participating judges pay 3.5 percent of their salaries or retired pay into the fund to cover creditable service for which
payment is required. Additional funds, as are needed, are
provided through the annual appropriation to the U.S. Tax
Court.
On September 30, 1996, 26 judges of the court were participating in the fund, and 1 eligible dependent and 6 eligible
widows were receiving survivorship annuity payments.

89.00
90.00

The Prospective Payment Assessment Commission was authorized by Public Law 98–21, section 1886(e) of the Social
Security Act Amendments of 1983, to advise and assist the
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
and Congress on maintaining and updating the Medicare prospective payment system. The Commission’s mandate has
been expanded to include inpatient and outpatient payments
to hospitals and excluded facilities, skilled nursing facilities,
renal disease services, home health services and issues related to Medicaid and the American health care system.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 95–3400–0–1–551

99.0

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

99.5

Reimbursable obligations: Subtotal, reimbursable obligations .......................................................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

2
1

2
2

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Personnel Summary
Identification code 95–3400–0–1–551

2011

Personnel Summary
1996 actual

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

2011
17

1996 actual

Identification code 95–1000–0–1–801

PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1997 est.

1998 est.

GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

øSALARIES

AND EXPENSES¿

For expenses necessary to carry out section 1845(a) of the Social
Security Act, ø$3,263,000¿ $3,577,646, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust
Fund. (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

øFor necessary expenses of the National Gambling Impact Study
Commission, $4,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided,
That these funds will be available only upon enactment of an authorization for this Commission.¿ (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and
State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)

Identification code 95–1000–0–1–801

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

10.00

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

22.00
23.95

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
New budget authority (gross) ........................................
New obligations .............................................................

3
–3

4
–4

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Spending authority from offsetting collections (gross):
Offsetting collections (cash) .....................................

68.00

1996 actual

Identification code 48–2101–0–1–801

10.00

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 25.1) ............................ ................... ...................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: Fund
balance ...................................................................... ................... ...................
4
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................ ...................
4 ...................
21.90

23.90
23.95
24.90

Total budgetary resources available for obligation ...................
4
New obligations ............................................................. ................... ...................
Unobligated balance available, end of year: Fund
balance ...................................................................... ...................
4

4
–1
3

72.40

1 ...................
3
4
–4
–4

1 ................... ...................

86.97
86.98

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................
Outlays from permanent balances ................................

3
1

3
4
1 ...................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

Offsets:
Against gross budget authority and outlays:
88.00
Offsetting collections (cash) from: Federal sources

89.00
90.00

–3

Object Classification (in millions of dollars)

99.0

73.10
73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations ............................................................. ................... ...................
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ................... ...................

1
–1

86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from current balances ...................................... ................... ...................

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................ ...................
4 ...................
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ...................
1

The Gambling Impact Study Commission was established
by Public Law 104–169 to conduct a comprehensive legal and
factual study of the social and economic impacts of gambling
in the United States.

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
COMMISSION

SECURITY

1998 est.

AND

COOPERATION IN EUROPE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304, $1,090,000,
to remain available until expended as authorized by section 3 of
Public Law 99–7. (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)
COMMISSION

1997 est.

4 ...................

–4

The Physician Payment Review Commission was established in 1986 (P.L. 99–272) as an independent legislative
agency to advise Congress on the design and refinement of
physician payment methods under the Medicare program and
related policies affecting the broader health care system. The
Commission, comprised of 26 fulltime staff and 13 appointed
members, reports to Congress annually on physician payment
reform, monitoring the effectiveness of the Medicare Fee
Schedule, the supply and specialty distribution of physicians
and financing of graduate medical education; access to and
quality of health care, medical malpractice reform, and other
related issues.

Identification code 95–1000–0–1–801

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation .................................................................. ...................

1996 actual

40.00

89.00
90.00

2
3
–4

IMMIGRATION REFORM

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

99.5

2
1

2
2

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

For necessary expenses of the Commission on Immigration Reform
pursuant to section 141(f) of the Immigration Act of 1990,
ø$2,196,000¿ $500,000, to remain available until expended. (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997.)

OTHER LEGISLATIVE BRANCH BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS—Continued

COMMISSION

THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998

IMMIGRATION REFORM—Continued

SALARIES AND EXPENSES—Continued

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–9911–0–1–999

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations ............................................................

2
3

1 ...................
3
2

10.00

21.40

23.90
23.95
24.40

40.00

5
–4

4
–4

2
–2

1 ................... ...................

72.40

1
4
–4

1 ...................
4
2
–5
–2

1 ................... ...................

86.90
86.93

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new current authority ..............................
Outlays from current balances ......................................

2
2

3
2
2 ...................

87.00

Total outlays (gross) .................................................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

3
4

3
5

2
2

This presentation includes a number of accounts that had
previously been displayed separately including the following:
Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund; Commission on Security
and Cooperation in Europe; Competitiveness Policy Council;
International Conferences and Contingencies; Copyright Royalty Tribunal; National Commission on Manufactured Housing; Commission on Immigration Reform; National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality; National Commission on
Children; and Gifts and donations, National Commission on
Children.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise Fund.—The Oliver Wendell
Holmes Devise Fund and the permanent committee for the
Oliver Wendell Holmes devise to administer it were created
by an act of Congress, approved August 5, 1955 (69 Stat.
533).
The current program is devoted primarily to the preparation of a History of the Supreme Court of the United States,
of which the first two volumes were published by the Macmillan Co. in 1972. The third, fourth and fifth volumes were
published in August 1974, September 1981, and August 1985,
respectively. The sixth and seventh volumes were published
in 1988. The eighth volume was published in 1993. Additional
volumes are nearing completion.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.—The
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe is authorized and directed to monitor the acts of the signatories which
reflect compliance with or violation of the articles of the Final
Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe,
with particular regard to the provisions relating to Cooperation in Humanitarian Fields. The law establishing the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe also mandated
it to monitor and encourage U.S. Government and private
activities designed to expand East-West trade and the exchange of people and ideas. The Commission will receive
semiannual reports from the President on the signatories’

compliance with the Final Act and on U.S. activities in trade
and cultural/humanitarian exchange and it will itself make
advisory reports to the Congress on the progress of implementation.
The Commission is made up of nine Senators, nine Members of the House of Representatives and one Commissioner
each from the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce.
International Conferences and Contingencies.—The International Conferences and Contingencies account provides
funds to cover the expenses of House and Senate participants
in international meetings.
Copyright Royalty Tribunal.—Under Public Law 94–553,
the general revision of the copyright law, an independent
Copyright Royalty Tribunal was created in the Legislative
Branch. The Tribunal is composed of three commissioners
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of
the Senate for staggered terms of 7 years each.
The Tribunal’s statutory responsibilities are: (a) to make
determinations concerning copyright royalty rates (1) in the
area of cable television (17 U.S.C. 111), (2) for phonorecords
(17 U.S.C. 115), (3) for coin-operated phonorecord players
(jukeboxes) (17 U.S.C. 116), (4) for non-commercial broadcasting (17 U.S.C. 118), and (5) for digital audio devices (17
U.S.C. 1004); and (b) to distribute cable television, satellite
carrier, jukebox, and digital audio devices and media royalties
deposited with the Register of Copyrights (17 U.S.C. 111,
116, 119, 1005, and 1007).
Public Law 103–198 abolished the Copyright Royalty Tribunal and created a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel System
administered by the Library of Congress Copyright Office.
National Commission on Manufactured Housing.—The National Commission on Manufactured Housing was established
by Public Law 101–625, section 943. The 16-member commission submitted its final report in August, 1994 and terminated in September, 1994.
Commission on Immigration Reform.—The Commission on
Immigration Reform was established under Section 141 of
the Immigration Act of 1990. The mandate of the Commission
is to review and evaluate the implementation and impact
of the U.S. immigration policy and to transmit to the Congress not later than September 30, 1997, a final report of
its findings and recommendations for additional changes that
should be made with respect to immigration into the United
States. The commission submitted its second interim report
in September 1995. The Commission expires January 1998.
National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality.—The National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality terminated its
activities in 1994.
Object Classification (in millions of dollars)
1996 actual

Identification code 09–9911–0–1–999

1997 est.

1998 est.

11.1
25.1
99.5

Personnel compensation: Full-time permanent .............
Advisory and assistance services ..................................
Below reporting threshold ..............................................

2
1
1

2
1
1 ...................
1
1

99.9

Total obligations ........................................................

Personnel Summary
Identification code 09–9911–0–1–999

1011

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
73.20

Total outlays (gross) ......................................................

–1

86.97

Trust Funds

Outlays (gross), detail:
Outlays from new permanent authority .........................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
Outlays ...........................................................................

1
1

U.S. CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8300–0–7–801

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.02 Interest on investments, U.S. Capitol Preservation
Commission ...............................................................
1
1
1
Appropriation:
05.01 Capitol Preservation Commission trust fund ................
–1
–1
–1
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8300–0–7–801

24.41
24.42

1996 actual

23
1

24
1

Total unobligated balance, end of year ....................

60.27

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................

73.20

Change in unpaid obligations:
Total outlays (gross) ...................................................... ................... ................... ...................

89.00
90.00

Net budget authority and outlays:
Budget authority ............................................................
1
1
1
Outlays ........................................................................... ................... ................... ...................

JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT

AND

Unavailable Collections (in millions of dollars)
1997 est.

1998 est.

Balance, start of year:
01.99 Balance, start of year .................................................... ................... ................... ...................
Receipts:
02.01 Interest ...........................................................................
1
1
1
Appropriation:
05.01 John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development
trust fund ..................................................................
–1
–1
–1
07.99 Total balance, end of year ............................................ ................... ................... ...................

Program and Financing (in millions of dollars)
Identification code 09–8275–0–7–801

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

Obligations by program activity:
Total obligations (object class 99.5) ............................

Budgetary resources available for obligation:
Unobligated balance available, start of year: U.S.
Securities: Par value .................................................
22.00 New budget authority (gross) ........................................

8
1

9
–1

10.00

21.41

23.90
23.95
24.41

Personnel Summary

1011

1998 est.

24.99

1996 actual

The principal for this fund was established by the transfer
of $7,500,000 from the appropriation ‘‘Payment to the John
C. Stennis Center’’.

Identification code 09–8275–0–7–801
1997 est.

Total budgetary resources available for obligation
24
25
25
New obligations ............................................................. ................... ................... ...................
Unobligated balance available, end of year:
U.S. Securities:
Par value ...............................................................
24
24
24
Unrealized discounts .............................................
–1 ................... ...................

Identification code 09–8275–0–7–801

60.27

New budget authority (gross), detail:
Appropriation (trust fund, indefinite) ............................

73.10

Change in unpaid obligations:
New obligations .............................................................

Total compensable workyears: Exempt Full-time equivalent employment ......................................................

1996 actual

1997 est.

1998 est.

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued
by the Committee on House Oversight and for the Senate issued
by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SEC. 302. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain
available for obligation beyond fiscal year ø1997¿ 1998 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
SEC. 303. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically
established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 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. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act
for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such
expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public
inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
øSEC. 305. (a) It is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest
extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds
made available in this Act should be American-made.
(b) In providing financial assistance to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available in this Act, the
head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall
provide to such entity a notice describing the statement made in
subsection (a) by the Congress.
(c) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency
that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ‘‘Made in
America’’ inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to
any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not
made in the United States, such person shall be ineligible to receive
any contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to
this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility
procedures described in section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code
of Federal Regulations.¿
øSEC. 306. During fiscal year 1997 and fiscal years thereafter,
amounts appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol (including
amounts relating to the Botanic Garden) may be transferred among
accounts available to the Architect of the Capitol upon the approval
of—
(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from the appropriation
for Capitol buildings and grounds under the heading ‘‘HOUSE OFFICE
BUILDINGS’’;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, in the case
of amounts transferred from the appropriation for Capitol buildings
and grounds under the heading ‘‘SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS’’; and

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS—Continued

(3) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, in the case of amounts transferred from
any other appropriation.¿
øSEC. 307. (a) Upon approval of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives, and in accordance with conditions
determined by the Committee on House Oversight, positions in connection with House public address sound system activities and related
funding shall be transferred from the appropriation for the Architect
of the Capitol for Capitol buildings and grounds under the heading
‘‘CAPITOL BUILDINGS’’ to the appropriation for salaries and expenses
of the House of Representatives for the Office of the Clerk under
the heading ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES’’.
(b) For purposes of section 8339(m) of title 5, United States Code,
the days of unused sick leave to the credit of any such employee
as of the date such employee is transferred under subsection (a)
shall be included in the total service of such employee in connection
with the computation of any annuity under subsections (a) through
(e) and (o) of such section.
(c) In the case of days of annual leave to the credit of any such
employee as of the date such employee is transferred under subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol is authorized to make a
lump sum payment to each such employee for that annual leave.
No such payment shall be considered a payment or compensation
within the meaning of any law relating to dual compensation.¿
øSEC. 308. (a) Effective October 1, 1996, the responsibility for maintenance of security systems for the Capitol buildings and grounds
is transferred from the Architect of the Capitol to the Capitol Police
Board. Such maintenance shall be carried out under the direction
of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. On
and after October 1, 1996, any alteration to a structural, mechanical,
or architectural feature of the Capitol buildings and grounds that
is required for security system maintenance under the preceding sentence may be carried out only with the approval of the Architect
of the Capitol.
(b)(1) Effective October 1, 1996, all positions specified in paragraph
(2) and each individual holding any such position (on a permanent
basis) immediately before that date, as identified by the Architect
of the Capitol, shall be transferred to the Capitol Police.
(2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are those positions
which, immediately before October 1, 1996, are—
(A) under the Architect of the Capitol;
(B) within the Electronics Engineering Division of the Office of
the Architect of the Capitol; and
(C) related to the maintenance of security systems for the Capitol
buildings and grounds.
(3) All annual leave and sick leave standing to the credit of an
individual immediately before such individual is transferred under
paragraph (1) shall be credited to such individual, without adjustment, in the new position of the individual.¿
SEC. ø309¿ 305. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated
to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public
Law 104–1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such
subsection.
øSEC. 310. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ‘‘HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES AND EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year
1997. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under
such allowances for such fiscal year shall be deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.¿
øSEC. 311. (a) Each mass mailing sent by a Member of the House
of Representatives shall bear in a prominent place on its face, or
on the envelope or outside cover or wrapper in which the mail matter
is sent, the following notice: ‘‘THIS MAILING WAS PREPARED,
PUBLISHED, AND MAILED AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE.’’, or a
notice to the same effect in words which may be prescribed under
subsection (c). The notice shall be printed in a type size not smaller
than 7-point.
(b)(1) There shall be published in the itemized report of disbursements of the House of Representatives as required by law, a summary
tabulation setting forth, for the office of each Member of the House
of Representatives, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed
during the period involved and the total cost of those mass mailings.
(2) Each such tabulation shall also include—
(A) the total cost (as referred to in paragraph (1)) divided by
the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses
(other than business possible delivery stops) in the Congressional
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are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39, United States
Code); and
(B) the total number of pieces of mass mail (as referred to in
paragraph (1)) divided by the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible delivery
stops) in the Congressional district from which the Member was
elected (as such addresses are described in section 3210(d)(7)(B)
of title 39, United States Code).
(c) The Committee on House Oversight shall prescribe such rules
and regulations and shall take such other action as the Committee
considers necessary and proper for Members to conform to the provisions of this subsection and applicable rules and regulations.
(d) For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means
a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress; and
(2) the term ‘‘mass mailing’’ has the meaning given such term
by section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39, United States Code.
(e) This section shall apply with respect to sessions of Congress
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.¿
øSEC. 312. (a) Section 203(a)(3) of Public Law 104–1 (2 U.S.C.
1313(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and in subsection (c)(4)’’ after
‘‘(c)(3)’’.
(b) Section 203(c) of Public Law 104–1 (2 U.S.C. 1313(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph:
‘‘(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Law enforcement personnel of the Capitol Police who are subject to the exemption under section 7(k)
of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(k)) may
elect to receive compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of the maximum for their work
period.’’.¿
SEC. ø313¿ 306. Section 316 of Public Law 101–302 is amended
in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ø‘‘1996’’¿ ‘‘1997’’
and inserting ø‘‘1997’’¿ ‘‘1998’’.
øSEC. 314. (a) Upon enactment into law of this Act, there shall
be established a program for providing the widest possible exchange
of information among legislative branch agencies with the long-range
goal of improving information technology planning and evaluation.
The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate are
requested to determine the structure and operation of this program
and to provide appropriate oversight. All of the appropriate offices
and agencies of the legislative branch as defined below shall participate in this program for information exchange, and shall report annually on the extent and nature of their participation in their budget
submissions to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(b) As used in this section—
(1) the term ‘‘offices and agencies of the legislative branch’’
means, the office of the Clerk of the House, the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the office of the Architect of the Capitol,
the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office,
the Library of Congress, the Congressional Research Service, the
Congressional Budget Office, the Chief Administrative Officer of
the House of Representatives, and the Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate; and
(2) the term ‘‘technology’’ refers to any form of computer hardware and software; computer-based systems, services, and support
for the creation, processing, exchange, and delivery of information;
and telecommunications systems, and the associated hardware and
software, that provide for voice, data, or image communication.¿
øSEC. 315. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3303 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 3303. Competitive service; recommendations of Senators
or Representatives
‘‘An individual concerned in examining an applicant for or appointing him in the competitive service may not receive or consider
a recommendation of the applicant by a Senator or Representative,
except as to the character or residence of the applicant.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) The table of
sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by amending the item relating to section 3303 to read as follows:
‘‘3303. Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or Representatives.’’.
(2) Section 2302(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(2) solicit or consider any recommendation or statement, oral
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consideration for any personnel action unless such recommendation
or statement is based on the personal knowledge or records of
the person furnishing it and consists of—
‘‘(A) an evaluation of the work performance, ability, aptitude,
or general qualifications of such individual; or
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the character, loyalty, or suitability of
such individual;’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.¿
øSEC. 316. LIMITATION ON EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHTS FOR LITERARY
WORKS IN SPECIALIZED FORMAT FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED.—
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is
amended by adding after section 120 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 121. Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind
or other people with disabilities
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 710, it
is not an infringement of copyright for an authorized entity to
reproduce or to distribute copies or phonorecords of a previously
published, nondramatic literary work if such copies or phonorecords
are reproduced or distributed in specialized formats exclusively for
use by blind or other persons with disabilities.
‘‘(b)(1) Copies or phonorecords to which this section applies
shall—
‘‘(A) not be reproduced or distributed in a format other than
a specialized format exclusively for use by blind or other persons
with disabilities;
‘‘(B) bear a notice that any further reproduction or distribution
in a format other than a specialized format is an infringement;
and
‘‘(C) include a copyright notice identifying the copyright owner
and the date of the original publication.
‘‘(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to standardized, secure, or norm-referenced tests and related testing material,
or to computer programs, except the portions thereof that are in
conventional human language (including descriptions of pictorial
works) and displayed to users in the ordinary course of using the
computer programs.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term—
‘‘(1) ‘authorized entity’ means a nonprofit organization or a
governmental agency that has a primary mission to provide specialized services relating to training, education, or adaptive read-

ing or information access needs of blind or other persons with
disabilities;
‘‘(2) ‘blind or other persons with disabilities’ means individuals
who are eligible or who may qualify in accordance with the Act
entitled ‘‘An Act to provide books for the adult blind’’, approved
March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 135a; 46 Stat. 1487) to receive books
and other publications produced in specialized formats; and
‘‘(3) ‘specialized formats’ means braille, audio, or digital text
which is exclusively for use by blind or other persons with disabilities.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by
adding after the item relating to section 120 the following:
‘‘121. Limitations on exclusive rights: reproduction for blind or
other people with disabilities.’’.¿
øSEC. 317. For payment to Jo Ann Emerson, widow of Bill Emerson,
late a Representative from the State of Missouri, $133,600.¿ (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.)
øCONGRESSIONAL

AWARD ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1996¿

øSEC. 5401. (a) EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM; NONCOMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS.—Section 5(c)(2)(A) of the Congressional
Award Act (2 U.S.C. 804(c)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 1994’’
and inserting ‘‘1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998’’.
(b) TERMINATION.—Section 9 of the Congressional Award Act (2
U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 1995’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1, 1999’’.
(c) SAVINGS PROVISIONS.—During the period of October 1, 1995,
through the date of the enactment of this section, all actions and
functions of the Congressional Award Board under the Congressional
Award Act shall have the same effect as though no lapse or termination of the Congressional Award Board ever occurred.¿
øBILL

EMERSON HALL IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PAGE
SCHOOL¿

øSEC. 5402. The Founders Hall instructional area in the House
of Representatives Page School, located in the Thomas Jefferson
Building of the Library of Congress, shall be known and designated
as ‘‘Bill Emerson Hall’’.¿ (Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act,
1997.)

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