HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $671,561,000, as follows: house leadership offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $11,271,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,478,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,470,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,480,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 109 STAT. 519 Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $928,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $918,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $376,000; Republican Steering Committee, $664,000; Republican Conference, $1,083,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,181,000; Democratic Caucus, $566,000; and nine minority employees, $1,127,000. Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $360,503,000: Provided, That no such funds shall be used for the purposes of sending unsolicited mass mailings within 90 days before an election in which the Member is a candidate. Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $78,629,000. Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $16,945,000, 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, $83,733,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not to exceed $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $13,807,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not to exceed $750 for official representation and reception expenses, $3,410,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $53,556,000, including salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House Information Resources, $27,500,000, of which $16,000,000 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, $3,954,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, $858,000; Office of the Chaplain, $126,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 109 STAT. 520 Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,180,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,700,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,524,000; and other authorized employees, $618,000. allowances and expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $120,480,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $1,213,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $1,000,000; reemployed annuitants reimbursements, $68,000; Government contributions to employees’ life insurance fund, retirement funds, Social Security fund. Medicare fund, health benefits fund, and worker’s and unemployment compensation, $117,541,000; 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, $658,000. child care center For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (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. administrative provisions Sec. 101. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (other than mail through the Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, amounts received by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives from the Administrator of General Services for rebates under the Government Travel Charge Card Program shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Sec. 103. The provisions of section 223(b) of House Resolution 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, establishing the Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities; House Resolution 7, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing for the designation of certain minority employees; House Resolution 9, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing amounts for the Republican Steering Committee and the Democratic Policy Committee; House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, providing for the 109 STAT. 521 transfer of two employee positions; and House Resolution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10, 1995, providing for the transfer of certain employee positions shall each be the permanent law with respect thereto. Sec. 104. (a) The five statutory positions specified in subsection (b), subsection (c), and subsection (d) are transferred from the House Republican Conference to the Republican Steering Committee. (b) The first two of the five positions referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) the position established for the chief deputy majority whip by subsection (a) of the first section of House Resolution 393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a–3); and (2) the position established for the chief deputy majority whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990; both of which positions were transferred to the majority leader by House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of this Act, and both of which positions were further transferred to the House Republican Conference by House Resolution 113, One Hundred Fourth Congress, agreed to March 10, 1995, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of this Act. (c) The second two of the five positions referred to in subsection (a) are the two positions established by section 103(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1986. (d) The fifth of the five positions referred to in subsection (a) is the position for the House Republican Conference established by House Resolution 625, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to October 22, 1965, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1967. (e) The transfers under this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. Sec. 105. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule, regulation, or other authority, travel for studies and examinations under section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(b)) shall be governed by applicable laws or regulations of the House of Representatives or as promulgated from time to time by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (b) Subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to travel performed on or after that date. Sec. 106. (a) Notwithstanding the paragraph under the heading “general provision” in chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 102a) or any other provision of law, effective on the date of the enactment of this section, unexpended balances in accounts described in subsection (b) are withdrawn, with unpaid obligations to be liquidated in the manner provided in the second sentence of that paragraph. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are the House of Representatives legislative service organization revolving accounts under section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1994 (2 U.S.C. 96a). 109 STAT. 522 Sec. 107. (a) Each fund and account specified in subsection (b) shall be available only to the extent provided in appropriations Acts. (b) The funds and accounts referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) the revolving fund for the House Barber Shops, established by the paragraph under the heading “House Barber Shops Revolving Fund” in the matter relating to the House of Representatives in chapter HI of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975 (Public Law 93–554; 88 Stat. 1776); (2) the revolving fund for the House Beauty Shop, established by the matter under the heading “house beauty shop” in the matter relating to administrative provisions for the House of Representatives in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1970 (Public Law 91–145; 83 Stat. 347); (3) 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); and (4) the revolving fund established for the House Recording Studio by section 105(g) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957 (2 U.S.C. 123b(g)). (c) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after that date. Sec. 107A. For fiscal year 1996, subject to the direction of the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives, of the total amount deposited in the account referred to in section 107(b)(3) of this Act from vending operations of the House of Representatives Restaurant System, the cost of goods sold shall be available to pay the cost of inventory for such operations. Sec. 108. The House Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 291, et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 3(1), by striking out “Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General”; (2) in the first sentence of section 4(b), by striking out “Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General”; (3) in section 5(b)(1), by striking out “Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General”; and (4) in the first sentence of section 5(c), by striking out “Doorkeeper, and the Postmaster,” and inserting in lieu thereof “Chief Administrative Officer, and the Inspector General”. Sec. 109. (a) Upon the approval of the appropriate employing authority, an employee of the House of Representatives who is separated from employment, may be paid a lump sum for the accrued annual leave of the employee. The lump sum— (1) shall be paid in an amount not more than the lesser of— (A) the amount of the monthly pay of the employee, as determined by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives; or (B) the amount equal to the monthly pay of the employee, as determined by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, divided by 30, and multiplied by the number of days of the accrued annual leave of the employee; 109 STAT. 523 (2) shall be paid— (A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk hire allowance of the Member; (B) for committee employees, from amounts appropriated for committees; and (C) for other employees, from amounts appropriated to the employing authority; and (3) shall be based on the rate of pay in effect with respect to the employee on the last day of employment of the employee. (b) The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) As used in this section, the term “employee of the House of Representatives” means an employee whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, as applicable, except that such term does not include a uniformed or civilian support employee under the Capitol Police Board. (d) Payments under this section may be made with respect to separations from employment taking place after June 30, 1995. Sec. 110. (a)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the allowances for office personnel and equipment for certain Members of the House of Representatives, as adjusted through the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted as specified in paragraph (2). (2) The further adjustments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) The allowance for the majority leader is increased by $167,532. (B) The allowance for the majority whip is decreased by $167,532. (b)(1) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the House of Representatives allowances referred to in paragraph (2), as adjusted through the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, are further adjusted, or are established, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (2). (2) The further adjustments and the establishment referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) The allowance for the Republican Conference is increased by $134,491. (B) The allowance for the Republican Steering Committee is established at $66,995. (C) The allowance for the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee is increased by $201,430. (D) The allowance for the Democratic Caucus is increased by $56.