HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress For payment to Marcia S. Schiff, widow of Steven H. Schiff, late a Representative from the State of New Mexico, $136,700. Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $733,971,000, as follows: house leadership offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $13,117,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $1,686,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,652,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $1,675,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,043,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,020,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $397,000; Republican Steering Committee, $738,000; Republican Conference, $1,199,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; Democratic Caucus, $642,000; nine minority employees, $1,190,000; training and program development—majority, $290,000; and training and program development—minority, $290,000. 112 STAT. 2437 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, $385,279,000. Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $89,743,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000. Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $19,373,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2000. salaries, officers and employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $89,991,000, 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, $15,365,000; 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, $3,501,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $57,211,000, including $24,282,000 for salaries, expenses and temporary personal services of House Information Resources, of which $23,074,000 is provided herein: Provided, That of the amount provided for House Information Resources, $7,130,000 shall be for net expenses of telecommunications: Provided further, 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, $3,953,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $840,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $133,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,106,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,912,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 112 STAT. 2438of the House, $4,980,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $799,000; and for other authorized employees, $191,000. allowances and expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $136,468,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $2,575,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $132,832,000; 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, $651,000. 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. (a) Section 2(a) of House Resolution 611, Ninety-seventh Congress, agreed to November 30, 1982, as enacted into permanent law by section 127 of Public Law 97–377 (2 U.S.C. 88b–3), is amended— (1) by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (1); (2) by striking “; and” at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (3). (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and each succeeding Congress. Sec. 102. Subsection (b) of the first section of House Resolution 1047, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to April 4, 1978, as enacted into permanent law by section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 130–1(b)), is amended by striking “$55,000” and inserting “$80,000”. Sec. 103. (a) There is hereby established an account in the House of Representatives for purposes of carrying out training and program development activities of the Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. (b) Subject to the allocation described in subsection (c), funds in the account established under subsection (a) shall be paid— (1) for activities of the Republican Conference in such amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions as the Speaker of the House of Representatives may direct; and (2) for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in such amounts, at such times, and under such terms and conditions as the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives may direct. 112 STAT. 2439 (c) Of the total amount in the account established under subsection (a)— (1) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Speaker for payments for activities of the Republican Conference; and (2) 50 percent shall be allocated to the Minority Leader for payments for activities of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. (d) There are authorized to be appropriated to the account under this section for fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for training and program development activities of the Republican Conference and the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee during the fiscal year. Sec. 104. (a) Section 311(e)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 59(e)(2)) is amended— (1) by adding “and” at the end of subparagraph (B); (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a period; and (3) by striking subparagraph (D). (b) Section 311(e) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 59e(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (4). Sec. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any other rule or regulation, any information on payments made by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives to an individual for attendance as a witness before the Committee in executive session during a Congress shall be reported not later than the second semiannual report filed under section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 104b) in the following Congress. Sec. 106. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Committee on House Oversight may prescribe by regulation appropriate conditions for the incidental use, for other than official business, of equipment and supplies owned or leased by, or the cost of which is reimbursed by, the House of Representatives. (b) The authority of the Committee on House Oversight to prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year. Sec. 107. (a) The Speaker, Majority Leader, and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives are each authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of one consultant, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the House. (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 1999 and each succeeding fiscal year. Sec. 108. Any amount appropriated in this Act for “HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances” shall be available only for fiscal year 1999. 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. Sec. 109. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, official resources may be used during a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 1999), in accordance with regulations of the Committee on House Oversight, to reimburse a Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives for the ordinary and necessary 112 STAT. 2440expenses related to the official use of telecommunications lines in the residence of the Member, officer, or employee. (b) The Committee on House Oversight shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this section. Sec. 110. Section 121 of Public Law 104–99 is amended in subsection (b)(2)— (1) by striking in subparagraph (B) “and” after the semicolon; and (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting “and” therefor; and (3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph: “(D) reimbursement of expenses incurred by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to cover the costs of furnishings and furniture to accommodate the needs of the House of Representatives Child Care Center.”.