HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,014,464,000, as follows: house leadership offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $18,142,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $2,630,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1,965,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,756,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,684,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,259,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $460,000; Republican Steering Committee, $862,000; Republican Conference, $1,448,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,542,000; Democratic Caucus, $768,000; nine minority employees, $1,380,000; training and program development—majority, $290,000; training and program development—minority, 117 STAT. 1015 $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel—majority, $404,000; and Cloakroom Personnel—minority, $404,000. Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail For Members’ representational allowances, including Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $514,454,000. Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $107,188,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2004. Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $24,926,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2004. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $156,896,000, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representation and reception expenses, $19,452,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $5,471,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, $111,141,000, of which $8,400,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $3,847,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $5,200,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $926,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $153,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,560,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,263,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $6,233,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $500,000; and for other authorized employees, $150,000: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading to the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to 117 STAT. 1016 the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. Allowances and Expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $192,858,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $3,975,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $187,783,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $690,000. Child Care Center For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.