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        individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the 
        Senate.
    Sec. 7. (a) Agency contributions for employees whose salaries are 
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate from the appropriations 
account ``Joint Economic Committee'' under the heading ``JOINT ITEMS'' 
shall be paid from the Senate appropriations account for ``Salaries, 
Officers and Employees''.
    (b) This section shall apply to pay periods beginning on or after 
October 1, 2000.
    Sec. 8. Section 316(b) of Public Law 101-302 (40 U.S.C. 188b-6(b)) 
is amended by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''.

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                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

     Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies of 2001

    For all construction expenses, salaries, and other expenses 
associated with conducting the inaugural ceremonies of the President 
and Vice President of the United States, January 20, 2001, in 
accordance with such program as may be adopted by the joint committee 
authorized by Senate Concurrent Resolution 89, agreed to March 2, 2000 
(One Hundred Sixth Congress), and Senate Concurrent Resolution 90, 
agreed to March 2, 2000 (One Hundred Sixth Congress), $1,000,000 to be 
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until 
September 30, 2001. Funds made available under this heading shall be 
available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, whether 
incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2000: 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.

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$3,315,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$6,686,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House.
    For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

    For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the 
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, 
including: (1) an allowance of $1,500 per month to the Attending 
Physician; (2) an allowance of $500 per month each to three medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an 
allowance of $500 per month to one assistant and $400 per month each 
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such 
assistants; and (4) $1,159,904 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, $1,835,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House.

                          Capitol Police Board

                             Capitol Police

                                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, $102,700,000, of which $51,350,000 is provided to the 
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, to be disbursed by 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House, and $51,350,000 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.

                            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, $6,884,000, to 
be disbursed by the Capitol Police Board or their delegee: 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 2001 shall be paid by the Secretary of the 
Treasury from funds available to the Department of the Treasury.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 101. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for the Capitol 
Police Board for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the 
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of--
            (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.
    Sec. 102. Appointment of Certifying Officers of the Capitol Police. 
The Capitol Police Board shall appoint certifying officers to certify 
all vouchers for payment from Capitol Police appropriations and funds.
    Sec. 103. Certifying Officers of the Capitol Police; 
Accountability; Relief by Comptroller General. Each officer or employee 
of the Capitol Police, who has been duly authorized in writing by the 
Capitol Police Board to certify vouchers for payment from 
appropriations and funds, 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 papers and for 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 certified vouchers; 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 him, as well as for any 
payment prohibited by law or 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.
    Sec. 104. Enforcement of Liability of Certifying Officers of the 
Capitol Police. The liability of these certifying officers or employees 
shall be enforced in the same manner and to the same extent as now 
provided by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of 
disbursing and other accountable officers; and they shall have the 
right to apply for and obtain a decision by the Comptroller General on 
any question of law involved in a payment on any vouchers presented to 
them for certification.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special 
Services Office, $2,371,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ 
more than 43 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two 
additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more 
than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the 
Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

    For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the 
statements for the second session of the One Hundred Sixth 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.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $2,066,000.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries 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, $27,113,000: Provided, That no 
part of such amount may be used for the purchase or hire of a passenger 
motor vehicle.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 105. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
hereafter, the Congressional Budget Office may use available funds to 
enter into contracts for the procurement of severable services for a 
period that begins in one fiscal year and ends in the next fiscal year 
and may enter into multi-year contracts for the acquisition of property 
and services, to the same extent as executive agencies under the 
authority of section 303L and 304B, respectively, of the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act (41 U.S.C. 253l and 254c).

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds

                           capitol buildings

                         salaries and expenses

    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; for purchase or exchange, maintenance and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; and not to exceed $20,000 for 
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, $44,191,000, of which 
$4,255,000 shall remain available until expended.

                            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, $5,512,000, of which $225,000 shall remain 
available until expended.

                        senate office buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 
Capitol, $63,974,000, of which $21,669,000 shall remain available until 
expended.

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                          capitol power plant

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the 
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the 
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress 
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate 
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in 
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air 
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, 
the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger 
Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed 
upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received 
shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this 
appropriation, $39,569,000, of which $523,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That not more than $4,400,000 of the funds 
credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2001.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to 
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of 
America, $73,374,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used 
to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General 
Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication 
has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on 
Rules and Administration of the Senate.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and 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 

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