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               LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1997

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Public Law 104-197
104th Congress

                                 An Act


 
  Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
                                 ending 
     September 30, 1997, and for other purposes. <<NOTE:  Sept. 16, 
                         1996 -  [H.R. 3754]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That <<NOTE: Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.>> the following sums are appropriated, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and 
for other purposes, namely:

   TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS <<NOTE: Congressional Operations 
Appropriations Act, 1997. 2 USC 60a note.>> 

                                 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, $74,615,000, 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, $1,513,000.

                   office of the president pro tempore

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

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $2,195,000.

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               offices of the majority and minority whips

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

                          conference committees

    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, $996,000 for each such committee; in all, $1,992,000.

  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, $384,000.

                            policy committees

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

                         office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $234,000.

                         office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $12,714,000.

              office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $34,037,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,135,000.

                agency contributions and related expenses

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

             Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

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

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

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

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           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, Seventy-ninth 
Congress, as amended, section 112 of Public Law 96-304 and Senate 
Resolution 281, agreed to March 11, 1980, $69,561,000.

 expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                 control

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

                         secretary of the senate

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

              sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

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

                           miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $6,791,000.

         senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$208,000,000.

                       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.

                           official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$10,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1998.

                        administrative provisions

    Section 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

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``or with respect to the administration of the affairs of the 
committee.''.
    Sec. 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''.
    Sec. 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''.
    Sec. 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) <<NOTE: Effective date. Applicability. 2 USC 58a note.>> 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.

    Sec. 5. <<NOTE: Public schools. Computers. 2 USC 117b note.>> (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) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> 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) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section shall take effect 
beginning with fiscal year 1997 and shall be effective each fiscal year 
thereafter.

    Sec. 6. <<NOTE: 40 USC 214e.>> (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) <<NOTE: Certification.>> The Senate day care center shall 
certify and provide appropriate documentation to the Secretary of the 
Senate with respect

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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) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> 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) <<NOTE: Effective date.>> This section shall be effective on and 
after October 1, 1996.

    Sec. 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.
    Sec. 8. <<NOTE: 2 USC 123e.>> (a) The Secretary of the Senate, with 
the oversight and approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration 
of the Senate, 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.

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