[House Hearing, 105 Congress] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office] [House Committee on Appropriations] [Legislative Branch Appropriations for 1999] [Part 1] LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1999 _______________________________________________________________________ HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ________ SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE JAMES T. WALSH, New York, Chairman C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida JOSE E. SERRANO, New York RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, VIC FAZIO, California California ZACH WAMP, Tennessee MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio TOM LATHAM, Iowa NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Livingston, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. Edward E. Lombard, Staff Assistant ________ PART 1 JUSTIFICATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES ________ Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations ________ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 45-485 O WASHINGTON : 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-056052-7 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, Chairman JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois RALPH REGULA, Ohio LOUIS STOKES, Ohio JERRY LEWIS, California JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota JOE SKEEN, New Mexico JULIAN C. DIXON, California FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia VIC FAZIO, California TOM DeLAY, Texas W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina JIM KOLBE, Arizona STENY H. HOYER, Maryland RON PACKARD, California ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio JAMES T. WALSH, New York DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina NANCY PELOSI, California DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California HENRY BONILLA, Texas NITA M. LOWEY, New York JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JOSE E. SERRANO, New York DAN MILLER, Florida ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut JAY DICKEY, Arkansas JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia JACK KINGSTON, Georgia JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts MIKE PARKER, Mississippi ED PASTOR, Arizona RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York CHET EDWARDS, Texas GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., ROBERT E. CRAMER, Jr., Alabama Washington MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, California TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director (ii) C O N T E N T S ---------- Page Comparative statement of new budget (obligational) authority for 1998 and the budget estimates for 1999......................... 1 TITLE I--CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS House of Representatives Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress..... 20 Salaries and Expenses............................................ 24 House leadership offices..................................... 27 Members' representational allowances......................... 74 Committee employees.......................................... 79 Salaries, officers and employees............................. 87 Office of the Clerk...................................... 87 Office of the Sergeant at Arms........................... 92 Office of the Chief Administrative Officer............... 96 House Information Resources.............................. 105 Other offices and employees.............................. 156 Allowances and Expenses...................................... 198 Joint Items Joint Economic Committee......................................... 221 Joint Committee on Printing...................................... 227 Joint Committee on Taxation...................................... 257 Office of the Attending Physician................................ 297 Capitol Police Board............................................. 301 Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office................ 330 Statements of Appropriations..................................... 334 Office of Compliance Salaries and Expenses............................................ 338 Congressional Budget Office Salaries and Expenses............................................ 364 Architect of the Capitol Summary.......................................................... 455 General Statement................................................ 443 Capitol Buildings and Grounds: Capitol buildings, salaries and expenses..................... 459 Capitol grounds.............................................. 542 Senate Office Buildings...................................... 575 House Office Buildings....................................... 629 Capitol Power Plant.......................................... 677 Library Buildings and Grounds.................................... 714 Botanic Garden................................................... 762 Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Salaries and expenses............................................ 987 Government Printing Office Congressional printing and binding............................... 1116 TITLE II--OTHER AGENCIES Botanic Garden Salaries and expenses............................................ 762 Library of Congress Summary tables................................................... 823 Salaries and expenses............................................ 837 Copyright Office, salaries and expenses.......................... 950 Books for the blind and physically handicapped, salaries and expenses....................................................... 1002 Furniture and furnishings........................................ 1016 Administrative provisions........................................ 1026 Reimbursable programs............................................ 1028 Appropriated gift and trust funds--joint projects................ 1035 Revolving funds.................................................. 1088 Architect of the Capitol Library Buildings and Grounds Structural and mechanical care................................... 714 Government Printing Office Summary table.................................................... 1109 Office of Superintendent of Documents, salaries and expenses..... 1134 Revolving fund................................................... 1158 Statistics....................................................... 1180 General Accounting Office Salaries and expenses............................................ 1183 General Provisions Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council.................... 1296 [Pages 1-1299 -- The official Committee record contains additional material here.]