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H.R. 5427 (102nd)

Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993

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18 June 1992

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Became Public Law No: 102-392.

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Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 - Title I: Congressional Operations - Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 - Appropriates funds for FY 1993 for the operations of the House of Representatives for the following: (1) mileage of Members' clerk hire; (2) House leadership offices; (3) Members' clerk hire; (4) committee employees; (5) studies by the Committee on the Budget; (6) contingent expenses of the House, including salaries and expenses of standing, special, and select committees; (7) salaries and expenses and temporary personal services of House Information Systems, under the direction of the Committee on House Administration; (8) allowances and expenses; (9) salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center; (10) studies and investigations by the Committee on Appropriations;(11) official mail costs; and (12) salaries of officers and employees. Allows the transfer of amounts among specified House accounts upon the approval of the Committee on Appropriations. Makes permanent law the resolution which established certain civilian support positions for the Capitol Police with respect to the House of Representatives. Provides authority to transfer available funds for the operations of the Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services, the Office of Inspector General, and the Office of General Counsel. Establishes an account for fees deposited by Members and Officers of the House for the services of Attending Physician. Makes appropriations for the following joint items: (1) the Joint Economic and the Joint Committee on on Printing; (2) the Joint Committee on Taxation; (3) the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) the Capitol Police Board; (5) the Capitol Guide Service; and (6) the Special Services Office. Appropriates funds for the following congressional offices: (1) the Office of Technology Assessment; (2) the Congressional Budget Office; (3) the Architect of the Capitol; (4) the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress; and (5) the Government Printing Office (GPO). Title II: Other Agencies - Appropriates funds for the following congressional agencies: (1) the Botanic Garden; (2) the Library of Congress; (3) the Architect of the of the Capitol for Library buildings and grounds; (4) the Copyright Royalty Tribunal; (5) GPO for the Office of Superintendent of Documents; and (6) the General Accounting Office. Restricts the amount of funds to be accepted and obligated by the Architect of the Capitol for constructing, equipping, and maintaining the National Garden. Makes funds available to the Library of Congress for expenses of attendance at certain meetings, of which a specified amount is set aside for the Congressional Research Service. Prohibits the Library from using appropriated funds to administer a flexible or compressed work schedule for certain managers or supervisors. Limits the number of employees the Library may employ with appropriated funds from other Federal agencies to cover general and administrative overhead costs generated by performing reimbursable work for such agencies. Limits the expenditures by the Library on official representation and reception expenses for the incentive awards program and the overseas Field offices. Makes the restriction on the use of appropriated funds for certain commercial printing inapplicable to FY 1993 funds. Prohibits the use of such funds for the procurement of any printing related to the production of government publications, unless such procurement is by or through GPO. Allows certain exceptions to such prohibition. Title III: General Provisions - Sets forth various specified requirements for and prohibitions or limitations on the use of appropriations. Directs the Architect of the Capitol to develop an overall telecommunications plan for the other agencies of the legislative branch. Authorizes the transfer of funds from the Library of Congress for salaries and expenses to the Architect of the Capitol for the purpose of rental, lease, or other agreement respecting temporary storage and warehouse space for use by the Library during FY 1993. Authorizes the retention of revenues received by the House of Representatives Child Care Center for salaries and expenses. Removes Members of the House of Representatives from the two-page limitation on mass mailings. Rescinds authority for Members of the House to make mass mailings outside of their congressional districts. Prohibits the use of funds in this Act to provide routine internal building security in the Judiciary Office Building.

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