Appropriations for FY2004: Legislative Branch

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Appropriations for F Y2004:
Legislative Branch
Upda ted Janua ry 16, 2004
PaulE.Dwyer
Specialist in American Na tional Go ve rnment
Go ve rnment and Finance Division


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Appropriati o n s are one part of a complex federal budget process t hat i ncludes budget
resolutions, appropriations (regular , supplemental, and continuing) bills, r escissions, and
budget reconciliation bills. T he process begins with the President’s budget request and i s
bounded by t he rules of t he House a nd Senate, t he Congressional Budget and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 (as a me n d e d ) , t h e Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and c urrent
program authorizations.
This report i s a guide t o one of the 13 r egular appropriations bills that Congress considers
each year. It i s designed t o s upplement t he information provi ded by t he House and Senate
Appropriations Subcommittees on Le gi s l ative Branch Appropriations. It s ummarizes t he
curren t l e gislative status of t he bill, its scope, maj or issues, f unding levels, and related
legi slative acti vi t y. T he report lists the key CRS staff r elevant t o t he issues covered and
related CRS products.
T his report i s updated as s oon as possible after maj or l egislative developments, especially
following legi slative action i n t he committees and on t he floor of the House and Senate.
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Appropriations for FY2004: Legislative B ranch
Summary
On September 30, 2003, the P resident signed into law H.R. 2657, the FY2004
Legi slative Branch App r o p r i a tions Act (P.L. 108-83). The Act contains $3.548
billion for FY2004 legi slative b ranch activities, and $937.6 million for FY2003
emergency s upplemental appropriations (fo r ex ecutive and judicial programs).
During markup on J u ly 9, 2003, the S en ate C ommittee on Appropriations added
$1.989 billion i n FY2003 em er gency s upplemental appropriations to its version of
the FY2004 legi slative branch funding bill, S. 1383. It placed the funds in Title III
of t h e b ill. The S enate amended t he supplemental t o contain $2.0 billion, and
conferees reduced the funding level t o $937.6 million.
Among elements considered during d iscussions on the FY2004 budget were
! the l evel of additional funds necessary to complete construction and
furnishing of the C apitol Visitors’ C enter;
! additional s ecurity enhancemen ts within and around the C apitol
complex;
! the l evel of funding for activities o f t he Capitol P olice; and
! requests o f t he Capitol P olice t o ex pand t heir physical jurisdiction,
establish a mounted police unit, authorize officers to carry guns
(ot h er t h an t hose u sed for offi ci al dut y) when off-dut y, and ex p and
t h e l aw enforcem ent dut i es o f o ffi cers out si de t h e physi cal
jurisdiction of the Capitol Police, incl uding Members’ home districts
andstates.



KeyPolicyStaff
CRS
Area of Expertise Name Division Telephone and E-mail
Appropriations Process Bill Heniff GOV /FIN 7-8646
wheniff@crs.loc.gov
Sandy Streeter GOV /FIN 7-8653
sstreeter@crs.loc.gov
Committee Funds Paul Rundquist GOV /FIN 7-6939
prundquist@c rs.loc.gov
Legi slative Operations Paul Dwyer GOV /FIN 7-8668
pdwyer@crs.loc.gov
Bill Heniff GOV /FIN 7-8646
wheniff@crs.loc.gov
Mildred Ame r GOV /FIN 7-8304
ma me r @ c r s . l o c . g o v
Paul Rundquist GOV /FIN 7-6939
prundquist@c rs.loc.gov
Divi sion abbreviations: GOV /F IN = Government a nd Finance



Contents
Most R ecent Devel opm ent s ..........................................1
Introduction t o t he Legi slative Branch Appropriations Bill ..................1
Status of FY2004 Appropriations .....................................3
Action on t he FY2004 Legi slative Branch Appropriations Bill ..........3
Submission of FY2004 Budget Request by the P resident ...........3
Hearings on FY2004 Budget Requests .........................4
Report o f FY2004 Bill By House C ommittee on Appropriations
(H.R. 2657) ..........................................4
Passage of FY2004 Bill by the House (H.R. 2657) ................4
Report of FY2004 Bill by Senate Committee on Appropriations
(S. 1383) .............................................5
Passage of FY2004 Bill by the S enate (S. 1383; H.R. 2657) .........5
Report o f C onference on H.R. 2657 ...........................5
Action o n FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations for t he Legi slative Branch
(P.L. 108-11;H.R. 1559) ........................................8
FY2004 Legi slative Branch Funding Issues .............................9
CapitolComplex Security—U.S.CapitolPolice .....................9
Funding Issues ............................................9
CapitolComplex Security—CapitolVisitors’Center ................11
Architect oftheCapitolOperations ...............................13
Funding Issues ...........................................13
FY2004 Budget Proposal and House and Senate Fl oor Action ......15
HouseofRepresentatives .......................................15
Overall Funding ..........................................15
House C ommittee Funding .................................17
Senate ......................................................17
OverallSenate ...........................................17
Senate Committee Funding .................................19
Support Agency Funding .......................................19
CongressionalBudget Office ................................19
GeneralAccountingOffice .................................20
LibraryofCongress .......................................21
CongressionalResearchService .............................23
Government PrintingOffice ................................23
ForAdditionalReading ............................................37
CRS Reports ................................................37
SelectedWebSites ............................................37
ListofTables
Table 1 . Legislative Branch A ppropriations, FY1995 to FY2004 ............3
Table 2 . S tatus o f Legislative Bra nch Appropriations, FY2004 (H.R. 2657) ...3



H.R. 2657; S. 1383) ...........................................25
Table 4 . C apitol P olice Appropriations, FY2004 (P.L. 108-83; H.R. 2657;
S. 1383) ....................................................28
Table 5 . Architect of the C apitol Appropriations, FY2004 (P.L. 108-83;
H.R. 2657; S. 1383) ...........................................28
Table 6. S enate Appropriations, FY2004 (P.L. 108-83; H.R. 2657;S. 1383) ...29
Table 7 . House o f R epresentatives Appropriations, FY2004 (P.L. 108-83;
H.R. 2657) (108th Congress, 1st Session) ...........................30
Table 8. Legislative Branch Budget Au thority Contained i n Appropriations
Acts, FY1995-FY2002 ........................................32
Table 9. Legislative Branch Budget Au thority Contained i n Appropriations
Acts, FY1995-FY2002 ........................................35



Appropriations for FY2004:
Legislative Branch
Most Recent D evelopments
Conferees agreed to a FY2004 legi sla tive branch appropriation of $3.548 billion
contained i n H.R. 2547. The P resident sign ed the b ill i n t o law o n S eptember 30,
2003, P.L. 108-83, 117 Stat. 1007. The act also contains $937.6 million for FY2003
emergency s upplemental appropriations (fo r non-legi slative b ranch p rograms).
Introduction to the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill
The annual l egislative b ranch appropr iations bill contains two titles.
Appro p r i ations for l egislative branch agencies are contai ned i n Title I. Title II
contai ns general administrative provisions, and from time to time appropriations for
legi slative branch entities. For ex ample, i n t he FY2003 Act Ti tle II contained
funding for t he J ohn C. Stennis C enter for Public Service Training and Development
and t he Congressional Award Act.
Congress changed t he structure o f t he annual l egislative b ranch appropriations
bill effective i n FY2003. Prior t o enactment of the F Y 2003 bill, and effective i n
FY1978, the l egislative b ranch appropriati ons bill was divided into two titles. Title
I, Congression al O p erations, contained budget authorities for activities d irectly
serving C ongress. In cluded i n t his title were the budgets o f t he House, the S enate,
Joint Items (joint House and Senate activities), the Office of Compliance, the
C ongressi onal Budget Offi ce (C BO), t h e A rchi t ect of t h e C api t o l (AOC ) (ex cept t he
Li brary o f C ongress (LOC) buildings and grounds), the C ongressional R esearch
Service (CRS) within the Library of Congress, and congressional printing and
binding activities of t he Government Printing Office (GPO).
Title II, Related Agencies, con t ai n e d budgets for activities not directly
supporting C ongress. Included i n t his title were budgets o f t he Bo tanic Garden, the
Li brary o f C o n gress (ex cept t he C ongressi onal R esearch S ervi ce), t he Li brary
buildings and grounds maintained by the A rchitect of the C apitol, the Government
P rinting Office (ex cept congressional p rin ting and binding costs), and t h e G e n eral
Accounting Office (GAO). P eriodically since FY1978, the b ill contained additional
titles for such purposes as capital improvements and speci al one-time functions.



In addition t o activities funded i n t he annual l egislative b ra nch appropriations
bill, there are legi slative budget authorities t hat i nclude permanent budget authority
for both federal funds and t rust funds, and non-legi slative entities.
Permanent federal f unds are available as t he result of previously e n a c t e d
legi slation and do not require annual action. 1
Permanent trust f unds are m onies held in accounts credited with collections
from specific sources earmarked by law for a defined purpose. Trust funds do not
appea r i n the annual l egislative b ill since t hey are not budget authority. They are
included i n t he U.S. Budget either as budget receipts o r o ffsetting collections. 2
The Budget also contains non-legi slative entities within the l egislative branch
budget. They are funded i n o ther appropriatio n b ills, but are p laced in the l egislative
section b y t he Office of Management and Budget for bookkeeping purposes. 3


1 FY2004 estimated legi slative branch permanent federal f und authority was $351 million,
comprised of House a nd Senate Member pay ( $109 million); House a nd Se n a te use of
foreign currencies ( $8 million); and Li brary of Congress payments to cop yr i gh t o wners
($234 million). Source is the FY200 4 U . S . Budget (with figures r ounded t o t he nearest
million).
2 FY2004 estimated permanent t rust fund authority was $37 million, comprised of Library
of Congress gi f t and t rust fund accounts ( $16 million); U.S. Capitol Preservation
Commi ssion trust f unds ($1 million); Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Botanic Garden, gi fts
a n d donations ($2 million); J ohn C. Stennis Center f or Public Service T raini n g a n d
Development t rust funds ($3 million), and the Russian Leadership De ve lopment t rust funds
($15 million). Source is the FY2004 U.S. Budget (which co n t ains figures r ounded t o t he
nearest million).
3 T h e FY2004 U.S. Budget contains $80 million i n f ederal funds for non-legi slative entities,
with one exception, under t wo headings : ( 1) “U.S. T ax Court” ($40 million), a nd (2) “ other
l e gi s l ative branch agencies - legi slative branch boards and commi ssions” ( $19 million),
which i ncludes t he U.S. Commi ssion on International Religious Fr ee d om ( $3 million); a
subcategory titled “other legislative branch boards and commissions” ($3 million); and
payment t o t he Russian Leadership Development Center t rust fund ($15 million).
For a more accurate picture of t he legi slative branch budget, as contained i n t he annual
legi slative branch app r o priations bill, the t otal FY2004 legi slative branch appropriation
figure in the FY2004 U.S. Budget must be adj usted. T his i s accomplished by s ubtr a c t i n g
non-legi slative f unds and permanent federal and trust f unds. Non-legi slative f unds are t hose
for entities t hat are funded i n other appropriations bills, but for bookkeeping purposes are
counted as legi slative branch f unds by the Office of Manage me nt and Budget. T he FY2004
U.S. Budget contains a l egislative budget authority request of $4.2 billion. Af ter s ubtracting
non-legi slative entities ( $80 million), permanent federal f unds ($3 5 1 million), and
permanent t rust funds ($37 million), t he total i s $3.7 billion.

Table 1. L egislative Branch Appropriations, F Y1995 to FY2004
(budget authority in billions of current dollars)a
FiscalYears
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2.378 2.184 2.203 2.288 2.581b 2.486 c 2.730 d 3.252 e 3.461 f 3.548 g
a. T hese figur es r e p r esent c ur r e nt d o llar s, e xc lud e p e r manent b ud ge t a utho r itie s , a n d c o ntain
s u p p l e mentals and r escissions. P ermanent b ud get autho rities are no t included in the annua l
l e gi sl a t i ve b r a nc h a p p r o p r i a t i o ns b i l l b ut , r a t he r , a r e a ut o ma t i c a l l y fund e d a nnua l l y.
b. Includ es bud g e t authority contained in the FY1999 regular a nnua l Le gi s l a t i ve B r a nc h
Appropriatio ns Act (P.L. 105-275), the FY1999 emergency supplemental appropriatio n (P.L.
105-277), and the FY1999 supplemental appropriatio n (P.L. 106-31).
c. Includ es budget authority contai ne d i n the FY2000 regular a nnua l Le gi s l a t i ve B r a nc h
Appropriatio ns Act (P.L. 106-57); a supplemental and a 0 .38% rescission in P.L. 106-113; and
supplementals in P.L. 106-246 and P .L. 106-554.
d. T his figure contains: (1) FY2001 regular annua l a p p r o p r i a t i o ns c o nt a i ne d i n H . R . 5657, legislative
branch ap propriations bill; (2) FY2001 supplemental appropriations of $118 million and a
0.22% across-the-board rescission contained in H.R. 5666, miscellaneous appropriations bill;
and ( 3) FY2001 supplemental appropriations of $79.5 million contained in H.R. 2216 (P .L. 107-
20). H.R. 5657 and H.R. 5666 were incorporated by reference in P .L. 106 - 554, FY2001
Co nsolidated Appropriations Act. T he first FY 2001legislative b ranch appropriations bill, H.R.
4516, was vetoed Oct. 30, 2000. T he second legislative b ranch appropriations bill, H.R. 5657,
was introduced Dec. 14 and incorporated in P.L 106-554. in P.L. 106-554. T his figure does not
reflect any terrorism supplementals fund s r eleased pursuant to P.L. 107-38.
e. T his figure contains regul a r a nnua l a p p ropriatio ns in P.L. 107-68; transfers from the legislative
branch emergency response fund pursuant t o P . L. 107-117; and FY2002 supplemental
appropriatio ns in P.L. 107-206.
f. T h i s fi gur e c o n t a i n s r e gul a r a nnua l a p p r o p r i a t i o ns i n P . L. 108-7, FY2003 Omnibus Appropriatio ns
Act, and supplemental appropriatio ns in P.L. 108-11.
g. T h i s fi gur e c o n t a i n s r e gul a r a nnua l a p p r o p r i a t i o ns i n P . L. 108-83.
Status of FY2004 Appropriations
Table 2. Status o f L egislative Branch Appropriations, F Y2004
(H.R.2657)
Conference Report
C o mmi t t e e M a r k u p House House Sena t e Sena t e Conference Approval Public
Repo rt Passage Repo rt Passage Repo rt La wH o use Sena t e H o use Sena t e
06/26/03 07/01/03 07/01/03H.Rep t. 07/09/03 07/10/03S.Rep t. 07/11/03 09/18/03H.Rep t. 09/24/03 09/24/03 09/30/03P.L.
108-186 108-88 108-279 (371-56) ( vv) 108-83
Ac tion on the FY2004 Legislat ive Branch Appropriations Bill
Submission of FY2004 Budget Request by the P resident. On February
3, 2003, President Bush i ssued th e FY2004 U.S. Budget contai ning an estimate of
$3.76 billion for operations of the l egislative b ranch. Subsequently, t he request was
l a ter revised to $3.78 billion due to modifications by legi slative b ranch agenci e s ,



which reflected an increase o f 9.1% ( $315.5 million) over t he FY2003 appropriation
of $3.46 billion. A s ubstantial p art o f t he increase was to meet mandatory ex penses
r e q u i red b y l aw, i ncluding additional fundi ng for s alaries and related ex p ense s a n d
increased costs o f goods and s ervices for i nt ernal operations of legi slative b ranch
agencies.
Hearings on FY2004 Budge t R equests. The House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations held most o f their h earings on FY2004 legi slative
branch agency requests i n M arch, April, and M ay 2003. An additional h earing i s t o
be held on the C a p i t o l V isitors’ C enter as announced by the chairman o f t he House
Subcommittee on Legisl a tive, Committee on Appropriations indicat ed on May 20,
2003. The m ost recent h earings were held May 2 0 and 2 1 , 2003, by the House
Subcommittee on Legislative during which Members heard t estimony and questioned
the C apitol P olice Board and Architect of the C apitol.
Re port of FY2004 Bill By House Committe e on Appropriati ons (H.R.
2657). As reported b y t he House Appropri a t i o n s Committee on J uly 1, 2003, the
House b ill contained4
! an overall reduction o f 1.2% fro m t he FY2003 appropriation for
l e gi s l ative branch activities, ex cept t hose o f t he Senate, t o $2.70
billion from $2.73 billion;
! a reduction o f 11.8% in the budget of the C apitol P olice, to $211.8
million from $240.2 million; and
! a reduction o f 24.8% i n the budget of the Architect of the C apitol,
ex cluding funds for S enate Office Bu ildings , t o $294.9 million from
$392.3million;
The C ommittee m arked up t he bill and ordered it reported on J une 26.
Passage of FY2004 Bill by the House (H.R. 2657). On J uly 9, the House
passed a scal ed down bill, H.R. 2657 (394-26), containing an overall decrease of
1.2%, ex cluding funds for S enate operations, and freez ing funding for t he Capitol
P o lice, by reducing t he ex penses account an d i ncreasing t he salaries account by 8.8%.
New funding was withheld pending completion o f a master plan for t he police force.
Funds for t he Architect of the C apitol were i ncreased slightly, with additional funds
to be considered as Congress determined were needed for t he Capitol Visitors’ C enter
and o ther pending construction p rojects. The House b ill did not contain funds for t he
center.
H.R. 2657 passed with an amendment prohibiting t he use of funds in the bill for
supplemental d ental and vision health i n s u r a nce b enefits for House M embers and
employees. T his l angu age w as contained as an amendment t o H.R. 2657 in the n ature


4 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill, 2004, r eport t o a ccompany H.R. 2657, 108 th Cong., 1st sess., H . Rept. 108-186
(Washington: GPO, 2003), 44p.

of a s ubstitute to the rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2657 (H.Res. 311). The
rule was agreed to by a vote o f 411-13.
Re port of FY2004 Bill by S e nate Committe e on Appropriati ons (S .
1383). As reported i n t he Senate on J uly 10, S. 1383 contained
! an overall increase o f 2.7%, for legi slative b ra n c h o perations,
ex cluding funds for t he House, to $2. 5 1 billion from $2.44 billion;
! a s light decreas e i n t he budget for t he Capitol P olice, t o $240.0
million from $240.2 million, which i ncluded a reduction i n general
ex penses account and an 18.6% increase i n t he salaries account; and
! a reduc t i o n o f 9.6% in the budget of the Architect of the C apitol,
excludin g f u nds for House office buildings , $357.8 million from
$396.2 milli o n ; the FY2004 Architect’s figu re contains a one-time
appropriation o f $47.8 million for the C apitol Visitors’ C enter.
Absent the $47.8 million appropriation, the Architect’s budget would
reflect a d ecrease o f 21.7%, t o $310.0 million from $396.2 million i n
FY2003.
During markup on J u ly 9, the S enat e C ommittee on Appropriations added $2.044
billion i n FY2003 emergency s upplemen tal appropriations in a new title, Title III, o f
S. 1383. This funding included
! $1.55 billion for disaster relief, $50 million for NASA ;
! $314 million for wildfire suppression;
! $10 million for flood control;
! $100 million for AmeriCorps; and
! $20 million for activities funded i n t he general p rovisions section o f
TitleIII.
Passage of FY2004 Bill by the S e n ate (S. 1383; H.R. 2657). On J uly

11, the Senate passed H.R. 2657, which was amended to contain the language of S.


1383, by a vote o f 85-7. As passed b y t he Senate, H.R. 2657 contained a 2.7%


increase, not including app r opriations fo r House operations. Like t he House, the
Senate version contained a reduction i n t he police ex p en ses account, but provided an
18.6% increase i n t he police s alaries account. T he S enate reduced the Architect’s
budget by 9.6%. The reduction from FY2003 was great er i f the one-time
appropriation of $47.8 million for the C apitol Visitors’ C enter c ontained i n t he
Architect’s FY2004 appropriation i s not counted.
The S enate d id not consider amendments relating t o funding for t he legi slative
branch; i t d id consider amendments relating t o p r o gr a m s funded i n t he FY2003
emergency s upplemental which was added i n Title III of H.R. 2657 by the S enate
Appropriations Committee.
Re port of Conference on H. R. 2657. On September 18, conferees filed
their report o n H.R. 2657 (H.Rept. 108-279) after h aving agreed to $3.548 billion for



legi slative branch activities, contai ned i n Titles I and II. As reported from conference,
Titles I and II contai ned
! an overall increase o f 2.5% in legi slative b ranch appropriations, t o
$3.548 million from $3.461 million i n FY2003;
! a reductio n o f 8.0% in the budget of the C apitol P olice, to $221.1
million from $240.2 million;
! a reduction o f 11.3% in the budget of the Architect of the C apitol, to
$405.4 million from $456.8 million; and
! an appropriation of $36.839 million and a t ransfer o f $ 12.0 million
for completion of t he Capitol Visitors’ C enter.
Pending FY2004 Legislative B ranch Language and
Supplemental Appropriations in the FY2004
Consolidated Appropriation Bill (H.R. 2673)
Legi slative branc h a dministrative and funding language is contained i n H.R.

2673, the FY2004 consolidated appropriat i o n b ill. The conference report o n H.R.


2673 was agreed to by the House o n December 8 ; t he report i s s cheduled for S enate
consideration o n J anuary 20, 2004. Provisions relating t o l egislativ e b ranch activities
are contai ned i n Division H of the bill. 5 These p rovisions
! gi ve the Attending Phys ician authority and respons i b i lity for
oversight and coordination o f t he use o f “medical assets” t o respond
to bioterrorist incidents and other public health emergencies that
o c cur within the C apitol building and grounds; authoriz e t he
Attending Physician t o impos e a quarantine and to declare d eaths
(Section 151; for b ill tex t see C ongressional Record, vol. 149,
November 25, 2003, p. H12442);
! aut hori z e t he Archi t ect of t h e C api t o l t o ent er i n t o an agreem ent t o
“acquire by lea s e ” any p art o f t he property at 499 South C apitol
Street, S W , W a s h i n gt on, DC, for use b y t he Capitol P olice; specify
that such property be considered within the definition of t he Capitol
grounds (Section 152; for b ill tex t see C ongr es sional Record, vol.

149, November 25, 2003, p. H12442);


! establish a “United S tates Group,” composed of 12 Senators, t o m eet
annually with representatives of China t o d iscuss “common p roblems
in the i nterest o f relations” b etween the t wo countries that would b e
known as t he “United States-China Interparliamentary Group”; d irect
the P resident pro t empore t o appo i n t S e n a t ors t o t he group upon


5 T h is summary does not address provi sions in other divisions of the bill directing t h e
General Accounting Office to audit or otherwi se revi ew executive branch progr ams.

recom m endat i ons of t h e S enat e m aj o r i t y and m i nori t y l eaders;
authoriz e $100,000 to be appropriated for ex penses each fiscal year
in which C on g r ess makes an appropriation ; authoriz e t he use of
$75,000 from t he Senate cont i n ge n t fund in FY2004 for s pecified
official ex pens e s ; and appropriate $100,000 for ex p enses o f t he
In terparliamentary Group in FY2004 (Section 153; for b ill tex t see
Congressional Record, vol. 149, November 25, 2003, pp. H12442-
H12443);
! establish a “United S tates Group,” composed of 12 Senators, t o m eet
annually with representatives of Russia t o d iscuss “common p roblems
in the i nterest o f relations” b etween the t wo countries that would b e
known as t he “United S ta t e s - R u s s i a In t e r p a r l i a m e n t a r y Group”; d irect
the P resident pro t e m p o r e t o appoint Senators to the group upon
recom m endat i ons of t h e S enat e m aj ori t y and m i nor i t y l eaders;
authoriz e $100,000 to be appropriate d for ex penses for each fiscal
year in which C ongress makes an appropriation ; authoriz e t he use of
$75,000 from t he Senate cont i n ge n t fund in FY2004 for s pecified
official ex pens e s ; and appropriate $100,000 for ex p enses o f t he
In terparliamentary Group in FY2004 (Section 153; for b ill tex t see
Congressional Record, vol. 149, November 25, 2003, p. H12443);
! authoriz e a max imum of $50,000 in the S enate contingent fund to be
u s ed each fi scal year for rei m bursem ent t o t h e S enat e chapl ai n f o r
ex penses incurred i n t he purchase o f food and food-re l a ted items
while performing t he duti es o f o ffice; repeal the chaplain ex p ense
revolving fund (Section 155; for b ill tex t see Congressional Record,
vol. 149, November 25, 2003, p. H12443);
! e s t a blish a House o f R epresentatives revolving fund containing
appropriations and donations made to the fund, and i nterest on its
balance; require the House C hief Administrative Officer to authorize
ex penditures from t he fund, upon notifi c ation t o t he House
C o m mittee o n Appropriations (S ection 156; for bill tex t see
Congressional Re c o rd, vol. 149, November 25, 2003, p. H12443);
and
! require a 0.59% across t he board rescission in FY2004 legi slative
branch appropriations (contained i n P .L. 108-83) to be applied
proportionately to each account, and to progra m s , p rojects, and
activities within each account; 6 require the O ffice of Management and


6 Section 168(a) also requires a rescission of $1.8 billion i n unobligated balances of amounts
made available i n appropriations for t he Departme nt of Defense, and i n P.L. 107-38 and P.L.

107-117, both of which contained emergency terrorism funding for t he federal government,


some of which was released to the l egislative branch f or security enhancements. Any
unobligated amounts made a va ilable i n P.L. 107-38 and P.L. 107-117 mi ght be s ubj ect to
this particular rescission. T he Office of M a n a ge ment and Budget is to determine t he
accounts, programs , proj ects, and activities from which funds will be rescinded. P.L. 107-38
(continued...)

Budget to submit within 30 days of enactment of H.R. 2673 a report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that speci fies
“the account and amount of each rescission” (S ection 168(b)(c); for
bill tex t see Congressional Record, vol. 149, November 25, 2003, p.
H12445).
Ac tion on FY2003 Supplemental Appropriations for
the Legislative Branch (P.L. 108-11;H.R. 1559)
Soon after approving the FY2003 regu lar annual l egi s l a tive b ranch
appropriations (P.L. 108-7), and prior t o consideration o f t he FY2004 legi s l a t ive
branch budget, C ongress cleared an FY2003 supplemental (H.R. 1559, P.L. 108-11)
containing $1 25 million for the l egislative b ranch emergency response fund. 7
Appropriations were made available as follows:
! $11.0 million — House o f R epresentat i v es, committee employees
(standing committees , s peci al and s el ect ), for s al aries and ex penses ;
! $37.8 million — C apitol P olice, general e x p enses, “for increasing
em ergency costs of the s ecu rity requirements for the United S tates
Capitol C omplex related t o protecting t he occupants and visitors;”
! $111,000 — Office of Compliance, salaries and ex p enses, “to cover
cont ract ed servi ces of heari n gs offi cers and m e d i a t ors for t h e
i n creasi n g num ber o f h eari n gs ; ”
! $63.9 million — Architect of the C apitol, Capitol police buildings
and grounds, “for t he property purchase, design , and the b eginning of
construction for a n ew Cap itol P olice h eadquarters,”
! $5.5 million — Library of Congress, salar i es and ex p enses, “to
implem e n t a public addres s s ys tem for the Library’s buildings to
assure effective communications in al l emergency situations;”
! $1.9 m i llion — Library of Congress, C ongressi onal R esearch S ervi ce,
“to s upport t he planning, d es i g n , and implementation o f t he
C ongres s i onal R esearch S ervi ce portion o f t he alternate computer
facilities;”
! $4.9 million — General Accounting Office, salaries and expenses, “to
support t he implementation of important security enha n c ements8


required within the GAO facility.”
6 (...continued)
contained $40 billion i n emergency terrorism appropriations, $376.9 million of which was
released by the President for l egislative branch s ecurity e n h a n c e ments. P.L. 107-117
authorized the t ransfer of an a d d i t i o n a l $256.1 million from f unds made available i n P.L.

107- 38 for additional l egislative branch s ecurity enhancements.


7 P.L. 108-11, 117 Stat. 586, April 16, 2003.
8 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2003, Making Supplemental Appropriations for
the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2003 , c onference report t o acco mp a n y H . R. 1559,th st

108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-55 (Washington: GPO, 2003), pp. 38-39.



FY2004 Legislative B ranch Funding Issues
Capitol Complex Security — U.S. Capitol Police
Funding Issues. In recent years, Congress has undertaken to strengthen the
capabilities o f t he Capitol P olice b y p roviding increased funding; t he FY2002 budget
was i ncreased by 47.1%, and the FY2003 budget by 38.6%.
The C apitol P olice requested a 20.9% increase o f $50.3 million for FY2004. 9
Conferees, however, agreed to withhol d additional funds an d act ually reduce t he
Capitol P olice appropriation by 8.0%, t o $221.1 m i llion from $240.2 million i n
FY2003.10 The conference figu re reflects an i ncrease o f 4.4% from t he appropriation
contained i n t he House b ill, and a decrease o f 7.9% from t hat contained i n t he Senate
bill.
The FY2004 Capitol P olice appropriation funds 1,993 positions, i ncluding 1,592
sworn staff and 401 ci vilian employees. Language authori z es 3 0 positions to be
converted from s worn to civilian positions. C onferees also directed the C apitol P olice
to recruit 7 5 n ew personnel as follows: five positions for t he chief, three o f which are
to be mid-level attorneys i n t he Office of General C ounsel; 3 3 positions, t hree of
which are to be intelligence anal ys ts and 13 positions for t he Security Services
Bu reau; and 37 positions for t he Office of the C hief Administrative Officer.
Conferees noted “that s houl d t h e Capitol P olice s trategic plan, and associated
staffing p l an, b e completed and approved b y t he House and Senate Appropriations
Committees, during f i s cal year 2004, there i s ample funding from t he Emergency11
Response Fund for n ew sworn positions.”
The C apitol P olice appropriation i s contained i n t wo accounts: 12


9 T he FY2004 request of the Capitol Police f or $290.5 million r eflected additional f unds for
Capitol complex security enhancements including $6 1 mi l lion f or an alternate computer
facility as a backup during an emergency, and funds for 301 additional s worn officers and
3 4 6 professionals to “staff all l aw enforcement areas around the Capitol complex” and
“provi de sufficient i ntelligence capabilities, robust physical s ecurity and r esponse f unctions
as well as adequate admi nistrative and logi stical support s ervi ces within the Police
Department.”(Writte n t e s timony of Terrance Gainer, Chief, U.S. Capitol Police, U.S.
Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch,th st
Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., M ay 1, 2003
(not ye t published).
10 T he FY2003 appro p r i a t i o n r eflects a one-time wartime s upplemental appropriation of
$37.8 million which wa s c ontained i n P.L. 108-11.
11 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H. Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),p.42.


12 Effective i n FY2003, appropriations for Capitol Police s alaries and expenses accounts i n
t h e a n nual l egislative branch appropriation bill are contained i n a stand-alone account .
(continued...)

! salaries account , which conferees funded at $197.6 million, a 13.2%
increase from $174.5 million; the House funded t he salaries account
at $189.9 million, an increas e of 8.8% (request was a 25.1%
increase), and the S enate funded t he account at $207.0 million, an
increase o f 18.6%;
! general expenses a ccount , which conferees funded at $23.5 million,
a d ecrease o f 15.8% from $27.9 million; t h e H o u se funded t he
account at $21.9 million, a d ecrease o f 21.5% (request was a 158.8%
increase), and the S enate funded t he account at $33.0 m illion, an
increase o f 18.2%.
A s eparate appropriation under the Architect of the C apitol account contains $3.3
million for Capitol P olice buildings and grounds, t he same amount contained i n both
the House and Senate bills. This represents a sign ificant d ecrease from t he FY2003
appropriation of $63.9 million.13
Among other C apitol P olice provisions contained i n P .L. 108-83 are t hose
! authorizing t he recruitment and t raining of s worn positions for
assignment to the Library of Congress, including 23 p o s i t i ons in
FY2004;
! restating a requirement that the C apitol P olice notify and consult with
t h e H ouse and Senate Committees on Appropriations on plans t h a t
“res ult i n t he redistribution, reprogramming, or reallocation o f FTE’s
or funds in a m a n n e r d ifferent from t hat p resented in each budget
year’s appropriation h earings ; pos ition reports to the Committees; a nd
the final approved budget;”14
! authoriz ing any counsel providing legal assistance and representation
t o t h e C api t o l P ol i ce t o appear i n any federal or st at e court ;
! directing t hat h az ardous material s response t eam members assisting
t h e C a p i t o l P ol i ce b e t reat ed as m em b ers o f t he force i n o rder t o
recei ve ret i rem ent b enefi t s t h at are com parabl e t o b enefi t s avai l abl e
to other federal firefigh ters and l aw enforcement p ersonnel;


12 (...continued)
Previously, t he appropriation was contained within the j oint items account. Also effective
in FY2003, a new account was created for Capitol Police buildings and grounds within the
appropriation f or the Architect of the Capitol.
13 T he FY2003 appropriation c ontains a r egular annual a ppropriation of $23.9 million a nd
a s upplemental appropriation of $40 million.
14 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),p.42.



! p r o viding for a “more effective and effici ent” transfer of Li brary o f
Congress police t o t he Capitol P olice force; 15
! redefining and ex t ending the p h ys i cal j urisdiction of t he Capitol
Police over t raffic within and around the C apitol grounds to limit and
prohibit t rucks, referred t o as t he “truck interdiction p rogram;”
! directing t he Capitol P olice Board to make regulations regard i n g
“implementation, ex ecution and maintenance” o f t h e t ruck
interdiction program and t o submit its regulations to the C ommittee
on House Administration and th e S en at e C ommittee on R ules and
Administration for approval; and
! directing t hat FY2004 basic t r a i n ing ex p enses o f t he Capitol P olice
at t h e Federal Law E nforcem ent T rai n i n g C ent e r b e p ai d from
Department of Homeland Security funds.
Capi tol Compl ex Secur i ty — Capitol Visitors’ Center
Conf erees agreed to a $48.839 million additional appropriation for the C apitol
Visitors’ C enter, funded under t he Archit ect of the Capitol account. The appropriation
is similar t o t he amount considered necessary to complete construction o f t he center,
b a s e d upon a review b y t he General Accounting Office (GAO) and a G A O
“assessment of a cost-to-complete es timate prepared b y a t hird party with ex pertise
in construction cost analysis.”16 Of this amount , $1.039 million i s m arked for
operational costs, and $48.550 million i s no-year money. The S enate v ersion of the
FY2004 bill contained an appropriation of $47.8 million for the center; the House did
not provide funds for t he center.
The actual n ew appropriation for FY2004 is $36.839 million, since conf er ees
authorized $12.0 million t o b e t ransferred t o t he center’ appropriation from p reviously
appropriated funds made available for Capit o l P o lice buildings and grounds also
funded under t he Architect of the C apitol account.
Confereesalso
! directed the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct quarterly
perform ance revi ews o f const ruct i o n p rogress t o d et ermine adherence
and changes to the center’s e x penses and s chedule, to support
oversight by the House and Senate Commit t e e s on Appropriations
and t he Capitol P reservation C ommission;


15 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),pp.42-43.


16 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations,

2004, r eport t o accompany S. 1383, 108 th Cong., 1st sess., S.Rept. 108-88 (W a s h i n gt o n:


GPO,2003),p.35.

! limited federal funds that can be obligat ed or spent o n a tunnel
connecting t he center with the Library of Congress to $10.0 million;
! prohibited t he ex penditure of funds by the Architect of the C apitol for
construction o f t he tunnel until a plan for obligation of funds
(showing purpose, a m o unt, and schedule) is approved b y t he
chai rmen and ranking members of t he House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations; and
! “urged” t hose responsible for ex hibits in the center t o consult with the
Li brary o f C ongress “to ensure t hat t he ex hibit p resents h istory of the
Congress as well as the role o f t he c ongress in the preservation of t he
cultural and artistic heritage of the American people.”17
Senate report l angu age addressed concerns of t h e S enat e wi t h several aspect s o f
management of the p roject, ex p ressing reservations about provi ding additional funds
“without better m anagement p ractices.” The S enate requested the Architect to impose
necessary controls on construction of t he Capitol Visitors’ C enter (CVC), s tating t hat
the t op priority of the Architect is to ensure complet i o n i n a timely and financi ally
responsible manner; directed the Archit ect t o “develop a risk mitigation p lan, and
institute a global project cost coding and t racking s ys tem for al l costs, t o ensure t o t he
ex tent practicable there will not be additional cost requirements t o complete t he
project in a timely fashion without jeopardizing quality.”
The S enate further prohibited t he Architect from obliga t i n g any of the $$47.8
million contained i n t he report without receipt of (1) a recommendation b y t he Capitol
P r eservation C ommission, and (2) approval o f an s pending plan by the H o u s e a n d
Senate Committees on Appropriations.18
Interest in the construction of t he Capitol Visitors’ C enter reflect s a heightened
interest by s o m e Members of C ongress in making the necessary appropriations
available s o t hat construction o f t he center can be completed i n 2005. 19 Congressional
leadership broke ground for t h e c e n t e r o n J une 20, 2000, and construction b egan in
early 2002. Revised construction cost estimates h ave i ncreased the o rigi nal budget of
$265 million t o $373.5 million. 20 A t otal of $308.5 million i n federal appropriations


17 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),p.49.


18 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations,

2004, r eport t o accompany S. 1383, 10 8 th C o n g., 1st sess., S.Rept. 108-88 (Washington:


GPO, 2003), pp. 35-36.
19 For a more detailed discussion on costs of a nd backgr ound on the center, see CRS Report
RL31121, The Capitol Visitors’ Center: An Overview, by Stephen Stathis.
20 T e stimony of Alan M. Hantma n, Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Congress, Senate
Committee on Rules and Administration, Oversight of the Operations of the Secretary of theth st
Senate, and Architect of the Capitol , hearing, 108 Cong., 1 sess., M ar. 19, 2003 (not ye t
(continued...)

have been made for t he center’s construction, and an additional $65 million i n private
funds is reportedly available.
Ar chitect of the Capitol Operations
Funding Issues. Conferees agreed to $405.4 million f o r act i v i ties o f t he
Architect of the C apitol, a d ecrease o f $51.4 million (-11.3%) from t he FY2003
ap p r o p r i a tion o f $456.8 million. Operations of the Architect are funded i n n ine
accounts. The FY2004 appropriations for t hese accounts and the p ercentage changes
from FY2003 are as follows:
! general administration — $77.1 million (+30.7%);
! Capitol building — $28.2 million (-14.5%);
! Capitol grounds — $6.9 million (-17.1%);
! Senate office buildings — $63.4 million (-1.7%);
! House o ffice buildings — $62.8 million (+3.7%);
! Capitol power plant — $81.5 million (-34.4%); 21
! Li brary buildings and grounds — $39.2 million (+5.1%);
! Capitol P olice buildings and grounds — $3.3 million (-94.8%); 22 and
! Bo tanic garden — $6.2 million (+2.1%).
From time to time, o ther projects o f t he Architect are funded i n s eparate accounts
of the b ill under t he Architect, as i s t he cas e i n t he FY2004 Act which makes available
$48.839 million for co m p l e t i o n o f t he Capitol Visitors’ C enter (CVC). That figure
r e f l ects a new appropriation o f $36.839 million combined with $12.0 million m ad e
a v a ilable b y conferees in a t ransfer from t he Capitol P olice buildings and grounds
account under t he Architect of the C apitol.
Prior to FY2004, C ongress funded s eparat e accounts under t he Architect in
FY2002, including $70.0 million for the C VC and $1.3 million for the C ongressional
Cemetery.
Conferees on the FY2004 bill also
! direct ed the AOC to issue control and administrative procedures and
processes t o p revent waste and f raud i n t he use o f funds by offices
under his jurisdiction;
! encouraged the AOC to co operate with other l egislative branch
entities t o i ncreas e t h e “v olume and visibility” of artwork which


20 (...continued)
published).
21 T his appropriation i s i n addition t o $4.4 million made available from r eceipts credited t o
this account as reimbursements.
22 T he substantial decrease r eflects a higher than usual FY2003 appropriations, which
contains a $63.9 million s upplemental f or Capitol Police buildings and grounds provided in
P.L. 108-11, 117 Stat. 586, Apr. 16, 2003, FY2003 Emerge ncy Wartime Suppleme n t a l
Appropriation Act.

reflects t he contributions of African-Americans t hroughout the
history of t he United S tates;
! deferred action o n p ersonnel and costs associated with energy service
at the C apitol P ower Plant until completion of a study by the AOC on
the organization and administration of his office (as direct ed in the
House report o n H.R. 2657);
! direct ed that the s tudy of the AOC on organization and administration
of hi s o ffi ce be “com p rehensi v e” and address “al l aspect s o f AOC
central and administrative s taff, incl uding an y administrative
p o sitions that have been established i n t he offices of t h e
superintendents t o ensure t hat dupl i cat i v e s ervi ces do not occur; t h at
all positions are required t o conduct busines s ; a n d t hat t hey are
aligned with the AOC strategi c plan;”23
! funded replacement o s h igh voltage switchgear for t he S enate ($2.0
million), t he House ($3.6 million), and the Library of Congress ($1.8
million);
! provided $275,000 for upgrades t o t he emerge n cy evacuation and
notification system i n t he Capitol C omplex ;
! provided $6.0 million for phase two of t he U.S. Capitol M aster P lan;
! provided $9.5 million for modernizat i o n of elevators in the House;
$4.3 million t o upgrade the House d ata center;
! directed the General Accounting O ffice (GAO) to review the m aster
pl an of t h e C api t o l P ower P l ant , i t s operat i ons and m anagem ent , and
report its findings and recommendations on t h e “adequacy of the
m ast er pl an, t he capaci t y and effi ci ency of pl ant opera t i ons, t he
reliability and s ecurity of its distribution i nfrastruct ure, as well as the
status of the ex p ansion projects;”24
! provided $22.0 million for the W est R efrigeration P lant E x p a n s ion
proj ect at t h e C api t o l P ower P l ant ; and


23 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),p.44.


24 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H. Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003), p. 46. T his language reflects conferees concer n s o ver the Plant’s operations,


particularly the maintenance, security, and status of utilities i nfrastructure, efficiency of
energy consumption, and use of personnel.

! provided t ransfer authority for an alternat e computing facility.
FY2004 Budget P roposal and House a nd Senate Floor Ac tion. The
original FY2004 budget proposal for t he Architect was $513.9 million, an increase o f
$57.1 million (12.5%) from $456.8 million i n FY2 003, including a FY2003
supplemental of $63.9 million for Capitol P olice b u i l d ings and grounds.25 The
proposal also authorized th e Architect to use $4.4 million i n reimbursements m ade
to his o ffice for u tilities p rovided t o nonlegislative b ranch agencies. 26
Most of the i ncreas e was for general administration of activities of t he Architect
(+169.0%), maintenance o f t he Capitol bu ilding (+58.8%), and enhancements to the
Bo tanic Garden (+80.1%). In testimony before the S enate Appropriations Committee
in May 2003, the Architect stated that the m ost s ignificant factor in the FY2004
budget increase i s t he purchase o f an alternate computer fac ility to be shared by27
legi slative b ranch agencies ($61.0 million).
The request al so refl ect ed a s i gni fi cant d ecrease for t h e C api t o l pol i ce bui l d i n gs
and grounds appropri at i on (-95.4%), primari l y due t o a FY2003 s uppl em ent al o f $40.1
million for a n ew police h eadquarters. Other r eductions were to be made in funds for
the C apitol power plant (-17.8%) and main tenance o f t he Capitol grounds (-15.9%).
The House v ersion of the FY20 0 4 b ill contained a reduction o f 9.6% in the
budget of the Architect, excluding funds for Senate office buildings, t o $357.8 million
from $396.2 million.
The S enate v ersion contained a decr e a s e o f 9.6%, excluding funds for House
o ffice buildings, t o $357.8 million from $396.2 millio n i n FY2003. The FY2004
figu re contains an appropriation o f $47.8 million for the C apitol Visitors’ C enter.
House of Representative s
Overall Funding. The FY2004 appropriation for House i ntern al operations
is $1.01 billion, an increase o f 5.8% over t he FY2003 funding level o f $960.928
million, and a reduct i o n o f 2.4% from t he House budget request. M ost o f t he
i n crease i s for m andat o ry ex penses, t hose requi red b y l aw t o m eet such ex penses as


25 T he FY2003 appropriation r eflects partial f undi ng for a new police headquarters, the cost
of leasing t emporary s pace until c o mp l etion of t he headquarters, and construction of a
tactical training facility in Cheltenham, Maryland for sole use of the Capitol Police.
26 Written t estimony of Al an Ha n t ma n , Ar chitect of the Capitol, U.S. Congress, Senate
Committee on Appropriations, S u b c o mmittee on Legislative Branch, Legislative Branchth st
Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., M ay 1, 2003 (not ye t published).
27 The Architect was authorized to acquire buildings and f acilities f or a back-up computer
center, subj ect to availability of appropriations, i n P.L. 107-206, sec. 905(a).
28 T he FY2003 figure contains an $11 million s upplemental f or standing committees (P.L.
108-11, 117 Stat. 586, April 16, 2003, FY2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriation Act).

the annual s alary adjustment and related costs, plus in c r e a s e d costs of goods and
servi ces. Am ong i n creases are t hose for
! Members’ repres entation al allowances to assist Members i n t heir
official duties, an increase o f 8.0%;
! sal ari es a n d e x p enses for House l eadershi p offi ces, an i ncrease o f

9.8%;


! salaries of House administrative officers, thei r employees and other
personnel, an increase o f 3.2%;
! Offi ce of t h e C hi ef Adm i n i s t rat i v e O ffi cer of t h e H ouse, an i n crease
of5.5%;and
! al l o wances and ex p enses h eadi n g (whi ch i ncl udes s uppl i es; offi ci al
mail for committees, l eadership and admini s t r ative offices; and
mandatory House contributions to insurance and retirem ent p rograms
for House employees), an increase o f 8.9%.
Among other p rovisions of P.L. 108-83 are t hose t hat
! es tablished t he Hou s e O ffice of Interparliamentary Affairs with
jurisdiction over visits to the House by participant s i n
interparliamentary ex changes , m embers of foreign legislative bodies,
and p ermanent officials o f foreign governments;
! required unused funds available t o M em bers for t heir representational
allowances to be used to reduce t he deficit; and
! prohibited t he use o f funds in the Act to provide supplemental d ental
or vision health insurance b enefits to Members and o t h e r House
employees.
House conferees included l a n gu a g e i n t he conference report regarding the role
of the Office of House Finance in the annual budget preparation p rocess. 29 They
di r e cted the Finance Office to set d eadlin es for t he receipt of budget information,
incl u d i ng reprogramming activities, from House entities. They al so ex pressed t he
Appropriations Committee’s ex p ectation t hat each House entity will “provide its
u t most support i n m eeting Office of Finance d eadlines,” necessitating at times “ a n
immediate response with little or no advance notification.” Conferees noted that in
the event a House entity “i s not available t o r es p ond to the Finance Office, the
Committee expects the Finance Office to provide their independent analysis to the
Committee.”30


29 T he House Finance Office, under j urisdiction of t he Chief Administrative Officer of the
House, is responsible for collecting budget requests and other data from House entities.
30 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
(continued...)

House Committee Funding. The FY2004 appropriation for House
co m m ittee operations is $132.1 million, a d ecrease o f 4.7% from t he FY200 331
appropriation of $138.6 million.
Funding for House committees is contained i n t he ap p r o p riation h eading,
committee empl o yees, t hat com pri s es t wo s ubheadi n gs . T he fi rst s ubheadi n g cont ai ns
funds f o r p er sonnel and non-personnel ex p enses o f House committees, ex cept t he
Appropriations Committee, as authorized by the House i n a committee ex pense
resolution. The FY2004 appropriation i s $107.2 million.
The s econd subheading contains funds for t he per s o n n el and non-personnel
ex penses of the C ommittee o n Appropria tions. The FY2004 appropriation i s $24.9
million.
Senate
Overall S enate. The S enate’s FY2004 appropriation o f $716.8 million i s an
8.0% increase over FY2003 ($663.4 million). A si gn ificant factor in the i ncrease i s
funding f o r m a n datory ex penses related t o i nsurance and retirement p rograms for
Senate employees. Among other i ncreases are t hose for
! official personnel and office ex pe nse account, t o assist S enators in
their o fficial duties, an increase o f 6.8%;
! activities o f t he Senate Sergeant at Arms, funded under “salaries,
officers, and employees”) including six additional positions for
enhanced Senate security, an i ncrease o f 6.1%;
! activities o f t he Senate Sergeant at Arms, funded under “contingent
ex penses of the S enate,” an i ncrease o f 18.2%; t he increase p rimarily
reflects ex p enses related to a “fit-out” o f t he new S enate warehouse
and m ail p roces s i ng facility ($6.3 million), purchase o f computer
equipment and software for o ffices of Senators and committees
($10.3 million), relocation of t he Senate Recording S tudio t o t he
Capitol Visitors’ C enter (CVC) ($5.2 million), continuation of
technology upgrades i n t he Senate Recording S tudio ($3.8 million),
enhanced security for S enators’ state o ffices ($2.7 million), m ove and
upgrades o f t he audio s ys tem i nfrastructure i n t he Senate chamber i n
connection with the C VC ($2.5 million), and procurement a n d


30 (...continued)
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),pp.40-41.


31 T he FY2003 appropriation contains an $11 million FY2003 supplemental.

mai n t enance o f correspondence m an agement s ys tems in Senators’
offices ($4.3 million); 32
! activities o f t he Secretary o f t he Senate funded under “salaries,
officers, and employees,” an increase o f 7.1%;
! activities o f t he Secretary o f t he Senate funded under “contingent
ex penses of the S enate,” a d ecrease o f 68.0%; and
! sal ari es of offi cers and t h ei r em p l o yees and m andat o ry S enat e
contributions to insurance and retirem ent program s for most Senate
employees, an i ncrease o f 7.1%.
Among other p rovisions of P.L. 108-83 are t hose t hat
! made $500,000 available for a p ilot postal p atron m ail p rogram which
al l ows mailing of postcards by Senators to provide notices of town
meetings which t hey will attend;33
! struck the limitation on ex penses for the C onference of the M aj ority
and t he Conference of the M inority;
! defined t he authority of the S e n a t e C ommission on Art i n t he
acceptance o f m one t ary gi fts and in the acquisition o f art and
historical items for display in the S enat e wing o f t h e Capitol and in
Senate office buildings ; and es tablished a Senate Curatorial Advisory
Bo ard and a S enate P reservation Fund;
! aut hori z ed t h e S enat e S ergeant at A rm s t o p rovi de servi ces and
furnish equipment t o certain Senate entities on a reimbursable bas is;
! provided authority to the S enat e C ommittee on R ules and
Administration t o authorize t he installation of dat a communication
l i n es and o t h er i n t ernet connect i ons i n t h e hom e o f each S enat o r and
i n t h e hom es of t wo em p l o yees desi gn at ed by a S enat or; and
! authorized Senators from states with h i gh co st of living ex penses
(contiguous states) t o p rovide additional funds to employees located
in thei r states, and limited t he additional allowances to 25% of the
basi c s al ary o f em p l o yees.


32 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations,

2004, r eport t o accompany S. 1383, 108 th Cong., 1st sess., S.Rept. 108-88 (W a s h i n gt o n:


GPO, 2003), pp. 14-15.
33 Language limits a Senator’s mailing allocation of t hese funds to 50% of the mailing cost.
T he r emaining expenses are t o be paid by a Senator from other funds available t o him/her.

Language in the S enat e Appropriations Committee report encouraged t h e
S ecret ary o f t he S enat e t o st udy Senate employee pay, hiri ng, and benefits, and made
$65,000 available for this purpose. 34
A m ong the FY2004 budget requests were t hose for $5.9 million for a year ’ s
maintenance o f recent s ecurity enhancemen ts to the alternate computing facility and
t em porary assi st ance i n pro c e s s i n g of packages t o t h e S enat e unt i l t h e n ew m ai l
processing facility off t he Capitol C om plex is completed, an d an additional $4.7
million t o s upport t he Senate’s computer infrastructure. 35
Senate Committee Funding.
Appropriations for S enate committees are contained i n t wo Senate accounts:
! the inquiries and investigations account , which contains funds for all
Senate committees ex cept Appropriations, $118.5 million, an
increase o f 8.2%; and
! the Committee on Appropriations account , $12.8 million, an increase
of13.6%.
Suppor t Agency Fundi ng
Congressional Budget O ffice. Conferees agreed to a 6.1% increase i n t he
FY2004 appropriation for the C ongressi onal Budget Office (CBO), to $33.8 million
from $31.9 million. Amon g o t h er activities and personnel costs the appropriation
funds are t wo additional FTE positions. T he House bill contained $33.8 million, an
increase o f 6.0%, and the S enate b ill contained $33.6 million, an increase o f 5.3%.
Conferees agreed to the House p rovision for C BO, along with other m embers of
the Federal Accounting S tandards Advisory Bo ard, to contribute its appropriate share
of the ex p enses o f t he Bo ard.
The FY2004 CBO request was $34.0 million, an increase o f 6.6%, allowing for
236 positions. The agency requested three n ew positions, i ncreasing s taff from 233
to 236, to enhance C BO’s “ability to make econom i c for ecast s and p roj ect t ax
receipts;” continue the agency’s visiting s cholars’ program for post doctoral fellows
and academ i cs w i t h speci al i z ed ex pert i s e; and al l o w st aff p rom o t i ons and m eri t
i n creases and p erform ance-based p ay i n creas es for m anagers and seni or anal ys t s who
do not receive annual across t he board pay adjustments.36


34 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations,

2004, r eport t o accompany S. 1383, 10 8 th C o n g., 1st sess., S.Rept. 108-88 (Washington:


GPO,2003),p.11.
35 Written t estimony of William H. Pickl e, Senate Sergeant at Arms, U.S. Congress, Senate
Committee on Appropriations, Subc o mmi t t ee on Legi slative Branch, Legislative Branchth st
Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., M ay 1, 2003 (not ye t published).
36 Written t estimony of Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office, U.S.
Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative, Legislative
(continued...)

General Accounting O ffice. Conferees appropriated $460.3 million t o t he
General Accounting Office (GAO) for FY2004. These funds reflect $466.3 million
in direct appropriations and an o ffset of $6.0 million i n receipts, which i s an i ncrease
of 1.6% from $453.1 million m ade available for FY2003. 37
The House appropriated $458.5 million, an increas e of 1.2% , and the S enat e,
$462.1 million, an increase o f 2.0%. Both hous es approved GAO’s request to fund
3,269 FTEs, a n d a u t h oriz ed the C omptroller General to receive paym ents from t he
Securities and Ex change Commission for GAO audits of the C ommission’s finances .
Language in the conference report
! directed GAO to report t o C ongr e s s w ith regard to the impact on
GAO’s mission and capabilities i f i t were t o assume a role i n
technology assessment for the l egislative b ranch; directed the report
be submitted t o t he House and Senate Committees on Appropriations38
by December 15, 2003; and
! a u t h o r iz ed GAO, and o ther members o f t he Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Bo ard, to cont ributed their appropriate shares of
the Board’s ex penses.
The FY2004 GAO r e q u e s t was $466.6 million, an increase o f 3.0%, and, as
o riginally proposed, contained $4.8 million for security enhancements at G A O
facilities. Congress approved t his appropriation i n t he FY2003 supplemental earlier
in calendar year 2003.39 GAO al so requested authority to use an additional estimated
$6.0 million i n revenues, which was approved b y both houses in their v ersions of the
FY2004 legi slative funding bill.


36 (...continued)
Branch Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108th Cong., 1st sess., April 9, 2003
(Washington: GPO, 2003), pp. 657-658; 669-674. T he director r equested $365,000 (1.1%
of the r equest) f or the a ge ncy’ s r equired c ontribution t o t he Federal Accounting Standards
Board. T his amount, however, was expected to be offset by cost reductions for other federal
agencies contributing t o t he Board, whose c ontributions would decrease because of CBO’s
contribution. Conferees agreed with the House bill provision t o provi de authority to CBO
and other members of t he Board t o pay their a ppropriate share of t he Board’s e xpenses.
37 T he FY2003 figure reflects $456.0 million i n appropriations, and an offset of $3.0 million
inreceipts.
38 Conferees noted that over the past t wo years, GAO studied the need for development of
technology assessment capabilities within the l egislative branch, with the f inding that such
capabilities would “enhance t he ability of key congressional committees to address complex
technical i ssues in a mo r e timely and effective manner.” U.S. Congress, Conference
Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear
Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onference report t o a ccompany H.R.th st

2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO, 2003), pp. 51-52.


39 T h e $ 4 .8 million appropriation was contained i n P.L. 108-11, 117 Stat. 586, Apr. 1 6 ,

2003, FY2003 Emerge ncy Wartime Supplemental Appropriations.



The d i rect or of GAO not ed duri n g h eari n gs earl i er t hi s year t h at t h e i ncrease w as
primarily to fund mandatory pay and uncontrollable costs of goods. According t o t he
director, t he FY2004 budget propos a l p l aced major emphasis o n workforce
development, including additional employee t raining and development p rograms t o
ensure “the ability to attract, retain and reward h i gh -quality staff.” The budget also
contained a recommen d a t i o n t hat C ongress pass legi slation t o “facilitate GAO’s
continuing efforts t o recruit and retain top t al ent , devel o p a m o re perform ance-based
comp e n sation s ys tem, realign our workforce, and facilitate our succession planning
and knowledge t ransfer efforts.”40
Library of C ongress. Conferees appropriated $526.1 million for operation
of the Library of Congress (LOC), i ncl uding the C ongressional R esearch Service
(CRS). This appropriation reflects t he Li brary’s authority to spend $36.5 million i n
receipts, and an i ncrease o f 4.6% over $503.2 million m ade available for FY2003.
The House b ill made available $522.6 million, an increase o f 3.8% over FY2003;
the S enate b ill made available $522.8 million, an increase o f 3.9%.
The House Appropriati o n s C o mmittee funded 4,300 FTE positions, an FTE
count that had b een projected by the LOC; 41 the S enate d id not specify the number o f
FTEs funded i n its appropriation. Conferees referred t o 4,155 FT E positions funded
in the b ill, but did not comment on the number o f FTEs funded i n t he account, “Books42
for t he Blind and Phys ically Handicapped.
In addition t o appropriations for t h e regu lar administration of s ervices and
programs of the LOC, t he conference agreement i ncludes
! $2.8 million for an alternate comput er facility, p rimarily for
emergencies;
! 8.8 million for the Adventures of the American Mind project ;
! $905,000 for t he In tegrated Li brary S ys tem;
! $500,000 for t he Li ncoln-Douglas d ebates project;
! 11.1 million for the National Audio-Visual Conservation C enter;
! $500,000 for final funding o f the Louisiana P urchase Bicentennial
celebration;and
! a s t at em ent of conferees’ ex p ect ation t hat during t he upco m i n g
merger of the LOC and C apitol P o l i c e “security of the C apitol


40 Written t estimony of Davi d Walker, Comptroller General, Gen e r a l Ac c ounting Office,
U.S. Congress, House Co mmittee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative,th st
Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., Apr. 9, 2003
(Washington: GPO, 2003), pp. 768-769.
41 U.S. Congress, House Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill, 2004, r ep o r t t o a ccompany H.R. 2657, 108th Cong., 1st sess., H.Rept. 108-186
(Washington: GPO, 2003), p. 22.
42 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),pp.49-59.



complex will t a k e the highest priority, overriding jurisdictional
concerns.”43
Am o n g o t her i ssues were those addressed by t he Senate Committee on
Appropriations which
! directed the LOC to restructure its annual bud get j ustification
submitted t o C ongress; and
! limited changes in the Global Legal Information Net work (GLIN) to
necessary modifications that woul d “ p r o vide an online digital l aw
library of the o ffi ci al , authentic tex t of laws and rel at ed legal
info rmation for ex cl usive use by government authorities from
jurisdictions around the globe or international o rganiz ations t h a t
cont ri but e o ffi ci al aut h ent i cat ed t ex t s o f l aws, regulations, and rel at ed
legal m aterial t o t he database.”44
The House C ommittee on Appropriations, i n its report o n H.R. 2657, directed the
Li brarian o f C ongress to develop an i nteragency agreem e n t w i t h t h e s uperi nt endent
of the W ashingto n , D . C . public schools for making surplus books and p eriodicals
available t o t he school system.45
The FY2004 request of the Librarian of Congress was $540.1 million, an increase
of $36.9 million (7.4%) from t he FY2003 appr o priation of $503.2 million. 46 In
addition, the Librarian requested congressional authorization t o use $29.7 million i n
FY2004 from r ecei p t s. According t o t he Li brarian, the i ncrease was partially
necessary “to improve physical s e c u r i ty and s upport collections security and
management (including the construction o f t he national Audio-Visual Conservation
Center at Culpeper, VA); t o s upport t he Copyrigh t Office’s reengi neering efforts; and
to enhance access t o CRS products and i ncrease CRS rese a r c h c a p acity in critical
areas.”47


43 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onferenceth st
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 Cong., 1 sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),p.50.


44 U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Legislative Branch Appropriations,

200 4 , r e p o r t t o accompany S. 1383, 108 th Cong., 1st sess., S.Rept. 108-88 (Washington:


GPO,2003),p.39.
45 U.S. Congress, Conference Committees, 2004, Making Appropriations for t he Legislative
Branch f or the Fiscal Y ear Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes , c onference
report t o accompany H.R. 2657, 108 th Cong., 1st sess., H.Rept. 108-279 (Washington: GPO,

2003),p.23.


46 T he FY2003 appropriation contains $495.8 millio n i n r egular annual a ppropriations and
$88.3 million i n FY2003 supplemental a ppropriations.
47 Written t estimony of J ames Billingt o n , Li b r a r ian of Congress, U.S. Congress, Senate
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee o n L e gislative Branch, Legislative Branchth st
Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., Ap r .10, 2003 (not ye t
(continued...)

Congressional Research Service. Conferees agreed to a 3.9% increase
in funding for t he Congressional R es earch Service, to $91.7 million fro m $88.348
million, which funds 729 FTE positions. The appropriation i s t he same as that
approved b y t he Senate. The House b ill contained $93.6 million, an increase o f 6.1%.
Conferees dropped a S e n ate provision authoriz ing voluntary s eparation i ncentives,
s uggesting t hat CRS place the request in its FY2005 budget submission. Langu a ge
in the S enate report requested CRS to use available p ersonnel funds to pay for contract
services during FY2004.
The FY2004 request of CRS was $96.3 million, an increase o f 9.1%. over t he
FY2003 appropriation o f $88.3 million. Accord ing t o t he CRS director, t he request
allowed t he agency to provide continuity of operations in the event of an emergency
through a “s ecure technical infrastruct ure; ” t o enhance its “res earch capability to
procure, create, maintain and m anipulate t he large d ata s ets upon which CRS analys ts
rely to conduct t heir public p olicy assessments of legi slative p roposals and specific
program implementation;” and to mak e available t o m anagers t he means and49
incentives to “encourage s taff retention.”
Gove r n m e n t Printing Office. C onferees agreed t o t h e S enat e’s
recommendation o f $135.6 million for FY2004 fo r t he Government Pri n ting Office
(GPO). The funds are a 13.9% increase over FY2003’s funding level o f $119.0
million. Funds are appropriated i n t hree accounts - congressional p rinting and
binding, Office of Supe r i n t e n d e nt of Docu m ent s (sal ari es and ex p enses), and, from
time to time, t he revolving fund. The agency’s FY2004 appropriations are:
! Congressional printing and binding — $91.1 million, an increase o f
$1.6 million (1.7%) over t he FY2003 appropriation of $89.6 million;
! Office o f Superint endent of Documents (salaries and expenses) —
$34.5 million, an in crease of $5.0 m i l lion (16.9%) over t he
appropriation of $29.5 million; 50 and
! Gover nment Printing Office Revolving Fund — $10.0 million. 51
The additional $10.0 mill i o n i s a one-time ex pense t o m eet the ex p enses o f a
retirement separation i ncentive p rogram which t he agency implemented in April 2003.


47 (...continued)
published).
48 T he FY2003 appropriation c ontained $86.4 million i n r egular annual appropriations and
$1.9 million i n FY2003 supplemental appropriations.
49 Written t estimony of Daniel Mulhollan, Di rector, Congressional Research Service, U.S.
Congress, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch,th st
Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., Apr. 10,

2003 (not ye t published).


50 Of this amount, $4.1 million was requested for upgrades t o t echnology used by GPO
Access.
51 Congress most recently transferred money ( $4 million) to the f und in FY2002.

The public printer estimated t he resulting s avings to be $18.0 milli o n p e r year after
the i nvestment is made.52
The House b ill contained $130.6 million, an increase o f 9.6% over FY2003; the
Senate bill contained a 13.9% increase, the s ame i ncrease requested by GPO.
The FY2004 G o v ernment Printing Office request was $135.6 million, an
increase o f $16.5 million (13.9%) over t he FY2003 appropriation of $119.0 million.


52 Testimony of Br uce R. J ames, Public Pr inter, Government Pr inting Office, U.S. Congress,
House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee o n L egislative, Legislative Branchth st
Appropriations for FY 2004 , hearings , 108 Cong., 1 sess., M ay 20, 2003 (Washington:
GPO, 2003), p . 1173.

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Table 3. L egislative Branch Appropriations, F Y2004 (P.L. 108-83; H.R. 2657; S. 1383)
(in t housands of dollars)
FY2004 Request for FY2004 HouseB ill, As Pa ssed FY2004 Sena te FY2004
Entity FY2003Ena c t e d a Legislativ e/FY2003 for (As M arked for B ill, As Pa ssed Conference
Emerg . Supplement a ls Supplement a ls)
Title 1: Legislative B r anch Appropriations
Senate $663,404 $746,249 d $718,369 $716,769
Ho use o f Representatives 960,871 1,039,638 1,014,464 g 1,014,464
Joint Items 17,297 17,877 17,694 19,127 19,127
b 240,208 290,510 211,830 240,000 221,100
iki/CRS-RL31812Cap ito l P o lice
g/wOffice of Co mp liance 2 ,157 2,518 2,255 2,255 2,255
s.orCo ngressional Budget Office 31,892 33,993 33,820 33,612 33,820
leak e h
Architect of the Capito l 456,782 561,720 294,933 357,794 405,369
://wikiLi b r a r y o f C o ngr e ss, I nc l ud i ng C o ngr e ssi o na l
httpResearch Service 503,175 540,135 522,592 522,747 526,105
Co ngressional Printing Office 119,025 135,567 130,567 135,567 135,567
General Accounting Office 453,051 466,621 458,533 462,112 460,322
Open W o rld Leadership Center c 12,915 14,815 13,000 14,000 13,500
Subtotal, Title 1 3 ,460,777 3,849,643 2,699,688 2,505,583 3,548,398
Title II: Ge neral P rovisions
J o hn St e nni s C e nt e r 2 9 8 0 0 0 0
Co ngr essional Award Act 248 0 0 0 0
Subt o t a l , Tit le II 546 0 0 0 0
To tal Legisla tive Branch (Titles I a nd II) 3,461,323 3,849,643 2,699,688 f 2,505,583 i 3,548,398



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FY2004 Request for FY2004 HouseB ill, As Pa ssed FY2004 Sena te FY2004
Entity FY2003Ena c t e d a Legislativ e/FY2003 for (As M arked for B ill, As Pa ssed Conference
Emerg . Supplement a ls Supplement a ls)
Title III: F Y 2003 Emergency Supplemental
J udiciary, Co ur ts of Appeals, District Co ur ts, and
Other, Judicial Services $32,193 $32,193 $32,193
Dept. o f Defense - Civil, Dept. o f the Army, Corps of
Engineers, flood control and coastal emergencies 60,000 10,000 60,000
Dept. o f Homeland Security, E mergency k
P r eparedness and Response, Disaster Relief Fund 1 ,550,000 1,550,000 1,550,000 441,701
D e p t . o f I nt e r i o r , B u r e a u o f La nd M a na ge me nt ,
iki/CRS-RL31812W i l d l a nd fi r e ma na ge me nt , fi r e s up p r e ssi o n
g/woperatio ns 36,000 36,000 61,000 36,000
s.orDept. o f I nterior, U.S. Fish and W ildlife Services,
leakRe so ur c e M a na ge me nt 5 , 0 0 0 5 , 0 0 0
://wikiDep t. o f Agr icultur e , Fo r est Ser vice, W ild land fir emanagement, fire suppression operatio ns 253,000 283,000 253,000 283,000
http
I nd e p e nd e nt Age nc i e s, N a t i o na l Ae r o na ut i c s a nd
Sp ace Ad ministratio n, human sp ace flight 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
I nd e p e nd e nt Age nc i e s, Co r p o r a t i o n fo r N a t i o na l a nd
Co mmunity Ser vice P r o gr ams, o p e r a ting e xp enses
(Americorp) 100,000
General P rovisions 9 ,700 20,000 29,700
To tal Emergency Supplemental ( Title III) 1 ,921, 193 2,025,893 2,044,000 937,593
Source: Ho use Co mmittee o n Ap p r o p r iatio ns.
a. FY2003 fund s are c o ntained in (1) P.L. 108-8, FY2003 Legislative B ranch Appropriatio ns Act, and (2) P.L. 108-11, FY2003 Emergency W artime Supplemental
Ap p r o p r iatio ns Ac t.
b. T his is a new account, effective with the FY2003 legislative appropriation b ill. P r eviously, Capitol P olice fund s were c ontained und er the j oint items account.
c. T he center was named the Russian Leadership Program p rior to FY2004.



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d. T he House does not consid er appropriatio ns fo r internal Senate operatio ns.
e. T he House does not consid er appropriatio ns fo r Senate o ffice build ings co ntaine d in the b ud get o f the Ar c hitect o f the Cap ito l.
f. T his figur e does not contain fund s for internal Senate operations, which are fund ed in a separate account, o r for Senate office buildings, which are c o nt a i ne d i n t he b ud ge t
o f the Ar c hitect o f the Cap ito l.
g. T he Senate does not consid er appropriatio ns fo r internal House operatio ns.
h. T he Senate does not consid er appropriatio ns fo r House office build ings contained in the budget of the Architect of the Capito l.
i. T his figur e does not contain fund s for internal House operations, which are fund ed in a separate account, o r for House o ffice buildings, which are co nt a i ne d i n t he b ud ge t
o f the Ar c hitect o f the Cap ito l.


iki/CRS-RL31812
g/w
s.or
leak
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Table 4. C apitol Police Appropriations, F Y2004 (P.L. 108-83;
H.R. 2657; S. 1383)
(in t housands of dollars)
F Y 2003a FY2004 F Y 2004House B ill, F Y 2004Senate Bill, F Y 2004
Account s Enacted Request As P assed As P assed Conf erence
Salaries, Capito l P olice 174,533 218,268 189,913 207,000 197,600
General Exp enses, T o tal 65,675 72,242 21,917 33,000 23,500
To tal, Ca pitol Police 240,208 290,510 211,830 240,000 221,100
S ource: House Committee o n Appropriations.
a. FY2003 funds are contained in (1) P .L. 108-8, FY2003 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act ($27,917,000), and (2 )
P .L. 108-11, FY2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemen tal Appropriations Act ($37,758,000).
Table 5. Architect of the C apitol Appropriations, F Y2004
(P.L. 108-83; H.R. 2657; S. 1383)
(in t housands of dollars)
F Y 2004 F Y 2004 F Y 2004
Accounts F Y 2003Enacteda F Y 2004Re que s t House B ill, Senate Bill, Conf erence
As P assed As P assed
Architect of the Capitol
General administratio n $58,957 $158,570 $84,513 71,697 77,053
Capito l b uild ing 32,985 52,368 23,307 27,777 28,188
Capito l Ground s 8 ,302 6,986 6,886 6,986 6,886
Senate office build ings 64,449 66,063 c 63,388 63,388
Ho use o ffice build ings 60,564 66,779 54,564 e 62,816
Capito l power plant 124,300 102,157 81,543 88,979 81,543
Library b uild ings and ground s 37,277 47,108 34,750 41,620 39,159
Cap ito l P o lice b uild ings and gr o und s 6 3 , 8 8 5 b 2,970 3,308 3,308 3,308
T r ansfer Out (-12,000)
Botanic garden 6 ,063 10,919 6,062 6,239 6,189
Capito l Visito rs Center 0 0 0 47,800 36,839
T r ansfer In (+12,000)
To tal, Architect of the Capitol 456,782 513,920 294,933 d 357,794f 405,369
S ource: House Committee o n Appropriations.
a. FY2003 funds are contained in (1) P .L. 108-8, FY2003 Legi sl ative Branch Appropriations Act, an d (2) P .L. 108-11,
FY2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemen tal Appropriations Act.
b. T his figur e includes a $39.985 million supplemental appropriation co n t a i n e d i n P .L. 108-11, FY2003
E me r ge nc y W a r t i me S up p l e me nt a l Ap p r o p r i ations Ac t . T he r e gul a r a nnua l a p p r o p r i a t i o n wa s $23.9 million,
to remain available until September 2007.
c. T he House does not consid er appropriatio ns fo r Senate o ffice build ings.
d. T his figur e does not includ e appropriatio ns fo r Senate o ffice build ings.
e. T he Senate does not consid er appropriatio ns fo r House office build ings.
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Table 6. Senate Appropriations, F Y2004 (P.L. 108-83; H .R. 2657; S. 1383)
(in t housands of dollars)
F Y 2004 F Y 2004 F Y 2003
Account s a EnactedF Y 2003b F Y 2004Request Hous e, Senat e , Conf erence
As P assed As P assed
Payment - H eirs of Deceased M embers 150 0 0 0
Expense Allo w a nces and Representation 158 158 158 158
Sa laries, O fficers, a nd Employees 117,041 127,809 125,307 125,307
Office of Legislativ e Counsel 4,581 4,768 4 ,843 4,843
Office of Legal Co unsel 1,176 1,222 1 ,222 1,222
Expense Allow a nces for Secretary o f Senate,
iki/CRS-RL31812et al. 1 2 1 2 24 24
g/wCo ntingent Expenses (subtotal) 540,286 612,280 586,815 585,215
s.or
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Senate Intl. Narcotics Caucus 520 520 520 520
://wikiSecretary o f the Sena te c 7,077 1,700 2 ,265 2,265
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Sgt. at Ar ms/Doorkeeper 114,423 149,969 136,843 135,243
Miscellaneous Items 18,355 19,268 18,425 18,425
Se na t o r s O ffi c i a l P e r s o nne l a nd
Office Expense Account 290,161 322,061 310,000 310,000
Official Mail Co sts 300 300 300 300
To tal, Sena te 663,404 746,249 718,369 716,769
S ource: House Committees on Appropriations
a. Th e Sen ate account contains seven appropriations head ings, which are h ighlighted in bold.
b. FY2003 funds are contained in (1) P .L. 108-8, FY2003 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, an d (2) P .L. 108-11, FY2003 Emergency wartime supplemen tal appropriations
act .
c. Office operations of the Office of the Secretary o f the Senate are also funded underSalaries, Officers, an d Emp loyees.”
d. Activities o f the Office of Sergean t at Arms and Doorkeep er are also funded underSalaries, Officers, an d Emp loyees.”



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Table 7. H ouse o f R epresentatives Appropriations, F Y2004 (P.L. 108-83; H.R. 2657)
(108th Congress, 1st Session)
(in t housands of dollars)
F Y 2004 F Y 2004 F Y 2004
Accounts a F Y 2003Enactedb F Y 2004Re que s t Hous e, Senat e , Conf erence
As P assed As P assed
Payments to Widow s and H eirs of Deceased M embers of
Congress 0 0 0 0
Sa la ries and Expenses, To tal 960,871 1,039,638 1,014,464 1 ,014,464
House Leadership O ffices 16,530 17,094 17,094 18,142
M embers Representationalc
Allo w a nces 476,536 523,454 514,454 514,454
iki/CRS-RL31812Co mmittee Employees (subt otal) d 138,621 132,484 130,984 132,114
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://wikiStanding Co mmittees, Special and Select, e xceptAppropriatio ns, FY2003 supplemental 11,000
httpAp p r o p r iatio ns Co mmittee 2 4 , 2 0 0 2 4 , 9 2 6 2 4 , 9 2 6 2 4 , 9 2 6
Sa laries, O fficers, a nd Employees (subtotal) 152,027 171,291 158,324 156,896
Office of the Clerk 20,032 19,387 18,632 19,452
Office of the Sergeant at Arms 5 ,097 6,471 5,471 5 ,471
Office of Chief Administrative Officer 105,363 123,053 113,141 111,141
Office of Insp ector General 3 ,947 4,147 3,847 3 ,847
Office fo r E mergency P lanning, P r eparedness,
and Operatio ns 6,000 6,000 5,000 5 ,200
Office of General Counsel 894 926 926 926
Office of the Chaplain 149 153 153 153
Office of the P arliamentarian (subtotal) 1 ,464 1,560 1,560 1 ,560



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F Y 2004 F Y 2004 F Y 2004
Accounts a F Y 2003Enactedb F Y 2004Re que s t Hous e, Senat e , Conf erence
As P assed As P assed
Office of the P arliamentarian (1,279) (1,363) (1,363) (1,363)
Co mp ilation o f House P r ecedents (185) (197) (197) ( 197)
Office of the Law Revision Co unsel 2,168 2,263 2,263 2 ,263
Office of the Legislative Counsel 5,852 6,233 6,233 6 ,233
Co rrectio ns Calend ar Office 915 948 948
Office o f I nter p ar liame ntar y Affa ir s 5 0 0
Other Autho rized Employees: T echnical
Assistants, Office of Attend ing P hysician 146 150 150 150
Allo w a nces and Expenses (subtotal) 177,157 195,315 193,608 192,858
iki/CRS-RL31812Sup p lies, Mater ials, Ad ministr a tive Co sts and
g/wFederal T ort Claims 3 ,384 3,975 3,975 3 ,975
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httpMiscellaneous Items 690 690 690 690
House o f Representatives, To tal 960,871 1,039,638 1,014,464 1 ,014,464
Sources: H o use Co mmittee o n Ap p r o p r iatio ns
a. T he appropriations bill contains two House accounts: (1) p ayments to widows and heirs o f d eceased Memb ers o f Congr ess and (2) salaries and expenses.
b. FY2003 fund s are contained in (1 ) P . L. 108-8, FY2003 Legislative B ranch Appropriatio ns Act, and (2) P.L. 108-11, FY2003 Emergency W artime
Supplemental Appropriatio ns Act.
c. T his appropriation heading was new in the FY1996 b ill. T he heading r epresents a conso lidation o f ( 1) the former heading M embers clerk hire; ( 2) the fo r me r
heading o fficial mail costs; and ( 3) the former sub heading o ffici al expenses of Memb ers, und er the heading allowances and exp enses.
d. T his appropriation heading was new in the FY1996 b ill. T he heading r eprese nts a cons olidation o f ( 1) t h e f o r me r h e a d i n g c ommittee emp loyees; ( 2) the
fo r mer head ing stand ing c o mmittees, sp ecial and select; ( 3 ) the fo r me r head ing Co mmittee o n B ud ge t ( stud ies) ; a nd ( 4 ) the fo r mer head ing Co mmittee
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Table 8. L egislative Branch Budget Authority C ontained in Appropriations Acts, F Y1995-FY2002
(Does not include permanent budget authority; i n t housands of current dollars)
Note: This table reflects t he title structure of t he legi slative b ranch appropriation bill prior t o t he FY2003 bill in which m ost appropriations were
combined in one title. For purposes of comparison from FY1995 through FY2002, this table follows the former b ill structure. An upcoming
version of t his report will contai n historical data in the new bill struct ure.
FY1995 F Y1996 b FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 c FY2000 j FY2001 k FY2002
e I: Congressional Operationsa
ate 460,581 426,919 441,208 461,055 474,891d 487,370 522,023 641,385
use o f Representatives 728,736 670,561 684,098 709,008 740,481 e 757,993 830,449 921,507
nt Items 85,489 81,839 88,581 86,711 204,916f 100,854 121,860 188,204
iki/CRS-RL31812ice of Co mp liance 0 2,500 2,609 2,479 2,086 1,992 1,851 2,059
g/wice of T echno lo gy Assessment 21,320 6,115 - - - - - -
s.orngressional Budget Office 23,001 24,288 24,532 24,797 25,671 26,121 28,430 30,780
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g 213,474 194,813 327,593
://wikiild ings and Ground s 157,190 142,970 140,674 192,156 289,746
httpngr essional Research Service,
o f Congress 60,084 60,084 62,641 64,603 67,124 70,973 73,430 81,454
ngr e ssi o na l P r i nt i ng a nd B i nd i ng,
vernment Printing Office 84,724 83, 770 81,669 81,669 74,465 73,297 81,205 81,000
Cap ito l H isto r ical So ciety - - - - - - - 1 , 0 0 0
tal, Title I 1,621,125 1,499,046 1,526,012 1,622,478 1,879,380 1,732,211 1,854,061 2,274,982
l e II: O t her A g e nciesa
anic Garden 3 ,230 3,053 36,402 3,016 3,052 3,438 3,321 5,646
o f Congr ess, except CRS 262,866 264,616 269,117 282,309 296,516 323,380 438,297 407,709
itect, Lib r a r y B uild ings and h
nd s 12,483 12,428 9,753 11,573 13,672 19,857 15,935 21,753
itect, Cap ito l V isito r s Center - - - - - - - 7 0 , 0 0 0



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FY1995 F Y1996 b FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 c FY2000 j FY2001 k FY2002
hite,Cong.Cemtry ------ -1,250
e rnme nt P r inting Office, except
ngr e ssi o na l P r i nt i ng a nd B i nd i ng 3 1 , 607 30,307 29,077 29,077 29,264 29,872 33,893 33,639
neral Accounting Office 446,743 374,406 332,520 339,499 359,268 i 377,561 384,020 429,444
ter fo r Russian Leadership
velopment - - - - - - - 8,000
tal, Title II 756,929 684,810 676,869 665,474 701,771 754,108 875,466 977,441
and Total 2,378,054 2,183,856 2,202,881 2,287,952 2,581,152 2,486,319 2,729,527 3,252,423
: B udget authorities for FY1995-FY2002 are from the House Appropriations Co mmittee. FY1995 budget authorities r eflect rescissions and a supplemental contained in P .L.
19, 109 Stat. 219-221, J uly 27, 1995, FY1995 Supplemental and Rescissions Act (H.R. 1944). FY1996 budget authorities r eflect rescissions contained in P.L. 104-208, 110 Stat.
510-511, Sept. 30, 1996, FY1997 Omnibus Conso lidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 3610). FY1998 budget authorities r epresent supplementals contained in P.L. 105-174, May
iki/CRS-RL31812and an $11 million transfer to the Government P r inting Office (GP O) from the GP O r evolving fund . FY1999 budget authorities contain emergency supplemental appropriatio ns
g/w.L. 105-277, and supplemental appropriations in P .L. 106-31. FY2000 budget authorities contain a supplemental and a 0 .38% rescission in P . L. 106 -113. T o tals reflect round ing.
s.orbudget authority contains $223.7 million in emergency supplementa l appropriations (P .L. 105-277), and $3.8 million for expenses of a House page d o r mito r y and $ 1 . 8 millio n
leakexp enses o f life safety renovatio ns to the ONeill Ho use Office Build ing (P.L. 106-31). T he FY1999 appropriatio n also contains a rescission of $3 .5 millio n, and a sup p lemental
the same amount in P.L. 106-31.
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httpT he legislative b ranch appropriatio ns acts d o not contain p ermanent federal fund s o r p ermanent tr ust fund s. Permanent federal fund s were: FY1995, $ 343,000; FY1996, $302,000;
$325,000; FY1998, $333,000; FY1999, $358,000; and FY2000, $279,000. Permanent trust fund s were: FY1995, $16,000; FY1996, $31,000; FY1997 , $29,000; FY1998,
FY1999, $47,000; and FY2000, $51,000. So urces are the U.S. Budget and the Ho use a nd Sena te Co mmittees o n Ap p r o p r iatio ns.
T h e f ormula fo r conversion to constant dollars is as fo llows: 2001 Co nsumer P r ice I nd ex (CP I ) number d ivided by each year’s CP I number multiplied b y that year’s budget
ority. Source for 1995-2000 index figur es is the B ur eau of Labor Statistics. So ur ce fo r 2001 estimate is the Co ngr essional Budget Office.
r ior to FY1978, the legislative b ranch appropriations act contained numerous titles. Effective in FY1978, Co ngr ess r estructured the legislative b ill so that it wo uldmo r e ad eq ua tely
reflect actual costs of operating the U.S. Co ngr ess than has been tr ue in the p ast years (H.Rept. 95-450, FY1978 Legislative Appropriatio ns). As a r e sult, the act wa s d ivid ed
into two titles. T itle I , Co ngr essio nal Op er atio ns, was estab lishe d to c o ntain ap p r o p r iatio ns fo r the actua l o p e r a tio n o f Co ngr ess. T itle I I , Relat ed Agencies, was establishe d to
contain the budgets for activities not considered as providing d irect support to Congr ess. P eriodically, the act has contained additional titles fo r such p ur poses as capital
improvements and special one-time functions.
Y1996 figures contain rescissions in the Omnibus Conso lid ated Appropriatio ns Act, FY1997 (P.L. 104-208, Sept. 28, 1996). P rovisions applicabl e to legislative b r a nc h b ud ge t
authority in P.L. 104-208 appear in Congressional Record, d aily edition, vo l. 142, Sept. 28, 1996, pp. H11778-H11779.



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clud es budge t autho rity contained in the FY1999 regular a nnua l Le g i s l a t i v e B r a nc h Ap p r o p r i a t i o ns Ac t ( P . L. 105-275), $223.7 million in FY1999 emergency supplemental
appropriations in P .L. 105-277, and $5.6 million in FY1999 supplemental appropriations in P .L. 106-31.
clud es $5.5 million in emergency supplementals und er the sergeant a t arms for comp letion o f Year-2000 comp uter conversion ( P .L. 105-277).
clud es $6.373 million in emergency supplementals und er the chief administrative o fficer fo r c o mp l e t i o n o f Year 2000 comp uter conversion ( P . L. 105-277), and includ es a
r e scissio n o f $ 3 . 5 millio n f r o m t h e Ho use head ingsalar ies, o fficer s, and e mp lo yees” a nd a sup p lemental a p p r o p r iatio n o f $ 3 . 5 millio n fo r the c hief administrative o fficer fo r
replacement o f the House p ayroll system (P .L. 106-31).
clud es $106 , 782,000 for emergency security enhancements funded under the Capitol Police Boards general expenses account (P .L. 105-277). T he total J oint Items figur e also
includ es $ 2 millio n fo r the T r a d e Deficit Review Co mmissio n.
his figur e includes $100 million for design and construction o f a Capito l visitors center, fund ed und er the Architect of the Capitol’s Capitol b uildings account, insa laries and
expenses ( P . L. 105-277), and includ es $3.8 million for expenses of a House page dormitory and $1.8 million for expenses fo r life safety r enovations to the O’Neill Ho use O ffice
Building (P.L. 106-31).
clud es $ 1 millio n fo r the Co ngr essio nal Ceme ter y.
clud es $ 5 millio n in e me rgency sup p lemental a p p r o p r iatio ns und er the salaries a nd exp e nses acco unt o f the General Acco unting Office fo r c o mp letio n o f the Year-2000 comp uter
conversio n (P.L. 105-277).
c l ud e s r e gul a r a nnua l a p p r o p r i a t i o ns ( P . L. 106-57) and a 0.38% rescission and supplemental in P .L. 106-113.
his column contains: ( 1) FY2001 regular a nnua l a p p r o p r i a t i o ns c o nt a i ne d i n H . R . 5657, legislative b ranch appropriations bill; FY2001 supplemental appropriations of $118 million
iki/CRS-RL31812and a 0.22% across-the-board rescission contained in H.R. 5666, misce llaneous appropriations bill; and ( 3) FY2001 supplemental appropriations of $79.5 million contained in
g/wH.R. 2216 (P.L. 107-20). H.R. 5657 and H.R. 5666 were incorporated by reference in P .L. 106-554, FY2001 Co nsolid ated Appropriatio ns Act. T he first FY 2001 legislative
s.orbranch appropriations bill, H.R. 4516, was vetoed Oct. 30, 2000.


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Table 9. L egislative Branch Budget Authority C ontained in Appropriations Acts, F Y1995-FY2002
(Does not include permanent budget authority; i n t housands of constant 2002 (est.) dollars)
FY1995 FY1996 b FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 c FY2000 j FY2001 k FY2002
e I: Congressional Operationsa
ate 549,473 494,372 499,448 514,076 518,106 514,176 535,596 641,385
use o f Representatives 869,382 776,510 774,399 790,544 807,865 799,683 852,041 921,507
nt Items 101,988 94,770 100,274 96,683 223,563 106,401 125,029 188,204
ice of Co mp liance - 2,895 2,953 2,764 2,276 2,102 1,900 2,059
c e o f T e c hno l o gy
essment 25,435 7,081 - - - - - -
ngr essional B udget Office
27,440 28,126 27,770 27,649 28,007 27,558 29,170 30,780
iki/CRS-RL31812. o f the Capitol, exceptB uild ings and Ground s 187,528 165,559 159,243 214,254 316,113 225,215 199,879 327,593
g/wngr essional Research
s.orice, Library o f Congress 71,680 69,577 70,910 72,033 73,233 74,877 75,340 81,454
leak
ngr essio nal P r inting a nd
://wikii ng, G o ve r nme nt P r i nt i ng
httpice 101,076 97,006 92,449 91,061 81,242 77,329 83,317 81,000
Cap ito l H isto r ical So ciety - - - - - - - 1 , 0 0 0
tal, Title I 1,934,002 1,735,896 1,727,446 1,809,064 2,050,405 1,827,341 1,902,272 2,274,982
l e II: O t her A g e ncies a
anic Garden 3 ,853 3,535 41,207 3,363 3,330 3,627 3,408 5,646
o f Congr ess, except
S 313,599 306,425 304,640 314,775 323,499 341,166 449,693 407,709
itect, Library
ild ings/Ground s 14,892 14,392 11,040 12,904 14,917 20,950 16,350 21,753
itect, Cap ito l V isito r s
ter - - - - - - - 70,000
itect, Cong. Cemetery - - - - - - - 1 ,250



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FY1995 FY1996 b FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 c FY2000 j FY2001 k FY2002
ve r nme nt P r inting O ffice,
Congr essional P r inting
B inding 37,707 35,096 32,915 32,421 31,927 31,515 34,775 33,639
neral Accounting Office 532,964 433,562 376,413 378,542 391,962 398,327 394,005 429,444
ter fo r Russian Leadership
velopment - - - - - - - 8,000
tal, Title II 903,016 793,010 766,216 742,005 765,635 795,585 898,231 977,441
and Total 2,837,018 2,528,906 2,493,662 2,551,069 2,816,040 2,622,926 2,800,503 3,252,423
notes at end o f T able 8.


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For Additional R eading
CRSReports
CRS Report R L31012. Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2003,byPaul
Dwyer.
CRS Report R L30212. Legislative Branch Appropriations fo r F Y 2 002,byPaul
Dwyer.
CRS Report 98-212. Legislative Branch Appropriations for FY 2001, b y P aul Dwyer.
Selected Web Sites
Thes e s ites contai n i nformation on t he FY2003 and FY 2004 l egislative branch
appropriations requests and legi slation, and t he appropriations process.
House C ommittee on Appropriations
[ h ttp://www.house.gov/appropriations]
Senate Committee on Appropriations
[ h ttp://www.senate.gov/~appropriations/]
CRS Appropriations Products Guide
[ http://www.crs.gov/products/appropriations/apppage.shtml]
Congressional Budget Office
[ http://www.cbo.gov]
General Accounting Office
[ http://www.gao.gov]
Office of Management & Budget
[ http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/]