June 20, 2000 (4:00 p.m.)

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE RULES COMMITTEE ON H.R. 4516 – LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

(in alphabetical order)

Andrews #6 - Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a cost/benefit and environmental impact study on the proposed Delaware River dredging project.

Camp/Roemer/Upton/Smith(WA) #1 - Mandates that any money not spent for Members' representational allowances for FY 2001 be deposited in the U.S. Treasury for deficit or debt reduction. REVISED

Coble/Hyde #7 - Increases the U.S. Copyright Office Salaries and Expenses account by $4.6 million and reduces each other amount (other then the any amount provided for House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses or any amount required to be appropriated or otherwise made available by a provision of law) by 0.28%.

Ney #4 - Increases funding for the Capitol Hill Police by $7 million. Offsets include: $1 million from the Botanical Gardens, $5 million from the Architect of the Capitol; $500,000 from the Power Plant; and $500,000 from Government Printing Office. WITHDRAWN

Ney #5 - Increases funding to the Congressional Research Service by $5 million. Offsets include: $1 million from the Botanical Gardens, $3 million from the Architect of the Capitol, $500,000 from the Power Plant and $1million from Government Printing Office. This would total $5.5 million. WITHDRAWN

Roemer #3 - Requires any unspent amounts in Members' Representational Allowances to revert back to Treasury for purposes of debt or deficit reduction. WITHDRAWN

Ryan #8 - Establishes a mechanism where all of the savings from successful appropriations amendments, which reduce or cut funding, are captured and devoted to debt reduction, unless otherwise directed to other discretionary spending.

Taylor (NC)/Pastor #9 - Manager's amendment. Changes funding levels for the following accounts: (1) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - restores $7.12 million for the FY 2001 COLA and $2.54 million for this years projected spending level for official expenses from the Member Representation Allowances; restores government contributions for FY 2001 COLA throughout the House accounts ($3.3 million); restores the COLA for other House offices (+ $2.1M) and Committees (+ $2.3M); funds the new Member orientation (+ $275k) and transition costs for 107th Congress (+ $1.2M); increases Members' equipment purchase plan (+ $500K) and other items (+ $1M); (2) POLICE - restores COLAs, comparability, and longevity (+ $20.4M) for the current level of staff on board (1361 board - no RIF's.); adds 48 officers (the June recruit class) to the current level (1361)(+$2.2M); substitutes fence report language for attrition provision; (3) CBO - restores funding for a 215 FTE level (+ $2.3M) (attrition will cover this, at CBO's discretion); (4) ARCHITECT - restores COLA funding to avoid RIF's (+ $5.6M); covers costs for election year moves (+ $750K); funds day-time cleaning services (+ $525K); (5) CRS - restores CRS staff (+ $5M); annualizes FY 2000 pay raise (+ $283K); funds FY 2001 pay raise (+ $1.7M); provides in-grade increases (+ $600k); (6) GPO CP&B; - adds $1.598M for January 2001 COLA (no attrition or no layoffs); provides funds for Inaugural printing, telephone directories, and other miscellaneous printing (+ $1.7M); provides funds for treaties and international agreements (+$ 130K) and Congressional Directory (+$728K); (7) GPO FDLP - restores funds (+ $13.6M) to maintain documents in the Depository Program that are only available in paper form and adds $491K for January 2001 COLA for Sup Docs. (no attrition, layoffs, or RIFs); and (8) GAO - restores funding to avoid RIF's but has a FY2001 hiring freeze (+ $17.4M).

Wynn #2 - Strikes section 208 of the bill which converts 84 Library of Congress temporary employees to permanent positions.

* Summaries derived from information submitted by the amendment sponsors.