PUBLIC LAW 104-197—SEPT. 16, 1996 110 STAT. 2415 (c) The Committee on House Oversight shall prescribe such Rules and rules and regulations and shall take such other action as the regulations. Committee considers necessary and proper for Members to conform to the provisions of this subsection and apphcable rules and regulations. (d) For purposes of this section— (1) the term "Member of the House of Representatives" means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; and (2) the term "mass mailing" has the meaning given such term by section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39, United States Code. (e) This section shall apply with respect to sessions of Congress Applicability. beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 312. (a) Section 203(a)(3) of Public Law 104-1 (2 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3)) is amended by inserting "and in subsection (c)(4)" after "(c)(3)" (b) Section 203(c) of Public Law 104-1 (2 U.S.C. 1313(c)) is sunended by adding at the end the following paragraph: "(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Law enforcement personnel of the Capitol Police who are subject to the exemption under section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207(k)) may elect to receive compensatory time off in lieu of overtime compensation for hours worked in excess of the maximum for their work period.". SEC. 313. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking "1996" and inserting " 1997". SEC. 314. (a) Upon enactment into law of this Act, there shall be established a program for providing the widest possible exchange of information among legislative branch agencies with the longrange goal of improving information technology planning and evaluation. The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate are requested to determine the structure and operation of this program and to provide appropriate oversight. All Reports, of the appropriate offices and agencies of the legislative breuich as defined below shall participate in this program for information exchange, and shall report annually on the extent and nature of their participation in their budget submissions to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, (b) As used in this section— (1) the term "offices and agencies of the legislative branch" means, the office of the Clerk of the House, the office of the Secretary of the Senate, the office of the Architect of the Capitol, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Congressional Research Service, the Congressional Budget Office, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate; and (2) the term "technology" refers to any form of computer hardware and software; computer-based systems, services, and support for the creation, processing, exchange, and delivery of information; and telecommunications systems, and the associated hardware and software, that provide for voice, data, or image communication. 40 USC 188b-6. Establishment. Science and technology. Telecommunications. 2 USC 181.
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