PUBLIC LAW 105-55—OCT. 7, 1997 111 STAT. 1183 $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,101,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $1,821,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $4,827,000; for salaries and expenses of the Corrections Calendar Office, $791,000; and for other authorized employees, $780,000. ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $127,756,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $2,225,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $500,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $124,390,000; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $641,000. CHILD CARE CENTER For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (40 U.S.C. 184g(d)(l)), subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC. 101. The provisions of House Resolution 7, One Hundred 2 USC 74d, Fifth Congress, agreed to January 7, 1997, establishing the Correc- 74d-l, 74d-2. tions Calendar Office, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. The provisions of House Resolution 130, One Hundred Fifth Congress, agreed to April 24, 1997, providing a lump sum allowance for the Corrections Calendar Office, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. SEC. 102. The funds and accounts specified in section 107(b) 2 USC 95bnote. of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 123b note) shall be treated as categories of allowances and expenses for purposes of section 101(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(a)). SEC. 103. (a) Section 109(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 60o(a)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "who is separated from employment,"; (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking "employee" the second place it appears and inserting "employee or for any other purpose"; and (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking "the amount" and inserting "in the case of a lump sum payment for the accrued annual leave of the employee, the amount". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to Applicability. fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1997. 2 USC 60o note. SEC. 104. (a) Section 104(c)(2) of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 92(c)(2)) is amended by striking "in the District of Columbia".
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