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67 Stat. 318 Public Law 178 chapter 304 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch and the Judiciary Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes.August 1, 1953[[H. R. 5805](/us/bill/83/hr/5805)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Legislative-Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1954. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch and the Judiciary Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, namely:

TITLE I— LEGISLATIVE BRANCHLegislative Appropriation Act, 1954. Senate salaries and expense allowance of senators, mileage of toe president of the senate and of senators, and salary and expense allowance of the vice president For compensation of Senators, $1,200,000. For expense allowance of Senators, $240,000. For mileage of the President of the Senate and of Senators, $51,000. For the compensation of the Vice President of the United States, $30,000. For expense allowance of the Vice President, $10,000. salaries, officers and employees For compensation of officers, employees, clerks to Senators, and others as authorized by law, as follows: office of the vice president For clerical assistance to the Vice President, at rates of compensation to be fixed by him in multiples of $5 per month, $55,410. chaplain Chaplain of the Senate, $2,946. office of the secretary For office of the Secretary, $442,555, including one camera and sound engineer, Joint Recording Facility, at the basic rate of $4,080 per annum, and one shipping clerk, Joint Recording Facility, at the basic rate of $1,500 per annum, as authorized by Public Law 11, *Ante*, p. 9.Eighty-third Congress, and including an Assistant to the Minority at the basic rate of $8,000 per annum at the option of the Minority Policy Committee. committee employees For professional and clerical assistance to standing committees, and the Select Committee on Small Business, $1,737,045. conference committees For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Majority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $33,310.

For clerical assistance to the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the chairman of said committee, $33,310. 67 Stat. 319 administrative and clerical assistants to senators For administrative and clerical assistants and messenger service for Senators, $6,207,625, including additional clerical assistants for each Senator from the States of Florida and New Jersey, as authorized by Public Law 11, Eighty-third Congress: *Provided*, That beginning*Ante*, p. 9.

July 1, 1953, in addition to any other clerical assistance authorized by law, each Senator from any State which has a population of less than three million shall lie entitled to one assistant clerk at not to exceed $2,700 basic per annum; each Senator from any State which has a population of three million or more but less than five million shall be entitled to two assistant clerks at not to exceed $2.700 basic per annum each; and each Senator from any State which has a population of five million or more shall be entitled to three assistant clerks at not to exceed $2,700 basic per annum each. office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper For office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $1,250,520, including one additional cabinetmaker at the basic annual rate of $2,460: *Provided*, That the basic annual rate of compensation of the following position shall be:

Procurement Officer, Auditor, and Deputy Sergeant at Arms, $6,480, in lieu of a Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Storekeeper, $6,300. offices of the secretaries for the majority and the minority For the offices of the secretary for the majority and the secretary for the minority, $62,165. contingent expenses of the senate Legislative reorganization: For salaries and expenses, legislative reorganization, including the objects specified in Public Law 663, Seventy-ninth Congress, $100,000.[60 Stat. 911](/us/stat/60/911).[2 USC 60a](/us/usc/t2/s60a).

Senate policy committees: For salaries and expenses of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $64,670 for each such committee; in all, $129,340. Joint Committee on the Economic Report: For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on the Economic Report. $133,275, including compensation for stenographic assistance at such rates and in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration notwithstanding the provisions of Public Law 304, Seventy-ninth Congress.[60 Stat. 23](/us/stat/60/23).[15 USC 1021 note](/us/usc/t15/s1021).

Joint Committee on Atomic Energy: For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, including the objects specified in Public Law 20, Eightieth Congress, $188,060, and including[61 Stat. 16](/us/stat/61/16). compensation for stenographic assistance at such rates and in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration notwithstanding the provisions of Public Law 585, Seventy-ninth Congress.[60 Stat. 755](/us/stat/60/755).[42 USC 1801 note](/us/usc/t42/s1801).

Joint Committee on Printing: For salaries for the Joint Committee on Printing at rates to be fixed by the committee, $39,585; for expenses of compiling, preparing, and indexing the Congressional Directory, $1,600; for compiling, preparing, and indexing material for the biographical directory, $1,900, said sum, or any part thereof, in the discretion of the chairman or vice chairman of the Joint Committee on Printing, may be paid as additional compensation to any employee of the United States: and for travel and subsistence expenses at rates provided by law for Senate committees, $4,500; in all. $47,585. 67 Stat. 320 Vice President’s automobile:

For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the Vice President, $5,835. Automobile for the President pro tempore: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of an automobile for the PRESIDENT pro tempore of the Senate. $5,835. Automobiles for majority and minority leaders: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, and operation of two automobiles, one for the majority leader of the Senate, and one for the minority leader of the Senate, $1 1,670.

Reporting Senate proceedings: For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, payable in equal monthly installments, $135,185. Furniture: For services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture, $3, 190. Furniture: For materials for furniture and repairs of same, and for the purchase of furniture, $19,000: *Provided*, That the furniture is not available from other agencies of the Government. Inquiries and investigations: For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate or conducted pursuant to section 134

(a)[60 Stat. 831](/us/stat/60/831).of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress, including compensation for stenographic assistance of committees at. such rates and in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration notwithstanding the provisions of section 134

(a)of Public Law 601, Seventy-ninth Congress; and including $400,000 for the Committee on Appropriations, to be available also for the purposes mentioned in Senate Resolution Numbered 193, agreed [61 Stat. 15](/us/stat/61/15).to October 14, 1943, and Public. Law 20, Eightieth Congress, $1,224,120: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for per diem and subsistence expenses (as defined in the Travel Expense Act [63 Stat. 166](/us/stat/63/166).[5 USC 835 note](/us/usc/t5/s835).of 1949) at rates in excess of $9 per day except that higher rates may be established by the Committee on Rules and Administration in the case of travel beyond the limits of the continental United States. Folding documents: For the employment of personnel for folding speeches and pamphlets at a gross rate of not exceeding $1.50 per hour per person, $27,000. Materials for folding: For materials for folding, $1,500. Fuel, and so forth: For fuel, oil, cotton waste, and advertising, exclusive of labor, $2,000. Senate restaurants: For repairs, improvements, equipment, and supplies for Senate kitchens and restaurants, Capitol Building and Semite Office Building, including personal and other services, to be expended under the supervision of the Committee on Rules and Administration, United States Senate. $65,000. Motor vehicles: For maintaining, exchanging, and equipping motor vehicles for carrying the mails and for official use of the offices of the Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, $9,560. Miscellaneous items: For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, $869,537. Packing boxes: For packing boxes, $3,000. Postage stamps: For office of Secretary, $500; office of Sergeant at Arms, $225; offices of the secretaries for the majority and the minority, $100; in all, $825. Airmail and special-delivery stamps: For airmail and special-delivery stamps for Senators and the President of the Senate, as authorized by law, $12,815. Stationery: For stationery for Senators and for the President of the Senate, including$10,000 for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, $126,400: *Provided*, That commencing with the fiscal year 1954 the allowance for stationery for each Senator and for the President of the Senate shall be at the rate of $1,200 per annum. 67 Stat. 321 Communications: For an amount for communications which may be expended interchangeably for payment, in accordance with such limitations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the Committee on Rules and Administration, of charges on official telegrams and long distance telephone calls made by or on behalf of Senators or the President of the Senate, such telephone calls to be in addition to those authorized by the provisions of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1947 (60 Stat. 392: 2 U. S. C. 46c, 46d, 46e), the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1949 (63 Stat. 77; 2 U. S. C. 46d–1), and Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952, Public Law 254,[65 Stat. 760](/us/stat/65/760). Eighty-second Congress, $14,550. The Sergeant at Arms is authorized and directed to secure suitable office space in post office or other Federal buildings in the State of each Senator for the use of such Senator and in the city to be designated by him: *Provided*, That in the event suitable space is not available in such buildings and a Senator leases or rents office space elsewhere, the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve for payment, from the contingent fund of the Senate, vouchers covering bona fide statements of rentals due in an amount not exceeding $900 per annum for each Senator. The Secretary of the Senate and the Sergeant at Arms are authorized and directed to protect the funds of their respective offices by purchasing insurance in an amount necessary to protect said funds against loss. Premiums on such insurance shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the Senate, upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration. Salaries or wages paid out of the foregoing items under “Contingent expenses of the Senate” shall be computed at basic rates, plus increased and additional compensation, as authorized and provided by law. Effective July 1, 1953, Public Law 479, Seventy-ninth Congress,Cong-distance telephone calls.[60 Stat. 392](/us/stat/60/392). under the heading “contingent expenses of the senate”, the last paragraph beginning on page 7 is amended by striking out the amount “$450” and inserting in lieu thereof “$650”. Effective July 1, 1953, Public Law 479, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended by the first paragraph of chapter I, Public Law 254, Eighty-second Congress, hereby is further amended by striking out the word[65 Stat. 760](/us/stat/65/760). “sixty” and inserting in lieu thereof “ninety”, and by striking out the words “three hundred” and inserting in lieu thereof “four hundred and fifty”. There is hereby created a committee consisting of six Senators, twoSenate employees.Committee to study salaries. from the Committee on Appropriations, two from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, and two from the Committee on Rules and Administration to be appointed by the respective chairmen of said committees. It shall be the duty of said committee to study the rates of compensation now being paid officers and employees of the Senate, including employees of the Senate Office Building under the Architect of the Capitol, but excluding administrative and clerical assistants to Senators and committee employees, to determine whether such rates of compensation bear the proper relationship to each other and whether they are in line with rates now paid by the other branch of Congress, and report to the Senate at the beginning of the second Report.session of the Eighty-third Congress, what adjustments, if any, should be made. 67 Stat. 322 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Salaries, Mileage, and Expenses of Members For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, $5,492,500. For mileage and expense allowance of Members of the House of Representatives, Delegates from Territories, and the Resident [66 Stat. 467](/us/stat/66/467).Commissioner from Puerto Rico, as authorized by law, $1,273,500. The proviso under this head in Public Law 471, Eighty-second Congress, is amended to read as follows: *Provided*, That in the case of taxable years beginning after December 31, 1953, the place of residence of a Member of Congress (including any Delegate and Resident Commissioner) within the State, congressional district, Territory, or possession which he represents in Congress shall be considered his home for the purposes of section 23

(A)of the Internal Revenue [56 Stat. 619](/us/stat/56/619).[26 USC 23](/us/usc/t29/s23).Code, but amounts expended by such Member within each taxable year for living expenses shall not be deductible for income tax purposes in excess of $3,000.” Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation of officers and employees, as authorized by law, as follows: office of the speaker For Office of the Speaker, $47,285. the speaker’s table For the Speaker’s table, including $2,000 for preparing Digest of the Rules, $43,885. office of the chaplain For the Office of the Chaplain, $2,950. office of the clerk For the Office of the Clerk, including the employment of an assistant property custodian at the basic rate of $2,800 per annum, as authorized by House Resolution 725, agreed to July 2, 1952; and an editor and laboratory supervisor, and a scriptwriter and general secretary, Joint Recording Facility, at the basic per annum salary rates of $4,020 and $2,500, respectively; and $745 additional for longevity increased pay for telephone operators; $684,265. committee employees For committee employees, including a sum of not to exceed $330,000 for the Committee on Appropriations, $1,796,720. office of the sergeant at arms For Office of the Sergeant at Arms, $384,045. office of the doorkeeper For the Office of the Doorkeeper, including additional compensation to the two assistant floor managers of telephones (one for the minority), at the basic per annum salary rate of $500 each, so long 67 Stat. 323 as the positions are held by the present incumbents, as authorized by House Resolution 136, agreed to February 9, 1953, $652,260. special and minority employees For six minority employees, $54,685. For office of the majority floor leader, including $2,000 for official expenses of the majority leader; and employment of a secretary to the majority leader at the basic salary of $6,000 per annum in lieu of an Assistant Legislative Clerk and a Clerk at the basic rates of $3,000 each per annum, as authorized by House Resolution 206, agreed to April 15, 1953; $45,990. For the office of the minority floor leader, including employment, of additional personnel at basic salary rates not to exceed a total of $7,620 per annum; in lieu of a legislative clerk, clerk, and a messenger, at the basic per annum salary rates of $3,060, $3,000, and $1,560, respectively as authorized by House Resolution 87, agreed to January 14, 1953, $36,000. For the office of majority whip, including employment of an administrative assistant at a basic salary rate not to exceed $8,000 per annum as authorized by House Resolution 147, agreed to February 18, 1953; and a clerk at the basic per annum salary rate of $3,000, and a messenger in the majority caucus room, at the basic per annum salary rate of $1,740, both as authorized by existing law; $20,310. For the office of minority whip, including employment of an administrative assistant at a basic salary rate not to exceed $8,000 per annum, as authorized by House Resolution 147, agreed to February 18, 1953; and employment of additional personnel at basic per annum salary rates not exceeding a total of $4,740, as authorized by House Resolution 78, agreed to January 14, 1953; $20,310. For two printing clerks, one for the majority caucus room and one for the minority caucus room, to be appointed by the majority and minority leaders, respectively, $7,485. For a technical assistant in the office of the attending physician, to be appointed by the attending physician, subject to the approval of the Speaker, $6,295. office of the postmaster For Office of the Postmaster, $177,230. official reporters of debates For official reporters of debates, $124,435. official reporters to committees For official reporters to committees, including compensation for the employment of two official reporters at the basic rate of $7,500 per annum each as authorized by House Resolution 732 and House Resolution 739 agreed to July 3 and July 4, 1952, $125,415. appropriations committee For salaries and expenses, studies and examinations of executive agencies, by the Committee on Appropriations, and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202

(b)of the Legislative Reorganization Act, 1946, and to[60 Stat. 834](/us/stat/60/834).[2 USC 72a](/us/usc/t2/s72a). be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed, $450,000. 67 Stat. 324 clerk hire, member and delegates For clerk hire necessarily employed by each Member and Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, in the discharge of his official and representative duties, as authorized by law, $9,653,565. Contingent Expenses of the House Furniture: For furniture and materials for repairs of the same, including labor, tools, and machinery for furniture repair shops, and for the purchase of packing boxes, $220,500. Miscellaneous items: For miscellaneous items, exclusive of salaries unless specifically ordered by the House of Representatives, including the sum of $47,500 for payment to the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with section 208 of the Act approved October 9, 1940 [54 Stat. 1056](/us/stat/54/1056).[40 USC 174k](/us/usc/t40/s174k).(Public Law 812); the exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the Clerk’s motor vehicles; the exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of the folding room motortruck; the exchange, maintenance, operation, and repair of the post-office motor vehicles for carrying the mails; the sum of $600 for hire of automobile for the Sergeant at Arms; materials for folding; and for stationery for the use of committees, departments, and officers of the House; $745,000. Reporting hearings: For stenographic reports of hearings of Committees other than special and select committees, $125,000. Special and select committees: For salaries and expenses of special and select committees authorized by the House, $1,250,000. Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation: For the payment of the salaries and other expenses of the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, $192,000. Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy: For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy, $20,000. Office of the Coordinator of Information: For salaries and other expenses of the Office of the Coordinator of Information, $73,750. Telegraph and telephone: For telegraph and telephone service, exclusive of personal services, $700,000. Stationery (revolving fund): For a stationery allowance of $800 for each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, for the second session of the Eighty-third Congress, $350,400, to remain available until expended. Attending physician’s office: For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency room and for the attending physician and his assistants, including an allowance of $1,500 to be paid to the attending physician in equal monthly installments as authorized by the Act approved June 27, 1940 (54 Stat. 629), and including an allowance of not to exceed $30 per month each to four assistants as provided by the House resolutions adopted July 1, 1930, January 20, 1932, and November 18, 1940, $8,985. Postage stamps: Postmaster, $200; Clerk, $400; Sergeant at Arms, $300; Doorkeeper, $250; United States airmail and special-delivery postage stamps for each Representative, Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and the Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, the majority and minority whips, and each standing committee of the House, $57,975. Folding documents: For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a gross rate not exceeding $2 per thousand or for the employment of personnel at a gross rate not exceeding $1.50 per hour per person, as authorized by House Resolution 149, agreed to February 24, 1953, $110,000. Revision of laws: For preparation and editing of the laws as [45 Stat. 1008](/us/stat/45/1008).authorized by the Act approved May 29, 1928 (1 U. a. C. 59), $13,700, 67 Stat. 325 to be expended tinder the direction of the Committee on the Judiciary. Speaker’s automobile: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the Speaker, $11,000. Automobile for the majority leader: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the majority leader of the House, $5,835. Automobile for the minority leader: For purchase, exchange, driving, maintenance, repair, and operation of an automobile for the minority leader of the House, $5,835. Salaries or wages paid out of the items herein for the House of Representatives shall be computed at basic rates, plus increased and additional compensation, as authorized and provided by law. The Sergeant at Arms is authorized and directed to secure suitableOffice space. office space in post offices or other Federal buildings in each district represented by a Member of the House of Representatives for the use of such Member and at a place in such district which such Member may designate: *Provided*, That in the event suitable office space is not available in such buildings and a Member leases or rents office space elsewhere, the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to approve for payment, from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives, vouchers covering bona fide statements of rentals due in an amount not exceeding $900 per annum for each such Member. For the purposes of this paragraph

(1)the terms “Member of the House of Representatives” and“Member” “district”. “Member” include the Delegate from Alaska, the Delegate from Hawaii, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and

(2)the term “district” includes Alaska. Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and, in the case of a Representative-at-large, a State. No part of the appropriation contained in this Act for the contingent Funeral attendance, restriction.expenses of the House of Representatives shall be used to defray the expenses of any committee consisting of more than six persons (not more than four from the House and not more than two from the Senate), nor to defray the expenses of any other person except the Sergeant at Arms of the House or a representative of his office, and except the widow or minor children, or both, of the deceased, to attend the funeral rites and burial of any person who at the time of his or her death is a Representative, a Delegate from a Territory, or a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico. CAPITOL POLICE General expenses: For purchasing and supplying uniforms; the purchase, maintenance, and repair of passenger motor vehicles: contingent expenses, including $25 per month for extra services performed for the Capitol Police Board by such member of the staff of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate or the House, as may be designated by the chairman of the Board; $17,900, and in addition $1,500 of the unobligated balance under this head in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1953, shall continue available through June 30, 1954, and be merged with this appropriation. Capitol Police Board: To enable the Capitol Police Board to provide additional protection for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds, including the Senate and House Office Buildings and the Capitol Power Plant. $19,110. Such sum shall only be expended for payment for salaries and other expenses of personnel detailed from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are authorized and directed to make such details upon the request of the Board. Personnel so detailed shall, during the period of such detail, serve under the direction and instructions of the Board and is authorized to exercise the same authority as members of 67 Stat. 326 such Metropolitan Police and members of the Capitol Police and to perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Board. Reimbursement for salaries and other expenses of such detail personnel shall be made to the government of the District of Columbia, and any sums so reimbursed shall be credited to the appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries and expenses are payable and be available for all the purposes thereof: *Provided*, That any person detailed under the authority of this paragraph or under similar [55 Stat. 456](/us/stat/55/456).[54 Stat. 629](/us/stat/54/629).authority in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, from the Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia shall be deemed a member of such Metropolitan Police during the period or periods of any such detail for all purposes of rank, pay, allowances, privileges, and benefits to the same extent as though such detail had not been made, and at the termination thereof any such person who was a member of such police on July 1, 1940, shall have a status with respect to rank, pay, allowances, privileges, and benefits which is not less than the status of such person in such police at the end of such detail: *Provided further*, That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are directed to pay the lieutenants detailed under the authority of this paragraph the same salary as that paid in fiscal year 1953 plus such increases in basic compensation as may be subsequently provided by law so long as these positions are held by the present encumbents. The foregoing amounts under “Capitol Police” shall be disbursedDisbursement. by the Clerk of the House. OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL For salaries and expenses of maintenance of the Office of the Legislative Counsel, as authorized by law, including increased and additional compensation as provided by law, $239,000, of which $125,000 shall be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and $114,000 by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOINT COMMITTEE ON REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL FEDERAL EXPENDITURES For an amount to enable the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures to carry out the duties imposed upon [26 USC note prec. 3600](/us/usc/t26/s3600).it by section 601 of the Revenue Act of 1941 (55 Stat. 726), to remain available during the existence of the committee, $20,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. EDUCATION OF SENATE AND HOUSE PAGES For education of congressional pages and pages of the Supreme Court, pursuant to section 243 of the Legislative Reorganization Act, [60 Stat. 839](/us/stat/60/839).[2 USC 88a](/us/usc/t2/s88a).1946, $43,900, which amount shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation of the District of Columbia, and the. Board of Education of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to employ such personnel for the education of pages as may be required and to pay compensation for such services in accordance with such rates of compensation as the Board of Education may prescribe. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the statements for the first session of the Eighty-third Congress, showing 67 Stat. 327 appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular appropriation bills as required by law, $6,000, to be paid to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the work. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL Office of the Architect of the Capitol Salaries: For the Architect of the Capitol, Assistant Architect of the Capitol, Chief Architectural and Engineering Assistant, and other personal services at rates of pay provided by law; and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol shall act as Architect of the Capitol during the absence or disability of that official or whenever there is no Architect, and, in case of the absence or disability of the Assistant Architect, the Chief Architectural and Engineering Assistant shall so act; $144,000. Appropriations under the control of the Architect of the CapitolTravel expenses. shall lie available for expenses of travel on official business not to exceed in the aggregate under all funds the sum of $3,000. Capitol Buildings and Grounds Capitol Buildings: For necessary expenditures for the Capitol Building and electrical substations of the Senate and House Office Buildings, under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, material, fuel, oil, waste, and appurtenances; furnishings and office equipment; special and protective clothing for workmen; personal and other services; cleaning and repairing works of art without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; purchase[41 USC 5](/us/usc/t41/s5). or exchange, maintenance and operation of passenger motor vehicle; not to exceed $300 for the purchase of necessary reference books and periodicals; not to exceed $150 for expenses of attendance, when specifically authorized by the Architect of the Capitol, at meetings or conventions in connection with subjects related to work under the Architect of the Capitol: $745,600. Terraces of Capitol Building: For reconstruction, repair, alteration, and improvement of the terraces of the Capitol Building, including expenditures for personal and other services and all other necessary items, $837,000. Capitol Grounds: For care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; Capitol Power Plant; personal and other services: care of trees; planting; fertilizers; repairs to pavements, walks, and roadways; waterproof wearing apparel; maintenance of signal lights; and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended; $250,000.[41 USC 5](/us/usc/t41/s5). Legislative garage: For maintenance, repairs, alterations, personal and other services, and all other necessary expenses, $34,200. Subway transportation, Capitol and Senate Office Buildings: For maintenance, repairs, and rebuilding of the subway transportation system connecting the Senate Office Building with the Capitol, including personal and other services, $3,500. Senate Office Building: For maintenance, miscellaneous items and supplies, including furniture, furnishings, and equipment, and for labor and material incident thereto, and repairs thereof; for purchase of waterproof wearing apparel and for personal and other services; including five female attendants in charge of ladies’ retiring rooms at 67 Stat. 328 $1,800 each, for the care and operation of the Senate Office Building; to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol; in all, $779,600. preliminary plans and estimates, additional senate office building Not to exceed $20,000 of the unexpended balance of the Appropriation of $850,000 provided in the Second Deficiency Appropriation [62 Stat. 1028](/us/stat/62/1028).Act, 1948, for construction and equipment of an additional office building for the United States Senate, is hereby made available for expenditure for the preparation of additional preliminary plans and estimates of cost for an additional office building for the use of the United States Senate, designed primarily to provide additional office accommodations, such expenditure to be made by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction and supervision of the Senate Office building Commission created by the Sundry Civil Appropriation Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 481), as amended by the Act of July 11, 1947 [40 USC 174b–1 note](/us/usc/t40/s174b–1).(61 Stat. 307), the membership of which is hereby increased from five to seven members, such additional members to be appointed by the President of the Senate. House Office Buildings: For maintenance, including equipment, waterproof wearing apparel, miscellaneous items, and for all necessary services, $972,000. Capitol Power Plant: For lighting, heating, and power (including the purchase of electrical energy), for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, legislative garage, and for airconditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, reimbursement for which shall be made and covered into the Treasury; personal and other services, fuel, oil, materials, waterproof wearing apparel, and all other necessary expenses in connection with the maintenance and operation of the plant, $1,330,600. Changes and improvements, Capitol Power Plant: Toward carrying out the changes and improvements authorized by the Act of October [63 Stat. 933](/us/stat/63/933).26, 1949 (Public Law 413, Eighty-first Congress), $1,000,000, to be expended by the Architect of the Capitol under the direction of the House Office Building Commission. Senate restaurants: For repairs, improvements, furnishings, equipment, labor and materials, and all necessary incidental expenses, to provide additional accommodations for the Senate restaurants, Senate Office Building, $4,250, to be expended by the Architect of the Capitol under the supervision of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration,[41 USC 5](/us/usc/t41/s5). without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as amended. Library Buildings and Grounds Structural and mechanical care: For the necessary expenditures for mechanical and structural maintenance, including minor improvements, equipment, supplies, waterproof wearing apparel, and personal and other services, $450,000. Furniture and furnishings: For furniture, partitions, screens, shelving, and electrical work pertaining thereto and repairs thereof, office and library equipment, apparatus, and laborsaving devices, $50,000. 67 Stat. 329 BOTANIC GARDEN Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, collections, and equipment pertaining thereto, including personal services (including not to exceed $3,000 for temporary labor without regard to the Classification Act of 1949);[63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954).[5 USC 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071). waterproof wearing apparel: not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; traveling expenses including streetcar fares, not to exceed $2/5; the prevention and eradication of insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of personal services by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; purchase and exchange of motor trucks; purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; purchase of botanical books, periodicals, and books of reference, not to exceed $100; repairs and improvements to Director’s residence; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library; $221,000: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for theNursery stock. distribution, by congressional allotment, of trees, plants, shrubs, or other nursery stock. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including compensation of the Librarian Emeritus, as authorized by law; development and maintenance of the Union Catalogs: custody, care, and maintenance of the Library buildings; special clothing; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board; $4,816,272. copyright office Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, including publication of the decisions of the United States courts involving copyrights, $1,100,000. legislative reference service Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U. S. C. 166),$901,721: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation[60 Stat. 836](/us/stat/60/836).[2 USC 166 and note](/us/usc/t2/s166). may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration or the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. distribution of catalog cards Salaries and expenses: For expenses necessary for the preparation and distribution of catalog cards and other publications of the Library, $1,264,800. increase of the library of congress General increase of the Library: For expenses (except personal services) necessary for acquisition of books, periodicals and newspapers, and all other material for the increase of the Library, $270,000, to continue available during the next succeeding fiscal year. 67 Stat. 330 Increase of the law library: For expenses (except personal services) necessary for acquisition of books, legal periodicals, and all other material for the increase of the law library, $90,000, to continue available during the next succeeding fiscal year. Books for the Supreme Court: For the purchase of books and periodicals for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress, and purchased by the Librarian of the Supreme Court, under the direction of the Chief Justice, $22,500. books for the blind For salaries and other expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the blind”, [46 Stat. 1487](/us/stat/46/1487).approved March 3, 1931 (2 U. S. C. 135a), as amended, $1,000,000. administrative provisions Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress for salaries shall be available for expenses of investigating the loyalty of Library employees; special and temporary services (including employees engaged by the day or hour or in piecework); and services [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a). Not to exceed ten positions in the Library of Congress may be exempt from the provisions of appropriation Acts concerning the employment of aliens during the current fiscal year, but the Librarian shall not make any appointment to any such position until he has ascertained that he cannot secure for such appointments a person in any of the three categories specified in such provisions who possesses the special qualifications for the particular position and also otherwise meets the general requirements for employment in the Library of Congress. Appropriations in this Act available to the Library of Congress shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $10,000, when specifically authorized by the Librarian, for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the function or activity for which the appropriation is made. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE printing and binding For authorized printing and binding for the Congress; not to exceed $5,000 for printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (44 U. S. C. [28 Stat. 603](/us/stat/28/603).182); printing, binding, and distribution of the Federal Register (including the Code of federal Regulations), as authorized by law [49 Stat. 502](/us/stat/49/502); [63 Stat. 381](/us/stat/63/381); [56 stat. 1045](/us/stat/56/1045).(44 U. S. C. 309,311,311a); and printing and binding of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipients; $10,100,000: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for printing and binding part 2 of the annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture (known as the Yearbook of Agriculture). revolving fund For establishment of a revolving fund, effective July 1, 1953, to be available without fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Government Printing Office (except the Office of Superintendent of Documents), including rental of buildings; expenses of attendance at meetings, when authorized by the Joint Committee on Printing; maintenance and operation of 67 Stat. 331 the emergency room; purchase of uniforms for guards; boots, coats, and gloves; repairs and minor alterations to buildings; and expenses authorized in writing by the Joint Committee on Printing for inspection of Government printing activities: $1,000,000; and in addition, the Public Printer shall provide capital for said fund by capitalizing, at fair and reasonable values as jointly determined by him and the Comptroller General, the present inventories, plant (except buildings and land), equipment, and other assets of the Government Printing Office: *Provided*, That the unexpended balances (including theUnexpended balances. amounts otherwise required to lie returned to the Treasury) and the obligations and outstanding commitments of existing appropriations for “Working capital and congressional printing and binding” shall he transferred to this fund. The fund shall be

(1)reimbursed for the cost of all services and supplies furnished (including those furnished other appropriations of the Government Printing Office) at rates which shall include charges for overhead and related expenses, depreciation of plant (except buildings and land) and equipment, and accrued leave;

(2)credited with all receipts including sales of Government publications, waste, condemned, and surplus property and with payments received for losses or damage to property; and

(3)charged with payment into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury of such part of the receipts from the sales of Government publications as is required by law (44 U. S. C. 71, 72a, 309).[28 Stat. 610](/us/stat/28/610); [47 Stat. 409](/us/stat/47/409); [49 Stat. 502](/us/stat/49/502). An adequate system of accounts for the fund shall be maintained on the accrual method and financial reports prepared on the basis of such accounts. The Public Printer shall prepare and submit an annual business type budget program for the operations under this fund. The activities of the Government Printing Office shall be audited by the General Accounting Office and an audit report furnished annually to the Congress and the Public Printer. For the purposes hereof the Comptroller General shall have such access to the records, files, personnel, and facilities of the Government Printing Office as he may deem necessary. Hereafter any executive department or independent establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding or blank paper and supplies from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer upon his written request, either in advance or upon completion of the work, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment: *Provided*, That proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the Public Printer and the department or establishment concerned. office of superintendent of documents Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents, including personal services in accordance with the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and compensation[63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954).[5 USC 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071). of employees who shall be subject to the provision of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate and fix rates of pay for employees and officers of the Government Printing Office”, approved June 7, 1924 (44 U. S. C. 40); traveling expenses (not to exceed $1,500); price lists[43 Stat. 658](/us/stat/43/658). and bibliographies; repairs to buildings, elevators, and machinery; and supplying books to depository libraries; $2,800,000: *Provided*, That no part of this sum shall be used to supply to depository libraries any documents, books, or other printed matter not requested by such libraries, and the requests therefor shall be subject to approval by the Superintendent of Documents. 67 Stat. 332 GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 102. Purchases may hereafter be made from the foregoing Appropriations under the “Government Printing Office”, as provided [28 Stat. 601](/us/stat/28/601).[44 USC 1 *et seq*](/us/usc/t44/s1).[63 Stat. 377](/us/stat/63/377).[40 USC 471 note](/us/usc/t40/s471).Reports.for in the Printing Act approved January 12, 1895, and without reference to the Act approved June 30, 1949 (Public Law 152), as amended, concerning purchases for the Federal Government Sec. 103. In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding within or under the appropriations therefor, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are hereafter authorized to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective jurisdictions: *Provided*, That where the Printing of such reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be kept on hie in the offices of the heads of the respective departments or independent establishments for public inspection. Sec. 104. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall bePrivate vehicles. used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles. Sec. 105. Whenever any office or position not specifically establishedRate of compensation, etc.[46 Stat. 32](/us/stat/46/32).[2 USC 60a](/us/usc/t2/s60a). by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position appropriated for herein is different from that specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation of the position, or either, appropriated for or provided herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: *Provided*, That the provisions relating to positions and salaries thereof carried in H. Res. 725, 732, and 739 of the Eighty-second Congress, and H. Res. 78, 87, 136, 147, 149, and 206 of the Eighty-third Congress shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. Sec. 106. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallCapitol Police be paid as compensation to any person appointed after June 30, 1935, as an officer or member of the Capitol Police who does not meet the standards to be prescribed for such appointees by the Capitol Police Board: *Provided*, That the Capitol Police Board is hereby authorized to detail police from the House Office, Senate Office, and Capitol Buildings for police duty on the Capitol Grounds. Sec. 107. This Title may be cited as the “Legislative AppropriationCitation of title. Act, 1954.” TITLE II– THE JUDICIARYJudiciary Appropriation Act, 195 Supreme Court of the United States salaries For the Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, and all other officers and employees, whose compensation shall be fixed by the Court, except as otherwise provided by law, and who may be employed and assigned by the Chief Justice to any office or work of the Court, $1,021,800. printing and binding supreme court reports For printing and binding the advance opinions, preliminary prints, and bound reports of the Court, $91,200. miscellaneous expenses For miscellaneous expenses to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $48,950. 67 Stat. 333 care of the building and grounds For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U. S. C. 13a–13d), including improvements,[48 Stat. 668](/us/stat/48/668). maintenance, repairs, equipment, supplies, materials, and appurtenances; special clothing for workmen; and personal and other services (including temporary labor without reference to the Classification and Retirement Acts, as amended), and for snow removal by hire of men and equipment or under contract without compliance with sections 3709, as amended, and 3744 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S. C. 5,16); $174,100. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals salaries and expenses For salaries of the chief judge, four associate judges, and all other officers and employees of the court, and necessary expenses of the court, including exchange of books, and traveling expenses, as may be approved by the chief judge. $204,500. Customs Court salaries and expenses For salaries of the chief judge, eight judges, and all other officers and employees of the court, and necessary expenses of the court, including exchange of books, and traveling expenses, as may be approved by the chief judge, $488,000: *Provided*, That traveling expenses of judges of the Customs Court shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. Court of Claims salaries and expenses For salaries of the chief judge, four associate judges, seven regular and six additional commissioners, and all other officers and employees of the Court, and for other necessary expenses, including stenographic and other fees and charges necessary in the taking of testimony, and travel, $618,000. repairs and improvements For necessary repairs and improvements to the Court of Claims buildings, to be expended under the supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $15,600. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services salaries of judges For salaries of circuit judges; district judges (including judges of the district courts of Alaska, the Virgin Islands, the Panama Canal Zone, and Guam); justices and judges of the Supreme Court and circuit courts of the Territory of Hawaii; and justices and judges retired or resigned under title 28. United States Code, sections 371, 372, and 373; $5,240,000.[62 Stat. 903](/us/stat/62/903). 67 Stat. 334 salaries of supporting personnel For salaries of all officials and employees of the Federal Judiciary, not otherwise specifically provided for, $12,369,970: *Provided*, That the compensation of secretaries and law clerks of circuit and district judges shall be fixed by the Director of the Administrative Office [63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954).[5 USC 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071).without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, except that the salary of a secretary shall conform with that of the General Schedule grades

(GS)4, 5, 6. 7, or 8, as the appointing judge shall determine, and the salary of a law clerk shall conform with that of the General Schedule grades

(GS)5, 7, 9, 11, or 12, as the appointing judge shall determine, subject to review by the judicial council of the circuit if requested by the Director, such determination by the judge otherwise to be final: *Provided further*, That (exclusive of step-increases corresponding with those provided for by title VII of the Classification [5 USC 1121–1124](/us/usc/t5/s1121–1124).Act of 1949, as amended, and of compensation paid for temporary assistance needed because of an emergency) the aggregate salaries paid to secretaries and law clerks appointed by one judge shall not exceed $10,560 per annum, except in the case of the chief judge of each circuit and the chief judge of each district court having five or more district judges, in which case the aggregate salaries shall not exceed $14,355 per annum. fees of jurors and commissioners For fees, expenses, and costs of jurors (including meals and lodging for jurors in Alaska, as provided by section 193, title II, of the Act of June 6, 1900, 31 Stat. 362); compensation of jury commissioners; and fees of United States commissioners and other committing [62 Stat. 815](/us/stat/62/815).magistrates acting under title 18, United States Code, section 3041; $3,675,000. travel and miscellaneous expenses For necessary travel and miscellaneous expenses, not otherwise provided for, incurred by the Judiciary, including the purchase of firearms and ammunition, the cost of contract statistical services for the office of Register of Wills of the District of Columbia and not to exceed $1,000 for the payment of fees to attorneys appointed in [D. C. Code 21–308](/us/dcc/21/308).accordance with the Act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 625), not exceeding $25 in any one case, $1,644,400: *Provided*, That this sum shall be available, in an amount not to exceed $8,500 for expenses of attendance at meetings concerned with the work of Federal Probation when incurred on the written authorization of the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: *Provided further*, That none of the funds contained in this paragraph may be paid to any circuit judge as Reimbursement for maintenance expenses incurred at or near the place where a district court is regularly held and at or near which the judge performs a substantial portion of his judicial work, which is nearest the place where he maintains an actual abode in which he customarily lives. administrative office of the united states courts For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, including travel, advertising, rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and examination of estimates of Appropriations in the field, $588,000. salaries of referees For salaries of referees as authorized by the Act of June 28, 1946,[60 Stat. 326](/us/stat/60/326). as amended (11 U. S. C. 68), $1,058,750, to be derived from the referees’ salary fund established in pursuance of said Act. 67 Stat. 335 expenses of referees For miscellaneous expenses of referees, United States courts, including the salaries of their clerical assistants, travel, purchase of envelopes without regard to the Act of June 26, 1906 (34 Stat. 476), $1,236,–150,[39 USC 355](/us/usc/39/355). to be derived from the referees’ expense fund established in pursuance of the Act of June 28, 1946, as amended (11 U. S. C. 68

(c)(4)).[60 Stat. 327](/us/stat/60/327). General Provisions Sec. 202. Sixty per centum of the expenditures for the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia from all appropriations under this title and 30 per centum of the expenditures for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia from all appropriations under this title shall be reimbursed to the United States from any funds in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia. Sec. 203. The reports of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia shall not be sold for a price exceeding that approved by the court and for not more than $6.50 per volume. Sec. 204. This Title may be cited as the “Judiciary AppropriationCitation of title. Act, 1954”. TITLE III— GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallStrikes or overthrow of Government. be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facieAffidavit. evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section, engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engages in a strike againstPenalty. the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence, and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 302. This Act may be cited as the “Legislative-JudiciaryShort title. Appropriation Act, 1954”. Approved August 1, 1953. Public Law 179: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense and related independent agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes. Public Law 179 Public Law 179 67 Stat. 336 1953-08-01 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-14 83 1 public

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