Honorable Vic Fazio, M.C. Chairman Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations December 7, 1994 Page 2 Thank you for your consideration of this request. If I may be of further assistance to you in this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincera Randall Bedlock Randall B. Nedlock RBM:mjd MAJORITY MEMBERS BOB LIVINGSTON, LOUISIANA, CHAIRMAN JOSEPH M MCDADE PENNSYLVANIA JCHNT MYERS. INDIANA CW. BILL YOUNG FLORIDA RALPH REGULA OHIO JERRY LEWIS CALIFORNIA JOHN EDWARD PORTER, ILLINOIS MAROLD ROGERS, KENTUCKY JOE SKEEN. NEW MEXICO FRANK & WOLF VIRGINIA TOM DELAY TEXAS JIM KOLBE, ARIZONA BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, NEVADA JIM LIGHTFOOT. IOWA RON PACKARD, CALIFORNIA SONNY CALLAHAN, ALABAMA JAMES T. WALSH, NEW YORK CHARLES H. TAYLOR, NORTH CAROLINA DAVID L HOBSON, OHIO ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JA, OKLAHOMA HENRY BONILLA, TEXAS JOE KNOLLENBERG. MICHIGAN DAN MILLER, FLORIDA JAY DICKEY ARKANSAS JACK KINGSTON, GEORGIA FRANK RIGGS. CALIFORNIA RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, NEW JERSEY ROGER WICKER, MISSISSIPP MICHAEL P. FORBES, NEW YORK GEORGE NETHERCUTT, WASHINGTON JIM BUNN, OREGON MARK W NEUMANN, WISCONSIN Congress of the United States January 24, 1995 MINORITY MEMBERS DAVID R. OBEY WISCONSIN JOHN P MURTHA PENNSYLVANIA JULIAN C DIXON CALIFORNIA WG (BILL HEFNER NORTH CAROLINA ALAN 8 MOLLOMAN, WEST VIRGINIA JIM CHAPMAN TEXAS MARCY KAPTUR OHIO DAVIDE SKAGGS COLORADO NANCY PELOS CALIFORNIA PETER J VISCLOSKY INDIANA THOMAS M FOGLIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA NITA M LOWEY NEW YORK RAY THORNTON ARKANSAS CLERK AND STAFF DIRECTOR TELEPHONE Mr. Scot M. Faulkner Chief Administrative Officer Dear Mr. Faulkner: I have your letter of January 20, 1995, requesting, pursuant to the authority provided in Sec. 101(c) of P.L. 102-392, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993, approval to reprogram certain funds appropriated for House salaries and expenses, within fiscal year 1995 (in P.L. 103-283). Specifically, you request transferring $1,519,000 from "Allowances and expenses, Government contributions" to "House leadership offices" for "Office of the Speaker for Legislative Floor Activities" ($277,000), as authorized by Sec. 223(b) of H. Res. 6, 104th Congress; to "Salaries, officers and employees, six minority employees” ($277,000), for the three additional positions approved in H. Res. 7, 104th Congress; to “Salaries, officers and employees", "Republican Steering Committee" ($200,000) and "Democratic (Steering and) Policy Committee" ($200,000), as authorized by H. Res. 9, 104th Congress; and to "Salaries, officers and employees, Office of the Inspector General” ($565,000) for 12 additional staff positions for the Office of the Inspector General, an action approved by the House Oversight Committee on January 11, 1995. In addition, you have requested the transfer of $162,400 within "House leadership offices" from the Chief Deputy Majority Whip to the Majority Floor Leader, to accommodate the two statutory positions aansfered by H. Res. 10, 104: Congress. The Committee has no objection to the above actions outlined in your request. In addition, the Committee notes the information you have provided regarding the funds that will be needed for the equipment requirements to carry out Section 325 of P.L. 101-520, the 1991 Legislative Appropriations Act. Since this is not a transaction covered by our authority under Sec. 101(c), the Committee presumes you will obtain the necessary approvals from the appropriate authorities. Sincerely, Ron Packard Chairman Subcommittee on Legislative Pursuant to the authority included in Section 101 (c)(1) of Public Law 102-392 (106 STAT. 1710), I respectfully request approval to reprogram funds within fiscal year 1995 as follows: 1) Section 223 (b) of H. Res. 6, approved January 4, 1995 establishes in the House of Representatives an office to be known as the Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The Office shall have the responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the management of legislative floor activity. The rate of pay for the three positions is at the Speakers Pay Order Level III, currently $122,932. 2) H. Res. 7, approved January 4, 1995, creates three additional minority positions. The rate of pay for these three positions is at the Speakers Pay Order Level III, currently $122,932. 3) H. Res. 9, approved January 4, 1995, authorizes "equal amounts" to be available to the Republican Steering Committee and Democratic Policy Committee from amounts previously appropriated to be determined by the Committee on Appropriations. 4) H. Res 10, passed by the House on January 4, 1995, authorizes the transfer of two statutory positions from the Chief Deputy Majority Whip effective January 1, 1995. The rate of pay for the two positions is currently $108,234. 5) The House Oversight Committee approved an additional twelve permanent staff positions for the Office of the Inspector General, on January 11, 1995. The fiscal year 1995 impact of these new positions is estimated at $565,000. Of that amount, $474,000 is for personnel and the remaining $91,000 would be for associated equipment and supplies. 6) Reprogramming of fiscal year 1995 appropriated funds is requested to fulfill the requirements included in section 325 of Public Law 101-520, the FY '91 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, which authorizes two floor tracking cable TV channels, one for the Speaker and one for the Minority Floor Leader. The cost of this program, to be paid out of "Supplies, Materials, Administrative Costs and Federal Tort Claims", is approximately $220,000 for equipment needed to fulfill the requirements for the two channels. These systems would be two totally separate operations and located in different locations. If I may be of further assistance to you in this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. SMF:mjb Sincerely, Scot M. Faulkner Chief Administrative Officer |