Continuing and Initiating Other Programs
Complex-Wide Fire Signaling System..
CAD Data Base Development Grounds.
Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements.
Replace and Upgrade Underground Storage Tanks.
Total Continuing and Initiating Other
Programs.....

CAPITOL BUILDINGS

(Net Increase for 1994 1993 Appropriation in annual act.

$3.798.000)

$ 23,955,000

Deductions Nonrecurring Items

Construction of Police Explosives Storage Facility.
Security Equipment for Post Office Building..
X-Ray Equipment for Ford House Office Building.
Modifications to Power Plant Security System.
CAPNET LBTN Fiber Backbone..

Renovate Senate Restaurant Pantry.......
Roof Replacement, House Side, East Front.

$ 15,000

Increases

Base for 1994.

MANDATORY ITEMS

Within-grade salary advancements and other changes, GS employees.
Night differential..

Wage rate increases, wage board employees, January, 1993 pay raise.
Increased civilian pay act cost, January, 1993.

Wage rate increases, wage board employees, January 1994 pay raise.

103,000

Increase civilian pay cost, January 1994.

33,000

4- LABORER DAY, WG - 4: There is a need to increase the staff
assigned to cleaning the House side of the Capitol Building due to the
expanded space provided by the Courtyard Infill project as well as the
increased workload demands placed on the labor division during normal
operating hours. The number of requests for service by the labor
division has increased dramatically over the past several years.

The day labor division provides multiple services to the occupants
of the Capitol Building. They are responsible for a wide variety of
maintenance, cleaning, and other services during their tour of duty.
Each day, staff from the day labor division are responsible for
delivering fresh ice, setting up and cleaning rooms for special
functions in the Capitol, assisting the flag flying operation,
responding to emergency cleaning calls, providing special assistance
for maintenance shops in their work when needed, cleaning the exterior
and interior windows, chandeliers, marble and woodwork, responding to
emergency cleaning calls, providing special assistance for maintenance
and project oriented consultants, as in the case of erecting and moving
scaffolding for art conservators, and other functions. The night labor
division performs most of the general cleaning of office space in the
House side of the Capitol, as well as specific cleaning programs such
as the floor cleaning program, and the proposed toilet cleaning program
for which three new positions are being requested.

The burden of this workload will extend to the new space created by
the Courtyard Infill project. An adequate number of staff is needed to
accommodate all needs on a timely basis. Frequently, day laborers must
be called away from one job to assist or begin another. As a result,

86.000
199,000

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These new night laborer positions are required to provide for a dedicated program of restroom cleaning.

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3 - LABORER NIGHT, WG-3 (continued): A new program, dedicated to
cleaning restrooms in the Capitol Building, is being proposed to
provide the same level of specialized service for that function. It is
estimated that three additional man years are required to adequately
perform cleaning tasks in all the public and other restrooms on the
House side of the Capitol Building. The result will be cleaner, more
sanitary restrooms that serve the visitors and occupants of the Capitol
Building. The restrooms will be inspected daily to ensure proper
cleaning has been performed. In order to provide for this new
dedicated restroom cleaning program, a total of three additional
positions are requested for the night labor cleaning division.

OTHER INCREASES RESTORATION OF ABOLISHED POSITIONS

Restoration of Abolished Positions

WG-10 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic.

WG-9 Painter...

WG-11 Elevator Mechanic.

Total, Restoration of Abolished Positions....

In fiscal year 1993, ten positions were reduced from the permanent
authorized total of 191, resulting in a total authorized strength of
181 permanent positions for the "Capitol Buildings" appropriation.

This level of staffing cuts will seriously affect the ability to
provide essential services to the Congress, its staff and the visitors
to the Capitol Building. This would result in service quality below
levels considered to be acceptable for service delivery in the Capitol
Building.

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