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 PUBLIC LAW 100-458—OCT. 1, 1988

102 STAT. 2183

Representative from the State of New Jersey, $89,500. For payment to Greraldine M. Price, widow of Charles Melvin Price, late a Representative from the State of Illinois, $89,500. For payment to Lois S. Duncan, widow of John J. Duncan, late a Representative from the State of Tennessee, $89,500. SEC. 307B. (a) Notwithstanding the applicable statutes described in subsection 0>), an agency of the legislative branch to which those statutes apply is authorized to use telecommunications systems and services provided by the Architect of the Capitol or the House of Representatives or the Senate under the approved plan required by section 305 of Public Law 100-202 (101 Stat. 1329-308) if such systems and services— (1) have been acquired competitively; and (2) have been determined by the Architect of the Capitol to be at least equal in quality to, and not greater in cost than, the systems and services available under the procurement conducted by the Administrator of General Services known as "FTS2000". (b) The applicable statutes described in this subsection are— (1) section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; and (2) section 627 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act of 1989. (c) As used in t h ^ section, the term "agency of the legislative branch" means the office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Congressional Bucket Office. SEC. 307C. There is established in the office of the Attending Physician one additional position of technical assistant to be appointed by the Attending Physician, subject to the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. SEC. 307D. For an additional amount for "Expenses, Presidential Transition, Gteneral Services Administration", not to exceed $2,000,000: Provided, That the availabliity of these funds shall be in accordance with sections 305) and 4 of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963, as amended (3 U.S.C. 102, note). SEC. 307E. The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, is authorized to— (1) construct a National Garden demonstrating the diversity of lants, including the rose, our national flower, to be located etween Maryland and Independence Avenues, S.W., and extending from the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory to Third Street, S.W., in the District of Columbia; and (2) accept gifts, including money, plants, volunteer time, planning, construction and installation expenses, assistance and implements, and garden structures, on behalf of the United States Botanic Gaitlen for the purpose of constructing the National Garden described in paragraph (1). SEC. 308. The pay for the positions described in section 3080t)) of the L^islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988, as contained in section lOl(i) of Public Law 100-202— (1) shall be subject to any applicable adjustment during fiscal year 1989 under, or by reference to any applicable adjustment during; fiscal year 1989 under, subchapter I of chapter 53 of title 5, Umted States Code; and

Communications and telecommunications. 40 USC 166 note.

Public buildings and grounds. 40 USC 216c.

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Gifts and property. Voluntarism.

40 USC 166b-3a note.

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