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 105 STAT. 466 PUBLIC LAW 102-90—AUG. 14, 1991 Provided, That the provisions herein for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House, and clerk hire for Senators and Members shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. SEC. 304. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 40 USC 166 SEC. 305. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the ^°^- heads of the agencies of the legislative branch, shall develop an overall plan for satisfying the telecommunications requirements of such ^encies, using a common system architecture for maximum interconnection capability and engineering compatibility. The plan shall be subject to joint approval by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and, upon approval, shall be communicated to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. No part of any appropriation in this Act or any other Act shall be used for acquisition of any new or expanded telecommunications system for an agency of the legislative branch, unless, as determined by the Architect of the Capitol, the acquisition is in conformance with the plan, as approved, (b) As used in this section— (1) 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 Budget Office; and (2) the term "telecommunications system" means an electronic system for voice, data, or image communication, including any associated cable and switching equipment. SEC. 306. Section 3216(e)(2) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking "subsection (1) of this section'* each place it appears and inserting "paragraph (1) of this subsection". SEC. 307. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to approval by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and subject to enactment of authorizing legislation, amounts may be transferred from the appropriation * Library of Congress, Salaries and expenses" to the appropriation "Architect of the Capitol, Library buildings and grounds, Structural and mechanical care" for the purpose of rental, lease, or other agreement, of temporary storage and warehouse space for use by the Library of Congress during fiscal year 1992, and to incur incidental expenses in connection with such use. SEC. 308. Section 311(d)(2)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (2 U.S.C. 60a-2a), as amended by section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-520; 104 Stat. 2277), and section 315(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 60a-lb(a)) are each amended by striking "5305" and inserting "5303". SEC. 309. Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 pay raises for programs funded by this Act shall be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

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