	Most Recent Developments

Conferees on the FY2002 legislative branch appropriations bill agreed to $2.97 billion forlegislative branch operations, an 8.9% increase over the FY2001 funding level of $2.73 billion ( P.L.107-68 ). Total FY2002 funding made available for the legislative branch is $3.23 billion, whenincluding emergency response funds transferred pursuant to P.L. 107-68 contains funds for 79 new Capitol Police positions, funds for Capitol Policetraining programs, language providing comparability in the pay of the Capitol Police with theUniformed Division of the Secret Service and the Park Police, an 18.1% increase in the policebudget, an additional $70 million for construction of the Capitol visitors' center, and severalmeasures to recruit and retain employees of the Senate and the congressional support agencies. The terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted moves toward an even more stringentsecurity environment on Capitol Hill. The President requested the release of an additional allocation forlegislative branch security of $265.1 million, which unlike the other allocations for security, requiredcongressional approval. 107-117 on January 10, 2002. 2888 was signed into P.L. Elements That Congress Considered During Discussions on the FY2002 Bill

Among elements that Congress considered during discussions on the FY2002bill were proposals to:
review public and private funds currently available forconstruction of the U.S. Capitol visitors' center and determine what additional fundsare necessary to complete the project; S. 1172 contained $1 million forthe center; the House bill did not contain funds; conferees approved $70 million;
merge the Capitol Hill, Library of Congress, and GovernmentPrinting Office police into a consolidated force; Senate report language containedlanguage directing the General Accounting Office to study the issue;
authorize and fund programs to enhance staff retention andrecruitment, such as repayment of student loans, and implementation ofperformance-based recognition and compensation proposals; P.L. 107-68 containslanguage authorizing student loan repayments for employees of the Senate andCongressional Budget Office; and
approve $42.5 million for repair of the Capitol dome; P.L.107-68 contains $1.6 million for painting. FY2001 Terrorism Emergency Supplemental (P.L.107-38). On September 18, 2001, President Bush signed P.L. (32) 
Of the $20 billion not requiring congressional approval, the President released$376.9 million for legislative branch security. Capitol." Title II contained $1 million for the Capitol Visitors' Center and$2.5 million for the congressional cemetery. Appropriations for CRS,FY1995-FY2001
Government Printing Office (GPO)Budget. a. 107-20 ). The lastcolumn also contains emergency response funds authorized to be transferred pursuant to P.L.107-117 , the FY2002 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Responseto Terrorist Attacks (in Division B, chapter 9). a.
Conferees on the FY2002 legislative branch appropriations bill agreed to $2.97 billion forlegislative branch operations, an 8.9% increase over the FY2001 funding level of $2.73 billion ( P.L.107-68 ). Total FY2002 funding made available for the legislative branch is $3.23 billion, whenincluding emergency response funds transferred pursuant to P.L. 107-117 , the FY2002 EmergencySupplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks (in Division B,chapter 9).
P.L. 107-68 contains funds for 79 new Capitol Police positions, funds for Capitol Policetraining programs, language providing comparability in the pay of the Capitol Police with theUniformed Division of the Secret Service and the Park Police, an 18.1% increase in the policebudget, an additional $70 million for construction of the Capitol visitors' center, and severalmeasures to recruit and retain employees of the Senate and the congressional support agencies.
In July, 2001, Congress also agreed to a $79.5 million FY2001 legislative branchsupplemental appropriation ( P.L. 107-20 ), containing $61.7 million for House internal operations,$1 million for the Capitol Police, and $15.9 million for the Government Printing Office.
The terrorists' attacks of September 11, 2001, prompted moves toward an even more stringentsecurity environment on Capitol Hill, which affected the legislative branch budget. On September21, September 28, and December 3, the President released $376.9 million for Capitol Hill securitymeasures. These funds were part of a $40 billion FY2001 terrorism emergency supplemental billapproved by Congress on September 14, and signed into P.L. 107-38 on September 18. ThePresident proposed, and Congress approved, an additional allocation for Capitol complex securityof $265.1 million, which, unlike the other allocations for security, required approval by Congress. The $265.1 million supplemental was contained in P.L. 107-117 , the FY2002 Department of DefenseAppropriations Act, signed by the President on January 10, 2002.
Among elements considered by Congress were proposals to:
merge the Capitol Hill, Library of Congress, and Government Printing Officepolice into a consolidated force; Senate report language directed the General Accounting Office tostudy the issue;
authorize and fund programs to enhance staff retention and recruitment, suchas repayment of student loans, and implementation of performance-based recognition andcompensation proposals; P.L. 107-68 contains language authorizing student loan repayments foremployees of the Senate and Congressional Budget Office; and
approve $42.5 million for repair of the Capitol dome; P.L. 107-68 contains$1.6 million for painting.
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Division abbreviations: GOV/FIN = Government and Finance