115 STAT. 592 PUBLIC LAW 107-68—NOV. 12, 2001 40 USC 188b-^. Effective date. SEC. 306. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of Public Law 104-1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection. SEC. 307. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $252,000. SEC. 308. Section 316 of Public Law 101-302 is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking "2001" and inserting " 2002". SEC. 309. Section 5596(a) of title 5, U.S.C., is amended by deleting "and" at the end of paragraph (4); by deleting the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting a semicolon, and by adding the following new paragraphs, which shall be effective for all personnel actions taken on or after the date of enactment of this Act: "(6) the Architect of the Capitol, including employees of the United States Senate Restaurants; and "(7) the United States Botanic Garden.". SEC. 310. Section 4(b) of the House Employees Position Classification Act (2 U.S.C. 293(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for purposes of applying the adjustment made by the committee under this subsection for 2002 and each succeeding year, positions under the Chief Administrative Officer shall include positions of the United States Capitol telephone exchange under the Chief Administrative Officer.". SEC. 311. The Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the northeast. Second Street SW on the west. Square 582 on the south, and the beginning of the 1-395 tunnel on the southeast. SEC. 312. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made avgdlable to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. lOa-lOc). Approved November 12, 2001. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2647 (S. 1172): HOUSE REPORTS: Nos. 107-169 (Comm. on Appropriations) and 107-259 (Comm. of Conference). SENATE REPORTS: No. 107-37 accompanying S. 1172 (Comm. on Appropriations). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 147 (2001): July 31, considered and passed House; passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1172. Nov. 1, House and Senate agreed to conference report. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 37 (2001): Nov. 12, Presidential statement.
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