OPENING STATEMENT Chairman Taylor and Members of the Subcommittee, it is a pleasure to be appearing before this Subcommittee to testify on the Fiscal Year 2002 budget request for the House of Representatives and certain joint items. As established at the beginning of the 104th Congress, the CAO is the chief budget official of the U.S. House of Representatives and is responsible for the presentation of the House budget before your Subcommittee. Later in this hearing I will further outline the Fiscal Year 2002 budget request for the offices of the Chief Administrative Officer. I am joined here today with Jeff Trandahl and Bill Livingood. We stand ready to assist the Subcommittee in any way as you work to compile the Fiscal Year 2002 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill. STATEMENT OF JAY EAGEN CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to the Subcommittee on Legislative Appropriations of the House Committee on Appropriations on the fiscal year 2002 (FY 2002) Budget estimates for the U.S. House of Representatives and certain "Joint Items." appearin the Hous official House b I the office and Bill to compil OPENING STATEMENT Chairman Taylor and Members of the Subcommittee, it is a pleasure to be appearing before this Subcommittee to testify on the Fiscal Year 2002 budget request for the House of Representatives and certain joint items. As established at the beginning of the 104th Congress, the CAO is the chief budget official of the U.S. House of Representatives and is responsible for the presentation of the House budget before your Subcommittee. Later in this hearing I will further outline the Fiscal Year 2002 budget request for the offices of the Chief Administrative Officer. I am joined here today with Jeff Trandahl and Bill Livingood. We stand ready to assist the Subcommittee in any way as you work to compile the Fiscal Year 2002 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill. STAMFORD URRARIES OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER (See Pages 18-19 Subcommittee Print) For the Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $1.830.000. This request includes full funding for six statutory positions, a lump sum allowance and $10.000 for the Leader's official expense allowance. The lump sum allowance is an amount established by law and increased each year by the annual cost of living adjustment pursuant to existing law. This allowance is used for personnel and non-personnel expenses for this office. Comparative Statement of Enacted/Requested Appropriations FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 $ 1.647.977 $ 1.726.000 $ 1.830,000 Note: The Fiscal Year 2000 enacted amount includes reprogram activity approved by the Subcommittee on Legislative. Of the $142,000 FY 2000 mandatory Leadership reduction, $17,023 has been applied to this account. OFFICE OF THE MINORITY FLOOR LEADER (See Pages 20-21 Subcommittee Print) For the Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,224,000. This request includes full funding for seven statutory positions, a lump sum allowance and $10,000 for the Leader's official expense allowance. The lump sum allowance is an amount established by law and increased each year by the annual cost of living adjustment pursuant to existing law. This allowance is used for personnel and non-personnel expenses for this office. Note: The Fiscal Year 2000 enacted amount includes reprogram activity approved by the Subcommittee on Legislative. Of the $142,000 FY 2000 mandatory Leadership reduction, $21.505 has been applied to this account. |
