Congressional Budget Office

Salaries and Expenses Appropriation
New Program Starts

The fiscal year 2005 budget request does not include any significant new program starts.

In accordance with established guidelines, I am formally transmitting the Architect of the Capitol's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Estimates and supporting appendix.

Sincerely,

Alan M. Hantman, FAIA
Architect of the Capitol

GENERAL MISSION & VISION STATEMENT

Mission: To provide Congress a wide range of professional
expertise and services to preserve and enhance the Capital
Complex and related facilities.

Vision: We will be an innovative and efficient team
dedicated to service excellence and to preserving.
maintaining and enhancing the national treasures
entrusted to our care.

The traditional core mission of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) has been
twofold: to provide for the Congress, on a neutral, bicameral and non-
partisan basis, professional expertise relating to preserving and enhancing
the environment of the Capitol Complex; and operating and maintaining the
infrastructure supporting the Congress, other Legislative Branch support
entities and the Supreme Court. In so doing, the AOC utilizes available
architectural, engineering and professional expertise, with staff and through
consultants, to provide the Congress with timely and cost effective
recommendations as they pertain to design, construction, and maintenance of
buildings throughout the Capitol Complex. The AOC also utilizes trades and
services personnel who are charged with ensuring that building
infrastructure systems operate efficiently and reliably in support of
Congressional activities.

Overall, the AOC, acting as an agent of the Congress, has the oversight
responsibility of the following jurisdictions:

> General Administration (GA): AOC Central Office functions, and
the management and operation of the facilities, activities, programs
and projects that affect all jurisdictions: Architecture & Engineering
Services; Safety & Facilities Management; Financial Management;
General Counsel; Security; Communications; Information Systems;
Human Resources; and Procurement.

> Capitol Building (CB): Maintenance, preservation, structural and
mechanical care of the Capitol Building and making arrangements
with the proper authorities for ceremonies held in the building and
on the grounds, as well as the care and repair of works of art that are
integral to the Capitol.

> Capitol Grounds (CG): Care, maintenance, and improvement of
the Capitol grounds, including approximately 222 acres of
landscaping, parks, streets, and parking facilities.

> Senate & House Office Buildings (SOB and HOB, respectively):
Maintenance, preservation, structural and mechanical care of the
Senate and House Office Buildings, including the maintenance and
operation of the mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment,
the Senate and House subways, as well as the maintenance of the
Senate and House restaurants.

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Capitol Power Plant (CPP): Maintenance, preservation, structural
and mechanical care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant which
supplies steam and chilled water necessary for temperature control
of buildings throughout the Capitol Complex.

➤ Library Buildings & Grounds (LOC): Structural and mechanical
care of buildings, and grounds maintenance of approximately 24
acres. Additionally, the AOC also has responsibility for 100 acres at
Ft. Meade for long term storage needs for the Library of Congress
and the Legislative branch.

Capitol Police Buildings & Grounds (CP): Maintenance, care and
operations of Capitol Police buildings and grounds.

> Botanic Garden (BG): Maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and nurseries, buildings and grounds.

> Capitol Visitor Center (CVC): Start-up transition in the
maintenance, care and operations of the Capitol Visitor Center.

The Capitol "Complex" consists of the above jurisdictional buildings and
grounds that are "the peoples" national treasures; treasures that require an
intimate knowledge and significant forethought for their preservation as their
functions and systems are modified to meet changing needs and evolving
standards. The architectural designs, decorative arts and historical
significance must all be carefully considered before undertaking any work or
implementing any structural or other physical changes. The on-going
challenge, therefore, is to meet today's ever changing functional needs and
mandates while preserving our nation's historical heritage that is embodied
in the architecture of the Capitol Complex which has served this nation since
1793.

THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL STRATEGIC PLAN
FY 2004-FY 2008

The AOC must perform its duties in an environment that requires balancing
the needs of multiple stakeholders, including congressional leadership,
committees, individual members of Congress, congressional staff, other
clients, and the visiting public. The Agency has developed a performance
management approach that includes strategic planning, annual performance
planning and reporting, and assessment of AOC's performance based on
meeting agency-wide milestones and measures. The Strategic Plan serves as

the cornerstone of this process. The Strategic Plan was created through
consultation with stakeholders and an assessment of the Agency's internal
and external environment. This plan is "operationalized" through the annual
performance planning process, which translates strategic goals into
objectives, action plans, milestones, and performance measures.
Performance measures are critical to the performance management
approach. The Strategic Plan outlines measurement areas that define success
for AOC at an agency-wide level. As we continue to implement our
performance management approach, we will refine these measures, develop
targets, and then begin to cascade Agency priorities through the
development of objective/program measures and targets. The AOC has
identified four goals that, if achieved, will enable us to succeed in our
mission and realize our vision. These strategic goals emphasize core services
and critical processes to deliver those services.

➤ Facilities Management - Maintain and preserve the National Treasures
entrusted to our care by providing timely and quality facilities
management and related support services;

> Project Management - Enhance the National Treasures by planning and delivering timely and quality projects;

> Human Capital Attract, develop, and retain diverse and highly
motivated employees with the skills, talents, and knowledge necessary
to support the Agency's mission;

Organizational Excellence - Provide the highest quality services to our
clients through improved business programs, processes, and systems.

ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL FY 2005 BUDGET

The Fiscal Year 2005 AOC Budget consists of an annual budget and a multiyear budget which are summarized in the following table:

The FY 2005 AOC budget request is $584,944,000 which represents a 41.0%, or $169,968,000, increase over the FY 2004 budget of $414,976,000.

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