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Calendar No. 219 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1686 

[Report No. 110–89] 

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 

September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2007 

Ms. LANDRIEU, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following 

original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendar 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 

fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 

4 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 

5 Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 

6 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely: 
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1 TITLE I 

2 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS 

3 SENATE 

4 PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED

5 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

6 For a payment to Susan Thomas, widow of Craig 

7 Thomas, late a Senator from Wyoming, $165,200. 

8 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES

9 For expense allowances of the Vice President, 

10 $20,000; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 

11 $40,000; Majority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Minor12 ity Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip of the 

13 Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; 

14 President Pro Tempore emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of 

15 the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $5,000 

16 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Mi17 nority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in 

18 all, $195,000. 

19 REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY

20 AND MINORITY LEADERS

21 For representation allowances of the Majority and 

22 Minority Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such 

23 Leader; in all, $30,000. 
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1 SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

2 For compensation of officers, employees, and others 

3 as authorized by law, including agency contributions, 

4 $160,296,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 

5 without regard to the following limitations: 

6 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

7 For the Office of the Vice President, $2,316,000. 

8 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

9 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, 

10 $620,000. 

11 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS

12 For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emer13 itus, $309,000. 

14 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS

15 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 

16 $4,796,000. 

17 OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS

18 For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, 

19 $2,912,000. 

20 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

21 For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 

22 $14,600,000. 

23 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

24 For the Conference of the Majority and the Con25 ference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be 
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1 fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, 

2 $1,587,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,174,000. 

3 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF

4 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY

5 For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of 

6 the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, 

7 $778,000. 

8 POLICY COMMITTEES

9 For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and 

10 the Minority Policy Committee, $1,620,000 for each such 

11 committee; in all, $3,240,000. 

12 OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN

13 For Office of the Chaplain, $379,000. 

14 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

15 For Office of the Secretary, $22,388,000. 

16 OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER

17 For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

18 $62,000,000. 

19 OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND

20 MINORITY

21 For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 

22 Secretary for the Minority, $1,684,000. 

23 AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES

24 For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 

25 authorized by law, and related expenses, $41,100,000. 
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1 OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE

2 For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legisla3 tive Counsel of the Senate, $6,280,000. 

4 OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL

5 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate 

6 Legal Counsel, $1,439,000. 

7 EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE

8 SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF

9 THE SENATE, AND SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJOR10 ITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE

11 For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Sen12 ate, $6,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Sen13 ate, $6,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, 

14 $6,000; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $6,000; 

15 in all, $24,000. 

16 CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE

17 INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS

18 For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered 

19 by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule 

20 XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 

21 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 

22 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and Senate Resolution 281, 

23 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $129,000,000. 
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1 EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON

2 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL

3 For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 

4 International Narcotics Control, $520,000. 

5 SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

6 For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the 

7 Senate, $2,000,000. 

8 SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE

9 For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

10 and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $145,189,000, which shall 

11 remain available until September 30, 2012. 

12 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

13 For miscellaneous items, $17,528,000, of which up 

14 to $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program 

15 for mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for 

16 the purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a 

17 Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local govern18 ment) at which the Senator will personally attend: Pro19 vided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such 

20 mailing shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mail21 ing and the remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator 

22 from other funds available to the Senator. 
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1 SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE

2 ACCOUNT

3 For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense 

4 Account, $379,065,000. 

5 OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

6 For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 

7 Senate, $300,000. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

9 SEC. 1. GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES

10 OF SENATORS. Effective on and after October 1, 2007, 

11 each of the dollar amounts contained in the table under 

12 section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropria13 tions Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed 

14 to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law 

15 and in effect on September 30, 2007, increased by an ad16 ditional $50,000 each. 

17 SEC. 2. UNITED STATES SENATE COLLECTION. Sec18 tion 316 of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is 

19 amended in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking 

20 ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008’’. 

21 SEC. 3. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE EMERITUS OF

22 THE SENATE. Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Ap23 propriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 32b note) is amended 

24 by striking ‘‘and the 109th Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘, the 

25 109th Congress, and the 110th Congress’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CON2 FERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF

3 THE MINORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the written re4 quest of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority 

5 or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, the 

6 Secretary of the Senate shall transfer from the appropria7 tions account appropriated under the subheading ‘‘OF8 FICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF

9 THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINOR10 ITY’’ under the heading ‘‘SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EM11 PLOYEES’’ such amount as the Secretary of the Con12 ference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference 

13 of the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account 

14 under the heading ‘‘MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS’’ within the 

15 contingent fund of the Senate. 

16 (b) AUTHORITY TO INCUR EXPENSES.—The Sec17 retary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary 

18 of the Conference of the Minority may incur such expenses 

19 as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses incurred by 

20 the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the Sec21 retary of the Conference of the Minority shall be paid from 

22 the amount transferred under subsection (a) by the Sec23 retary of the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary 

24 of the Conference of the Minority and upon vouchers ap25 proved by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority 
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1 or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, as ap2 plicable. 

3 (c) AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE SUMS.—The Secretary 

4 of the Senate may advance such sums as may be necessary 

5 to defray expenses incurred in carrying out subsections (a) 

6 and (b). 

7 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 

8 fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

9 SEC. 5. UNIFORM LIMITATION ON GROSS COMPENSA10 TION FOR EMPLOYEES OF COMMITTEES. (a) IN GEN11 ERAL.—Section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appro12 priation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(e)) is amended by 

13 striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(3)(A) In this paragraph— 

15 ‘‘(i) the term ‘committee of the Senate’ 

16 means— 

17 ‘‘(I) any standing committee (includ18 ing the majority and minority policy com19 mittees) of the Senate; 

20 ‘‘(II) any select committee (including 

21 the conference majority and conference mi22 nority of the Senate); or 

23 ‘‘(III) any joint committee the ex24 penses of which are paid from the contin25 gent fund of the Senate; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) an employee of a subcommittee shall 

2 be considered to be an employee of the full com3 mittee. 

4 ‘‘(B) Subject to adjustment as provided by law, 

5 no employee of a committee of the Senate shall be 

6 paid at a per annum gross rate in excess of 

7 $162,515.’’. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

9 this section shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal 

10 year thereafter. 

11 SEC. 6. UNITED STATES SENATE-JAPAN INTER12 PARLIAMENTARY GROUP. (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND

13 MEETINGS.—Not to exceed 12 Senators shall be ap14 pointed to meet once per Congress with representatives of 

15 the Diet of Japan for discussion of common problems in 

16 the interest of relations between the United States and 

17 Japan. The Senators so appointed shall be referred to as 

18 the ‘‘United States group’’ of the United States Senate19 Japan Interparliamentary Group. The meetings shall take 

20 place in Japan and Washington, D.C. alternatively. 

21 (b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The President of 

22 the Senate shall appoint Senators under this section, in23 cluding a Chair and Vice Chair, upon recommendations 

24 of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate. Such 

25 appointments shall be for the duration of each Congress. 
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1 (c) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro2 priated $100,000 for each Congress to assist in meeting 

3 the expenses of the United States group. Appropriations 

4 shall be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the Chair 

5 of the United States group. 

6 (d) CERTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES.—A report of 

7 expenditures by the United States group shall be prepared 

8 and certified each Congress by the Chair. 

9 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to 

10 fiscal year 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter.. 

11 SEC. 7. ORIENTATION SEMINARS. (a) IN GEN12 ERAL.—Section 107(a) of the Supplemental Appropria13 tions Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 69a; Public Law 96–38) is 

14 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘$30,000’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

17 this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 

18 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

19 SEC. 8. MEDIA SUPPORT SERVICES. (a) IN GEN20 ERAL.—The responsibilities of positions under the Senate 

21 Daily Press Gallery, the Senate Periodical Press Gallery, 

22 the Senate Press Photographers Gallery, and the Senate 

23 Radio and Television Correspondents Gallery shall include 

24 providing media support services with respect to the presi-
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1 dential nominating conventions of the national committees 

2 of political parties. 

3 (b) AGREEMENTS.—The Standing Committee of Cor4 respondents for the Daily Press Gallery, the Executive 

5 Committee of Correspondents of the Senate Periodical 

6 Press Gallery, the Standing Committee of Press Photog7 raphers, and the Executive Committee of the Radio and 

8 Television Correspondents Gallery, acting on the behalf of 

9 their respective galleries, may enter into agreements with 

10 national committees of political parties under which the 

11 committees and persons authorized by the committees may 

12 reimburse employees for necessary expenses incurred in 

13 carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection (a) 

14 and employees may accept such reimbursement. 

15 (c) APPROVAL OF SERGEANT AT ARMS.—The terms 

16 and conditions under which employees exercise responsibil17 ities under subsection (a), and the terms and conditions 

18 of any agreement entered into under subsection (b), shall 

19 be subject to the approval of the Sergeant at Arms and 

20 Doorkeeper of the United States Senate. 

21 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘na22 tional committee’’ and ‘‘political party’’ have the meaning 

23 given such terms in section 301 of the Federal Election 

24 Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431). 
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1 JOINT ITEMS 

2 For Joint Committees, as follows: 

3 JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE

4 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 

5 Committee, $4,398,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 

6 of the Senate. 

7 JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION

8 For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 

9 Taxation, $9,416,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad10 ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 

11 JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL

12 CEREMONIES OF 2009 

13 For salaries and expenses associated with conducting 

14 the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice Presi15 dent of the United States, January 20, 2009, in accord16 ance with such program as may be adopted by the joint 

17 congressional committee authorized to conduct the inau18 gural ceremonies of 2009, $1,250,000 to be disbursed by 

19 the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available until 

20 September 30, 2009. Funds made available under this 

21 heading shall be available for payment, on a direct or re22 imbursable basis, whether incurred on, before, or after, 

23 October 1, 2008: Provided, That the compensation of any 

24 employee of the Committee on Rules and Administration 

25 of the Senate who has been designated to perform service 
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1 with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2009 shall 

2 continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and Ad3 ministration, but the account from which such staff mem4 ber is paid may be reimbursed for the services of the staff 

5 member (including agency contributions when appro6 priate) out of funds made available under this heading. 

7 For other joint items, as follows: 

8 OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

9 For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex10 penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 

11 Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance 

12 of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 

13 allowance of $725 per month each to four medical officers 

14 while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 

15 (3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and 

16 $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the 

17 basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) 

18 $2,023,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 

19 Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as20 signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which 

21 shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria22 tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow23 ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail24 able for all the purposes thereof, $2,820,000, to be dis-
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1 bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 

2 of Representatives. 

3 CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES

4 OFFICE

5 For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv6 ice and Special Services Office, $7,864,000, to be dis7 bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no 

8 part of such amount may be used to employ more than 

9 60 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 

10 Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not 

11 more than two additional individuals for not more than 

12 120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individ13 uals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol 

14 Guide Service. 

15 STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS

16 For the preparation, under the direction of the Com17 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 

18 of Representatives, of the statements for the first session 

19 of the 110th Congress, showing appropriations made, in20 definite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together 

21 with a chronological history of the regular appropriations 

22 bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 

23 designated by the chairmen of such committees to super24 vise the work. 
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1 CAPITOL POLICE 

2 SALARIES

3 For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in4 cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 

5 Government contributions for health, retirement, social se6 curity, professional liability insurance, and other applica7 ble employee benefits, $225,930,000, to be disbursed by 

8 the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 

9 GENERAL EXPENSES

10 For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ11 ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 

12 security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 

13 supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 

14 services, stenographic services, personal and professional 

15 services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro16 gram, postage, communication services, travel advances, 

17 relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed18 eral Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more 

19 than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the 

20 Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official rep21 resentation and reception expenses, $58,070,000, to be 

22 disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des23 ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 

24 of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 

25 at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
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1 cal year 2008 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 

2 Security from funds available to the Department of Home3 land Security. 

4 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

5 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

6 SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appro7 priated for fiscal year 2008 for the Capitol Police may 

8 be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and 

9 ‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Commit10 tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 

11 Representatives. 

12 SEC. 1002. GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE UNITED

13 STATES CAPITOL POLICE AND THE CHIEF OF THE CAP14 ITOL POLICE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

15 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 

16 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) or House Resolution 661 of the 95th 

17 Congress, approved July 29, 1977— 

18 (1) the appointment of an individual to the po19 sition of General Counsel for the United States Cap20 itol Police Board and the Chief of the Capitol Police 

21 shall be made by the Capitol Police Board without 

22 regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis 

23 of fitness to perform the duties of the position; and 

24 (2) the pay for that position— 
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1 (A) shall be disbursed by the Chief of the 

2 Capitol Police from funds appropriated to the 

3 Capitol Police; 

4 (B) shall be set at the rate of pay in effect 

5 on the date of enactment of this Act; and 

6 (C) may be adjusted at any time after that 

7 date by the Capitol Police Board. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

9 respect to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

10 SEC. 1003. TRANSFER OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

11 POLICE TO THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE. (a) 

12 DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

13 (1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means 

14 the Act entitled ‘‘An Act relating to the policing of 

15 the buildings and grounds of the Library of Con16 gress’’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167 et 

17 seq.); 

18 (2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police em19 ployee’’ means an employee of the Library of Con20 gress designated as police under the first section of 

21 the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167); and 

22 (3) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police civil23 ian employee’’ means an employee of the Library of 

24 Congress Office of Security and Emergency Pre25 paredness who provides direct administrative sup-
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1 port to, and is supervised by, the Library of Con2 gress Police, but shall not include an employee of 

3 the Library of Congress who performs emergency 

4 preparedness or collections control and preservation 

5 functions. 

6 (b) SUPERSEDING PROVISIONS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this sec8 tion shall supersede the provisions of section 1015 of 

9 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 

10 U.S.C. 1901 note) and section 1006 of the Legisla11 tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 

12 1901 note; Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 1023) to 

13 the extent that the provisions of this section are in14 consistent with such other provisions. 

15 (2) REPEAL OF FORMER RETIREMENT TREAT16 MENT PROVISION.—Section 1015(a)(2) of the Legis17 lative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 

18 1901 note) is amended by striking subparagraph 

19 (B). 

20 (c) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning the first day of 

22 the first pay period applicable to members of the 

23 Capitol Police beginning on or after October 1, 

24 2008, there are transferred to the Capitol Police 
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1 each Library of Congress Police employee and each 

2 Library of Congress Police civilian employee. 

3 (2) MEMBERS OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—A Li4 brary of Congress Police employee who is trans5 ferred under this subsection shall be a member of 

6 the Capitol Police if— 

7 (A) based on the assumption that such em8 ployee would perform a period of continuous 

9 Federal service after the date of transfer, such 

10 employee would be entitled to an annuity for 

11 immediate retirement under section 8336(b) or 

12 8412(b) of title 5, United States Code, on or 

13 before the date such employee becomes 60 years 

14 of age; 

15 (B) the Chief of the Capitol Police makes 

16 a determination that the employee— 

17 (i) meets the qualifications required to 

18 be a member of the Capitol Police, as de19 termined by the Chief of the Capitol Po20 lice; and 

21 (ii) successfully completes training, as 

22 determined by the Chief of the Capitol Po23 lice; and 
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1 (C) any determination of the Chief of Po2 lice under this section shall not be appealable or 

3 reviewable in any manner. 

4 (3) CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE CAPITOL PO5 LICE.— 

6 (A) CERTAIN FORMER LIBRARY OF CON7 GRESS POLICE EMPLOYEES.—A Library of Con8 gress Police employee transferred under this 

9 subsection who does not qualify to become a 

10 member of the Capitol Police under paragraphs 

11 (2)(A) and (B) shall become a civilian employee 

12 of the Capitol Police on September 30, 2009. 

13 (B) FORMER LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CI14 VILIAN EMPLOYEES.—A Library of Congress 

15 Police civilian employee transferred under this 

16 subsection shall become a civilian employee of 

17 the Capitol Police as solely determined by the 

18 Chief of Police on the first day of the first pay 

19 period applicable to employees of the Capitol 

20 Police beginning on or after October 1, 2008. 

21 (C) FINAL DETERMINATION.—Any deter22 mination of the Chief of Police under this sec23 tion shall not be appealable or reviewable in any 

24 manner. 

25 (4) TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES.— 
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1 (A) NONREDUCTION IN PAY, RANK, OR

2 GRADE.—The transfer of any employee under 

3 this subsection shall not cause that employee to 

4 be separated or reduced in basic pay, rank or 

5 grade. 

6 (B) LEAVE AND COMPENSATORY TIME.— 

7 Any annual leave, sick leave, or other leave, or 

8 compensatory time, to the credit of an indi9 vidual transferred under this subsection shall be 

10 transferred to the credit of that individual as a 

11 member or an employee of the Capitol Police. 

12 Leave or compensatory time transferred under 

13 this subsection shall be governed by regulations 

14 of the Capitol Police Board. 

15 (C) EXEMPTION FOR MANDATORY SEPARA16 TION.—Section 8335(c) or 8425(c) of title 5, 

17 United States Code, shall not apply to any Li18 brary of Congress Police employee who is trans19 ferred to, and becomes a member of, the Cap20 itol Police under this subsection, until the ear21 lier of— 

22 (i) the date on which that individual is 

23 entitled to an annuity for immediate retire24 ment under section 8336(b) or 8412(b) of 

25 title 5, United States Code; or 
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1 (ii) the date on which the individual— 

2 (I) is 57 years of age or older; 

3 and 

4 (II) is entitled to an annuity for 

5 immediate retirement under section 

6 8336(m) or 8412(d) of title 5, United 

7 States Code, (including the determina8 tion of such entitlement after the ap9 plication of subparagraph (D)). 

10 (D) TREATMENT OF LIBRARY OF CON11 GRESS SERVICE.— 

12 (i) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF

13 ELIGIBILITY FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT

14 AS CAPITOL POLICE.—Any Library of Con15 gress Police employee who is transferred 

16 under this subsection and becomes a mem17 ber of the Capitol Police shall be entitled 

18 to have any creditable service as an em19 ployee under section 8332 or 8411 in20 cluded in calculating the employee’s service 

21 as a member of the Capitol Police for pur22 poses of section 8336(m) or 8412(d) of 

23 title 5, United States Code. 

24 (ii) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF

25 COMPUTATION OF ANNUITY.—For pur-
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1 poses of computing the amount of any ben2 efit payable under chapter 83 or 84 of title 

3 5, United States Code, to or on behalf of 

4 any employee transferred under this sub5 section, the creditable service of that trans6 ferred employee performed as an employee 

7 of the Library of Congress— 

8 (I) shall be computed as em9 ployee service under subsection 8339 

10 or 8415; and 

11 (II) shall not be treated as serv12 ice as a member of the Capitol Police 

13 or service as a congressional em14 ployee. 

15 (E) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING

16 TO EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.— 

17 (i) EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.— 

18 Nothing in this section shall be construed 

19 to authorize any labor organization that 

20 represented an individual who was a Li21 brary of Congress police employee or a Li22 brary of Congress police civilian employee 

23 before the transfer under this subsection to 

24 represent that individual as a member of 
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1 the Capitol Police or an employee of the 

2 Capitol Police after such transfer. 

3 (ii) AGREEMENTS NOT APPLICABLE.— 

4 Nothing in this section shall be construed 

5 to authorize any collective bargaining 

6 agreement (or any related court order, 

7 stipulated agreement, or agreement to the 

8 terms or conditions of employment) appli9 cable to Library of Congress police employ10 ees or to Library of Congress police civil11 ian employees to apply to members of the 

12 Capitol Police or to civilian employees of 

13 the Capitol Police. 

14 (F) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN TRANS15 FERRED LIABILITIES.—Notwithstanding any 

16 other provision of law, including the Congres17 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

18 1301 et seq.), any liability transferred under 

19 subsection (d)(1) relating to any individual 

20 transferred under this subsection shall be treat21 ed as though that liability relates to a member 

22 or employee of the Capitol Police for purposes 

23 of the administration of any Federal law, in24 cluding the Congressional Accountability Act of 

25 1995, the provisions of law made applicable to 
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1 the Capitol Police under section 102 of that Act 

2 (2 U.S.C. 1302), and chapter 171 of title 28, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (G) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING

5 TO PERSONNEL AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF OF

6 THE CAPITOL POLICE.—Nothing in this section 

7 shall be construed to affect the authority of the 

8 Chief of the Capitol Police to— 

9 (i) terminate the employment of a 

10 member of the Capitol Police or a civilian 

11 employee of the Capitol Police; or 

12 (ii) transfer any individual serving as 

13 a member of the Capitol Police or a civil14 ian employee of the Capitol Police to an15 other position with the Capitol Police. 

16 (d) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 

17 (1) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF PROP18 ERTY AND APPROPRIATIONS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of 

20 transfer under subsections (c) and (e)— 

21 (i) the assets, liabilities, contracts, 

22 property, and records in connection with 

23 the Library of Congress Police employees 

24 and Library of Congress Police civilian em-
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1 ployees transferred by this section shall be 

2 transferred to the Capitol Police; and 

3 (ii) the unexpended balances of appro4 priations, authorizations, allocations, and 

5 other funds employed, used, held, arising 

6 from, available to, or to be made available 

7 in connection with Library of Congress Po8 lice employees and Library of Congress Po9 lice civilian employees transferred by this 

10 section shall be transferred to and made 

11 available under the appropriations ac12 counts for the Capitol Police under the 

13 subheadings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL

14 EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL 

15 POLICE’’, as applicable. 

16 (B) JOINT REVIEW.—Before the transfer 

17 under subparagraph (A), the Capitol Police and 

18 the Library of Congress shall conduct a joint 

19 review. Any discrepancies or issues concerning 

20 the assets, liabilities, contracts, property 

21 records, unexpended balances of appropriations, 

22 authorizations, allocations, and other funds em23 ployed, used, held, arising from, available to, or 

24 to be made available in connection with the 

25 transfer shall be jointly resolved between the 
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1 Librarian and the Chief of the Capitol Police, 

2 or referred to the Committees on Appropria3 tions of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Senate for resolution. 

5 (2) DETAILEES DURING TRAINING.—During the 

6 period preceding the date of the transfer under sub7 section (c), the Chief of the Capitol Police may de8 tail additional members of the Capitol Police to the 

9 Library of Congress, without reimbursement. 

10 (3) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The 

11 Memorandum of Understanding between the Library 

12 of Congress and the Capitol Police entered into on 

13 December 12, 2004, shall remain in effect through 

14 fiscal years 2008 and 2009, subject to— 

15 (A) the provisions of this section; and 

16 (B) such modifications as may be made in 

17 accordance with the modification and dispute 

18 resolution provisions of the Memorandum of 

19 Understanding, consistent with the provisions 

20 of this section. 

21 (4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO

22 PERSONNEL AUTHORITY OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CON23 GRESS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed 

24 to affect the authority of the Librarian of Congress 

25 to— 
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1 (A) terminate the employment of a Library 

2 of Congress Police employee or Library of Con3 gress Police civilian employee; or 

4 (B) transfer any individual serving in a Li5 brary of Congress Police employee position or 

6 Library of Congress Police civilian employee po7 sition to another position at the Library of Con8 gress. 

9 (5) TERMINATION OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

10 POSITIONS.—Effective on September 30, 2009 all 

11 Library of Congress Police employee positions and 

12 Library of Congress Police civilian employee posi13 tions are terminated. 

14 (e) POLICE JURISDICTION, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES, 

15 AND PENALTIES.— 

16 (1) JURISDICTION.— 

17 (A) EXTENSION OF CAPITOL POLICE JU18 RISDICTION.—Section 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An 

19 Act to define the area of the United States 

20 Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, 

21 and for other purposes’’, approved July 31, 

22 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961) is amended— 

23 (i) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The 

24 Capitol Police shall police’’; and 
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1 (ii) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, ‘United States Cap4 itol Buildings and Grounds’ shall include the Library of 

5 Congress buildings and grounds described under section 

6 11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of 

7 the buildings of the Library of Congress’, approved Au8 gust 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j), except that in a case of 

9 buildings or grounds not located in the District of Colum10 bia, the authority granted to the Metropolitan Police 

11 Force of the District of Columbia shall be granted to any 

12 police force within whose jurisdiction the buildings or 

13 grounds are located.’’. 

14 (B) REPEAL OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

15 POLICE JURISDICTION.—The first section and 

16 sections 7 and 9 of the Act of August 4, 1950 

17 (2 U.S.C. 167, 167f, 167h) are repealed on 

18 September 30, 2009. 

19 (2) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AND PENALTIES.— 

20 (A) EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES CAP21 ITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS PROVISIONS TO

22 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND

23 GROUNDS.— 

24 (i) CAPITOL BUILDINGS.—Section 

25 5101 of title 40, United States Code, is 
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1 amended by inserting ‘‘all buildings on the 

2 real property described under section 

3 5102(d),’’ after ‘‘(including the Adminis4 trative Building of the United States Bo5 tanic Garden),’’. 

6 (ii) CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 

7 5102 of title 40, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(d) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND

11 GROUNDS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

13 paragraph (2), the United States Capitol Grounds 

14 shall include the Library of Congress grounds de15 scribed under section 11 of the Act entitled ‘An Act 

16 relating to the policing of the buildings of the Li17 brary of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 

18 U.S.C. 167j). 

19 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY OF LIBRARIAN OF CON20 GRESS.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 

21 the Librarian of Congress shall retain authority over 

22 the Library of Congress buildings and grounds in 

23 accordance with section 1 of the Act of June 29, 

24 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715).’’. 
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1 (iii) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RE2 LATING TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Sec3 tion 5104(e)(2) of title 40, United States 

4 Code, is amended by striking subparagraph 

5 (C) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly 

7 conduct of official business, enter or remain in 

8 a room in any of the Capitol Buildings set aside 

9 or designated for the use of— 

10 ‘‘(i) either House of Congress or a 

11 Member, committee, officer, or employee of 

12 Congress, or either House of Congress; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Library of Congress.’’. 

14 (B) REPEAL OF OFFENSES AND PEN15 ALTIES SPECIFIC TO THE LIBRARY OF CON16 GRESS.—Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Act 

17 of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167a, 167b, 167c, 

18 167d, 167e, and 167g) are repealed. 

19 (C) SUSPENSION OF PROHIBITIONS

20 AGAINST USE OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILD21 INGS AND GROUNDS.—Section 10 of the Act of 

22 August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167i) is amended by 

23 striking ‘‘2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act’’ and in24 serting ‘‘5103 and 5104 of title 40, United 

25 States Code,’’. 
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1 (D) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DE2 SCRIPTION OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

3 GROUNDS.—Section 11 of the Act of August 4, 

4 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j) is amended— 

5 (i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘For 

6 the purposes of this Act the’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘The’’; 

8 (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘For 

9 the purposes of this Act, the’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘The’’; 

11 (iii) in subsection (c), by striking 

12 ‘‘For the purposes of this Act, the’’ and in13 serting ‘‘The’’; and 

14 (iv) in subsection (d), by striking 

15 ‘‘For the purposes of this Act, the’’ and in16 serting ‘‘The’’; 

17 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall 

18 take effect on October 1, 2009. 

19 (f) COLLECTIONS, PHYSICAL SECURITY, CONTROL

20 AND PRESERVATION AND ORDER AND DECORUM WITHIN

21 THE LIBRARY.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULATIONS.—The 

23 Librarian of Congress shall establish standards and 

24 regulations for the physical security, control and 

25 preservation of the Library of Congress collections 
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1 and property, and for the maintenance of suitable 

2 order and decorum within Library of Congress. 

3 (2) CONTRACTS AND CONSULTATIONS.—Not4 withstanding the provisions of section 308 of the 

5 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 

6 U.S.C. 1964), the Librarian of Congress may design 

7 and install security systems for the control and pres8 ervation of Library collections and property, upon 

9 review and approval by the Chief of the Capitol Po10 lice. The Chief of the Capitol Police shall coordinate 

11 with the Librarian of Congress when establishing 

12 contracts for such systems and for the monitoring of 

13 such systems. 

14 (3) No later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of 

15 the Capitol Police, in coordination with the Librar16 ian of Congress, shall provide to the Committees on 

17 Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

18 the Senate a report with a proposal for the manage19 ment of the physical security systems and personnel 

20 performing said function at the Library of Congress. 

21 (g) REIMBURSEMENT OF AMOUNTS RELATING TO LI22 BRARY OF CONGRESS SPECIAL EVENTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any amounts paid to the Li24 brary as reimbursement for salaries and expenses 

25 for services performed by the Capitol Police at any 
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1 Library of Congress program or activity authorized 

2 to be carried out under section 102(e) of the Library 

3 of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 

4 2000,(2 U.S.C. 182b(e)) shall be reimbursed to the 

5 appropriations accounts for the Capitol Police under 

6 the subheadings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GENERAL EX7 PENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘CAPITOL POLICE’’, 

8 as applicable. 

9 (2) REIMBURSEMENT BY LIBRARIAN OF CON10 GRESS.—The Librarian of Congress may reimburse, 

11 from any available funds, to the appropriations ac12 counts described under paragraph (1) amounts for 

13 salaries and expenses for services performed by the 

14 Capitol Police at any Library of Congress event, pro15 gram, or activity described under that paragraph. 

16 (3) EXPENDITURE AND AVAILABILITY OF REIM17 BURSED FUNDS.—Funds reimbursed to appropria18 tions accounts under paragraph (1) may be ex19 pended and shall remain available in accordance 

20 with section 2802(a)(2) of the Supplemental Appro21 priations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1905(a)(2)). 

22 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise pro23 vided in this section, this section shall take effect on the 

24 date of enactment of this Act and apply to the fiscal year 

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1 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli4 ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 

5 Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,806,000, 

6 of which $700,000 shall remain available until September 

7 30, 2009: Provided, That the Executive Director of the 

8 Office of Compliance may, within the limits of available 

9 appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal 

10 property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding: 

11 Provided further, That not more than $1,000 may be ex12 pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 

13 the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep14 resentation and reception expenses. 

15 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

16 SEC. 1101. OFFICERS OF THE OFFICE OF COMPLI17 ANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Congres18 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘, 

22 except that an individual shall not be disquali23 fied for appointment to the office of Executive 

24 Director solely by reason of service as an officer 

25 or employee of the Office during the 4-year pe-
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1 riod described under section 301(d)(2)(B)’’ be2 fore the period; and 

3 (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO FIX COMPENSA7 TION.—The Chair may fix the compensation of 

8 the Executive Director. 

9 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The rate of pay for 

10 the Executive Director may not exceed the less11 er of— 

12 ‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of com13 pensation of any officer of the Senate; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of com15 pensation of any officer of the House of 

16 Representatives. 

17 ‘‘(3) TERM.—The term of office of the Execu18 tive Director shall be 5 years. An individual may be 

19 appointed to more than 1 term.’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), in the third sen22 tence, by inserting ‘‘, except that an individual 

23 shall not be disqualified for appointment to the 

24 office of General Counsel solely by reason of 

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1 during the 4-year period described under sec2 tion 301(d)(2)(B)’’ before the period; 

3 (B) by striking paragraph (2) and insert4 ing the following: 

5 ‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.— 

6 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY TO FIX COMPENSA7 TION.—The Chair may fix the compensation of 

8 the General Counsel. 

9 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The rate of pay for 

10 the General Counsel may not exceed the lesser 

11 of— 

12 ‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of com13 pensation of any officer of the Senate; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of com15 pensation of any officer of the House of 

16 Representatives.’’; and 

17 (C) by striking paragraph (5) and insert18 ing the following: 

19 ‘‘(5) TERM.—The term of office of the General 

20 Counsel shall be 5 years. An individual may be ap21 pointed to more than 1 term.’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘General Ac23 counting Office’’ and inserting ‘‘Government Ac24 countability Office’’. 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008, 

3 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

4 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 

5 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

6 For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 

7 the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 

8 $4,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 

9 of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi10 cial representation and reception expenses, $38,510,000. 

11 ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 

12 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

13 For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 

14 other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 

15 for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 

16 the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 

17 expenses for the general and administrative support of the 

18 operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 

19 Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen20 ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 

21 the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 

22 furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 

23 $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 

24 to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap25 prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
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1 ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $81,584,000, of which 

2 $1,119,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

3 2012. 

4 CAPITOL BUILDING

5 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

6 and operation of the Capitol, $25,247,000, of which 

7 $8,790,000 shall remain available until September 30, 

8 2012. 

9 CAPITOL GROUNDS

10 For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 

11 of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 

12 office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $9,915,000, 

13 of which $325,000 shall remain available until September 

14 30, 2012. 

15 SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS

16 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

17 and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 

18 furnishings to be expended under the control and super19 vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $71,048,000, of 

20 which $10,440,000 shall remain available until September 

21 30, 2012. 

22 CAPITOL POWER PLANT

23 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

24 and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat25 ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
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1 and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 

2 House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 

3 the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga4 rage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 

5 plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government 

6 Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and 

7 heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Su8 preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 

9 Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 

10 Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 

11 advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 

12 the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 

13 into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 

14 $83,447,000, of which $3,755,000 shall remain available 

15 until September 30, 2012: Provided, That not more than 

16 $8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 

17 this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 

18 obligation during fiscal year 2008. 

19 LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

20 For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 

21 structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 

22 buildings and grounds, $28,061,000, of which $3,900,000 

23 shall remain available until September 30, 2012. 
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1 CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY

2 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

3 and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance4 ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo5 cated, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security 

6 operations, $15,116,000, of which $1,000,000 shall re7 main available until September 30, 2012. 

8 BOTANIC GARDEN

9 For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 

10 and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 

11 buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex12 change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 

13 motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com14 mittee on the Library, $9,363,000, of which $855,000 

15 shall remain available until September 30, 2012: Provided, 

16 That of the amount made available under this heading, 

17 the Architect may obligate and expend such sums as may 

18 be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of 

19 the National Garden established under section 307E of 

20 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 

21 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect 

22 or a duly authorized designee. 

23 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER

24 For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen25 ter project, $28,753,000, to remain available until ex-
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1 pended, of which up to $8,500,000 may be used for Cap2 itol Visitor Center operations: Provided, That the Archi3 tect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which 

4 are made available for the Capitol Visitor Center project 

5 without an obligation plan approved by the Committees 

6 on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representa7 tives. 

8 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

9 SEC. 1201. ROSA PARKS STATUE. (a) IN GEN10 ERAL.—Section 1(a) of Public Law 109–116 (2 U.S.C. 

11 2131a note) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: ‘‘The Joint Committee may authorize the Archi13 tect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement required 

14 under this subsection on its behalf, under such terms and 

15 conditions as the Joint Committee may require.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

17 subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact18 ment of Public Law 109–116. 

19 SEC. 1202. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE ARCHI20 TECT OF THE CAPITOL. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section 

21 may be cited as the ‘‘Architect of the Capitol Inspector 

22 General Act of 2007’’. 

23 (b) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is an 

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1 tect of the Capitol which is an independent objective office 

2 to— 

3 (1) conduct and supervise audits and investiga4 tions relating to the Architect of the Capitol; 

5 (2) provide leadership and coordination and rec6 ommend policies to promote economy, efficiency, and 

7 effectiveness; and 

8 (3) provide a means of keeping the Architect of 

9 the Capitol and the Congress fully and currently in10 formed about problems and deficiencies relating to 

11 the administration and operations of the Architect of 

12 the Capitol. 

13 (c) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; SUPER14 VISION; REMOVAL.— 

15 (1) APPOINTMENT AND SUPERVISION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be at the 

17 head of the Office of Inspector General, an In18 spector General who shall be appointed by the 

19 Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with 

20 the Inspectors General of the Library of Con21 gress, Government Printing Office, Government 

22 Accountability Office, and United States Cap23 itol Police. The appointment shall be made 

24 without regard to political affiliation and solely 

25 on the basis of integrity and demonstrated abil-
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1 ity in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, 

2 law, management analysis, public administra3 tion, or investigations. The Inspector General 

4 shall report to, and be under the general super5 vision of, the Architect of the Capitol. 

6 (B) AUDITS, INVESTIGATIONS, REPORTS, 

7 AND OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

8 The Architect of the Capitol shall have no au9 thority to prevent or prohibit the Inspector 

10 General from— 

11 (i) initiating, carrying out, or com12 pleting any audit or investigation; 

13 (ii) issuing any subpoena during the 

14 course of any audit or investigation; 

15 (iii) issuing any report; or 

16 (iv) carrying out any other duty or re17 sponsibility of the Inspector General under 

18 this section. 

19 (2) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 

20 removed from office by the Architect of the Capitol. 

21 The Architect of the Capitol shall, promptly upon 

22 such removal, communicate in writing the reasons 

23 for any such removal to each House of Congress. 

24 (3) COMPENSATION.—The Inspector General 

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1 $1,500 less than the annual rate of pay of the Ar2 chitect of the Capitol. 

3 (d) DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AUTHORITY, AND

4 REPORTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Sections 4, 5 (other than 

6 subsections (a)(13) and (e)(1)(B) thereof), 6 (other 

7 than subsection (a)(7) and (8) thereof), and 7 of the 

8 Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 

9 apply to the Inspector General of the Architect of 

10 the Capitol and the Office of such Inspector General 

11 and such sections shall be applied to the Office of 

12 the Architect of the Capitol and the Architect of the 

13 Capitol by substituting— 

14 (A) ‘‘Office of the Architect of the Capitol’’ 

15 for ‘‘establishment’’; and 

16 (B) ‘‘Architect of the Capitol’’ for ‘‘head of 

17 the establishment’’. 

18 (2) EMPLOYEES.—The Inspector General, in 

19 carrying out this section, is authorized to select, ap20 point, and employ such officers and employees (in21 cluding consultants) as may be necessary for car22 rying out the functions, powers, and duties of the 

23 Office of Inspector General subject to the provisions 

24 of law governing selections, appointments, and em-
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1 ployment in the Office of the Architect of the Cap2 itol. 

3 (e) TRANSFERS.—All functions, personnel, and budg4 et resources of the Office of the Inspector General of the 

5 Architect of the Capitol as in effect before the effective 

6 date of this section are transferred to the Office of Inspec7 tor General described under subsection (b). 

8 (f) REFERENCES.—References in any other Federal 

9 law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of au10 thority, or any document of or relating to the Inspector 

11 General of the Architect of the Capitol shall be deemed 

12 to refer to the Inspector General as set forth under this 

13 section. 

14 (g) FIRST APPOINTMENT.—By the date occurring 

15 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ar16 chitect of the Capitol shall appoint an individual to the 

17 position of Inspector General of the Architect of the Cap18 itol described under subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(1) 

19 in accordance with that subparagraph. 

20 (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 

22 paragraph (2), this section shall take effect 180 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act and apply 

24 with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 

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1 (2) FIRST APPOINTMENT.—Subsection (g) shall 

2 take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 

3 the Architect of the Capitol shall take such actions 

4 as necessary after such date of enactment to carry 

5 out that subsection. 

6 SEC. 1203. FEDERAL WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT

7 AMENDMENTS. (a) Section 5753 of title 5, United States 

8 Code, is amended by adding the following paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(h) With regard to the application of this section 

10 to employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 

11 and the Botanic Garden, the authorities and reporting re12 sponsibilities of the Office of Personnel Management shall 

13 be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’. 

14 (b) Section 5754 of title 5, United States Code, is 

15 amended by adding the following paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(i) With regard to the application of this section to 

17 employees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol and 

18 the Botanic Garden, the authorities and reporting respon19 sibilities of the Office of Personnel Management shall be 

20 exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’. 

21 SEC. 1204. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES. Notwith22 standing section 6101 of title 5, United States Code, the 

23 Architect of the Capitol may establish and conduct a pilot 

24 program to test flexible work schedules within the Archi25 tect of the Capitol and Botanic Garden. Such pilot pro-
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1 gram shall be in accordance with chapter 61 of title 5, 

2 United States Code. This authority shall terminate effec3 tive September 30, 2008. 

4 SEC. 1205. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EX5 PENSES. (a) TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION EX6 PENSES.—Section 5721(1) of title 5, United States Code, 

7 is amended by inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(G) the Architect of the Capitol;’’. 

9 (b) Section 5721(1)(G) of title 5, United States Code, 

10 is redesignated section 5721(1)(H) of title 5, United 

11 States Code. 

12 (c) Section 5721(1)(H) of title 5, United States Code, 

13 is redesignated section 5721(1)(I) of title 5, United States 

14 Code. 

15 SEC. 1206. CASUALTY AND OTHER INSURANCE FOR

16 EXHIBITS AND WORKS OF ART. Notwithstanding any 

17 other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may 

18 use such funds available in this fiscal year and in subse19 quent fiscal years to obtain exhibits and works of art for 

20 the Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, and the Botanic 

21 Garden to also purchase and acquire casualty or other in22 surance upon such terms and conditions he considers ad23 visable to cover the risk of loss or damage to such exhibits 

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1 SEC. 1207. CVC MAINTENANCE.—For maintenance 

2 purposes, the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) is considered 

3 an extension of the Capitol Building, and the maintenance 

4 functions for the CVC’s infrastructure is the responsibility 

5 of the Architect of the Capitol. Starting in fiscal year 

6 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, the CVC’s facilities 

7 maintenance budget and associated payroll will be in8 cluded with the Capitol Building’s appropriation budget, 

9 and integrated in such a way as to facilitate the reporting 

10 of expenses associated with the maintenance of the CVC 

11 facility. 

12 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 

15 not otherwise provided for, including development and 

16 maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo17 dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean18 ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 

19 motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 

20 and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 

21 Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 

22 and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 

23 of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li24 brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge25 able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
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1 $407,811,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 

2 be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 

3 during fiscal year 2008, and shall remain available until 

4 expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 

5 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 

6 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2008 

7 and shall remain available until expended for the develop8 ment and maintenance of an international legal informa9 tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 

10 That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 

11 any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 

12 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga13 tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur14 ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 

15 be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 

16 than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 

17 amount appropriated, $16,451,000 shall remain available 

18 until September 30, 2010 for the acquisition of books, 

19 periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including 

20 subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, in21 cluding $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, 

22 when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and 

23 unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided 

24 further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more 

25 than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 
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1 Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep2 resentation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 

3 Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro4 priated, $7,000,000 shall remain available until expended 

5 for the digital collections and educational curricula pro6 gram: Provided further, That of the total amount appro7 priated, $1,442,000 shall remain available to the Library 

8 of Congress until September 30, 2010, for support of the 

9 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition: Provided fur10 ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $1,000,000 

11 shall remain available until expended, and shall be trans12 ferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission 

13 for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106–173, of 

14 which $10,000 may be used for official representation and 

15 reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 

16 Commission: Provided further, That of the total amount 

17 appropriated, $7,500,000 shall be used for the National 

18 Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Pro19 gram: Provided further, That of the total amount appro20 priated, $250,000 shall be used to provide a grant to the 

21 Middle Eastern Text Initiative for translation and pub22 lishing of middle eastern text: Provided further, That 

23 $500,000 shall be used to provide a grant to the Univer24 sity of Mississippi for the American Music Archives. 
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1 COPYRIGHT OFFICE

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 

4 $50,102,000, of which not more than $29,826,000, to re5 main available until expended, shall be derived from collec6 tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2008 

7 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro8 vided, That $10,000,000 shall be derived from prior year 

9 unobligated balances: Provided further, That the Copy10 right Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived 

11 from collections under such section, in excess of the 

12 amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appro13 priations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 

14 $5,370,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 

15 year 2008 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 

16 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That the 

17 total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by 

18 the amount by which collections and unobligated balances 

19 are less than $45,196,000: Provided further, That not 

20 more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is avail21 able for the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright 

22 Institute’’ in the Copyright Office of the Library of Con23 gress for the purpose of training nationals of developing 

24 countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Pro25 vided further, That not more than $4,250 may be ex-
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1 pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 

2 in connection with official representation and reception ex3 penses for activities of the International Copyright Insti4 tute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: 

5 Provided further, That notwithstanding any provision of 

6 chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts 

7 made available under this heading which are attributable 

8 to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright 

9 Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of 

10 such title may be used for the costs incurred in the admin11 istration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program. 

12 CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE

13 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

14 For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 

15 of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

16 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno17 tated Constitution of the United States of America, 

18 $102,892,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 

19 may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 

20 with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 

21 (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 

22 by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 

23 obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 

24 Administration of the House of Representatives or the 

25 Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
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1 BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of 

4 March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 

5 135a), $67,690,000, of which $20,704,000 shall remain 

6 available until expended: Provided, That of the total 

7 amount appropriated, $600,000 shall be used to reimburse 

8 the National Federation of the Blind for costs incurred 

9 in the operation of its ‘‘NEWSLINE’’ program. 

10 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

11 SEC. 1301. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. Of the 

12 amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this 

13 Act, not more than $5,000 may be expended, on the cer14 tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 

15 official representation and reception expenses for the in16 centive awards program. 

17 SEC. 1302. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND

18 ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008, the 

19 obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 

20 activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 

21 $122,529,000. 

22 (b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub23 section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 

24 that are funded from sources other than appropriations 
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1 to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 

2 branch. 

3 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2008, 

4 the Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 

5 appropriated in this Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of 

6 Congress’’, under the subheading ‘‘Salaries and Ex7 penses’’, to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program 

8 and the Federal Research Program established under sec9 tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Im10 provement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 

11 182c): Provided, That the total amount of such transfers 

12 may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided further, That the ap13 propriate revolving fund account shall reimburse the Li14 brary for any amounts transferred to it before the period 

15 of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 

16 SEC. 1303. COOPERATIVE ACQUISITIONS PROGRAM

17 REVOLVING FUND AUDIT. Section 207 of the Legislative 

18 Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105–55, 2 

19 U.S.C. 182) is amended by striking subsection (e) and in20 serting the following: 

21 ‘‘(e) AUDIT.—The revolving fund shall be subject to 

22 audit by the Comptroller General at the Comptroller Gen23 eral’s discretion.’’. 

24 SEC. 1304. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. (a) IN GEN25 ERAL.—Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the 
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1 Library of Congress may be transferred during fiscal year 

2 2008 between any of the headings under the heading ‘‘LI3 BRARY OF CONGRESS’’ upon the approval of the Com4 mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 

5 of Representatives. 

6 (b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the 

7 total amount of funds appropriated to the account under 

8 any heading under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CON9 GRESS’’ for fiscal year 2008 may be transferred from 

10 that account by all transfers made under subsection (a). 

11 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

12 CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING

13 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

14 For authorized printing and binding for the Congress 

15 and the distribution of Congressional information in any 

16 format; printing and binding for the Architect of the Cap17 itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly 

18 and session index to the Congressional Record, as author19 ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 

20 printing and binding of Government publications author21 ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 

22 printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica23 tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 

24 to the recipient, $95,365,000: Provided, That this appro25 priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
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1 manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 

2 Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au3 thorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: 

4 Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 

5 for the payment of obligations incurred under the appro6 priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 

7 Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita8 tion under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, 

9 none of the funds appropriated or made available under 

10 this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and 

11 related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of 

12 title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print 

13 a document, report, or publication after the 27-month pe14 riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 

15 or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un16 less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 

17 with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided 

18 further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in 

19 this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding 

20 fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print21 ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of 

22 this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees 

23 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and 

24 Senate. 
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1 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS

2 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

3 (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

4 For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Doc5 uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index6 ing of Government publications and their distribution to 

7 the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen8 cies, and designated depository and international exchange 

9 libraries as authorized by law, $38,231,000: Provided, 

10 That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 

11 year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis12 seminating Congressional serial sets and other related 

13 publications for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 to depository 

14 and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 

15 unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or ac16 counts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 

17 be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolv18 ing fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 

19 subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria20 tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 

21 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND

22 For payment to the Government Printing Office Re23 volving Fund, $5,000,000 for workforce retraining and re24 structuring, information technology development, infra25 structure, and facilities repair: Provided, That the Govern26 ment Printing Office may make such expenditures, within 
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1 the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, 

2 and to make such contracts and commitments without re3 gard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 

4 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in 

5 carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the 

6 budget for the current fiscal year for the Government 

7 Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not 

8 more than $5,000 may be expended on the certification 

9 of the Public Printer in connection with official represen10 tation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the 

11 revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase 

12 of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided 

13 further, That expenditures in connection with travel ex14 penses of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall 

15 be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 

16 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the revolv17 ing fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent 

18 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

19 Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 

20 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of 

21 the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: 

22 Provided further, That the revolving fund and the funds 

23 provided under the headings ‘‘Office of Superintendent of 

24 Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ together may 

25 not be available for the full-time equivalent employment 
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1 of more than 2,621 work-years (or such other number of 

2 work-years as the Public Printer may request, subject to 

3 the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and Senate): Provided further, 

5 That activities financed through the revolving fund may 

6 provide information in any format. 

7 GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 

8 SALARIES AND EXPENSES

9 For necessary expenses of the Government Account10 ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex11 pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 

12 the United States in connection with official representa13 tion and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent 

14 services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 

15 Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily 

16 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of 

17 the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 

18 hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 

19 foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 

20 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay21 able under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign 

22 Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); 

23 and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller Gen24 eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for25 eign countries, $510,320,000: Provided, That not more 
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1 than $5,413,000 of payments received under section 782 

2 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 

3 in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That not more than 

4 $2,097,000 of reimbursements received under section 

5 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 

6 for use in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That this 

7 appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex8 penses of any other department or agency which is a mem9 ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a 

10 Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be avail11 able to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 

12 costs as determined by the respective Forum, including 

13 necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: 

14 Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum 

15 may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation 

16 from which costs involved are initially financed. 

17 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

18 SEC. 1401. CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD. (a) DEFINI19 TIONS.—In this section— 

20 (1) the term ‘‘Board’’ means the Contract Ap21 peals Board established under subsection (b); and 

22 (2) the term ‘‘legislative branch agency’’ 

23 means— 

24 (A) the Architect of the Capitol; 

25 (B) the United States Botanic Gardens; 
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1 (C) the Government Accountability Office; 

2 (D) the Government Printing Office; 

3 (E) the Library of Congress; 

4 (F) the Congressional Budget Office; 

5 (G) the United States Capitol Police; and 

6 (H) any other agency, including any office, 

7 board, or commission, established in the legisla8 tive branch; and 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Con10 tract Appeals Board within the Government Account11 ability Office. The Board shall hear and decide appeals 

12 from decisions of a contracting officer with respect to any 

13 contract entered into by a legislative branch agency. 

14 (c) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.— 

15 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Comptroller General 

16 shall appoint at least 3 members to the Contract Ap17 peals Board. 

18 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member shall have 

19 not less than 5 years experience in public contract 

20 law. 

21 (3) PAY.—Subject to any provision of law relat22 ing to pay applicable to the Office of General Coun23 sel of the Government Accountability Office, the 

24 Comptroller General shall establish and adjust the 

25 annual rate of basic pay of members of the Board. 
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1 (d) PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO APPEALS.—The 

2 Comptroller General shall prescribe regulations for proce3 dures for appeals to the Board that are consistent with 

4 procedures under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 

5 (Public Law 95–563; 41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

6 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 

7 respect to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

8 SEC. 1402. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN

9 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) ANNUAL REPORT BY

10 GAO ON CONSISTENCY OF IMF PRACTICES WITH STATU11 TORY POLICIES.—Section 504(e) of the Consolidated Ap12 propriations Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–113; 113 Stat. 

13 1501A–318) is repealed. 

14 (b) REVIEW OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO EXPORT

15 THRESHOLDS FOR COMPUTERS.—Section 314 of the Con16 solidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554; 

17 114 Stat. 2763A–123) is repealed. 

18 (c) ANNUAL REPORTS ON WAITING TIMES FOR AP19 POINTMENTS FOR SPECIALTY CARE.—Section 604(c) of 

20 the Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004 

21 (Public Law 108–422; 118 Stat. 2398) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘The Comptroller General of the United States’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘The Inspector General of the Department 

24 of Veterans Affairs’’. 
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1 (d) CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER FELLOWSHIP PRO2 GRAM AUDIT.—Section 4404(f)(4)(A) of the Congres3 sional Hunger Fellows Act of 2002 (2 U.S.C. 

4 1161(f)(4)(A); Public Law 107–171) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’; 

6 and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘annual.’’. 

8 (e) HAITIAN REFUGEE IMMIGRATION.—Section 

9 902(k) of the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act 

10 of 1998 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note; Public Law 105–277) is re11 pealed. 

12 (f) AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.—Section 

13 11 of the National Moment of Remembrance Act (36 

14 U.S.C. 116 note; Public Law 106–579) is repealed. 

15 (g) LOSS RATIOS AND REFUND OF PREMIUMS.—Sec16 tion 1882(r)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 1395ss(r)(5)) is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) The Comptroller Gen20 eral shall periodically, not less than once every 

21 3 years,’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary may’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘and to the Secretary’’; 

24 and 

25 (2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
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1 (h) RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION RE2 PORTS.—Section 14 of the Radiation Exposure Compensa3 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426) is 

4 repealed. 

5 OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 

6 FUND 

7 For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 

8 Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 

9 Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 

10 Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 

11 $13,500,000. 

12 JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC 

13 SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 

14 For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub15 lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 

16 section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv17 ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 

18 $430,000. 

19 TITLE II 

20 GENERAL PROVISIONS 

21 SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE

22 VEHICLES. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 

23 shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehi24 cles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 

25 be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
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1 for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee 

2 on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 

3 Committee on Rules and Administration. 

4 SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the 

5 funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for 

6 obligation beyond fiscal year 2008 unless expressly so pro7 vided in this Act. 

8 SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNA9 TION. Whenever in this Act any office or position not spe10 cifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 

11 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 

12 compensation or designation of any office or position ap13 propriated for is different from that specifically estab14 lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des15 ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re16 spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 

17 for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi18 cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep19 resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 

20 the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 

21 with respect thereto. 

22 SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure 

23 of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting 

24 service through procurement contract, under section 3109 

25 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those 
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1 contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 

2 record and available for public inspection, except where 

3 otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 

4 Executive order issued under existing law. 

5 SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums 

6 as may be necessary are appropriated to the account de7 scribed in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congres8 sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to 

9 pay awards and settlements as authorized under such sub10 section. 

11 SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for 

12 administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity 

13 which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial 

14 Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on 

15 March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appro16 priate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the 

17 LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 

18 among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 

19 allocations among the entities as the entities may deter20 mine) may not exceed $2,000. 

21 SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. The Architect 

22 of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Colum23 bia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape 

24 features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular 

25 shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW 
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1 on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 

2 582 on the south, and the beginning of the I–395 tunnel 

3 on the southeast. 

4 SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS. None of the 

5 funds made available in this Act may be transferred to 

6 any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

7 States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 

8 by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other 

9 appropriation Act. 

10 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap11 propriations Act, 2008’’. 
Calendar No. 219 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1686 

[Report No. 110–89] 

A BILL 

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 

and for other purposes. for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 

JUNE 25, 2007 

Read twice and placed on the calendar