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available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically 
handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM.—Of the amounts 
appropriated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more 
than $5,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses for the incentive awards program. 
SEC. 1202. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2009, the obligational authority 
of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection 
(b) may not exceed $134,212,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (a) are 
reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from 
sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations 
Acts for the legislative branch. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2009, the Librarian 
of Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this 
Act, under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’, under the subheading 
‘‘Salaries and expenses’’, to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK 
Program and the Federal Research Program established under sec-
tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement 
Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That 
the total amount of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: 
Provided further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 
SEC. 1203. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for the Library of Congress may 
be transferred during fiscal year 2009 between any of the headings 
under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon the approval of 
the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the total amount 
of funds appropriated to the account under any heading under 
the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ for fiscal year 2009 may be 
transferred from that account by all transfers made under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 1204. ABRAHAM LINCOLN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION. Sec-
tion 5(d) of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act 
(36 U.S.C. note prec. 101; Public Law 106–173) is amended by 
striking ‘‘that member may continue to serve on the Commission 
for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on the date that 
member ceases to be a Member of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘that 
member may continue to serve on the Commission for the life 
of the Commission’’. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING AND BINDING 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the 
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary
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for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United 
States Code); printing and binding of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
$96,828,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional 
Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or 
Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available 
for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, 
That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or 
made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and 
binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 
7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a 
document, report, or publication after the 27-month period begin-
ning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes 
such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United 
States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended 
balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for pre-
ceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing 
Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government 
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Con-
gress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and 
international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $38,744,000: 
Provided, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating 
Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal 
years 2007 and 2008 to depository and other designated libraries: 
Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal 
years may be transferred to the Government Printing Office 
revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject 
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
Fund, $4,995,000 for information technology development and facili-
ties repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Office is hereby 
authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 
available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts
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and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may 
be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth 
in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Printing 
Office revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $5,000 
may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion with official representation and reception expenses: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for the hire 
or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided 
further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of 
the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be deemed nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 
temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 
5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided 
further, That activities financed through the revolving fund may 
provide information in any format: Provided further, That the 
revolving fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘Office 
of Superintendent of Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ may 
not be used for contracted security services at GPO’s passport 
facility in the District of Columbia. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses; tem-
porary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire 
of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign coun-
tries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), 
(6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
(6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller 
General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign 
countries, $531,000,000: Provided, That not more than $5,375,000 
of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, 
That not more than $2,260,000 of reimbursements received under 
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 2009: Provided further, That this appropriation 
and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other depart-
ment or agency which is a member of the National Intergovern-
mental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum 
shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 
costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary 
travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further, That 
payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimburse-
ments to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
financed.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1301. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS. (a) SPECTRUM RELOCATION FUND TRANSFERS.—Sec-
tion 118(e)(1)(B) of the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 928(e)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; 
and 
(3) by striking clause (iv). 
(b) USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED UNDER PRO-
JECTED COST.—Section 211(d) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151(d)) is amended by striking 
subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall regularly review the implementation 
of this section.’’. 
(c) GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON IMPACT OF SAFE HARBOR ON 
MEDIGAP POLICIES.—Section 5201(b)(2) of title V of division J of 
the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105–277; 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a note) 
is repealed. 
(d) GAO REPORT
ON DATE RAPE DRUG CAMPAIGN.—Section 
7(b)(3) of the Hillary J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape 
Drug Prohibition Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–172; 21 U.S.C. 801 
note) is repealed. 
(e) INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT AND GAO REPORT ON ENROLLEES 
ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID.—Section 2108(d) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397hh(d)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘AND GAO REPORT’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3). 
(f) GAO REPORT ON MA REGIONAL PLAN STABILIZATION FUND.— 
Section 1858(e)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
27a(e)(7)) is repealed. 
(g) BREAST IMPLANTS; STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 214 of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–250; 42 U.S.C. 289g–3 note) is repealed. 
(h) DISPOSITION OF RIGHTS.—Section 202(b) of title 35, United 
States Code is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center 
under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $13,900,000. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING 
AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John 
C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.
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TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES. No 
part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the 
maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assist-
ance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating 
to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by 
the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION. No part of the funds appro-
priated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
fiscal year 2009 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION. When-
ever in this Act any office or position not specifically established 
by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appro-
priated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office 
or position appropriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation 
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Pro-
vided, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of 
official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent 
law with respect thereto. 
SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES. The expenditure of any appro-
priation under this Act for any consulting service through procure-
ment contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are 
a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except 
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
Executive order issued under existing law. 
SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as may be 
necessary are appropriated to the account described in subsection 
(a) of section 415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as authorized 
under such subsection. 
SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC. Amounts available for administra-
tive expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates 
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to 
finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by 
the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among 
all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations 
among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed 
$2,000. 
SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. The Architect of the Cap-
itol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized 
to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets 
in the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington 
Avenue SW on the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 
582 on the south, and the beginning of the I–395 tunnel on the 
southeast. 
SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS. None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency,