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GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, 
security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, 
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic 
services, stenographic services, personal and professional 
services, the employee assistance program, the awards pro-
gram, postage, communication services, travel, travel ad-
vances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for 
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not 
more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of 
the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses, $38,500,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his des-
ignee: Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police 
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fis-
cal year 2007 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Home-
land Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2007 for the Capitol Police may 
be transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and
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‘‘GENERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives. 
SEC. 1002. STUDENT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT.—Sec-
tion 908(c) of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 
U.S.C. 1926(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘$40,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$60,000’’. 
SEC. 1003. ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—During fiscal 
year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Chief of 
the United States Capitol Police may make payments in 
advance for obligations of the Capitol Police for subscrip-
tion services if the Chief determines it to be more prompt, 
efficient, or economical to do so. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,149,000, 
of which $780,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2008: Provided, That the Executive Director of the 
Office of Compliance may, within the limits of available 
appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal 
property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding: 
Provided further, That not more than $500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director of
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the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1101. LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS.—(a) The Execu-
tive Director of the Office of Compliance shall have the 
authority to make lump-sum payments to reward excep-
tional performance by an employee or a group of employ-
ees. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2006. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $36,329,000. 
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and 
other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; 
for surveys and studies in connection with activities under 
the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the
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Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
$5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $89,413,000, of which 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2011. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $22,396,000, of which 
$5,965,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2011. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $7,806,000. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $61,383,000, 
of which $19,805,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2011.
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, the Capitol 
Visitor Center, Senate and House office buildings, Library 
of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, 
Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning re-
frigeration not supplied from plants in any of such build-
ings; heating the Government Printing Office and Wash-
ington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for 
air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
of this appropriation, $79,327,000, of which $1,434,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
That not more than $8,000,000 of the funds credited or 
to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided 
shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2007. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library
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buildings
and
grounds,
$36,401,000,
of
which 
$12,971,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2011. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United 
States Capitol Police, $11,621,000, of which $2,000,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2011. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $8,612,000: Provided, That this ap-
propriation shall not be available for construction of the 
National Garden: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, the Architect may obli-
gate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the 
maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden 
established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 
approved by the Architect or a duly authorized designee.
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CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen-
ter project, $25,600,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, and in addition, $20,575,000 for the Capitol Vis-
itor Center operation costs of which $1,000,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That 
the Architect of the Capitol may not obligate any of the 
funds which are made available for the Capitol Visitor 
Center project without an obligation plan approved by the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. ROSA PARKS STATUE.—(a) Section 1(a) 
of Public Law 109–116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Cap-
itol to enter into the agreement required under this sub-
section on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as 
the Joint Committee may require.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109– 
116. 
SEC. 1202. STATUTORY POSITIONS.—(a) Section 
1203(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
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2003 (2 U.S.C. 1805(e)) is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
(b) Section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘12 positions’’ and inserting ‘‘15 positions’’. 
(c) The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, except that any individual 
who was appointed to a position described in section 
1203(e)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2003 (as in effect prior to the enactment of subsection 
(a)) who holds that position on the day before the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have been 
appointed to a position described in section 108(a) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (as amended 
by subsection (b)). 
SEC. 1203. TRAVEL
AND TRANSPORTATION.—(a) 
Section 5721(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 
(H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) the Architect of the Capitol;’’.
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(b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(A)(B)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘(B) through (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) 
through (I)’’. 
SEC.
1204.
LEASING
AUTHORITY.—(a)
Section 
1102(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Committee 
on Rules and Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Rules and Adminis-
tration’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the House 
Office Building Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the House Office Building Commis-
sion’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, for space to be leased for 
any other entity under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. 
SEC. 1205. ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—During fiscal 
year 2007 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Architect 
of the Capitol may make payments in advance for obliga-
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tions of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for sub-
scription services if the Architect determines it to be more 
prompt, efficient, or economical to do so. 
SEC. 1206. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There 
is established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
the Office of the Inspector General, headed by the Inspec-
tor General of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector 
General’’). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1)
APPOINTMENT.—The
Inspector
General 
shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol, 
in consultation with the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate, and shall be appointed without regard to po-
litical affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity 
and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, fi-
nancial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations. 
(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Inspector General 
shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual 
serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for 
not more than 2 additional terms.
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(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his 
term only by the Architect of the Capitol. Upon such 
removal, the Architect shall promptly communicate 
the reasons for the removal in writing to the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate. 
(4) SALARY.—The Inspector General shall be 
paid at an annual rate equal to $1,500 less than the 
annual rate of pay in effect for the Architect of the 
Capitol. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF DUTIES OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—The Inspector General shall carry out the 
same duties and responsibilities with respect to the 
Architect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of 
an establishment carries out with respect to an es-
tablishment under section 4 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same 
terms and conditions which apply under such sec-
tion. 
(2)
SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—The
Inspector 
General shall prepare and submit semiannual re-
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ports summarizing the activities of the Office of the 
Inspector General in the same manner, and in ac-
cordance with the same deadlines, terms, and condi-
tions, as an Inspector General of an establishment 
under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of applying 
section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the 
Architect of the Capitol shall be considered the head 
of the establishment. 
(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol concerning the possible 
existence of an activity constituting a violation 
of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanage-
ment, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, 
or a substantial and specific danger to the pub-
lic health and safety. 
(B)
NONDISCLOSURE.—The
Inspector 
General shall not, after receipt of a complaint 
or information from an employee, disclose the 
identity of the employee without the consent of 
the employee, unless the Inspector General de-