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105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1968 (2 U.S.C. 61–1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the 
dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in 
effect on September 30, 2005, increased by an additional 
$50,000 each. 
SEC. 2. CONSULTANTS. With respect to fiscal year 
2006, the first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supple-
mental Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h–6(a)) shall 
be applied by substituting ‘‘nine individual consultants’’ 
for ‘‘eight individual consultants’’. 
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES SENATE COLLECTION. Section 
316 of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended 
in the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ‘‘2005’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2006’’. 
SEC. 4. SENATE COMMISSION ON ART. Section 3(c)(2) 
of Public Law 108–83 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and for any purposes’’ through the period and 
inserting ‘‘for any purposes for which funds from the con-
tingent fund of the Senate may be used under section 316(a) 
of Public Law 101–302 (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)), and for expend-
itures, not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for meals 
and refreshments in Capitol facilities in connection with 
official activities of the Commission or other authorized 
programs or activities.’’.
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SEC. 5. ABSENCES. Section 40 of the Revised Statutes 
(2 U.S.C. 39) is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘Secretary of the Senate and the’’; 
(2) striking ‘‘, respectively, shall’’ and inserting 
‘‘shall’’; 
(3) striking ‘‘Senate or’’; and 
(4) striking ‘‘, respectively, unless’’ and inserting 
‘‘, unless’’. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANT RE-
QUIREMENT. Section 10(a)(5) of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 72d) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘, except that any approval (and related reporting 
requirement) shall not apply’’ after ‘‘May 14, 1975’’.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,092,407,000, as follows:
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$19,844,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$2,788,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,089,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,928,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
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Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,797,000, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,345,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $482,000; Republican Steering Committee, 
$906,000; Republican Conference, $1,548,000; Repub-
lican Policy Committee, $307,000; Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee, $1,945,000; Democratic Caucus, 
$816,000; nine minority employees, $1,445,000; training 
and program development—majority, $290,000; training 
and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloak-
room Personnel—majority, $434,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel—minority, $434,000.
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES 
INCLUDING MEMBERS’ CLERK HIRE, OFFICIAL 
EXPENSES OF MEMBERS, AND OFFICIAL MAIL 
For Members’ representational allowances, including 
Members’ clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$538,109,000.
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions,
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$117,913,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2006. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $25,668,000, including studies and examina-
tions of executive agencies and temporary personal serv-
ices for such committee, to be expended in accordance with 
section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies 
for services performed: Provided, That such amount shall 
remain available for such salaries and expenses until De-
cember 31, 2006. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $167,749,000, including: 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, includ-
ing not more than $13,000, of which not more than 
$10,000 is for the Family Room, for official representa-
tion and reception expenses, $21,911,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including 
the position of Superintendent of Garages, and including 
not more than $3,000 for official representation and re-
ception expenses, $6,284,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Chief 
Administrative 
Officer,
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$116,971,000, of which $3,306,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $3,991,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness 
and Operations, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General 
Counsel, $962,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$161,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and 
$2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,767,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
Counsel of the House, $2,453,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
House, $6,963,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of Interparliamentary Affairs, $720,000; for other author-
ized employees, $161,000; and for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Historian, $405,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $223,124,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$4,179,000; official mail for committees, leadership of-
fices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, 
and 
other 
applicable 
employee 
benefits,
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$214,422,000; supplies, materials, and other costs relating 
to the House portion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $3,410,000, to remain available until expended; 
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehi-
cles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs 
of deceased employees of the House, $703,000. 
CHILD CARE CENTER 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited 
in the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), 
subject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, 
as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE 
USED FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION OR TO REDUCE THE 
FEDERAL DEBT.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
‘‘HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—SALARIES
AND 
EXPENSES—MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL
ALLOW-
ANCES’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 2006. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such
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allowances for fiscal year 2006 shall be deposited in the 
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no 
Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been 
made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives shall have 
authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. 
(c) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, the term 
‘‘Member of the House of Representatives’’ means a Rep-
resentative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,276,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $8,781,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows:
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OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance 
of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an 
allowance of $725 per month each to four medical officers 
while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and 
$580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the 
basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (4) 
$1,834,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the 
Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment as-
signed to the Office of the Attending Physician, which 
shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropria-
tion or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be avail-
able for all the purposes thereof, $2,545,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES 
OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Serv-
ice and Special Services Office, $4,268,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no 
part of such amount may be used to employ more than
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58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not 
more than two additional individuals for not more than 
120 days each, and not more than 10 additional individ-
uals for not more than 6 months each, for the Capitol 
Guide Service. 
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives, of the statements for the first session 
of the 109th Congress, showing appropriations made, in-
definite appropriations, and contracts authorized, together 
with a chronological history of the regular appropriations 
bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
designated by the chairmen of such committees to super-
vise the work. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, in-
cluding overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and 
Government contributions for health, retirement, social se-
curity, professional liability insurance, and other applica-
ble employee benefits, $210,350,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
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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 advances, 
relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Fed-
eral 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 rep-
resentation and reception expenses, $29,345,000, 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 2006 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 2006 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. (a) The United States Capitol Police may 
not operate a mounted horse unit during fiscal year 2006 
or any succeeding fiscal year. 
(b) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall 
transfer to the Chief of the United States Park Police the 
horses, equipment, and supplies of the Capitol Police 
mounted horse unit which remain in the possession of the 
Capitol Police as of such date. 
SEC. 1003. (a) Section 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Eth-
ics
in
Government
Act
of
1978
(5
U.S.C.
App. 
103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ‘‘United 
States Capitol Police,’’ after ‘‘Architect of the Capitol,’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to reports filed under the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 for calendar year 2005 and each 
succeeding calendar year. 
SEC. 1004. Section 1003 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 
1021), is hereby repealed, and each provision of law 
amended by such section is hereby restored as if such sec-
tion had not been enacted into law.
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SEC. 1005. (a) During fiscal year 2006 and each suc-
ceeding fiscal year, the United States Capitol Police may 
not carry out any reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds described in subsection (b) unless—
(1) the Chief of the Capitol Police submits a re-
quest for the reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate on or before 
August 1 of the respective year, unless both such 
Committees agree to accept the request at a later 
date because of extraordinary and emergency cir-
cumstances cited by the Chief; 
(2) the request contains clearly stated and de-
tailed documentation presenting justification for the 
reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds; 
(3) the request contains a declaration that, as 
of the date of the request, none of the funds in-
cluded in the request have been obligated, and none 
will be obligated, until both Committees have ap-
proved the request; and 
(4) both Committees approve the request. 
(b) A reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds de-
scribed in this subsection is any reprogramming or trans-
fer of funds, or use of unobligated balances, under 
which—
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(1) the amount to be shifted to or from any ob-
ject class, approved budget, or program involved 
under the request, or the aggregate amount to be 
shifted to or from any object class, approved budget, 
or program involved during the fiscal year taking 
into account the amount contained in the request, is 
in excess of $250,000 or 10 percent, whichever is 
less, of the object class, approved budget, or pro-
gram; 
(2) the reprogramming, transfer, or use of 
funds would result in a major change to the pro-
gram or item which is different than that presented 
to and approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate; or 
(3) the funds involved were earmarked by either 
of the Committees for a specific activity which is dif-
ferent than the activity proposed under the request, 
without regard to whether the amount provided in 
the earmark is less than, equal to, or greater than 
the amount required to carry out the activity. 
SEC. 1006. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There 
is established in the United States Capitol Police the Of-
fice of the Inspector General (hereafter in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Office’’), headed by the Inspector Gen-
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eral of the United States Capitol Police (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector General’’). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—
(1)
APPOINTMENT.—The
Inspector
General 
shall be appointed by the Capitol Police Board, in 
consultation with and subject to the approval of the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
President pro tempore of the Senate, acting jointly, 
and shall be appointed without regard to political af-
filiation and solely on the basis of integrity and dem-
onstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
analysis, law, management analysis, public adminis-
tration, 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. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his 
term only by the unanimous vote of all of the mem-
bers of the Capitol Police Board, and the Board 
shall communicate the reasons for any such removal 
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
President pro tempore of the Senate.
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(4) SALARY.—The Inspector General shall be 
paid at an annual rate equal to $1,000 less than the 
annual rate of pay in effect for the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police. 
(5) DEADLINE.—The Capitol Police Board shall 
appoint the first Inspector General under this sec-
tion not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(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 
United States Capitol Police as an Inspector General 
of an establishment carries out with respect to an 
establishment under section 4 of the Inspector Gen-
eral 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-
ports summarizing the activities of the Office in the 
same manner, and in accordance with the same 
deadlines, terms, and conditions, as an Inspector 
General of an establishment under section 5 of the
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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 Capitol Police Board shall 
be considered the head of the establishment, except 
that the Inspector General shall transmit to the 
Chief of the Capitol Police a copy of any report sub-
mitted to the Board pursuant to this paragraph. 
(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EM-
PLOYEES AND MEMBERS.—
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee or member of the 
Capitol Police concerning the possible existence 
of an activity constituting a violation of law, 
rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross 
waste of funds, abuse of authority, or a sub-
stantial and specific danger to the public health 
and safety, including complaints or information 
the investigation of which is under the jurisdic-
tion of the Internal Affairs Division of the Cap-
itol Police as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(B)
NONDISCLOSURE.—The
Inspector 
General shall not, after receipt of a complaint 
or information from an employee or member,
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disclose the identity of the employee or member 
without the consent of the employee or member, 
unless the Inspector General determines such 
disclosure is unavoidable during the course of 
the investigation. 
(C) PROHIBITING RETALIATION.—An em-
ployee or member of the Capitol Police who has 
authority to take, direct others to take, rec-
ommend, or approve any personnel action, shall 
not, with respect to such authority, take or 
threaten to take any action against any em-
ployee or member as a reprisal for making a 
complaint or disclosing information to the In-
spector General, unless the complaint was made 
or the information disclosed with the knowledge 
that it was false or with willful disregard for its 
truth or falsity. 
(4) INDEPENDENCE
IN
CARRYING
OUT
DU-
TIES.—Neither the Capitol Police Board, the Chief 
of the Capitol Police, nor any other member or em-
ployee of the Capitol Police may prevent or prohibit 
the Inspector General from carrying out any of the 
duties or responsibilities assigned to the Inspector 
General under this section. 
(d) POWERS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General may 
exercise the same authorities with respect to the 
United States Capitol Police as an Inspector General 
of an establishment may exercise with respect to an 
establishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector 
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other 
than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section. 
(2) STAFF.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel 
as the Inspector General considers appropriate. 
Such personnel may be appointed without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, regarding appointments in the competi-
tive service, and may be paid without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that no personnel of the Office (other than the 
Inspector General) may be paid at an annual 
rate greater than $500 less than the annual 
rate of pay of the Inspector General under sub-
section (b)(4). 
(B) EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—The 
Inspector General may procure temporary and
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intermittent services under section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title. 
(C)
INDEPENDENCE
IN
APPOINTING 
STAFF.—No individual may carry out any of 
the duties or responsibilities of the Office unless 
the individual is appointed by the Inspector 
General, or provides services procured by the 
Inspector General, pursuant to this paragraph. 
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed 
to prohibit the Inspector General from entering 
into a contract or other arrangement for the 
provision of services under this section. 
(D) APPLICABILITY
OF
CAPITOL
POLICE 
PERSONNEL RULES.—None of the regulations 
governing the appointment and pay of employ-
ees of the Capitol Police shall apply with re-
spect to the appointment and compensation of 
the personnel of the Office, except to the extent 
agreed to by the Inspector General. Nothing in 
the previous sentence may be construed to af-
fect subparagraphs (A) through (C).
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(3) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.—The Chief of 
the Capitol Police shall provide the Office with ap-
propriate and adequate office space, together with 
such equipment, supplies, and communications facili-
ties and services as may be necessary for the oper-
ation of the Office, and shall provide necessary 
maintenance services for such office space and the 
equipment and facilities located therein. 
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—
(1) TRANSFER.—To the extent that any office 
or entity in the Capitol Police prior to the appoint-
ment of the first Inspector General under this sec-
tion carried out any of the duties and responsibilities 
assigned to the Inspector General under this section, 
the functions of such office or entity shall be trans-
ferred to the Office upon the appointment of the 
first Inspector General under this section. 
(2) NO REDUCTION IN PAY OR BENEFITS.—The 
transfer of the functions of an office or entity to the 
Office under paragraph (1) may not result in a re-
duction in the pay or benefits of any employee of the 
office or entity, except to the extent required under 
subsection (d)(2)(A). 
SEC. 1007. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 
days after the last day of each semiannual period, the
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Chief of the Capitol Police shall submit to Congress, with 
respect to that period, a detailed, itemized report of the 
disbursements for the operations of the United States 
Capitol Police. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include—
(1) the name of each person or entity who re-
ceives a payment from the Capitol Police; 
(2) the cost of any item furnished to the Cap-
itol Police; 
(3) a description of any service rendered to the 
Capitol Police, together with service dates; 
(4) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, 
or received or expended by, the Capitol Police and 
any unexpended balances of such amounts for any 
open fiscal year; and 
(5) such additional information as may be re-
quired by regulation of the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate. 
(c) PRINTING.—Each report under this section shall 
be printed as a House document. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to the semiannual periods of October 1 through
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March 31 and April 1 through September 30 of each year, 
beginning with the semiannual period in which this section 
is enacted. 
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), $3,112,000, 
of which $780,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2007: 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 
the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses. 
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, $35,450,000.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1100. (a) PERMITTING WAIVER OF CLAIMS FOR 
OVERPAYMENT
OF
PAY
AND
ALLOWANCES.—Section 
5584(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph 
(6) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) the Congressional Budget Office.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2006 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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 
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
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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, $77,002,000, of which 
$350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2008. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for maintenance, care, and 
operation
of
the
Capitol,
$22,097,000,
of
which 
$6,580,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2008. 
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, $7,723,000, 
of which $740,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2008.
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service 
and Special Services Office, $4,098,000, to be disbursed by 
the Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
amount may be used to employ more than 58 individuals: 
Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is author-
ized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two ad-
ditional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and
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not more than 10 additional individuals for not more than 
6 months each, for the Capitol Guide Service. 
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
For the preparation, under the direction of the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, of the statements for the first session of the 
109th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite 
appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a 
chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as 
required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons des-
ignated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
the work. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
professional liability insurance, and other applicable em-
ployee benefits, $222,600,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
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stenographic services, personal and professional services, the 
employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
communication services, travel advances, relocation of in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $42,000,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for 
the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center for fiscal year 2005 shall be paid by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. Amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2006 for the Capitol Police may be 
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL EXPENSES’’ upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 1002. CAPITOL POLICE AND TRANSFER OF LI-
BRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE. (a) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN 
HIRING
AUTHORITY
OF
CAPITOL
POLICE.—Section
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1006(b)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2004 (Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 1023), as amended 
by section 1002 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 108–447; 118 
Stat. 3179), is further amended by adding after subpara-
graph (D), the following: 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006.—
During fiscal year 2006, the number of individ-
uals hired under this subsection may not ex-
ceed—
‘‘(i) the number of Library of Congress 
Police employees who separated from service 
or transferred to a position other than a Li-
brary of Congress Police employee position 
during fiscal year 2005 for whom a cor-
responding hire was not made under this 
subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) the number of Library of Con-
gress Police employees who separate from 
service or transfer to a position other than 
a Library of Congress Police employee posi-
tion during fiscal year 2006.’’. 
(b) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Memo-
randum of Understanding between the Library of Congress 
and the Capitol Police entered into on December 12, 2004,