IIB 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5521 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 7, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2007, and for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Represent-
atives, $1,137,806,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$21,092,000, 
including: 
Office 
of 
the 
Speaker, 
$2,930,000, including $25,000 for official expenses of the 
Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,213,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $3,072,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief 
Deputy Majority Whip, $1,921,000, including $5,000 for 
official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Mi-
nority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,458,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Ac-
tivities, $491,000; Republican Steering Committee, 
$924,000; Republican Conference, $1,699,000; Repub-
lican Policy Committee, $407,000; Democratic Steering 
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and Policy Committee, $2,194,000; Democratic Caucus, 
$836,000; nine minority employees, $1,473,000; training 
and program development—majority, $290,000; training 
and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloak-
room Personnel—majority, $447,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel—minority, $447,000. 
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, 
$557,796,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, 
special and select, authorized by House resolutions, 
$124,851,000: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
available for such salaries and expenses until December 
31, 2008. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, $26,497,000, 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 
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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, 2008. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and em-
ployees, as authorized by law, $159,581,000, 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, $21,505,000; 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, $6,240,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the 
Office 
of 
the 
Chief 
Administrative 
Officer, 
$109,301,000, of which $4,996,000 shall remain available 
until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Inspector General, $4,204,000; for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness 
and Operations, $3,997,000, to remain available until ex-
pended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General 
Counsel, $959,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, 
$164,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 
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for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than 
$1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, 
$1,762,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,521,000; for sala-
ries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the House, $7,406,000; for salaries and expenses of the 
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $737,000; for other 
authorized employees, $285,000; and for salaries and ex-
penses of the Office of the Historian, $500,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $247,989,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$4,554,000; 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, 
$217,253,000; 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; 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $21,659,000, 
of which $5,300,000 shall remain available until expended; 
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, 
maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehi-
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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 2007. Any 
amount remaining after all payments are made under such 
allowances for fiscal year 2007 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). 
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(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. 
SEC. 102. LUMP-SUM ALLOWANCE.—(a) The aggre-
gate amount otherwise authorized to be appropriated for 
a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of the 
following offices shall be increased as follows: 
(1) The allowance for the Office of the Speaker 
is increased by $75,000. 
(2) The allowance for the Office of the Majority 
Floor Leader is increased by $75,000. 
(3) The allowance for the Office of the Minority 
Floor Leader is increased by $75,000. 
(4) The allowance for the Office of the Majority 
Whip is increased by $75,000. 
(5) The allowance for the Office of the Minority 
Whip is increased by $75,000. 
(6) The allowance for the Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee is increased by $200,000. 
(7) The allowance for the Republican Con-
ference is increased by $110,000. 
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(8) The allowance for the Republican Policy 
Committee is increased by $90,000. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2007 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 103. ACTING CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFI-
CER.—(a) In case of the death, resignation, separation 
from office, or disability of the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives, the duties of the 
Chief Administrative Officer may be carried out by a sub-
ordinate employee of the Office of the Chief Administra-
tive Officer (as designated by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer) until a Chief Administrative Officer is appointed or 
an individual is appointed to act as the Chief Administra-
tive Officer by the Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives under section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1(a)). 
(b)(1) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a), is repealed. 
(2) Section 208(b) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a–1(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘involved;’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘involved.’’. 
SEC. 104. CONTRACT FOR EXERCISE FACILITY.—(a) 
Section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2005 (Public Law 108–447; 118 Stat. 3175), is 
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amended by striking ‘‘private entity’’ and inserting ‘‘public 
or private entity’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2005. 
SEC. 105. DISCOUNTED MEMBERSHIP.—(a) If the 
Architect of the Capitol and the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer of the House of Representatives agree to permit em-
ployees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to re-
ceive discounted memberships in a private exercise facility 
which has entered into a contract with the House to pro-
vide employees of the House with discounted memberships 
in the facility, the Architect may use amounts made avail-
able in a fiscal year for ‘‘General Administration’’ to make 
payments under the contract. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2007 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 106. MEMBERSHIP IN EXERCISE FACILITY.— 
In addition to individuals whose pay is disbursed by the 
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representa-
tives, membership in the exercise facility established for 
employees of the House (as described in section 103(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005) shall 
be available to such other categories of individuals as may 
be approved by the Committee on House Administration. 
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SEC. 107. MEDIA SUPPORT SERVICES.—(a) The re-
sponsibilities of positions under the House Press Gallery, 
the House Periodical Press Gallery, and the House Radio 
and Television Correspondents’ Gallery shall include pro-
viding media support services with respect to the presi-
dential nominating conventions of the national committees 
of political parties. 
(b) The Standing Committee of Correspondents may 
enter into agreements with national committees of political 
parties under which the committees and persons author-
ized by the committees may reimburse employees for nec-
essary expenses incurred in carrying out the responsibil-
ities described in subsection (a) and employees may accept 
such reimbursement. 
(c) The terms and conditions under which employees 
exercise responsibilities under subsection (a), and the 
terms and conditions of any agreement entered into under 
subsection (b), shall be subject to the approval of the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
(d) In this section, the terms ‘‘national committee’’ 
and ‘‘political party’’ have the meaning given such terms 
in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431). 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
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JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,370,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $9,082,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
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) 
$1,920,000 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-
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able for all the purposes thereof, $2,652,000, 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, $8,490,000, to be dis-
bursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
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 second ses-
sion of the 109th Congress, showing appropriations made, 
indefinite appropriations, and contracts authorized, to-
gether with a chronological history of the regular appro-
priations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to 
the persons designated by the chairmen of such commit-
tees to supervise 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-
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ble employee benefits, $220,600,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. 
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. 
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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 
‘‘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 
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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. 
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. 
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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 
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. 
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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. 
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 
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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 
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 
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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. 
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-
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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, 
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)). 
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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;’’. 
(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 
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(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-
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-
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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. 
(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 
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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-
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-
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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-
termines such disclosure is unavoidable during 
the course of the investigation. 
(C) PROHIBITING RETALIATION.—An em-
ployee of the Office of the Architect of the Cap-
itol who has authority to take, direct others to 
take, recommend, or approve any personnel ac-
tion, shall not, with respect to such authority, 
take or threaten to take any action against any 
employee as a reprisal for making a complaint 
or disclosing information to the Inspector Gen-
eral, unless the complaint was made or the in-
formation 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 Architect of the Capitol nor any 
other employee of the Office of the Architect of the 
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Capitol may prevent or prohibit the Inspector Gen-
eral from carrying out any of the duties or respon-
sibilities assigned to the Inspector General under 
this section. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General may 
exercise the same authorities with respect to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of an 
establishment may exercise with respect to an estab-
lishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than para-
graphs (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 
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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 
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 ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL PERSONNEL RULES.—None of the reg-
ulations governing the appointment and pay of 
employees of the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol shall apply with respect to the appoint-
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ment and compensation of the personnel of the 
Office, except to the extent agreed to by the In-
spector General. Nothing in the previous sen-
tence may be construed to affect subparagraphs 
(A) through (C). 
(3) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.—The Architect 
of the Capitol shall provide the Office with appro-
priate and adequate office space, together with such 
equipment, supplies, and communications facilities 
and services as may be necessary for the operation 
of the Office, and shall provide necessary mainte-
nance services for such office space and the equip-
ment and facilities located therein. 
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—To the extent that any office 
or entity in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
prior to the appointment of the first Inspector Gen-
eral under this section carried out any of the duties 
and responsibilities assigned to the Inspector Gen-
eral under this section, the functions of such office 
or entity shall be transferred 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 
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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). 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 
and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 
and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$396,022,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2007, and shall remain available until 
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 
32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 
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shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2007 
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion database and activities related thereto: Provided, 
That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 
28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
be reduced by the amount by which collections are less 
than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $14,509,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the partial acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub-
scriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, in-
cluding $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, 
when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and 
unique materials for additions to the collections: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, not more 
than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 
Librarian of Congress, in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 
Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $5,954,000 is available for the digital collections 
and educational curricula program, of which $4,010,000 
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shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $600,000 shall re-
main available until expended, and shall be transferred to 
the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for car-
rying out the purposes of Public Law 106–173, of which 
$10,000 may be used for official representation and recep-
tion expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-
mission: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $11,029,000 shall remain available until expended 
for partial support of the National Audio-Visual Conserva-
tion Center. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$59,044,000, of which not more than $29,335,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2007 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or ex-
pend any funds derived from collections under such sec-
tion, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or 
expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That 
not more than $5,640,000 shall be derived from collections 
during fiscal year 2007 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 
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further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are 
less than $34,975,000: Provided further, That not more 
than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for 
the maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ 
in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in 
intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further, 
That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for activities 
of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, 
United States Code, any amounts made available under 
this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and 
payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to 
sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be 
used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program. 
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Anno-
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tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$102,462,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
with any publication, or preparation of material therefor 
(except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued 
by the Library of Congress unless such publication has 
obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives or the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act 
of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 
U.S.C. 135a), $53,974,000, of which $15,673,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1301. 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 cer-
tification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses for the in-
centive awards program. 
SEC. 1302. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND 
ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2007, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
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activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$111,078,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (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 2007, 
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 Pro-
gram and the Federal Research Program established 
under section 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Oper-
ations 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 reim-
burse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires. 
SEC. 1303. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILI-
TIES.—Funds made available for the Library of Congress 
under this Act are available for transfer to the Depart-
ment of State as remittance for a fee charged by the De-
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partment for fiscal year 2007 for the maintenance, up-
grade, or construction of United States diplomatic facili-
ties only to the extent that the amount of the fee so 
charged is equal to or less than the unreimbursed value 
of the services provided during fiscal year 2007 to the Li-
brary of Congress on State Department diplomatic facili-
ties. 
SEC. 1304. AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Section 207(e) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 
U.S.C. 182(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AUDIT.—The revolving fund shall be subject to 
audit by the Comptroller General at the Comptroller Gen-
eral’s discretion.’’. 
SEC. 1305. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2007 for the Library of Congress 
may be transferred between any of the headings for which 
the amounts are appropriated upon the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives. 
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 Cap-
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itol; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly 
and session index to the Congressional Record, as author-
ized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); 
printing and binding of Government publications author-
ized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $95,233,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized 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 appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion 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 pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance 
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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 preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing 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 Doc-
uments necessary to provide for the cataloging and index-
ing of Government publications and their distribution to 
the public, Members of Congress, other Government agen-
cies, and designated depository and international exchange 
libraries as authorized by law, $35,287,000: Provided, 
That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current 
year appropriations are authorized for producing and dis-
seminating Congressional serial sets and other related 
publications for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to depository 
and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or ac-
counts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may 
be transferred to the Government Printing Office revolv-
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ing fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, 
subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
The Government Printing Office may make such ex-
penditures, within the limits of funds available and in ac-
cord with the law, and to make such contracts and com-
mitments 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 pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 
for the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Pro-
vided, That not more than $5,000 may be expended on 
the certification of the Public Printer in connection 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 necessary to carry out the provi-
sions 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 
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for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and 
the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SU-
PERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the full-time 
equivalent employment of more than 2,621 workyears (or 
such other number of workyears as the Public Printer may 
request, subject to the approval of the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): 
Provided further, That activities financed through the re-
volving fund may provide information in any format: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex-
pended from the revolving fund in support of the activities 
of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission es-
tablished by Public Law 107–202. 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Government Account-
ability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Comptroller General of 
the United States in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses; 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 IV of 
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the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; 
hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in 
foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 
31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those pay-
able 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 Gen-
eral of the United States, rental of living quarters in for-
eign countries, $488,234,000: Provided, That not more 
than $4,980,000 of payments received under section 782 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 
in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That not more than 
$2,005,000 of reimbursements received under section 
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That this 
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a 
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be avail-
able 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 reimbursements to any appropriation 
from which costs involved are initially financed. 
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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), 
$13,400,000. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub-
lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 
section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv-
ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 
$430,000. 
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 vehi-
cles, except for emergency assistance 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 appropriated in this Act shall remain available 
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for obligation beyond fiscal year 2007 unless expressly so 
provided in this Act. 
SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNA-
TION.—Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
(46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 
compensation or designation of any office or position ap-
propriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, 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 appropriation under this Act for any consulting 
service through procurement 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. 
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SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS.—Such sums 
as may be necessary are appropriated to the account de-
scribed in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to 
pay awards and settlements as authorized under such sub-
section. 
SEC. 206. COSTS OF LBFMC.—Amounts available 
for administrative 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 appro-
priate 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 deter-
mine) may not exceed $2,000. 
SEC. 207. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.—The Archi-
tect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Co-
lumbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the land-
scape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in the ir-
regular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Ave-
nue, 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. 
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SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS.—None of the 
funds made available in this Act may be transferred to 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made 
by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other 
appropriation Act. 
SEC. 209. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be used to establish or operate a smoking area 
in the cafeteria and public dining areas of the Rayburn 
House Office Building. 
SEC. 210. For fiscal year 2007 only, all authorities 
previously exercised by the Architect of the Capitol, in-
cluding but not limited to the execution and supervision 
of contracts; and the hiring, supervising, training, and 
compensation of employees, shall be vested in the Comp-
troller General of the United States or his designee: Pro-
vided, That this delegation of authority shall terminate 
with the confirmation of a new Architect of the Capitol. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2007’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 7, 2006. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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