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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 expended on the certifi-
cation of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in 
connection with official representation 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 official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $35,450,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1100. (a) PERMITTING WAIVER OF CLAIMS FOR OVERPAY-
MENT 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 paragraph (6) 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing 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 adminis-
trative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol 
including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, 
Senate 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 approve; for purchase or exchange, 
maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, 
$76,812,000. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $23,352,000, of which $8,300,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2010.
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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, $7,511,000. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to 
be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect 
of the Capitol, $67,004,000, of which $15,745,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2010. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $59,616,000, of which 
$20,922,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including 
the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services 
for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Con-
gress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, 
Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from 
plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing 
Office and Washington 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, $58,685,000, of 
which $1,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010: 
Provided, That not more than $6,600,000 of the funds credited 
or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall 
be available for obligation during fiscal year 2006. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $68,763,000, of which $42,500,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2010. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police, 
$14,902,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2010. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds,