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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, with the exception of 
the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty 
Judges and staff under section 802(e). 
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-
tated Constitution of the United States of America, 
$112,490,000: Provided, That no part of such amount 
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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), $70,182,000, of which $30,577,000 shall remain 
available until expended: Provided, That of the total 
amount appropriated $650,000 shall be available to con-
tract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handi-
capped residents at no cost to the individual. 
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.— 
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(a) IN
GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2010, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$123,328,000. 
(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 2010, 
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. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated for fiscal 
year 2010 for the Library of Congress may be transferred 
during fiscal year 2010 between any of the headings under 
the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’’ upon the ap-
proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the 
total amount of funds appropriated to the account under 
any heading under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS’’ for fiscal year 2010 may be transferred from 
that account by all transfers made under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1304. CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY OF CON-
GRESS POSITIONS ABOVE GS–15.—Section 5108 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions 
in the Library of Congress above GS–15 pursuant to 
standards established by the Office in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
SEC. 1305. LEAVE CARRYOVER FOR CERTAIN LI-
BRARY OF CONGRESS EXECUTIVE POSITIONS.—(a) Sec-
tion 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
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(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(H) a position in the Library of Congress the 
compensation for which is set at a rate equal to the 
annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at 
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 
5314.’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to annual leave accrued during pay pe-
riods beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1306. (a) Section 4(a) of the American Folklife 
Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘an American Folklife Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the Ar-
chie Green American Folklife Center’’. 
(b) Any reference to the American Folklife Center in 
any law, rule, regulation, or document shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the Archie Green American Folklife Cen-
ter. 
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