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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 pro-
vided under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued under existing law.
SEC. 205. AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS. Such sums as
may be necessary are appropriated to the account described
in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and set-
tlements as authorized under such subsection.
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 determine) may not
exceed $2,000.
SEC. 207. 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
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transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act.
SEC. 208. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERN-
MENT ETRAVEL SERVICE REGULATION. (a) DEFINITION.—
In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ means the—
(1) Architect of the Capitol;
(2) Congressional Budget Office;
(3) Government Accountability Office;
(4) Government Printing Office;
(5) Library of Congress; and
(6) Office of Compliance.
(b) COMPLIANCE ELECTION.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, an agency, at the discretion of the
head of the agency, may—
(1) elect to comply with the requirements of
parts 300–3, 301–50, 301–52, 301–70, and 301–73 of
title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any
modification to those requirements, (relating to the
Governmentwide eTravel Service); and
(2) if the head of the agency makes an election
to comply under paragraph (1), enter into an agree-
ment with the General Services Administration to
modify those requirements, as applicable to that agen-
cy, relating to confidentiality of information or other
concerns of the head of the agency.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter.
SEC. 209. CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCEL-
LENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION. Section 210 of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 is amended—
(1) by striking the first proviso; and
(2) by striking ‘‘Provide further,’’ and inserting
‘‘Provided,’’.
SEC. 210. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER REAL
PROPERTY NEAR JAPANESE AMERICAN PATRIOTISM MEMO-
RIAL. (a) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Jurisdiction over the parcels
of Federal real property described under paragraph
(2) (over which jurisdiction was transferred under
section 514(b)(2)(C) of the Omnibus Parks and Public
Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 5102 note;
Public Law 104–333)) is transferred to the Architect
of the Capitol, without consideration.
(2) PARCELS.—The parcels of Federal real prop-
erty referred to under paragraph (1) are the fol-
lowing:
(A) That portion of New Jersey Avenue,
N.W., between the northernmost point of the
intersection of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and D
Street, N.W., and the northernmost point of the