H. R. 2918 
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
An Act 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2010, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
REFERENCES 
SEC. 1. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ or ‘‘this joint resolution’’ contained in any division 
of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions 
of that division. 
DIVISION A—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2010 
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, 2010, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I 
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SENATE 
PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS 
For a payment to Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Edward 
M. Kennedy, late a Senator from Massachussetts, $174,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES 
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader 
of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; 
Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, 
$10,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference 
Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chair-
man; in all, $180,000.
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REPRESENTATION ALLOWANCES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
LEADERS 
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000. 
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as author-
ized by law, including agency contributions, $178,982,000, which 
shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following 
limitations: 
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT 
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,517,000. 
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE 
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $752,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,212,000. 
OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS 
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,288,000. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,844,000. 
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES 
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman 
of each such committee, $1,726,000 for each such committee; in 
all, $3,452,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY 
AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $850,000. 
POLICY COMMITTEES 
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,763,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,526,000. 
OFFICE OF THE CHAPLAIN 
For Office of the Chaplain, $415,000. 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
For Office of the Secretary, $25,790,000.
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OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER 
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
$70,000,000. 
OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY 
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary 
for the Minority, $1,836,000. 
AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED EXPENSES 
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized 
by law, and related expenses, $45,500,000. 
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
Counsel of the Senate, $7,154,000. 
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,544,000. 
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE, SER-
GEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE, AND SECRE-
TARIES FOR THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY OF THE SENATE 
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,500; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary 
for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority 
of the Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000. 
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE 
INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96–304), and 
Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, 
$140,500,000. 
EXPENSES OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE CAUCUS ON 
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL 
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on Inter-
national Narcotics Control, $520,000. 
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$2,000,000.
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SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE 
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door-
keeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014. 
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 
For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000, of which up to $500,000 
shall be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal 
patron postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice 
of a town meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit 
of local government) at which the Senator will personally attend: 
Provided, That any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing 
shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the mailing and the 
remaining cost shall be paid by the Senator from other funds 
available to the Senator. 
SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT 
For Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$422,000,000. 
OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS 
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
GROSS RATE OF COMPENSATION IN OFFICES OF SENATORS 
SEC. 1. Effective on and after October 1, 2009, each of the 
dollar amounts contained in the table under section 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, 2009, increased 
by an additional $50,000 each. 
REPORTING REQUIREMENT 
SEC. 2. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act 1965 (Public Law 88–454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended— 
(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘shall’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Beginning with the report covering the first full semiannual 
period of the 112th Congress, the Secretary of the Senate— 
‘‘(1) shall publicly post on-line on the website of the Senate 
each report in a searchable, itemized format as required under 
this section; 
‘‘(2) shall issue each report required under this section 
in electronic form; and 
‘‘(3) may issue each report required under this section 
in other forms at the discretion of the Secretary of the Senate.’’.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,369,025,000, as follows: 
HOUSE LEADERSHIP OFFICES 
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,881,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,530,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$2,194,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy 
Minority Whip, $1,690,000, including $5,000 for official expenses 
of the Minority Whip; Speaker’s Office for Legislative Floor Activi-
ties, $517,000; Republican Steering Committee, $981,000; Repub-
lican 
Conference, 
$1,748,000; 
Republican 
Policy 
Committee, 
$362,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,366,000; 
Democratic 
Caucus, 
$1,725,000; 
nine 
minority 
employees, 
$1,552,000; training and program development—majority, $290,000; 
training and program development—minority, $290,000; Cloakroom 
Personnel—majority, 
$497,000; 
and 
Cloakroom 
Personnel— 
minority, $497,000. 
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, $660,000,000. 
COMMITTEE EMPLOYEES 
STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL AND SELECT 
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $139,878,000: Provided, 
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and 
expenses until December 31, 2010, except that $1,000,000 of such 
amount shall remain available until expended for committee room 
upgrading. 
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$31,300,000, including studies and examinations of executive agen-
cies and temporary personal services 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 
December 31, 2010.
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SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $198,301,000, including: for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, 
of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official 
representation and reception expenses, $30,089,000 of which 
$2,600,000 shall remain available until expended; 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 reception expenses, 
$9,509,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official 
representation and reception expenses, $130,782,000, of which 
$3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $5,045,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency Planning, 
Preparedness and Operations, $4,445,000, to remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, 
$1,415,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and 
not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception 
expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,258,000; for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
$8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Inter-
parliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other authorized employees, 
$1,249,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Histo-
rian, including the cost of the House Fellows Program (including 
lodging and related expenses for visiting Program participants), 
$597,000. 
ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution 
or law, $313,665,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative 
costs and Federal tort claims, $3,948,000; official mail for commit-
tees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, 
$201,000; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social 
Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $276,703,000, 
including employee tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, 
if authorized, and employee child care benefit payments, $1,000,000, 
if 
authorized; 
Business 
Continuity 
and 
Disaster 
Recovery, 
$25,098,000, of which $5,425,000 shall remain available until 
expended; transition activities for new members and staff, 
$2,907,000; Wounded Warrior Program, $2,500,000, to be derived 
from funding provided for this purpose in Division G of Public 
Law 111–8; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; Energy Dem-
onstration Projects, $2,500,000, if authorized, to remain available 
until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase, 
exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of 
deceased employees of the House, $760,000.
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CHILD CARE CENTER 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account 
established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062), subject to the level specified in 
the budget of the Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN MEMBERS’ 
REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED FOR DEFICIT REDUC-
TION 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 Allowances’’ shall be available only for fiscal year 
2010. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under 
such allowances for fiscal year 2010 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 Administration 
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 Representative in, or 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. 
SEC. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each 
succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized 
to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance 
for each of the following offices is increased as follows: 
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is 
increased by $96,000. 
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is 
increased by $96,000. 
HOUSE FITNESS CENTER 
SEC. 103. Any active duty member of the Armed Forces who 
is assigned to a congressional liaison office of the Armed Forces 
at the House of Representatives may obtain membership in the 
exercise facility established for employees of the House of Represent-
atives (as described in section 103(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2005) in the same manner as an employee 
of the House of Representatives, in accordance with such regulations 
as the Committee on House Administration may promulgate. 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 101(d) of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b(d)), as added by section 103(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, is amended 
by striking ‘‘and made available’’ and inserting ‘‘and merged with 
and made available’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
funds appropriated for fiscal year 2010 and succeeding fiscal years.
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JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$11,327,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses 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 $1,300 per month to the 
Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each 
to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending 
Physician; (4) 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 (5) $2,366,000 for 
reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred 
for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending 
Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allow-
ances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for 
all the purposes thereof, $3,805,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessi-
bility Services, $1,377,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of 
the Senate. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including over-
time, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contribu-
tions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability 
insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $265,188,000, 
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, security equipment 
and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, 
medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal 
and professional services, the employee assistance program, the
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awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, 
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, 
$63,130,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol 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 Training Center for fiscal year 2010 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for the 
Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings ‘‘Salaries’’ 
and ‘‘General expenses’’ upon the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,377,000, of which $884,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That not more than 
$500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director 
of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY 
SEC. 1101. (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 305 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 306. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROP-
ERTY. 
‘‘The Executive Director may, within the limits of available 
appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property 
by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
contents for the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 305 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year 
thereafter.
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to 
be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $45,165,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
OFFICE 
SEC. 1201. Section 1201 of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note; Public law 110–161; 121 Stat. 
2238) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting 
‘‘5’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting 
‘‘5’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d), and redesignating subsection 
(e) as subsection (d); and 
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by this section), by 
striking ‘‘Subject to subsection (d), this’’ and inserting ‘‘This’’. 
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, 
$106,783,000, of which $5,400,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $33,182,000, of which $6,499,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds 
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings,
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and the Capitol Power Plant, $10,974,000, of which $1,410,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014. 
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, $74,392,000, of which $15,390,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of which $53,360,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014. 
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings 
Revitalization Trust Fund, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
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, $119,133,000, of 
which $25,610,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014: 
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 2010. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $45,795,000, of which $19,560,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2014. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United 
States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer 
Facility, and AOC security operations, $27,012,000, of which 
$8,150,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.
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BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, 
and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, 
and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction 
of the Joint Committee on the Library, $11,390,000, of which 
$900,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
That of the amount made available under this heading, the 
Architect may obligate 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 Appropria-
tions Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the 
Architect or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 
Visitor Center, $22,459,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol shall 
have the authority, within the limits of available appropriations, 
to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-agency 
transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received 
for the sale or trade-in of personal property shall be credited to 
funds available for the operations of the Architect of the Capitol 
and be available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar 
property. Such funds shall be available for such purposes during 
the fiscal year received and the following fiscal year. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter. 
FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES 
SEC. 1302. Chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 6121(1) by striking ‘‘and the Library of Con-
gress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Library of Congress, the Architect 
of the Capitol, and the Botanic Garden’’; and 
(2) in section 6133(c) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the Cap-
itol and the Botanic Garden, the authority granted to the 
Office of Personnel Management under this subchapter shall 
be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’. 
ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY STUDENT SERVICES 
SEC. 1303. (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) For purposes of this section the term ‘agency’ shall include 
the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to the Architect of the 
Capitol, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment under this section shall be exercised by the Architect of 
the Capitol.’’.
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HOUSE HISTORIC BUILDINGS REVITALIZATION TRUST FUND 
SEC. 1304. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
in the Treasury of the United States, as an account for the Architect 
of the Capitol, the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust 
Fund (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be used 
by the Architect of the Capitol for the revitalization of the major 
historical buildings and assets of the House of Representatives 
which the Architect is responsible for maintaining and preserving, 
except that the Architect may not obligate any amounts in the 
Fund without the approval of the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives. 
(c) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any amounts trans-
ferred to and merged with, or otherwise deposited into, the Fund 
shall remain available until expended. 
(d) PERMITTING TRANSFERS FROM AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Section 101 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 95b), as amended by section 
103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2009, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) Amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the House 
of Representatives under any heading other than the heading ‘Mem-
bers’ Representational Allowances’ may be transferred to the 
Architect of the Capitol and merged with and made available under 
the heading ‘House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund’, 
subject to the approval of the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amendment made 
by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 and 
each succeeding fiscal year. 
SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DURING EMERGENCIES 
SEC. 1305. (a) During an emergency involving the safety of 
human life or the protection of property, as determined or declared 
by the Capitol Police Board, the Architect of the Capitol— 
(1) may accept contributions of comfort and other incidental 
items and services to support employees of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol while such employees are on duty 
in response to the emergency; and 
(2) may incur obligations and make expenditures out of 
available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other 
support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect of 
the Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such obligations 
and expenditures are necessary to respond to the emergency. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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 custodial care of the Library 
buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uni-
forms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library;
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operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in 
the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act 
of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other 
publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger 
motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund 
Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund 
held by the Board, $446,151,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2010, 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 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2010 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international 
legal information 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 obligation or expenditure 
in appropriations Acts: Provided further, 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, not more than $12,000 may be expended, 
on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas 
Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $7,315,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
digital collections and educational curricula program: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $750,000 shall be 
transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for 
carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106–173, of which $10,000 
may be used for official representation and reception expenses 
of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall be used 
to carry out activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act 
of 2009: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$200,000 shall be used for the purpose of preserving, digitizing 
and making available historically and culturally significant mate-
rials related to the development of Nebraska and the American 
West, which amount shall be transferred to the Durham Museum 
in Omaha, Nebraska. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $55,476,000, 
of which not more than $28,751,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2010 under section 708(d) of title 17, 
United States Code: Provided, That the Copyright Office may not 
obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such 
section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expendi-
ture in appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
$5,861,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2010 
under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such 
title: Provided further, That the total amount available for obligation 
shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
$34,612,000: Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of
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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 devel-
oping countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided 
further, That not more than $4,250 may be expended, on the certifi-
cation of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses for activities of the Inter-
national 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 Annotated Constitution of the United 
States of America, $112,490,000: 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), $70,182,000, 
of which $30,577,000 shall remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be 
available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically 
handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1401. (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 subsection (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
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‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’, to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK 
Program and the Federal Research Program established under sec-
tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations 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 
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1402. (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 approval 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 Congress’’ for fiscal year 2010 may be 
transferred from that account by all transfers made under sub-
section (a). 
CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POSITIONS ABOVE GS–15 
SEC. 1403. Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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).’’. 
LEAVE CARRYOVER FOR CERTAIN LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXECUTIVE 
POSITIONS 
SEC. 1404. Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’ and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (G) the following: 
‘‘(H) a position in the Library of Congress the com-
pensation 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.’’. 
(4) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to annual leave accrued during pay periods begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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 Capitol; expenses necessary 
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United