and educational curricula program: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated, $750,000 shall be trans-
ferred 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 amount made 
available under this heading, $250,000 shall be used to 
carry out activities under the Civil Rights History Project 
Act of 2009. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$55,476,000, of which not more than $28,751,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2010 
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 $5,861,000 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 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, 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 
may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection 
with any publication, or preparation of material therefore 
(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.—(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.—(a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—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 ‘‘LI-
BRARY OF CONGRESS’’ upon the approval of the Com-
mittees 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; 
(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.
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-
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, $93,296,000: 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 
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, $40,911,000: 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 2008 and 2009 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-
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 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $12,000,000 for information technology de-
velopment and facilities repair: Provided, That the Gov-
ernment Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such 
expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in 
accordance with 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 further, That not more than $7,500 may be ex-
pended on the certification of the Public Printer in connec-
tion 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 con-
nection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to 
the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
further, That the revolving fund shall be available for tem-
porary 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 V of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities 
financed through the revolving fund may provide informa-
tion in any format: Provided further, That the revolving 
fund and the funds provided under the headings ‘‘Office 
of Superintendent of Documents’’ and ‘‘Salaries and Ex-
penses’’ may not be used for contracted security services 
at GPO’s passport facility in the District of Columbia. 
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 
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, $558,849,000: Provided, That not more 
than $5,449,000 of payments received under section 782 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 
in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than 
$2,350,000 of reimbursements received under section 
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not 
more than $7,423,000 of reimbursements received under 
section 3521 of title 31, United States Code, shall be 
available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, 
That this appropriation and appropriations for adminis-
trative expenses of any other department or agency which 
is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit 
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum 
shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either 
Forum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, in-
cluding necessary travel expenses of non-Federal partici-
pants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to the 
Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appro-
priation from which costs involved are initially financed. 
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), 
$9,000,000. 
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 
for obligation beyond fiscal year 2010 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. 
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, in the irregular shaped 
grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, 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. 
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. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL.—(a) 
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds 
made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act 
may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices 
of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the 
approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of 
the Capitol.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2010’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2009. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2918 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
and for other purposes.