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gate 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 
Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 
approved by the Architect or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen-
ter project, $41,900,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, and in addition, $2,300,000 for Capitol Visitor 
Center operation costs: Provided, That the Architect of the 
Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which are made 
available for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an 
obligation plan approved by the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1201. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAPITOL 
VISITOR CENTER. The Architect of the Capitol may appoint 
an Executive Director of the Capitol Visitor Center whose 
annual rate of pay shall be determined by the Architect of 
the Capitol and shall not exceed $1,500 less than the annual 
rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
otherwise provided for, including development and mainte-
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nance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care 
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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, $397,285,000, of which not 
more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2006, 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 collec-
tions during fiscal year 2006 and shall remain available 
until expended for the development and maintenance of an 
international legal information database and activities re-
lated 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 collec-
tions are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of
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the total amount appropriated, $13,972,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the partial acquisition of books, 
periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including 
subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, in-
cluding $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, when 
specifically approved by the Librarian, of special and 
unique materials for additions to the collections: 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 represen-
tation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
$4,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the 
digital collections and school curricula program under sec-
tion 1305 of this Act: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $600,000 shall remain available 
until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the pur-
poses 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 fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $12,085,000 
shall remain available until expended for partial support 
of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $250,000