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shall remain in effect through fiscal year 2006, subject to 
such modifications as may be made in accordance with the 
modification and dispute resolution provisions of the 
Memorandum of Understanding. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, 
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,112,000, of which 
$780,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2007: 
Provided, That the Executive Director of the Office of Com-
pliance may, within the limits of available appropriations, 
dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-
agency transfer, donation, or discarding. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$3,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $35,853,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1100. WAIVER
OF CERTAIN CLAIMS. Section 
5584(g) of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the defi-
nition of an agency) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as a para-
graph (7); 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) the Congressional Budget Office; and’’; and 
(4) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (7)’’. 
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 sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the 
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate 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, $76,522,000.
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CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care, 
and operation of the Capitol, $25,380,000, of which 
$10,055,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2010. 
CAPITOL GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement 
of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House 
office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $7,061,000. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $67,004,000, of which 
$15,745,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2010.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $59,616,000, 
of which $20,922,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2008.
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy)
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and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, 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 Su-
preme 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, 
$58,585,000, of which $1,592,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2008: Provided, That not more than 
$6,600,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2006. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings and grounds, $31,318,000, of which $6,325,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2008.
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CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United 
States Capitol Police, $16,830,000, of which $5,500,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2008. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $7,211,000: Provided, That this ap-
propriation shall not be available for construction of the 
National Garden: Provided further, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, the Architect may obli-
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, $36,900,000, to remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may 
not obligate any of the funds which are made available
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for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an obliga-
tion plan approved by the Committees on Appropriations 
of the Senate and House of Representatives. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. (a) Section 108 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849), is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘8 positions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10 positions’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘4 positions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2 positions’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1202. (a) Section 905 of the 2002 Supplemental 
Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Re-
sponse To Terrorist Attacks on the United States (2 
U.S.C. 1819) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) In the case of a building or facility acquired 
through purchase pursuant to subsection (a), the Archi-
tect of the Capitol may enter into or assume a lease with 
another person for the use of any portion of the building
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or facility that the Architect of the Capitol determines is 
not required to be used to carry out the purposes of this 
section, subject to the approval of the entity which ap-
proved the acquisition of such building or facility under 
subsection (b).’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to leases entered into on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1203. (a) There is hereby established the Cap-
itol Visitor Center Governing Board (hereafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Governing Board’’), consisting of 
each of the following individuals: 
(1) The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, or the Speaker’s designee. 
(2) The minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, or the minority leader’s designee. 
(3) The majority leader of the Senate, or the 
majority leader’s designee. 
(4) The minority leader of the Senate, or the 
minority leader’s designee. 
(5) The chairman of the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives, who 
shall serve as co-chairman of the Governing Board.
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(6) The ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives. 
(7) The chairman of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate, who shall serve as 
co-chairman of the Governing Board. 
(8) The ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
(b) The Governing Board shall be responsible for es-
tablishing the policies which govern the operations of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, consistent with applicable law. 
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2006 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress 
not otherwise provided for, including development and 
maintenance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custo-
dial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; clean-
ing, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of 
motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation 
and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
Library; preparation and distribution of catalog records 
and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase 
of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Li-
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brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$388,144,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited 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 collections during fiscal year 2006 
and shall remain available until expended for the develop-
ment and maintenance of an international legal informa-
tion 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 obliga-
tion or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided fur-
ther, 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, $13,972,000 shall remain available 
until expended for the partial acquisition of books, periodi-
cals, newspapers, and all other materials including sub-
scriptions 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
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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 rep-
resentation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 
Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $500,000 shall remain available until expended, 
and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicenten-
nial 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, $11,078,000 shall re-
main available until expended for partial support of the 
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing in chapter 9 of division A of the Miscellaneous Appro-
priations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 
2763A–194), $15,500,000 is rescinded. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$58,601,000, of which not more than $30,481,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2006 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
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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 $5,465,000 shall be derived from collections 
during
fiscal
year
2006
under
sections
111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 802(h), 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 $35,946,000: 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
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used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program. 
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, 
$99,952,000: 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 (ex-
cept the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by 
the Library of Congress unless such publication has ob-
tained 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), $54,049,000, of which $15,831,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1301. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this
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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 2006, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$109,943,000. 
(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 2006, 
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-
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burse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation ex-
pires. 
SEC. 1303. UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC FACILI-
TIES.—Funds made available for the Library of Congress 
under this Act are available for transfer to the Depart-
ment of State as remittance for a fee charged by the De-
partment for fiscal year 2006 for the maintenance, up-
grade, or construction of United States diplomatic facili-
ties only to the extent that the amount of the fee so 
charged is equal to or less than the unreimbursed value 
of the services provided during fiscal year 2006 to the Li-
brary of Congress on State Department diplomatic facili-
ties. 
SEC. 1304. (a) Section 208 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104–53; 109 Stat. 
532), is hereby repealed. 
(b) The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act or October 
1, 2005, whichever occurs earlier. 
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
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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, $88,090,000 (reduced by $5,400,000): 
Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available 
for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congres-
sional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 
of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this 
appropriation shall be available for the payment of obliga-
tions incurred under the appropriations for similar pur-
poses for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 
of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appro-
priated 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 publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 
such document, report, or publication is authorized by
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Congress to be printed, unless 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 simi-
lar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred 
to the Government Printing Office revolving fund for car-
rying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the ap-
proval 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, $33,337,000: 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 2004 and 2005 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
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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, $1,200,000 for workforce retraining. The 
Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, 
within the limits of funds available and in accord with the 
law, and to make such contracts and commitments without 
regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 
9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary 
in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in 
the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government 
Printing Office revolving fund: Provided, That not more 
than $5,000 may be expended on the certification of the 
Public Printer in connection with official representation 
and reception expenses: Provided further, That the revolv-
ing fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not 
more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 
That expenditures in connection 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 temporary or intermittent services
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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 section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That the revolving fund and the funds provided 
under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF 
DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ together 
may not be available for the full-time equivalent employ-
ment of more than 2,621 workyears (or such other number 
of workyears as the Public Printer may request, subject 
to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and Senate): Provided fur-
ther, That activities financed through the revolving fund 
may provide information in any format: Provided further, 
That not more than $10,000 may be expended from the 
revolving fund in support of the activities of the Benjamin 
Franklin Tercentenary Commission established by Public 
Law 107–202. 
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
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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, $482,395,000: Provided, That not more 
than $5,104,000 of payments received under section 782 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 
in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That not more than 
$2,061,000 of reimbursements received under section 
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That this 
appropriation and appropriations for administrative ex-
penses of any other department or agency which is a mem-
ber of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a 
Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be avail-
able to finance an appropriate share of either Forum’s 
costs as determined by the respective Forum, including 
necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: