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(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. CONTRACT FOR EXERCISE FACILITY.—(a) Section 103(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108–447; 118 Stat. 3175), is amended by striking ‘‘private entity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘public or private entity’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 2005. 
SEC. 103. DEPOSITS.—(a) The second sentence of section 101 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 117j) 
is amended by striking ‘‘deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts’’ and inserting ‘‘deposited in the Treasury for credit to 
the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer’’. 
(b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 104. HOUSE SERVICES REVOLVING FUND.—(a) Section 
105(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 
117m(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Chief Administrative Officer’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘the Chief Administrative Officer, 
including purposes relating to energy and water conservation and 
environmental activities carried out in buildings, facilities, and 
grounds under the Chief Administrative Officer’s jurisdiction,’’. 
(b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 105. ADJUSTMENT.—The first sentence of section 5 of 
House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 
22, 1970 (as enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b–5), is 
amended by striking ‘‘step 1 of level 6’’ and inserting ‘‘step 7 
of level 11’’. 
JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,398,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$9,220,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives. 
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL CEREMONIES OF 
2009 
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting the inau-
gural ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United 
States, January 20, 2009, in accordance with such program as 
may be adopted by the joint congressional committee authorized
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to conduct the inaugural ceremonies of 2009, $1,240,000 to be 
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and to remain available 
until September 30, 2009. Funds made available under this heading 
shall be available for payment, on a direct or reimbursable basis, 
whether incurred on, before, or after, October 1, 2008: Provided, 
That the compensation of any employee of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate who has been designated to 
perform service with respect to the inaugural ceremonies of 2009 
shall continue to be paid by the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration, but the account from which such staff member is paid 
may be reimbursed for the services of the staff member (including 
agency contributions when appropriate) out of funds made available 
under this heading. 
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 $725 per month each 
to four medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending 
Physician; (3) 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 (4) $2,063,000 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, $2,798,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE 
For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
Special Services Office, $5,348,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
STATEMENTS OF APPROPRIATIONS 
For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
of the statements for the first session of the 110th Congress, 
showing appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and con-
tracts authorized, together with a chronological history of the reg-
ular appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid 
to the persons designated by the chairmen of such committees 
to supervise the work. 
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
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insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $232,800,000, 
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 
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, 
$48,900,000, 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 2008 
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
available to the Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2008 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. 
SEC. 1002. ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—During fiscal year 2008 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, following notification of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
the Chief of the Capitol Police may make payments in advance 
for obligations of the United States Capitol Police for subscription 
services if the Chief determines it to be more prompt, efficient, 
or economical to do so. 
SEC. 1003. UTILITY TUNNEL REPAIRS.—(a) From the unexpended 
balances available under the heading ‘‘Architect of the Capitol, 
Capitol Power Plant’’ in chapter 6 of title V of the U.S. Troop 
Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Account-
ability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110–28; 111 Stat. 
167), $876,000 are hereby rescinded. 
(b) In addition to the amounts otherwise made available in 
this Act under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police, Salaries’’, there is appro-
priated $876,000 for expenses under such heading resulting from 
any utility tunnel repairs and asbestos abatement activities carried 
out by the Architect of the Capitol: Provided, That the amount 
provided by this section is designated as described in section 5 
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 
SEC. 1004. UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE AND LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS POLICE MERGER. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may 
be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police 
Merger Implementation Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.— 
(1) TRANSFERS.—
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(A) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE EMPLOYEES.—Effec-
tive on the employee’s transfer date, each Library of Con-
gress Police employee shall be transferred to the United 
States Capitol Police and shall become either a member 
or civilian employee of the Capitol Police, as determined 
by the Chief of the Capitol Police under paragraph (2). 
(B) 
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYEES.—Effective on the employee’s transfer date, 
each Library of Congress Police civilian employee shall 
be transferred to the United States Capitol Police and 
shall become a civilian employee of the Capitol Police. 
(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) 
DETERMINATION
OF
STATUS
WITHIN
CAPITOL 
POLICE.— 
(i) ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE CAP-
ITOL POLICE.—A Library of Congress Police employee 
shall become a member of the Capitol Police on the 
employee’s transfer date if the Chief of the Capitol 
Police determines and issues a written certification 
that the employee meets each of the following require-
ments: 
(I) Based on the assumption that such 
employee would perform a period of continuous 
Federal service after the transfer date, the 
employee would be entitled to an annuity for 
immediate retirement under section 8336(b) or 
8412(b) of title 5, United States Code (as deter-
mined by taking into account subparagraph (C)(i)), 
on the date such employee becomes 60 years of 
age. 
(II) During the transition period, the employee 
successfully completes training, as determined by 
the Chief of the Capitol Police. 
(III) The employee meets the qualifications 
required to be a member of the Capitol Police, 
as determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police. 
(ii) SERVICE
AS
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEE
OF
CAPITOL 
POLICE.—If the Chief of the Capitol Police determines 
that a Library of Congress Police employee does not 
meet the eligibility requirements, the employee shall 
become a civilian employee of the Capitol Police on 
the employee’s transfer date. 
(iii) FINALITY
OF
DETERMINATIONS.—Any deter-
mination of the Chief of the Capitol Police under this 
subparagraph shall not be appealable or reviewable 
in any manner. 
(iv) DEADLINE
FOR
DETERMINATIONS.—The Chief 
of the Capitol Police shall complete the determinations 
required under this subparagraph for all Library of 
Congress Police employees not later than September 
30, 2009. 
(B) EXEMPTION FROM MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Sec-
tion 8335(c) or 8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, shall 
not apply to any Library of Congress Police employee who 
becomes a member of the Capitol Police under this sub-
section, until the earlier of—
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(i) the date on which the individual is entitled 
to an annuity for immediate retirement under section 
8336(b) or 8412(b) of title 5, United States Code; or 
(ii) the date on which the individual— 
(I) is 57 years of age or older; and 
(II) is entitled to an annuity for immediate 
retirement under section 8336(m) or 8412(d) of 
title 5, United States Code, (as determined by 
taking into account subparagraph (C)(i)). 
(C) TREATMENT
OF
PRIOR
CREDITABLE
SERVICE
FOR 
RETIREMENT PURPOSES.— 
(i) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY 
FOR IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT AS MEMBER OF CAPITOL 
POLICE.—Any Library of Congress Police employee who 
becomes a member of the Capitol Police under this 
subsection shall be entitled to have any creditable 
service under section 8332 or 8411 of title 5, United 
States Code, that was accrued prior to becoming a 
member of the Capitol Police included in calculating 
the employee’s service as a member of the Capitol 
Police for purposes of section 8336(m) or 8412(d) of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(ii) PRIOR SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTATION 
OF
ANNUITY.—Any creditable service under section 
8332 or 8411 of title 5, United States Code, of an 
individual who becomes a member of the Capitol Police 
under this paragraph that was accrued prior to 
becoming a member of the Capitol Police— 
(I) shall be treated and computed as employee 
service under section 8339 or section 8415 of such 
title; but 
(II) shall not be treated as service as a member 
of the Capitol Police or service as a congressional 
employee for purposes of applying any formula 
under section 8339(b), 8339(q), 8415(c), or 8415(d) 
of such title under which a percentage of the 
individual’s average pay is multiplied by the years 
(or other period) of such service. 
(3) DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO CIVILIAN POSI-
TIONS.— 
(A) DUTIES.—The duties of any individual who becomes 
a civilian employee of the Capitol Police under this section, 
including a Library of Congress Police civilian employee 
under paragraph (1)(B) and a Library of Congress Police 
employee who becomes a civilian employee of the Capitol 
Police under paragraph (2)(A)(ii), shall be determined solely 
by the Chief of the Capitol Police, except that a Library 
of Congress Police civilian employee under paragraph (1)(B) 
shall continue to support Library of Congress police oper-
ations until all Library of Congress Police employees are 
transferred to the United States Capitol Police under this 
section. 
(B) FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Any determination 
of the Chief of the Capitol Police under this paragraph 
shall not be appealable or reviewable in any manner. 
(4) PROTECTING STATUS OF TRANSFERRED EMPLOYEES.—
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(A) NONREDUCTION
IN
PAY, RANK, OR
GRADE.—The 
transfer of any individual under this subsection shall not 
cause that individual to be separated or reduced in basic 
pay, rank or grade. 
(B) LEAVE
AND
COMPENSATORY
TIME.—Any annual 
leave, sick leave, or other leave, or compensatory time, 
to the credit of an individual transferred under this sub-
section shall be transferred to the credit of that individual 
as a member or an employee of the Capitol Police (as 
the case may be). The treatment of leave or compensatory 
time transferred under this subsection shall be governed 
by regulations of the Capitol Police Board. 
(C) 
PROHIBITING
IMPOSITION
OF
PROBATIONARY 
PERIOD.—The Chief of the Capitol Police may not impose 
a period of probation on any individual who is transferred 
under this section. 
(5) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO EMPLOYEE REP-
RESENTATION.— 
(A) EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize any labor organization 
that represented an individual who was a Library of Con-
gress police employee or a Library of Congress police 
civilian employee before the individual’s transfer date to 
represent that individual as a member of the Capitol Police 
or an employee of the Capitol Police after the individual’s 
transfer date. 
(B) AGREEMENTS NOT APPLICABLE.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize any collective bar-
gaining agreement (or any related court order, stipulated 
agreement, or agreement to the terms or conditions of 
employment) applicable to Library of Congress police 
employees or to Library of Congress police civilian 
employees to apply to members of the Capitol Police or 
to civilian employees of the Capitol Police. 
(6) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
RELATING
TO
PERSONNEL 
AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to affect the authority of 
the Chief of the Capitol Police to— 
(A) terminate the employment of a member of the 
Capitol Police or a civilian employee of the Capitol Police; 
or 
(B) transfer any individual serving as a member of 
the Capitol Police or a civilian employee of the Capitol 
Police to another position with the Capitol Police. 
(7) TRANSFER
DATE
DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘transfer date’’ means, with respect to an employee— 
(A) in the case of a Library of Congress Police employee 
who becomes a member of the Capitol Police, the first 
day of the first pay period applicable to members of the 
United States Capitol Police which begins after the date 
on which the Chief of the Capitol Police issues the written 
certification for the employee under paragraph (2)(A); 
(B) in the case of a Library of Congress Police employee 
who becomes a civilian employee of the Capitol Police, 
the first day of the first pay period applicable to employees 
of the United States Capitol Police which begins after 
September 30, 2009; or
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(C) in the case of a Library of Congress Police civilian 
employee, the first day of the first pay period applicable 
to employees of the United States Capitol Police which 
begins after September 30, 2008. 
(8) CANCELLATION IN PORTION OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCE 
OF FEDLINK REVOLVING FUND .—Amounts available for obliga-
tion by the Librarian of Congress as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act from the unobligated balance in the revolving 
fund established under section 103 of the Library of Congress 
Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182c) 
for the Federal Library and Information Network program of 
the Library of Congress and the Federal Research program 
of the Library of Congress are reduced by a total of $560,000, 
and the amount so reduced is hereby cancelled. 
(c) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AND ALLOCATIONS OF PROPERTY AND APPRO-
PRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the transfer date of any 
Library of Congress Police employee and Library of Con-
gress Police civilian employee who is transferred under 
this section— 
(i) the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, and 
records associated with the employee shall be trans-
ferred to the Capitol Police; and 
(ii) the unexpended balances of appropriations, 
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, 
used, held, arising from, available to, or to be made 
available in connection with the employee shall be 
transferred to and made available under the appropria-
tions accounts for the Capitol Police for ‘‘Salaries’’ and 
‘‘General Expenses’’, as applicable. 
(B) JOINT REVIEW.—During the transition period, the 
Chief of the Capitol Police and the Librarian of Congress 
shall conduct a joint review of the assets, liabilities, con-
tracts, property records, and unexpended balances of appro-
priations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
employed, used, held, arising from, available to, or to be 
made available in connection with the transfer under this 
section. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
ALLEGED
VIOLATIONS
OF
CERTAIN 
EMPLOYMENT
LAWS
WITH
RESPECT
TO
TRANSFERRED
INDIVID-
UALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law and except as provided in subparagraph (C), in 
the case of an alleged violation of any covered law (as 
defined in subparagraph (D)) which is alleged to have 
occurred prior to the transfer date with respect to an indi-
vidual who is transferred under this section, and for which 
the individual has not exhausted all of the remedies avail-
able for the consideration of the alleged violation which 
are provided for employees of the Library of Congress under 
the covered law prior to the transfer date, the following 
shall apply: 
(i) The individual may not initiate any procedure 
which is available for the consideration of the alleged 
violation of the covered law which is provided for
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employees of the Library of Congress under the covered 
law. 
(ii) To the extent that the individual has initiated 
any such procedure prior to the transfer date, the 
procedure shall terminate and have no legal effect. 
(iii) Subject to subparagraph (B), the individual 
may initiate and participate in any procedure which 
is available for the resolution of grievances of officers 
and employees of the Capitol Police under the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.) to provide for consideration of the alleged viola-
tion. The previous sentence does not apply in the case 
of an alleged violation for which the individual 
exhausted all of the available remedies which are pro-
vided for employees of the Library of Congress under 
the covered law prior to the transfer date. 
(B) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
APPLYING
CONGRESSIONAL 
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.—In applying subparagraph 
(A)(iii) with respect to an individual to whom this sub-
section applies, for purposes of the consideration of the 
alleged violation under the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995— 
(i) the date of the alleged violation shall be the 
individual’s transfer date; 
(ii) notwithstanding the third sentence of section 
402(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1402(a)), the individual’s 
request for counseling under such section shall be made 
not later than 60 days after the date of the alleged 
violation; and 
(iii) the employing office of the individual at the 
time of the alleged violation shall be the Capitol Police 
Board. 
(C) EXCEPTION FOR ALLEGED VIOLATIONS SUBJECT TO 
HEARING PRIOR TO TRANSFER.—Subparagraph (A) does not 
apply with respect to an alleged violation for which a 
hearing has commenced in accordance with the covered 
law on or before the transfer date. 
(D) COVERED LAW DEFINED.—In this paragraph, a ‘‘cov-
ered law’’ is any law for which the remedy for an alleged 
violation is provided for officers and employees of the Cap-
itol Police under the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.). 
(3) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
DETAILEES
DURING
TRANSITION 
PERIOD.—During the transition period, the Chief of the Capitol 
Police may detail additional members of the Capitol Police 
to the Library of Congress, without reimbursement. 
(4) 
EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDER-
STANDING.—The Memorandum of Understanding between the 
Library of Congress and the Capitol Police entered into on 
December 12, 2004, shall remain in effect during the transition 
period, subject to— 
(A) the provisions of this section; and 
(B) such modifications as may be made in accordance 
with the modification and dispute resolution provisions 
of the Memorandum of Understanding, consistent with the 
provisions of this section.
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(5) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION
RELATING
TO
PERSONNEL 
AUTHORITY OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect the authority of the 
Librarian of Congress to— 
(A) terminate the employment of a Library of Congress 
Police employee or Library of Congress Police civilian 
employee; or 
(B) transfer any individual serving in a Library of 
Congress Police employee position or Library of Congress 
Police civilian employee position to another position at 
the Library of Congress. 
(d) POLICE JURISDICTION, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES, AND PEN-
ALTIES.— 
(1) JURISDICTION.— 
(A) EXTENSION OF CAPITOL POLICE JURISDICTION.—Sec-
tion 9 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to define the area of 
the United States Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use 
thereof, and for other purposes’’, approved July 31, 1946 
(2 U.S.C. 1961) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, ‘United States Capitol 
Buildings and Grounds’ shall include the Library of Congress 
buildings and grounds described under section 11 of the Act entitled 
‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of the Library 
of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j), except that 
in a case of buildings or grounds not located in the District of 
Columbia, the authority granted to the Metropolitan Police Force 
of the District of Columbia shall be granted to any police force 
within whose jurisdiction the buildings or grounds are located.’’. 
(B) REPEAL OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE JURISDIC-
TION.—The first section and sections 7 and 9 of the Act 
of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167, 167f, 167h) are repealed 
on October 1, 2009. 
(2) UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES AND PENALTIES.— 
(A) EXTENSION OF UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS 
AND GROUNDS PROVISIONS TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.— 
(i) CAPITOL BUILDINGS.—Section 5101 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘all 
buildings on the real property described under section 
5102(d)’’ after ‘‘(including the Administrative Building 
of the United States Botanic Garden)’’. 
(ii) CAPITOL GROUNDS.—Section 5102 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(d) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided under paragraph 
(2), the United States Capitol Grounds shall include the Library 
of Congress grounds described under section 11 of the Act 
entitled ‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of 
the Library of Congress’, approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 
167j). 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY
OF
LIBRARIAN
OF
CONGRESS.—Notwith-
standing subsections (a) and (b), the Librarian of Congress 
shall retain authority over the Library of Congress buildings 
and grounds in accordance with section 1 of the Act of June 
29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 141; 42 Stat. 715).’’.
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(iii) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO DIS-
ORDERLY
CONDUCT.—Section 5104(e)(2) of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly conduct 
of official business, enter or remain in a room in any 
of the Capitol Buildings set aside or designated for 
the use of— 
‘‘(i) either House of Congress or a Member, 
committee, officer, or employee of Congress, or 
either House of Congress; or 
‘‘(ii) the Library of Congress;’’. 
(B) REPEAL OF OFFENSES AND PENALTIES SPECIFIC TO 
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.—Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 
8 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167a, 167b, 
167c, 167d, 167e, and 167g) are repealed. 
(C) SUSPENSION
OF
PROHIBITIONS
AGAINST
USE
OF 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.—Section 
10 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167i) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘5103 and 5104 of title 40, United States Code’’. 
(D) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
TO
DESCRIPTION
OF 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GROUNDS.—Section 11 of the Act 
of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(iii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(iv) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘For the purposes 
of this Act the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO JURISDICTION 
OF
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
OF
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS.—Section 
1307(b)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 
(2 U.S.C. 185(b)), is amended by striking the semicolon at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to authorize the Inspector 
General to audit or investigate any operations or activities 
of the United States Capitol Police;’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sec-
tion shall take effect October 1, 2009. 
(e) COLLECTIONS, PHYSICAL SECURITY, CONTROL, AND PRESERVA-
TION OF ORDER AND DECORUM WITHIN THE LIBRARY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
REGULATIONS.—The Librarian of 
Congress shall establish standards and regulations for the phys-
ical security, control, and preservation of the Library of Con-
gress collections and property, and for the maintenance of suit-
able order and decorum within Library of Congress. 
(2) TREATMENT OF SECURITY SYSTEMS.— 
(A) RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS.—In accord-
ance with the authority of the Capitol Police and the 
Librarian of Congress established under this section, the 
amendments made by this section, and the provisions of 
law referred to in subparagraph (C), the Chief of the Capitol 
Police and the Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 
for the operation of security systems at the Library of
H. R. 2764—392 
Congress buildings and grounds described under section 
11 of the Act of August 4, 1950, in consultation and 
coordination with each other, subject to the following: 
(i) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 
for the design of security systems for the control and 
preservation of Library collections and property, sub-
ject to the review and approval of the Chief of the 
Capitol Police. 
(ii) The Librarian of Congress shall be responsible 
for the operation of security systems at any building 
or facility of the Library of Congress which is located 
outside of the District of Columbia, subject to the 
review and approval of the Chief of the Capitol Police. 
(B) INITIAL PROPOSAL FOR OPERATION OF SYSTEMS.— 
Not later than October 1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol 
Police, in coordination with the Librarian of Congress, shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on House Adminis-
tration of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate an initial proposal for carrying out 
this paragraph. 
(C) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law referred 
to in this subparagraph are as follows: 
(i) Section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 
141). 
(ii) The undesignated provision under the heading 
‘‘General Provision, This Chapter’’ in chapter 5 of title 
II of division B of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emer-
gency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 
141a). 
(iii) Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 1964). 
(iv) Section 308 of the Legislative Branch Appro-
priations Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 1965). 
(f) PAYMENT
OF
CAPITOL
POLICE
SERVICES
PROVIDED
IN 
CONNECTION WITH RELATING TO LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SPECIAL 
EVENTS.— 
(1) PAYMENTS
OF
AMOUNTS
DEPOSITED
IN
REVOLVING 
FUND.—Section 102(e) of the Library of Congress Fiscal Oper-
ations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182b(e)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
amounts in the accounts of the revolving fund under this section 
shall be available to the Librarian, in amounts specified in 
appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry 
out the programs and activities covered by such accounts. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN CAPITOL 
POLICE SERVICES.—In the case of any amount in the revolving 
fund consisting of a payment received for services of the United 
States Capitol Police in connection with a special event or 
program described in subsection (a)(4), the Librarian shall 
transfer such amount upon receipt to the Capitol Police for 
deposit into the applicable appropriations accounts of the Cap-
itol Police.’’.
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(2) USE OF OTHER LIBRARY FUNDS TO MAKE PAYMENTS.— 
In addition to amounts transferred pursuant to section 102(e)(2) 
of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act 
of 2000 (as added by paragraph (1)), the Librarian of Congress 
may transfer amounts made available for salaries and expenses 
of the Library of Congress during a fiscal year to the applicable 
appropriations accounts of the United States Capitol Police 
in order to reimburse the Capitol Police for services provided 
in connection with a special event or program described in 
section 102(a)(4) of such Act. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sub-
section shall apply with respect to services provided by the 
United States Capitol Police on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(g) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1015 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) and section 1006 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 
1901 note; Public Law 108–83; 117 Stat. 1023) are repealed. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect October 1, 2009. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Act of August 4, 1950’’ means the Act entitled 
‘‘An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds 
of the Library of Congress,’’ (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.); 
(2) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police employee’’ means 
an employee of the Library of Congress designated as police 
under the first section of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 
167); 
(3) the term ‘‘Library of Congress Police civilian employee’’ 
means an employee of the Library of Congress Office of Security 
and Emergency Preparedness who provides direct administra-
tive support to, and is supervised by, the Library of Congress 
Police, but shall not include an employee of the Library of 
Congress who performs emergency preparedness or collections 
control and preservation functions; and 
(4) the term ‘‘transition period’’ means the period the first 
day of which is the date of the enactment of this Act and 
the final day of which is September 30, 2009. 
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), $3,350,000, of which $700,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2009: Provided, That the Executive 
Director of the Office of Compliance may, within the limits of 
available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal 
property by interagency transfer, donation, or discarding: Provided 
further, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certifi-
cation of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1101. COMPENSATION OF BOARD AND OFFICERS OF THE 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE. (a) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS.—Section 301(g) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) PER DIEM.— 
‘‘(A) RATE
OF
COMPENSATION
FOR
EACH
DAY.—Each 
member of the Board shall be compensated, for each day 
(including travel time) during which such member is 
engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board, 
at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the Senate; or 
‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY TO PRORATE.—The rate of pay of a 
member may be prorated based on the portion of the day 
during which the member is engaged in the performance 
of Board duties.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS.—Section 302 of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1382) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY
TO
FIX
COMPENSATION.—The Chair 
may fix the compensation of the Executive Director. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The rate of pay for the Executive 
Director may not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the Senate; or 
‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the House of Representatives.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY
TO
FIX
COMPENSATION.—The Chair 
may fix the compensation of the Deputy Executive Direc-
tors. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The rate of pay for a Deputy Execu-
tive Director may not exceed 96 percent of the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the Senate; or 
‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the House of Representatives.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY
TO
FIX
COMPENSATION.—The Chair 
may fix the compensation of the General Counsel. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The rate of pay for the General 
Counsel may not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(i) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the Senate; or 
‘‘(ii) the highest annual rate of compensation of 
any officer of the House of Representatives.’’; and
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(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Government Accountability Office’’. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $4,000 to 
be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses, $37,399,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
SEC. 1201. EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR THE CONGRES-
SIONAL BUDGET OFFICE. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office may establish and conduct an executive 
exchange program under which employees of the Office may be 
assigned to private sector organizations, and employees of private 
sector organizations may be assigned to the Office, for 1-year periods 
to further the institutional interests of the Office or Congress, 
including for the purpose of providing training to officers and 
employees of the Office. 
(b) LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS.—The Director of the Congres-
sional Budget Office shall— 
(1) limit the number of officers and employees who are 
assigned to private sector organizations at any one time to 
not more than 3; 
(2) limit the number of employees from private sector 
organizations who are assigned to the Office at any one time 
to not more than 3; 
(3) require that an employee of a private sector organization 
assigned to the Office may not have access to any trade secrets 
or to any other nonpublic information which is of commercial 
value to the private sector organization from which such 
employee is assigned; and 
(4) approve employees to be detailed from the private sector 
without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis 
of their fitness to perform their assigned duties. 
(c) TREATMENT
OF PRIVATE EMPLOYEES.—An employee of a 
private sector organization assigned to the Office under the execu-
tive exchange program shall be considered to be an employee of 
the Office for purposes of— 
(1) chapter 73 of title 5, United States Code; 
(2) sections 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209, 603, 606, 607, 
643, 654, 1905, and 1913 of title 18, United States Code; 
(3) sections 1343, 1344, and 1349(b) of title 31, United 
States Code; 
(4) chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’) and any other 
Federal tort liability statute; 
(5) the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); 
and 
(6) section 1043 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(d) TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENTS.—No assignment under this 
section shall commence after the end of the 2-year period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this section.
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subject to subsection (d), this section 
shall apply to fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
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, 
$79,897,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2012. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the Capitol, $24,090,000, of which $8,290,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012. 
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, $10,090,000, of which $500,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2012. 
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, $70,283,000, of which $14,400,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and oper-
ation of the House office buildings, $65,635,000, of which 
$25,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012. 
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