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ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES 
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $254,174,000, including: supplies, mate-
rials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
$3,588,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
and administrative offices of the House, $310,000; Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, 
and other applicable employee benefits, $227,455,000; sup-
plies, materials, and other costs relating to the House por-
tion of expenses for the Capitol Visitor Center, $2,262,000, 
to remain available until expended; Business Continuity 
and Disaster Recovery, $16,856,000, of which $5,408,000 
shall 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, $703,000. 
CHILD CARE CENTER 
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representa-
tives Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in 
the account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), sub-
ject to the level specified in the budget of the Center, as sub-
mitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. (a) REQUIRING AMOUNTS REMAINING IN 
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCES TO BE USED 
FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION 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 2008. Any amount remaining 
after all payments are made under such allowances for fis-
cal year 2008 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 Treas-
ury considers appropriate). 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Committee on House Admin-
istration of the House of Representatives shall have author-
ity 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 Rep-
resentative 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 amend-
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ed 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 Appropriations Act, 2005. 
SEC. 103. DEPOSITS.—(a) The second sentence of sec-
tion 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 ‘‘de-
posited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Of-
fice 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 relat-
ing 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.
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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 Com-
mittee, $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 Adminis-
trative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
JOINT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON INAUGURAL 
CEREMONIES OF 2009 
For salaries and expenses associated with conducting 
the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, January 20, 2009, in accordance 
with such program as may be adopted by the joint congres-
sional committee authorized to conduct the inaugural cere-
monies of 2009, $1,240,000 to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate and to remain available until September 30,
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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: Pro-
vided, That the compensation of any employee of the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate who has 
been designated to perform service with respect to the inau-
gural ceremonies of 2009 shall continue to be paid by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration, but the account 
from which such staff member is paid may be reimbursed 
for the services of the staff member (including agency con-
tributions 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 ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physi-
cian and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of 
$2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allow-
ance 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 here-
tofore 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
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the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and cred-
ited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from 
which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are pay-
able and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, 
$2,798,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Of-
ficer 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 Com-
mittees 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 contracts authorized, together with a 
chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as 
required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons des-
ignated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
the work. 
CAPITOL POLICE 
SALARIES 
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, includ-
ing overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Govern-
ment contributions for health, retirement, social security,
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professional liability insurance, and other applicable em-
ployee 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, secu-
rity equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, sup-
plies, 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 in-
structor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforce-
ment Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be ex-
pended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses, $48,900,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Cap-
itol 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 Train-
ing Center for fiscal year 2008 shall be paid by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts appro-
priated for fiscal year 2008 for the Capitol Police may be 
transferred between the headings ‘‘SALARIES’’ and ‘‘GEN-
ERAL 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 Rep-
resentatives 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 economi-
cal 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 Re-
covery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 
(Public Law 110–28; 111 Stat. 167), $876,000 are hereby 
rescinded. 
(b) In addition to the amounts otherwise made avail-
able in this Act under the heading ‘‘Capitol Police, Sala-
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ries’’, there is appropriated $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 LI-
BRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
MERGER. (a) SHORT 
TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘U.S. Capitol Po-
lice and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation 
Act of 2007’’. 
(b) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.— 
(1) TRANSFERS.— 
(A) LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
POLICE
EM-
PLOYEES.—Effective on the employee’s transfer 
date, each Library of Congress Police employee 
shall be transferred to the United States Capitol 
Police and shall become either a member or civil-
ian employee of the Capitol Police, as deter-
mined by the Chief of the Capitol Police under 
paragraph (2). 
(B) LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE CIVIL-
IAN
EMPLOYEES.—Effective on the employee’s 
transfer date, each Library of Congress Police ci-
vilian employee shall be transferred to the
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United States Capitol Police and shall become a 
civilian employee of the Capitol Police. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PO-
LICE EMPLOYEES.— 
(A) DETERMINATION
OF
STATUS
WITHIN 
CAPITOL POLICE.— 
(i) ELIGIBILITY
TO
SERVE
AS
MEM-
BERS OF THE CAPITOL POLICE.—A Library 
of Congress Police employee shall become a 
member of the Capitol Police on the employ-
ee’s transfer date if the Chief of the Capitol 
Police determines and issues a written cer-
tification that the employee meets each of 
the following requirements: 
(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 determined by taking into account 
subparagraph (C)(i)), on the date such 
employee becomes 60 years of age.
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(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 determination of the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police under this subparagraph shall 
not be appealable or reviewable in any 
manner. 
(iv) 
DEADLINE
FOR
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—The Chief of the Capitol Police 
shall complete the determinations required 
under this subparagraph for all Library of
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Congress Police employees not later than 
September 30, 2009. 
(B) EXEMPTION FROM MANDATORY SEPARA-
TION.—Section 8335(c) or 8425(c) of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply to any Li-
brary of Congress Police employee who becomes 
a member of the Capitol Police under this sub-
section, until the earlier of— 
(i) the date on which the individual is 
entitled to an annuity for immediate retire-
ment 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 Li-
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brary of Congress Police employee who be-
comes 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
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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 CI-
VILIAN POSITIONS.— 
(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 para-
graph (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 
operations 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
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under this paragraph shall not be appealable or 
reviewable in any manner. 
(4) PROTECTING STATUS OF TRANSFERRED EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(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 subsection shall be trans-
ferred to the credit of that individual as a mem-
ber or an employee of the Capitol Police (as the 
case may be). The treatment of leave or compen-
satory time transferred under this subsection 
shall be governed by regulations of the Capitol 
Police Board. 
(C) PROHIBITING
IMPOSITION
OF
PROBA-
TIONARY PERIOD.—The Chief of the Capitol Po-
lice may not impose a period of probation on 
any individual who is transferred under this sec-
tion.
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(5) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO EM-
PLOYEE REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to authorize 
any labor organization that represented an indi-
vidual who was a Library of Congress police em-
ployee 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 Po-
lice after the individual’s transfer date. 
(B) AGREEMENTS NOT APPLICABLE.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to authorize 
any collective bargaining agreement (or any re-
lated court order, stipulated agreement, or agree-
ment to the terms or conditions of employment) 
applicable to Library of Congress police employ-
ees or to Library of Congress police civilian em-
ployees to apply to members of the Capitol Police 
or to civilian employees of the Capitol Police. 
(6) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO PER-
SONNEL 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—