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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 pro-
vided 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 described 
in subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional Ac-
countability Act (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and set-
tlements as authorized under such subsection. 
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 determine) may not 
exceed $2,000. 
SEC. 207. 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
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transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro-
priation Act. 
SEC. 208. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERN-
MENT ETRAVEL SERVICE REGULATION. (a) DEFINITION.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ means the— 
(1) Architect of the Capitol; 
(2) Congressional Budget Office; 
(3) Government Accountability Office; 
(4) Government Printing Office; 
(5) Library of Congress; and 
(6) Office of Compliance. 
(b) COMPLIANCE ELECTION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an agency, at the discretion of the 
head of the agency, may— 
(1) elect to comply with the requirements of 
parts 300–3, 301–50, 301–52, 301–70, and 301–73 of 
title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
modification to those requirements, (relating to the 
Governmentwide eTravel Service); and 
(2) if the head of the agency makes an election 
to comply under paragraph (1), enter into an agree-
ment with the General Services Administration to 
modify those requirements, as applicable to that agen-
cy, relating to confidentiality of information or other 
concerns of the head of the agency.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 209. CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCEL-
LENCE IN ARTS EDUCATION. Section 210 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 is amended— 
(1) by striking the first proviso; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Provide further,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Provided,’’. 
SEC. 210. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION OVER REAL 
PROPERTY NEAR JAPANESE AMERICAN PATRIOTISM MEMO-
RIAL. (a) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Jurisdiction over the parcels 
of Federal real property described under paragraph 
(2) (over which jurisdiction was transferred under 
section 514(b)(2)(C) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 
Lands Management Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 5102 note; 
Public Law 104–333)) is transferred to the Architect 
of the Capitol, without consideration. 
(2) PARCELS.—The parcels of Federal real prop-
erty referred to under paragraph (1) are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) That portion of New Jersey Avenue, 
N.W., between the northernmost point of the 
intersection of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and D 
Street, N.W., and the northernmost point of the
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intersection of New Jersey Avenue, N.W., and 
Louisiana Avenue, N.W., between squares 631 
and W632, which remains Federal property, and 
whose maintenance and repair shall be the re-
sponsibility of the District of Columbia. 
(B) That portion of D Street, N.W., between 
its intersection with New Jersey Avenue, N.W., 
and its intersection with Louisiana Avenue, 
N.W., between squares 630 and W632, which re-
mains Federal property. 
(b) MISCELLANEOUS.— 
(1) COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.—Compli-
ance with this section shall be deemed to satisfy the 
requirements of all laws otherwise applicable to trans-
fers of jurisdiction over parcels of Federal real prop-
erty. 
(2) UNITED STATES CAPITOL GROUNDS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—Section 5102 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended to include with-
in the definition of the United States Capitol 
Grounds the parcels of Federal real property de-
scribed in subsection (a)(2). 
(B) JURISDICTION OF CAPITOL POLICE.— 
The United States Capitol Police shall have ju-
risdiction over the parcels of Federal real prop-