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(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year 
2008 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 1308. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS.—(a) Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may use 
the two-phase selection procedures authorized in section 303M of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
U.S.C. 253m) for entering into a contract for the design and 
construction of a public building, facility, or work in the same 
manner and under the same terms and conditions as the head 
of an executive agency under such section. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 
and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1309. ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR 
VISITOR SERVICES. (a) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘Chief 
Executive Officer’’ means the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor 
Services established under section 6701 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, 
Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appro-
priations Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1806). 
(b) ASSISTANT
TO
THE
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE
OFFICER.—The 
Architect of the Capitol shall— 
(1) after consultation with the Chief Executive Officer, 
appoint an assistant to perform the responsibilities of the Chief 
Executive Officer during the absence or disability of the Chief 
Executive Officer, or during a vacancy in the position of the 
Chief Executive Officer; and 
(2) fix the rate of basic pay for the position of the assistant 
appointed under paragraph (1) at a rate not to exceed the 
highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under 
subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
for the locality involved. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply to fiscal year 
2008 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise 
provided for, including development and maintenance of the 
Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library 
buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uni-
forms; 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 Library of Congress Trust Fund 
Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund 
held by the Board, $395,784,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2008, 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 2008 and shall remain available until 
expended for the development and maintenance of an international 
legal information 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,
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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 
collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the 
total amount appropriated, $16,451,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2010 for the partial acquisition of books, periodicals, 
newspapers, and all other materials including subscriptions for 
bibliographic services for the Library, including $40,000 to be avail-
able 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 representation 
and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $7,000,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the digital collections and edu-
cational curricula program: Provided further, That of the total 
amount appropriated, $750,000 shall remain available until 
expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln 
Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public 
Law 106–173, of which $10,000 may be used for official representa-
tion and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
Commission: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $1,482,000 shall be used for the National Digital Informa-
tion Infrastructure and Preservation Program: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $75,000 shall be used to 
provide a grant to the Middle Eastern Text Initiative for translation 
and publishing of middle eastern text: Provided further, That 
$125,000 shall be used to provide a grant to the University of 
Mississippi for the American Music Archives. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $49,558,000, 
of which not more than $29,826,000, to remain available until 
expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appro-
priation during fiscal year 2008 under section 708(d) of title 17, 
United States Code: Provided, That not more than $10,000,000 
shall be derived from prior year unobligated balances: Provided 
further, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend 
any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess 
of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropria-
tions Acts: Provided further, That not more than $4,398,000 shall 
be derived from collections during fiscal year 2008 under sections 
111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided 
further, That the total amount available for obligation shall be 
reduced by the amount by which collections and unobligated bal-
ances are less than $44,224,000: Provided further, That not more 
than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the 
maintenance of an ‘‘International Copyright Institute’’ in the Copy-
right 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 certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses for 
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
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delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That notwith-
standing any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, 
any amounts made available under this heading which are attrib-
utable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright 
Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title 
may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the 
Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs 
of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff 
under section 802(e). 
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 Annotated Constitution of the United 
States of America, $102,601,000: 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 (except 
the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library 
of Congress unless such publication has obtained 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), $67,091,000, 
of which $20,704,000 shall remain available until expended, of 
which $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers 
to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the 
individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1401. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM. Of the amounts appro-
priated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than 
$5,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of 
Congress, in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses for the incentive awards program. 
SEC. 1402. REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008, the obligational authority 
of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection 
(b) may not exceed $122,529,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in subsection (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 2008, 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 
Program and the Federal Research Program established under sec-
tion 103 of the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement
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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 
reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it before 
the period of availability of the Library appropriation expires. 
SEC. 1403. AUDIT REQUIREMENT. Section 207(e) of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 182(e)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AUDIT.—The revolving fund shall be subject to audit by 
the Comptroller General at the Comptroller General’s discretion.’’. 
SEC. 1404. TRANSFER AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts 
appropriated for fiscal year 2008 for the Library of Congress may 
be transferred during fiscal year 2008 between any of the headings 
under the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’’ upon the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than 10 percent of the total amount 
of funds appropriated to the account under any heading under 
the heading ‘‘LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’’ for fiscal year 2008 may 
be transferred from that account by all transfers made under sub-
section (a). 
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 format; printing 
and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary 
for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congres-
sional Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United 
States Code); printing and binding of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and 
printing, binding, and distribution of Government publications 
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
$90,000,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be avail-
able for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional 
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 obligations incurred under the appropriations 
for similar purposes 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 appropriated 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 publication after the 27-month period begin-
ning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by 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 similar purposes for pre-
ceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Printing 
Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading,