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termines such disclosure is unavoidable during 
the course of the investigation. 
(C) PROHIBITING RETALIATION.—An em-
ployee of the Office of the Architect of the Cap-
itol who has authority to take, direct others to 
take, recommend, or approve any personnel ac-
tion, shall not, with respect to such authority, 
take or threaten to take any action against any 
employee as a reprisal for making a complaint 
or disclosing information to the Inspector Gen-
eral, unless the complaint was made or the in-
formation disclosed with the knowledge that it 
was false or with willful disregard for its truth 
or falsity. 
(4) INDEPENDENCE
IN
CARRYING
OUT
DU-
TIES.—Neither the Architect of the Capitol nor any 
other employee of the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol may prevent or prohibit the Inspector Gen-
eral from carrying out any of the duties or respon-
sibilities assigned to the Inspector General under 
this section. 
(d) POWERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General may 
exercise the same authorities with respect to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of an
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establishment may exercise with respect to an estab-
lishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than para-
graphs (7) and (8) of such section. 
(2) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General 
may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel 
as the Inspector General considers appropriate. 
Such personnel may be appointed without re-
gard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, regarding appointments in the competi-
tive service, and may be paid without regard to 
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III 
of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that no personnel of the Office (other than the 
Inspector General) may be paid at an annual 
rate greater than $500 less than the annual 
rate of pay of the Inspector General under sub-
section (b)(4). 
(B) EXPERTS
AND
CONSULTANTS.—The 
Inspector General may procure temporary and 
intermittent services under section 3109 of title 
5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
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pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5315 of such title. 
(C)
INDEPENDENCE
IN
APPOINTING 
STAFF.—No individual may carry out any of 
the duties or responsibilities of the Office unless 
the individual is appointed by the Inspector 
General, or provides services procured by the 
Inspector General, pursuant to this paragraph. 
Nothing in this subparagraph may be construed 
to prohibit the Inspector General from entering 
into a contract or other arrangement for the 
provision of services under this section. 
(D) APPLICABILITY OF ARCHITECT OF THE 
CAPITOL PERSONNEL RULES.—None of the reg-
ulations governing the appointment and pay of 
employees of the Office of the Architect of the 
Capitol shall apply with respect to the appoint-
ment and compensation of the personnel of the 
Office, except to the extent agreed to by the In-
spector General. Nothing in the previous sen-
tence may be construed to affect subparagraphs 
(A) through (C). 
(3) EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.—The Architect 
of the Capitol shall provide the Office with appro-
priate and adequate office space, together with such
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equipment, supplies, and communications facilities 
and services as may be necessary for the operation 
of the Office, and shall provide necessary mainte-
nance services for such office space and the equip-
ment and facilities located therein. 
(e) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—To the extent that any office 
or entity in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
prior to the appointment of the first Inspector Gen-
eral under this section carried out any of the duties 
and responsibilities assigned to the Inspector Gen-
eral under this section, the functions of such office 
or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon the 
appointment of the first Inspector General under 
this section. 
(2) NO REDUCTION IN PAY OR BENEFITS.—The 
transfer of the functions of an office or entity to the 
Office under paragraph (1) may not result in a re-
duction in the pay or benefits of any employee of the 
office or entity, except to the extent required under 
subsection (d)(2)(A). 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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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 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-
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly charge-
able to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, 
$396,022,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall 
be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2007, 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 2007 
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
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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, $14,509,000 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 
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, $5,954,000 is available for the digital collections 
and educational curricula program, of which $4,010,000 
shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $600,000 shall re-
main available until expended, and shall be transferred to 
the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for car-
rying out the purposes of Public Law 106–173, of which 
$10,000 may be used for official representation and recep-
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tion expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-
mission: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $11,029,000 shall remain available until expended 
for partial support of the National Audio-Visual Conserva-
tion Center. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$59,044,000, of which not more than $29,335,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2007 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
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 $5,640,000 shall be derived from collections 
during
fiscal
year
2007
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 are 
less than $34,975,000: 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
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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 
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, 
$102,462,000: 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
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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), $53,974,000, of which $15,673,000 shall 
remain available until expended. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1301. INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM.—Of the 
amounts appropriated to the Library of Congress in this 
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 2007, the 
obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$111,078,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations
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to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2007, 
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-
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 2007 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 2007 to the Li-
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brary of Congress on State Department diplomatic facili-
ties. 
SEC. 1304. AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Section 207(e) 
of the Legislative 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 Gen-
eral’s discretion.’’. 
SEC. 1305. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Amounts ap-
propriated for fiscal year 2007 for the Library of Congress 
may be transferred between any of the headings for which 
the amounts are appropriated upon the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
of Representatives. 
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 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
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printing, binding, and distribution of Government publica-
tions authorized by law to be distributed without charge 
to the recipient, $95,233,000: Provided, That this appro-
priation shall not be available for paper copies of the per-
manent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates au-
thorized 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 appro-
priations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: 
Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limita-
tion 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 pe-
riod beginning on the date that such document, report, 
or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, un-
less 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 preceding 
fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Print-
ing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of
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this heading, subject to the approval 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, $35,287,000: 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 2005 and 2006 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 
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.
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
The Government Printing Office may make such ex-
penditures, within the limits of funds available and in ac-
cord with the law, and to make such contracts and com-
mitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as pro-
vided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as 
may be necessary in carrying out the programs and pur-
poses set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year 
for the Government Printing Office revolving fund: Pro-
vided, 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 revolving 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 provi-
sions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, 
That the revolving fund shall be available for temporary 
or intermittent 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 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and 
the funds provided under the headings ‘‘OFFICE OF SU-
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PERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS’’ and ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ together may not be available for the full-time 
equivalent employment 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 Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and Senate): 
Provided further, That activities financed through the re-
volving fund may provide information in any format: Pro-
vided further, That not more than $10,000 may be ex-
pended from the revolving fund in support of the activities 
of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission es-
tablished 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 
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
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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, $488,234,000: Provided, That not more 
than $4,980,000 of payments received under section 782 
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 
in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That not more than 
$2,005,000 of reimbursements received under section 
9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available 
for use in fiscal year 2007: 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: 
Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum 
may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation 
from which costs involved are initially financed.
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OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST 
FUND 
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center 
Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World 
Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$13,400,000. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Pub-
lic Service Development Trust Fund established under 
section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Serv-
ice Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), 
$430,000. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE 
VEHICLES.—No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehi-
cles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee 
on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration. 
SEC. 202. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.—No part of 
the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available
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for obligation beyond fiscal year 2007 unless expressly so 
provided in this Act. 
SEC. 203. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNA-
TION.—Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
(46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 
compensation or designation of any office or position ap-
propriated for is different from that specifically estab-
lished by such Act, the rate of compensation and the des-
ignation in this Act shall be the permanent law with re-
spect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
for the various items of official expenses of Members, offi-
cers, and committees of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law 
with respect thereto. 
SEC. 204. CONSULTING SERVICES.—The expenditure 
of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting 
service through procurement contract, under section 3109 
of title 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 provided under existing law, or under existing 
Executive order issued under existing law.