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tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. 
SEC. 1002. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
Section 908 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 
U.S.C. 1926, Public Law 107–117; 115 Stat. 2319), as 
amended, is further amended in subsection (c) by striking 
‘‘$40,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$60,000’’. 
SEC. 1003. ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the United States Capitol Po-
lice is authorized to make advanced payments for obliga-
tions when it has been determined that making such pay-
ments is in the best interest of the Government. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compli-
ance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,806,000, 
of which $780,000 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 ex-
pended on the certification of the Executive Director of 
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the Office of Compliance in connection with official rep-
resentation and reception expenses. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1101. LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS.—(a) The Execu-
tive Director of the Office of Compliance shall have the 
authority to make lump-sum payments to reward excep-
tional performance by an employee or a group of employ-
ees. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2007. 
SEC. 1102. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 4122. Training for employees of the Office of Com-
pliance 
‘‘(a) The Executive Director of the Office of Compli-
ance may, by regulation, make applicable such provisions 
of this chapter as the Executive Director determines nec-
essary to provide for training of employees of the Office 
of Compliance. The regulations shall provide for training 
which, in the determination of the Executive Director, is 
consistent with the training provided by agencies under 
the preceding sections of this chapter. 
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‘‘(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall provide the Executive Director of the Office 
of Compliance with such advice and assistance as the Ex-
ecutive Director may request in order to enable the Execu-
tive Director to carry out the purposes of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 4122 of such title is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘4122. Training for employees of the Office of Compliance.’’. 
SEC. 1103. REIMBURSEMENT.—(a) Section 415 of 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1415) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENTS MADE FROM 
ACCOUNT.—As soon as practicable after the Execu-
tive Director is made aware that a payment of an 
award or settlement under this chapter has been 
made from the account described in subsection (a), 
the Executive Director shall notify the head of the 
office to which the payment is attributable that the 
payment has been made, and shall include in the no-
tification a statement of the amount of the payment. 
‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT BY OFFICE.—Not later 
than 180 days after receiving a notification from the 
Executive Director under paragraph (1), the head of 
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the office involved shall transfer to the account de-
scribed in subsection (a), out of any funds available 
for operating expenses of the office, a payment equal 
to the amount specified in the notification.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to payments made under section 415 
of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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 offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $37,805,000. 
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 administrative support of the 
operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Sen-
ate and House office buildings, and other facilities under 
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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 ap-
prove; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and oper-
ation of a passenger motor vehicle, $81,733,000, of which 
$400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2012. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $24,567,000, of which 
$8,790,000 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, $9,310,000, 
of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2012. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $66,151,000, 
of which $25,400,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2012. 
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CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heat-
ing, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) 
and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and 
the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate ga-
rage, 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 water for air conditioning for the Su-
preme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the 
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be 
advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of 
the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited 
into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, 
$83,017,000, of which $4,945,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2012: Provided, That not more than 
$8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2008. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
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buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$31,638,000, 
of 
which 
$10,140,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2012. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhance-
ments of the United States Capitol Police, wherever lo-
cated, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security 
operations, $16,109,000, of which $2,500,000 shall re-
main available until September 30, 2012. 
BOTANIC GARDEN 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, 
buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and ex-
change, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger 
motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Com-
mittee on the Library, $8,310,000: Provided, That of the 
amount made available under this heading, the Architect 
may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary 
for the maintenance, care and operation of the National 
Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon 
vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly authorized 
designee. 
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CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Cen-
ter project, $20,000,000 to remain available until ex-
pended, and in addition, $7,545,000 for Capitol Visitor 
Center operation costs: Provided, That the Architect of the 
Capitol may not obligate any of the funds which are made 
available for the Capitol Visitor Center project without an 
obligation plan approved by the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. ROSA PARKS STATUE.—(a) Section 1(a) 
of Public Law 109–116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Cap-
itol to enter into the agreement required under this sub-
section on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as 
the Joint Committee may require.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109– 
116. 
SEC. 1202. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There 
is established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
the Office of the Inspector General, headed by the Inspec-
tor General of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
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(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Inspector 
General’’). 
(b) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Inspector General 
shall be appointed by the Architect of the Capitol, 
in consultation with the Committee on House Ad-
ministration of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate, and shall be appointed without regard to po-
litical affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity 
and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, fi-
nancial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations. 
(2) TERM OF SERVICE.—The Inspector General 
shall serve for a term of 5 years, and an individual 
serving as Inspector General may be reappointed for 
not more than 2 additional terms. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Inspector General may be 
removed from office prior to the expiration of his 
term only by the Architect of the Capitol. Upon such 
removal, the Architect shall promptly communicate 
the reasons for the removal in writing to the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate. 
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(4) SALARY.—The Inspector General shall be 
paid at an annual rate equal to $1,500 less than the 
annual rate of pay in effect for the Architect of the 
Capitol. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) APPLICABILITY OF DUTIES OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
OF
EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
ESTABLISH-
MENT.—The Inspector General shall carry out the 
same duties and responsibilities with respect to the 
Architect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of 
an establishment carries out with respect to an es-
tablishment under section 4 of the Inspector General 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same 
terms and conditions which apply under such sec-
tion. 
(2) SEMIANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Inspector 
General shall prepare and submit semiannual re-
ports summarizing the activities of the Office of the 
Inspector General in the same manner, and in ac-
cordance with the same deadlines, terms, and condi-
tions, as an Inspector General of an establishment 
under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of applying 
section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the 
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Architect of the Capitol shall be considered the head 
of the establishment. 
(3) INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLAINTS OF EM-
PLOYEES.— 
(A) AUTHORITY.—The Inspector General 
may receive and investigate complaints or infor-
mation from an employee of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol concerning the possible 
existence of an activity constituting a violation 
of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanage-
ment, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority, 
or a substantial and specific danger to the pub-
lic health and safety. 
(B) 
NONDISCLOSURE.—The 
Inspector 
General shall not, after receipt of a complaint 
or information from an employee, disclose the 
identity of the employee without the consent of 
the employee, unless the Inspector General de-
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, 
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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 
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 
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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 
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 
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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 
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.— 
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(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. 
SEC. 1203. FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES.—For 
purposes of subchapter II of chapter 61 of title 5, United 
States Code, during fiscal year 2008 the Office of the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol shall be treated as an agency under 
section 6121(1) of such title. 
SEC. 1204. TRAVEL
AND TRANSPORTATION.—(a) 
Section 5721 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and 
(H) as subparagraphs (H) and (I); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) the Architect of the Capitol;’’. 
(b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Con-
servation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(B) through (H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) through 
(I)’’. 
SEC. 1205. EASEMENTS.—(a) Subject to subsection 
(e), the Architect of the Capitol may grant easements 
upon such terms and conditions as he considers advisable 
(including the payment of monetary consideration) for 
rights-of-way over, in, and upon the grounds of the United 
States Capitol or the grounds of any other facility under 
the jurisdiction and control of the Office of the Architect 
of the Capitol to any person for— 
(1) railroad tracks; 
(2) gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines; 
(3) substations for electric power transmission 
lines and pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, 
and oil pipe lines; 
(4) canals; 
(5) ditches; 
(6) flumes; 
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(7) tunnels; 
(8) roads and streets; 
(9) poles and lines for the transmission or dis-
tribution of electric power; 
(10) poles and lines for the transmission or dis-
tribution of communications signals (including tele-
phone and telegraph signals) and structures and fa-
cilities for the transmission, reception, and relay of 
such signals; and 
(11) any other purpose that the Architect con-
siders advisable. 
(b)(1) No easement granted under this section may 
include more land than is necessary for the easement. 
(2) In lieu of, or in addition to, any monetary consid-
eration provided in exchange for granting of an easement 
under this section, the Architect may accept in-kind con-
sideration with respect to the easement for— 
(A) maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
improvement, or restoration (including environ-
mental restoration) of property or facilities which 
are subject to or affected by the easement; 
(B) construction or acquisition of new facilities; 
(C) provision of other property or facilities; 
(D) support for facilities operation; and 
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(E) provision of such other services as the Ar-
chitect considers appropriate. 
(c)(1) There is established in the Treasury a special 
account for the Architect of the Capitol into which the 
Architect shall deposit all of the funds which are paid as 
consideration for the granting of easements under this sec-
tion, and all other proceeds received pursuant to the 
granting of easements under this section. 
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts in the special 
account established under this subsection shall be avail-
able to the Architect, in such amounts provided in appro-
priations acts, for the following purposes: 
(A) The maintenance, protection, alteration, re-
pair, improvement, or restoration (including environ-
mental restoration) of property or facilities. 
(B) The construction or acquisition of new fa-
cilities. 
(C) Support for facilities operation. 
(3) Any amount paid as consideration for the grant-
ing of an easement, or received pursuant to the granting 
of an easement, which is deposited in the special account 
established under this subsection may not be used by the 
Architect for any purpose which is not related to the same 
property or facility over which the easement was granted 
unless such use is approved— 
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(A) in the case of an amount paid as consider-
ation for the granting of an easement with respect 
to property under the jurisdiction of the House of 
Representatives, by the Committee on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives; 
(B) in the case of an amount paid as consider-
ation for the granting of an easement with respect 
to property under the jurisdiction of the Senate, by 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 
(C) in the case of an amount paid as consider-
ation for the granting of an easement with respect 
to any other property, by the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate. 
(d) The Architect of the Capitol may terminate all 
or part of any easement granted under this section for— 
(1) failure to comply with the terms and condi-
tions under which the easement was granted; 
(2) nonuse of the easement for a two-year pe-
riod; or 
(3) abandonment of the easement. 
(e) The Architect of the Capitol may grant an ease-
ment under this section upon submission of written notice 
of the intent to grant the easement (including notice of 
the amount or type of consideration to be received in ex-
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change for granting the easement) to, and approval of the 
notice by— 
(1) in the case of an easement proposed to be 
granted with respect to property under the jurisdic-
tion of the House of Representatives, the House Of-
fice Building Commission; 
(2) in the case of an easement proposed to be 
granted with respect to property under the jurisdic-
tion of the Senate, the Committee on Rules and Ad-
ministration of the Senate; 
(3) in the case of an easement proposed to be 
granted with respect to any other property, the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Sen-
ate and the House Office Building Commission; and 
(4) in the case of an easement proposed to be 
granted with respect to any other property, the 
Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate. 
(f) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1206. DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTS.—(a) Not-
withstanding 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 
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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. 1207. ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—During fiscal 
year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Architect 
of the Capitol may make payments in advance for obliga-
tions of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol for sub-
scription services if the Architect determines it to be more 
prompt, efficient, or economical to do so. 
SEC. 1208. CASUALTY AND OTHER INSURANCE FOR 
EXHIBITS AND WORKS OF ART.—(a) Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol 
may use funds made available to the Office of the Archi-
tect of the Capitol during a fiscal year to acquire insur-
ance against the loss of or damage to any exhibit or work 
of art which is loaned or leased to the Architect for the 
United States Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, or the 
Botanic Garden. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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SEC. 1209. CVC MAINTENANCE.—Any expenses for 
the maintenance of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be 
treated as expenses for the maintenance of the Capitol 
under the heading ‘‘Architect of the Capitol, Capitol 
Building’’, and shall be subject to the same financial man-
agement and reporting requirements applicable to 
amounts under such heading. 
SEC. 1210. LEASING
AUTHORITY.—(a) Section 
1102(b) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Committee 
on Rules and Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘Com-
mittees on Appropriations and Rules and Adminis-
tration’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the House 
Office Building Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the House Office Building Commis-
sion’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘, for space to be leased for 
any other entity under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legisla-
tive Branch Appropriations Act, 2004. 
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SEC. 1211. (a) The great hall of the Capitol Visitor 
Center shall be known and designated as ‘‘Emancipation 
Hall’’, and any reference to the hall in any law, rule, or 
regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to Emanci-
pation Hall. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2008 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
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, 
$401,000,000, 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; 
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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 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 
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, $16,451,000 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, $4,010,000 shall remain available until expended 
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for the digital collections and educational curricula pro-
gram: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $600,000 shall remain available until expended, 
and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicenten-
nial Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public 
Law 106–173, of which $10,000 may be used for official 
representation and reception expenses of the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, That 
of the total amount appropriated, $6,500,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the National Digital Informa-
tion Infrastructure and Preservation Program. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$49,827,000, of which not more than $29,826,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2008 
under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Pro-
vided, That $10,000,000 shall be derived from prior year 
unobligated balances: Provided further, That the Copy-
right 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 appro-
priations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
$4,398,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
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