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proved the acquisition of such building or facility under 
subsection (b).’’. 
(b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to leases entered into on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1203. (a) There is hereby established the Cap-
itol Visitor Center Governing Board (hereafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Governing Board’’), consisting of 
each of the following individuals: 
(1) The Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, or the Speaker’s designee. 
(2) The minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, or the minority leader’s designee. 
(3) The majority leader of the Senate, or the 
majority leader’s designee. 
(4) The minority leader of the Senate, or the 
minority leader’s designee. 
(5) The chairman of the Committee on House 
Administration of the House of Representatives, who 
shall serve as co-chairman of the Governing Board. 
(6) The ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives.
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(7) The chairman of the Committee on Rules 
and Administration of the Senate, who shall serve as 
co-chairman of the Governing Board. 
(8) The ranking minority member of the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. 
(b) The Governing Board shall be responsible for es-
tablishing the policies which govern the operations of the 
Capitol Visitor Center, consistent with applicable law. 
(c) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING RESCISSION) 
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, 
$388,144,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall
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be derived from collections credited to this appropriation 
during fiscal year 2006, 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 2006 
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, $13,972,000 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-
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resentation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field 
Offices: Provided further, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $500,000 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, $11,078,000 shall re-
main available until expended for partial support of the 
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided fur-
ther, That of the amounts made available under this head-
ing in chapter 9 of division A of the Miscellaneous Appro-
priations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 
2763A–194), $15,500,000 is rescinded. 
COPYRIGHT OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$58,601,000, of which not more than $30,481,000, to re-
main available until expended, shall be derived from collec-
tions credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2006 
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