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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, 
$56,139,000, of which $630,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2009: Provided, That not more than 
$4,400,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to 
this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for 
obligation during fiscal year 2005. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings 
and 
grounds, 
$34,783,000, 
of 
which 
$18,110,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2009. 
CAPITOL POLICE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of buildings and grounds of the United 
States Capitol Police, $4,883,000. 
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, $5,932,000: Provided, That this ap-
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propriation shall not be available for construction of the 
National Garden. 
MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF CAPITOL POWER 
PLANT 
SEC. 1201. (a) CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE ENTITY 
FOR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE CAPITOL 
POWER PLANT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate notify the Architect of 
the Capitol that the Committees approve the imple-
mentation plan submitted under subsection (b), the 
Architect shall enter into a contract with a private 
entity for the management and operation of the 
Capitol Power Plant. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT.—The con-
tract entered into under this subsection— 
(A) shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis; 
(B) shall include such terms and condi-
tions as the Architect of the Capitol deems nec-
essary to ensure that the Capitol Power Plant 
will continue to provide lighting, heating, power, 
and air conditioning services to the United 
States Capitol, Senate and House office build-
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ings, the Supreme Court Building, and the 
other facilities served by the Plant; 
(C) shall be carried out in a manner con-
sistent with the implementation plan submitted 
under subsection (b), as approved by the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate; and 
(D) if the contract is a multiyear contract, 
shall meet the requirements described in para-
graph (3). 
(3) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
MULTIYEAR
CON-
TRACT.—The Architect may enter into a contract 
under this subsection which is a multiyear contract 
subject to the following conditions: 
(A) The Architect determines that— 
(i) the need for the services provided 
will continue over the period of the con-
tract; 
(ii) the use of a multiyear contract 
will yield substantial cost savings; and 
(iii) the use of a multiyear contract 
will not eliminate the ability of small busi-
nesses to compete for and enter into the 
contract.