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penses, $64,354,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Cap-
itol Police or his designee: Provided, That, notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for 
the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Train-
ing Center for fiscal year 2010 shall be paid by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security from funds available to the 
Department of Homeland Security. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1001. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010 
for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the head-
ings ‘‘Salaries’’ and ‘‘General expenses’’ upon the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, 
as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,418,000, of which 
$883,990 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: 
Provided, That not more than $500 may be expended on 
the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of 
Compliance in connection with official representation and 
reception expenses. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL 
PROPERTY 
SEC. 1101. (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Congres-
sional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 305 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 306. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PER-
SONAL PROPERTY. 
‘‘The Executive Director may, within the limits of 
available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete per-
sonal property by interagency transfer, donation, or dis-
carding.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of contents for the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 305 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of 
the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than 
$6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director 
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of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with offi-
cial representation and reception expenses, $45,165,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR THE 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE 
SEC. 1201. Section 1201 of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note; Public law 110– 
161; 121 Stat. 2238) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘5’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d), and redesignating 
subsection (e) as subsection (d); and 
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by this sec-
tion), by striking ‘‘Subject to subsection (d), this’’ and 
inserting ‘‘This’’. 
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 sur-
veys and studies in connection with activities under the 
care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary ex-
penses for the general and administrative support of the 
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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 
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 approve; 
for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of 
a passenger motor vehicle, $106,587,000, of which 
$5,400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
CAPITOL BUILDING 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol, $33,305,000, of which 
$6,499,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
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, $10,974,000, 
of which $1,410,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2014. 
SENATE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
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furnishings to be expended under the control and super-
vision of the Architect of the Capitol, $74,392,000, of which 
$15,390,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014. 
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, 
of which $53,360,000 shall remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2014. 
CAPITOL POWER PLANT 
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care 
and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
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 garage, 
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 Supreme Court 
Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Mar-
shall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shake-
speare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or re-
imbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and 
amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury 
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to the credit of this appropriation, $118,597,000, of which 
$25,074,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2014: 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 
2010. 
LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
buildings and grounds, $40,754,000, of which $14,470,000 
shall remain available until September 30, 2014. 
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 located, 
the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security oper-
ations, $26,160,000, of which $7,050,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2014. 
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, $11,898,000, of which $1,280,000 
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shall remain available until September 30, 2014: 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 Leg-
islative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), 
upon vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly author-
ized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Cap-
itol Visitor Center, $22,756,000. 
ENGRAVING OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG 
AND THE NATIONAL MOTTO IN THE CAPITOL VISITOR 
CENTER 
SEC. 1202. (a) ENGRAVING REQUIRED.—The Architect 
of the Capitol shall engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the 
Flag and the National Motto of ‘‘In God We Trust’’ in the 
Capitol Visitor Center, in accordance with the engraving 
plan described in subsection (b). 
(b) ENGRAVING PLAN.—The engraving plan described 
in this subsection is a plan setting forth the design and 
location of the engraving required under subsection (a) 
which is prepared by the Architect of the Capitol and ap-
proved by the Committee on Rules and Administration of 
the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL 
PROPERTY 
SEC. 1301. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the 
Capitol shall have the authority, within the limits of avail-
able appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete per-
sonal property by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, 
trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received for the sale or 
trade-in of personal property shall be credited to funds 
available for the operations of the Architect of the Capitol 
and be available for the costs of acquiring the same or simi-
lar property. Such funds shall be available for such pur-
poses during the fiscal year received and the following fiscal 
year. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter. 
FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK SCHEDULES 
SEC. 1302. Chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in section 6121(1) by striking ‘‘and the Li-
brary of Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘the Library of 
Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, and the Bo-
tanic Garden’’; and 
(2) in section 6133(c) by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of 
the Capitol and the Botanic Garden, the authority 
granted to the Office of Personnel Management under 
this subchapter shall be exercised by the Architect of 
the Capitol.’’. 
DISABLED VETERANS; NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT 
SEC. 1303. Section 3112 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Under’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this section, the term ‘agency’ 
shall include the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic 
Garden. With respect to the Architect of the Capitol and 
the Botanic Garden, the authority granted to the Office of 
Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised 
by the Architect of the Capitol.’’. 
ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY STUDENT SERVICES 
SEC. 1304. (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) For purposes of this section the term ‘agency’ shall 
include the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol, the authority granted to the Office 
of Personnel Management under this section shall be exer-
cised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’. 
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BOTANIC GARDEN VENDOR CONTRACTS 
SEC. 1305. Section 307E of the Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘an account 
entitled ‘Botanic Garden, Gifts and Donations’.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an account entitled ‘Botanic Garden, Op-
erations and Maintenance’.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection 
(e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) CONTRACTS WITH VENDORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Architect of the Capitol 
may enter into a commission-based service contract 
with a vendor who, notwithstanding section 5104(c) 
of title 40, United States Code, may sell refreshments 
at the Botanic Garden and National Garden. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT AND USE OF COMMISSIONS.—Any 
amounts paid to the Architect of the Capitol as a 
commission under paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) deposited in the account described 
under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(B) available for operation and mainte-
nance in the same manner as provided under 
subsection (b).’’. 
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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 mainte-
nance of the Library’s catalogs; custody and custodial care 
of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laun-
dering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pic-
tures in the custody of the Library; operation and mainte-
nance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; prep-
aration and distribution of catalog records and other publi-
cations 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, $441,033,000, of which not 
more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections cred-
ited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2010, 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 collec-
tions during fiscal year 2010 and shall remain available 
until expended for the development and maintenance of an 
international legal information database and activities re-
lated 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 
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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 collec-
tions are less than $6,350,000: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may 
be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Con-
gress, in connection with official representation and recep-
tion expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided fur-
ther, That of the total amount appropriated, $7,315,000 
shall remain available until expended for the digital collec-
tions and educational curricula program: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $750,000 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-
tion expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-
mission: Provided further, That, $200,000 shall remain 
available until expended for the purpose of preserving, 
digitizing and making available historically and culturally 
significant materials related to the development of Nebraska 
and the American West, which amount shall be transferred 
to the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska. 
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International Copyright Institute and for copyright delega-
tions, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That not-
withstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United 
States Code, any amounts made available under this head-
ing which are attributable to royalty fees and payments re-
ceived 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 Con-
stitution of the United States of America, $112,836,000: 
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 Con-
gress 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. 
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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), 
$70,182,000, of which $30,577,000 shall remain available 
until expended: Provided, That of the total amount appro-
priated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide 
newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents 
at no cost to the individual. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
REIMBURSABLE AND REVOLVING FUND ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 1401. (a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2010, 
the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
$123,328,000. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities referred to in sub-
section (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities 
that are funded from sources other than appropriations to 
the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative 
branch. 
(c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—During fiscal year 2010, 
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 
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Federal Research Program established under section 103 of 
the Library of Congress Fiscal Operations 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 revolv-
ing fund account shall reimburse the Library for any 
amounts transferred to it before the period of availability 
of the Library appropriation expires. 
TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
SEC. 1402. (a) IN GENERAL.—Amounts appropriated 
for fiscal year 2010 for the Library of Congress may be 
transferred during fiscal year 2010 between any of the head-
ings under the heading ‘‘Library of Congress’’ upon the ap-
proval 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 2009 may be transferred from that account by 
all transfers made under subsection (a). 
CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POSITIONS 
ABOVE GS–15 
SEC. 1403. Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions 
in the Library of Congress above GS–15 under standards 
established by the Office in subsection (a)(2).’’. 
LEAVE CARRYOVER FOR CERTAIN LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 
EXECUTIVE POSITIONS 
SEC. 1404. Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’ and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) a position in the Library of Congress 
the compensation for which is set at a rate equal 
to the annual rate of basic pay payable for posi-
tions at level III of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5314.’’. 
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 
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session index to the Congressional 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 au-
thorized by law to be distributed without charge to the re-
cipient, $93,296,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edi-
tion of the Congressional Record for individual Representa-
tives, 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 publica-
tion after the 27-month period beginning on the date that 
such document, report, or publication is authorized by Con-
gress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such print-
ing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unex-
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pended balances in this account or accounts for similar 
purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to 
the Government Printing Office revolving fund for carrying 
out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval 
of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and Senate. 
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Docu-
ments necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing 
of Government publications and their distribution to the 
public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, 
and designated depository and international exchange li-
braries as authorized by law, $40,911,000: Provided, That 
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year 
appropriations are authorized for producing and dissemi-
nating Congressional serial sets and other related publica-
tions for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 to depository and other 
designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobli-
gated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts 
for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be 
transferred to the Government Printing Office revolving 
fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject 
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to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE REVOLVING FUND 
For payment to the Government Printing Office Re-
volving Fund, $12,782,000 for information technology de-
velopment and facilities repair: Provided, That the Govern-
ment Printing Office is hereby authorized to make such ex-
penditures, within the limits of funds available and in ac-
cordance with law, and to make such contracts and commit-
ments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided 
by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be 
necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set 
forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Govern-
ment Printing Office revolving fund: Provided further, That 
not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification 
of the Public Printer in connection with official representa-
tion and reception expenses: Provided further, That the re-
volving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of 
not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided fur-
ther, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses 
of the advisory councils to the Public Printer shall be 
deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, 
United States Code: Provided further, That the revolving 
fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, 
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but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equiva-
lent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided fur-
ther, That activities financed through the revolving fund 
may provide information in any format: Provided further, 
That the revolving fund and the funds provided under the 
headings ‘‘Office of Superintendent of Documents’’ and 
‘‘Salaries and Expenses’’ may not be used for contracted 
security services at GPO’s passport facility in the District 
of Columbia. 
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 representation 
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 pas-
senger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries 
in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States 
Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 
901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 
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U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations pre-
scribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, 
rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $553,658,000: 
Provided, That not more than $5,449,000 of payments re-
ceived under section 782 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $2,350,000 of reimbursements re-
ceived under section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided fur-
ther, That not more than $7,423,000 of reimbursements re-
ceived under section 3521 of title 31, United States Code, 
shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided fur-
ther, That this appropriation and appropriations for ad-
ministrative expenses of any other department or agency 
which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit 
Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of either Fo-
rum’s costs as determined by the respective Forum, includ-
ing 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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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
REPEAL OF CERTAIN AUDITS, STUDIES, AND REVIEWS OF 
THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 
SEC. 1501. (a) USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CON-
STRUCTED UNDER PROJECTED COST.—Section 211 of the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3151) is amended by striking subsection (d). 
(b) EVALUATION AND AUDIT OF NATIONAL TRANSPOR-
TATION SAFETY BOARD.—Section 1138 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(c) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SPENDING AU-
DITS.—Section 1904 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6574) is repealed. 
(d) AUDITS OF SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN 
CONSTRUCTION
OF
THE ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPE-
LINE.—Section 112 of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act 
(15 U.S.C. 720j) is amended by striking subsection (c). 
(e) AUDITS OF ASSISTANCE UNDER COMPACTS OF 
FREE ASSOCIATION.—Section 104(h) of the Compact of 
Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 
1921c(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(f) SEMIANNUAL AUDITS OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL 
EXPENDITURES.—The matter under the heading ‘‘Salaries 
and Expenses, General Legal Activities’’ under the heading 
‘‘Legal Activities’’ under title II of the Department of Jus-
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tice Appropriation Act of 1988, (28 U.S.C. 591 note; Public 
Law 100–202; 101 Stat. 1329, 1329–9) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall 
perform semiannual financial reviews of expenditures from 
the Independent Counsel permanent indefinite appropria-
tion, and report their findings to the Committees on Appro-
priations of the House and Senate:’’. 
(g) REPORTS ON AMBULANCE SERVICE COSTS.—Sec-
tion 414 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, 
and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–173) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (f); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(f). 
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), 
$14,456,000. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION 
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER 
SEC. 
1601. 
(a) 
BOARD
MEMBERSHIP.—Section 
313(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Members of the House of Representa-
tives’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Senators’’. 
(b) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—Section 313(d) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 
1151(d)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘The 
Board shall appoint’’ and inserting ‘‘On behalf of the 
Board, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
subsection shall apply with respect to— 
(1) appointments made on and after the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the remainder of the fiscal year in which en-
acted, and each fiscal year thereafter. 
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
Service Development Trust Fund established under section 
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116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Train-
ing and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000. 
TITLE II 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as 
may be provided under regulations relating to parking fa-
cilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Com-
mittee on House Administration and for the Senate issued 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 
SEC. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this 
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2010 unless expressly so provided in this Act. 
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 
SEC. 203. 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 established 
by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation 
in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: 
Provided, That the provisions in this Act for the various 
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items of official expenses of Members, officers, and commit-
tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk 
hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representa-
tives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. 
CONSULTING SERVICES 
SEC. 204. 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 in-
spection, except where otherwise provided under existing 
law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing 
law. 
AWARDS AND SETTLEMENTS 
SEC. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are appro-
priated to the account described in subsection (a) of section 
415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as author-
ized under such subsection. 
COSTS OF LBFMC 
SEC. 206. Amounts available for administrative ex-
penses of any legislative branch entity which participates 
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council 
(LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall 
be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC 
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costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legisla-
tive branch entities (in such allocations among the entities 
as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. 
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 
SEC. 207. None of the funds made available in this 
Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or in-
strumentality of the United States Government, except pur-
suant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided 
in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 
SEC. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), 
none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Cap-
itol in this Act may be used to eliminate guided tours of 
the United States Capitol which are led by employees and 
interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices 
of the House of Representatives and Senate. 
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or 
at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the ap-
proval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the 
United States Capitol which are led by employees and in-
terns described in subsection (a) may be suspended tempo-
rarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or re-
lated reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the 
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United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the 
Capitol. 
COMPLIANCE DATE RELATING TO CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF 
OSHA WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SEC. 209. Section 215(c) of the Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1341(c)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (6). 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 2010’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
Passed the Senate July 6, 2009. 
Attest: 
NANCY ERICKSON, 
Secretary. 
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