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operations, $26,364,000, of which $7,750,000 shall re-
main 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, $11,263,000, of which $900,000 
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 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 
U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect 
or a duly authorized designee. 
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER 
For necessary expenses for Capitol Visitor Center op-
erations costs, $23,166,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1201. HISTORIC BUILDINGS REVITALIZATION 
TRUST FUND.—(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby 
established in the Treasury of the United States, as an 
account for the Architect of the Capitol, the Historic 
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Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund (hereafter in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund shall 
be used by the Architect of the Capitol for the revitaliza-
tion of the major historical buildings and assets which the 
Architect is responsible for maintaining and preserving, 
except that the Architect may not obligate any amounts 
in the Fund without the approval of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Sen-
ate. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1202.—Any individual who is appointed as the 
Architect of the Capitol after the date of the enactment 
of this Act shall be appointed in accordance with the appli-
cable laws in effect at the time of appointment, taking into 
account any amendments which may be made to such ap-
plicable laws during the One Hundred Eleventh Congress. 
SEC. 1203. SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE DURING 
EMERGENCIES.—(a) During an emergency involving the 
safety of human life or the protection of property, as de-
termined or declared by the Capitol Police Board, the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol— 
(1) may accept contributions of comfort and 
other incidental items and services to support em-
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ployees of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
while such employees are on duty in response to the 
emergency; and 
(2) may incur obligations and make expendi-
tures out of available appropriations for meals, re-
freshments, and other support and maintenance for 
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol if, in the 
judgment of the Architect, such obligations and ex-
penditures are necessary to respond to the emer-
gency. 
(b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2010 and each succeeding fiscal year. 
SEC. 1204. FLEXIBLE
AND COMPRESSED WORK 
SCHEDULES.—(a) Section 6121(1) of title 5, United 
States Code is amended by inserting after ‘‘military de-
partment,’’ the following: ‘‘the Architect of the Capitol,’’. 
(b) Section 6133(c) of such title is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of 
the Capitol (including employees of the Botanic Garden), 
the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment under this subchapter shall be exercised by the Ar-
chitect of the Capitol.’’ 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply 
with respect to pay periods beginning or after the later 
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of October 1, 2009, or the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 1205. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARY STUDENT 
SERVICES.—Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, 
is amended by adding the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In this section, the term ‘agency’ includes the 
Architect of the Capitol, except that in the case of the 
Architect of the Capitol, the authority granted to the Of-
fice of Personnel Management under this section shall be 
exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.’’. 
(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each such suc-
ceeding 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; activities under the Civil Rights History Project 
Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog 
records and other publications of the Library; hire or pur-
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chase 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, $450,211,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropria-
tion 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 collections during fiscal 
year 2010 and shall remain available until expended for 
the development and maintenance of an international legal 
information database and activities related thereto: Pro-
vided, 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 
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
further, 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, not more than $12,000 may be ex-
pended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, 
in connection with official representation and reception ex-
penses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $7,315,000 shall 
remain available until expended for the digital collections 
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