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[H.R. 2985 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        H.R.2985

                       One Hundred Ninth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
            the fourth day of January, two thousand and five


                                 An Act


 
  Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, namely:

               TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

    For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader of the 
Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Whip 
of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; President 
Pro Tempore emeritus, $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; in 
all, $195,000.

    Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

    For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders 
of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized 
by law, including agency contributions, $147,120,000, which shall be 
paid from this appropriation without regard to the following 
limitations:


                       office of the vice president

    For the Office of the Vice President, $2,181,000.


                   office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $582,000.


               office of the president pro tempore emeritus

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $290,000.


               offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,340,000.


                offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,644,000.


                       committee on appropriations

    For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $13,758,000.


                          conference committees

    For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the 
Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each 
such committee, $1,470,000 for each such committee; in all, $2,940,000.


  offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

    For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority 
and the Conference of the Minority, $728,000.


                            policy committees

    For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,524,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,048,000.


                          office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $354,000.


                         office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $20,866,000.


              office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $56,700,000.


         offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,584,000.


                agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $37,105,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $5,437,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,306,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

    For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,000; 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for 
the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; Secretary for the Minority of the 
Senate, $6,000; in all, $24,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                       inquiries and investigations

    For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, 
or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and 
Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), and Senate Resolution 281, 
96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $119,637,000.


      expenses of the united states senate caucus on international 
                           narcotics control

    For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, $520,000.


                         secretary of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
$1,980,000.


              sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $142,000,000, which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2010.


                           miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $17,000,000, of which up to $500,000 shall 
be made available for a pilot program for mailings of postal patron 
postcards by Senators for the purpose of providing notice of a town 
meeting by a Senator in a county (or equivalent unit of local 
government) at which the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That 
any amount allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 
percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost shall be paid 
by the Senator from other funds available to the Senator.


         senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$350,000,000.


                           official mail costs

    For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, 
$300,000.


                        Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 1. Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices of Senators. 
Effective on and after October 1, 2005, each of the dollar amounts 
contained in the table under section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be 
deemed to be the dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and 
in effect on September 30, 2005, increased by an additional $50,000 
each.
    Sec. 2. Consultants. With respect to fiscal year 2006, the first 
sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977 
(2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) shall be applied by substituting ``nine individual 
consultants'' for ``eight individual consultants''.
    Sec. 3. United States Senate Collection. Section 316 of Public Law 
101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first sentence of subsection 
(a) by striking ``2005'' and inserting ``2006''.
    Sec. 4. Senate Commission on Art. Section 3(c)(2) of Public Law 
108-83 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``and for any 
purposes'' through the period and inserting ``for any purposes for 
which funds from the contingent fund of the Senate may be used under 
section 316(a) of Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)), and for 
expenditures, not to exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year, for meals and 
refreshments in Capitol facilities in connection with official 
activities of the Commission or other authorized programs or 
activities.''.
    Sec. 5. Absences. Section 40 of the Revised Statutes (2 U.S.C. 39) 
is amended by--
        (1) striking ``Secretary of the Senate and the'';
        (2) striking ``, respectively, shall'' and inserting ``shall'';
        (3) striking ``Senate or''; and
        (4) striking ``, respectively, unless'' and inserting ``, 
    unless''.
    Sec. 6. Modification of Certain Consultant Requirement. Section 
10(a)(5) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 
72d) is amended by inserting ``, except that any approval (and related 
reporting requirement) shall not apply'' after ``May 14, 1975''.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


                          Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,100,907,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $19,844,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,788,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,089,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,928,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,797,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,345,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $482,000; 
Republican Steering Committee, $906,000; Republican Conference, 
$1,548,000; Republican Policy Committee, $307,000; Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee, $1,945,000; Democratic Caucus, $816,000; nine 
minority employees, $1,445,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority, 
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $434,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel--minority, $434,000.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

   Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and 
                             Official Mail

    For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk 
hire, official expenses, and official mail, $542,109,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $117,913,000: Provided, That 
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2006.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$25,668,000, including studies and examinations of executive agencies 
and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in 
accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services 
performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
salaries and expenses until December 31, 2006.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $172,249,000, including: for salaries and expenses 
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $13,000, of which 
not more than $10,000 is for the Family Room, for official 
representation and reception expenses, $21,911,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position 
of Superintendent of Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for 
official representation and reception expenses, $6,284,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, $121,471,000, of which $7,806,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $3,991,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $5,000,000, to remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
General Counsel, $962,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $161,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
including the Parliamentarian and $2,000 for preparing the Digest of 
Rules, $1,767,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law 
Revision Counsel of the House, $2,453,000; for salaries and expenses of 
the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $6,963,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
$720,000; for other authorized employees, $161,000; and for salaries 
and expenses of the Office of the Historian, $405,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $223,124,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs 
and Federal tort claims, $4,179,000; official mail for committees, 
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; 
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
other applicable employee benefits, $214,422,000; supplies, materials, 
and other costs relating to the House portion of expenses for the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $3,410,000, to remain available until expended; 
and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, 
repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary 
receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, 
$703,000.

                           Child Care Center

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives Child 
Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the account established 
by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 
(2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to the level specified in the budget of the 
Center, as submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To 
Reduce the Federal Debt. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
any amounts appropriated under this Act for ``HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' Representational 
Allowances'' shall be available only for fiscal year 2006. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal 
year 2006 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit 
reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such 
payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section.
    (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member of the 
House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,276,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$8,781,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives.
    For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

    For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the 
emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, 
including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending 
Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per month each to four medical 
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an 
allowance of $725 per month to two assistants and $580 per month each 
not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such 
assistants; and (4) $1,834,000 for reimbursement to the Department of 
the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the 
Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 
to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such 
salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
available for all the purposes thereof, $2,545,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special 
Services Office, $4,098,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate: Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to employ 
more than 58 individuals: Provided further, That the Capitol Guide 
Board is authorized, during emergencies, to employ not more than two 
additional individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more 
than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months each, for the 
Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

    For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of the 
statements for the first session of the 109th Congress, showing 
appropriations made, indefinite appropriations, and contracts 
authorized, together with a chronological history of the regular 
appropriations bills as required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the 
persons designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise the 
work.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

    For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government contributions 
for health, retirement, social security, professional liability 
insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $217,456,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.

                            General Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor 
vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and 
installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical 
services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and 
professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards 
program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation 
of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement 
Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the 
certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with 
official representation and reception expenses, $32,000,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol 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 Training 
Center for fiscal year 2006 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                       Administrative Provisions


                      (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 
2006 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings 
``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
    Sec. 1002. Mounted Horse Unit. (a) The United States Capitol Police 
may not operate a mounted horse unit during fiscal year 2006 or any 
succeeding fiscal year.
    (b) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall transfer to the Chief of the 
United States Park Police the horses, equipment, and supplies of the 
Capitol Police mounted horse unit which remain in the possession of the 
Capitol Police as of such date.
    Sec. 1003. Ethics in Goverment Act. (a) Section 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) 
of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 
103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting ``United States Capitol 
Police,'' after ``Architect of the Capitol,''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to reports filed under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 for 
calendar year 2005 and each succeeding calendar year.
    Sec. 1004. Inspector General for the United States Capitol Police. 
(a) Establishment of Office.--There is established in the United States 
Capitol Police the Office of the Inspector General (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the ``Office''), headed by the Inspector General 
of the United States Capitol Police (hereafter in this section referred 
to as the ``Inspector General'').
    (b) Inspector General.--
        (1) Appointment.--The Inspector General shall be appointed by, 
    and under the general supervision of, the Capitol Police Board. The 
    appointment shall be made in consultation with the Inspectors 
    General of the Library of Congress, Government Printing Office, and 
    the Government Accountability Office. The Capitol Police Board 
    shall appoint the Inspector General without regard to political 
    affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated 
    ability in accounting, auditing, financial 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 unanimous vote of 
    all of the voting members of the Capitol Police Board, and the 
    Board shall communicate the reasons for any such removal to the 
    Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules 
    and Administration and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
    House of Representatives and of the Senate.
        (4) Salary.--The Inspector General shall be paid at an annual 
    rate equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay in effect for 
    the Chief of the Capitol Police.
        (5) Deadline.--The Capitol Police Board shall appoint the first 
    Inspector General under this section not later than 180 days after 
    the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Duties.--
        (1) Applicability of duties of inspector general of executive 
    branch establishment.--The Inspector General shall carry out the 
    same duties and responsibilities with respect to the United States 
    Capitol Police as an Inspector General of an establishment carries 
    out with respect to an establishment 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 section.
        (2) Semiannual reports.--The Inspector General shall prepare 
    and submit semiannual reports summarizing the activities of the 
    Office in the same manner, and in accordance with the same 
    deadlines, terms, and conditions, as an Inspector General of an 
    establishment under section 5 (other than subsection (a)(13) 
    thereof) 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 Chief of the Capitol Police shall be considered the 
    head of the establishment. The Chief shall, within 30 days of 
    receipt of a report, report to the Capitol Police Board, the 
    Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules 
    and Administration, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
    House of Representatives and of the Senate consistent with section 
    5(b) of such Act.
        (3) Investigations of complaints of employees and members.--
            (A) Authority.--The Inspector General may receive and 
        investigate complaints or information from an employee or 
        member of the Capitol Police concerning the possible existence 
        of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or 
        regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of 
        authority, or a substantial and specific danger to the public 
        health and safety, including complaints or information the 
        investigation of which is under the jurisdiction of the 
        Internal Affairs Division of the Capitol Police as of the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (B) Nondisclosure.--The Inspector General shall not, after 
        receipt of a complaint or information from an employee or 
        member, disclose the identity of the employee or member without 
        the consent of the employee or member, unless required by law 
        or the Inspector General determines such disclosure is 
        otherwise unavoidable during the course of the investigation.
            (C) Prohibiting retaliation.--An employee or member of the 
        Capitol Police who has authority to take, direct others to 
        take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, 
        with respect to such authority, take or threaten to take any 
        action against any employee or member as a reprisal for making 
        a complaint or disclosing information to the Inspector General, 
        unless the complaint was made or the information disclosed with 
        the knowledge that it was false or with willful disregard for 
        its truth or falsity.
        (4) Independence in carrying out duties.--Neither the Capitol 
    Police Board, the Chief of the Capitol Police, nor any other member 
    or employee of the Capitol Police may prevent or prohibit the 
    Inspector General from carrying out any of the duties or 
    responsibilities 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 United States Capitol Police as an 
    Inspector General of an establishment may exercise with respect to 
    an establishment under section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act of 
    1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of 
    such section.
        (2) Staff.--
            (A) In general.--The Inspector General may appoint and fix 
        the pay of such personnel as the Inspector General considers 
        appropriate. Such personnel may be appointed without regard to 
        the provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding 
        appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid 
        without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
        III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 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 subsection (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 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 capitol police personnel rules.--None 
        of the regulations governing the appointment and pay of 
        employees of the Capitol Police shall apply with respect to the 
        appointment and compensation of the personnel of the Office, 
        except to the extent agreed to by the Inspector General. 
        Nothing in the previous sentence may be construed to affect 
        subparagraphs (A) through (C).
        (3) Equipment and supplies.--The Chief of the Capitol Police 
    shall provide the Office with appropriate and adequate office 
    space, together with such equipment, supplies, and communications 
    facilities and services as determined by the Inspector General to 
    be necessary for the operation of the Office, and shall provide 
    necessary maintenance services for such office space and the 
    equipment and facilities located therein.
    (e) Transfer of Functions.--
        (1) Transfer.--To the extent that any office or entity in the 
    Capitol Police prior to the appointment of the first Inspector 
    General under this section carried out any of the duties and 
    responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General 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 reduction 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 be effective upon enactment 
of this Act.
    (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 108(b)(2)(D) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106-554 (2 U.S.C. 
1903(b)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(D) Prepare annual financial statements for the Capitol 
        Police, and such financial statements shall be audited by the 
        Inspector General of the Capitol Police or by an independent 
        public accountant, as determined by the Inspector General.''.
    Sec. 1005. Report of Disbursements. (a) In General.--Not later than 
60 days after the last day of each semiannual period, the Chief of the 
Capitol Police shall submit to Congress, with respect to that period, a 
detailed, itemized report of the disbursements for the operations of 
the United States Capitol Police.
    (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
        (1) the name of each person or entity who receives a payment 
    from the Capitol Police and the amount thereof;
        (2) a description of any service rendered to the Capitol 
    Police, together with service dates;
        (3) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received or 
    expended by, the Capitol Police and any unexpended balances of such 
    amounts for any open fiscal year; and
        (4) such additional information as may be required by 
    regulation of the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
    Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
    Senate.
    (c) Printing.--Each report under this section shall be printed as a 
House document.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to the 
semiannual periods of October 1 through March 31 and April 1 through 
September 30 of each year, beginning with the semiannual period in 
which this section is enacted.
    Sec. 1006. Capitol Police and Transfer of Library of Congress 
Police. (a) Limitation On Certain Hiring Authority of Capitol Police.--
Section 1006(b)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 
(Public Law 108-83; 117 Stat. 1023), as amended by section 1002 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public 
Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3179), is further amended by adding after 
subparagraph (D), the following:
            ``(E) Limitation for fiscal year 2006.--During fiscal year 
        2006, the number of individuals hired under this subsection may 
        not exceed--
                ``(i) the number of Library of Congress Police 
            employees who separated from service or transferred to a 
            position other than a Library of Congress Police employee 
            position during fiscal year 2005 for whom a corresponding 
            hire was not made under this subsection; and
                ``(ii) the number of Library of Congress Police 
            employees who separate from service or transfer to a 
            position other than a Library of Congress Police employee 
            position during fiscal year 2006.''.
    (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Memorandum of Understanding 
between the Library of Congress and the Capitol Police entered into on 
December 12, 2004, shall remain in effect through fiscal year 2006, 
subject to such modifications as may be made in accordance with the 
modification and dispute resolution provisions of the Memorandum of 
Understanding.
    Sec. 1007. (a) Waiving Repayment of Certain Overtime Compensation 
Paid Incorrectly.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any individual 
to whom overtime compensation was paid under section 1009 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 
Stat. 359), in violation of the restrictions applicable to the payment 
of such compensation under section 1009(b) of such Act shall not be 
required to repay the compensation, but only to the extent the 
compensation was paid for services provided prior to June 15, 2005.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any 
officer or employee of the United States Capitol Police whose annual 
rate of pay is specified in statute and is not established under the 
schedule of rates of basic pay established and maintained by the 
Capitol Police Board.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE


                          Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,112,000, of which $780,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2007: 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 expended on the certification 
of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection 
with official representation and reception expenses.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE


                          Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $35,450,000.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 1100. (a) Permitting Waiver of Claims For Overpayment of Pay 
and Allowances.--Section 5584(g) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (6) the following 
    new paragraph:
        ``(7) the Congressional Budget Office.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2006 and each succeeding fiscal year.

                        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, Senate 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, $76,812,000.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $23,352,000, of which $8,300,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2010.

                            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, $7,511,000.

                        Senate Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 
Capitol, $67,004,000, of which $15,745,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2010.

                         House Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $59,616,000, of which $20,922,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2010.

                          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 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, $58,685,000, of which $1,600,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not more than $6,600,000 of 
the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein 
provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2006.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$68,763,000, of which $42,500,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2010.

                  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, 
$14,902,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2010.

                             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 exchange, maintenance, repair, and 
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the 
Joint Committee on the Library, $7,633,000: Provided, That this 
appropriation shall not be available for construction of the National 
Garden: Provided further, 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 an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project, 
$41,900,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition, 
$2,300,000 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 Appropriations of the 
Senate and House of Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 1201. (a) Section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849), is amended in subsection (b), by striking 
``8 positions'' and inserting ``9 positions''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
    Sec. 1202. (a) Section 905 of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations 
Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the 
United States (2 U.S.C. 1819) is amended--
        (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
        (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
    subsection:
    ``(d) In the case of a building or facility acquired through 
purchase pursuant to subsection (a), the Architect of the Capitol may 
enter into or assume a lease with another person for the use of any 
portion of the building or facility that the Architect of the Capitol 
determines is not required to be used to carry out the purposes of this 
section, subject to the approval of the entity which approved 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.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses


                     (including rescission of funds)

    For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise 
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's 
catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special 
clothing; cleaning, 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 Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to 
the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $395,754,000, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 shall 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 development and maintenance of an international legal 
information 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 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, $13,972,000 
shall remain available until expended for the partial acquisition of 
books, periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including 
subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, including 
$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 
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $5,860,000 
shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and 
educational curricula program under section 1306 of this Act: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $600,000 shall remain 
available until expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial 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 remain available until expended for partial support of the 
National Audio-Visual Conservation Center: Provided further, That of 
the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall be used to provide a 
grant to the Middle Eastern Text Initiative for translation and 
publishing of middle eastern text: Provided further, That no funds made 
available under this heading may be expended inconsistently with the 
provisions and intent of section 1006 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-83), as amended, and the 
memorandum of understanding between the Library of Congress and the 
Capitol Police entered into on December 12, 2004: Provided further, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $300,000 shall be available to 
the University of South Carolina for the Cooperative Preservation and 
Conservation project for the Movietone Newsreel collection: Provided 
further, That of the total amount appropriated, $400,000 shall be 
available to the University of Mississippi American Music Archives: 
Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading 
in chapter 9 of division A of the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 
2001 (Public Law 106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-194), $6,858,000 are 
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 remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2006 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: 
Provided, That the Copyright 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 appropriations Acts: 
Provided further, That not more than $5,465,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2006 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 802(h), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That 
the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amount by which collections are less than $35,946,000: Provided 
further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is 
available for the maintenance of an ``International Copyright 
Institute'' in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the 
purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual 
property laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than $4,250 
may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses for 
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright 
delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further, That 
notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States 
Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are 
attributable to royalty fees and payments received 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.

                     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 Constitution of the United States of 
America, $100,916,000: 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 Congress 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.

             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), $54,449,000, of which 
$16,231,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated, $400,000 shall remain available until 
expended to reimburse the National Federation of the Blind for costs 
incurred in the operation of its ``NEWSLINE'' program.

                       Administrative Provisions

    Sec. 1301. Incentive Awards Program. Of the amounts appropriated to 
the Library of Congress in this Act, not more than $5,000 may be 
expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in 
connection with official representation and reception expenses for the 
incentive awards program.
    Sec. 1302. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) In 
General.--For fiscal year 2006, the obligational authority of the 
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may 
not exceed $109,943,000.
    (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection (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 2006, 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 
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 
revolving fund account shall reimburse the Library for any amounts 
transferred to it before the period of availability of the Library 
appropriation expires.
    Sec. 1303. National Digital Information Infrastructure and 
Preservation Program. The Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 
(enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-554, 114 Stat. 
2763A-194) is amended in the first proviso under the subheading 
``Salaries and Expenses'' under the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' in 
chapter 9 of division A by adding at the end ``, except that an amount 
not to exceed $10,000,000 of such additional $75,000,000 shall remain 
available until expended and may be used for competitive grants to 
State governmental entities, without regard to any matching 
contribution requirement, to work cooperatively to collect and preserve 
at-risk digital State and local government information''.
    Sec. 1304. United States Diplomatic Facilities. Funds made 
available for the Library of Congress under this Act are available for 
transfer to the Department of State as remittance for a fee charged by 
the Department for fiscal year 2006 for the maintenance, upgrade, or 
construction of United States diplomatic facilities only to the extent 
that the amount of the fee so charged is equal to or less than the 
unreimbursed value of the services provided during fiscal year 2006 to 
the Library of Congress on State Department diplomatic facilities.
    Sec. 1305. Parliamentary Development. (a) Section 208 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-53; 109 
Stat. 532), is hereby repealed.
    (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act or October 1, 2005, whichever occurs 
earlier.
    Sec. 1306. Incorporation of Digital Collections Into Educational 
Curricula. (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Library 
of Congress Digital Collections and Educational Curricula Act of 
2005''.
    (b) Program.--The Librarian of Congress shall administer a program 
to teach educators and librarians how to incorporate the digital 
collections of the Library of Congress into educational curricula.
    (c) Educational Consortium.--In administering the program under 
this section, the Librarian of Congress may--
        (1) establish an educational consortium to support the program; 
    and
        (2) make funds appropriated for the program available to 
    consortium members, educational institutions, and libraries.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section 
for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter.
    Sec. 1307. Inspector General of the Library of Congress. (a) Short 
Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Library of Congress 
Inspector General Act of 2005''.
    (b) Office of Inspector General.--There is an Office of Inspector 
General within the Library of Congress which is an independent 
objective office to--
        (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations (excluding 
    incidents involving violence and personal property) relating to the 
    Library of Congress;
        (2) provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies 
    to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and
        (3) provide a means of keeping the Librarian of Congress and 
    the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and 
    deficiencies relating to the administration and operations of the 
    Library of Congress.
    (c) Appointment of Inspector General; Supervision; Removal.--
        (1) Appointment and supervision.--
            (A) In general.--There shall be at the head of the Office 
        of Inspector General, an Inspector General who shall be 
        appointed by the Librarian of Congress without regard to 
        political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and 
        demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
        analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
        investigations. The Inspector General shall report to, and be 
        under the general supervision of, the Librarian of Congress.
            (B) Audits, investigations, and reports.--The Librarian of 
        Congress shall have no authority to prevent or prohibit the 
        Inspector General from--
                (i) initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit 
            or investigation;
                (ii) issuing any subpoena during the course of any 
            audit or investigation; or
                (iii) issuing any report.
        (2) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from office 
    by the Librarian of Congress. The Librarian of Congress shall, 
    promptly upon such removal, communicate in writing the reasons for 
    any such removal to each House of the Congress.
    (d) Duties, Responsibilities, Authority, and Reports.--
        (1) In general.--Sections 4, 5 (other than subsections 
    (a)(13)), 6(a) (other than paragraphs (7) and (8) thereof), and 7 
    of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to 
    the Inspector General of the Library of Congress and the Office of 
    such Inspector General and such sections shall be applied to the 
    Library of Congress and the Librarian of Congress by substituting--
            (A) ``Library of Congress'' for ``establishment''; and
            (B) ``Librarian of Congress'' for ``head of the 
        establishment''.
        (2) Employees.--The Inspector General, in carrying out the 
    provisions of this section, is authorized to select, appoint, and 
    employ such officers and employees (including consultants) as may 
    be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of 
    the Office of Inspector General subject to the provisions of law 
    governing selections, appointments, and employment in the Library 
    of Congress.
    (e) Transfers.--All functions, personnel, and budget resources of 
the Office of Investigations of the Library of Congress are transferred 
to the Office of Inspector General.
    (f) Incumbent.--The individual who serves in the position of 
Inspector General of the Library of Congress on the date of enactment 
of this Act shall continue to serve in that position, subject to 
removal in accordance with this section.
    (g) References.--References in any other Federal law, Executive 
order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of 
or relating to the Inspector General of the Library of Congress shall 
be deemed to refer to the Inspector General of the Library of Congress 
as set forth under this section.
    (h) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective upon enactment 
of this Act.

                       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 Capitol; expenses necessary for 
preparing the semimonthly and 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 authorized by law to be 
distributed without charge to the recipient, $88,090,000: Provided, 
That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the 
permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual 
Representatives, 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 publication after the 27-month period 
beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is 
authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such 
printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States 
Code: Provided further, That any unobligated 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 to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses


                      (including transfer of funds)

    For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 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 libraries as authorized by law, $33,337,000: Provided, That 
amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations 
are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial 
sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 to 
depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any 
unobligated 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 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 Revolving Fund, 
$2,000,000 for workforce retraining: Provided, That the Government 
Printing Office may make such expenditures, within the limits of funds 
available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
commitments 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 Government Printing Office revolving fund: 
Provided further, That not more than $5,000 may be expended on the 
certification of the Public Printer in connection with official 
representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the 
revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more 
than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, 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 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 V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: 
Provided further, That the revolving fund and the funds provided under 
the headings ``Office of Superintendent of Documents'' and ``salaries 
and expenses'' together may not be available for the full-time 
equivalent employment of more than 2,621 workyears (or such other 
number of workyears as the Public Printer may request, subject to the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and Senate): Provided further, That activities financed 
through the revolving fund may provide information in any format: 
Provided further, That not more than $10,000 may be expended from the 
revolving fund in support of the activities of the Benjamin Franklin 
Tercentenary Commission established by Public Law 107-202.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


                          Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, 
including not more than $12,500 to be expended 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 passenger 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 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by 
the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters 
in foreign countries, $482,395,000: Provided, That not more than 
$5,104,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United 
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2006: Provided 
further, That not more than $2,061,000 of reimbursements received under 
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
use in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That this appropriation and 
appropriations for administrative 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 Forum's costs as determined by 
the respective Forum, including 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.

                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), 
$14,000,000.

   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 116 of the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

    Sec. 201. Maintenance and Care of Private Vehicles. 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 facilities for 
the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House 
Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.
    Sec. 202. Fiscal Year Limitation. No part of the funds appropriated 
in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 
2006 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
    Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation. 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 
appropriated 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 items of official expenses of 
Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House 
of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
    Sec. 204. Consulting Services. 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 inspection, except where otherwise provided 
under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under 
existing law.
    Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements. Such sums as may be necessary are 
appropriated 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 authorized under such subsection.
    Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC. Amounts available for administrative 
expenses 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 costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch 
entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may 
determine) may not exceed $2,000.
    Sec. 207. Landscape Maintenance. The Architect of the Capitol, in 
consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain 
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in 
the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on 
the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, 
and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
    Sec. 208. Limitation on Transfers. None of the funds made available 
in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any 
other appropriation Act.

                TITLE III--CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION

    Sec. 301. Section 26 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(2 U.S.C. 8) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The time'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
    Except as provided in subsection (b), the time''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Special Rules in Extraordinary Circumstances.--
        ``(1) In general.--In extraordinary circumstances, the 
    executive authority of any State in which a vacancy exists in its 
    representation in the House of Representatives shall issue a writ 
    of election to fill such vacancy by special election.
        ``(2) Timing of special election.--A special election held 
    under this subsection to fill a vacancy shall take place not later 
    than 49 days after the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
    announces that the vacancy exists, unless, during the 75-day period 
    which begins on the date of the announcement of the vacancy--
            ``(A) a regularly scheduled general election for the office 
        involved is to be held; or
            ``(B) another special election for the office involved is 
        to be held, pursuant to a writ for a special election issued by 
        the chief executive of the State prior to the date of the 
        announcement of the vacancy.
        ``(3) Nominations by parties.--If a special election is to be 
    held under this subsection, the determination of the candidates who 
    will run in such election shall be made--
            ``(A) by nominations made not later than 10 days after the 
        Speaker announces that the vacancy exists by the political 
        parties of the State that are authorized by State law to 
        nominate candidates for the election; or
            ``(B) by any other method the State considers appropriate, 
        including holding primary elections, that will ensure that the 
        State will hold the special election within the deadline 
        required under paragraph (2).
        ``(4) Extraordinary circumstances.--
            ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, `extraordinary 
        circumstances' occur when the Speaker of the House of 
        Representatives announces that vacancies in the representation 
        from the States in the House exceed 100.
            ``(B) Judicial review.--If any action is brought for 
        declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge an announcement 
        made under subparagraph (A), the following rules shall apply:
                ``(i) Not later than 2 days after the announcement, the 
            action shall be filed in the United States District Court 
            having jurisdiction in the district of the Member of the 
            House of Representatives whose seat has been announced to 
            be vacant and shall be heard by a 3-judge court convened 
            pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code.
                ``(ii) A copy of the complaint shall be delivered 
            promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
                ``(iii) A final decision in the action shall be made 
            within 3 days of the filing of such action and shall not be 
            reviewable.
                ``(iv) The executive authority of the State that 
            contains the district of the Member of the House of 
            Representatives whose seat has been announced to be vacant 
            shall have the right to intervene either in support of or 
            opposition to the position of a party to the case regarding 
            the announcement of such vacancy.
        ``(5) Protecting ability of absent military and overseas voters 
    to participate in special elections.--
            ``(A) Deadline for transmittal of absentee ballots.--In 
        conducting a special election held under this subsection to 
        fill a vacancy in its representation, the State shall ensure to 
        the greatest extent practicable (including through the use of 
        electronic means) that absentee ballots for the election are 
        transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and overseas 
        voters (as such terms are defined in the Uniformed and Overseas 
        Citizens Absentee Voting Act) not later than 15 days after the 
        Speaker of the House of Representatives announces that the 
        vacancy exists.
            ``(B) Period for ballot transit time.--Notwithstanding the 
        deadlines referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the case of 
        an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter or an 
        overseas voter (as such terms are defined in the Uniformed and 
        Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act), a State shall accept 
        and process any otherwise valid ballot or other election 
        material from the voter so long as the ballot or other material 
        is received by the appropriate State election official not 
        later than 45 days after the State transmits the ballot or 
        other material to the voter.
        ``(6) Application to district of columbia and territories.--
    This subsection shall apply--
            ``(A) to a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress in the same manner as it applies to a Member of the 
        House of Representatives; and
            ``(B) to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
        Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin 
        Islands in the same manner as it applies to a State, except 
        that a vacancy in the representation from any such jurisdiction 
        in the House shall not be taken into account by the Speaker in 
        determining whether vacancies in the representation from the 
        States in the House exceed 100 for purposes of paragraph 
        (4)(A).
        ``(7) Rule of construction regarding federal election laws.--
    Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect the 
    application to special elections under this subsection of any 
    Federal law governing the administration of elections for Federal 
    office (including any law providing for the enforcement of any such 
    law), including, but not limited to, the following:
            ``(A) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et 
        seq.), as amended.
            ``(B) The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and 
        Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.), as amended.
            ``(C) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.), as amended.
            ``(D) The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 
        U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.), as amended.
            ``(E) The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), as amended.
            ``(F) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
        seq.), as amended.
            ``(G) The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 et 
        seq.), as amended.''.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2006''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.