[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 5521 Reported in Senate (RS)]


                                                       Calendar No. 478
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H.R. 5521

                          [Report No. 109-267]


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 7, 2006

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

                             June 22, 2006

               Reported by Mr. Allard, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>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, 2007, and for other purposes, 
namely:</DELETED>

             <DELETED>TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH</DELETED>

              <DELETED>HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,137,806,000, as follows:</DELETED>

              <DELETED>house leadership offices</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
$21,092,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $2,930,000, including 
$25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority 
Floor Leader, $2,213,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of 
the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $3,072,000, 
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office 
of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
$1,921,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority 
Whip, $1,458,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, 
$491,000; Republican Steering Committee, $924,000; Republican 
Conference, $1,699,000; Republican Policy Committee, $407,000; 
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $2,194,000; Democratic 
Caucus, $836,000; nine minority employees, $1,473,000; training and 
program development--majority, $290,000; training and program 
development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, 
$447,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $447,000.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Members' Representational Allowances</DELETED>

 <DELETED>Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, 
                      and Official Mail</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For Members' representational allowances, including 
Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
$557,796,000.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>Committee Employees</DELETED>

       <DELETED>Standing Committees, Special and Select</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
and select, authorized by House resolutions, $124,851,000: Provided, 
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses 
until December 31, 2008.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Committee on Appropriations</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
Appropriations, $26,497,000, 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, 
2008.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>Salaries, Officers and Employees</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, 
as authorized by law, $159,581,000, 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, $21,505,000; 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, $6,240,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, $109,301,000, of which $4,996,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $4,204,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,997,000, to remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
General Counsel, $959,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $164,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of 
Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and 
reception expenses, $1,762,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,521,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
$7,406,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Interparliamentary Affairs, $737,000; for other authorized employees, 
$285,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, 
$500,000.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>Allowances and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
resolution or law, $247,989,000, including: supplies, materials, 
administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $4,554,000; 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, $217,253,000; 
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; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, 
$21,659,000, of which $5,300,000 shall 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.</DELETED>

                  <DELETED>Child Care Center</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 2007. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal 
year 2007 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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 102. Lump-Sum Allowance.--(a) The aggregate amount 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
sum allowance for each of the following offices shall be increased as 
follows:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The allowance for the Office of the Speaker is 
        increased by $75,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The allowance for the Office of the Majority 
        Floor Leader is increased by $75,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The allowance for the Office of the Minority 
        Floor Leader is increased by $75,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The allowance for the Office of the Majority 
        Whip is increased by $75,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The allowance for the Office of the Minority 
        Whip is increased by $75,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) The allowance for the Democratic Steering and 
        Policy Committee is increased by $200,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) The allowance for the Republican Conference is 
        increased by $110,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) The allowance for the Republican Policy 
        Committee is increased by $90,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 103. Acting Chief Administrative Officer.--(a) In 
case of the death, resignation, separation from office, or disability 
of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, 
the duties of the Chief Administrative Officer may be carried out by a 
subordinate employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer 
(as designated by the Chief Administrative Officer) until a Chief 
Administrative Officer is appointed or an individual is appointed to 
act as the Chief Administrative Officer by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives under section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b)(1) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a), is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (2) Section 208(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 
of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)) is amended by striking ``involved;'' and 
all that follows and inserting ``involved.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 104. Contract for Exercise Facility.--(a) Section 
103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 
108-447; 118 Stat. 3175), is amended by striking ``private entity'' and 
inserting ``public or private entity''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2005.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 105. Discounted Membership.--(a) If the Architect of 
the Capitol and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives agree to permit employees of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol to receive discounted memberships in a private 
exercise facility which has entered into a contract with the House to 
provide employees of the House with discounted memberships in the 
facility, the Architect may use amounts made available in a fiscal year 
for ``General Administration'' to make payments under the 
contract.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 106. Membership in Exercise Facility.--In addition to 
individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, membership in the exercise facility 
established for employees of the House (as described in section 103(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005) shall be available 
to such other categories of individuals as may be approved by the 
Committee on House Administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 107. Media Support Services.--(a) The 
responsibilities of positions under the House Press Gallery, the House 
Periodical Press Gallery, and the House Radio and Television 
Correspondents' Gallery shall include providing media support services 
with respect to the presidential nominating conventions of the national 
committees of political parties.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) The Standing Committee of Correspondents may enter 
into agreements with national committees of political parties under 
which the committees and persons authorized by the committees may 
reimburse employees for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the 
responsibilities described in subsection (a) and employees may accept 
such reimbursement.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) The terms and conditions under which employees 
exercise responsibilities under subsection (a), and the terms and 
conditions of any agreement entered into under subsection (b), shall be 
subject to the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) In this section, the terms ``national committee'' and 
``political party'' have the meaning given such terms in section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431).</DELETED>

                     <DELETED>JOINT ITEMS</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For Joint Committees, as follows:</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Joint Economic Committee</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,370,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>Joint Committee on Taxation</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $9,082,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    For other joint items, as follows:</DELETED>

          <DELETED>Office of the Attending Physician</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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) $1,920,000 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, 
$2,652,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
House of Representatives.</DELETED>

  <DELETED>Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
Special Services Office, $8,490,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Statements of Appropriations</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, of 
the statements for the second 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.</DELETED>

                   <DELETED>CAPITOL POLICE</DELETED>

                      <DELETED>Salaries</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $220,600,000, to be 
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.</DELETED>

                  <DELETED>General Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, 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, $38,500,000, 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 2007 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland 
Security.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority.--Amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2007 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1002. Student Loan Reimbursement.--Section 908(c) of 
the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926(c)) is amended by 
striking ``$40,000'' and inserting ``$60,000''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1003. Advance Payments.--During fiscal year 2007 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, the Chief of the United States Capitol 
Police may make payments in advance for obligations of the Capitol 
Police for subscription services if the Chief determines it to be more 
prompt, efficient, or economical to do so.</DELETED>

                <DELETED>OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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), $3,149,000, of which $780,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2008: 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.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Administrative Provision</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Sec. 1101. Lump-Sum Payments.--(a) The Executive Director 
of the Office of Compliance shall have the authority to make lump-sum 
payments to reward exceptional performance by an employee or a group of 
employees.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2006.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $36,329,000.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL</DELETED>

               <DELETED>General Administration</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $89,413,000, of which 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011.</DELETED>

                  <DELETED>Capitol Building</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the Capitol, $22,396,000, of which $5,965,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2011.</DELETED>

                   <DELETED>Capitol Grounds</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, 
and the Capitol Power Plant, $7,806,000.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>House Office Buildings</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of the House office buildings, $61,383,000, of which 
$19,805,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>Capitol Power Plant</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, the Capitol Visitor Center, 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, $79,327,000, of which 
$1,434,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: 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 2007.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>Library Buildings and Grounds</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and 
grounds, $36,401,000, of which $12,971,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
operation of buildings and grounds of the United States Capitol Police, 
$11,621,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2011.</DELETED>

                   <DELETED>Botanic Garden</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $8,612,000: 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.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>Capitol Visitor Center</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center 
project, $25,600,000 to remain available until expended, and in 
addition, $20,575,000 for the Capitol Visitor Center operation costs of 
which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: 
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.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Sec. 1201. Rosa Parks Statue.--(a) Section 1(a) of Public 
Law 109-116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ``The Joint Committee may authorize the 
Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement required under 
this subsection on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as the 
Joint Committee may require.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109-116.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1202. Statutory Positions.--(a) Section 1203(e) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1805(e)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (3).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849(a)) is amended by striking ``12 
positions'' and inserting ``15 positions''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, except that any individual who was appointed to a position 
described in section 1203(e)(3) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (as in effect prior to the enactment of 
subsection (a)) who holds that position on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed to a 
position described in section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (as amended by subsection (b)).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1203. Travel and Transportation.--(a) Section 5721(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
        subparagraphs (H) and (I); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the 
        following new subparagraph:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) the Architect of the 
                Capitol;''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(A)(B)) is amended by striking ``(B) 
through (H)'' and inserting ``(B) through (I)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1204. Leasing Authority.--(a) Section 1102(b) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee on 
        Rules and Administration'' and inserting ``Committees on 
        Appropriations and Rules and Administration'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the House 
        Office Building Commission'' and inserting ``the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the House 
        Office Building Commission''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``, for space to be leased for any other 
        entity under subsection (a).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take 
effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2004.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1205. Advance Payments.--During fiscal year 2007 and 
each succeeding fiscal year, the Architect of the Capitol may make 
payments in advance for obligations of the Office of the Architect of 
the Capitol for subscription services if the Architect determines it to 
be more prompt, efficient, or economical to do so.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1206. (a) Establishment of Office.--There is 
established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the Office of 
the Inspector General, headed by the Inspector General of the Office of 
the Architect of the Capitol (hereafter in this section referred to as 
the ``Inspector General'').</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Inspector General.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appointment.--The Inspector General shall be 
        appointed by the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with 
        the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
        of the Senate, and shall be appointed 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed 
        from office prior to the expiration of his term only by the 
        Architect of the Capitol. Upon such removal, the Architect 
        shall promptly communicate the reasons for the removal in 
        writing to the Committee on House Administration of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
        Administration of the Senate.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Salary.--The Inspector General shall be paid 
        at an annual rate equal to $1,500 less than the annual rate of 
        pay in effect for the Architect of the Capitol.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Duties.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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 Architect of the Capitol 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Semiannual reports.--The Inspector General 
        shall prepare and submit semiannual reports summarizing the 
        activities of the Office of the Inspector General in the same 
        manner, and in accordance with the same deadlines, terms, and 
        conditions, as an Inspector General of an establishment under 
        section 5 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 Architect of the Capitol shall be 
        considered the head of the establishment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Investigations of complaints of employees.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Authority.--The Inspector General may 
                receive and investigate complaints or information from 
                an employee of the Office of the Architect of the 
                Capitol 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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Nondisclosure.--The Inspector General 
                shall not, after receipt of a complaint or information 
                from an employee, disclose the identity of the employee 
                without the consent of the employee, unless the 
                Inspector General determines such disclosure is 
                unavoidable during the course of the 
                investigation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Prohibiting retaliation.--An employee 
                of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 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 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Independence in carrying out duties.--Neither 
        the Architect of the Capitol nor any other employee of the 
        Office of the Architect of the Capitol may prevent or prohibit 
        the Inspector General from carrying out any of the duties or 
        responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General under this 
        section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Powers.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Inspector General may 
        exercise the same authorities with respect to the Architect of 
        the Capitol 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Staff.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Applicability of architect of the 
                capitol personnel rules.--None of the regulations 
                governing the appointment and pay of employees of the 
                Office of the Architect of the Capitol 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).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Equipment and supplies.--The Architect of the 
        Capitol shall provide the Office with appropriate and adequate 
        office space, together with such equipment, supplies, and 
        communications facilities and services as may 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Transfer of Functions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Transfer.--To the extent that any office or 
        entity in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

                 <DELETED>LIBRARY OF CONGRESS</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, 
$396,022,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from 
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2007, 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 2007 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, $14,509,000 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, $5,954,000 is available for the digital collections and 
educational curricula program, of which $4,010,000 shall remain 
available until expended: 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, $11,029,000 shall remain available until 
expended for partial support of the National Audio-Visual Conservation 
Center.</DELETED>

                  <DELETED>Copyright Office</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
$59,044,000, of which not more than $29,335,000, to remain available 
until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this 
appropriation during fiscal year 2007 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 $5,640,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
2007 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 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 $34,975,000: 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.</DELETED>

           <DELETED>Congressional Research Service</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $102,462,000: 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.</DELETED>

   <DELETED>Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act
of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2
U.S.C. 135a), $53,974,000, of which $15,673,000 shall remain available 
until expended.</DELETED>

              <DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1302. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) 
In General.--For fiscal year 2007, the obligational authority of the 
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may 
not exceed $111,078,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2007, 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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1303. 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 2007 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 2007 to 
the Library of Congress on State Department diplomatic 
facilities.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1304. Audit Requirement.--Section 207(e) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 182(e)) is 
amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Audit.--The revolving fund shall be subject to audit 
by the Comptroller General at the Comptroller General's 
discretion.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 1305. Transfer Authority.--Amounts appropriated for 
fiscal year 2007 for the Library of Congress may be transferred between 
any of the headings for which the amounts are appropriated upon the 
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.</DELETED>

             <DELETED>GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE</DELETED>

         <DELETED>Congressional Printing and Binding</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $95,233,000: 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.</DELETED>

        <DELETED>Office of Superintendent of Documents</DELETED>

                <DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>

            <DELETED>(including transfer of funds)</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $35,287,000: 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 2005 and 2006 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.</DELETED>

      <DELETED>Government Printing Office Revolving Fund</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, 
within the limits of funds available and in accord with the 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, 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.</DELETED>

          <DELETED>GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE</DELETED>

                <DELETED>Salaries and Expenses</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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, $488,234,000: 
Provided, That not more than $4,980,000 of payments received under 
section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use 
in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That not more than $2,005,000 of 
reimbursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United States 
Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2007: 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.</DELETED>

       <DELETED>OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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), $13,400,000.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
                         Development</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>

            <DELETED>TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 202. Fiscal Year Limitation.--No part of the funds 
appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond 
fiscal year 2007 unless expressly so provided in this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 209. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
be used to establish or operate a smoking area in the cafeteria and 
public dining areas of the Rayburn House Office Building.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    Sec. 210. For fiscal year 2007 only, all authorities 
previously exercised by the Architect of the Capitol, including but not 
limited to the execution and supervision of contracts; and the hiring, 
supervising, training, and compensation of employees, shall be vested 
in the Comptroller General of the United States or his designee: 
Provided, That this delegation of authority shall terminate with the 
confirmation of a new Architect of the Capitol.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2007''.</DELETED>
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, 2007, 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, $157,889,000, 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, $2,250,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $602,000.

              office of the president pro tempore emeritus

    For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, $300,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $4,658,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

    For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,788,000.

                      committee on appropriations

    For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $14,490,000.

                         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, $1,541,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,082,000.

 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, $754,000.

                           policy committees

    For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority 
Policy Committee, $1,573,000 for each such committee; in all, 
$3,146,000.

                         office of the chaplain

    For Office of the Chaplain, $367,000.

                        office of the secretary

    For Office of the Secretary, $22,166,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

    For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $59,500,000.

        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

    For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for 
the Minority, $1,634,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

    For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by 
law, and related expenses, $42,152,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel 
of the Senate, $5,982,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, 
$1,400,000.

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, $129,000,000.

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, 
$2,000,000.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $150,576,000, which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $18,737,000, 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, 
$374,031,000.

                          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, 2006, 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, 2006, increased by an additional $50,000 
each.
    Sec. 2. 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 ``2006'' and inserting ``2007''.
    Sec. 3. President pro Tempore Emeritus of the Senate. Section 7(e) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 32b note) 
is amended by striking ``and the 109th Congress'' and inserting ``, the 
109th Congress, and the 110th Congress''.
    Sec. 4. Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
Majority and the Conference of the Minority. (a) In General.--Upon the 
written request of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or 
the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, the Secretary of the 
Senate shall transfer from the appropriations account appropriated 
under the subheading ``offices of the secretaries of the conference of 
the majority and the conference of the minority'' under the heading 
``Salaries, Officers and Employees'' such amount as the Secretary of 
the Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of 
the Minority shall specify to the appropriations account under the 
heading ``miscellaneous items'' within the contingent fund of the 
Senate.
    (b) Authority to Incur Expenses.--The Secretary of the Conference 
of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority may 
incur such expenses as may be necessary or appropriate. Expenses 
incurred by the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority or the 
Secretary of the Conference of the Minority shall be paid from the 
amount transferred under subsection (a) by the Secretary of the 
Conference of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the 
Minority and upon vouchers approved by the Secretary of the Conference 
of the Majority or the Secretary of the Conference of the Minority, as 
applicable.
    (c) Authority to Advance Sums.--The Secretary of the Senate may 
advance such sums as may be necessary to defray expenses incurred in 
carrying out subsections (a) and (b).
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal year 2007 
and each fiscal year thereafter.
    Sec. 5. Authority to Acquire Real Property For the Sergeant at Arms 
and Doorkeeper of the Senate. (a) In General.--The Architect of the 
Capitol may acquire (through purchase, lease, transfer from another 
Federal entity, or otherwise) real property, for the use of the 
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to support the operations 
of the Senate--
            (1) subject to the approval of the Committee on Rules and 
        Administration of the Senate; and
            (2) subject to the availability of appropriations and upon 
        approval of an obligation plan by the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.
    (b) Authority to Transfer Funds.--Subject to the approval of the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate 
may transfer funds for the acquisition or maintenance of any property 
under subsection (a) from the account under the subheading ``sergeant 
at arms and doorkeeper of the senate'' under the heading ``Contingent 
Expenses of the Senate'' under the heading ``SENATE'', to the account 
under the heading ``Senate Office Buildings'' under the heading 
``ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,137,806,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $21,092,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $2,930,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,213,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $3,072,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,921,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,458,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $491,000; 
Republican Steering Committee, $924,000; Republican Conference, 
$1,699,000; Republican Policy Committee, $407,000; Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee, $2,194,000; Democratic Caucus, $836,000; nine 
minority employees, $1,473,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority, 
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $447,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel--minority, $447,000.

                  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, $557,796,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $124,851,000: Provided, That 
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until 
December 31, 2008.

                      Committee on Appropriations

    For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, 
$26,497,000, 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, 2008.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

    For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
authorized by law, $159,581,000, 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, $21,505,000; 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, $6,240,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, $109,301,000, of which $4,996,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $4,204,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,997,000, to remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
General Counsel, $959,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $164,000; 
for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, 
including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of 
Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and 
reception expenses, $1,762,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,521,000; for salaries and 
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
$7,406,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Interparliamentary Affairs, $737,000; for other authorized employees, 
$285,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, 
$500,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $247,989,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs 
and Federal tort claims, $4,554,000; 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, $217,253,000; 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; 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $21,659,000, of which 
$5,300,000 shall 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 Provisions

    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 2007. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal 
year 2007 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.
    Sec. 102. Lump-Sum Allowance.--(a) The aggregate amount otherwise 
authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum 
allowance for each of the following offices shall be increased as 
follows:
            (1) The allowance for the Office of the Speaker is 
        increased by $75,000.
            (2) The allowance for the Office of the Majority Floor 
        Leader is increased by $75,000.
            (3) The allowance for the Office of the Minority Floor 
        Leader is increased by $75,000.
            (4) The allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip is 
        increased by $75,000.
            (5) The allowance for the Office of the Minority Whip is 
        increased by $75,000.
            (6) The allowance for the Democratic Steering and Policy 
        Committee is increased by $200,000.
            (7) The allowance for the Republican Conference is 
        increased by $110,000.
            (8) The allowance for the Republican Policy Committee is 
        increased by $90,000.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 103. Acting Chief Administrative Officer.--(a) In case of the 
death, resignation, separation from office, or disability of the Chief 
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the duties of 
the Chief Administrative Officer may be carried out by a subordinate 
employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (as 
designated by the Chief Administrative Officer) until a Chief 
Administrative Officer is appointed or an individual is appointed to 
act as the Chief Administrative Officer by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives under section 208(a) of the Legislative Reorganization 
Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)).
    (b)(1) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1943 
(2 U.S.C. 75a), is repealed.
    (2) Section 208(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
U.S.C. 75a-1(a)) is amended by striking ``involved;'' and all that 
follows and inserting ``involved.''.
    Sec. 104. Contract for Exercise Facility.--(a) Section 103(a) of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447; 
118 Stat. 3175), is amended by striking ``private entity'' and 
inserting ``public or private entity''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2005.
    Sec. 105. Discounted Membership.--(a) If the Architect of the 
Capitol and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives agree to permit employees of the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol to receive discounted memberships in a private 
exercise facility which has entered into a contract with the House to 
provide employees of the House with discounted memberships in the 
facility, the Architect may use amounts made available in a fiscal year 
for ``General Administration'' to make payments under the contract.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2007 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 106. Membership in Exercise Facility.--In addition to 
individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer 
of the House of Representatives, membership in the exercise facility 
established for employees of the House (as described in section 103(a) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005) shall be available 
to such other categories of individuals as may be approved by the 
Committee on House Administration.
    Sec. 107. Media Support Services.--(a) The responsibilities of 
positions under the House Press Gallery, the House Periodical Press 
Gallery, and the House Radio and Television Correspondents' Gallery 
shall include providing media support services with respect to the 
presidential nominating conventions of the national committees of 
political parties.
    (b) The Standing Committee of Correspondents may enter into 
agreements with national committees of political parties under which 
the committees and persons authorized by the committees may reimburse 
employees for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the 
responsibilities described in subsection (a) and employees may accept 
such reimbursement.
    (c) The terms and conditions under which employees exercise 
responsibilities under subsection (a), and the terms and conditions of 
any agreement entered into under subsection (b), shall be subject to 
the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
Representatives.
    (d) In this section, the terms ``national committee'' and 
``political party'' have the meaning given such terms in section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431).

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,406,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$9,105,000 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) $1,920,000 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, $2,652,000, 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, $8,489,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the 
Senate.

                      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, $231,205,000, 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, $41,200,000, 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 2007 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 
2007 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. Transfer of Library of Congress Police to the United 
States Capitol Police. (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Act of August 4, 1950'' means the Act 
        entitled ``An Act relating to the policing of the buildings and 
        grounds of the Library of Congress'', approved August 4, 1950 
        (2 U.S.C. 167 et seq.);
            (2) the term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
        power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
        or program; and
            (3) the term ``Library of Congress Police employee''--
                    (A) means an employee of the Library of Congress 
                designated as police under the first section of the Act 
                of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167); and
                    (B) does not include any civilian employee 
                performing police support functions, emergency 
                preparedness functions, or collections security 
                functions.
    (b) Superseding Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--The provisions of this section shall 
        supersede the provisions of section 1015 of the Legislative 
        Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) and 
        section 1006 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 
        (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 108-83; 117 Stat. 1023) to the 
        extent that the provisions of this section are inconsistent 
        with such other provisions.
            (2) Repeal of former retirement treatment provision.--
        Section 1015(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
        Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note) is amended by striking 
        subparagraph (B).
    (c) Transfer of Personnel and Functions.--
            (1) In general.--Effective on the first day of the first 
        pay period applicable to members of the Capitol Police 
        beginning on or after April 1, 2007, there are transferred to 
        the Capitol Police--
                    (A) each Library of Congress Police employee 
                described under subsection (e); and
                    (B) any functions performed under the first section 
                of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) and section 
                9 of that Act (2 U.S.C. 167h).
            (2) Library of congress collections security.--Nothing in 
        paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to affect the authority of 
        the Librarian of Congress under subsection (k).
    (d) Members of the Capitol Police.--Each Library of Congress Police 
employee who is transferred under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be a 
member of the Capitol Police.
    (e) Employees to be Transferred.--A Library of Congress Police 
employee shall be transferred under subsection (c) if--
            (1) based on the assumption that such employee would 
        perform a period of continuous Federal service after the date 
        of transfer, such employee would be entitled to an annuity for 
        immediate retirement under section 8336(b) or 8412(b) of title 
        5, United States Code, on the date such employee becomes 60 
        years of age; and
            (2) the Chief of the Capitol Police makes a determination 
        under subsection (f) that the employee meets the qualifications 
        required to be a member of the Capitol Police.
    (f) Qualification Determinations.--
            (1) In general.--Each Library of Congress Police employee 
        described under subsection (e)(1) shall request a qualification 
        determination from the Chief of the Capitol Police.
            (2) Standards.--In making qualification determinations 
        under this subsection, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall 
        apply--
                    (A) the qualification standards applicable to 
                members of the Capitol Police; and
                    (B) the requirements under subsection (e)(1) and 
                paragraph (3) of this subsection.
            (3) Training.--A Library of Congress Police employee shall 
        be required to successfully complete such training as 
        determined by the Chief of the Capitol Police.
            (4) Age limitation not to apply.--The maximum age 
        limitation of 37 years for hiring a member of the Capitol 
        Police shall not apply to an individual transferred under this 
        section.
    (g) Transition Provisions.--
            (1) Transfer and allocations of property and 
        appropriations.--
                    (A) In general.--Effective on the date of transfer 
                under subsection (c)--
                            (i) the assets, liabilities, contracts, 
                        property, and records in connection with the 
                        functions and Library of Congress Police 
                        employees transferred by this section shall be 
                        transferred to the Capitol Police; and
                            (ii) the unexpended balances of 
                        appropriations, authorizations, allocations, 
                        and other funds employed, used, held, arising 
                        from, available to, or to be made available in 
                        connection with the functions and Library of 
                        Congress Police employees transferred by this 
                        section shall be transferred to the 
                        appropriations accounts for the Capitol Police 
                        under the subheadings ``Salaries'' and 
                        ``General Expenses'' under the heading 
                        ``CAPITOL POLICE'', as applicable.
                    (B) Use of funds.--Unexpended funds transferred 
                under this section shall be used only for the purposes 
                for which the funds were originally authorized and 
                appropriated.
            (2) Transferred employees.--
                    (A) Nonreduction in pay or rank.--The transfer of 
                any employee under this section shall not cause that 
                employee to be separated or reduced in basic pay or 
                rank.
                    (B) Leave and compensatory time.--Any annual leave, 
                sick leave, or other leave, or compensatory time, to 
                the credit of an individual transferred under this 
                section shall be transferred to the credit of that 
                individual as a member of the Capitol Police.
                    (C) Exemption for mandatory separation.--Section 
                8335(c) or 8425(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
                shall not apply to any individual who is transferred 
                to, and becomes a member of, the Capitol Police under 
                this section, until the earlier of--
                            (i) the date on which that individual is 
                        entitled to an annuity for immediate retirement 
                        under section 8336(b) or 8412(b) of title 5, 
                        United States Code; or
                            (ii) the date on which the individual--
                                    (I) is 57 years of age or older; 
                                and
                                    (II) is entitled to an annuity for 
                                immediate retirement under section 
                                8336(m) or 8412(d) of title 5, United 
                                States Code, (including the 
                                determination of such entitlement after 
                                the application of subparagraph (D) of 
                                this paragraph).
                    (D) Treatment of prior service for purposes of 
                eligibility for immediate retirement as capitol 
                police.--Any Library of Congress Police employee who is 
                transferred under subsection (c) shall be entitled to 
                have any creditable service as an employee under 
                section 8332 or 8411 included in calculating the 
                employee's service as a member of the Capitol Police 
                for purposes of section 8336(m) or 8412(d) of title 5, 
                United States Code, but for purposes of computing the 
                amount of any benefit payable to or on behalf of the 
                employee under such title, such service shall be 
                treated as service as an employee and shall not be 
                treated as service as a member of the Capitol Police.
                    (E) Rules of construction relating to employee 
                representation.--
                            (i) Employee representation.--Nothing in 
                        this section shall be construed to authorize 
                        any labor organization that represented an 
                        individual who was a Library of Congress police 
                        employee before the transfer under subsection 
                        (c) to represent that individual as a member of 
                        the Capitol Police after such transfer.
                            (ii) Agreements not applicable.--Nothing in 
                        this section shall be construed to authorize 
                        any collective bargaining agreement (or any 
                        related court order, stipulated agreement, or 
                        agreement to the terms or conditions of 
                        employment) applicable to Library of Congress 
                        police employees to apply to members of the 
                        Capitol Police.
            (3) Reorganization.--The Capitol Police Board is authorized 
        to allocate or reallocate any function transferred under this 
        section among members of the Capitol Police, and to establish, 
        consolidate, alter, or discontinue such organizational entities 
        in the Capitol Police as may be necessary or appropriate.
            (4) Additional detailees during training.--During the 
        period preceding the date of the transfer under subsection (c), 
        the Chief of the Capitol Police may detail additional members 
        of the Capitol Police to the Library of Congress, without 
        reimbursement, equal to or less than the number of Library of 
        Congress Police employees who are in training described under 
        subsection (f)(3) at any time.
            (5) References.--Reference in any other Federal law, 
        Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, 
        or any document of or relating to the Librarian of Congress or 
        the Library of Congress with regard to functions transferred 
        under this section, shall be deemed to refer to the Capitol 
        Police Board.
    (h) Capitol Police Jurisdiction.--
            (1) Capitol police jurisdiction.--Section 9 of the Act 
        entitled ``An Act to define the area of the United States 
        Capitol Grounds, to regulate the use thereof, and for other 
        purposes'', approved July 31, 1946 (2 U.S.C. 1961) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Capitol 
                Police shall police''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The authority under subsection (a) shall also apply to the 
Library of Congress grounds described under section 11 of the Act 
entitled `An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of the 
Library of Congress', approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j) and any 
building on such grounds, except that in a case of a building not 
located in the District of Columbia, the authority granted to the 
Metropolitan Police Force of the District of Columbia shall be granted 
to any police force within whose jurisdiction the buildings or grounds 
are located.''.
            (2) Library of congress buildings and grounds and capitol 
        buildings and grounds.--
                    (A) Capitol buildings.--Section 5101 of title 40, 
                United States Code, is amended by inserting ``all 
                buildings on the real property described under section 
                5102(d),'' after ``(including the Administrative 
                Building of the United States Botanic Garden),''.
                    (B) Capitol grounds.--Section 5102 of title 40, 
                United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
                following:
    ``(d) Library of Congress Buildings and Grounds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        the United States Capitol Grounds shall include the Library of 
        Congress grounds described under section 11 of the Act entitled 
        `An Act relating to the policing of the buildings of the 
        Library of Congress', approved August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j).
            ``(2) Authority of librarian of congress.--Notwithstanding 
        subsections (a) and (b), the Librarian of Congress shall retain 
        authority over the Library of Congress buildings and grounds in 
        accordance with section 1 of the Act of June 29, 1922 (2 U.S.C. 
        141; 42 Stat. 715).''.
                    (C) Conforming amendment relating to disorderly 
                conduct.--Section 5104(e)(2) of title 40, United States 
                Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
                inserting the following:
                    ``(C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly 
                conduct of official business, enter or remain in a room 
                in any of the Capitol Buildings set aside or designated 
                for the use of--
                            ``(i) either House of Congress or a Member, 
                        committee, officer, or employee of Congress, or 
                        either House of Congress; or
                            ``(ii) the Library of Congress.''.
                    (D) Conforming amendment to description of library 
                of congress grounds.--Section 11 of the Act of August 
                4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j) is amended--
                            (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``For 
                        the purposes of this Act the'' and inserting 
                        ``The'';
                            (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ``For 
                        the purposes of this Act, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The'';
                            (iii) in subsection (c), by striking ``For 
                        the purposes of this Act, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (iv) in subsection (d), by striking ``For 
                        the purposes of this Act, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The'';
            (3) Amendments relating to library of congress 
        jurisdiction.--
                    (A) Designation of library of congress police 
                employees.--The first section of the Act of August 4, 
                1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) is repealed.
                    (B) Jurisdiction of library of congress police 
                employees.--Section 9 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 
                U.S.C. 167h) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``The police provided'' 
                        through ``Provided, That the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the Librarian of 
                        Congress or his assistants'' and inserting 
                        ``the Capitol Police Board, in consultation 
                        with the Librarian of Congress,''.
                    (C) Regulations.--Section 7(a) of the Act of August 
                4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167f(a)) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``in sections 2 to 6, 
                        inclusive, of this Act, the Librarian of 
                        Congress'' and inserting ``under sections 5103 
                        and 5104 of title 40, United States Code, the 
                        Capitol Police Board, in consultation with the 
                        Librarian of Congress,''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``the Librarian of 
                        Congress may prescribe such regulations as may 
                        be deemed necessary'' after ``property therein, 
                        and''.
                    (D) Repeal of certain offenses.--
                            (i) In general.--Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 
                        and 8 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 
                        167a, 167b, 167c, 167d, 167e, and 167g) are 
                        repealed.
                            (ii) Effective date.--This subparagraph 
                        shall take effect on September 30, 2008.
                    (E) Suspension of prohibitions against use of 
                library of buildings and grounds.--
                            (i) In general.--Section 10 of the Act of 
                        August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167i) is amended by 
                        striking ``2 to 6, inclusive, of this Act'' and 
                        inserting ``5103 and 5104 of title 40, United 
                        States Code,''.
                            (ii) Effective date.--This subparagraph 
                        shall take effect on September 30, 2008.
    (i) Treatment of Library of Congress Police Employees Not 
Transferred.--
            (1) Continuity of employment.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to any individual who 
                remains a Library of Congress Police employee on and 
                after the date of the transfer under subsection (c), 
                subject to the Memorandum of Understanding described 
                under subsection (l)--
                            (i) the first section of the Act of August 
                        4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167) and section 9 of that 
                        Act (2 U.S.C. 167h) shall apply as though the 
                        amendments under subsection (h)(3)(A) and (B) 
                        of this section had not been enacted; and
                            (ii) notwithstanding the transfer of 
                        functions under subsection (c) of this section, 
                        the Librarian of Congress and any such Library 
                        of Congress Police employee may exercise the 
                        functions under the first section and section 9 
                        of the Act of August 4, 1950.
                    (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be construed to affect the 
                authority of the Librarian of Congress to--
                            (i) terminate the employment of a Library 
                        of Congress Police employee; or
                            (ii) transfer any individual serving in a 
                        Library of Congress Police employee position to 
                        another position at the Library of Congress.
            (2) Termination of library of congress police employee 
        positions.--Effective on September 30, 2008--
                    (A) all Library of Congress Police employee 
                positions are terminated;
                    (B) any individual who is employed in such position 
                on that date and entitled to an annuity for immediate 
                retirement under section 8336(b) or 8412(b) of title 5, 
                United States Code, shall be separated from service for 
                retirement; and
                    (C) with respect to any individual employed in such 
                position on that date (other than an individual 
                described under subparagraph (B)), the Librarian of 
                Congress shall separate the individual from service.
    (j) Additional Members of the Capitol Police.--Effective on April 
1, 2008, the Chief of the Capitol Police may hire an additional number 
of individuals as members of the Capitol Police equal to the number of 
Library of Congress Police employees on the date following the date of 
the transfer under subsection (c).
    (k) Collections Security.--
            (1) Authority of the librarian of congress.--The Librarian 
        of Congress shall provide for collections security within the 
        Library of Congress.
            (2) Contracts and consultations.--In exercising the 
        authority under this subsection, the Librarian of Congress--
                    (A) may enter into contracts for goods and 
                services; and
                    (B) shall coordinate with the Chief of the Capitol 
                Police.
    (l) 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 years 2007 and 
2008, subject to--
            (1) the provisions of this section; and
            (2) such modifications as may be made in accordance with 
        the modification and dispute resolution provisions of the 
        Memorandum of Understanding, consistent with the provisions of 
        this section.
    (m) Reimbursement of Amounts Relating to Library of Congress 
Events.--
            (1) In general.--Any amounts received as reimbursement for 
        salaries and expenses for services performed by the Capitol 
        Police at any Library of Congress event shall be reimbursed to 
        the appropriations accounts for the Capitol Police under the 
        subheadings ``Salaries'' and ``General Expenses'' under the 
        heading ``CAPITOL POLICE'', as applicable.
            (2) Expenditure and availability of reimbursed funds.--
        Funds reimbursed to appropriations accounts under paragraph (1) 
        may be expended and shall remain available in accordance with 
        section 2802(a)(2) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001 
        (2 U.S.C. 1905(a)(2)).
            (3) Reimbursement by librarian of congress.--The Librarian 
        of Congress may reimburse, from any available funds, to the 
        appropriations accounts described under paragraph (1) amounts 
        for salaries and expenses for services performed by the Capitol 
        Police at any Library of Congress event.
    (n) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
apply to the fiscal year in which enacted and each fiscal year 
thereafter.
    Sec. 1003. Authorization for Advance Payments on Certain Contracts. 
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United 
States Code, the Chief of the Capitol Police may make advance payments 
for any contract relating to an information and workflow system for the 
management of human capital life cycle processes if the Chief of the 
Capitol Police determines that making such advance payments is more 
prompt, efficient, or economical in the interest of carrying out 
required activities and operations of the Capitol Police.
    (b) Notification.--Before exercising the authority under subsection 
(a), the Chief of the Capitol Police shall submit notification to the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to fiscal year 2007 
and each fiscal year thereafter.
    Sec. 1004. General Counsel for the United States Capitol Police and 
the Chief of the Capitol Police. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding 
section 111 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979 (2 U.S.C. 
1901 note) or House Resolution 661 of the 95th Congress, approved July 
29, 1977--
            (1) the appointment of an individual to the position of 
        General Counsel for the United States Capitol Police Board and 
        the Chief of the Capitol Police shall be made by the Capitol 
        Police Board without regard to political affiliation and solely 
        on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position; 
        and
            (2) the pay for that position--
                    (A) shall be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol 
                Police from funds appropriated to the Capitol Police;
                    (B) shall be set at the rate of pay in effect on 
                the date of enactment of this Act; and
                    (C) may be adjusted at any time after that date by 
                the Capitol Police Board.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2007 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 $3,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $36,987,000.

                        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, $90,669,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2011.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $21,594,000, of which $5,133,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2011.

                            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, $8,007,000.

                        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, $74,316,000, of which $20,014,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011.

                         House Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $61,383,000, of which $19,805,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2011.

                          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, $79,850,000, of which $4,125,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2011: 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 2007.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$37,959,000, of which $14,361,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2011.

                  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, 
$12,473,000, of which $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2011.

                             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, $9,240,000: 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 an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center project, 
$25,600,000, to remain available until expended, and in addition, 
$13,950,000 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 Provision

    Sec. 1201. Inspector General of the Architect of the Capitol. (a) 
Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Architect of the 
Capitol Inspector General Act of 2006''.
    (b) Office of Inspector General.--There is an Office of Inspector 
General within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol which is an 
independent objective office to--
            (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations 
        relating to the Architect of the Capitol;
            (2) provide leadership and coordination and recommend 
        policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and
            (3) provide a means of keeping the Architect of the Capitol 
        and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems 
        and deficiencies relating to the administration and operations 
        of the Architect of the Capitol.
    (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 Architect of the Capitol, in 
                consultation with the Inspectors General of the Library 
                of Congress, Government Printing Office, Government 
                Accountability Office, and United States Capitol 
                Police. The appointment shall be made 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 Architect of the Capitol.
                    (B) Audits, investigations, reports, and other 
                duties and responsibilities.--The Architect of the 
                Capitol 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;
                            (iii) issuing any report; or
                            (iv) carrying out any other duty or 
                        responsibility of the Inspector General under 
                        this section.
            (2) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from 
        office by the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the 
        Capitol shall, promptly upon such removal, communicate in 
        writing the reasons for any such removal to each House of 
        Congress.
            (3) Compensation.--The Inspector General shall be paid at 
        an annual rate of pay equal to $1,500 less than the annual rate 
        of pay of the Architect of the Capitol.
    (d) Duties, Responsibilities, Authority, and Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 4, 5 (other than subsections 
        (a)(13) and (e)(1)(B) thereof), 6 (other than subsection (a) 
        (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 Architect of the Capitol and the Office of such Inspector 
        General and such sections shall be applied to the Office of the 
        Architect of the Capitol and the Architect of the Capitol by 
        substituting--
                    (A) ``Office of the Architect of the Capitol'' for 
                ``establishment''; and
                    (B) ``Architect of the Capitol'' for ``head of the 
                establishment''.
            (2) Employees.--The Inspector General, in carrying out 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 
        Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
    (e) Transfers.--All functions, personnel, and budget resources of 
the Office of the Inspector General of the Architect of the Capitol as 
in effect before the effective date of this section are transferred to 
the Office of Inspector General described under subsection (b).
    (f) 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 Architect of the Capitol 
shall be deemed to refer to the Inspector General as set forth under 
this section.
    (g) First Appointment.--On the date occurring 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall 
appoint an individual to the position of Inspector General of the 
Architect of the Capitol described under subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(c)(1) in accordance with that subparagraph.
    (h) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), 
        this section shall take effect 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act and apply with respect to fiscal year 
        2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.
            (2) First appointment.--Subsection (g) shall take effect on 
        the date of enactment of this Act and the Architect of the 
        Capitol shall take such actions as necessary after such date of 
        enactment to carry out that subsection.

                          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 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, $397,756,000, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2007, 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 2007 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, $15,509,000 
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, $6,000,000 
shall be used for the digital collections and educational curricula 
program, of which $4,056,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
2011: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $150,000 
shall remain available to the Library of Congress until September 30, 
2009, for support of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition: 
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $700,000 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, $11,029,000 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.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $59,044,000, of 
which not more than $28,335,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2007 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 $5,640,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2007 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 803(e), 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 $33,975,000: 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, $103,625,000: 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), $55,547,000, of which 
$16,018,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
That of the total amount appropriated, $400,000 shall be used 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 2007, the obligational authority of the 
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may 
not exceed $111,078,000.
    (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 2007, 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. 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 2007 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 2007 to 
the Library of Congress on State Department diplomatic facilities.
    Sec. 1304. Cooperative Acquisitions Program Revolving Fund Audit. 
Section 207 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public 
Law 105-55, 2 U.S.C. 182) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
inserting the following:
    ``(e) Audit.--The revolving fund shall be subject to audit by the 
Comptroller General at the Comptroller General's discretion.''.
    Sec. 1305. Competitive Status of Library of Congress Employees. (a) 
Competitive Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
employee of the Library of Congress who has satisfactorily completed a 
probationary period in the Library of Congress under a non-temporary 
appointment acquires a competitive status for appointment to any 
position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses 
the required qualifications.
    (b) Probationary Period Not Required.--A Library of Congress 
employee who acquires a competitive status under this section shall not 
be required to complete a probationary period upon appointment to a 
position in the competitive service.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.
    Sec. 1306. Selection Priority for Displaced Library of Congress 
Employees. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``displaced 
employee of the Library of Congress'' means, subject to subsection (c), 
a former or current employee of the Library of Congress who--
            (1) is or was serving on an appointment without time limit;
            (2) is or was serving in a position at level GS-15 of the 
        General Schedule or less; and
            (3) is in receipt of a notice of reduction in force or a 
        notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function 
        or directed reassignment out of the local commuting area or was 
        separated or removed under such a notice.
    (b) Special Selection Priority.--A displaced employee of the 
Library of Congress shall be eligible for special selection priority 
for a position in the competitive service under the interagency career 
transition assistance program administered by the Office of Personnel 
Management, and under any similar interagency program for displaced 
Federal employees that the Office may subsequently administer.
    (c) Effective Date and Application.--This section shall be 
effective as of the date occurring 90 days before the date of enactment 
of this Act and apply to any displaced employee of the Library of 
Congress in receipt of a notice or separated or removed from service on 
or after that effective date. This section shall apply to the remainder 
of the fiscal year in which enacted after such effective date and to 
each fiscal year thereafter.

                       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, $97,300,000: 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, $40,000,000: 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 2005 and 2006 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, 
$2,980,000 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, $498,620,000: Provided, That not more than 
$4,980,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United 
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2007: Provided 
further, That not more than $2,005,000 of reimbursements received under 
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
use in fiscal year 2007: 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 
2007 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 law, or under Executive order issued under 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.
    Sec. 209. Ethanol Fuel and Ethanol Compatible Motor Vehicles. (a) 
Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``E-85 fuel'' means a mixture containing at 
        least 85 percent of methanol, denatured ethanol, and other 
        alcohols by volume with gasoline or other fuels;
            (2) the term ``legislative agency or office'' means any 
        agency, office, or other entity to which funds are made 
        available from appropriations to the Legislative Branch; and
            (3) the term ``motor vehicle''--
                    (A) has the meaning given under section 30102(a)(6) 
                of title 49, United States Code; and
                    (B) does not include a motorcycle.
    (b) Installation of E-85 Fuel Pump.--Not later than September 30, 
2007, the Architect of the Capitol shall--
            (1) install an E-85 fuel pump and related infrastructure on 
        the Capitol Grounds; and
            (2) make E-85 fuel from that pump available to any motor 
        vehicle operated by any legislative agency or office.
    (c) E-85 Fuel Compatible Motor Vehicles.--To the greatest extent 
practicable, the head of each legislative agency or office shall ensure 
that motor vehicles operated by such agency or office that are 
compatible for use of E-85 fuel shall use E-85 fuel.
    (d) Acquisition of E-85 Fuel Compatible Motor Vehicles.--To the 
greatest extent practicable, any contract or other agreement entered 
into by a legislative agency or office after the date of enactment of 
this Act for the purchase or lease of any motor vehicle shall require 
that the motor vehicle is compatible for use of E-85 fuel.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2007''.


                                                       Calendar No. 478

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H.R. 5521

                          [Report No. 109-267]

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                                 AN ACT

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

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                              June 7, 2006

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations

                             June 22, 2006

                       Reported with an amendment