[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2771 Engrossed in House (EH)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2771

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                                 AN ACT


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, namely:

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         salaries and expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
$1,198,560,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

    For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $23,648,000, 
including: Office of the Speaker, $4,761,000, including $25,000 for 
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, 
$2,188,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority 
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,090,000, including 
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,894,000, 
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of 
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 
$1,420,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority 
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $499,000; 
Republican Steering Committee, $943,000; Republican Conference, 
$1,631,000; Republican Policy Committee, $325,000; Democratic Steering 
and Policy Committee, $1,295,000; Democratic Caucus, $1,604,000; nine 
minority employees, $1,498,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority, 
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $460,000; and Cloakroom 
Personnel--minority, $460,000.

                  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, $581,000,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

    For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and 
select, authorized by House resolutions, $133,000,000: 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, 
$29,800,000, 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, $169,393,000, 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, $22,881,000; 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, $7,024,000; for 
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, $116,891,000, of which $6,269,000 shall remain available until 
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
General, $4,457,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,111,000, to remain 
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
General Counsel, $1,202,000; for the Office of the Chaplain, $166,000; 
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, $1,828,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $3,046,000; 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, $752,000; for other authorized employees, 
$170,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, 
$459,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

    For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or 
law, $261,719,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs 
and Federal tort claims, $3,688,000; 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, $237,410,000; supplies, materials, 
and other costs relating to the House portion of expenses for the 
Capitol Visitor Center, $2,308,000, to remain available until expended; 
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $17,200,000, of which 
$5,408,000 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 2008. Any amount 
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal 
year 2008 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. 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. 103. Deposits.--(a) The second sentence of section 101 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (2 U.S.C. 117j) is amended 
by striking ``deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts'' and 
inserting ``deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the 
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer''.
    (b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 104. House Services Revolving Fund.--(a) Section 105(b) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 117m(b)) is 
amended by striking ``the Chief Administrative Officer'' and inserting 
the following: ``the Chief Administrative Officer, including purposes 
relating to energy and water conservation and environmental activities 
carried out in buildings, facilities, and grounds under the Chief 
Administrative Officer's jurisdiction,''.
    (b) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 105. Adjustment.--The first sentence of section 5 of House 
Resolution 1238, Ninety-first Congress, agreed to December 22, 1970 (as 
enacted into permanent law by chapter VIII of the Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 1971) (2 U.S.C. 31b-5), is amended by striking 
``step 1 of level 6'' and inserting ``step 7 of level 11''.

                              JOINT ITEMS

    For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
$4,398,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

    For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, 
$9,416,000, 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) $2,023,000 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, $2,820,000, to be disbursed by 
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

    For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and Special 
Services Office, $4,448,000, 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 110th 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, $224,500,000, 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, $61,500,000, of which 
$5,000,000 shall remain available until expended for a radio 
modernization program, 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 2008 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 2008 for the Capitol Police may be transferred between the 
headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' upon the approval of the 
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate.
    Sec. 1002. Educational Assistance Program.--Section 908 of the 
Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926, Public Law 107-117; 
115 Stat. 2319), as amended, is further amended in subsection (c) by 
striking ``$40,000'' and inserting ``$60,000''.
    Sec. 1003. Advance Payments.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the United States Capitol Police is authorized to make advanced 
payments for obligations when it has been determined that making such 
payments is in the best interest of the Government.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,806,000, of which $780,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2009: 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.

                       Administrative Provisions

    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.
    (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007.
    Sec. 1102. Training Programs for Personnel. (a) In General.--
Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
``Sec. 4122. Training for employees of the Office of Compliance
    ``(a) The Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, by 
regulation, make applicable such provisions of this chapter as the 
Executive Director determines necessary to provide for training of 
employees of the Office of Compliance. The regulations shall provide 
for training which, in the determination of the Executive Director, is 
consistent with the training provided by agencies under the preceding 
sections of this chapter.
    ``(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall 
provide the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance with such 
advice and assistance as the Executive Director may request in order to 
enable the Executive Director to carry out the purposes of this 
section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 4122 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``4122. Training for employees of the Office of Compliance.''.
    Sec. 1103. Reimbursement.--(a) Section 415 of the Congressional 
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) Notification of payments made from account.--As soon 
        as practicable after the Executive Director is made aware that 
        a payment of an award or settlement under this chapter has been 
        made from the account described in subsection (a), the 
        Executive Director shall notify the head of the office to which 
        the payment is attributable that the payment has been made, and 
        shall include in the notification a statement of the amount of 
        the payment.
            ``(2) Reimbursement by office.--Not later than 180 days 
        after receiving a notification from the Executive Director 
        under paragraph (1), the head of the office involved shall 
        transfer to the account described in subsection (a), out of any 
        funds available for operating expenses of the office, a payment 
        equal to the amount specified in the notification.''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
to payments made under section 415 of the Congressional Accountability 
Act of 1995 on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $4,000 to be 
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception 
expenses, $37,805,000.

                        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, $81,733,000, of which $400,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $24,567,000, of which $8,790,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2012.

                            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, $9,310,000, of which $500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012.

                         House Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the House office buildings, $66,151,000, of which $25,400,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2012.

                          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, $83,017,000, of which $4,945,000 shall remain available 
until September 30, 2012: 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 2008.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$31,638,000, of which $10,140,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2012.

            Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States 
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and 
AOC security operations, $16,109,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012.

                             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, $8,310,000: 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, 
$20,000,000 to remain available until expended, and in addition, 
$7,545,000 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 
House of Representatives and the Senate.

                       Administrative Provisions

    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.''.
    (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of Public Law 109-116.
    Sec. 1202. (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'').
    (b) Inspector General.--
            (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.
            (2) Term of service.--The Inspector General shall serve for 
        a term of 5 years, and an individual serving as Inspector 
        General may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 
        terms.
            (3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from 
        office prior to the expiration of his term only by the 
        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.
            (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.
    (c) Duties.--
            (1) Applicability of duties of inspector general of 
        executive branch establishment.--The Inspector General shall 
        carry out the same duties and responsibilities with respect to 
        the 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.
            (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.
            (3) Investigations of complaints of employees.--
                    (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.
                    (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.
                    (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.
            (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.
    (d) Powers.--
            (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.
            (2) Staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Inspector General may appoint 
                and fix the pay of such personnel as the Inspector 
                General considers appropriate. Such personnel may be 
                appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
                United States Code, regarding appointments in the 
                competitive service, and may be paid without regard to 
                the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
                chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and 
                General Schedule pay rates, except that no personnel of 
                the Office (other than the Inspector General) may be 
                paid at an annual rate greater than $500 less than the 
                annual rate of pay of the Inspector General under 
                subsection (b)(4).
                    (B) Experts and consultants.--The Inspector General 
                may procure temporary and intermittent services under 
                section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates 
                not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
                of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
                under section 5315 of such title.
                    (C) Independence in appointing staff.--No 
                individual may carry out any of the duties or 
                responsibilities of the Office unless the individual is 
                appointed by the Inspector General, or provides 
                services procured by the Inspector General, pursuant to 
                this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
                construed to prohibit the Inspector General from 
                entering into a contract or other arrangement for the 
                provision of services under this section.
                    (D) Applicability of 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).
            (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.
    (e) Transfer of Functions.--
            (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.
            (2) No reduction in pay or benefits.--The transfer of the 
        functions of an office or entity to the Office under paragraph 
        (1) may not result in a reduction in the pay or benefits of any 
        employee of the office or entity, except to the extent required 
        under subsection (d)(2)(A).
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    Sec. 1203. Flexible Work Schedules.--For purposes of subchapter II 
of chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, during fiscal year 2008 
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as an 
agency under section 6121(1) of such title.
    Sec. 1204. Travel and Transportation.--(a) Section 5721 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
        subparagraphs (H) and (I); and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(G) the Architect of the Capitol;''.
    (b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy 
Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``(B) through (H)'' 
and inserting ``(B) through (I)''.
    Sec. 1205. Easements.--(a) Subject to subsection (e), the Architect 
of the Capitol may grant easements upon such terms and conditions as he 
considers advisable (including the payment of monetary consideration) 
for rights-of-way over, in, and upon the grounds of the United States 
Capitol or the grounds of any other facility under the jurisdiction and 
control of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol to any person 
for--
            (1) railroad tracks;
            (2) gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
            (3) substations for electric power transmission lines and 
        pumping stations for gas, water, sewer, and oil pipe lines;
            (4) canals;
            (5) ditches;
            (6) flumes;
            (7) tunnels;
            (8) roads and streets;
            (9) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution of 
        electric power;
            (10) poles and lines for the transmission or distribution 
        of communications signals (including telephone and telegraph 
        signals) and structures and facilities for the transmission, 
        reception, and relay of such signals; and
            (11) any other purpose that the Architect considers 
        advisable.
    (b)(1) No easement granted under this section may include more land 
than is necessary for the easement.
    (2) In lieu of, or in addition to, any monetary consideration 
provided in exchange for granting of an easement under this section, 
the Architect may accept in-kind consideration with respect to the 
easement for--
            (A) maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
        improvement, or restoration (including environmental 
        restoration) of property or facilities which are subject to or 
        affected by the easement;
            (B) construction or acquisition of new facilities;
            (C) provision of other property or facilities;
            (D) support for facilities operation; and
            (E) provision of such other services as the Architect 
        considers appropriate.
    (c)(1) There is established in the Treasury a special account for 
the Architect of the Capitol into which the Architect shall deposit all 
of the funds which are paid as consideration for the granting of 
easements under this section, and all other proceeds received pursuant 
to the granting of easements under this section.
    (2) Subject to paragraph (3), amounts in the special account 
established under this subsection shall be available to the Architect, 
in such amounts provided in appropriations acts, for the following 
purposes:
            (A) The maintenance, protection, alteration, repair, 
        improvement, or restoration (including environmental 
        restoration) of property or facilities.
            (B) The construction or acquisition of new facilities.
            (C) Support for facilities operation.
    (3) Any amount paid as consideration for the granting of an 
easement, or received pursuant to the granting of an easement, which is 
deposited in the special account established under this subsection may 
not be used by the Architect for any purpose which is not related to 
the same property or facility over which the easement was granted 
unless such use is approved--
            (A) in the case of an amount paid as consideration for the 
        granting of an easement with respect to property under the 
        jurisdiction of the House of Representatives, by the Committee 
        on Appropriations of the House of Representatives;
            (B) in the case of an amount paid as consideration for the 
        granting of an easement with respect to property under the 
        jurisdiction of the Senate, by the Committee on Appropriations 
        of the Senate; and
            (C) in the case of an amount paid as consideration for the 
        granting of an easement with respect to any other property, by 
        the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
        Representatives and the Senate.
    (d) The Architect of the Capitol may terminate all or part of any 
easement granted under this section for--
            (1) failure to comply with the terms and conditions under 
        which the easement was granted;
            (2) nonuse of the easement for a two-year period; or
            (3) abandonment of the easement.
    (e) The Architect of the Capitol may grant an easement under this 
section upon submission of written notice of the intent to grant the 
easement (including notice of the amount or type of consideration to be 
received in exchange for granting the easement) to, and approval of the 
notice by--
            (1) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with 
        respect to property under the jurisdiction of the House of 
        Representatives, the House Office Building Commission;
            (2) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with 
        respect to property under the jurisdiction of the Senate, the 
        Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;
            (3) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with 
        respect to any other property, the Committee on Rules and 
        Administration of the Senate and the House Office Building 
        Commission; and
            (4) in the case of an easement proposed to be granted with 
        respect to any other property, the Committee on House 
        Administration of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
    (f) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 1206. Design-Build Contracts.--(a) Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Architect of the Capitol may use the two-phase 
selection procedures authorized in section 303M of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253m) for entering 
into a contract for the design and construction of a public building, 
facility, or work in the same manner and under the same terms and 
conditions as the head of an executive agency under such section.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 1207. Advance Payments.--During fiscal year 2008 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.
    Sec. 1208. Casualty and Other Insurance for Exhibits and Works of 
Art.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Architect of 
the Capitol may use funds made available to the Office of the Architect 
of the Capitol during a fiscal year to acquire insurance against the 
loss of or damage to any exhibit or work of art which is loaned or 
leased to the Architect for the United States Capitol, the Capitol 
Visitor Center, or the Botanic Garden.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.
    Sec. 1209. CVC Maintenance.--Any expenses for the maintenance of 
the Capitol Visitor Center shall be treated as expenses for the 
maintenance of the Capitol under the heading ``Architect of the 
Capitol, Capitol Building'', and shall be subject to the same financial 
management and reporting requirements applicable to amounts under such 
heading.
    Sec. 1210. Leasing Authority.--(a) Section 1102(b) of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 1822(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee on Rules and 
        Administration'' and inserting ``Committees on Appropriations 
        and Rules and Administration'';
            (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
            (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).''.
    (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2004.
    Sec. 1211. (a) The great hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall 
be known and designated as ``Emancipation Hall'', and any reference to 
the hall in any law, rule, or regulation shall be deemed to be a 
reference to Emancipation Hall.
    (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and 
each succeeding fiscal year.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise 
provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's 
catalogs; custody and 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, $401,000,000, of which 
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to 
this appropriation during fiscal year 2008, 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 2008 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, $16,451,000 
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, $4,010,000 
shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and 
educational curricula program: 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, $6,500,000 shall remain available until 
expended for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and 
Preservation Program.

                            Copyright Office

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $49,827,000, of 
which not more than $29,826,000, to remain available until expended, 
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during 
fiscal year 2008 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: 
Provided, That $10,000,000 shall be derived from prior year unobligated 
balances: Provided further, 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 $4,398,000 
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2008 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 and unobligated balances 
are less than $44,224,000: 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, with the exception of the costs 
of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff 
under section 802(e).

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

    For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to 
revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of 
America, $104,518,000: 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), $67,741,000, of which 
$20,704,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of 
the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall remain available until 
expended for telecommunications services for the blind.

                       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 2008, the obligational authority of the 
Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may 
not exceed $122,529,000.
    (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 2008, 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. Audit Requirement.--Section 207(e) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 182(e)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(e) Audit.--The revolving fund shall be subject to audit by the 
Comptroller General at the Comptroller General's discretion.''.
    Sec. 1304. Transfer Authority.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal 
year 2008 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 House of Representatives and 
the Senate.

                       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, $87,892,000 (reduced by 
$3,200,000): 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, $35,434,000: 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 2006 and 2007 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, 
$2,450,000 for workforce retraining and restructuring, information 
technology development, infrastructure, and facilities repair: 
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 activities financed through the revolving fund may provide 
information in any format: Provided further, That the revolving fund 
and the funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent of 
Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' may not be used for 
contracted security services at the GPO passport facility.

                    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, $503,328,000: Provided, That not more than 
$5,413,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United 
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2008: Provided 
further, That not more than $2,097,000 of reimbursements received under 
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
use in fiscal year 2008: Provided further, That of the total amount 
provided $2,500,000 shall remain available until expended for 
technology assessment studies: 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.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 1401. Annuity of the Comptroller General.--(a) Section 772 of 
title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
    (b) Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 735(a), by striking ``772, 775(a) and (d)'' 
        and inserting ``or 775(b)''.
            (2) In the second sentence of section 773(a), by striking 
        ``or, if an election is made'' and all that follows and 
        inserting a period.
            (3) In section 774(b)(2), by striking ``or while receiving 
        an annuity under section 772 of this title''.
            (4) In section 775--
                    (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
                redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as 
                subsections (a) through (d);
                    (B) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) by striking ``sections 772 and 773'' 
                        and inserting ``section 773'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (b)'';
                    (C) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
                striking ``subsection (c) or (d)'' and inserting 
                ``subsection (a) or (b)''; and
                    (D) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) by striking ``sections 772 and 773'' 
                        and inserting ``section 773'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (b)''.
            (5) In section 776(d)(1), by striking ``section 775(d)'' 
        and inserting ``section 775(b)''.
            (6) In section 777(b), by striking the first sentence.
    (c) The table of sections for subchapter V of chapter 7 of subtitle 
I of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 772.
    (d) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to 
any individual who is appointed as Comptroller General after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.

                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), 
$6,000,000.

                        Administrative Provision

    Sec. 1501. (a) Transfer of Open World Leadership Center to 
Department of State.--On October 1, 2008, there shall be transferred 
(1) to the Department of State, the Open World Leadership Center 
established by section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151) and all functions, personnel, assets, and 
obligations of the Center; and (2) to the Secretary of State, all 
authority of the Board of Trustees and the Library of Congress under 
such section 313.
    (b) Maintenance as Distinct Entity.--Following the transfer under 
subsection (a), the Open World Leadership Center shall be maintained as 
a distinct entity within the Department of State and, except as 
otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of section 313 of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151) shall 
continue to apply to the Center.
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall consult with the 
Board of Trustees of the Open World Leadership Center to plan and 
implement the transfer required by subsection (a).

   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 2008 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
    Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation.--Whenever in this 
Act any office or position not specifically established by the 
Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for 
or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position 
appropriated for is different from that specifically established by 
such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act 
shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of 
Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of 
Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House 
of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
    Sec. 204. Consulting Services.--The expenditure of any 
appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through 
procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States 
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a 
matter of public record and available for public inspection, except 
where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
Executive order issued under existing law.
    Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements.--Such sums as may be necessary 
are appropriated to the account described in subsection (a) of section 
415 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) 
to pay awards and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
    Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC.--Amounts available for administrative 
expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by 
charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate 
share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch 
entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may 
determine) may not exceed $2,000.
    Sec. 207. Landscape Maintenance.--The Architect of the Capitol, in 
consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain 
and improve the landscape features, excluding streets and sidewalks, in 
the irregular shaped grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on 
the northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the south, 
and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the southeast.
    Sec. 208. Limitation on Transfers.--None of the funds made 
available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or 
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any 
other appropriation Act.
    Sec. 209. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used 
to purchase light bulbs unless the light bulbs have the ``ENERGY STAR'' 
or ``Federal Energy Management Program'' designation.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2008''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2007.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2771

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                                 AN ACT

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.