[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2918 Public Print (PP)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2918
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 6, 2009
Ordered to be printed with the amendment of the Senate
[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, 2010, 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, 2010, 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,
$1,375,200,000, as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>house leadership offices</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law,
$25,881,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, including
$25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority
Floor Leader, $2,530,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of
the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000,
including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office
of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip,
$2,194,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority
Whip, $1,690,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the
Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities,
$517,000; Republican Steering Committee, $981,000; Republican
Conference, $1,748,000; Republican Policy Committee, $362,000;
Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, $1,366,000; Democratic
Caucus, $1,725,000; nine minority employees, $1,552,000; training and
program development--majority, $290,000; training and program
development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority,
$497,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $497,000.</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,
$660,000,000.</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, $139,878,000: Provided,
That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses
until December 31, 2010, except that $1,000,000 of such amount shall
remain available until expended for committee room upgrading.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Committee on Appropriations</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Committee on
Appropriations, $31,300,000, 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,
2010.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Salaries, Officers and Employees</DELETED>
<DELETED> For compensation and expenses of officers and employees,
as authorized by law, $200,301,000, including: for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000,
of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $32,089,000 of which $4,600,000
shall remain available until expended; 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, $9,509,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
including not more than $3,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $130,782,000, of which $3,937,000 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Inspector General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $4,445,000,
to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for the Office of the Chaplain,
$179,000; 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, $2,060,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other authorized
employees, $1,249,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Historian, including the cost of the House Fellows Program
(including lodging and related expenses for visiting Program
participants), $597,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Allowances and Expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For allowances and expenses as authorized by House
resolution or law, $317,840,000, including: supplies, materials,
administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $3,948,000; official mail
for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the
House, $201,000; Government contributions for health, retirement,
Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $278,278,000,
including employee tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, if
authorized, and employee child care benefit payments, $1,000,000, if
authorized; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $27,698,000, of
which $9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition
activities for new members and staff, $2,907,000; Wounded Warrior
Program, $2,500,000, to be derived from funding provided for this
purpose in Division G of Public Law 111-8; Office of Congressional
Ethics, $1,548,000; Energy Demonstration Projects, $2,500,000, if
authorized, to remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items
including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of
House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to
heirs of deceased employees of the House, $760,000.</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. 2062), 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 2010. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2010 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. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and
each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized
to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for
each of the following offices is increased as follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The allowance for the office of the Majority
Whip is increased by $96,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The allowance for the office of the Minority
Whip is increased by $96,000.</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,
$4,814,000, 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, $11,451,000, 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 $1,300 per month to the Senior
Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three
medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending
Physician; (4) 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 (5) $2,366,000 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,
$3,805,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Office of Congressional Accessibility Services</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,314,000, 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 first session of the 111th 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, $263,198,000, 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 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, $61,914,000, 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 2010 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 2010 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.</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), $4,335,000, of which $884,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2011: 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>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 $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $45,165,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1101.--Modifications to Executive Exchange Program.--
(a) Expansion of Number of Participants.--Section 1201(b) of the
Legislative Branch Apropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note) is
amended by striking ``3'' each place it appears and inserting
``5''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Permanent Extension of Program.--Section 1201 of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 611 note) is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (d); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by
striking ``Subject to subsection (d), this section'' and
inserting ``This section''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 2008.</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, $109,392,000, of which
$8,950,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund</DELETED>
<DELETED> For a payment to the Historic Buildings Revitalization
Trust Fund established under section 1201, $60,000,000, to remain
available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Building</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the Capitol, $32,800,000, of which $6,241,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.</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, $10,920,000, of which $1,410,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>House Office Buildings</DELETED>
<DELETED> For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and
operation of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of which
$53,360,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.</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, 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, $125,083,000, of which $31,560,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not more than
$8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2010.</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, $41,937,000, of which $15,750,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2014.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security</DELETED>
<DELETED> 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, $26,364,000, of which $7,750,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2014.</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, $11,263,000, of which $900,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the amount
made available under this heading, the Architect may obligate and
expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and
operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon
vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly authorized
designee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Capitol Visitor Center</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses for Capitol Visitor Center
operations costs, $23,166,000.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Administrative Provisions</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1201. Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.--
(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury of the
United States, as an account for the Architect of the Capitol, the
Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund (hereafter in this section
referred to as the ``Fund'').</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Use of Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used by
the Architect of the Capitol for the revitalization of the major
historical buildings and assets which the Architect is responsible for
maintaining and preserving, except that the Architect may not obligate
any amounts in the Fund without the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1202. Any individual who is appointed as the
Architect of the Capitol after the date of the enactment of this Act
shall be appointed in accordance with the applicable laws in effect at
the time of appointment, taking into account any amendments which may
be made to such applicable laws during the One Hundred Eleventh
Congress.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1203. Support and Maintenance During Emergencies.--
(a) During an emergency involving the safety of human life or the
protection of property, as determined or declared by the Capitol Police
Board, the Architect of the Capitol--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) may accept contributions of comfort and other
incidental items and services to support employees of the
Office of the Architect of the Capitol while such employees are
on duty in response to the emergency; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) may incur obligations and make expenditures
out of available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and
other support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect
of the Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such
obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to the
emergency.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year
2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1204. Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules.--(a)
Section 6121(1) of title 5, United States Code is amended by inserting
after ``military department,'' the following: ``the Architect of the
Capitol,''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Section 6133(c) of such title is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the
Capitol (including employees of the Botanic Garden), the authority
granted to the Office of Personnel Management under this subchapter
shall be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with
respect to pay periods beginning or after the later of October 1, 2009,
or the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1205. Acceptance of Voluntary Student Services.--
Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding the
following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(e) In this section, the term `agency' includes the
Architect of the Capitol, except that in the case of the Architect of
the Capitol, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel
Management under this section shall be exercised by the Architect of
the Capitol.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to fiscal year 2010 and each such succeeding fiscal
year.</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; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of
2009; 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,
$450,211,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2010, and
shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902
(chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000
shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2010 and shall
remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of
an international legal information database and activities related
thereto: 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, 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,
$7,315,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital
collections and educational curricula program: Provided further, That
of the total amount appropriated, $750,000 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 amount made
available under this heading, $250,000 shall be used to carry out
activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of
2009.</DELETED>
<DELETED>Copyright Office</DELETED>
<DELETED>salaries and expenses</DELETED>
<DELETED> For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office,
$55,476,000, of which not more than $28,751,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2010 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 $5,861,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year
2010 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 $34,612,000: 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).</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, $112,490,000: 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 therefore (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), $70,182,000, of which
$30,577,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the total amount appropriated $650,000 shall be available to contract
to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at
no cost to the individual.</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 2010, the obligational authority of
the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b)
may not exceed $123,328,000.</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 2010, the
Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in
this Act, under the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'', under the
subheading ``Salaries and Expenses'', to the revolving fund for the
FEDLINK Program and the 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. Transfer Authority.--(a) In General.--Amounts
appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for the Library of Congress may be
transferred during fiscal year 2010 between any of the headings under
the heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' upon the approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total
amount of funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the
heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' for fiscal year 2010 may be transferred
from that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1304. Classification of Library of Congress Positions
Above GS-15.--Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions in
the Library of Congress above GS-15 pursuant to standards established
by the Office in subsection (a)(2).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1305. Leave Carryover for Certain Library of Congress
Executive Positions.--(a) Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the
end;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; or''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(H) a position in the Library of Congress the
compensation for which is set at a rate equal to the annual
rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of the
Executive Schedule under section 5314.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with
respect to annual leave accrued during pay periods beginning after the
date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Sec. 1306. (a) Section 4(a) of the American Folklife
Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(a)) is amended by striking ``an
American Folklife Center'' and inserting ``the Archie Green American
Folklife Center''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Any reference to the American Folklife Center in any
law, rule, regulation, or document shall be deemed to be a reference to
the Archie Green American Folklife Center.</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, $93,296,000: 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, $40,911,000: 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 2008 and 2009 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> For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving
Fund, $12,000,000 for information technology development and facilities
repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Office is hereby
authorized to 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 $7,500 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 GPO's passport facility in the
District of Columbia.</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, $558,849,000:
Provided, That not more than $5,449,000 of payments received under
section 782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use
in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than $2,350,000 of
reimbursements received under section 9105 of title 31, United States
Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further,
That not more than $7,423,000 of reimbursements received under section
3521 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in
fiscal year 2010: 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), $9,000,000.</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 2010 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, 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. Guided Tours of the Capitol.--(a) Except as
provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the
Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or
restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by
employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other
offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at
the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2010''.</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, 2010, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
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; 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, $180,000.
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, $178,982,000, 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, $2,517,000.
office of the president pro tempore
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $752,000.
offices of the majority and minority leaders
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,212,000.
offices of the majority and minority whips
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,288,000.
committee on appropriations
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,844,000.
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, $1,726,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,452,000.
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, $850,000.
policy committees
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority
Policy Committee, $1,763,000 for each such committee; in all,
$3,526,000.
office of the chaplain
For Office of the Chaplain, $415,000.
office of the secretary
For Office of the Secretary, $25,790,000.
office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $70,000,000.
offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for
the Minority, $1,836,000.
agency contributions and related expenses
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by
law, and related expenses, $45,500,000.
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel
of the Senate, $7,154,000.
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel,
$1,544,000.
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, $7,500;
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; Secretary for the Minority of the
Senate, $7,500; in all, $30,000.
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, $145,500,000.
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, $153,601,000, which shall remain available until
September 30, 2014.
miscellaneous items
For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000, 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,
$425,000,000.
official mail costs
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate,
$300,000.
Administrative Provision
gross rate of compensation in offices of senators
Section 1. Effective on and after October 1, 2009, 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, 2009, increased by an additional
$50,000 each.
reporting requirement
Sec. 2. Section 105(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act
1965 (Public Law 88-454; 2 U.S.C. 104a) is amended--
(1) in the last sentence of paragraph (1), by striking
``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) Beginning with the report covering the first full semiannual
period of the 112th Congress, the Secretary of the Senate--
``(1) shall publicly post on-line on the website of the
Senate each report in a searchable, itemized format as required
under this section;
``(2) shall issue each report required under this section
in electronic form; and
``(3) may issue each report required under this section in
other forms at the discretion of the Secretary of the
Senate.''.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives,
$1,375,200,000, as follows:
house leadership offices
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $25,881,000,
including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, including $25,000 for
official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader,
$2,530,000, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000, including
$10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the
Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $2,194,000,
including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of
the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip,
$1,690,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $517,000;
Republican Steering Committee, $981,000; Republican Conference,
$1,748,000; Republican Policy Committee, $362,000; Democratic Steering
and Policy Committee, $1,366,000; Democratic Caucus, $1,725,000; nine
minority employees, $1,552,000; training and program development--
majority, $290,000; training and program development--minority,
$290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $497,000; and Cloakroom
Personnel--minority, $497,000.
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, $660,000,000.
Committee Employees
standing committees, special and select
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and
select, authorized by House resolutions, $139,878,000: Provided, That
such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until
December 31, 2010, except that $1,000,000 of such amount shall remain
available until expended for committee room upgrading.
Committee on Appropriations
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations,
$31,300,000, 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, 2010.
Salaries, Officers and Employees
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as
authorized by law, $200,301,000, including: for salaries and expenses
of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than $23,000, of which
not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room, for official
representation and reception expenses, $32,089,000 of which $4,600,000
shall remain available until expended; 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, $9,509,000; for
salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer
including not more than $3,000 for official representation and
reception expenses, $130,782,000, of which $3,937,000 shall remain
available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Inspector General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $4,445,000,
to remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; for the Office of the Chaplain,
$179,000; 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, $2,060,000; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative
Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $859,000; for other authorized
employees, $1,249,000; and for salaries and expenses of the Office of
the Historian, including the cost of the House Fellows Program
(including lodging and related expenses for visiting Program
participants), $597,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or
law, $317,840,000, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs
and Federal tort claims, $3,948,000; official mail for committees,
leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $201,000;
Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and
other applicable employee benefits, $278,278,000, including employee
tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, if authorized, and
employee child care benefit payments, $1,000,000, if authorized;
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $27,698,000, of which
$9,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities
for new members and staff, $2,907,000; Wounded Warrior Program,
$2,500,000, to be derived from funding provided for this purpose in
Division G of Public Law 111-8; Office of Congressional Ethics,
$1,548,000; Energy Demonstration Projects, $2,500,000, if authorized,
to remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items including
purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $760,000.
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. 2062), 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 2010. Any amount
remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal
year 2010 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. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and each
succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise authorized to be
appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-sum allowance for each of
the following offices is increased as follows:
(1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is
increased by $96,000.
(2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is
increased by $96,000.
JOINT ITEMS
For Joint Committees, as follows:
Joint Economic Committee
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee,
$4,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
Joint Committee on Taxation
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation,
$11,327,000, 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 $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical
Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical
officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) 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 (5) $2,366,000 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, $3,805,000, to be disbursed by
the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
salaries and expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional
Accessibility Services, $1,377,000, 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 111th 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, $267,203,000, 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, $64,354,000, 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 2010 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
Administrative Provision
transfer authority
Sec. 1001. Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for the
Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings ``Salaries'' and
``General expenses'' upon the approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as
authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,418,000, of which $883,990 shall remain
available until September 30, 2011: Provided, That not more than $500
may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the
Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and
reception expenses.
Administrative Provision
disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
Sec. 1101. (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 305 the following:
``SEC. 306. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
``The Executive Director may, within the limits of available
appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by
interagency transfer, donation, or discarding.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 305 the following:
``Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year
thereafter.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the
Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional
Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses, $45,165,000.
Administrative Provision
executive exchange program for the congressional budget office
Sec. 1201. Section 1201 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note; Public law 110-161; 121 Stat. 2238) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3'' and
inserting ``5''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3'' and
inserting ``5'';
(2) by striking subsection (d), and redesignating
subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
(3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by this section), by
striking ``Subject to subsection (d), this'' and inserting
``This''.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
General Administration
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for 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, $106,587,000, of which $5,400,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.
Capitol Building
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol, $33,305,000, of which $6,499,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2014.
Capitol Grounds
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the
Capitol Power Plant, $10,974,000, of which $1,410,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.
Senate Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the
Capitol, $74,392,000, of which $15,390,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2014.
House Office Buildings
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of which $53,360,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014.
Capitol Power Plant
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the
purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the
Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress
buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate
garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in
any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and
Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air
conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex,
the Thurgood 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, $118,597,000, of which $25,074,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That not more than
$8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this
appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation
during fiscal year 2010.
Library Buildings and Grounds
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds,
$40,754,000, of which $14,470,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2014.
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States
Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and
AOC security operations, $26,160,000, of which $7,050,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2014.
Botanic Garden
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation
of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and
collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and
operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the
Joint Committee on the Library, $11,898,000, of which $1,280,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the amount
made available under this heading, the Architect may obligate and
expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and
operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon
vouchers approved by the Architect or a duly authorized designee.
Capitol Visitor Center
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor
Center, $22,756,000.
engraving of the pledge of allegiance to the flag and the national
motto in the capitol visitor center
Sec. 1202. (a) Engraving Required.--The Architect of the Capitol
shall engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National
Motto of ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center, in
accordance with the engraving plan described in subsection (b).
(b) Engraving Plan.--The engraving plan described in this
subsection is a plan setting forth the design and location of the
engraving required under subsection (a) which is prepared by the
Architect of the Capitol and approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration
of the House of Representatives.
Administrative Provisions
disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property
Sec. 1301. (a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol shall have
the authority, within the limits of available appropriations, to
dispose of surplus or obsolete personal property by inter-agency
transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or discarding. Amounts received for
the sale or trade-in of personal property shall be credited to funds
available for the operations of the Architect of the Capitol and be
available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar property. Such
funds shall be available for such purposes during the fiscal year
received and the following fiscal year.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to
fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter.
flexible and compressed work schedules
Sec. 1302. Chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 6121(1) by striking ``and the Library of
Congress'' and inserting ``the Library of Congress, the
Architect of the Capitol, and the Botanic Garden''; and
(2) in section 6133(c) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the
Capitol and the Botanic Garden, the authority granted to the
Office of Personnel Management under this subchapter shall be
exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.''.
disabled veterans; noncompetitive appointment
Sec. 1303. Section 3112 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Under''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `agency' shall include
the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden. With respect to
the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden, the authority
granted to the Office of Personnel Management under this section shall
be exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.''.
acceptance of voluntary student services
Sec. 1304. (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) For purposes of this section the term `agency' shall include
the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to the Architect of the
Capitol, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management
under this section shall be exercised by the Architect of the
Capitol.''.
botanic garden vendor contracts
Sec. 1305. Section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``an account entitled
`Botanic Garden, Gifts and Donations'.'' and inserting ``an
account entitled `Botanic Garden, Operations and
Maintenance'.'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
``(d) Contracts With Vendors.--
``(1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol may enter
into a commission-based service contract with a vendor who,
notwithstanding section 5104(c) of title 40, United States
Code, may sell refreshments at the Botanic Garden and National
Garden.
``(2) Deposit and use of commissions.--Any amounts paid to
the Architect of the Capitol as a commission under paragraph
(1) shall be--
``(A) deposited in the account described under
subsection (b); and
``(B) available for operation and maintenance in
the same manner as provided under subsection (b).''.
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, $441,033,000, of which
not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to
this appropriation during fiscal year 2010, and shall remain available
until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat.
480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2010 and shall remain available until
expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal
information database and activities related thereto: 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, 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, $7,315,000 shall remain available until
expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program:
Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, $750,000 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, $200,000 shall remain
available until expended for the purpose of preserving, digitizing and
making available historically and culturally significant materials
related to the development of Nebraska and the American West, which
amount shall be transferred to the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
Copyright Office
salaries and expenses
For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $55,476,000, of
which not more than $28,751,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during
fiscal year 2010 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 $5,861,000 shall be derived from
collections during fiscal year 2010 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 $34,612,000: 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, $112,836,000: Provided, That no part of such amount may be
used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication,
or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public
General Bills), to be issued by the Library of 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), $70,182,000, of which
$30,577,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided, That of
the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract
to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at
no cost to the individual.
Administrative Provisions
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
Sec. 1401. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2010, the obligational
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in
subsection (b) may not exceed $123,328,000.
(b) Activities.--The activities referred to in 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 2010, the Librarian of
Congress may temporarily transfer funds appropriated in this Act, under
the heading ``Library of Congress'', under the subheading ``Salaries
and Expenses'', to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the
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.
transfer authority
Sec. 1402. (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal year
2010 for the Library of Congress may be transferred during fiscal year
2010 between any of the headings under the heading ``Library of
Congress'' upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and the House of Representatives.
(b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of
funds appropriated to the account under any heading under the heading
``Library of Congress'' for fiscal year 2009 may be transferred from
that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).
classification of library of congress positions above gs-15
Sec. 1403. Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions in the
Library of Congress above GS-15 under standards established by the
Office in subsection (a)(2).''.
leave carryover for certain library of congress executive positions
Sec. 1404. Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and
inserting ``; or'' and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (G) the following:
``(H) a position in the Library of Congress the
compensation for which is set at a rate equal to the
annual rate of basic pay payable for positions at level
III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314.''.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Congressional Printing and Binding
(including transfer of funds)
For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and
binding for the Architect of the 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, $93,296,000: 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, $40,911,000: 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 2008 and 2009 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,
$12,782,000 for information technology development and facilities
repair: Provided, That the Government Printing Office is hereby
authorized to 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 $7,500 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 GPO's passport facility in the
District of Columbia.
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, $553,658,000: Provided, That not more than
$5,449,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010: Provided
further, That not more than $2,350,000 of reimbursements received under
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for
use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than
$7,423,000 of reimbursements received under section 3521 of title 31,
United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2010:
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
repeal of certain audits, studies, and reviews of the government
accountability office
Sec. 1501. (a) Use of Funds in Projects Constructed Under Projected
Cost.--Section 211 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amended by striking subsection (d).
(b) Evaluation and Audit of National Transportation Safety Board.--
Section 1138 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Local Educational Agency Spending Audits.--Section 1904 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6574) is
repealed.
(d) Audits of Small Business Participation in Construction of the
Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.--Section 112 of the Alaska Natural Gas
Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720j) is amended by striking subsection (c).
(e) Audits of Assistance Under Compacts of Free Association.--
Section 104(h) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
(f) Semiannual Audits of Independent Counsel Expenditures.--The
matter under the heading ``Salaries and Expenses, General Legal
Activities'' under the heading ``Legal Activities'' under title II of
the Department of Justice Appropriation Act of 1988, (28 U.S.C. 591
note; Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329, 1329-9) is amended by
striking ``Provided further, That the Comptroller General shall perform
semiannual financial reviews of expenditures from the Independent
Counsel permanent indefinite appropriation, and report their findings
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate:''.
(g) Reports on Ambulance Service Costs.--Section 414 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-173) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151),
$14,456,000.
Administrative Provision
open world leadership center
Sec. 1601. (a) Board Membership.--Section 313(a)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(a)(2)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``members'' and
inserting ``Members of the House of Representatives''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``members'' and
inserting ``Senators''.
(b) Executive Director.--Section 313(d) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``The Board shall appoint'' and inserting ``On
behalf of the Board, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall
apply with respect to--
(1) appointments made on and after the date of enactment of
this Act; and
(2) the remainder of the fiscal year in which enacted, and
each fiscal year thereafter.
JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 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
maintenance and care of private vehicles
Sec. 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be
used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for
emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations
relating to parking 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.
fiscal year limitation
Sec. 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall
remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2010 unless
expressly so provided in this Act.
rates of compensation and designation
Sec. 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not
specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat.
32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or
designation of any office or position 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.
consulting services
Sec. 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for
any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law,
or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
awards and settlements
Sec. 205. Such sums as may be necessary are 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.
costs of lbfmc
Sec. 206. 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.
limitation on transfers
Sec. 207. 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.
guided tours of the capitol
Sec. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be
used to eliminate guided tours of the United States Capitol which are
led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and
other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
(b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the
direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the
Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which
are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be
suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security
or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
compliance date relating to certain violations of osha within the
legislative branch
Sec. 209. Section 215(c) of the Congressional Accountability Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1341(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (6).
This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations
Act, 2010''.
Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2009.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.
Passed the Senate July 6, 2009.
Attest:
NANCY ERICKSON,
Secretary.