[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3799 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 570
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3799

                          [Report No. 111-294]

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 16, 2010

Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported 
  the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the 
                                calendar

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                                 A BILL


 
 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums 
are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2011, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

      Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

    For payment in equal shares to the following children and 
grandchildren of Robert C. Byrd, late a Senator from West Virginia: 
Mona Byrd Fatemi, Erik Byrd Fatemi, Darius James Fatemi, Fredrick 
Kurosh Fatemi, Marjorie Moore, Mona Byrd Pearson, and Mary Ann 
Clarkson, $193,400.

                           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, $185,982,000, 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, $77,000,000.

        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, $140,500,000.

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 
$6,200,000 of which $4,200,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2015.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

    For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
of the Senate, $142,401,000, which shall remain available until 
September 30, 2015.

                          miscellaneous items

    For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

    For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, 
$422,000,000.

                          official mail costs

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

                        administrative provision

                acquisition of goods, services, or space

    Sec. 101.  Section 8 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
1990 (31 U.S.C. 1535 note) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and 
inserting the following:
            ``(3) Any agreement under paragraph (1) shall be in 
        accordance with procurement regulations prescribed by the 
        Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.''.

                              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.

                   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 2 assistants and $580 per month each not 
to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such 
assistants; and (5) $2,426,000 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, $3,407,000, 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.

                          technical correction

    Sec. 1001. (a) In General.--Section 102(a) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c-5(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, except as provided 
        under subsection (b)(3)'' after ``means an individual''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Employee of the senate.--The term `employee of the 
        Senate'--
                    ``(A) has the meaning given the term under section 
                101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
                U.S.C. 1301); and
                    ``(B) includes any employee of the Office of 
                Congressional Accessibility Services whose pay is 
                disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
            ``(3) Employing office.--The term `employing office'--
                    ``(A) means the employing office, as defined under 
                section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
                1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301), of an employee of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) includes the Office of Congressional 
                Accessibility Services with respect to employees of 
                that office whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of 
                the Senate.''.
    (b) Exclusion From Participation in Dual Programs.--Section 102(b) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c-5(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Exclusion from participation in dual programs.--
        Notwithstanding section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, an 
        employee of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services 
        may not participate in the student loan repayment program 
        through an agreement under that section and participate in the 
        student loan repayment program through a service agreement 
        under this section at the same time.''.
    (c) Effective Date and Application.--The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
apply to service agreements entered into under section 102 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 60c-5) or section 
5379 of title 5, United States Code, on or after that date.

                             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, $277,289,000, 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, $58,146,000, 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 2011 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland 
Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                        Administrative Provision

                     (including transfer of funds)

    Sec. 1101.  Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2011 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.

       use of funds for the truck interdiction monitoring program

    Sec. 1102.  Notwithstanding section 1018(d) of the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1907(d)), the use of any 
funds appropriated to the United States Capitol Police during fiscal 
year 2003 for transfer relating to the Truck Interdiction Monitoring 
Program to the working capital fund established under section 328 of 
title 49, United States Code is ratified.

                          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), $4,377,000, of which $884,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2012: 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.

                      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, $46,589,000.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

    For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal 
services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in 
connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the 
Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative 
support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including 
the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and 
House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of 
the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office 
equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and 
representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol 
may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a 
passenger motor vehicle, $105,794,000, of which $3,999,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015.

                            Capitol Building

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of the Capitol, $42,770,000, of which $15,527,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015.

                            Capitol Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds 
surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the 
Capitol Power Plant, $9,940,000.

                        Senate Office Buildings

    For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation 
of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be 
expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the 
Capitol, $81,112,000, of which $19,474,000 shall remain available until 
September 30, 2015.

                          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, $109,962,000, of which $15,100,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015: 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 2011.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

    For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural 
maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, 
$35,336,000 of which $8,507,000 shall remain available until September 
30, 2015.

             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, $22,158,000, of which $2,500,000 shall remain 
available until September 30, 2015.

                             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, $12,768,000, of which $505,000 shall 
remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided, That of the amount 
made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol 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 of the Capitol or a duly 
authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

    For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, $22,771,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

   reorganization of certain positions under the jurisdiction of the 
                        architect of the capitol

    Sec. 1201. (a) In General.--Section 108 of the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``not more than 12 
        positions'' and inserting ``not more than 32 positions''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(b) Treatment of Certain Individuals.--For purposes of this 
section, any individual who is serving in a position on the date of 
enactment of this Act for which pay is fixed under section 1203(e)(3) 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 
1805(e)(3)) shall be treated as though that individual is serving in a 
position for which pay is fixed under subsection (a) of this 
section.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--Section 1203 of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 1805) is amended 
by striking subsection (e)(3).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter.

         availability of appropriated funds to acquire building

    Sec. 1202.  Amounts appropriated to and that remain available for 
obligation by the Architect of the Capitol under the heading ``Capitol 
Police Buildings and Grounds'' under the heading ``Architect of the 
Capitol'' and under the heading ``Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and 
Security'' under the heading ``Architect of the Capitol'' shall be 
available to the Architect of the Capitol for the acquisition (through 
purchase, lease, transfer from another Federal entity, or otherwise) of 
real property for the use of the Capitol Police. This section shall 
apply with respect to funds appropriated in fiscal years 2007 through 
2010.

                          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; 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, $443,345,000, of which not 
more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this 
appropriation during fiscal year 2011, 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 2011 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.

                            Copyright Office

                         Salaries and Expenses

    For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $55,169,000, 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 2011 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 $4,814,000 shall be derived from 
collections during fiscal year 2011 under sections 111(d)(2), 
119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title:  Provided further, 
That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
amount by which collections are less than $33,565,000:  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, $114,341,000: 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), $70,397,000, 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. 1301 (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2011, the obligational 
authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
subsection (b) may not exceed $148,064,000.
    (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 2011, 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. 1302 (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 
2011 for the Library of Congress may be transferred during fiscal year 
2011 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 2011 may be transferred from 
that account by all transfers made under subsection (a).

           funds available for workers compensation payments

    Sec. 1303. (a) In General.--Available balances of expired Library 
of Congress appropriations shall be available to the Library of 
Congress to make the deposit to the credit of the Employees' 
Compensation Fund required by subsection 8147(b) of title 5, United 
States Code.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to 
appropriations for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter.

   proceeds from disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property

    Sec. 1304 (a) In General.--Within the limits of available 
appropriations, the Librarian of Congress may dispose of surplus or 
obsolete personal property of the Library of Congress 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 Library of Congress and be 
available for the costs of acquiring 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 2011 and each fiscal year thereafter.

                   nonappropriated funds initiatives

    Sec. 1305. (a) Revolving Funds.--The Library of Congress Fiscal 
Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (2 U.S.C. 182a et seq.; Public Law 
106-481) is amended--
            (1) in section 101 (2 U.S.C. 182a)--
                    (A) in the section heading, by striking 
                ``duplication'';
                    (B) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``duplication and delivery 
                        services provided by'' and inserting ``the 
                        following programs and activities of'';
                            (ii) by striking the period and inserting a 
                        colon; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(1) Duplication and delivery services.
            ``(2) Storage of audiovisual materials.''; and
            (2) in section 102(a) (2 U.S.C. 182b(a)), by adding at the 
        end the following:
            ``(5) Traveling exhibitions.
            ``(6) Training.''.
    (b) Gifts.--Section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to create a 
Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes'', 
approved March 3, 1925 (2 U.S.C. 160), is amended--
            (1) in the first undesignated paragraph--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting 
                        ``(a) In General.--Nothing'';
                            (ii) by striking ``gifts or bequests of 
                        money for immediate disbursement'' and 
                        inserting ``and''; and
                            (iii) by inserting ``, gifts or bequests of 
                        personal property, nonpersonal services, 
                        voluntary and uncompensated personal services, 
                        or money for immediate disbursement'' before 
                        the period;
                    (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ``of 
                money'' after ``bequests'';
                    (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``enter 
                them'' and inserting ``enter the gift, bequest, or 
                proceeds''; and
                    (D) by inserting ``In the case of a gift of 
                securities, the librarian shall sell the securities and 
                provide the donor with a receipt from the proceeds of 
                the sale.'' after the second sentence; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Reporting, Disclosure, and Notification Requirements.--
            ``(1) Reporting and disclosure.--
                    ``(A) Issuance.--Each year the Librarian of 
                Congress shall issue a public report that discloses--
                            ``(i) each gift or bequest accepted under 
                        subsection (a), including each gift or bequest 
                        of personal property, nonpersonal services, 
                        voluntary and uncompensated personal services, 
                        or money for immediate disbursement; and
                            ``(ii) details of any financial transaction 
                        required under subsection (a) relating to each 
                        of those gifts or bequests.
                    ``(B) Publication.--Each public report issued under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be published in the Annual 
                Report of the Librarian of Congress and the annual 
                Financial Statements of the Library of Congress, with 
                specific pagination of each gift or bequest listed in 
                the table of contents or index.
                    ``(C) Website public access.--The Annual Report of 
                the Librarian of Congress and the annual Financial 
                Statements of the the Library of Congress, including 
                the public report issued under subparagraph (A), shall 
                be posted on the website of the Library of Congress for 
                public access.
            ``(2) Notification.--Not later than 5 business days before 
        acceptance or rejection of any gift or bequest under subsection 
        (a), the Librarian of Congress shall notify the Chairman and 
        the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library of--
                    ``(A) the determination of the Librarian of 
                Congress to accept or reject that gift or bequest; and
                    ``(B) if the gift or bequest is accepted, the 
                details of all financial transactions relating to that 
                gift or bequest.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to fiscal year 2011, and each fiscal year 
thereafter.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

                     (including transfer of funds)

    For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and the 
distribution of Congressional information in any format; printing and 
binding for the Architect of the Capitol; expenses necessary for 
preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional 
Record, as authorized by law (section 902 of title 44, United States 
Code); printing and binding of Government publications authorized by 
law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, 
and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be 
distributed without charge to the recipient, $96,652,000: 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, $42,682,000: 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 2009 and 2010 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, 
$8,127,000 for information technology development, facilities repair, 
and continuity of operations:  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, $556,849,000: Provided, That not more than 
$8,389,000 of payments received under section 782 of title 31, United 
States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2011:  Provided 
further, That not more than $2,300,000 of reimbursements received under 
section 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
use in fiscal year 2011:  Provided further, That not more than 
$8,749,000 of reimbursements received under section 3521 of title 31, 
United States Code, shall be available for use in fiscal year 2011:  
Provided further, That this appropriation and appropriations for 
administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a 
member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional 
Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an 
appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the 
respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 
participants:  Provided further, That payments hereunder to the Forum 
may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs 
involved are initially financed.

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

    For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for 
financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 
313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), 
$12,000,000.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

    For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service 
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. 
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 
U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.

                                TITLE II

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                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 2011 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.

                         landscape maintenance

    Sec. 207.  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.

                        limitation on transfers

    Sec. 208.  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. 209. (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.
    (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.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations 
Act, 2011''.
                                                       Calendar No. 570

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3799

                          [Report No. 111-294]

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                                 A BILL

 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.

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                           September 16, 2010

                 Read twice and placed on the calendar