[Senate Hearing 109-302]
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                                                 S. Hrg. 109-302, Pt. 1

                                                        Senate Hearings

                                 Before the Committee on Appropriations

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                                                     Legislative Branch

                                                         Appropriations

                                                            Fiscal Year
                                                                   2007

                                         109th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

PART 1
        JUSTIFICATIONS
            Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2007--Part 1


                                                 S. Hrg. 109-302, Pt. 1

 
         LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007

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                                HEARINGS

                                before a

                          SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

            COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE

                       ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION

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                                 PART 1

                             JUSTIFICATIONS

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                      COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                  THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi, Chairman
TED STEVENS, Alaska                  ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania          DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii
PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico         PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont
CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri        TOM HARKIN, Iowa
MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky            BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland
CONRAD BURNS, Montana                HARRY REID, Nevada
RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama           HERB KOHL, Wisconsin
JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire            PATTY MURRAY, Washington
ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah              BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota
LARRY CRAIG, Idaho                   DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas          RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois
MIKE DeWINE, Ohio                    TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas                MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana
WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado
                    J. Keith Kennedy, Staff Director
              Terrence E. Sauvain, Minority Staff Director
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                 Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch

                    WAYNE ALLARD, Colorado, Chairman
THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi            RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois
MIKE DeWINE, Ohio                    TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota
                                     ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
                                       (ex officio)
                           Professional Staff
                          Carolyn E. Apostolou
                     Terrence E. Sauvain (Minority)
                        Drew Willison (Minority)
                       Nancy Olkewicz (Minority)

                         Administrative Support

                              Sarah Wilson


                            C O N T E N T S

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               TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
                              U.S. Senate

                                                                   Page
Budget Estimates.................................................     1
Expense Allowances of the Vice President, the President Pro 
  Tempore, Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and Minority 
  Whips, the President Pro Tempore Emeritus, Chairmen of the 
  Majority and Minority Conference Committees, and Chairmen of 
  the Majority and Minority Policy Committees....................     4
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders..     6
Salaries, Officers and Employees.................................     8
Office of the Vice President.....................................     9
Office of the President Pro Tempore..............................    11
Office of the President Pro Tempore Emeritus.....................    13
Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders.....................    15
Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips.......................    19
Committee on Appropriations......................................    23
Conference Committees............................................    25
Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and 
  the Conference of the Minority.................................    29
Policy Committees................................................    33
Office of the Chaplain...........................................    37
Office of the Secretary..........................................    39
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper....................    41
Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and the Minority.....    44
Agency Contributions and Related Expenses........................    48
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate..................    50
Office of Senate Legal Counsel...................................    52
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............................    54
Inquiries and Investigations.....................................    56
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control...    58
Secretary of the Senate..........................................    60
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate....................    63
Miscellaneous Items..............................................    66
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account..........    68
Official Mail Costs..............................................    73

                              Joint Items

Joint Economic Committee.........................................    75
Joint Committee on Taxation......................................    77
Office of the Attending Physician................................    80
Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office................    84
Statements of Appropriations.....................................    88

                             Capitol Police

Salaries and Expenses............................................    89

                          Office of Compliance

Salaries and Expenses............................................   174

                      Congressional Budget Office

Salaries and Expenses............................................   240

                        Architect of the Capitol

Summary..........................................................   285
General Administration...........................................   324
Capitol Building.................................................   355
Capitol Grounds..................................................   378
Senate Office Buildings..........................................   393
Capitol Power Plant..............................................   416
Library Buildings and Grounds....................................   435
Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds.............................   461
Botanic Garden...................................................   478
Capitol Visitor Center...........................................   494

                          Library of Congress

Summary..........................................................   523
Administrative Provisions........................................   561
Salaries and Expenses............................................   568
Copyright Office, Salaries and Expenses..........................   658
Congresssional Research Service..................................   690
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Salaries and 
  Expenses.......................................................   701
Reimbursable Funds...............................................   707
Revolving Funds..................................................   710
Library Buildings and Grounds (Architect of the Capitol).........   715

                       Government Printing Office

Summary..........................................................   754
Congressional Printing and Binding...............................   768
Office of Superintendent of Documents, Salaries and Expenses.....   788
Revolving Fund...................................................   791

                    Government Accountability Office

Salaries and Expenses............................................   794

                      Open World Leadership Center

Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund..........................   901

                           General Provisions

Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council....................   915
  



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