[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H6628-H6638]
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                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2985

  Mr. LEWIS of California submitted the following conference report and 
statement on the bill (H.R. 2985) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and 
for other purposes:

                  Conference Report (H. Rept. 109-189)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2985) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other 
     purposes'', having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
     Amendment numbered 1:
     That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
     In lieu of the matter inserted, insert:

               TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $10,000; President Pro Tempore emeritus, 
     $15,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference 
     Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the 
     Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for each 
     Chairman; in all, $195,000.

    Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
     $147,120,000, 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, $2,181,000.


                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $582,000.


              office of the president pro tempore emeritus

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore emeritus, 
     $290,000.


              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $4,340,000.


               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $2,644,000.


                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $13,758,000.


                         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, $1,470,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $2,940,000.


 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, $728,000.


                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,524,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,048,000.


                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $354,000.


                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $20,866,000.


             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $56,700,000.


        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,584,000.


               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $37,105,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $5,437,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,306,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $6,000; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $6,000; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $6,000; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $6,000; in all, 
     $24,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate


                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), 
     and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 
     1980, $119,637,000.


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, 
     $1,980,000.


             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $142,000,000, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2010.


                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $17,000,000, 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, $350,000,000.


                          official mail costs

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


                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1. Gross Rate of Compensation in Offices of Senators. 
     Effective on and after October 1, 2005, 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, 
     2005, increased by an additional $50,000 each.
       Sec. 2. Consultants. With respect to fiscal year 2006, the 
     first sentence of section 101(a) of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1977 (2 U.S.C. 61h-6(a)) shall be applied 
     by substituting ``nine individual consultants'' for ``eight 
     individual consultants''.
       Sec. 3. United States Senate Collection. Section 316 of 
     Public Law 101-302 (2 U.S.C. 2107) is amended in the first 
     sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``2005'' and inserting 
     ``2006''.
       Sec. 4. Senate Commission on Art. Section 3(c)(2) of Public 
     Law 108-83 (2 U.S.C. 2108(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``and 
     for any purposes'' through the period and inserting ``for any 
     purposes for which funds from the contingent fund of the 
     Senate may be used under section 316(a) of Public Law 101-302 
     (2 U.S.C. 2107(a)), and for expenditures, not to exceed 
     $10,000 in any fiscal year, for meals and refreshments in 
     Capitol facilities in connection with official activities of 
     the Commission or other authorized programs or activities.''.
       Sec. 5. Absences. Section 40 of the Revised Statutes (2 
     U.S.C. 39) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``Secretary of the Senate and the'';
       (2) striking ``, respectively, shall'' and inserting 
     ``shall'';
       (3) striking ``Senate or''; and
       (4) striking ``, respectively, unless'' and inserting ``, 
     unless''.
       Sec. 6. Modification of Certain Consultant Requirement. 
     Section 10(a)(5) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1999 (2 U.S.C. 72d) is amended by inserting ``, except 
     that any approval (and related reporting requirement) shall 
     not apply'' after ``May 14, 1975''.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,100,907,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $19,844,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $2,788,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,089,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $2,928,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,797,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,345,000,

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     including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; 
     Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities, $482,000; 
     Republican Steering Committee, $906,000; Republican 
     Conference, $1,548,000; Republican Policy Committee, 
     $307,000; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, 
     $1,945,000; Democratic Caucus, $816,000; nine minority 
     employees, $1,445,000; training and program development--
     majority, $290,000; training and program development--
     minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--majority, $434,000; 
     and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, $434,000.

                  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, 
     $542,109,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $117,913,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2006.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $25,668,000, 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, 
     2006.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $172,249,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $13,000, of which not more than $10,000 is for the Family 
     Room, for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $21,911,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $6,284,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $121,471,000, of which $7,806,000 
     shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $3,991,000; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency 
     Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $5,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of General Counsel, $962,000; for the Office of the 
     Chaplain, $161,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian and 
     $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, $1,767,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision 
     Counsel of the House, $2,453,000; for salaries and expenses 
     of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, 
     $6,963,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Interparliamentary Affairs, $720,000; for other authorized 
     employees, $161,000; and for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Historian, $405,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $223,124,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $4,179,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $410,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $214,422,000; supplies, 
     materials, and other costs relating to the House portion of 
     expenses for the Capitol Visitor Center, $3,410,000, to 
     remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items 
     including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and 
     operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary 
     receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of 
     the House, $703,000.

                           Child Care Center

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
     Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the 
     account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2112), subject to 
     the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                        Administrative Provision

       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 2006. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2006 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.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $4,276,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $8,781,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $725 per 
     month each to four medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (3) an allowance of $725 
     per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to 
     exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (4) $1,834,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $2,545,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       For salaries and expenses of the Capitol Guide Service and 
     Special Services Office, $4,098,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate: Provided, That no part of such 
     amount may be used to employ more than 58 individuals: 
     Provided further, That the Capitol Guide Board is authorized, 
     during emergencies, to employ not more than two additional 
     individuals for not more than 120 days each, and not more 
     than 10 additional individuals for not more than 6 months 
     each, for the Capitol Guide Service.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the first session of 
     the 109th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite 
     appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a 
     chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as 
     required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
     designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
     the work.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

       For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
     professional liability insurance, and other applicable 
     employee benefits, $217,456,000, 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, $32,000,000, 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 2006 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                       Administrative Provisions


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority. Amounts appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2006 for the Capitol Police may be transferred 
     between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' 
     upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 1002. Mounted Horse Unit. (a) The United States 
     Capitol Police may not operate a mounted horse unit during 
     fiscal year 2006 or any succeeding fiscal year.
       (b) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall transfer 
     to the Chief of the United States Park Police the horses, 
     equipment, and supplies of the Capitol Police mounted horse 
     unit which remain in the possession of the Capitol Police as 
     of such date.
       Sec. 1003. Ethics in Goverment Act. (a) Section 
     103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App. 103(h)(1)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by inserting 
     ``United States Capitol Police,'' after ``Architect of the 
     Capitol,''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to reports filed under the Ethics in Government Act 
     of 1978 for calendar year 2005 and each succeeding calendar 
     year.
       Sec. 1004. Inspector General for the United States Capitol 
     Police. (a) Establishment of Office.--There is established in 
     the United States Capitol Police the Office of the Inspector 
     General (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     ``Office''), headed by the Inspector General of the United 
     States Capitol Police (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the ``Inspector General'').
       (b) Inspector General.--

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       (1) Appointment.--The Inspector General shall be appointed 
     by, and under the general supervision of, the Capitol Police 
     Board. The appointment shall be made in consultation with the 
     Inspectors General of the Library of Congress, Government 
     Printing Office, and the Government Accountability Office. 
     The Capitol Police Board shall appoint the Inspector General 
     without regard to political affiliation and solely on the 
     basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, 
     auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, 
     public administration, or investigations.
       (2) Term of service.--The Inspector General shall serve for 
     a term of 5 years, and an individual serving as Inspector 
     General may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 
     terms.
       (3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from 
     office prior to the expiration of his term only by the 
     unanimous vote of all of the voting members of the Capitol 
     Police Board, and the Board shall communicate the reasons for 
     any such removal to the Committee on House Administration, 
     the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and of the Senate.
       (4) Salary.--The Inspector General shall be paid at an 
     annual rate equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay 
     in effect for the Chief of the Capitol Police.
       (5) Deadline.--The Capitol Police Board shall appoint the 
     first Inspector General under this section not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) Applicability of duties of inspector general of 
     executive branch establishment.--The Inspector General shall 
     carry out the same duties and responsibilities with respect 
     to the United States Capitol Police as an Inspector General 
     of an establishment carries out with respect to an 
     establishment under section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 4), under the same terms and conditions 
     which apply under such section.
       (2) Semiannual reports.--The Inspector General shall 
     prepare and submit semiannual reports summarizing the 
     activities of the Office in the same manner, and in 
     accordance with the same deadlines, terms, and conditions, as 
     an Inspector General of an establishment under section 5 
     (other than subsection (a)(13) thereof) of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of 
     applying section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the 
     Chief of the Capitol Police shall be considered the head of 
     the establishment. The Chief shall, within 30 days of receipt 
     of a report, report to the Capitol Police Board, the 
     Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on 
     Rules and Administration, and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the 
     Senate consistent with section 5(b) of such Act.
       (3) Investigations of complaints of employees and 
     members.--
       (A) Authority.--The Inspector General may receive and 
     investigate complaints or information from an employee or 
     member of the Capitol Police concerning the possible 
     existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, 
     rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of 
     funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific 
     danger to the public health and safety, including complaints 
     or information the investigation of which is under the 
     jurisdiction of the Internal Affairs Division of the Capitol 
     Police as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) Nondisclosure.--The Inspector General shall not, after 
     receipt of a complaint or information from an employee or 
     member, disclose the identity of the employee or member 
     without the consent of the employee or member, unless 
     required by law or the Inspector General determines such 
     disclosure is otherwise unavoidable during the course of the 
     investigation.
       (C) Prohibiting retaliation.--An employee or member of the 
     Capitol Police who has authority to take, direct others to 
     take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, 
     with respect to such authority, take or threaten to take any 
     action against any employee or member as a reprisal for 
     making a complaint or disclosing information to the Inspector 
     General, unless the complaint was made or the information 
     disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or with 
     willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
       (4) Independence in carrying out duties.--Neither the 
     Capitol Police Board, the Chief of the Capitol Police, nor 
     any other member or employee of the Capitol Police may 
     prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from carrying out 
     any of the duties or responsibilities assigned to the 
     Inspector General under this section.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) In general.--The Inspector General may exercise the 
     same authorities with respect to the United States Capitol 
     Police as an Inspector General of an establishment may 
     exercise with respect to an establishment under section 6(a) 
     of the Inspector General Act of 1978, (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), 
     other than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section.
       (2) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Inspector General may appoint and fix 
     the pay of such personnel as the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate. Such personnel may be appointed without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding 
     appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates, except that no personnel of 
     the Office (other than the Inspector General) may be paid at 
     an annual rate greater than $500 less than the annual rate of 
     pay of the Inspector General under subsection (b)(4).
       (B) Experts and consultants.--The Inspector General may 
     procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed 
     the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such 
     title.
       (C) Independence in appointing staff.--No individual may 
     carry out any of the duties or responsibilities of the Office 
     unless the individual is appointed by the Inspector General, 
     or provides services procured by the Inspector General, 
     pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph may 
     be construed to prohibit the Inspector General from entering 
     into a contract or other arrangement for the provision of 
     services under this section.
       (D) Applicability of capitol police personnel rules.--None 
     of the regulations governing the appointment and pay of 
     employees of the Capitol Police shall apply with respect to 
     the appointment and compensation of the personnel of the 
     Office, except to the extent agreed to by the Inspector 
     General. Nothing in the previous sentence may be construed to 
     affect subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       (3) Equipment and supplies.--The Chief of the Capitol 
     Police shall provide the Office with appropriate and adequate 
     office space, together with such equipment, supplies, and 
     communications facilities and services as determined by the 
     Inspector General to be necessary for the operation of the 
     Office, and shall provide necessary maintenance services for 
     such office space and the equipment and facilities located 
     therein.
       (e) Transfer of Functions.--
       (1) Transfer.--To the extent that any office or entity in 
     the Capitol Police prior to the appointment of the first 
     Inspector General under this section carried out any of the 
     duties and responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General 
     under this section, the functions of such office or entity 
     shall be transferred to the Office upon the appointment of 
     the first Inspector General under this section.
       (2) No reduction in pay or benefits.--The transfer of the 
     functions of an office or entity to the Office under 
     paragraph (1) may not result in a reduction in the pay or 
     benefits of any employee of the office or entity, except to 
     the extent required under subsection (d)(2)(A).
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective upon 
     enactment of this Act.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Section 108(b)(2)(D) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106-
     554 (2 U.S.C. Sec. 1903(b)(2)(D)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(D) Prepare annual financial statements for the Capitol 
     Police, and such financial statements shall be audited by the 
     Inspector General of the Capitol Police or by an independent 
     public accountant, as determined by the Inspector General.''.
       Sec. 1005. Report of Disbursements. (a) In General.--Not 
     later than 60 days after the last day of each semiannual 
     period, the Chief of the Capitol Police shall submit to 
     Congress, with respect to that period, a detailed, itemized 
     report of the disbursements for the operations of the United 
     States Capitol Police.
       (b) Contents.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) the name of each person or entity who receives a 
     payment from the Capitol Police and the amount thereof;
       (2) a description of any service rendered to the Capitol 
     Police, together with service dates;
       (3) a statement of all amounts appropriated to, or received 
     or expended by, the Capitol Police and any unexpended 
     balances of such amounts for any open fiscal year; and
       (4) such additional information as may be required by 
     regulation of the Committee on House Administration of the 
     House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate.
       (c) Printing.--Each report under this section shall be 
     printed as a House document.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to the semiannual periods of October 1 through March 31 and 
     April 1 through September 30 of each year, beginning with the 
     semiannual period in which this section is enacted.
       Sec. 1006. Capitol Police and Transfer of Library of 
     Congress Police. (a) Limitation On Certain Hiring Authority 
     of Capitol Police.--Section 1006(b)(3) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108-83; 117 Stat. 
     1023), as amended by section 1002 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2005 (2 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 108-
     447; 118 Stat. 3179), is further amended by adding after 
     subparagraph (D), the following:
       ``(E) Limitation for fiscal year 2006.--During fiscal year 
     2006, the number of individuals hired under this subsection 
     may not exceed--
       ``(i) the number of Library of Congress Police employees 
     who separated from service or transferred to a position other 
     than a Library of Congress Police employee position during 
     fiscal year 2005 for whom a corresponding hire was not made 
     under this subsection; and
       ``(ii) the number of Library of Congress Police employees 
     who separate from service or transfer to a position other 
     than a Library of Congress Police employee position during 
     fiscal year 2006.''.
       (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Memorandum of 
     Understanding between the Library of Congress and the Capitol 
     Police entered into on December 12, 2004, shall remain in 
     effect through fiscal year 2006, subject to such 
     modifications as may be made in accordance with the 
     modification and dispute resolution provisions of the 
     Memorandum of Understanding.
       Sec. 1007. (a) Waiving Repayment of Certain Overtime 
     Compensation Paid Incorrectly.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), any individual to whom overtime compensation 
     was paid under section 1009 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108-7; 117 Stat. 359), 
     in violation of the restrictions applicable to the payment of 
     such compensation under section 1009(b) of such Act

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     shall not be required to repay the compensation, but only to 
     the extent the compensation was paid for services provided 
     prior to June 15, 2005.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect 
     to any officer or employee of the United States Capitol 
     Police whose annual rate of pay is specified in statute and 
     is not established under the schedule of rates of basic pay 
     established and maintained by the Capitol Police Board.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $3,112,000, of which $780,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2007: 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.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $3,000 
     to be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses, $35,450,000.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 1100. (a) Permitting Waiver of Claims For Overpayment 
     of Pay and Allowances.--Section 5584(g) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
     (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
     (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
     (3) by inserting immediately after paragraph (6) the 
     following new paragraph:
     ``(7) the Congressional Budget Office.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2006 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year.

                        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, $76,812,000.

                            Capitol Building

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $23,352,000, of which $8,300,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2010.

                            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, $7,511,000.

                        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, $67,004,000, of which 
     $15,745,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $59,616,000, of 
     which $20,922,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2010.

                          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, $58,685,000, of which $1,600,000 shall 
     remain available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That not 
     more than $6,600,000 of the funds credited or to be 
     reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2006.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $68,763,000, of which $42,500,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2010.

                  Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of buildings and grounds of the United States 
     Capitol Police, $14,902,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2010.

                             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, $7,633,000: Provided, That this appropriation 
     shall not be available for construction of the National 
     Garden: Provided further, That of the amount made available 
     under this heading, the Architect may obligate and expend 
     such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the National Garden established under section 
     307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 
     U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers approved by the Architect or a 
     duly authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       For an additional amount for the Capitol Visitor Center 
     project, $41,900,000, to remain available until expended, and 
     in addition, $2,300,000 for Capitol Visitor Center operation 
     costs: Provided, That the Architect of the Capitol may not 
     obligate any of the funds which are made available for the 
     Capitol Visitor Center project without an obligation plan 
     approved by the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1201. (a) Section 108 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849), is amended in 
     subsection (b), by striking ``8 positions'' and inserting ``9 
     positions''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 1202. (a) Section 905 of the 2002 Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To 
     Terrorist Attacks on the United States (2 U.S.C. 1819) is 
     amended--
     (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
     (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) In the case of a building or facility acquired 
     through purchase pursuant to subsection (a), the Architect of 
     the Capitol may enter into or assume a lease with another 
     person for the use of any portion of the building or facility 
     that the Architect of the Capitol determines is not required 
     to be used to carry out the purposes of this section, subject 
     to the approval of the entity which approved the acquisition 
     of such building or facility under subsection (b).''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to leases entered into on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses


                    (including rescission of funds)

       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, $395,754,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2006, 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 
     2006 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, $13,972,000 shall remain available 
     until expended for the partial acquisition of books, 
     periodicals, newspapers, and all other materials including 
     subscriptions for bibliographic services for the Library, 
     including $40,000 to be available solely for the purchase, 
     when specifically approved by the Librarian, of special 
     and unique materials for additions to the collections: 
     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the 
     certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses for 
     the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the 
     total amount appropriated, $5,860,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the digital collections and 
     educational curricula program under section 1306 of this 
     Act: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $600,000 shall remain available until 
     expended, and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln 
     Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes of 
     Public Law 106-173, of which $10,000 may be used for 
     official representation and reception expenses of the 
     Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission: Provided further, 
     That of the total amount appropriated, $11,078,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for partial support of the 
     National Audio-Visual Conservation Center:

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     Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated, 
     $250,000 shall be used to provide a grant to the Middle 
     Eastern Text Initiative for translation and publishing of 
     middle eastern text: Provided further, That no funds made 
     available under this heading may be expended 
     inconsistently with the provisions and intent of section 
     1006 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 
     (Public Law 108-83), as amended, and the memorandum of 
     understanding between the Library of Congress and the 
     Capitol Police entered into on December 12, 2004: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount appropriated, $300,000 
     shall be available to the University of South Carolina for 
     the Cooperative Preservation and Conservation project for 
     the Movietone Newsreel collection: Provided further, That 
     of the total amount appropriated, $400,000 shall be 
     available to the University of Mississippi American Music 
     Archives: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading in chapter 9 of division A of 
     the Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 
     106-554; 114 Stat. 2763A-194), $6,858,000 are rescinded.

                            Copyright Office


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $58,601,000, of which not more than $30,481,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2006 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 
     $5,465,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2006 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 802(h), 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 $35,946,000: 
     Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
     appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
     ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office 
     of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than 
     $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 
     amounts made available under this heading which are 
     attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 
     Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 
     10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the 
     administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program.

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $100,916,000: 
     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), 
     $54,449,000, of which $16,231,000 shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $400,000 shall remain available until expended 
     to reimburse the National Federation of the Blind for costs 
     incurred in the operation of its ``NEWSLINE'' program.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1301. Incentive Awards Program. Of the amounts 
     appropriated to the Library of Congress in this Act, not more 
     than $5,000 may be expended, on the certification of the 
     Librarian of Congress, in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses for the incentive 
     awards program.
       Sec. 1302. Reimbursable and Revolving Fund Activities. (a) 
     In General.--For fiscal year 2006, the obligational authority 
     of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
     subsection (b) may not exceed $109,943,000.
       (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 2006, the 
     Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
     appropriated in this Act, under the heading ``LIBRARY OF 
     CONGRESS'' under the subheading ``Salaries and Expenses'' to 
     the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal 
     Research Program established under section 103 of the Library 
     of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public 
     Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount 
     of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided 
     further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
     reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it 
     before the period of availability of the Library 
     appropriation expires.
       Sec. 1303. National Digital Information Infrastructure and 
     Preservation Program. The Miscellaneous Appropriations Act, 
     2001 (enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106-
     554, 114 Stat. 2763A-194) is amended in the first proviso 
     under the subheading ``Salaries and Expenses'' under the 
     heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' in chapter 9 of division A by 
     adding at the end ``, except that an amount not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 of such additional $75,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended and may be used for competitive 
     grants to State governmental entities, without regard to any 
     matching contribution requirement, to work cooperatively to 
     collect and preserve at-risk digital State and local 
     government information''.
       Sec. 1304. United States Diplomatic Facilities. Funds made 
     available for the Library of Congress under this Act are 
     available for transfer to the Department of State as 
     remittance for a fee charged by the Department for fiscal 
     year 2006 for the maintenance, upgrade, or construction of 
     United States diplomatic facilities only to the extent that 
     the amount of the fee so charged is equal to or less than the 
     unreimbursed value of the services provided during fiscal 
     year 2006 to the Library of Congress on State Department 
     diplomatic facilities.
       Sec. 1305. Parliamentary Development. (a) Section 208 of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 
     104-53; 109 Stat. 532), is hereby repealed.
       (b) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act or October 1, 2005, 
     whichever occurs earlier.
       Sec. 1306. Incorporation of Digital Collections Into 
     Educational Curricula. (a) Short Title.--This section may be 
     cited as the ``Library of Congress Digital Collections and 
     Educational Curricula Act of 2005''.
       (b) Program.--The Librarian of Congress shall administer a 
     program to teach educators and librarians how to incorporate 
     the digital collections of the Library of Congress into 
     educational curricula.
       (c) Educational Consortium.--In administering the program 
     under this section, the Librarian of Congress may--
       (1) establish an educational consortium to support the 
     program; and
       (2) make funds appropriated for the program available to 
     consortium members, educational institutions, and libraries.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this section for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter.
       Sec. 1307. Inspector General of the Library of Congress. 
     (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Library 
     of Congress Inspector General Act of 2005''.
       (b) Office of Inspector General.--There is an Office of 
     Inspector General within the Library of Congress which is an 
     independent objective office to--
       (1) conduct and supervise audits and investigations 
     (excluding incidents involving violence and personal 
     property) relating to the Library of Congress;
       (2) provide leadership and coordination and recommend 
     policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; 
     and
       (3) provide a means of keeping the Librarian of Congress 
     and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems 
     and deficiencies relating to the administration and 
     operations of the Library of Congress.
       (c) Appointment of Inspector General; Supervision; 
     Removal.--
       (1) Appointment and supervision.--
       (A) In general.--There shall be at the head of the Office 
     of Inspector General, an Inspector General who shall be 
     appointed by the Librarian of Congress without regard to 
     political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity 
     and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
     analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
     investigations. The Inspector General shall report to, and be 
     under the general supervision of, the Librarian of Congress.
       (B) Audits, investigations, and reports.--The Librarian of 
     Congress shall have no authority to prevent or prohibit the 
     Inspector General from--
       (i) initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or 
     investigation;
       (ii) issuing any subpoena during the course of any audit or 
     investigation; or
       (iii) issuing any report.
       (2) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from 
     office by the Librarian of Congress. The Librarian of 
     Congress shall, promptly upon such removal, communicate in 
     writing the reasons for any such removal to each House of the 
     Congress.
       (d) Duties, Responsibilities, Authority, and Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Sections 4, 5 (other than subsections 
     (a)(13)), 6(a) (other than paragraphs (7) and (8) thereof), 
     and 7 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall apply to the Inspector General of the Library of 
     Congress and the Office of such Inspector General and such 
     sections shall be applied to the Library of Congress and the 
     Librarian of Congress by substituting--
       (A) ``Library of Congress'' for ``establishment''; and
       (B) ``Librarian of Congress'' for ``head of the 
     establishment''.
       (2) Employees.--The Inspector General, in carrying out the 
     provisions of this section, is authorized to select, appoint, 
     and employ such officers and employees (including 
     consultants) as may be necessary for carrying out the 
     functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector 
     General subject to the provisions of law governing 
     selections, appointments, and employment in the Library of 
     Congress.

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       (e) Transfers.--All functions, personnel, and budget 
     resources of the Office of Investigations of the Library of 
     Congress are transferred to the Office of Inspector General.
       (f) Incumbent.--The individual who serves in the position 
     of Inspector General of the Library of Congress on the date 
     of enactment of this Act shall continue to serve in that 
     position, subject to removal in accordance with this section.
       (g) References.--References in any other Federal law, 
     Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of 
     authority, or any document of or relating to the Inspector 
     General of the Library of Congress shall be deemed to refer 
     to the Inspector General of the Library of Congress as set 
     forth under this section.
       (h) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective upon 
     enactment of this Act.

                       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, 
     $88,090,000: 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, $33,337,000: 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 
     2004 and 2005 to depository and other designated libraries: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
     Fund, $2,000,000 for workforce retraining: Provided, That the 
     Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, within 
     the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and 
     to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
     fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 
     31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out 
     the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office 
     revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $5,000 
     may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be 
     available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 
     passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures 
     in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils 
     to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 
     temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
     more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
     pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
     of such title: Provided further, That the revolving fund and 
     the funds provided under the headings ``Office of 
     Superintendent of Documents'' and ``salaries and expenses'' 
     together may not be available for the full-time equivalent 
     employment of more than 2,621 workyears (or such other number 
     of workyears as the Public Printer may request, subject to 
     the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate): Provided further, That 
     activities financed through the revolving fund may provide 
     information in any format: Provided further, That not more 
     than $10,000 may be expended from the revolving fund in 
     support of the activities of the Benjamin Franklin 
     Tercentenary Commission established by Public Law 107-202.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
     Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits 
     comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and 
     (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
     (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living 
     quarters in foreign countries, $482,395,000: Provided, That 
     not more than $5,104,000 of payments received under section 
     782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     use in fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That not more than 
     $2,061,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That this appropriation 
     and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the National 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental 
     Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate 
     share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective 
     Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 
     participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to 
     the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 
     appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed.

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
     Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership 
     Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $14,000,000.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

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

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 201. Maintenance and Care of Private Vehicles. No part 
     of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the 
     maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency 
     assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations 
     relating to parking facilities for the House of 
     Representatives issued by the Committee on House 
     Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
       Sec. 202. Fiscal Year Limitation. No part of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act shall remain available for 
     obligation beyond fiscal year 2006 unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act.
       Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation. Whenever 
     in this Act any office or position not specifically 
     established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 
     et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated for is 
     different from that specifically established by such Act, the 
     rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be 
     the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
     provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
     expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
     Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 
     permanent law with respect thereto.
       Sec. 204. Consulting Services. The expenditure of any 
     appropriation under this Act for any consulting service 
     through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where 
     such expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
     for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
     existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under 
     existing law.
       Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements. Such sums as may be 
     necessary are appropriated to the account described in 
     subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards 
     and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
       Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC. Amounts available for 
     administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity 
     which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial 
     Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 
     1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of 
     LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
     LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative 
     branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as 
     the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
       Sec. 207. Landscape Maintenance. The Architect of the 
     Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is 
     authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, 
     excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped 
     grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the 
     northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the 
     south, and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the 
     southeast.

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       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.

                TITLE III--CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION

       Sec. 301. Section 26 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (2 U.S.C. 8) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The time'' and inserting ``(a) In 
     General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the time''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Special Rules in Extraordinary Circumstances.--
       ``(1) In general.--In extraordinary circumstances, the 
     executive authority of any State in which a vacancy exists in 
     its representation in the House of Representatives shall 
     issue a writ of election to fill such vacancy by special 
     election.
       ``(2) Timing of special election.--A special election held 
     under this subsection to fill a vacancy shall take place not 
     later than 49 days after the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives announces that the vacancy exists, unless, 
     during the 75-day period which begins on the date of the 
     announcement of the vacancy--
       ``(A) a regularly scheduled general election for the office 
     involved is to be held; or
       ``(B) another special election for the office involved is 
     to be held, pursuant to a writ for a special election issued 
     by the chief executive of the State prior to the date of the 
     announcement of the vacancy.
       ``(3) Nominations by parties.--If a special election is to 
     be held under this subsection, the determination of the 
     candidates who will run in such election shall be made--
       ``(A) by nominations made not later than 10 days after the 
     Speaker announces that the vacancy exists by the political 
     parties of the State that are authorized by State law to 
     nominate candidates for the election; or
       ``(B) by any other method the State considers appropriate, 
     including holding primary elections, that will ensure that 
     the State will hold the special election within the deadline 
     required under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Extraordinary circumstances.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, `extraordinary 
     circumstances' occur when the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives announces that vacancies in the 
     representation from the States in the House exceed 100.
       ``(B) Judicial review.--If any action is brought for 
     declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge an announcement 
     made under subparagraph (A), the following rules shall apply:
       ``(i) Not later than 2 days after the announcement, the 
     action shall be filed in the United States District Court 
     having jurisdiction in the district of the Member of the 
     House of Representatives whose seat has been announced to be 
     vacant and shall be heard by a 3-judge court convened 
     pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(ii) A copy of the complaint shall be delivered promptly 
     to the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
       ``(iii) A final decision in the action shall be made within 
     3 days of the filing of such action and shall not be 
     reviewable.
       ``(iv) The executive authority of the State that contains 
     the district of the Member of the House of Representatives 
     whose seat has been announced to be vacant shall have the 
     right to intervene either in support of or opposition to the 
     position of a party to the case regarding the announcement of 
     such vacancy.
       ``(5) Protecting ability of absent military and overseas 
     voters to participate in special elections.--
       ``(A) Deadline for transmittal of absentee ballots.--In 
     conducting a special election held under this subsection to 
     fill a vacancy in its representation, the State shall ensure 
     to the greatest extent practicable (including through the use 
     of electronic means) that absentee ballots for the election 
     are transmitted to absent uniformed services voters and 
     overseas voters (as such terms are defined in the Uniformed 
     and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) not later than 15 
     days after the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     announces that the vacancy exists.
       ``(B) Period for ballot transit time.--Notwithstanding the 
     deadlines referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3), in the case 
     of an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter or 
     an overseas voter (as such terms are defined in the Uniformed 
     and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act), a State shall 
     accept and process any otherwise valid ballot or other 
     election material from the voter so long as the ballot or 
     other material is received by the appropriate State election 
     official not later than 45 days after the State transmits the 
     ballot or other material to the voter.
       ``(6) Application to district of columbia and 
     territories.--This subsection shall apply--
       ``(A) to a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
     Congress in the same manner as it applies to a Member of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) to the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the United States 
     Virgin Islands in the same manner as it applies to a State, 
     except that a vacancy in the representation from any such 
     jurisdiction in the House shall not be taken into account by 
     the Speaker in determining whether vacancies in the 
     representation from the States in the House exceed 100 for 
     purposes of paragraph (4)(A).
       ``(7) Rule of construction regarding federal election 
     laws.--Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect 
     the application to special elections under this subsection of 
     any Federal law governing the administration of elections for 
     Federal office (including any law providing for the 
     enforcement of any such law), including, but not limited to, 
     the following:
       ``(A) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et 
     seq.), as amended.
       ``(B) The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and 
     Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee et seq.), as amended.
       ``(C) The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff et seq.), as amended.
       ``(D) The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 
     U.S.C. 1973gg et seq.), as amended.
       ``(E) The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), as amended.
       ``(F) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et 
     seq.), as amended.
       ``(G) The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 et 
     seq.), as amended.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted, and 
     strike all beginning on page 2, line 5, down through and 
     including page 8, line 12 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2985.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted, and 
     strike all beginning on page 24, line 12, down through and 
     including page 24, line 16 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2985.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 4:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter stricken, delete the matter inserted, and 
     strike all beginning on page 41, line 10, down through and 
     including page 43, line 24 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     2985.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Jerry Lewis,
     Jack Kingston,
     Kay Granger,
     John T. Doolittle,
     Ray LaHood,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     James P. Moran,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Wayne Allard,
     Thad Cochran,
     Mike DeWine,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard Durbin,
     Tim Johnson,
     Robert C. Byrd
       (except Title III),
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2985) making 
     appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report.
       The Senate amended the House bill with five numbered 
     amendments. The conference agreement addresses all the 
     differences contained in the five amendments in the 
     disposition of the first numbered amendment. The first 
     numbered amendment therefore includes a complete version of 
     the Legislative Branch bill. An explanation of the resolution 
     of the differences of the other four numbered amendments is 
     included in the first numbered amendment. The disposition of 
     the other four numbered amendments therefore is purely 
     technical in nature to enable the complete bill text to be 
     included in the first amendment.
       Amendment numbered 1: Deletes the matter inserted and 
     inserts complete bill text excluding the short title.
       Many items in both House and Senate Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations bills are identical and are included in the 
     conference agreement without change. The conferees have 
     endorsed statements of policy contained in the House and 
     Senate reports accompanying the appropriations bills, unless 
     amended or restated herein. With respect to those items in 
     the conference agreement that differ between House and Senate 
     bills, the conferees have agreed to the following with the 
     appropriate section numbers, punctuation, and other technical 
     corrections:

                                TITLE I

                                 SENATE

       The conferees agree to appropriate $785,549,000 for Senate 
     operations. Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the 
     Senate, and in accord with long practice under which each 
     body determines its own housekeeping

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     requirements and the other concurs without intervention, the 
     managers on the part of the House, at the request of the 
     managers on the part of the Senate, have receded to the 
     amendment of the Senate.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       The conferees agree to appropriate $1,100,907,000 for House 
     operations. Inasmuch as these items relate solely to the 
     House, and in accord with long practice under which each body 
     determines its own housekeeping requirements and the other 
     concurs without intervention, the managers on the part of the 
     Senate, at the request of the managers on the part of the 
     House, have receded to the amendments of the House.

                              JOINT ITEMS

                        Joint Economic Committee

       The conference agreement includes $4,276,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       The conference agreement includes $8,781,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate.

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       The conference agreement includes $2,545,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate.

           Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office

       The conference agreement includes $4,098,000 for the 
     Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $4,268,000 as proposed by the House.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       The conference agreement includes $30,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

       In fiscal year (FY) 2001, in response to pervasive 
     management issues at the United States Capitol Police (USCP), 
     the conferees directed the USCP to establish a Chief 
     Administrative Officer (CAO) position with the overall 
     responsibility for improving administrative operations of the 
     USCP, including human resources, information technology, 
     financial management and budgeting. In FY 2001 and subsequent 
     years, the conferees also required the Government 
     Accountability Office (GAO) to report periodically on the 
     progress of the USCP in improving operations.
       The conferees are disappointed with the slow pace of 
     improvements and the broad range of management issues that 
     continue to surface, including problems in procurements, 
     project management, budget execution, and payroll and 
     compensation issues. The conferees-believe that there has not 
     been adequate management emphasis on improving 
     administrative operations. The tone set by management 
     influences the actions of staff throughout the 
     organization in helping to ensure good management 
     practices and effective operations.
       The conferees direct the Chief, the Assistant Chief, and 
     the CAO to place a renewed emphasis on implementing basic 
     internal control throughout their operations, with an 
     emphasis on instilling accountability for good internal 
     control procedures and practices throughout the organization, 
     while leading by example in this area and setting an 
     appropriate tone at the top. Internal control represents the 
     series of actions and activities that are put in place 
     throughout an entity's operations on an ongoing basis and 
     should be designed to provide reasonable assurance over (1) 
     the effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (2) 
     compliance with laws and regulations, (3) safeguarding of 
     assets, and (4) the reliability of financial reporting and 
     other types of reporting.
       The conferees direct the Chief to implement a structured 
     internal control program that meets the above objectives and 
     includes the standard elements of internal control from basic 
     management literature and GAO's Standards for Internal 
     Control in the Federal Government. The conferees require the 
     Chief to provide a written plan describing specific actions 
     and timeframes required to address these objectives including 
     how the USCP's new financial management system will improve 
     the reliability of financial reporting, budget execution and 
     reprogramming. The written plan is due on October 1, 2005, 
     with quarterly reports on progress thereafter.
       The conferees also direct the Comptroller General to 
     undertake a review of USCP overtime usage. Specifically, the 
     Comptroller General shall review (1) the requirements that 
     necessitate the need for USCP overtime, (2) how USCP is 
     managing and accounting for overtime use, and (3) the extent 
     to which the deployment of technology might help defer the 
     need for some USCP overtime.
       Reprogramming Guidelines--The conferees direct that the 
     United States Capitol Police may not carry out any 
     reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds unless: (1) the 
     Chief of the Capitol Police submits a request for the 
     reprogramming, transfer, or use of funds to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate on or before August 1 
     of the respective year, unless both such committees agree to 
     accept the request at a later date because of extraordinary 
     and emergency circumstances cited by the Chief; (2) the 
     request contains clearly stated and detailed documentation 
     presenting justifications for the reprogramming, transfer, or 
     use of funds; (3) the request contains a declaration that, as 
     of the date of the request, none of the funds included in the 
     request have been obligated, and none will be obligated until 
     both committees have approved the request; and (4) both 
     committees approve the request.
       A reprogramming, transfer, or use of unobligated balances 
     request is required if (1) the amount to be shifted to or 
     from any object class, approved budget, or program involved 
     under the request, or the aggregate amount to be shifted to 
     or from any object class, approved budget, or program 
     involved during the fiscal year taking into account the 
     amount contained in the request, is in excess of $250,000 or 
     10 percent, whichever is less, of the object class, approved 
     budget, or program; (2) the reprogramming or use of funds 
     would result in a major change to the program or item which 
     is different than that presented to and approved by the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate; or (3) 
     the funds involved were earmarked by either of the committees 
     for a specific activity which is different that the activity 
     proposed under the request, without regard to whether the 
     amount provided in the earmark is less than, equal to, or 
     greater than the amount required to carry out the activity.
       In 2003, Public Law 108-83 extended the Capitol Police 
     jurisdiction zone solely for truck interdiction. In the 
     Spring of 2003, the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations were given assurances by the Capitol Police 
     that technology existed for an integrated program to assist 
     in truck interdiction and subsequently approved $18, 891,300 
     for the technology. In July of 2004, the Government 
     Accountability Office voiced concerns about the contract for 
     the program and the lack of procurement oversight of the 
     project. In March of 2005, the Committees were informed that 
     the technology did not exist to support this effort. The 
     Conferees have serious concerns over the lack of stewardship 
     of the taxpayer dollars and how this exemplifies pervasive 
     management issues and lack of asset accountability within the 
     Capitol Police. The conferees direct the GAO to report on 
     this issue in their next semi-annual report. In addition, the 
     conferees note that the effective date of this provision was 
     to be upon approval of regulations prescribed by the Capitol 
     Police Board for the sole implementation, execution and 
     maintenance of the truck interdiction program by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
     Committee on House Administration. It is the conferees' 
     understanding that to date this has not been accomplished.
       The conferees have included an administrative provision 
     (Section 1004) that establishes an Office of the Inspector 
     General of the United States Capitol Police. The conferees 
     direct the Capitol Police Board to enter into a contract with 
     an executive employment search organization to perform a 
     nation-wide recruitment for the Inspector General. The 
     conferees further direct the formation of a panel comprised 
     of the Inspectors General of the Government Accountability 
     Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Library of 
     Congress to review the applications, interview the top 
     applicants, and forward a recommendation, including not less 
     than three candidates, to the voting members of the Capitol 
     Police Board for review and final selection within 180 days 
     of enactment of this Act.

                                Salaries

       The conference agreement includes $217,456,000 for salaries 
     of officers, members, and employees of the Capitol Police 
     instead of $210,350,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $222,600,000 as proposed by the Senate. This level will 
     support the current staffing level of 1,592 officers and an 
     additional 43 officers for the Library of Congress. Funding 
     is provided for an additional 45 officers of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center, as of August 2006. The conferees direct that 
     these positions not be advertised until approved by the 
     House Committee on Administration and the Senate Committee 
     on Rules and Administration. This level of funding will 
     also support 414 civilians as proposed by the House.

                            General Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $32,000,000 for general 
     expenses of the Capitol Police instead of $29,345,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $42,000,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. In addition, $10,000,000 from prior year unobligated 
     balances is available upon the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate.

                       Administrative Provisions


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conferees have included an administrative provision, 
     section 1001, which authorizes transfers between various 
     accounts upon the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate. Section 1002 
     terminates the mounted horse unit and transfers the horses, 
     equipment, and supplies to the United States Park Police. 
     Section 1003 requires Capitol Police employees to file annual 
     reports under the Ethics in Government Act with the Clerk of 
     the House of Representatives. Section 1004 establishes an 
     Office of Inspector General. Section 1005 requires semiannual 
     reports of disbursements. Section 1006 continues current 
     authority of the USCP to fill Library of Congress police 
     vacancies with Capitol Police officers. Section 1007 relates 
     to certain overtime compensation.
       The conferees are very concerned about problems recently 
     raised by the GAO concerning the inappropriate payment of 
     compensatory time and overtime to employees of the Capitol 
     Police who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act 
     (FLSA). The conferees have included Section 1007, which

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     waives the repayment of certain overtime compensation pair 
     incorrectly, to minimize the impact of flawed management 
     controls on Capitol Police officers. The conferees are aware 
     that the Captiol Police Board has promulgated regulations to 
     bring Capitol Police overtime and compensatory time for FLSA-
     exempt employees into compliance with all relevant laws, and 
     that these regulations are awaiting approval from the 
     authorizing committees. In its ruling on this issue, the GAO 
     stated its intention to issue a second opinion that will 
     address the authority to provide overtime pay and 
     compensatory leave to non statutory civilian employees and 
     FLSA-exempt members of the USCP. The conferees encourage the 
     Capitol Police Board to work closely with the Committee on 
     House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and 
     Administration to address any further issues which may arise 
     from GAO's second opinion.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $3,112,000 as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate. The conferees have included an 
     official representation and reception allowance as proposed 
     by the House.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       The conference agreement includes $35,450,000 for salaries 
     and expenses of the Congressional Budget Office as proposed 
     by the rouse instead of $35,853,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

                        Administrative Provision

       The conferees have agreed in Section 1100, as proposed by 
     the House and the Senate, to provide authority for the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office to permit waivers 
     of claims for overpayments of pay and allowances.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

       The conference agreement includes $76,812,000 for General 
     Administration instead of $77,002,000 as proposed by the 
     House and $76,522,000 as proposed by the Senate. The study 
     for emergency power requirements is funded in the amount of 
     $350,000 as proposed by the House, but will be funded on an 
     annual instead of a multi-year basis, as agreed to by the 
     conferees.
       With respect to the operations and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget............................................$76,462,000
Project Budget:
  1. Study, Emergency Power Requirements........................350,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, General Administration............................76,812,000

                            Capitol Building

       The conference agreement includes $23,352,000, of which 
     $8,300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2010, 
     for maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol to the 
     Architect of the Capitol, instead of $22,097,000, of which 
     $6,580,000 would remain available until September 30, 2008 as 
     proposed by the House, and $25,380,000, of which $10,055,000 
     would remain available until September 30,2010, as proposed 
     by the Senate.
       With respect to operations and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget............................................$14,259,000
Project Budget:
  1. Replacement of Minton Tile.................................225,000
  2. Computer, Telecom, and Electrical Support..................298,000
  3. Restoration of East Front Bronze Doors.....................270,000
  4. Emergency Power Upgrades, House Chamber....................120,000
  5. Minor Construction.......................................2,500,000
  6. Emergency Exit Signs and Lighting, CB....................1,000,000
  7. Emergency Electrical Service Upgrade, CB.................2,980,000
  8. West Terrace Egress Doors and Stairs, CB.................1,700,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Building..................................23,352,000

                            Capitol Grounds

       The conference agreement includes $7,511,000 to the 
     Architect of the Capitol for the care and improvements of the 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, House and Senate office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, instead of 
     $7,723,000, of which $740,000 would remain available until 
     September 30, 2008 as proposed by the House, and $7,061,000, 
     as proposed by the Senate.
       With respect to operations and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget.............................................$6,846,000
Project Budget:
  1. CVC Land Restoration........................................50,000
  2. National Garden Sidewalks..................................165,000
  3. East Front Plantings.......................................450,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Grounds....................................7,511,000

                        Senate Office Buildings

       The conferees agree to appropriate $67,004,000, of which 
     $15,745,000 would remain available until September 30,2010, 
     for the maintenance, care and operation of the Senate office 
     buildings to the Architect of the Capitol. Inasmuch as this 
     item relates solely to the Senate, and in accord with long 
     practice under which each body determines its own 
     housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without 
     intervention, the managers on the part of the House, at the 
     request of the managers on the part of the Senate, have 
     receded to the Senate.
Operating Budget............................................$49,274,000
Project Budget:
  1. Refinish Historic Woodwork.................................285,000
  2. Seal Fire Wall Penetrations, HSOB & DSOB...................300,000
  3. Replace Carpet, HSOB.......................................300,000
  4. Point, Caulk, and Clean, RSOB..............................200,000
  5. Legislative Call System Upgrade, Phase I...................400,000
  6. Electrical and Data Wire Management.........................40,000
  7. Rotunda Electrical and Data Wire Management.................75,000
  8. Network Transformer Replacement.............................90,000
  9. Fire Alarm replacement SCCC & SWPR.........................100,000
  10. Tunnel Fire Protection Upgrades...........................250,000
  11. Color Coded Egress........................................100,000
  12. Egress Improvements.......................................500,000
  13. Smoke Management System Installation......................150,000
  14. Minor Construction......................................4,000,000
  15. Emergency Lighting Upgrades, HSOB.......................3,600,000
  16. Replace Modular Furniture, HSOB.........................3,900,000
  17. Public Restroom Upgrades, South Stack, HSOB.............2,400,000
  18. High Voltage Switchgear Replacement, HSOB.................540,000
  19. Repair Marble Floors and Clean Arch Surfaces..............500,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Senate Office Buildings...........................67,004,000

                         House Office Buildings

       The conferees agree to appropriate $59,616,000, of which 
     $20,922,000 would remain available until September 30, 2010, 
     for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office 
     buildings to the Architect of the Capitol. Inasmuch as this 
     item relates solely to the House, and in accord with long 
     practice under which each body determines its own 
     housekeeping requirements and the other concurs without 
     intervention, the managers on the part of the Senate, at the 
     request of the managers on the part of the House, have 
     receded to the House.
Operating Budget............................................$38,344,000
Project Budget:
  1. Repairs of Rayburn Garage Fire Doors........................50,000
  2. Fire Pump Installation, LHOB...............................120,000
  3. Replace Sprinkler Valves and Drains, HOB...................180,000
  4. Minor Construction.......................................4,960,000
  5. Design, Parking Garage, Lot #9...........................4,000,000
  6. Window Replacement, FHOB.................................3,710,000
  7. Fiber Optics Pathway.....................................1,050,000
  8. Remodel/Refurbish Gift Shop................................175,000
  9. Carpet Replacement.........................................502,000
  10. House Campus Data Closets Environment Upgrade.............100,000
  11. Remodel/Refurbish Supply Store............................100,000
  12. Modification to House Barber Shop..........................75,000
  13. Modification to House Beauty Salon........................100,000
  14. High Voltage Switchgear Replacement, RHOB...............1,050,000
  15. High Voltage Switchgear Replacement, FHOB...............1,070,000
  16. Emergency Lighting Upgrade, LHOB........................2,700,000
  17. Emergency Lighting Upgrade, FHOB........................1,030,000
  18. Interior Access Improvements..............................300,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, House Office Buildings............................59,616,000

                          Capitol Power Plant

       In addition to the $6,600,000 made available from receipts 
     credited as reimbursements to this appropriation, as proposed 
     by the House, instead of $6,500,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate, the conferees agree to appropriate $58,685,000 to the 
     Architect of the Capitol for maintenance, care and operation 
     of the Capitol Power Plant, instead of $58,585,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $58,817,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount, $1,600,000 would remain available 
     until September 30, 2010, instead of $1,592,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2008 as proposed by the House.
       With respect to operations and project differences the 
     House and Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget (net)......................................$56,405,000
Project Budget:
  1. Replace Air Compressors with Centrifugal Units.............230,000
  2. Replace Hotwell with Condensate Receiver...................240,000

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  3. Heavy Equipment--Track Mobile..............................210,000
  4. Design, CPP Beautification...............................1,000,000
  5. Design, Egress Improvements................................600,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Power Plant (net).........................58,685,000

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       The conference agreement includes $68,763,000 for 
     structural and mechanical care, Library buildings and 
     grounds, instead of $31,318,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $70,948,000 as proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, 
     $42,500,000 would remain available until September 30, 2010, 
     instead of $6,325,000 to remain available until September 30, 
     2008 as proposed by the House and $42,950,000 to remain 
     available until September 30, 2010 as proposed by the Senate.
       With respect to the construction of the Book Storage 
     Modules, the conferees direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     engage the services of the Baltimore Corps of Engineers as 
     project managers on this very important project.
       With respect to operations and projects the House and 
     Senate conferees have agreed to the following:

Operating Budget............................................$20,133,000
Project Budget:
  1. Painting of Interior Arches, TJB...........................240,000
  2. Repair Life Safety Deficiencies............................390,000
  3. Copyright Office Reconfiguration.........................5,500,000
  4. Book Storage Modules, 3 & 4.............................40,700,000
  5. Redesign, Copyright Deposit Facility, Fort Meade...........800,000
                                                              1,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
  Total, Library Buildings and Grounds.......................68,763,000

                  Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds

       The conference agreement includes $14,902,000 instead of 
     $16,830,000 as proposed by the House and $10,031,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount, $5,000,000, as 
     proposed by the House, would remain available until September 
     30, 2010.
       With respect to operations and projects the conferees have 
     agreed to the following:

Operating Budget.............................................$9,786,000
Project Budget:
  1. HVAC Replacement, Crib.....................................116,000
  2. Vehicle Maintenance Facility Purchase....................5,000,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds..............14,902,000

                             Botanic Garden

       The conference agreement includes $7,633,000 for salaries 
     and expenses, Botanic Garden, as proposed by the Senate 
     instead of $7,211,000 as proposed by the House.
       The conferees direct the Architect to submit an obligation 
     plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     Senate prior to obligating funds for improvements to the 
     administration building.
       With respect to operations and projects the conferees have 
     agreed to the following:

Operating Budget:............................................$6,886,000
Project Budget:
  1. Partnership Support........................................300,000
  2. Fire Alarm System Upgrade, Production Facility.............187,000
  3. Replacement of Delivery Truck...............................60,000
  4. Administration Building Improvements.......................200,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Botanic Garden.....................................7,633,000

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       The conference agreement includes $44,200,000 for the 
     Capitol Visitor Center as proposed by the Senate instead of 
     $36,900,000 as proposed by the House. Of this amount, 
     $41,900,000 is appropriated on a no-year basis. The conferees 
     direct the Architect of the Capitol to provide to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate for 
     approval a detailed plan on the hiring of all operational 
     staffing by December 31, 2005.

Operating Budget.............................................$2,300,000
Project Budget:
  1. CVC Cost to Complete....................................41,900,000
                                                       ________________
                                                       
    Total, Capitol Visitor Center............................44,200,000

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conference agreement includes two administrative 
     provisions related to the operations of the Architect of the 
     Capitol. Section 1201 provides for an additional senior level 
     position for the executive director of the Botanic Garden. 
     Section 1202 provides authority to the Architect to enter 
     into certain lease agreements.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses


                    (including rescission of funds)

       The conference agreement includes $395,754,000 for salaries 
     and expenses, Library of Congress instead of $388,144,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $397,285,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. Of this amount $6,350,000 is made available from 
     receipts collected by the Library of Congress and is to 
     remain available until expended; and $13,972,000 is to remain 
     available until expended for acquisition of books, 
     periodicals, newspapers, and all other library materials as 
     proposed by the House and Senate. The conference agreement 
     provides $600,000 for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission, $11,078,000 for partial support of the National 
     Audio-Visual Conservation Center, $5,860,000 for the digital 
     collections and educational curricula program, $250,000 for 
     the Middle Eastern Text Initiative, $300,000 for the 
     Movietone Newsreel Collection at the University of South 
     Carolina, $400,000 for the American Music Archives at the 
     University of Mississippi, $700,000 for facility 
     modernization and a rescission of prior year funds in the 
     amount of $6,858,000. This level funds 2,915 FTEs.

                            Copyright Office


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $22,655,000, and an 
     additional $35,946,000 made available from receipts, for 
     salaries and expenses, Copyright Office, as proposed by the 
     House instead of $22,700,000, and an additional $34,622,000 
     made available from receipts, as proposed by the Senate.

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $100,916,000 for salaries 
     and expenses, Congressional Research Service, Library of 
     Congress, instead of $99,952,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $101,755,000 as proposed by the Senate.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       The conference agreement includes $54,449,000, instead of 
     $54,049,000 as proposed by the House and $64,172,000 as 
     proposed by the Senate. Of this amount $16,231,000 is to 
     remain available until expended instead of $15,831,000 as 
     proposed by the House and $25,667,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate. The conferees have provided $400,000 for 
     reimbursement to the National Federation of the Blind for 
     costs incurred in the operation of its ``NEWSLINE'' program.

                       Administrative Provisions

       The conferees have agreed to include administrative 
     provisions related to the incentive awards program, 
     reimbursable and revolving fund activities, and funding 
     limitations for the United States diplomatic facilities 
     (Section 1304). In addition, the conferees have included a 
     new administrative provision, Section 1303, related to the 
     National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation 
     Program. Section 1305 relates to assistance provided by the 
     Congressional Research Service, Section 1306 authorizes the 
     Library of Congress Digital Collections and Educational 
     Curricula Program, and Section 1307 authorizes a statutory 
     Inspector General for the Library of Congress.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding


                     (including transfer of funds)

       The conference agreement includes $88,090,000 as proposed 
     by the Senate instead of $82,690,000 as proposed by the 
     House.

               Office of the Superintendent of Documents


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       The conference agreement includes $33,337,000 as proposed 
     by the House instead of $33,837,000 as proposed by the 
     Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       The conference agreement includes $2,000,000 for workforce 
     retraining instead of $1,200,000 as proposed by the House and 
     $5,000,000 as proposed by the Senate.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       The conference agreement includes $489,560,000, of which 
     $7,165,000 is from offsetting collections, for salaries and 
     expenses, Government Accountability Office as proposed by the 
     House instead of $491,548,000 as proposed by the Senate.
       The conferees remind the GAO that the core function of GAO 
     is to provide quantified, authoritative reports to Congress 
     on issues and questions that Members and the Standing 
     Committees have identified as of interest and importance. It 
     is important that this work be done in a manner that supports 
     the legislative process by being timely and specific to the 
     issues identified. Any activity beyond the core function and 
     beyond GAO's core responsibility to Congress must have 
     exceptional justification to merit pursuit.

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       The conference agreement includes $14,000,000 for payment 
     to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund as proposed by 
     the House and Senate.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

       The conference agreement includes $430,000 as proposed by 
     the Senate. The House did not propose an amount for this 
     program.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       In Title II, General Provisions the conferees have agreed 
     to delete language proposed by both bodies relative to 
     compensation limitation.

                               TITLE III

                      CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION

       The conferees have agreed to include language relating to 
     continuity in representation.

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       Amendment numbered 2: Deletes the matter stricken and 
     deletes the matter inserted and deletes certain House matter 
     not stricken by the Senate. The disposition of this amendment 
     is purely technical so that the entire text of the conference 
     agreement could be included in amendment numbered 1. The 
     description of the resolution of the differences in this 
     amendment can be found in the joint statement of the managers 
     under amendment 1.
       Amendment numbered 3: Deletes the matter stricken and 
     deletes the matter inserted and deletes certain House matter 
     not stricken by the Senate. The disposition of this amendment 
     is purely technical so that the entire text of the conference 
     agreement could be included in amendment numbered 1. The 
     description of the resolution of the differences in this 
     amendment can be found in the joint statement of the managers 
     under amendment 1.
       Amendment numbered 4: Deletes the matter stricken and 
     deletes the matter inserted and deletes certain House matter 
     not stricken by the Senate. The disposition of this amendment 
     is purely technical so that the entire text of the conference 
     agreement could be included in amendment numbered 1. The 
     description of the resolution of the differences in this 
     amendment can be found in the joint statement of the managers 
     under amendment 1.
       Amendment numbered 5: The House receeds to the Senate. The 
     disposition of this amendment is purely technical so that the 
     entire text of the conference agreement could be included in 
     amendment numbered 1. The description of the resolution of 
     the differences in this amendment can be found in the joint 
     statement of the managers under amendment 1.

                   Conference Total--With Comparisons

       The total new budget (obligational) authority for the 
     fiscal year 2006 recommended by the Committee of Conference, 
     with comparisons to the fiscal year 2005 amount, the 2006 
     budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2006 
     follows:

                       [In thousands of dollars]

New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year 2005........$3,639,892
Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year 4,028,477
House bill, fiscal year 2006..................................2,864,418
Senate bill, fiscal year 2006.................................3,833,765
Conference agreement, fiscal year 2006........................3,803,500
Conference agreement compared with:
  New budget (obliga- tional) authority, fiscal year 2005......+163,608
  Budget estimates of new (obligational) authority, fiscal year-224,977
  House bill, fiscal year 2006.................................+939,082
  Senate bill, fiscal year 2006.................................-30,265

     Jerry Lewis,
     Jack Kingston,
     Kay Granger,
     John T. Doolittle,
     Ray LaHood,
     Steny H. Hoyer,
     James P. Moran,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Wayne Allard,
     Thad Cochran,
     Mike DeWine,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard Durbin,
     Tim Johnson,
     Robert C. Byrd
       (except Title III),
     Managers on the Part of the Senate.

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