[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 10196-10208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 849 and rule 
XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 5521.
  The Chair designates the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Linder) as 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, and requests the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) to assume the chair temporarily.

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                     In the Committee of the Whole

  Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5521) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, with Mr. 
Boozman (Acting Chairman) in the chair.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered 
read the first time.
  The gentleman from California (Mr. Lewis) and the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Obey) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  The bill that we bring before you today is the legislative branch 
bill that funds the activities of the House. The

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bill includes approximately $3 billion, excluding the Senate items, an 
increase of about 3.6 percent over FY 2006.
  We worked very closely with Mr. Obey and his staff in developing this 
bill. I want to thank the committee members on both sides of the aisle, 
as well as our very fine staff for the work they have done.
  While the bill is very small in size, it is the fundamental oil that 
allows the legislative branch to carry out its important 
responsibilities relative to our Nation's legislative and governmental 
interests here in Washington.
  The bill represents a $224 million reduction, or 6.9 percent below 
the request. There will be no further reduction in the current 
workforce. All personnel cost-of-living increases and all of their pay-
related costs are provided. The Capitol Visitor Center is funded at the 
cost-to-complete level of $25.6 million. This amount reflects the GAO's 
latest estimate, and the Architect has concurred with the estimate. An 
additional $20.5 million is included for project fit-out and 
operations, essentially getting the place ready to go. The bill 
establishes an Inspector General in the Architect of the Capitol's 
Office. The IG will audit and report semiannually on management and 
operations of the AOC.
  We expect to complete this bill today and move forward from there to 
the foreign operations bill.

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  Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. OBEY. Mr. Chairman, my views on this bill are well known, as well 
as the provisions in it. I think the report speaks for itself.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from 
California, Mr. Thompson, for his hard work and leadership on 
electronic-waste generated by the legislative branch. The Committee 
shares his concern and has included language in its report to ensure 
that Member offices are made aware that the House has regulations 
regarding the disposal of unwanted electronic equipment and for the 
Chief Administrative Officer to develop user friendly guidelines and 
procedures for Member offices. In addition, the Committee will request 
that each legislative branch agency provide information to the 
Committee regarding its disposal policy for electronic equipment and 
work to address this issue in conference.
  Mr. HEFLEY. Mr. Chairman, I had intended to rise again today to offer 
an amendment to cut the level of funding in this appropriations bill by 
1 percent but the committee rose before I could get here. This amount 
equals $30.3 million.
  I have offered many amendments like this over the past several years. 
I understand the difficulty appropriators must have in narrowing down 
the requests from members and the administration for money, and I 
applaud them for bringing us a bill that reflects an amount that is 
less than that which the administration has requested for FY07.
  However, this appropriations bill still reflects a budget increase of 
nearly $110 million over last year's Legislative Branch budget. I 
strongly believe that this appropriations bill, as well as the 
projected deficit for next year, is still much too large.
  The Capitol Visitor's Center, which receives funding in this bill, is 
long past its deadline and has been grossly over budget. This is a 
prime example of our inability to effectively control spending, even on 
projects in our own backyard. It is projects such as this that have 
greatly contributed to our Nation's lack of trust in their government's 
ability to manage spending responsibly.
  Fiscal responsibility should start in this chamber, and by voting for 
this amendment, you are stating for the record your belief that the 
budget deficit is much too large and that the American taxpayers should 
not be burdened in the future because we can not control our spending 
today.
  Mr. OBEY. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. All time for general debate has expired.
  Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read for amendment under 
the 5-minute rule.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5521

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for 
     other purposes, namely:

                      TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,137,806,000, as follows:


                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $21,092,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $2,930,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,213,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $3,072,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $1,921,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,458,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $491,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $924,000; Republican Conference, $1,699,000; 
     Republican Policy Committee, $407,000; Democratic Steering 
     and Policy Committee, $2,194,000; Democratic Caucus, 
     $836,000; nine minority employees, $1,473,000; training and 
     program development--majority, $290,000; training and program 
     development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--
     majority, $447,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, 
     $447,000.

  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, 
     $557,796,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $124,851,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2008.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $26,497,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2008.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $159,581,000, 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, 
     $21,505,000; 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, $6,240,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer, $109,301,000, of which $4,996,000 
     shall remain available until expended; for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,204,000; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of Emergency 
     Planning, Preparedness and Operations, $3,997,000, to remain 
     available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of General Counsel, $959,000; for the Office of the 
     Chaplain, $164,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 
     for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 
     for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $1,762,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Law Revision Counsel of the House, $2,521,000; for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
     House, $7,406,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Interparliamentary Affairs, $737,000; for other authorized 
     employees, $285,000; and for salaries and expenses of the 
     Office of the Historian, $500,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $247,989,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $4,554,000; 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, $217,253,000; 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; Business Continuity and 
     Disaster Recovery, $21,659,000, of which $5,300,000 shall 
     remain available until expended; and miscellaneous items 
     including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and 
     operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary 
     receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of 
     the House, $703,000.

                           Child Care Center

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

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or To Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2007. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2007 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       Sec. 102. Lump-Sum Allowance.--(a) The aggregate amount 
     otherwise authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for 
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     sum allowance for each of the following offices shall be 
     increased as follows:
       (1) The allowance for the Office of the Speaker is 
     increased by $75,000.
       (2) The allowance for the Office of the Majority Floor 
     Leader is increased by $75,000.
       (3) The allowance for the Office of the Minority Floor 
     Leader is increased by $75,000.
       (4) The allowance for the Office of the Majority Whip is 
     increased by $75,000.
       (5) The allowance for the Office of the Minority Whip is 
     increased by $75,000.
       (6) The allowance for the Democratic Steering and Policy 
     Committee is increased by $200,000.
       (7) The allowance for the Republican Conference is 
     increased by $110,000.
       (8) The allowance for the Republican Policy Committee is 
     increased by $90,000.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 103. Acting Chief Administrative Officer.--(a) In case 
     of the death, resignation, separation from office, or 
     disability of the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives, the duties of the Chief Administrative 
     Officer may be carried out by a subordinate employee of the 
     Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (as designated by 
     the Chief Administrative Officer) until a Chief 
     Administrative Officer is appointed or an individual is 
     appointed to act as the Chief Administrative Officer by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives under section 208(a) 
     of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-
     1(a)).
       (b)(1) Section 7 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1943 (2 U.S.C. 75a), is repealed.
       (2) Section 208(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 (2 U.S.C. 75a-1(a)) is amended by striking ``involved;'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``involved.''.
       Sec. 104. Contract for Exercise Facility.--(a) Section 
     103(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 
     (Public Law 108-447; 118 Stat. 3175), is amended by striking 
     ``private entity'' and inserting ``public or private 
     entity''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2005.
       Sec. 105. Discounted Membership.--(a) If the Architect of 
     the Capitol and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives agree to permit employees of the Office of 
     the Architect of the Capitol to receive discounted 
     memberships in a private exercise facility which has entered 
     into a contract with the House to provide employees of the 
     House with discounted memberships in the facility, the 
     Architect may use amounts made available in a fiscal year for 
     ``General Administration'' to make payments under the 
     contract.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2007 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 106. Membership in Exercise Facility.--In addition to 
     individuals whose pay is disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, 
     membership in the exercise facility established for employees 
     of the House (as described in section 103(a) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005) shall be 
     available to such other categories of individuals as may be 
     approved by the Committee on House Administration.
       Sec. 107. Media Support Services.--(a) The responsibilities 
     of positions under the House Press Gallery, the House 
     Periodical Press Gallery, and the House Radio and Television 
     Correspondents' Gallery shall include providing media support 
     services with respect to the presidential nominating 
     conventions of the national committees of political parties.
       (b) The Standing Committee of Correspondents may enter into 
     agreements with national committees of political parties 
     under which the committees and persons authorized by the 
     committees may reimburse employees for necessary expenses 
     incurred in carrying out the responsibilities described in 
     subsection (a) and employees may accept such reimbursement.
       (c) The terms and conditions under which employees exercise 
     responsibilities under subsection (a), and the terms and 
     conditions of any agreement entered into under subsection 
     (b), shall be subject to the approval of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
       (d) In this section, the terms ``national committee'' and 
     ``political party'' have the meaning given such terms in 
     section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 431).

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $4,370,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $9,082,000, 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) $1,920,000 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, $2,652,000, 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, $8,490,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the second 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, $220,600,000, 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, 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, $38,500,000, 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 2007 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 2007 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. Student Loan Reimbursement.--Section 908(c) of 
     the Emergency Supplemental Act, 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1926(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``$40,000'' and inserting ``$60,000''.
       Sec. 1003. Advance Payments.--During fiscal year 2007 and 
     each succeeding fiscal year, the Chief of the United States 
     Capitol Police may make payments in advance for obligations 
     of the Capitol Police for subscription services if the Chief 
     determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or economical to 
     do so.

                          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), $3,149,000, of which $780,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2008: Provided, 
     That the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, 
     within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of 
     surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency 
     transfer, donation, or discarding: Provided further, That not 
     more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the 
     Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses.

                        Administrative Provision

       Sec. 1101. Lump-Sum Payments.--(a) The Executive Director 
     of the Office of Compliance shall have the authority to make 
     lump-sum payments to reward exceptional performance by an 
     employee or a group of employees.

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       (b) Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 2006.

                      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, $36,329,000.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
     personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for 
     surveys and studies in connection with activities under the 
     care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
     expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
     operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
     Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate 
     and House office buildings, and other facilities under the 
     jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
     furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
     $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
     be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
     purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a 
     passenger motor vehicle, $89,413,000, of which $5,000,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2011.

                            Capitol Building

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $22,396,000, of which $5,965,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2011.

                            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, $7,806,000.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $61,383,000, of 
     which $19,805,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2011.

                          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, the Capitol Visitor 
     Center, 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, $79,327,000, of which 
     $1,434,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2011: 
     Provided, That not more than $8,000,000 of the funds credited 
     or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided 
     shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2007.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $36,401,000, of which $12,971,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2011.

                  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, $11,621,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2011.

                             Botanic Garden

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $8,612,000: 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, $25,600,000 to remain available until expended, and 
     in addition, $20,575,000 for the Capitol Visitor Center 
     operation costs of which $1,000,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 2011: 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. Rosa Parks Statue.--(a) Section 1(a) of Public 
     Law 109-116 (2 U.S.C. 2131a note) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``The Joint Committee may 
     authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the 
     agreement required under this subsection on its behalf, under 
     such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may 
     require.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of Public Law 109-116.
       Sec. 1202. Statutory Positions.--(a) Section 1203(e) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (2 U.S.C. 
     1805(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations 
     Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 1849(a)) is amended by striking ``12 
     positions'' and inserting ``15 positions''.
       (c) The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
     respect to pay periods beginning on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, except that any individual who was 
     appointed to a position described in section 1203(e)(3) of 
     the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (as in effect 
     prior to the enactment of subsection (a)) who holds that 
     position on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act shall be deemed to have been appointed to a position 
     described in section 108(a) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (as amended by subsection (b)).
       Sec. 1203. Travel and Transportation.--(a) Section 5721(1) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (H) and (I); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) the Architect of the Capitol;''.
       (b) Section 521(1)(B) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8241(1)(A)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``(B) through (H)'' and inserting ``(B) through (I)''.
       Sec. 1204. Leasing Authority.--(a) Section 1102(b) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 (2 U.S.C. 
     1822(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Committee on Rules and 
     Administration'' and inserting ``Committees on Appropriations 
     and Rules and Administration'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the House Office 
     Building Commission'' and inserting ``the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the House 
     Office Building Commission''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, for space to be leased for any other entity 
     under subsection (a).''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 
     as if included in the enactment of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2004.
       Sec. 1205. Advance Payments.--During fiscal year 2007 and 
     each succeeding fiscal year, the Architect of the Capitol may 
     make payments in advance for obligations of the Office of the 
     Architect of the Capitol for subscription services if the 
     Architect determines it to be more prompt, efficient, or 
     economical to do so.
       Sec. 1206. (a) Establishment of Office.--There is 
     established in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol the 
     Office of the Inspector General, headed by the Inspector 
     General of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol 
     (hereafter in this section referred to as the ``Inspector 
     General'').
       (b) Inspector General.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Inspector General shall be appointed 
     by the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the 
     Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate, and shall be appointed without regard to 
     political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity 
     and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial 
     analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or 
     investigations.
       (2) Term of service.--The Inspector General shall serve for 
     a term of 5 years, and an individual serving as Inspector 
     General may be reappointed for not more than 2 additional 
     terms.
       (3) Removal.--The Inspector General may be removed from 
     office prior to the expiration of his term only by the 
     Architect of the Capitol. Upon such removal, the Architect 
     shall promptly communicate the reasons for the removal in 
     writing to the Committee on House Administration of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate.
       (4) Salary.--The Inspector General shall be paid at an 
     annual rate equal to $1,500 less than the annual rate of pay 
     in effect for the Architect of the Capitol.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) Applicability of duties of inspector general of 
     executive branch establishment.--The Inspector General shall 
     carry out the same duties and responsibilities with respect 
     to the Architect of the Capitol as an Inspector General of an 
     establishment carries out with respect to an establishment 
     under section 4 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App. 4), under the same terms and conditions which 
     apply under such section.
       (2) Semiannual reports.--The Inspector General shall 
     prepare and submit semiannual

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     reports summarizing the activities of the Office of the 
     Inspector General in the same manner, and in accordance with 
     the same deadlines, terms, and conditions, as an Inspector 
     General of an establishment under section 5 of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 5). For purposes of 
     applying section 5 of such Act to the Inspector General, the 
     Architect of the Capitol shall be considered the head of the 
     establishment.
       (3) Investigations of complaints of employees.--
       (A) Authority.--The Inspector General may receive and 
     investigate complaints or information from an employee of the 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol concerning the 
     possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of 
     law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of 
     funds, abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific 
     danger to the public health and safety.
       (B) Nondisclosure.--The Inspector General shall not, after 
     receipt of a complaint or information from an employee, 
     disclose the identity of the employee without the consent of 
     the employee, unless the Inspector General determines such 
     disclosure is unavoidable during the course of the 
     investigation.
       (C) Prohibiting retaliation.--An employee of the Office of 
     the Architect of the Capitol who has authority to take, 
     direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel 
     action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or 
     threaten to take any action against any employee as a 
     reprisal for making a complaint or disclosing information to 
     the Inspector General, unless the complaint was made or the 
     information disclosed with the knowledge that it was false or 
     with willful disregard for its truth or falsity.
       (4) Independence in carrying out duties.--Neither the 
     Architect of the Capitol nor any other employee of the Office 
     of the Architect of the Capitol may prevent or prohibit the 
     Inspector General from carrying out any of the duties or 
     responsibilities assigned to the Inspector General under this 
     section.
       (d) Powers.--
       (1) In general.--The Inspector General may exercise the 
     same authorities with respect to the Architect of the Capitol 
     as an Inspector General of an establishment may exercise with 
     respect to an establishment under section 6(a) of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 6(a)), other 
     than paragraphs (7) and (8) of such section.
       (2) Staff.--
       (A) In general.--The Inspector General may appoint and fix 
     the pay of such personnel as the Inspector General considers 
     appropriate. Such personnel may be appointed without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding 
     appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates, except that no personnel of 
     the Office (other than the Inspector General) may be paid at 
     an annual rate greater than $500 less than the annual rate of 
     pay of the Inspector General under subsection (b)(4).
       (B) Experts and consultants.--The Inspector General may 
     procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed 
     the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such 
     title.
       (C) Independence in appointing staff.--No individual may 
     carry out any of the duties or responsibilities of the Office 
     unless the individual is appointed by the Inspector General, 
     or provides services procured by the Inspector General, 
     pursuant to this paragraph. Nothing in this subparagraph may 
     be construed to prohibit the Inspector General from entering 
     into a contract or other arrangement for the provision of 
     services under this section.
       (D) Applicability of architect of the capitol personnel 
     rules.--None of the regulations governing the appointment and 
     pay of employees of the Office of the Architect of the 
     Capitol shall apply with respect to the appointment and 
     compensation of the personnel of the Office, except to the 
     extent agreed to by the Inspector General. Nothing in the 
     previous sentence may be construed to affect subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C).
       (3) Equipment and supplies.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     shall provide the Office with appropriate and adequate office 
     space, together with such equipment, supplies, and 
     communications facilities and services as may be necessary 
     for the operation of the Office, and shall provide necessary 
     maintenance services for such office space and the equipment 
     and facilities located therein.
       (e) Transfer of Functions.--
       (1) Transfer.--To the extent that any office or entity in 
     the Office of the Architect of the Capitol prior to the 
     appointment of the first Inspector General under this section 
     carried out any of the duties and responsibilities assigned 
     to the Inspector General under this section, the functions of 
     such office or entity shall be transferred to the Office upon 
     the appointment of the first Inspector General under this 
     section.
       (2) No reduction in pay or benefits.--The transfer of the 
     functions of an office or entity to the Office under 
     paragraph (1) may not result in a reduction in the pay or 
     benefits of any employee of the office or entity, except to 
     the extent required under subsection (d)(2)(A).
       (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $396,022,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2007, 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 
     2007 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, $14,509,000 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, $5,954,000 is 
     available for the digital collections and educational 
     curricula program, of which $4,010,000 shall remain available 
     until expended: 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, $11,029,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for partial support of the National Audio-Visual 
     Conservation Center.

                            Copyright Office

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $59,044,000, of which not more than $29,335,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2007 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 
     $5,640,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2007 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, 
     and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $34,975,000: 
     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

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     Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166) and to revise and 
     extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of 
     America, $102,462,000: 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), 
     $53,974,000, of which $15,673,000 shall remain available 
     until expended.

                       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 2007, the obligational authority 
     of the Library of Congress for the activities described in 
     subsection (b) may not exceed $111,078,000.
       (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 2007, 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. 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 2007 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 2007 to the Library of Congress on State Department 
     diplomatic facilities.
       Sec. 1304. Audit Requirement.--Section 207(e) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 182(e)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Audit.--The revolving fund shall be subject to audit 
     by the Comptroller General at the Comptroller General's 
     discretion.''.
       Sec. 1305. Transfer Authority.--Amounts appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2007 for the Library of Congress may be 
     transferred between any of the headings for which the amounts 
     are appropriated upon the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives.

                       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, 
     $95,233,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
     available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the 
     Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
     Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of 
     title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
     obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar 
     purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated 
     or made available under this Act or any other Act for 
     printing and binding and related services provided to 
     Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may 
     be expended to print a document, report, or publication after 
     the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, 
     report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be 
     printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in 
     accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
     necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
     Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
     Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and 
     designated depository and international exchange libraries as 
     authorized by law, $35,287,000: 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 
     2005 and 2006 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

       The Government Printing Office may make such expenditures, 
     within the limits of funds available and in accord with the 
     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, 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, $488,234,000: Provided, That 
     not more than $4,980,000 of payments received under section 
     782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     use in fiscal year 2007: Provided further, That not more than 
     $2,005,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2007: 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

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     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), $13,400,000.

   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 2007 unless expressly so 
     provided in this Act.
       Sec. 203. Rates of Compensation and Designation.--Whenever 
     in this Act any office or position not specifically 
     established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 
     et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or 
     designation of any office or position appropriated for is 
     different from that specifically established by such Act, the 
     rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be 
     the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided, That the 
     provisions in this Act for the various items of official 
     expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and 
     Members of the House of Representatives shall be the 
     permanent law with respect thereto.
       Sec. 204. Consulting Services.--The expenditure of any 
     appropriation under this Act for any consulting service 
     through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where 
     such expenditures are a matter of public record and available 
     for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under 
     existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under 
     existing law.
       Sec. 205. Awards and Settlements.--Such sums as may be 
     necessary are appropriated to the account described in 
     subsection (a) of section 415 of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1415(a)) to pay awards 
     and settlements as authorized under such subsection.
       Sec. 206. Costs of LBFMC.--Amounts available for 
     administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity 
     which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial 
     Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 
     1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of 
     LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total 
     LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative 
     branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as 
     the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
       Sec. 207. Landscape Maintenance.--The Architect of the 
     Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is 
     authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, 
     excluding streets and sidewalks, in the irregular shaped 
     grassy areas bounded by Washington Avenue, SW on the 
     northeast, Second Street SW on the west, Square 582 on the 
     south, and the beginning of the I-395 tunnel on the 
     southeast.
       Sec. 208. Limitation on Transfers.--None of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be transferred to any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, 
     except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority 
     provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
       Sec. 209. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to establish or operate a smoking area in the 
     cafeteria and public dining areas of the Rayburn House Office 
     Building.
       Sec. 210. For fiscal year 2007 only, all authorities 
     previously exercised by the Architect of the Capitol, 
     including but not limited to the execution and supervision of 
     contracts; and the hiring, supervising, training, and 
     compensation of employees, shall be vested in the Comptroller 
     General of the United States or his designee: Provided, That 
     this delegation of authority shall terminate with the 
     confirmation of a new Architect of the Capitol.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2007''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. No amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except those printed in House Report 109-487. Each amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered read, debatable 
for the time specified in the report, equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in House 
Report 109-487.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in House 
Report 109-487.

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  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in House 
Report 109-487.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in House 
Report 109-487.


                  Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Baird

  Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 4 offered by Mr. Baird:
       Page 13, line 13, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $2,400,000)''.
       Page 36, line 3, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(decreased by $2,400,000)''.

  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to House Resolution 849, the gentleman 
from Washington (Mr. Baird) and a Member opposed each will control 5 
minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington.
  Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  It is my understanding that my respective chairman and ranking member 
have some concerns about the amendment, and I intend to withdraw it, 
therefore. However, I would like to speak to it briefly, if I may.
  Many of us who have served here for a number of years still find 
ourselves, unfortunately, lost when we travel in the basement of this 
building or some of the other office buildings. That is a frustrating 
and sometimes humorous experience for us under normal circumstances, 
but in an emergency situation it could be a matter of life and death.
  I am aware that there are firms that specialize in the electronic 
mapping of facilities precisely such as this for the purpose of helping 
first responders respond more quickly and ably in the event of an 
emergency. Indeed, schools throughout my State have been mapped in such 
a way, as is our capital complex in Washington State today.
  What I am asking for with this amendment is the diversion of $2.4 
million that is currently allocated towards the House Printing Office 
in order that the Architect of the Capitol could invest in an 
electronic mapping system to provide this function.
  Let me describe briefly what can happen with these electronic mapping 
systems. Essentially, rather than relying on the Architect of the 
Capitol to have a bunch of hard copy blueprints that would be 
presumably folded out in a time of crisis, the entire complex would be 
mapped in an electronic form such that the information about the 
complex could be downloaded and available on laptops, PDAs or other 
electronic means. This could include response plans, hazardous 
materials locations, and paths of egress or ingress.
  Imagine had Flight 93 hit this Capitol, the chaos and the smoke and 
the toxic fumes that would have engulfed this building, we could easily 
have had Members of Congress, staff, members of the public trapped in 
unaccessible locations that the first responders would not even know 
how to reach.
  What we are asking for today is that we invest in a system that will 
make it possible for our first responders, our Capitol Police, 
firefighters from on grounds or off grounds to respond promptly, 
efficiently to save lives and to restore order as needed.
  This is a relatively small investment for what could one day be a 
profound and important life-saving measure. I would encourage my good 
friends, the chairman and ranking member, to work with me in the future 
on this measure.

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  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BAIRD. I yield to the gentleman from California.
  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Obey and I have both 
understood for years that if you wander through the Rayburn Building 
and do not get lost, you have been here too long. With that, I think 
you have a very good proposal.
  Mr. BAIRD. I thank the gentleman, and hope that we might be able to 
work on this in the future.
  Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw my amendment.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn.
  There was no objection.
  The Acting CHAIRMAN. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 
printed in House Report 109-487.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in House 
Report 109-487.
  It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in House 
Report 109-487.
  The CHAIRMAN. There being no further amendments, under the rule, the 
Committee rises.
  Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. 
Boozman) having assumed the chair, Mr. Linder, Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that 
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 5521) 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, pursuant to House 
Resolution 849, he reported the bill back to the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is 
ordered.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
  Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question 
will be postponed.

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