[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 15735-15747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 
559, I call up the bill (H.R. 2918), making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and 
for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Baldwin). Pursuant to House Resolution 
559, the bill is considered read.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2918

       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, 2010, and for 
     other purposes, namely:

                      TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,375,300,000, as follows:


                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $25,881,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,530,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $2,194,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,690,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $517,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $981,000; Republican Conference, $1,748,000; 
     Republican Policy Committee, $362,000; Democratic Steering 
     and Policy Committee, $1,366,000; Democratic Caucus, 
     $1,725,000; nine minority employees, $1,552,000; training and 
     program development--majority, $290,000; training and program 
     development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--
     majority, $497,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, 
     $497,000.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

   Including Members' Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and 
                             Official Mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $660,000,000.

                          Committee Employees

                Standing Committees, Special and Select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $139,878,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010, except that 
     $1,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until 
     expended for committee room upgrading.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $31,300,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2010.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $200,301,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $23,000, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family 
     Room, for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $32,089,000 of which $4,600,000 shall remain available until 
     expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $9,509,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for 
     official representation and reception expenses, $130,782,000, 
     of which $3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, 
     $4,445,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; 
     for the Office of the Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
     Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, 
     and not more than $1,000 for official representation and 
     reception expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
     $3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
     $859,000; for other authorized employees, $1,249,000; and for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, 
     including the cost of the House Fellows Program (including 
     lodging and related expenses for visiting Program 
     participants), $597,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $317,940,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $3,948,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $201,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $278,378,000, including 
     employee tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, if 
     authorized, and employee child care benefit payments, 
     $1,000,000, if authorized; Business Continuity and Disaster 
     Recovery, $27,698,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended; transition activities for new 
     members and staff, $2,907,000; Wounded Warrior Program, 
     $2,500,000, to be derived from funding provided for this 
     purpose in Division G of Public Law 111-8; Office of 
     Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; Energy Demonstration 
     Projects, $2,500,000, if authorized, to remain available 
     until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase, 
     exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
     vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to 
     heirs of deceased employees of the House, $760,000.

                           Child Care Center

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
     Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the 
     account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062), subject to 
     the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or To Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2010. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2010 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       Sec. 102. Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and 
     each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
     sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased 
     as follows:
       (1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is 
     increased by $96,000.
       (2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is 
     increased by $96,000.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $4,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $11,451,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
       For other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per 
     month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 
     per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 
     per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to 
     exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (5) $2,366,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of

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     the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited 
     to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which 
     such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and 
     shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,805,000, 
     to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the 
     House of Representatives.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
     Accessibility Services, $1,314,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the first session of 
     the 111th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite 
     appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a 
     chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as 
     required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
     designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
     the work.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                salaries

       For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
     professional liability insurance, and other applicable 
     employee benefits, $263,198,000, 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, $61,914,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2010 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 1001. Transfer Authority.--Amounts appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2010 for the Capitol Police may be transferred 
     between the headings ``salaries'' and ``general expenses'' 
     upon the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Senate.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,335,000, of which $884,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
     That the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance may, 
     within the limits of available appropriations, dispose of 
     surplus or obsolete personal property by interagency 
     transfer, donation, or discarding: Provided further, That not 
     more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the 
     Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 
     to be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses, $45,165,000.

                       ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

       Sec. 1101.--Modifications to Executive Exchange Program.--
     (a) Expansion of Number of Participants.--Section 1201(b) of 
     the Legislative Branch Apropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 
     note) is amended by striking ``3'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``5''.
       (b) Permanent Extension of Program.--Section 1201 of such 
     Act (2 U.S.C. 611 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection 
     (e) as subsection (d); and
       (2) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by strking 
     ``Subject to subsection (d), this section'' and inserting 
     ``This section''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the 
     Legislatve Branch Appropriations Act, 2008.

                        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, $109,392,000, of which $8,950,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

              Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund

       For a payment to the Historic Buildings Revitalization 
     Trust Fund established under section 1201, $60,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                            Capitol Building

       For necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $32,800,000, of which $6,241,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

                            Capitol Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $10,920,000, of which 
     $1,410,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of 
     which $53,360,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2014.

                          Capitol Power Plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $125,083,000, of which $31,560,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
     That not more than $8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
     reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2010.

                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $41,937,000, of which $15,750,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of 
     the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the 
     Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, 
     $26,364,000, of which $7,750,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2014.

                             Botanic Garden

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $11,263,000, of which $900,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the 
     amount made available under this heading, the Architect may 
     obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the 
     maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden 
     established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 
     approved by the Architect or a duly authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       For necessary expenses for Capitol Visitor Center 
     operations costs, $23,166,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1201. Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund.--
     (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Treasury of the United States, as an account for the 
     Architect of the Capitol, the Historic Buildings 
     Revitalization Trust Fund (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Use of Amounts.--Amounts in the Fund shall be used by 
     the Architect of the Capitol for the revitalization of the 
     major historical buildings and assets which the Architect is 
     responsible for maintaining and

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     preserving, except that the Architect may not obligate any 
     amounts in the Fund without the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 1202.--Any individual who is appointed as the 
     Architect of the Capitol after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall be appointed in accordance with the applicable 
     laws in effect at the time of appointment, taking into 
     account any amendments which may be made to such applicable 
     laws during the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.
       Sec. 1203. Support and Maintenance During Emergencies.--(a) 
     During an emergency involving the safety of human life or the 
     protection of property, as determined or declared by the 
     Capitol Police Board, the Architect of the Capitol--
       (1) may accept contributions of comfort and other 
     incidental items and services to support employees of the 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol while such employees 
     are on duty in response to the emergency; and
       (2) may incur obligations and make expenditures out of 
     available appropriations for meals, refreshments, and other 
     support and maintenance for the Office of the Architect of 
     the Capitol if, in the judgment of the Architect, such 
     obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to the 
     emergency.
       (b) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 
     2010 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       Sec. 1204. Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules.--(a) 
     Section 6121(1) of title 5, United States Code is amended by 
     inserting after ``military department,'' the following: ``the 
     Architect of the Capitol,''.
       (b) Section 6133(c) of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the 
     Capitol (including employees of the Botanic Garden), the 
     authority granted to the Office of Personnel Management under 
     this subchapter shall be exercised by the Architect of the 
     Capitol.''
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
     respect to pay periods beginning or after the later of 
     October 1, 2009, or the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 1205. Acceptance of Voluntary Student Services.--
     Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding the following new subsection:
       ``(e) In this section, the term `agency' includes the 
     Architect of the Capitol, except that in the case of the 
     Architect of the Capitol, the authority granted to the Office 
     of Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised 
     by the Architect of the Capitol.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to fiscal year 2010 and each such succeeding fiscal 
     year.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the 
     Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $450,211,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2010, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 
     $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
     2010 and shall remain available until expended for the 
     development and maintenance of an international legal 
     information database and activities related thereto: 
     Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
     expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of 
     June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 
     obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
     further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
     be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
     $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the 
     certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses for the 
     Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $7,315,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the digital collections and educational 
     curricula program: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $750,000 shall be transferred to the Abraham 
     Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for carrying out the purposes 
     of Public Law 106-173, of which $10,000 may be used for 
     official representation and reception expenses of the Abraham 
     Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $55,476,000, of which not more than $28,751,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2010 under 
     section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under such section, in excess 
     of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 
     appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
     $5,861,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2010 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, 
     and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $34,612,000: 
     Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
     appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
     ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office 
     of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than 
     $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 
     amounts made available under this heading which are 
     attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 
     Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 
     10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the 
     administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with 
     the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the 
     Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).

                     Congressional Research Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $112,490,000: 
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $70,182,000, of which $30,577,000 shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
     provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
     residents at no cost to the individual.

                       Administrative Provisions

       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 2010, the obligational 
     authority of the Library of Congress for the activities 
     described in subsection (b) may not exceed $123,328,000.
       (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection 
     (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are 
     funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library 
     in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
       (c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2010, the 
     Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
     appropriated in this Act, under the heading ``LIBRARY OF 
     CONGRESS'', under the subheading ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal 
     Research Program established under section 103 of the Library 
     of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public 
     Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount 
     of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided 
     further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
     reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it 
     before the period of availability of the Library 
     appropriation expires.
       Sec. 1303. Transfer Authority.--
       (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010 
     for the Library of Congress may be transferred during fiscal 
     year 2010 between any of the headings under the heading 
     ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' upon the approval of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total 
     amount of funds appropriated to the account under any heading 
     under the

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     heading ``LIBRARY OF CONGRESS'' for fiscal year 2010 may be 
     transferred from that account by all transfers made under 
     subsection (a).
       Sec. 1304. Classification of Library of Congress Positions 
     Above GS-15.--Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions in 
     the Library of Congress above GS-15 pursuant to standards 
     established by the Office in subsection (a)(2).''.
       Sec. 1305. Leave Carryover for Certain Library of Congress 
     Executive Positions.--(a) Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) a position in the Library of Congress the 
     compensation for which is set at a rate equal to the annual 
     rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5314.''.
       (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with 
     respect to annual leave accrued during pay periods beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 1306. (a) Section 4(a) of the American Folklife 
     Preservation Act (20 U.S.C. 2103(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``an American Folklife Center'' and inserting ``the Archie 
     Green American Folklife Center''.
       (b) Any reference to the American Folklife Center in any 
     law, rule, regulation, or document shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the Archie Green American Folklife Center.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and 
     the distribution of Congressional information in any format; 
     printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; 
     expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session 
     index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law 
     (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing and 
     binding of Government publications authorized by law to be 
     distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, 
     and distribution of Government publications authorized by law 
     to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
     $93,296,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
     available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the 
     Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
     Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of 
     title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
     obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar 
     purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated 
     or made available under this Act or any other Act for 
     printing and binding and related services provided to 
     Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may 
     be expended to print a document, report, or publication after 
     the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, 
     report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be 
     printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in 
     accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
     necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
     Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
     Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and 
     designated depository and international exchange libraries as 
     authorized by law, $40,911,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
     more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are 
     authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional 
     serial sets and other related publications for fiscal years 
     2008 and 2009 to depository and other designated libraries: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
     Fund, $12,000,000 for information technology development and 
     facilities repair: Provided, That the Government Printing 
     Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
     the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and 
     to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
     fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 
     31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out 
     the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office 
     revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 
     may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be 
     available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 
     passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures 
     in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils 
     to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 
     temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
     more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
     pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
     of such title: Provided further, That activities financed 
     through the revolving fund may provide information in any 
     format: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the 
     funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent 
     of Documents'' and ``Salaries and Expenses'' may not be used 
     for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility 
     in the District of Columbia.

                    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, $558,849,000: Provided, That 
     not more than $5,449,000 of payments received under section 
     782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than 
     $2,350,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than 
     $7,423,000 of reimbursements received under section 3521 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That this appropriation 
     and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the National 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental 
     Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate 
     share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective 
     Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 
     participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to 
     the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 
     appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed.

                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), $9,000,000.

   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 2010 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

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     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, 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. Guided Tours of the Capitol.--
       (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds 
     made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act 
     may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the 
     United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns 
     of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the 
     House of Representatives and Senate.
       (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
     direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval 
     of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by employees and interns 
     described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or 
     otherwise subject to restriction for security or related 
     reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
       This division may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2010''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. After 1 hour of debate on the bill, it shall 
be in order to consider the amendment printed in House Report 111-161 
if offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy) or her 
designee, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order or demand for division of the question, shall be considered read, 
and shall be debatable for 10 minutes, equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent.
  The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz) and the 
gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.


                             general leave

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include tabular and extraneous material on H.R. 2918.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Madam Speaker and Members, I am very proud to present the fiscal year 
2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill to the House.
  The jurisdiction of this bill is incredibly important. We, as 
Members, have responsibility not just for the institution, but for the 
staff that work for this institution, and to preserve the facilities 
that help support this institution. We have endeavored to do that 
responsibly, and I believe we have accomplished that goal.
  It has been an incredible privilege and pleasure to work with my 
colleague, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt). We have crafted a 
bipartisan bill and worked together every step of the way. And I just 
wanted to acknowledge him at the very outset to thank him for all of 
his good work and tell him what a pleasure he has been to work with.
  Madam Speaker, I also want to thank, on behalf of, if I may, the 
House of Representatives, all of the staff that work not just for the 
House of Representatives, but for every legislative branch agency 
because this bill is designed to support them. This bill is designed to 
make sure that they can do the work they need to do in order for us to 
be able to serve our constituents in the most effective way possible. 
So on behalf of the House of Representatives, if I may, both myself and 
Mr. Aderholt, we owe a tremendous debt to the true public servants that 
work here every single day on our behalf.
  We, as Members of the House of Representatives, get quite a bit of 
the glory and the attention and the focus, but it is our staff, both 
the ones that work for us in our own Member offices, but also 
throughout this Chamber and across every legislative branch agency, 
that are toiling in the wilderness, so to speak, and are the unsung 
heroes that make the wheels of the legislative process turn, and we 
just can't thank them enough.
  This is a bill that attempts to fulfill our responsibilities at two 
different levels. We really focused on two main tasks in the 
legislative branch bill. First, we have tried to provide the right 
balance of funding in a prudent way for each existing office, agency, 
and program so that we can support the day-to-day operations of the 
Congress.
  The bill provides a total of $3.68 billion, which is an increase of 
$37 million, 6.8 percent above 2009 levels. A majority of those funds 
go to two of our greatest priorities within the bill: life safety 
issues, because, quite frankly, if we don't address the backlog of life 
safety and deferred maintenance that exist in all of our facilities, at 
some point we are not going to have the facilities to be able to work 
in. And the treasures of the facilities that we work in every single 
day is what our role is in the legislative branch. We must preserve 
them through the generations as they have been preserved for us to be 
able to work in today.
  In addition, the bill, as is tradition, reserves funds, $1.025 
million, for later action by the Senate on their issues to operate the 
Senate, and that is customary.
  We have been able to provide for all mandatory cost increases and a 
limited number of program enhancements as well. In spite of the fact 
that we were able to do that, there were a number of things that we 
were unable to do because our focus during the markup of this bill was 
to fund the ``gotta haves,'' not the ``nice to haves.'' There are so 
many ``nice to haves'' that we could fund and that make sense and that 
would be appropriate, but we wanted to make sure that we crafted a 
frugal and fiscally responsible piece of legislation, which is why the 
bill, as written, is $281 million below the amount requested, which is 
a source of pride for all of the members of the committee.
  Let me just summarize a few of the key amounts in the bill, Madam 
Speaker. The bill includes $1.4 billion for the operations of the 
House. This is an increase of $75 million, or 5.8 percent, over the 
2009 enacted level, but $120 million below the amount requested. We 
have appropriated $660 million of this amount for the MRA.
  Of interest to Members, and as was discussed during the rule, we also 
include within the budget an allocation for the Clerk of the House of 
$4.6 million to finally replace the antiquated 33-year-old voting 
system that we use here electronically in the Chamber so that we no 
longer have to have it held together by the duck tape that its inner 
workings are actually held together by.

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  $325.1 million is provided for the Capitol Police. That is sufficient 
to maintain their current officer strength. There was a request that we 
did not fund to increase the number of officers, the number or FTEs 
that they carry. It was felt that although the Capitol Police is 
working diligently towards getting their fiscal house in order--and 
Chief Morse is to be commended for that--they are not quite there yet. 
And adding to the strength of their force did not make sense, we felt, 
until they can make sure that they can get a handle on their overtime 
and get a handle on who is where in the Capitol Police structure.
  $647.4 million is included for the Library of Congress. That is a 6.6 
percent increase over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level. The amount 
provided includes $22 million for the Library to fund their high-
priority initiatives, which also includes $15 million for technology 
upgrades.
  It also includes the full amount, Members will be interested to know, 
that was requested for the Copyright Office. There is a tremendous 
backlog in the Copyright Office, which the committee has added report 
language to address. We are very concerned about that backlog and are 
going to be pushing the Copyright Office to get a handle on it, as well 
as full funding for the Books for the Blind program.
  The bill also includes $146.2 million for the Government Printing 
Office, which is a 4 percent increase.
  Finally, the bill includes $558.8 million for the GAO. Obviously, 
they have some tremendously increased responsibilities. That is a 5.2 
percent increase. We need to make sure that GAO has the ability to 
conduct the accountability responsibilities that they have and that 
they do such a good job doing.
  Beyond the core funding for the day-to-day operations, Madam Speaker, 
of the Congress, we have largely focused on two long-term priorities as 
well. We are first taking a more aggressive approach to dealing with 
the backlog of deferred maintenance needs of our aging Capitol complex. 
As we have said, and I risk saying this on the House floor, this is not 
the sexiest of committees of the 12 Appropriations Committees, but it 
is one that is incredibly important in order for us to be able to 
preserve the institution and the facilities in the institution that we 
serve in. The bill includes funding for 23 high-priority projects that 
are requested by the Architect of the Capitol.
  Beyond these immediate needs, however, the bill includes--and this is 
something that is a great source of pride for the members of the 
committee, and we want to thank Chairman Obey for his leadership on 
this--$60 million to establish a new Historic Buildings Revitalization 
Trust Fund. We have a number of major facilities projects coming up 
over the next few years, including the renewable of the Cannon House 
Office Building, which is 100 years old, as well as the restoration of 
the Capitol dome, which will cost in the range of $100 million. And 
that is not a hit that this budget can take on a year-to-year basis, so 
we are going to begin to bank funds that are in that trust fund and 
only allow the appropriation for those projects out of that trust fund.
  In addition, we have tried to deal, most importantly, I think, with 
the challenge of retaining the best and brightest that have come to 
work for us in the House of Representatives. We are so fortunate to 
have young people who are brilliant and who put aside a lot of other 
opportunities to devote themselves to public service and come to work 
for us. But what happens is that, inevitably, because we are often not 
competitive in the benefits that we provide or the pay that we give 
them, we end up losing them. We train them, we get them ready, and we 
end up losing them down the road to other career alternatives.
  We are committed to dealing with this retention problem in the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations bill, and we did several different 
things in order to be able to do that. We increased funding for the MRA 
accounts so that we can grow salaries. It is important that we be able 
to pay, not astronomical sums to our staff, but an appropriate amount 
of salary so that we can make sure we can hold on to the best and 
brightest that we are already able to attract.
  It includes two additional benefits that are not currently provided 
that we felt were very important. We have been trying to get a sense 
from our employees what their needs are, and this bill anticipates two 
of those needs. We fund $3.5 million for a tuition reimbursement 
program for all House employees, and $1 million in child care benefits 
for our lower-income employees because making sure that we can take 
away the angst of not having quality child care or being able to afford 
quality child care is an important thing for us to be able to do for 
our valuable staff.
  Again, I want to thank Mr. Aderholt, and Mr. Lewis, the ranking 
member of the full committee, for your incredible cooperation. It has 
been an absolute pleasure to work with them. And I also want to thank 
both of our staffs, who really work so hard every day to make us look 
good. These bills are not crafted over night, Madam Speaker, and there 
is painstaking effort and detail that goes into them, and so I want to 
thank Mike Stephens, the majority clerk, Dave Marroni, Matt Glassman, 
Liz Dawson, the minority clerk, Jenny Kisiah, Megan Medley, and Ian 
Rayder on my personal staff, each of whom have put in very long hours 
in support of this bill.
  I urge all Members to support this fiscally responsible bill, which I 
again will remind you is millions of dollars below the request.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  1200

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, this is my first appropriation bill to help manage on 
the floor, and I have very much enjoyed the process and consider it a 
real privilege to have this honor to do it.
  I do want to commend the Chair, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, for her 
professional and her courteous manner in the way that she has conducted 
the process over the last several months for producing the fiscal year 
2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. We have worked closely and 
very much in the spirit of bipartisanship to meet the funding needs of 
the legislative branch agencies. In addition, the Chair operated under 
an open process and was responsive to the concerns and input of all the 
members of this committee.
  Madam Speaker, I will say it is unfortunate that the bipartisan 
approach taken by our committee stopped at the doors of the Rules 
Committee. I understand that the rule accompanying this bill, the 
Legislative Branch Appropriation bill, has historically been a 
structured rule. Traditionally, while not all amendments filed with the 
Rules Committee have been made in order, a much more balanced approach 
has been taken than what we are seeing today. Twenty amendments were 
filed with the Rules Committee and only one was made in order. While I 
may not have personally supported some of the amendments, I do feel 
strongly that Members should be permitted to debate the issues of 
concern to them. Members have once again been denied the right to offer 
amendments to an appropriation bill, a trend that's happening more 
often than not.
  That being said, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, 
did its work and we addressed the many competing priorities and 
individual agency challenges.
  The committee has reduced the fiscal year 2010 requested increase of 
15 percent down to 6.8 percent, a reduction of $282 million. However, 
it is important to distinguish that nearly one-quarter of this 
increase, or $60 million, is for the establishment of the Historical 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund. When you take this into account, 
the agencies will be operating on an average of a 5.2 increase over the 
last year. This funding allows the committee to continue to focus on 
critical life safety issues surrounding the Capitol complex and to 
maintain adequate funding of current staff operations.
  Among the highlights of the bill is $1.375 billion for the expenses 
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House of Representatives. This provides an appropriate level of funding 
for the Members' representational allowances, the ability to address 
the much-needed new voting system, additional benefits for House 
employees, and a new House I.D. badge system. For the United States 
Capitol Police, $325 million will be included. This amount supports the 
current sworn strength at 1,799 positions and fully funds the 
implementation costs of the merger with the Library of Congress Police. 
The Architect of the Capitol, excluding Senate items, is funded at $541 
million and supports the top 20 construction projects. All life safety 
projects, significant investment in energy and saving efforts, and 
almost $70 million worth of deferred maintenance projects have been 
funded in this bill.
  And we have started a very needed new initiative, the Historic 
Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, to begin to address the Capitol 
complex's deteriorating infrastructure. For the Library of Congress, 
$647 million is included, and it includes $15 million for the beginning 
of needed new technology investments. The Government Printing Office is 
to continue the development of the Federal digital system and is 
included at $7 million, and in order to meet the congressional demands, 
additional workforce is provided for the Congressional Budget Office 
and the Government Accountability Office.
  In conclusion, H.R. 2918 is a well-rounded bill and adequately 
addresses the needs of the legislative branch.
  Again, I would like to express my thanks to the Chair for her 
bipartisanship and how she has conducted this subcommittee over the 
last several months that we've had the hearings and as we have worked 
together on this bill. I also do want to thank the majority staff, Mike 
Stephens, David Marroni, Matt Glassman, and Ian Rayder, for their help 
with this bill; and, of course, on my side of the aisle, on the 
minority's side, Liz Dawson, Jennifer Kisiah, and Megan Medley with my 
office to make sure that this bill goes through as it has successfully 
over the last several months. So, again, I thank all the people who 
were involved.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, at this time I yield 3 minutes 
to the distinguished gentleman from Illinois.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise with my friend from 
Tennessee (Mr. Wamp) to engage in a colloquy with the distinguished 
chairwoman of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee.
  Madam Chairwoman, as you know, Mr. Wamp and I worked with you to name 
the main hall in the Capitol Visitor Center Emancipation Hall. However, 
we feel the naming of Emancipation Hall needs context and want to work 
with you, the House Administration Committee, and the Senate Rules 
Committee to do this.
  I yield to Mr. Wamp.
  Mr. WAMP. Madam Speaker, ``emancipation'' means free or equal. 
There's no greater duty bestowed upon the Congress than to advance the 
principle of freedom. The process of emancipation liberated all 
Americans from the bondage of slavery, and Emancipation Hall will tell 
freedom's story to millions of visitors each year.
  But there is a missing element in the hall to educate visitors about 
the process of emancipation that this great hall was named to honor. We 
would like to design and construct an educational display in the 
Capitol Visitor Center that recognizes the naming of Emancipation Hall 
and provides an historical narrative of President Lincoln's 
emancipation of the slaves.
  Madam Chair, can you work with us to make this happen?
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I would not only be happy to work with you, I 
could not agree with either of you more on this very worthwhile 
endeavor. You are both to be commended for your effort to recognize 
that slave labor and their hands constructed the great building that we 
work in every single day, and subject to the authorization of the House 
Administration Committee, I look forward to working with you towards 
this goal.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. I thank the chairwoman, and while this may 
not necessarily be part of a colloquy, I would like the gentlewoman to 
yield me an additional 30 seconds, if she wouldn't mind.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I would be happy to yield an additional 30 
seconds.
  Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. I just wanted to say that on behalf of every 
Member of this institution, we owe a debt of gratitude to the 
distinguished chairwoman and the ranking member for their extraordinary 
efforts in wrapping their arms around the Capital Visitor Center, 
which, since the inauguration of the President and since its opening, 
has served as a beaming moment of pride for every Member that brings 
their constituents through that enormous visitor center.
  And while it started out, Madam Speaker, as somewhat of a 
controversial project, the chairwoman and the ranking member have done 
an extraordinary job on behalf of this institution and all Members are 
grateful.
  I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
  Mr. WAMP. Will the gentlewoman yield?
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I would be happy to yield.
  Mr. WAMP. Just to add a note of thanks to you and the ranking member 
for extraordinary work protecting the interests of the legislative 
branch. You have been remarkable in your diligence both in finishing 
the CVC and properly managing the affairs of the House. And I'd also 
like to thank Representative John Lewis of Atlanta for chairing the 
Slave Labor Task Force and working with us all along the way to try to 
use both the CVC and Emancipation Hall to properly honor the slave 
labor that did contribute mightily to this great temple of freedom. 
Also, Chairman Brady of House Administration and Ranking Member Lungren 
have met with us and agreed to this in principle. We're just working 
with the Senate trying to dot the ``I's'' and cross the ``T's'' so that 
we can join up the authorization and the appropriation at the proper 
time and before it's too late.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Thank you very much.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman, the ranking member of the full committee, from California 
(Mr. Lewis).
  Mr. LEWIS of California. I appreciate very much my colleague's 
yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise to say just a few things about the way these 
two people are working together. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and my friend 
Robert Aderholt have done a fabulous job on this bill. Not the most 
expensive bill of the 12 that are around but probably one of the very 
most important bills, for it decides whether the legislative branch 
works effectively or does not work effectively. I want the Members and 
our public to know that these two people have done a fabulous job in 
putting us on a course that I think makes sense.
  I especially want to express my appreciation for concern about the 
buildings that are the places where we must work and operate the 
legislative branch. Those are institutions in the place that are in 
serious difficulty because of lack of repair, et cetera. They are on a 
course that will make sure that we extend their life and their service 
to all of our people in an effective way.
  Further, the Capitol Visitor Center has been mentioned by several, 
but let me suggest that it's a fabulous new addition to the Capitol, 
but there is an institution developing there as well. We do have a way 
in Washington to create new bureaucracies almost no matter what, and 
there are those who believe that they're the only ones that know how to 
show off the CVC and the Capitol to our public. The long history of 
Members' staffs developing expertise as well and representing us well 
by taking our constituents through these facilities is a very important 
part of our process.
  I want to congratulate the ranking member, but especially the 
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very specifically tells those who run the CVC that this is a people's 
institution and the people's elected representatives ought to play the 
most significant role in the way it is run.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. LaTourette), who is a member of the 
subcommittee.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  I want to add I'm new to the Appropriations Committee, new to this 
subcommittee, and I have to tell you it's one of the most pleasant 
experiences I have had in 15 years in the United States Congress. I 
would commend the chairwoman for her diligence and oversight and 
commend the ranking member for being her partner.
  This product truly is a bipartisan result, and unlike some of the 
things that go on around here, the gentlewoman from Florida did, in 
fact, include the minority in every decision that was made in the 
crafting of this bill. And I want to highlight just a couple of things 
that I'm really pleased with.
  One is the increase in the Members' representational account, not 
that Members of Congress will make more money but that so we can 
attract and retain, and retention really is the key, quality staff 
folks in our personal offices. I'm also appreciative to the gentlewoman 
for including some report language dealing with the Congressional 
Research Service as a result of the oversight hearing. As was mentioned 
before by Mr. Lewis and others, the icon fund, the anticipated repairs 
to the United States Capitol and the Cannon building are going to be 
astronomical. Rather than sort of waiting for disaster to strike, 
squirreling money away now so that we can do it in an orderly fashion, 
I think, is a great idea.
  The only concern I have, and I want to thank the gentlewoman for her 
willingness to work with us during the full committee markup of this 
bill, is we did have an oversight hearing and folks are aware that at 
the historic inauguration of President Obama, a crush of people arrived 
here. Some people in the purple haze or purple zone were stuck in a 
tunnel and never got the opportunity to see the inauguration. And the 
report as currently written correctly indicates that some of the 
problem was with the planning with the police, the Secret Service, and 
others. However, in that oversight hearing and why I am grateful to the 
gentlewoman for indicating she'll work with us, the police and the 
Secret Service indicated that they were turning away hundreds and 
thousands of people who had received this very fancy invitation. And 
the invitation, Madam Speaker, says the honor of your presence is 
requested at the ceremonies for the inauguration of the President on 
January 20. And people were coming to the barricades and basically 
saying, I've been invited.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute.
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. I thank you very much, and I won't take a minute.
  But thousands of people were coming up to the barricades and 
basically indicating, Hey, look, I've been invited by Senator 
Feinstein, Senator Reid, Senator Bennett, Speaker Pelosi, Majority 
Leader Hoyer, and Minority Leader Boehner to attend the inauguration; 
so what do you mean I can't get in? And, of course, these aren't 
invitations.
  So I appreciate the gentlewoman's willingness to also look at the 
Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and perhaps we all can do 
better and have a more peaceful inauguration in 2013.

                              {time}  1215

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, at this time I yield 3 minutes 
to my colleague and friend, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings).
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank my good friend from Florida.
  In my capacity as the cochairman of the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe, I would like to engage in a colloquy with the 
gentlewoman from Florida regarding a chronic problem faced by the 
commission, and that is, access to appropriate space for public 
hearings, briefings and other events.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield to the gentlewoman from Florida.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I'm very familiar with the outstanding human 
rights work undertaken by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings) and 
his colleagues on the commission. Last year I had the opportunity to 
participate in a commission hearing on combating sexual exploitation of 
children and strengthening international law enforcement cooperation. 
The commission is providing important leadership on this and many other 
issues at home and abroad, including among parliamentarians, through 
engagement by Mr. Hastings, a past president of the OSCE Parliamentary 
Assembly, and Senator Cardin, a vice president of the assembly and 
current Chair of the commission.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Fulfillment of the commission's 
congressional mandate requires the convening of public hearings and 
briefings as well as sustained engagement with visiting delegations of 
senior foreign government officials, including parliamentarians and 
representatives of nongovernmental organizations. When Congress 
established the commission, there were 35 countries that were part of 
the Helsinki Process. Today that number has grown to 56. Additionally, 
the commission has paid increasing attention to developments in OSCE 
partner countries, including Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel, 
among others. The commission's increased workload has led to an 
increased number of public events as well as meetings with foreign 
dignitaries.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I can appreciate the dilemma faced by my 
colleagues on the commission and the difficulty of securing suitable 
space for such events and meetings. I am committed to working with the 
gentleman from Florida in finding a durable solution to this persistent 
problem. My understanding is that he has identified space in the CVC 
that might meet the commission's needs.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. That is correct. I appreciate the Chair's 
support and look forward to working with her and others to fix this 
problem.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I would like to yield 3 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) who is a member of the 
full committee and has worked very diligently on a lot of these issues 
that involve the legislative branch, even though he is not on the 
subcommittee. He has worked very diligently, especially regarding the 
Visitor Center and making sure that Members have the opportunity to 
bring their guests throughout the Capitol and get a quality tour from 
the State's perspective from where they're from.
  Mr. KIRK. I thank my colleague and rise in very strong support for 
this bipartisan legislation. I particularly want to thank Mr. Aderholt 
and our Chair, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, for putting together this 
legislation. I have worked on this legislation in the past, 
particularly to build a staff gym, which is now one of the great 
successes of this institution. But lately was particularly concerned 
with the decision quietly made that gave the Architect of the Capitol 
Red Coats apparently the exclusive power to control Capitol tours in 
the Capitol. It's clear now that they abused this power. They blocked 
staff-led tours of the Capitol and on Facebook set a record for poor 
customer service in condemning congressional staffs--politically 
naively enough majority and minority staffs--and saying what a bad 
piece of work that they did.
  Many Members came together under the leadership of Chairman Wasserman 
Schultz, concerned about this power grab in the people's House. While 
the CVC attempted changes, they maintained that they still wanted to 
control access to the Capitol, turning away one of our Members who had 
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visiting here, but they only had three tickets.
  What this legislation now does, as written by the chairwoman, is that 
we have fired the Red Coats' ability to control access to the Capitol 
by Members of Congress and their staff, that if constituents come in 
from whatever district, that Members should now know that your staff 
can get your constituents into the Capitol to see it. We have also 
removed the restraints so that you can see all provisions of the 
Capitol, especially, for example, my constituents and many others who 
have seen this institution on C-SPAN and want to look at it. Now we can 
get them in here.
  I particularly want to thank the leadership for this legislation 
because we have returned a sense of order and control in making sure 
that the people who were elected to represent them actually can bring 
them into the Capitol. As I said in full committee, this institution 
can be quite frustrating--like yesterday; and the one thing that we can 
guarantee that was under our control is that we could guarantee that 
our constituents have a good experience in the Capitol. That had been 
denied by the Red Coats. This legislation returns that control.
  I want to particularly thank Jenny Desia and Liz Dawson on our side; 
and Ian Rader in Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz's staff for helping 
out; and Brette Davis of my staff who helped bring this together. I 
also want to thank Congressmen Dave Loebsack and Jim Moran who helped 
me out so much.
  We see ourselves as institutionalists here. I started working here as 
a staffer in 1984. And while the CVC is quite impressive, its 
restrictions were beginning to deny a number of Members of Congress the 
opportunity to show it to their constituents. This legislation restores 
that access.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 2 minutes just 
to agree wholeheartedly with the gentleman from Illinois. I am so glad 
that he raised the issue of staff-led tours during debate on this 
legislation. It is incredibly important, and it was an incredible 
source of frustration for me as we moved towards opening the CVC to 
note that it was possible that constituents of ours could come to the 
Capitol, take a tour, walk through this whole building, watch our 
proceedings in the gallery, and leave to go home, never having known or 
been able to identify who it is that represents them in the United 
States Congress.
  Preserving staff-led tours is an incredibly important way for us to 
be able to do that. And quite frankly, just to promote staff-led tours 
to anyone who is interested in getting one, you can get a more unique 
and less homogenized tour. As good as the guide-led tours are, you can 
get a more tailored-to-your-State oriented tour from your Member of 
Congress. And I would encourage people who are interested in doing that 
to go through their own Member of Congress to book their reservation 
and get a tour of the Capitol from the person that represents you in 
Washington.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. At this time I would like to yield 2 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise).
  Mr. SCALISE. I thank my colleague from Alabama for yielding me time 
to speak.
  I rise in opposition to this legislative appropriations bill. While I 
appreciate the work that's been done in putting this bill together, I 
think it's been a disservice to the American people that the amendments 
that were filed by so many Members on our side to actually cut the 
growth of spending in this bill were not allowed to come to the floor, 
were, in essence, ruled out of order. I think it's a sad day when 
someone attempts to cut spending in a bill that grows government by the 
size of 7 percent, in this case, and it is ruled out of order. It's not 
allowed to be debated on this House floor. I think what's happening 
right now--and we saw this yesterday--there was a $64 billion piece of 
legislation that was brought before Congress yesterday, which 
represented a 12 percent growth--the CJS budget that was brought before 
Congress yesterday--a 12 percent growth in government at a time when 
Americans all across the country are cutting their spending because 
we're living in tough economic times.
  I think there's some people in this leadership in Congress that just 
don't get the fact that people want us to cut spending here in 
Washington, not spend at record levels.
  I think it was very sad when just on this House floor yesterday we 
had a record--8 hours was spent on a bill where $64 billion of taxpayer 
money was being spent, and we were trying to bring up amendments to cut 
that rapid growth in spending. People just last night and today in the 
leadership on this floor actually used the comments that ``delaying 
tactics''--they called our amendments to cut spending delaying tactics. 
Some of their Members actually used the term ``nonsense'' and 
``foolishness'' when describing our amendments to cut spending. So now 
some people on the other side want to spend money so fast that if we 
put up an amendment to cut spending, to cut growth in spending, they 
call that a delaying tactic.
  Well, I think Americans all across this country want more of those 
types of delaying tactics to slow down this runaway train of massive 
Federal spending, money we don't have. Every dollar we spend in 
Congress from today all the way through the end of this year is 
borrowed money. We don't have that money. We need to control what we're 
spending. I would urge opposition to this bill.
  Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of 
the Legislative Branch Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010. I want 
to thank Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz and all of the members of the 
subcommittee for their hard work. It is no secret that we are in the 
middle of the most trying economic times that we have seen in decades. 
This has made a hard job even harder for the Appropriations Committee, 
as difficult decisions had to be made. I commend the Subcommittee for 
finding a balance that supports the necessities of running the 
Legislative branch while restraining spending.
  A year ago at this time we were still anticipating the opening of the 
new Capitol Visitor Center. Today we are seeing it flourish, as it has 
already welcomed more than one million visitors to the Capitol. I want 
to commend Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz for her part in opening the 
doors to the CVC, and for her work on this bill that supports its 
continued success and growth.
  I am very pleased to see that this bill includes funds to renovate 
the east underground garage and for design work necessary to renovate 
the Cannon House Office Building. The garage renovation is a must-fund 
project for the safety of anyone who uses the facility. Maintenance 
projects have been deferred for too long and parts of the structure are 
literally beginning to crumble. Furthermore, the Cannon building has 
historic significance and we owe it to the institution to preserve the 
structure. These are just the first elements of long-deferred 
maintenance of the Capitol complex, and I am pleased to see the 
initiation of a capital fund to address these multi-year expenses.
  I am sure that many members here share in my excitement for this 
bill's inclusion of funds to modernize the Electronic Voting Display in 
the House Chamber. The EVS has not been upgraded significantly since it 
was first installed more than 30 years ago. The proposed changes to the 
display will not just reduce malfunctions, but also make it easier for 
Members to read at a glance. It will also remove any confusion about 
what is being voted on. This upgrade is long overdue and will ensure 
the system's ability to adapt to advancing technologies.
  Additionally, I'd like to voice my support for funding a number of 
initiatives from the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer. I'm 
glad to see the continued support for the CAO's greening efforts. These 
efforts have greatly improved the House's energy efficiency, lowered 
our carbon footprint, and reduced our costs. In this bill, funds have 
been specifically set aside for energy demonstration projects. This 
appropriation will make the House a showcase for the possibilities of a 
greener, and more responsible, tomorrow.
  Another CAO initiative that I am happy to see funded in this bill is 
the Wounded Warrior program. Wounded veterans face innumerable 
challenges when they return home. This program is a small way that we 
can ease that burden for some, and hopefully set an example for other 
employers to follow.
  Finally, I'm pleased to see the inclusion of staff benefits aimed to 
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the executive and legislative branches. In particular, I am glad to see 
funds for a tuition reimbursement program and extended childcare 
benefits. All of the benefits the CAO has recommended already exist in 
executive agencies, and the Committee on House Administration will soon 
consider extending them to House employees to retain and recruit the 
best staff.
  Before closing, I just wanted to mention the importance of the funds 
incorporated in the supplemental for the Capitol Police to upgrade 
their radio system. Their antiquated radio system has been an ongoing 
problem that affects the safety of everyone who works in or visits the 
Capitol. We have increasing security concerns and an expanding campus, 
making effective communication more important than ever. Including that 
money in the supplemental accelerated the installation of the new 
system; otherwise, funding would have had to be included in this bill.
  I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill. It represents a 
wise and careful use of taxpayer dollars in a difficult economic time. 
Meanwhile, it effectively addresses the necessities of running the 
legislative branch. These appropriations make it possible for all of us 
to do our jobs effectively for the American people.
  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the H.R. 
2918, and I commend Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz for crafting a bill 
that acknowledges the importance of a well-funded legislative branch 
while at the same time considers the challenging economic environment.
  The bill provides a modest increase for the Government Accountability 
Office, which I would like to see increased, possibly in conference 
with the Senate. A robust and healthy GAO is vital if Congress is going 
to be able to execute our mandate of rigorous oversight.
  I am also glad that the bill addresses the issue of staff-led tours. 
I, with my staff, take great pride in hosting constituents when they 
visit Washington, D.C. In years past constituents have told me and my 
staff that their staff-led tour of the Capitol was the highlight of 
their trip to the city. I make sure that staff-led tours are relevant 
to my constituents, something that Capitol Tour Guides, while very 
knowledgeable, simply cannot do when conducting tours with people from 
all over the country.
  I am disappointed, however, in the success of the motion to recommit, 
which would eliminate funding for the Wheels 4 Wellness program. Wheels 
4 Wellness was created to give House staff an alternate mode of 
transportation around the Hill campus during the business day. As we 
also prepare to debate climate change legislation, programs that lessen 
our carbon footprint should be encouraged and supported, not 
eliminated. I agree with the Committee Report and with the Chairwoman's 
comments, and I hope to see the shortcomings of the program addressed 
so that staff will have access to a stronger and more viable Wheels 4 
Wellness program.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, at this time I have no 
additional speakers, but I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I have no more requests for time and 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, again, it was a great privilege 
to work with the gentleman from Alabama and his staff. I look forward 
to continuing to work as we move the legislative branch appropriations 
bill through the conference process.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate on the bill has expired.


          Amendment No. 1 Offered by Mrs. McCarthy of New York

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
  The text of the amendment is as follows:

       Amendment No. 1 offered by Mrs. McCarthy of New York:
       In the item relating to ``Library of Congress, Salaries and 
     Expenses'', strike the period at the end and insert the 
     following: ``Provided further, That of the amount made 
     available under this heading, $250,000 shall be used to carry 
     out activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 
     2009.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 559, the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. McCarthy) and a Member opposed each 
will control 5 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. I thank you, Madam Speaker.
  I certainly want to thank Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz and Ranking 
Member Aderholt for letting this amendment come through today. I 
appreciate all the work that has been done, and I am not going to speak 
long on this to save time.
  I want to thank my lead cosponsor of the Civil Rights Oral History 
Project, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, himself a civil rights 
hero, for all of his help in developing and generating support for this 
program.
  All I'm going to say is that I thank everyone for working together to 
make sure that this amendment comes through. What has happened was--it 
has passed in the House before. Money had been appropriated for it. But 
unfortunately by a technical change, there was a delay until the year 
2011. We have so many people around this country that are advancing in 
age who have the history of the civil rights movement, and obviously in 
the last few years, we have seen some of the great civil rights 
leaders, unfortunately, die; but it's also those that were the 
housewives, just the ordinary citizens that really also made a 
difference.
  I would like to thank Chairwoman Wasserman Schultz and Ranking Member 
Aderholt for their help in moving this amendmendment forward and 
congratulate them for their hard work on crafting the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations bill.
  I also want to thank my lead cosponsor of the Civil Rights Oral 
History Project, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, himself a civil 
rights hero, for all of his help in developing and generating support 
for this program.
  Mr. Lewis was at the forefront of the battle to end segregation and 
his contribution to ensuring equality in our country cannot be 
overstated.
  I know I speak for all of my colleagues when I say that we are 
honored to serve with him and grateful for all that he has done and 
continues to do for all Americans as a steward of justice and equal 
rights.
  We are fortunate to serve in Congress with several other influential 
civil rights leaders and I would like to extend a heartfelt ``thank 
you'' for their sacrifices and commitment to the cause of freedom.
  The fight for civil rights was one of the most significant social and 
cultural movements in our nation's history.
  H.R. 586, the Civil Rights Oral History Project Act of 2009, was 
passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on May 12th.
  It would permit the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Museum to 
jointly create a comprehensive compilation of audio and video 
recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who 
participated in the Civil Rights movement.
  It is important that we begin to fund this project now, so we can 
document the stories of those brave men and women who fought in so many 
ways to ensure equal rights to all Americans.
  Another year is too long to wait.
  Unfortunately, with each passing year, our nation loses more and more 
of the people that played major roles in the American Civil Rights 
Movement.
  Over the last few years, we lost Mrs. Coretta Scott King and Mrs. 
Rosa Parks, and we will continue to lose more courageous Civil Rights 
pioneers.
  Thankfully, their stories have been well documented in the historic 
record, but there are many others who have already passed or whose 
memories are fading.
  While we know so much about the lives of the leaders of the Civil 
Rights Movement, such as Dr. Martin Luther King, our colleague, 
Congressman John Lewis, and Thurgood Marshall, it is important that we 
learn about the everyday people of all races who took a stand during a 
pivotal time in our nation's history.
  Many leaders from all walks of life put their lives on the line to 
make it possible for all people to live freely and have the same 
fundamental rights.
  The workers in Memphis that went on strike and marched in protest 
with Dr. King, the students that held sit-ins at lunch counters in the 
south, the thousands of people that marched on Washington and witnessed 
the ``I Have a Dream Speech'' and the millions of Americans that stood 
up and worked in their own ways to make our country a better place for 
all people.
  In my Congressional District, there are many important leaders who 
fought to ensure equal rights for all Long Islanders.
  Brave Americans like Irving C. McKnight from Roosevelt, Mr. McNeil 
from Hempstead, Mrs. Iris Johnson from Freeport, Fred Brewington from 
Malverne and so many others.

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  These people are the heroes of the civil rights movement and we need 
to make sure that their stories are woven into the fabric of the 
American story.
  Without their efforts many of the freedoms we take for granted 
everyday would not have come to pass.
  It is vital that future generations know and understand the struggles 
and challenges of those that paved the way for us to live in a free 
nation.
  This legislation stresses the importance of capturing the memories 
and deeds of the Civil Rights generation and will give us a unique 
insight into the experiences of the people that were really on the 
frontlines of the civil rights movement.
  This bill is based on the successful Veterans History Project and 
will create a joint effort between the future National Museum of 
African American History and Culture and the Library of Congress to 
collect oral histories of the people that were involved in the civil 
rights movement and preserve their stories for future generations.
  The legislation authorized $500,000 for fiscal year 2010, for the 
purpose of carrying out the project, jointly between the two agencies.
  I know that the bill was signed into law late and I appreciate the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee including language in 
the bill indicating funding can be used for ``activities for the Civil 
Rights Oral History Project.'' However, it does not appropriate an 
actual amount.
  My amendment simply specifies that $250,000 would be directed from 
the salaries and expenses account to begin implementing the project in 
fiscal year 2010.
  The amendment would guarantee a specified amount be used by the 
Library of Congress for this project.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and take the time to 
acknowledge the contributions of those great Americans who fought to 
make our nation a more fair and just place.
  With that, I yield to the gentlelady from Florida.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I thank the gentlelady from New York for 
yielding and for her very appropriate amendment.
  It is really wonderful to see the progress that has been made on the 
Civil Rights Oral History Project. We did have language in our bill, 
preserving the possibility for providing the funding. I'm glad that 
we've been able to fast forward that opportunity. I look forward to 
continuing to work with her. I'm happy to accept the amendment.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Thank you.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Will the gentlelady yield?
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama.
  Mr. ADERHOLT. Let me just say on the minority side, the Republican 
side, we accept the amendment as well. We look forward to working with 
you on that.
  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Thank you.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does any Member claim time in opposition to 
the amendment?
  All time for debate on the amendment has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 559, the previous question is ordered on 
the bill and on the amendment by the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. 
McCarthy).
  The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New 
York.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. 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.


                           Motion to Recommit

  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
  Mr. KINGSTON. I am.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to 
recommit.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Kingston of Georgia moves to recommit the bill H.R. 
     2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to 
     report the same back to the house forthwith with the 
     following amendment:
       Page 2, line 9, strike ``$1,375,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,375,200,000''.
       Page 5, line 19, strike ``$317,940,000'' and insert 
     ``$317,840,000''.
       Page 5, line 25, strike ``$278,378,000'' and insert 
     ``$278,278,000''.

  Mr. KINGSTON (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that the motion be considered as read.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.

                              {time}  1230

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, what this motion to recommit does is it 
moves to strike the congressional bicycle program.
  When I came to Congress 17 years ago, we actually had a congressional 
ice program. I want you to imagine, every day 435 offices would get a 
bucket of ice delivered to them, even though we had ice machines in our 
refrigerator. It was a long-standing tradition and we couldn't get rid 
of it. It cost $375,000 a year. Finally we got rid of it.
  Not to be outdone, it seems this Congress has started a bicycle 
program so our staff could have an opportunity to ride a beautiful bike 
like this. I want to tell you, these are beautiful bikes, not just 
because they are a pleasant blue color. But I am a bike rider. I ride a 
bike to work. I take this carbon footprint stuff seriously. I also 
don't like to pay $2.70 a gallon. So I ride my bike, but I pay for mine 
with my own money.
  Now, these bikes, you don't have to pay for them. You just have to 
sign up. The problem is, last year $200,000, this year--the chairman 
would like me to show my colors here. I am a bike rider, and I take it 
seriously. Mr. Jackson and Mr. Lewis, we would love to have you in our 
caucus.
  To get 30 bikes, we have spent $200,000. But only a small number of 
people have signed up for this, and last year they were only used 186 
times. That calculates to $330 a ride.
  Now, it is important to give staff employees benefits, and that is 
why this bill increases the salary allowance. We give them Metro cards. 
They have a health care plan and a fitness center. They have Federal 
holidays. They have nurses on the premises. They have a Thrift Savings 
Plan. There are a lot of good things we do and should continue doing 
for employees. But the bike program is so silly.
  Why is it silly? It is not available, except for on weekdays from 8 
to 5. So when I have an employee come to work, I expect them to be 
working, not riding bikes provided for by hard-working taxpayers.
  These bikes are deluxe bikes. You can't quite see them. There is a 
nice seat, a very nice cushiony seat. They have lights. They have 
speedometers. I can tell you these bikes don't have any speed to them 
at all. I ride a road bike. I know. I could take one of these easily. 
But they have a speedometer, in case they do get up to five miles per 
hour. Nice thick tires. And you can't quite see them, but they have a 
mud flap. Now, you know you can't be serious with a bike unless you 
have a mud flap on it.
  I want people to be riding bicycles, but I don't think it is fair for 
taxpayers in this economy to be spending $300,000 for a silly 
congressional bike program that is not used.
  And, by the way, how bad is it? I would challenge you to do this: 
Check the Web page out and ask them how to get a bike, and it can't 
even accurately tell you where to go. It tells you to go to the Fitness 
Center. You call the Fitness Center, and they say, no, you have to go 
to First Call. You call First Call and you wait in line. That is where 
you get your sandwiches and meeting rooms and everything else. You have 
to be in line for that.
  I went over, by the way, to see those bikes. Lots of dust is on them. 
They are sitting all by themselves in the corner of the parking lot, 
Ride me, ride me, please, somebody. No, you don't get that opportunity, 
because you can't sign up for it.
  But, again, I want my employees to be working between 8 and 5, and on 
the

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 weekend, if they want to ride a bike, they ought to pay for it with 
their own money. Again, if this program was practical, it would be 
available to them on the weekends, but it is not.
  It is a silly program and it revisits the days of the congressional 
ice-delivery program. Like the congressional ice-delivery program, it 
was a good idea, a good intention gone bad.
  We need to strike this, put it to rest and say, you know what? We 
tried it. Let's don't be stupid and continue trying it. Let's accept 
this language and move the bill and get rid of the congressional bike 
program.
  I would like all of you folks to sign up for a bike program, but not 
this one. Bring your own bike at your own expense.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise to claim the time in 
opposition to the motion to recommit; although I am not opposed to it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentlewoman from 
Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, I do first think it is 
important to point out that technically the language in the motion to 
recommit does not specifically reduce the funding for any program at 
all. It simply reduces funding by $100,000 in this section of the bill. 
So I do think it is important to point out that the Wheels for Wellness 
program has not been specifically named in the motion to recommit for 
reduction.
  That having been said, it is also important to point out that 
included in the report that accompanies the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations bill, we did express our concern about the effectiveness 
of the program as it is currently constructed. There are very few bikes 
that have been checked out, and we do believe that there needs to be a 
more effective plan brought forward by the CAO to ensure that if the 
program is going to continue to exist into the future, that more bikes 
be checked out and that they have an effective plan for doing that.
  We are looking forward to getting that report language back and to 
working towards the possibility of reestablishing the funds in this 
section of the bill, which is all that has occurred.
  But with that understanding and in anticipation of receiving that 
report, and recognizing the good work of our colleague, the gentleman 
from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) and his passionate commitment to ensuring 
that we get out of our cars and on to our bikes, because obviously that 
would reduce our carbon footprint and the carbon emissions, that is a 
worthwhile goal that the American people would greatly benefit from, 
with that, I would be glad to accept the motion to recommit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate on the motion to 
recommit having expired, without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to recommit.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to recommit.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that 
a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is 
not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Evidently a quorum is not present.
  The Sergeant at Arms will notify absent Members.
  Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on 
the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of 
the bill, and approval of the Journal, if ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 374, 
nays 34, not voting 25, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 412]

                               YEAS--374

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Andrews
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Baca
     Bachus
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blumenauer
     Blunt
     Boccieri
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boustany
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Brady (TX)
     Braley (IA)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown, Corrine
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Butterfield
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Castor (FL)
     Chaffetz
     Chandler
     Childers
     Cleaver
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Cohen
     Cole
     Conaway
     Cooper
     Costa
     Costello
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Cuellar
     Culberson
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (KY)
     Davis (TN)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Dent
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donnelly (IN)
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Edwards (TX)
     Ehlers
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Fallin
     Farr
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foster
     Foxx
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon (TN)
     Granger
     Graves
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Green, Gene
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guthrie
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Hall (TX)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Harper
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Heinrich
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hodes
     Holden
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Inslee
     Israel
     Issa
     Jackson (IL)
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kagen
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilroy
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirk
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kline (MN)
     Kosmas
     Kratovil
     Lamborn
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lujan
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Lynch
     Mack
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Markey (MA)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     Matsui
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCotter
     McDermott
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McIntyre
     McKeon
     McMahon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Mica
     Michaud
     Miller (FL)
     Miller (MI)
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, Gary
     Miller, George
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (KS)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal (MA)
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Nye
     Obey
     Olson
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perriello
     Peters
     Peterson
     Petri
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Price (NC)
     Putnam
     Quigley
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roskam
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Ryan (WI)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Sensenbrenner
     Shea-Porter
     Shimkus
     Shuler
     Shuster
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Souder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tanner
     Tauscher
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Turner
     Upton
     Van Hollen
     Visclosky
     Walden
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waxman
     Wexler
     Whitfield
     Wilson (OH)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--34

     Clarke
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Crowley
     Cummings
     Davis (IL)
     Edwards (MD)
     Ellison
     Filner
     Fudge
     Hirono
     Holt
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Kucinich
     Lee (CA)
     McGovern
     Mollohan
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Oberstar
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Pingree (ME)
     Serrano
     Sherman
     Tsongas
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Weiner
     Welch
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Bachmann
     Barrett (SC)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Capuano
     Davis (AL)
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     Fattah
     Harman
     Hoekstra
     Johnson (GA)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     LaTourette
     Lewis (GA)
     Pascrell
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Sullivan
     Velazquez
     Westmoreland

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                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). Members have 2 minutes 
remaining in this vote.

                              {time}  1301

  Messrs. McGOVERN, HOLT, CONYERS, Ms. CLARKE, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. FUDGE, and Mr. ELLISON 
changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
  Mr. REYES, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Messrs. HALL of New York, LUJAN 
and SMITH of Washington changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
  So the motion to recommit was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the instructions of 
the House in the motion to recommit, I report the bill, H.R. 2918, back 
to the House with an amendment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment offered by Ms. Wasserman Schultz:
       Page 2, line 9, strike ``$1,375,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,375,200,000''.
       Page 5, line 19, strike ``$317,940,000'' and insert 
     ``$317,840,000''.
       Page 5, line 25, strike ``$278,378,000'' and insert 
     ``$278,278,000''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. 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.
  This is a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 232, 
nays 178, not voting 23, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 413]

                               YEAS--232

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Aderholt
     Andrews
     Baca
     Baird
     Baldwin
     Barrow
     Becerra
     Berkley
     Berman
     Berry
     Blumenauer
     Boccieri
     Boren
     Boswell
     Boucher
     Boyd
     Brady (PA)
     Braley (IA)
     Brown, Corrine
     Butterfield
     Cao
     Capito
     Capps
     Cardoza
     Carnahan
     Carney
     Carson (IN)
     Carter
     Castor (FL)
     Chandler
     Childers
     Clarke
     Clay
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Cole
     Connolly (VA)
     Conyers
     Cooper
     Costa
     Courtney
     Crenshaw
     Crowley
     Cuellar
     Cummings
     Dahlkemper
     Davis (CA)
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (TN)
     DeGette
     Delahunt
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart, L.
     Diaz-Balart, M.
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards (MD)
     Edwards (TX)
     Ellison
     Ellsworth
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Etheridge
     Farr
     Filner
     Foster
     Frank (MA)
     Fudge
     Gonzalez
     Gordon (TN)
     Grayson
     Green, Al
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Gutierrez
     Hall (NY)
     Halvorson
     Hare
     Hastings (FL)
     Heinrich
     Herseth Sandlin
     Higgins
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinchey
     Hinojosa
     Hirono
     Hodes
     Holden
     Holt
     Honda
     Hoyer
     Inslee
     Israel
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kagen
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Kilroy
     Kirk
     Kissell
     Klein (FL)
     Kosmas
     Kucinich
     Lance
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latham
     Lee (CA)
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Loebsack
     Lofgren, Zoe
     Lowey
     Lujan
     Lynch
     Maffei
     Maloney
     Markey (MA)
     Matsui
     McCarthy (NY)
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McGovern
     McIntyre
     McMahon
     Meek (FL)
     Meeks (NY)
     Melancon
     Michaud
     Miller (NC)
     Miller, George
     Mollohan
     Moore (KS)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran (VA)
     Murphy (CT)
     Murtha
     Nadler (NY)
     Napolitano
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pascrell
     Pastor (AZ)
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Peterson
     Pingree (ME)
     Polis (CO)
     Pomeroy
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reyes
     Richardson
     Rodriguez
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Ross
     Rothman (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan (OH)
     Salazar
     Sanchez, Loretta
     Sarbanes
     Schakowsky
     Schauer
     Schiff
     Schrader
     Schwartz
     Scott (GA)
     Scott (VA)
     Serrano
     Shea-Porter
     Sherman
     Shuler
     Simpson
     Sires
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Snyder
     Space
     Speier
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stupak
     Sutton
     Tauscher
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Tierney
     Titus
     Tonko
     Towns
     Tsongas
     Van Hollen
     Visclosky
     Walz
     Wamp
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson
     Watt
     Waxman
     Weiner
     Welch
     Wexler
     Wilson (OH)
     Woolsey
     Wu
     Yarmuth
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                               NAYS--178

     Adler (NJ)
     Akin
     Alexander
     Altmire
     Arcuri
     Austria
     Bachus
     Bartlett
     Barton (TX)
     Bean
     Biggert
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (UT)
     Blackburn
     Blunt
     Boehner
     Bonner
     Bono Mack
     Boozman
     Boustany
     Brady (TX)
     Bright
     Broun (GA)
     Brown (SC)
     Brown-Waite, Ginny
     Buchanan
     Burgess
     Burton (IN)
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Cantor
     Cassidy
     Castle
     Chaffetz
     Coble
     Coffman (CO)
     Conaway
     Costello
     Culberson
     Davis (KY)
     Dent
     Donnelly (IN)
     Dreier
     Driehaus
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Fallin
     Flake
     Fleming
     Forbes
     Fortenberry
     Foxx
     Franks (AZ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Garrett (NJ)
     Gerlach
     Giffords
     Gingrey (GA)
     Gohmert
     Goodlatte
     Granger
     Graves
     Green, Gene
     Guthrie
     Hall (TX)
     Harper
     Hastings (WA)
     Heller
     Hensarling
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Issa
     Jenkins
     Johnson (IL)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Jordan (OH)
     Kind
     King (IA)
     King (NY)
     Kingston
     Kirkpatrick (AZ)
     Kline (MN)
     Kratovil
     Lamborn
     Latta
     Lee (NY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Lummis
     Lungren, Daniel E.
     Mack
     Manzullo
     Marchant
     Markey (CO)
     Marshall
     Massa
     Matheson
     McCarthy (CA)
     McCaul
     McClintock
     McCotter
     McHenry
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McMorris Rodgers
     McNerney
     Mica
     Miller (MI)
     Miller, Gary
     Minnick
     Mitchell
     Moran (KS)
     Murphy (NY)
     Murphy, Patrick
     Murphy, Tim
     Myrick
     Neugebauer
     Nunes
     Nye
     Olson
     Paul
     Paulsen
     Pence
     Perriello
     Petri
     Pitts
     Platts
     Poe (TX)
     Posey
     Price (GA)
     Putnam
     Radanovich
     Rehberg
     Reichert
     Roe (TN)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rogers (MI)
     Rohrabacher
     Rooney
     Roskam
     Royce
     Ryan (WI)
     Scalise
     Schmidt
     Schock
     Sensenbrenner
     Shimkus
     Shuster
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Tanner
     Taylor
     Teague
     Terry
     Thompson (PA)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tiberi
     Turner
     Upton
     Walden
     Whitfield
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Bachmann
     Barrett (SC)
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NY)
     Capuano
     Davis (AL)
     Deal (GA)
     DeFazio
     Fattah
     Harman
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy
     Kilpatrick (MI)
     LaTourette
     Lewis (GA)
     Miller (FL)
     Sanchez, Linda T.
     Sessions
     Sestak
     Shadegg
     Sullivan
     Velazquez
     Westmoreland


                Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). Members have 2 minutes 
remaining in the vote.

                              {time}  1309

  Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida changed her vote from ``nay'' to 
``yea.''
  So the bill was passed.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated against:
  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, on rollcall No. 413, I was 
detained in a meeting. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.''

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